Double Murder near Oregon Ends Long Search
The bodies of 19 year old Mary Reed and 29 year old Stanley Skradia were found near Oregon, both shot with a 32 caliber pistol. Reed was nude except for a girdle, slugged and shot in head and chest. Skradia killed in a lovers’ lane. Police say motive unclear, possible robbery or jealousy. Coroner noted a 42 caliber pistol in car glove compartment. Discovery of Reed’s body ended a wide search that began with Skradia’s discovery.
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Mary Jar
Reet
Alleh
Stanley Skridia
Ruckford UK
Fred Horner
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Skradia
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Miss Reed
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Hien
Joseph Maas
Skridlas
Lang
Oregon
Harold Seley
Wendi
Horner
Janitor Tops City Officials With Higher Pay Rise
Granite City officials approved a blanket $30 monthly raise for 43 city employees including the janitor who now earns $230, five dollars more than the city treasurer. The mayor remains at $330 and the comptroller at $330, while elected officials are exempt.
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Granite City
Denver Swears In Seventeen Rookie Patrolmen
Denver today welcomed seventeen rookie patrolmen sworn in by District Judge Francis J. Knauss. The ceremony marked the addition of new officers to the city’s police force.
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Ates
Francis J . Knauss
Four Boys Held In Robbery Probe At Cincinnati Cave
Four youths were detained by police and juvenile authorities Wednesday for questioning in a robbery at Cincinnati Cave. Patrol Capt. L. G. Dunaway and Officer Joe Kinder took the suspects after Max Villarrreal reported being beaten and robbed for $60 at 211 Casanova Street. Two 15 year olds were booked for investigation, while companions aged 11? and 16 were turned over to juvenile officers.
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Josephine Tobin
L. G. Dunaway
Joe Kinder
Max Villarreal
Casanova St
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Knutson May Continue Tax Fight in 1950 Bid
Rep Knutson of Minnesota signals plan to run again after 32 years in Congress and to complete the tax program he started in 1947. He aims to press a new extension of the current tax cuts and to pursue further fiscal policy initiatives in the next session.
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Jine
Vey
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Educator Group To Visit Lackland AFB In July
A group of 100 civilian educators will tour Lackland Air Force Base July 13 to 15. The educators, part of an annual exchange, will travel by air transports authorized by Washington headquarters and will also have a brief stop at Randolph Field.
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Man's Best Friends Are His Bats in Malaria Fight
City health engineer Philip E Albright says bats ingest about 500 mosquitoes each night and have become valuable for malaria control. The city passed an ordinance to protect the bat roosts at Mitchell Lake after Dr Charles A Campbell studied their role in reducing malaria cases since 1913. In 14 years only 47 malaria cases were reported in San Antonio, eight of which were fatal, with no cases in 1948 and one in 1947.
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Philip E. Albright
Albrecht
San Antonio
Charles A
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Albright
Flying Farmers leader heads to Cheyenne session
GHE YENNE June 30 One of Wyoming's Flying Farmers jars has been doing more ying s than farming. John Phifer of Wheatland, president of the Wyoming Flying Farmers Issue, flew to the Republican national convention in Philadelphia. After returning home Saturday night he left Sunday for a Flying Farmers breakfast near Buffalo. Today he sits in Cheyenne after a fight from Buffalo. Phifer represents Platte county at a special Wyoming legislature session.
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Wyoming
John Phifer
Wheatland
Wyoming Flying Farmers Issne
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Flying Farmers
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Wyo
Cheyenne
Phifer
Flatte County
Literacy Count Planned Plans for illiterate census in San Antonio
A group of 30 Latin American representatives met at the Mexican Consulate to plan a census of illiterate Spanish speaking adults in San Antonio. Romulo Munguia was named president with Ester Vasquez as secretary and Jesus Rodriguez Valero as treasurer. The effort, led by Consul Miguel Calderon, aims to teach adults reading and writing in Spanish and English and to determine textbook orders from Mexico for the program. If successful, Calderon plans similar schools in 15 Texas offices next year.
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Miguel Calderon
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Ester Vasquez
Jesus Rodriguez Valero
Mexico
Calderon
Texas
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