Defense Tries To Trap U S Detective In Bahamas Trial
Nassau Bahamas October 26 defense cross examined Capt. E W Melchen a Miami detective in the Alfred de Marigny murder trial of Sir Harry Oakes. The exchange focused on the burned hairs on De Marignys body and the fire in the Westbourne estate room with questions about notes and possible inflammable liquids and torch flames.
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Harry Oakes
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Miami Police
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Melchen
Eric Hallinant
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Meichen
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Myra
Paul Ellis
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Harold G. Christie
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Nassau Officer Testifies on German Raid Near London
Nassau officer testifies that German planes circled London's outskirts last night, drawing anti-aircraft fire but not entering the city. The air ministry reported RAF Typhoon bombers attacked a Nazi airdrome near Cherbourg and the Caen power station, with RAF Mitchells and Dutch aircraft bombing an airfield near Brest. Six planes were lost in these actions.
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London
Air Ministry
Cherbourg
Caen
RAF
Brest
Perry Mason hints at dramatic trial revelations
Nassau dispatch reports Perry Mason creator Eli Stanley Gardner hints that overlooked early testimony in the Oakes murder trial could yield major, sensational conclusions. The column notes police demeanor, fingerprint speculation, and rumors shaping the defense narrative amid ongoing cross examinations and forensic details.
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Eli Stanley Gardner
Perry Mason
Moscow experts set eighth session of three power talks
In Moscow on October 26 1943 diplomats from the United States Britain and the Soviet Union met the technical experts to translate wartime agreements into concrete language The Hull Eden Molotov conference discussions continued with optimism as they pressed to commit decisions to paper Vice Foreign Secretary and others weighed the meaning of the accords as dawn approached in a tense diplomacy driven by the war effort.
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Anthony Eden
Molotov
San Anonio
U S Expects Franco Ouster
Washington learns the United States and United Nations would not be surprised if Generalissimo Francisco Franco is ousted or resigns as Spain’s dictator as Allied forces advance. The aim is a peaceful change to spare Spain a second civil war and maintain Madrid neutrality while backing internal peace. Observers expect a possible peaceful military coup by middle-of-the-road generals as a step toward restoring the republic.
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INS
Francisco Fratica
United States
United Nations
Madrid
Spain
African Dailies To Double Size In North Africa
Algerian authorities said North African newspapers can increase to a standard single sheet or four page tabloid size due to improved paper supplies. Commissioner Henri Bonnet announced the plan allowing dailies to double their size from five columns.
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Algiers
Henri Bonnet
Brooke General Hospital welcomes third Pacific casualty train
A third train bearing 250 war casualties from the Pacific combat area arrived at Brooke General Hospital Fort Sam Houston Monday afternoon from San Francisco. It raised the total war casualties at Brooke to 750 as these patients received treatment for a variety of injuries and illnesses.
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Brooke General Hospital
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Brooke Hospital
Pacific Area
Trainmen seek shorter trains in safety battle
CHICAGO Oct 26 The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen prepared to challenge the Office of Defense Transportation over train length. In ballots to be mailed members will demand initiation of longer trains and ten revisions of working rules. The union argues longer trains are unsafe contrary to the ODT wartime push for longer and heavier runs.
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Brotherhood of Railroad
Office of Defense Transportation
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Brotherhood
Collies Declared Unfit for War Duty Sparks Dispute
NEW YORK Oct 26 The collie was deemed undesirable for war duty in a clash over canine service claims. George E. Pierson, secretary of the Collie Club of America, rebuked Mrs. Charis Batter of Dogs for Defense Inc who argued collies lack brains for the army K 9 corps. Pierson questioned the reasoning and noted the breed’s intelligence has long been recognized.
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George E. Pierson
The
Collie Club of America
Gbaries Batter
Dogs For Defense, Inc
Army
Pierson
Baker
Collie
Marines Open Officer Posts to Women Civilians
The local recruiting office announced Tuesday that women civilians with outstanding qualifications will be considered for commissions in the Marine Corps Women's Reserve. The majority of officers will still come from the ranks.
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Marine Corps Women's Reserve
Corps
Services Set For Dr Wright
Dr Ase Wright, a retired physician and Spanish American War veteran, died Saturday after a fall from a pecan tree at his 23% Compton Avenue home. Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday at the Southside Funeral home, under Scottish Rite rites, with interment in Mission Burial Park. Survivors include his widow Susan M. Wright, sons C R Joe Robby and Ewell, daughters Hob Frost Crow J M Musicahy Paul Cullen Alleen and Mrs W E B Felton, and 14 grandchildren.
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Ewell Wright
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Frost
0. G. Crow
J. M. Musicahy
Paul Cullen
Alleen
W. EB. Felton
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