Wilcom Inn Burglars Nabbed After Eleven Invasions
Frederick Md reports another break in at Wilcom's Inn where owner Charles F Wilcom and his three sons captured one burglar emerging with 20 cartons of cigarettes and three antique muskets valued at $825 while two others escaped. Earlier captures included six intruders with one wounded and later dying. A suspect identified as Frederick Daley Fields of Portsmouth Ohio turned over to police. Other brief items note a playful raccoon duo in Jacksonville Florida, a Cincinnati television blunder during a Carraclan operation, a Preston Maryland pole installation standoff over underground wiring, a Huntington West Virginia boy collecting grasshoppers for a South Rare school fundraiser, a Dallas rabies scare with opossum and a mouse report, Lily Dache introducing gold makeup for legs, and a Parabeat training success in Paris Kentucky.
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Wilcom
Charles F. Wilcom
Wilcorn
Frederick Daley Fields
Portsmouth
Ohio
Chief With 191 Jumps: Santa Fe Chief Derails Near Oakland
A Santa Fe Railway streamliner derailed near Ordwood Crossing, 40 miles east of San Francisco, after a dragging axle. Nine cars left the track and 20 passengers dropped to the floor when the dome car struck a signal tower. Emergency crews, ambulances, and a 100 ton crane aided the overnight response. 2 passengers and 3 crew members were hospitalized, with injuries described as not serious. Damages estimated at $250,000. the incident follows a similar derailment a month earlier near Lomax, Illinois.
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Santa Fe Railroad
Oakland
Calif
Santa Fe
Ordwood Crossing
San Joaquin Delta
Lomax
Walter Johnson
Emil Kroehn
Leroy Mr Hugh
Margaret Wade
Fresno
Harold Quisenberry
Mancos
Calo
Do You Agree It Requires Small Talents to Decide Four Bore
Fragmentary OCR text references a question about agreement on talent and a four bore claim with garbled insertions. No clear events or entities available.
Record High Crime Rate for ’54 Seen
Washington reports FBI data showing crime in the first half of 1954 up 8.5 percent from the same period in 1953, with 1,136,140 major crimes and increases across robbery, burglaries, larceny, and murders. Hoover notes trends, arrest rates, and the potential for a record yearly crime level if the pace continues.
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Pif Bighield
Edgar Hoover
America
Hoover
FBI
Townwey Suits Market Youthful Tall Appearance
Townwey showcases suits that claim to make wearers look younger and taller. The ad emphasizes style and fit designed to flatter the wearer, highlighting a modern cut and refined tailoring for a sharper silhouette.
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Preston
Eastern Shore Public Service Co
Caroline County
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Blecy
Grasshoppers
Huntington
Web
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Tey
Huntington Herald-Disptech
Ay South Rare
Youngeter
Marty
Kay Sane
Schol
Dallas
J. W. Beas
Statal Laboratory
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Health Department
Bache
New York
Golden Fee
Lily Dache
Dache
Paris
Upi
O. G. Kokendorfer
Pal
Lille
East Broadway
Long Beach
United Neighbors Campaten
Townway
Desmond
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