Youth 17 Suspect in Marian Parker Slaying Identified
Los Angeles police say William Edward Hickman, 17, a former bank employee, has been positively identified as the Marian Parker killer. A nationwide manhunt was under way as officers chased a blue Cadillac linked to the suspect while reports described a dramatic escape during a gas station pursuit.
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Los Angeles
Der
Wiliam Edward Hickman
Marian Parker
California
Ming Station
West Sixth Street
Jack Woods
Sixth Street
Broadmary
Broadway
Herman H. Cline
Cline
Hickman
Woods
Central Police Station
Parker
Kansas City
Wwiliam Edward Hickman
Los Angeley Flist National Trust and Savings Bank
Cling Toflay
Ferry Parker
Harold Davis
Litie
Har Fathue Fae
Jack Wood
Tugs Bank
Perry Parker
Herman Cline
Alhambra
Cal
Yousz
Eva M. Hickman
Marian
Wael
Neena Britten
Marian’s
Herman Mantz
San Diego
Dee
Shm
Popolice
Wiliam'lice Today
Edward Hickman
Special Delivery Service To Hasten Christmas Mail
Postmaster announces extended special handling and special delivery options to speed Christmas mail. Customers are urged to apply special delivery stamps and consider registration or insurance for valuable items, with parcels to main post office for perishable goods. C O D services and fees explained.
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P.O
Matin
Mmain
C. D
Mobey-order
Explosion Fatal and Injures Crew on Langley Carrier
Two sailors were killed and five injured in an explosion aboard the United States Navy aircraft carrier Langley near port. The blaze started during a test ride, was extinguished before Navy boats arrived, and ambulances rushed to the waterfront from the naval hospital 26 minutes later. Commander M Powers led the ship's response amid chaotic scenes with damaged equipment and emergency crews on the scene.
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San Diego
Cat
United State Navy
Langley Bere
Naval Hospita Buc
One Dead As Gas Fumes Overwhelm Baltimore Residents
In Baltimore at Rose Manor Apartments 3219 Walbrook Avenue a draught pipe dropped from the furnace causing deadly fumes. M Benson Edwards 3% was killed. His wife and son, along with four other women in the building, were overcome. physicians expect they will recover.
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Baltimore
M. Benson Edwards
Rose Manor
Walbrook Avenue
Auto accident injures two after hunting trip
Hagerstown December 20 AP Robert H Cottrill 32 believed fatally injured and Fred Smits 37 seriously hurt when Cottrill s car crashed into a pole on Cearfoss pike near Woodmont returning to Hagerstown from a hunting trip Cottrill s skull fractured
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Hagerstown
Robert H. Cottrill
Fred Smits
Cottrill
Cearfoss Pike
Woodmont
Penetrating Cold Grips City As Ice Forms
Arctic winds keep sub freezing temperatures in the city with 23 to 16 degree lows. Ice several inches thick covers many areas while light rain keeps waterways closing. West regions remain snowbound as forecasts call for more precip and brief relief later in the week.
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Arctic
Tala
Weather Bureau
Newly Found Comet to Be Yuletide Visitor
Fredericktown readers will see an unusual celestial visitor this Yuletide. A newly found comet, discovered December 4 by F. J. Skjellersp in Melbourne, Australia, will become visible in the western sky around 3:30 pm and move higher as days pass. Harvard College Observatory dispatches confirm it should arrive on schedule for Christmas Eve viewing, with best early-evening visibility if clouds part. The comet, with a head and short tail, may appear brighter than past comets and gradually fade as it travels northward, seen from Frederick before fading toward the west later in the season.
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Fredericktoulans
F. J. Skjellersp
Melbourne
Australia
Frederick
Harvard College Observatory
Trom
Washington Civil Service Commission Hiring Controversy
Rodney Butcher reports on the Civil Service Commission and Senate scrutiny of appointment rules. The piece discusses exam use, political influence limits, and how a few top candidates are chosen from larger pools for federal roles, with anecdotes about applicants and commission members.
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Rodney Butcher
Serica Waser
Fasta
User Civil Service
Gommisena Ree Bouvet
Adn
Prohit'toen
Sears
Politiciaum
Frederick adverts Barbara Fritchie home restoration story
A Seward Daily Gateway item about Barbara Fritchie's home restoration, dated October 14, is circulating in Frederick. The wire copy from the Associated Press was sent by former Frederick resident S Leslie Cramer, disbursing agent for the Alaskan Engineering Commission overseeing railway supplies. A separate note reports Gaithersburg Washington Grove fire department accepting a Brockway engine after a 12 hour test, cost about 5500, with delivery expected soon, tested by the National Board of Fire Underwriters in cooperation with Crippled Children efforts. nearby, Miss Mary E Clarch of the Maryland League for Crippled Children met with county officials and Dr D C Nefaoven in Frederick.
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Frederick
Barbara Fritchie
Seward
Harry E. Carty
East Second St
Chas. J. Dell
West Third St
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Alaska
Seneca Creek
Gaithersburg
Gaithersbuug - Wasingtor Grove
Brockway
Washington Grove
Nee
National Board of Fire
Mary E. Ciarch
Maryland League For Crippled Children
Villier
D.C. Nefaoven
Mary Elizabeth Osborn Holiday Visit Noted in Hood College Tale
A fragment notes Miss Mary Elizabeth Osborn of Hood College spending holidays at her home in Margaretville New York. A tuberculosis clinic report from Brunswick mentions a Monday event. A seat sale of 1950 dollars is referenced with 4.5 realized so far and a 7 percent seal figure linked to Marylang.
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Marylang
Brunswick
Mary Elizabeth Osborn
Hood College
Margaretville
N.Y
Dr. Howard Kelly to Address Hunterian Society in London
Noted surgeon Dr. Howard A Kelly will deliver the annual Hunterian Society lecture in London on surgery progress. The event in Frederick County drew physicians from Maryland and beyond, with many Baltimore doctors attending and Kelly slated to return after the talk to England for a second Baltimore honor.
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Aureety
Cieawa
Howard A Rely
Frederick Cowsty
Merton Neck
John Hanser
Frederick City
Baltimore
J .M. T. Finney
Batelmore
R. Caldwell Hume
Adamatown
The
County Medical Organization
Life Now
E. Kelly
Howard Kelly
Charles F. Goodell
Lanelale
Ire
McCordy
Fregeck
W. B. Cadie
Emmiteburg
T. Clyde Boutson
Buckeystown
F. F. Shaffer
Leo Erhneider
Sadillasville
George H. Riggs
Hamaville
Ovis Btone
Liberty
J. Elmer Harp
Middletown
Hayes Brown
Jefferson
John H. Mualer
Johnsville
RB. Caldwell
Hume
Adamstown
Morris Airely
Thurmont
E. P. Roop
New Market
John D. Nicodemous
Walkersville
J. Staple
Grabill
Airy
Kelly
Hunterian Society
London
England
Dla
Ageon
Calles and Obregon Fly With Lindbergh
Mexico Cay Dec 20 AP Presidert Calles and former President Obregon today trade separate flights with Col Charlie A Lindbergh, American air hero, aboard a commercial plane loaned for the trip. Each in the air about 24 minutes. Both leaders expressed pleasure in the flight and confidence in the American pilot.
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Mexico Cay
Presidert Calles
Obregon
Col
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Flr
Calles
General Obregon
Calley
Gener
Sml Obregon
Mexico
Exhausted fuel halts bid to break endurance record
A tri motor monoplane Spirit of California, after 49% hours aloft, was forced down at Mille Field San Francisco due to an exhausted fuel supply. Multiple items follow about other unrelated notices and events including submarine S-4 sounds, court sentences, and a Christmas party at 133 South Market Street with 62 children.
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San Francisco
Spirit of California
Mille Field
Chieimas
Federated Charities
Market Street
Atre
Misa Margaret Eisenbauer
Papen at convention hall named president hopeful
Mrs Wriatz photographed at the White Hotel Gy arrage during the gathering for the convention where he was nominated for President. Cal Meo Coolidee and others attended to support the candidate. The scene captures a political moment as potential leaders engage with supporters.
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Wdtse
Beastibis
Wriatz
Christmas Treat for Fredericktown Children Thursday
The Empty Stocking Club of Frederickill hosts a Christmas treat Thursday at 2 PM in Winchester Hall. About 377 children will receive stockings and gifts, with carols, a Santa, and a short address by Rev. Dr. A. J. Rupp. Girls get dolls. boys receive toys. A playlet directed by Mrs. Wil Fout completes the afternoon.
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TNO Mit
Frederickill
Winchester Hall
G. Rupp
Calldren
Mrx
Wil Fout
North Market Street
Abov
Misa Eleanor Houck
Misa Florence E. Garner
Federated Charities
Michael E. Pue
Two Men Found Shot Dead Tied Together in Galena
In Galena today the bodies of two unidentified men, both aged 35 to 35, were found tied together and shot. Indications point to a murder last night as the pair were discovered in a pile.
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Galena
Tangled Signals After Ship Sinking In Mass Bay
A rescue effort continues as divers report tapping sounds from a sunken vessel. Officers and the crew aboard the sister ship monitor for coded replies while bad weather and heavy seas hinder operations. Oxygen supplies and a key official, Rear Admiral Presk, coordinate the search from the surface ship anchored nearby.
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Oxygen
Presk Chan
Weavel
Imprisoned Sub Sericest Gets Word From HS
New London Connecticut nine hours after a message from the wife of Lt. Graham N. Fitck reached the Schenad base. The note said his wife and mother can only pray for him. Officials at the base received the radio news and offered no further details.
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New London
Cons
Den
Liewt
Graham N. Fitck
Schenad
Oewa
Juror Says He Knew He Was Shadow Jury
Washington dispatch recounts a juror in the allied contempt case who testified he knew detectives were shadowing him. The juror named two Bureau of Investigation detectives who trailed him from the courthouse to a saloon streetcar, marking the first admission of jury surveillance in the proceedings.
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Washington
Edward
Alliel
Sarvaillanes
Kildwell
Skuchaie
Trainmen Die as Pennsylvania Railcar Jumps Track
Warren Pa December 90 AP two trainmen killed instantly when a royal passenger train jumped the track at the west city limits of Warren. A third worker was injured likely seriously. Names listed include engineer Edward Metaper of Warren and others from Erie and Washington. The crash disrupted operations as investigators inspected the scene and freight cars were submerged in the wreckage.
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Warren
Imstamely
Wainrodas
Iocomotivs
Edward Metapergineer
MC Pomeah
Mas
Erie
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Justice Roemer Zeitung
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HA Kelly
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Lindbergh
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Roser
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House of Correction
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Lawrence R. Lee
Leesburg
Washington, D. C
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Miss Lee
Bryn Mawr College
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Catholic Daughters of America
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