The Hunter Pierre Montevilain and the Fateful Medallion
Pierre Montevilain raises a hunter son who befriends a fawn. After the boy shoots the fawn with the St Francis medallion on its neck, the son dies and the father murders the fawn. Pierre later dies of a stroke holding the same silver medallion, linking murder and superstition.
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Emilie d’Arbesine
Winnipegosis
Hudson Bay
Billy Rose
St. Francis of Assisi
Francois
Emilie
Pierre
St. Francis
Montevilain
Pierre Montevilain
Twist in Bank Case Sees Famed Writer Hide Real Name
Inspector Kent Clifford investigates a Medville National Bank incident where Anthony Page deposits 5000 under a false name. The man’s real name is Edward Thurston, a fiction writer who claimed to have told no one about his name change before a Chicago trip. Two undisclosed bank clerks offered routine details.
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George Jackson
Medville National Bank
Anthony Page
Edward Thurston
Page
Thurston
Chicago
Kent Clifford
Simons Suspect Named in Sharonfield Home Break
A suburban Sharonfield resident leads inspectors to a suspect by opening desk drawers in a den. Inspector Clifford seizes an item and proclaims Simons as the culprit, just as the front door opens to interrupt the moment.
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Mrs. Simons
Inspector Clifford
President Jackson
Simon
Police arrest man for forging Edward Thurston’s name
Inspector Clifford confronts Simons who bolts after a $5,000 forgery charge. Clifford explains Simons copied Thurston’s signature using a bank blotter, noting the alias suspect likely needed money and found the blotter in use during Thurston’s deposit.
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Inspector Clifford
Police Headquarters
Simons
Edward Thurston
Clifford
Page
Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues Compilation
A crossword puzzle clue list with numbered items across and down in a compact read. Includes references to animals relatives rivers languages titles insects fabrics pastry wines and broader terms like errors color and master.
Sundowners star in making his screen debut
Mezz Gerhard Oh n Barrymore Jr makes his film bow in Eagle-Lion’s The Sundowners. He fears copying his father John Barrymore and tests mannerisms with two veteran actresses after viewing The Great Profile and Richard III. Robert Sterling, Robert Preston, Chill Wills, Cathy Downs also star. Merlin Brando offered a $10 000 wardrobe by two manufacturers to drop blue jeans. Teresa Wright on The Men set quips about his washed look.
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Robert Sterling
Robert Preston
Chill Wills
Cathy Downs
Merlin Brando
Teresa Wright
Red-Haired Susan Hayward Aims for Academy Honors
Susan Hayward takes center stage in Samuel Goldwyn's My Foolish Heart as she mounts her strongest bid for an Oscar. She worked daily from morning to night to finish in time for a year end release.
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Susan Hayward
Samuel Goldwyn
Vindication of Detroit Man After 18 Years
Dewey Wilson, 51, was acquitted of armed robbery after 18 years of a life sentence. Convicted in 1932, his retrial relied on perjured testimony. Accuser Walter Norwood, 58, had claimed a $500 Belle Island holdup in May 1931. Wilson testified Norwood told him police pressured his original testimony in 1945.
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Detroit
Mich
Dewey Wilson
Walter Norwood
Wilson
Belle Island
Norwood
Michigan
Washington to greet 15 million visitors in 1950 sesqui centennial year
Washington expects 15 million visitors in 1950 for the sesqui centennial celebration marking the citys 150th birthday. The sesqui commission plans pageantry and exhibits with states and 40 nations participating and a featured freedom fair at Anacostia Park opening April 1951 for seven months.
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Washington
Sesqui-Centennial Commission
America
Truman
Congress
Anacostia Park
Freedom House
Federal Building
Hall of States
Federal
Orb spider uses telephones and transit lines long ago
Ottawa reports science editor claims the orb spider’s silk thread from web center to hiding place acts as a telephone line and rapid transit path enabling instant response when prey strikes. The piece notes bees regulate temperature and airflow to keep brood and honey in perfect condition.
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Ottawa
Canada
New Yorkers Told to Conserve Water for Three Years
New York residents faced three years of water conservation as reservoirs and artesian wells failed. Experts warned supplies could fall short without strict public effort, but stressed cooperation might restore normal levels in time.
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New York
Two Gay Play Pieces Are Easy to Construct
The two gay pieces of play equipment are easy to make. Hand saw coping saw to cut out wheels and screw driver are all the tools needed.
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Grace Noll Crowell
Sharonfield
Jackson
Rum
Turk
Egypt
Tsey
Mez Gerhard
John Barrymore, JR
Orb Spider
Bedford Hills, New York
New
Kellogg-Quick
Nou
Conor EO Een
Mstas
Tobacco By-Products & Chemical Corporation
Richmond, Virginia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Comrouxs
Liane
Dean
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