Mother and seven children die in Arkansas home blaze
A mother Sallie Almin, 38, and her seven children perished when a farm home burned near Shirley in the Heber Springs area. Otis Allen, the husband, and J. R. Treas were badly burned. The family walked a quarter mile to a neighbor for help and were hospitalized. The fire, about 25 miles north of Heber Springs, is thought to have started from a stove.
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Heber Springs
Ark
Marchigo
CNS
Shirley
Northkansas
Sallie al- Min
Otis Allen
J. R. Treas
Forney Couple Shot. Husband Dies After Borrowed Gun Used
In Forney Texas a husband and wife were shot. Arbuckle 23 allegedly lent a shotgun under false pretenses for hunting. The husband Joseph L Arcele and wife were found dead. Arbuckle fled after the attack and was later reported fatally wounded.
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Isforney
Texas
Isien
Joseph L. Arcele
Terrell
Forney
Arbuckle
Ariekle
Campus Capers of 1940 Rehearsal Set
First complete rehearsal of Campus Capers of 1940 a three net musical comedy by St Marys University junior class will be held Sunday afternoon according to Brother Leo Dresler director.
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St. Mary's University, Wi
Leo Dresler
Legion Marks 2137 Birthday Observance
The American Legion marked its 21st birthday with events on March 15 hosted by local business and professional posts. A Friday night program at the Gunter hotel featured Maj. O P Winningstad of the Second division as principal speaker and included a lineup of officers and members from Post 20 and other Legion groups.
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American Legion
Gunter Hotel
Maj
O. P. Winningstad
Ordnance
J. H. Barbin
Walter Wolff
Central Council
Joseph Delis
Andrew Dilworth
Ralph Cameron
Alan Snyder
Ie Porterlorians
Shirley Beth Conning
Earl Cobb
Sons of the Legion
Orba Greenwood
Fred Young
Fort Worth
E. W. Phillips
Henno Clemens
Tom Phillips
Irwin B. Olin
Sheriff Marries Undercover Agent From Narcotics Ring Legend
Reno reports recall the 1937 narcotic raids as Sheriff Ray J. Root 43 marries Joyce McAllister 28 the undercover agent known as the girl in red. Root's first wife Blythe Rost had a recent divorce. The case helped convict a federal agent and a wealthy Chinese figure.
British Steamer Ka hika In Distress Offshore
The British steamer Ka hika sent SOS signals in treacherous waters between Australia and Tasmania. The Monterey relayed the call via Globe Wireless, stating the nearest rescue ship was about 90 miles away and that Union Steamship Company of New Zealand owned the distressed vessel.
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San Francisco
INS
Australia
Tasmania
Globe Wireless
SOS
Matson Ner
Monterey
Union, Steamship Company of
New Zealand
Legion fete marks Legion's twenty first anniversary in Chicago
National Commander Raymond J. Kelly saluted the Legion and coined a typical regionnaire Bil Gobbuck describing a farmer who moved to the city, worked in a factory, served in 1917, and built a life through the 1920s as the backbone of America.
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Chicago
CNL
American Legion
Raymond J. Kelly
Bil Gabbuck
Kelly
Jaigio
Bill Gobbucka
America
Bill Gobbuck
Father Kills Himself After Row With Son
Curtis Johnson a 47 year old Fort Sam Houston paint shop foreman killed himself at his Harlandale home after an argument with his son Herman Johnson 22. A 38 caliber pistol was found at his feet and neighbors reported the dispute occurred in the back yard. The son fled after being struck and a note promised to take his son with him. A verdict of death by own action was returned.
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Curtis Johnson
Fort Sam Houston
Ware Boulevard
Lillian Ricketts Johnson
Curtis
Herman
Vernon Schneider
Schmieder
Fied
Schneider
Justice of the Peace Outs
Johnson
Jonson
Sonny
Navy Bombers Set for Return Flight to Honolulu
Six navy patrol bombers were poised at Canton Island for a 2001 mile return flight to Honolulu. The unannounced mission was revealed after the planes landed at Canton, an airbase jointly maintained by the United States and Britain.
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Navy
Honolule
T. H
Canton Island
Honolulu
Canton
United States
Britain
Grass Fire Claims Neosho Fire Fighter
In Neosho Mo on March 18 Ed Lampo an 8 year old boy helping fight a grass and brush fire in Neosho Heights was overcome by smoke and burned to death his body found after the flames were extinguished local authorities report no one noticed when he disappeared during the blaze
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Neosho
INS
Ed Lampo
Neosho Heights
Navy expert Charles Ormand dies in custody in Cambridge
Cambridge authorities investigate the death of 62 year old Charles Ormand of Lancaster Pa a former Edison associate and submarine expert on secret duty at the Charlestown navy yard He collapsed in a detention cell at Cambridge jail and died at City Hospital Autopsy by Medical Examiner David Down cites cerebral hemorrhage Ormand's son Chester Harvard law student questions police hospital handling and notes discolored tree and facial injuries in the case.
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Cambridge. Mars
INS
Charles Ormand
Lancaster
Thomas Edison
Charlestown Navy Yard
Ormand
City Hospital
Cambridge
David
Chester
Harvard University Law Studens
Poller
Onmand
Hitching posts fill Nebraska towns as mud closes roads
Farmers in Louisville Nebraska on March 16 stranded by impassable roads and were forced to return to horse and buggy travel. They found most hitching posts along Main Street claimed by others, with one man hitching to a gas pump handle as the scene reflected a retro transit moment.
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Louisville
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