Magazine tale on Herschel Sorrell murder disputed by police
Patrolman Virgil Sorrell and Detective John Fitzgerald dismiss a detective magazine story about the Herschel Sorrell murder as untrue. Sorrell, cousin of the victim, says he never met the West Middletown welder for months and questions the byline and details. Fitzgerald calls the piece inaccurate and notes no one from headquarters contacted him for information.
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Virgil Sorrell
John Fitzgerald
Herschel Sorrell
Sorrell
Middletown
West Middletown
Walter Donnelly
Virgil Sor
Fitzgerald
St. Louis
Man 70 Escapes Death In Cave In
A 70-year-old man escaped death after being buried up to his neck in a cavein at the South Hamilton gravel pit. George Alexander of 991 St. Clair Ave. suffered an ankle fracture and bruises and was rescued by the Fairfield squad and volunteers.
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Hamilton
South Hamilton
George Alexander
St. Clair Ave
Fairfield Squad
HEE puzzle game says fortune from name letters
A short description explains a daily numeric puzzle where you count letters in your first name, adjust by minus four if six or more or plus three if fewer, using the result as a key to read letters in a rectangle to reveal a message.
Newlyweds Wed High Above Denver Cityscape
Denver witnesses a remarkable ceremony atop the steel framework of the Denver Club Building as Max and Mary Wilk exchange vows dressed in workwear. About 200 spectators cheer below as the couple, on a Texas honeymoon, celebrate amid 70 degree skies one day after their marriage.
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Denver
Max
Mary Wilk
Texas
Erdmann Smith
Denver Club
Wilk
Oxford Officials Fight Narrow Bridge Hazard
Oxford officials said action is needed to remove the hazardous Route 27 bridge a mile south of town. A Miami University student, Sheila Jones, 19 Lakewood, was seriously injured in a recent accident. Five years earlier a Canadian attending a convention here was killed. Officials cited two fatalities and numerous minor crashes at the bend where the bridge sits at the bottom of two hills and the concrete sides are hard to see at night.
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Oxford
Route
Here
Miami University
Shelia Jones
Lakewood
Missing Hikers Return Home After Night On Trail
In Altadena California three youths Edward Gregory 14 Marilyn Gregory 12 and Camella Merwin 12 were found safe at a sheriff sub station after an all night hike they said they were not lost. A search party was organized when they did not return on time and the children explained they simply began hiking when darkness fell.
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Altadena
Calif
Edward Gregory
Marilyn
Camella Merwin
Sugar Heir Rudolph Spreckles II Marries Sixth Wife
Sugar heir Rudolph Spreckles II, 42, marries Judith Powell, 22, in Las Vegas in a civil ceremony before Judge Frank McNamee. Powell, first wife, comes as Spreckles faces a 30 day jail sentence for assaulting his fifth ex wife. Powell is a horsewoman with a long history in hunting and show jumping.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Rudolph Spreckles II
Judith Powell
Beverly Hills
Calif
Spreckels
Miss Powell
Frank McNamee
Orange County
Kay Williams
Two-Alarm Fire Damages William Black Home
A two alarm blaze last night caused estimated 3500 dollars damage to the William Black residence at 493 North D Street. Firemen say a defective refrigerator motor started the fire, burning through the floor into the basement.
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Hamilton
William Black
N. D St
Sudden Thaw Kills Twenty In England
In Lancashire and Yorkshire a sudden thaw claimed twenty lives as children and a father perished while skating or attempting rescues when ice broke on ponds. The tragedy affected mainly youths aged 9 to 13, with several narrow escapes reported and authorities urging parental vigilance.
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Lancaster
England
Lancashire
Skipton
Yorkshire
US deaths in 1953 fall short of 1952 by about a thousand
The 94,000 accidental deaths in the United States in 1953 were about a thousand fewer than those of 1952, indicating a slight decline in accidental fatalities year over year.
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United States
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City Policeman Discounts Magazine
Tale of Murder
Rell
Virgil
Herschel
Zemo
State of New Mexico
New Mexico
East 42Nd Street
New York
N. Y
U.S
William J. Miller
King Features, Inc
Butler Dry Cleaners
Clinton Dial
Genesator
Ford
Ee Ra
Balljondt
Swepensoon
Ross Motors, Inc
Tytus
Housewares
Lexsora
Exsora
Exsora Company
Dayton 5
Ohio
O.K
City
Central Ave
TOYS
Famous Club
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