Murder suspect identified in Thurmont shooting case
Maryland police announced that an escaped murderer identified by the FBI as Eddie Lee Davidson, also known as Willie Frank Thomas, was shot and killed during an attempted break-in at the Yingling property near Thurmont. The gun owner Yingling was cleared after investigation. fingerprints linked Davidson to a 1949 murder escape from Tallahassee. The case ties to Pensacola and Alabama origins.
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Springland
Thurmont
Co. Yingling
FBI
Tallerhasee
Fis
Maryland
Pikesville
Washington
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Walter K. May
Frederick
Yingling
Eddie Lee Davidson
Thelma
Davidson
Pensacola
Willie Frank Thomas
Route 5
Atmore
Alabama
Eddie Lee Davis
Harold Basore
Kenneth Bond
H. J. Brown
May
Tallahassee
Fla
Thelma Davidson
Fisher Street
Directors of P. E. Co Hold Quarterly Meet
Potomac Edison Company directors meet at the Francis Scott Key Hotel to review heavy load conditions, plan faster capacity expansion with an estimated 10 million dollar capital outlay, and note coal stocks replenished after the 1950 strike. 1980 program revised due to wartime demand.
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R. Paal Smith
Potomac Edison Company
Francis Scott “Key
Cumberland
Mt. Airy
Damascus
Substantial bus-operations gains after first-quarter deficit
The company reports six substantial improvements in bus operations following a departmental shake-up. Operating revenues for the first nine months rise about five percent while expenses grow about three percent. Anticipated price increases prompted higher inventories to cover year-end needs. Taxes loom as the pending tax bill could raise 1950 taxes by 150000 with further hikes likely next year. A long list of officers and directors attended the meeting.
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Les
Smith
Congress
Donovan R. Beachley
J. Glenn Beall
G. Hunter Bowers
Raymond E. Creager
Robert B. Crothers
David K. Cushna, Jr
R. E. Delaplaine
Mervyn C. Fuss
J. H. Gambrill
Harry George, Jr
L. Vinton Hershey
Owen E. Hitchins
Henry Holzapier, Jr
George S. Humphrey
Harry J
Haly Reports Electric Translator Development
Haly describes a device that converts typed words in one language into printed output in Italian Greek or any other language, enabling immediate multilingual translation without manual rephrasing. The innovation promises to streamline cross language communication in reading and writing tasks.
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Haly
Prison team case ends with 1 to 20 year sentence
Santa Monica Calif Sept 18 John H Grant 32 convicted of attempting to murder his wife two children and three other persons by placing a gasoline bomb aboard an airliner was sentenced today to one to 20 years in prison His attorney gave notice of appeal after a motion for a new trial was denied.
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Santa Monica
Calif
John H. Grant
Prison Inmates Split By Crime At Holloway
Twenty five percent of the inmates at Holloway prison in England were committed for shoplifting.
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Holloway Prison
England
Sir Harry Oakes Slaying Case Opened
San Francisco report states the British consulate called Nesscu in the revived inquiry into Sir Harry Oakes death on his Bahamas estate in 1943. Edward Majava, 31, told Oakland police he knows the alleged killer, while Vice Consul Patrick O Regan said he has informed the Bahamas of the case. Majava, a machine operator, was questioned again as police seek to verify new leads.
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San Francisco
Teday
Nesssu
Harry Oakes
Edward Majava
Oakland
Calif
Harry
Oakes Bahama Island
Patrick O'Regan
Bahamas
O'Regan
Associated Press
Majava
James J. Man
Gini
Finnish-born Majava faces court on Oakes case clues
Majava, born in Finland, was to appear in court Wednesday and likely receive a 10 day sentence to be held pending further investigation. Mangini noted he claimed the nam e of the slayer was told to him by an American society woman in Fort Lauderdale two years ago. O Regan declined to reveal statements Majava made to police.
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Oakes
Mangini
Majave
Finland
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
O'Regan
Majava
Service members get easier voting rights move
Washington reports the Senate was sent a pair of bipartisan bills to aid military voting. One measure requires the armed forces to personally deliver absentee ballot applications to each serviceman, while the other waives size and weight limits on mailed ballots.
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Washington
Senate
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