Slain Girl's Mother Blames Use of Drink
Dorothea Willard Hooker’s mother, Dorothea Cahill's common law wife, arrives in San Francisco to claim the body. She rejects hatred for Thomas Cahill while condemning alcohol as a trigger in the fatal kitchen knife killing. Cahill, a bellhop, admits the slaying after the couple argued over her leaving him.
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San Francisco
Dorothea Willard Hooker
Thomas Cahill
John Quincy ‘Adams
Marine Corps
Cahill
Dorothea
Imother
Lockheed
Laguna Beach
Hooker
FBI Nabs Teller in 16000 Fraud in New Kensington
FBI arrests Otto R. Grotefend 51 teller at First National Bank New Kensington for embezzling 16000. He joins the Smeltzer case as authorities say the shortage stems from slot machine play and is unrelated to the earlier 550000 theft. The probe expands to western Pennsylvania and West Virginia with nearly 3 million in bank losses.
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New Kensington
FBI
Pennsylvania
First National Bank of
West Virginia
Otto R. Grotefend
First National Bank
Fred Hallford
Pittsburgh
Grotefend
William P. Smeltzer
Hallford
School Trustee Faces Jury Probe
Los Angeles October report says county grand jury will begin a full inquiry into Olin E. Darby a Los Angeles school board member. He allegedly voted with colleagues to award 90000 in ice cream contracts to Jack and Jill Co and 10000 in printing to Stables-Mason Printing Co both firms renting property from Darby.
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Los Angeles
County Grand Jury
Olin E. Darby
Darby
S. Ernest Roll
Roll
Jill Co
Stables-Mason Printing Co
Nathaniel Fitts
Roy J. Becker
Gertrude Rounsavelle
J. Paul Elliott
She sued when mate cut off popsicle supply
Geneva Mae Pollum, 74, filed for divorce from Sam Pollum, 72, after he cut off her frozen suckers supply. She sought 3000 for dignity. judge set alimony at 400. She said she would use funds to buy newspaper clippings of divorce stories.
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Brazil
Ind
Geneva Mae Pollum
Sam Pollum
Robert Stewart
AEC orders secrecy on weapons tests at Frenchmans Flat
The Atomic Energy Commission and the Army announced a security blanket for upcoming atomic war games at the Frenchmans Flat proving ground in Las Vegas Ort. 3 with the site closed to unauthorized persons. The warning said entering the area could cause serious personal danger and that only minimal operational details would be released to safeguard the public. Maj. Gen. William B. Kean said the Third Army Corps would conduct the tests under a similar information policy.
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Las Vegas
William B. Kean
Third Army Corps
AEC
Curley Won't Campaign in Boston Mayor Race
James Michael Curley announced he would not campaign or solicit votes for himself in the Boston mayoral race. He said his name on the ballot prevents withdrawal, and he will focus on opposing candidates backed by a new Boston reform committee while remaining neutral in the race.
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Curley
Boston
James Michael Curley
John B. Hynes
National Democratic
Democratic Party
New Boston Committee
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Frank M. Kepner
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Winfield Edson
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