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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1958
Page
11
Palm Beach County officers report 48 year old John Thomas Summers killed his girlfriend Ruth Pruitt and Ruby Creasy before turning the gun on himself in Canal Point Florida. Summers had accused Creasy and Pruitt of causing a rift and had been drinking for days as Mrs Summers pleaded for him to stop.
Four people are found shot on a farm 42 miles south of Butler Pennsylvania. State police say it is a triple murder and death by own action. Victims: Dale Graff 38 his wife Marjorie 35 Donald McCamey 20 ward of the Graffs and George Reed 77 farmhand. McCamey killed Graffs and Reed then shot himself. He was described as mentally retarded and had been ordered to leave the farm.
In Alexandria Virginia a boy named Douglas Mastbrook aged 373 attempted a generous gesture by holding out $55 from his father’s pocket. A passing boy grabbed the bills and ran, leaving Douglas puzzled by the reaction.
Divorces granted and annullments filed listed for multiple individuals in Long Beach and nearby areas. Names include Garcia Natividad Fay Silcoun, Smith Lale G, Gardner Reba, Cantos Tanth de, McKean F., and Henderson Kathleen J. among others with addresses and filing details.
A strike by about 600KLM Royal Dutch and subsidiary Dutch Airlines pilots grounded a broad flight schedule. Dozens of outbound services were canceled as crews did not report to Schiphol Airport, leaving only a few KLM planes aloft while pilots protested dismissals and wage claims.
Weather reports indicate cloudiness and precipitation across most of the United States. Snowfall intensifies in the northern tier and Great Lakes region, with snow and freezing rain spreading from the Southern Rockies through Texas and the Ohio Valley as temperatures fall in the Southern Plains.
New healing substance Bio Dyne offers relief from hemorrhoids without narcotics or surgery. Suppositories or ointment Preparation H show rapid pain relief and shrinking of the piles, with sustained improvement over months according to doctors. Sold nationwide with satisfaction guaranteed or money back.
Local ad promises cash for old toys through a classified service. Call HE 2-5959 to arrange pickup or quote. The brief notice urges residents to convert unused items into money by selling via the ad outlet.
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