Youth Missing From Home Feared Foul Play
Heather Lester, 19, employed at Handy-Andy store No. 12, vanished from 405 Hays Street. Parents report violence linked to his disappearance since Friday. He was seen with another man near Fulton Street and Blanco Road before missing night. Parents received a Fort Worth wire with unsettled plans and noted he had $20.
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Beller
Lester Heather
Hays Street
Handy-Andy
An Boater
Pulton Street
Gad Blanco Road
Fort Worth
Toy
Burbank reports theft of two schoolyard turkeys
Police were informed Tuesday by Terrell F. Gates, principal of Burbank High School, that two turkeys missing from the yard were stolen. The odd incident follows a note that “Turkey dinners” were reportedly the item sought. Local authorities investigate how the birds vanished from the campus grounds.
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Burbank High School
Terrell
F. Gates
Accountant Foils Holdup In Chicago Liquor Store
In Chicago a 16 year old accountant visiting his brother in law’s liquor store foiled a holdup. He drew a pistol, fought off one gunman, and fired as others fled. The wounded suspect, identified as Nicholas Condes, and Roche’s own injury were treated at a hospital. The second assailant used a weapon but escaped.
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Chicago
Dec
John Roche
Gene Flood
Flood
Roche
William
E Doyle
Rolhe
Doyle
Nicholas Condes
God
Tommy
Matthews 68 Dies in Corpus. funeral planned Tuesday
A.S. Matthews, 68, died Monday in Corpus Christi. Funeral for S. Matthews, 8, was to be held Tuesday. Survivors include daughters Mrs. Buc lah Prince and Mrs. Christelle Marion of San Antonio, Bruce Matthews of San Antonio, Donale Matthews of Dallas, sisters Mrs. Magy ie Graham and Mrs. Sarah Lech, and brother Steve Matthews of Stephenville.
Fire Chief Post at Corpus Refused
Corpus Christi December 2. The bid to replace W H Anderson chief since 1917 remained unanswered as A W Detvil district chief at Aus Un declined the appointment. Anderson faced criticism from Pires Commissioner C C Watson.
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Corpus
Corpus Christi
W. H. Anderson
A. W. Devtil
Aus- UN
Anderson Wn
Pires Gonmmisaioner
Cc. O. Watson
Services for Ex Deputy Set
Services for former deputy sheriff Key McKay, 61, will be at 4 p.m. Tuesday at HagyMcCollumMurray chapel with Rev R G Hardy officiating. Interment in Mission Burial Park. McKay died Monday at his home 227 Florida Street San Antonio. Survivors include widow and daughter Miss Belly Jane McKay of San Antonio, brothers Edward G McKay of Cleveland Ohio and A H McKay of Montreal Canada.
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San Anwar
Edward G. McKay
Cleveland
Ohio
A. H. McKay
Momeal
Canada
U S Cairo Air Line Forecast Unveiled by Air Force Leader
Brig. Gen. Elmer E. Adler announced a United States to Cairo air link with weekly ferry-service from Cairo to Washington. The lifeline would support British forces under lend-lease and be as critical as the Washington London line, with Gen. George H. Brett and Roosevelt aides overseeing the project.
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Carko
Cairo
Elmer E. Adler
United States Army Airforce
Adler
Mary
George H. Brett
U. S. Army Air Force
Roosevelt
British claim on Moscow drive ends as Germans retreat
The British tagia reported by NBC said Soviet Vice Commissar A. Lozovsky declared the last German attempt to take Moscow failed. He put German losses at about 500,000. The broadcast came amid continued Allied reports on the Eastern Front and the winter campaign.
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New York
Tagia
A. Lozovsky
Kulbyshev
Moscow
NBC
Visitor Pays Parking Debt to City
San Antonio police received a last word apology from a visiting motorist who left a red traffic ticket with a note. The letter offered payment for the city’s expense, enclosing one nickel as a settlement and explaining they spent time shopping in the city. The customary overparking fine is one dollar.
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San Antonio
San Atte Tonto
Explosion Kills 2000 in Belgrade Area Blast
Two thousand people were killed in an explosion at a Soviet ammunition dump inside a bank building in Uzica Serbia. The Belgrade paper Obnava reported Bolshevik operatives were blamed for planting the explosives as a guerrilla attack against German and Italian occupants in Yugoslavia.
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Budapest
Uzica
Serbia
Belgrade
Obnava
jBter
Yugoslavia
Buckley’s Canadian Cough Mixture Ad Claims Unique Formula
An old style ad touts Buckley’s Canadian Cough Mixture as a distinct Canadian remedy. It promises rapid relief for coughs and bronchial irritation, claiming a powerful, fast-acting effect from a unique “hym me eret” process and Pine Balm ingredients. The copy is garbled but emphasizes instant throat relief and broad effectiveness.
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Buckley
Age of Power Clerk Parried by Janitor at City Hall
A janitor in San Antonio dodges questions about the city clerk James Simpson’s age while noting Simpson’s long service since 1930. The exchange reveals Simpson’s tenure as city clerk with one brief interruption, and hints at Simpson’s connection to the Simpson family.
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Simpson
James Simpson
San Antonio
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