McVay acquitted in one charge in Indianapolis case
Washington December 20. Captain Charles B. McVay II waited for the second court martial round after an acquittal on one count in the Indianapolis heavy cruiser loss case. The tribunal found not proven the charge of inefficiency and will report on the navy claim of negligence regarding steering through potential submarine danger and abandonment orders.
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Washington
Charles B. McVay
Indianapolis
Navy
McVay
Convicts Card Caustic INDIANAPOLIS Christmas Greeting Mystery
INDIANAPOLIS December prison case involving Capt. Robert O Neal chief of state Police detectives who cannot interpret a Christmas greeting from an inmate. The inquiry traced a summer bank burglary leading to a 10 to 20 year sentence for the offender. An inked Yule card bore Thinking of you this Christmas Wish you were here. Orange reference notes. Also listed are Sgt Lenn Gasitone and Medal of Honor recipient John Basilone.
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Indianapolis
Robert O'Neal
Indiana
O'Neal
Orange
Wee
Lenn Gasitone
The
Arings
Wiraw
John. Basilone
Vet Fites Ocean To Get Bride
Dominick Caselori a 22 year old ex paratrooper from New Canaan arrives in Nottingham England bearing an engagement ring a wedding ring nylon stockings and two tickets to the United States He came from Boston to win the girl Tilig Blankley 17 whose father Ferdinand Sarnley a public works employee told him to come after the war The father said he would not send him away empty handed and the couple will be married after Christmas
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Notvingham
England
Dominick Caselori
New Canaan
Can
United States
Boslot
Tilig Blankley
Perdinand Sarnley
Public Works
Truman Hurls Snowballs
Washington dispatch reports President Truman went out in the White House yard to toss snowballs, engaging with onlookers in a light moment as winter weather blankets the capital. The scene reflects a rare informal gesture by the chief executive amid ongoing national concerns.
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Washington
Dec
Boys Club Bequest Boosts San Antonio Chapter
The Boys Club of San Antonio received a bequest from the estate of late Fol Tamby, a local merchant. Funds designated for a building fund will support South Side facilities, with additional gifts of 1000 dollars and two gifts of 250 dollars each for the same purpose.
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SPULY
Tor the Boys! Club of
San Antonio
Fol Tamby
H. R. Weir
Fonby
Weir
Testimony in PW Slaying Trial at Fort Ord
Two witnesses testified they saw Cpl James Provost of Lafayette shoot a German prisoner of war on December 3 at Fort Ord. The court was told the charge was promoted homicide and jurors were questioned for prejudicial views. Wildlife reports note Walden Pond is more populous this year.
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Montreey
Calif
Cpl
James
Provost
Lafayette
Fort Ord
Flu Epidemic Spreads Across Texas Warned by Doctor
In Austin on December 20 Dr. George W. Cox head of Texas health warned the flu epidemic is broadening with 11,259 new flu cases reported in Texas in the past week along with 395 pneumonia cases. Over 70 cases occurred at the Texas School for the Deaf, which closed early for Christmas. He urged avoiding chills, moving little, and avoiding contact with infected persons.
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Austin
Texas
George W. Cox
State Department of Health
Cox
Texas School For the Deaf
School closes as 71 pupils absent amid flu outbreak
Denisoy schools were closed today after 71 students were absent yesterday due to an influenza epidemic. Superintendent B. McDaniel said classes were dismissed yesterday and the notice sets a reopening for January 2.
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Venibow
Lee
Denisoy
B. McDaniel
Dog Keeps Long Cemetery Vigil in Wells
A dog has kept vigil at a cemetery grave since August 8 for Tomas E. Biker, lying beside his grave and only leaving for food provided by cemetery workers, as reported in Wells.
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Wells
Tomas E. Biker
M. Pendleton
Cemnetery
Jokers Cause Cracker Explosions Near Homes
Youthful pranksters set off firecrackers near residences damaging porches and mailboxes. Police sought those responsible after incidents last Sunday and Wednesday, including a blast near Emma Shackelford’s porch and another in Victoria courts, while Bing Crosby attended a clinic in Boston for a stomach ailment.
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Howse
Une
Smandrif
Emma J. Shackelford
West Olmos Drive
Victoria Courts
Top Movie Stunt Girl Kills Self
Mary L. Wiggins a 25 year old noted as the screen’s greatest stunt girl killed herself at her North Hollywood home. Her father Edward A. Hodge said she had been despondent over a financial transaction. She served as a ferry pilot in the war and was recently discharged by the army.
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Hollywood
Mary L. Wiggins
North
Edward A. Hodge
Returnee’s bag stolen at depot in Corpus Christi
Clarence Pate, returning from overseas, reported his bag containing personal effects stolen Wednesday night while he waited for a train at the Missouri Pacific station in Corpus Christi. Police were notified and searched for the missing belongings.
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Ponce
Clarence Pate
Hie
Missouri Pacific
Rival Slayer Faces Second Trial in San Francisco
Dre Ban Francisco socialite Annie Trent Mansfeld, 46, was convicted of manslaughter in the death of Nurse Vada Martin, 36, the supposed love rival. A second trial is set for the jury to decide if the matron was sane at the time of the shooting, with potential outcomes including one to ten years or commitment if insane. The defendant showed collapse as she was led from the courtroom after the verdict.
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Ban Trancisco
Dre
Annie Trent Mansfeld
Vada Martin
San Francisco
Baltimore
Hostober
Mansfeldt
John H. Mansfeldt
Five Escape Injury In Auto Crash On Highway 66
Five persons escaped injury in a highway 66 crash Wednesday night when their car was sideswiped by a truck. Deputy Sheriff William Christoph and Willie Maldonado reported the incident on Thursday. Survivors include Mrs Bazel Bruce Suredden, Mr and Mrs J J Ditlinger, and Mr and Mrs Dean N Stone.
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Highway 66
Wiliam Christoph
Wille Maldonado
Irs
Bazel Bruce Suredden
J. J. Ditlinger
Deann Stone
Last Rites for Henry Kerkhoff Held in Porter Loring
Funeral services for Henry Kerkhoff 78 are set in Porter Loring chapel Friday after his Wednesday death at home 1402 McKiffrey avenue. Interment at Mission Burial Park. Kerkhoff a native of Indiana lived here 7 years. Survived by wife Marie daughter Hazel Eden and a Brendson of San Antonio.
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Porter Loring
Henry Kerkhoff
McKiffrey Avenue
Mission Burial Park
Kerkhoff
Indiana
Marie
Hazel Eden
Brendson
San Antonio
McCulloch Dog Quarantine to End Friday
City Marshal Myrick stated on Thursday that the dog quarantine in McCulloch county will be lifted Friday. The quarantine, imposed November 1, followed several rabies cases reported in the area.
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Doadv
McCulloch County
Dee
Myrick
Nylon Parachute Fabric Up for Sale in Surplus Stock
Cincinnati December 20 1945 more than 4500000 yards of surplus nylon parachute fabric offered for sale by the War Production Board and Civilian Production Administration. The item advertised as available to national galeting by the RP0 and elvilkin administration.
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Omnginnati
Ion Parachute Fabrie
RPO
Elvilkin Production Administration
Death by Own Action Squadron of Nazis Revealed
GBERURSEL Germany Dec 20 Plans for a death by own action squadron of ten Talcal German glider pilots were revealed by Hanna Belésch ace navigator to American counter intelligence. A piloted glider bomb using a Nessor Schmitt 338 was to be attached. tests killed some pilots and exposed faults, top Nazi leaders delaying the plan before it could be used. Volunteers pledged to die in the mission, convinced it would force Allied surrender.
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Gberursel
Germany
Hanna Belésch
Navi Aviatelx
Death Watch Stopped After Woman Refuses Body Removal
In Lancaster on December 39, Alice Moyer Bishop, 70, clung to the body of her husband Harry Bishop, 68, a Christmas tree vendor who died Tuesday morning of a heart attack. A state health official and police urged removal to the undertaker as a health measure while a minister sought to revive him. Dr. A J Greenleaf ordered the body moved to the undertaker.
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Lancaster
Mita
Alice . Moyer Bishop
Harry Bishop
A. J. Greenleaf
Easter County
Wndertaker
Girl Swimming Classes Slated in San Antonio Area
Enrollment of 300 girls in Bexar County Red Cross water safety program begins February 2, per chairwoman Mrs Richard K Brandt. Interested girls will undergo a classification swim at the YWCA on January 24. Classes meet Saturdays at the YWCA.
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San Anton ‘Nia Gi
Red Cross
Richard K. Brandt
Bexar County
Red Crass
W. CG. A
Two Bandits Surrender Then One Kills Self Near Wingan
In a weeded Wingan area a confrontation at a farm house ended with one bandit firing a shot and killing himself after surrendering two pank suspects and stealing about 5000 dollars from the Citizens State Bank of Wintgan earlier today.
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Self Wingan
Here
Citizens State Bank of
Wintgan
Mexico City Poor Children to Get Christmas Party
Mexico City will host a charity Christmas party for its poor children tomorrow evening, organized by the wife of President Avila Gainacha, to provide clothing, sweets, and boys gifts. A Hollywood romance develops as Bill Edwards plans to marry Hazel Ailen, a doctor's assistant from Duluth, Minnesota, after meeting over the telephone a few months ago.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Avila Gainacha
Hollywood
Dec. W
Jins
Bill Edwards
Hazel Ailen
Duluin
Mit
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