Ex-Army Ex Husband Stabs Wife to Death in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on September 23, Howard Brock, an ex army man, stabbed his estranged wife May Brock, 26, six times with a five inch commando knife after forcing her to the sidewalk. Witness George Hightley alerted police. Brock faced homicide charges to be filed. May died en route to Temple University hospital.
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Philadelphia
WPA
Lewtenant
Albert Baker
Baker
May Brock
Hackensack
N. 1
Howard
Brock
George Hightley
Rightley
Worman
Temple University Hospital
Mutiny Rumors Surround Ship Dunraven Crew
London reports troops and military police dispatched to Southampton to await arrival of the troopship Dunna far Castle with 35 crew members under arrest amid mutiny rumors.
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London
Msi
Great Britain
Southampton
Dunnafar Castle
Kaiser Tells Ship Profits Sniper During Probe
Henry J Kaiser told the House Merchant Marine Committee that wartime ship contracts saved the government up to half a billion dollars. He accused the Defense Plant Corporation of bias toward U S Steel and disclosed profits of 3.58 million in dividends while noting losses of 18.5 million at his Fontana plant. He claimed 32 million in private funds were used and that Reconstruc tion Finance loans were lent as bank financing. He questioned critics who call him the New Deal darling and said U S Steel underdelivered steel for his West Coast program.
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Kaiser
Henry J. Kaiser
House Merchant Marine Committee
Defense Plant Corporation
Fontana Steel
U.S. Steel
Geneva
Utah
Teels
Kaiser Company, Inc
Fontana
West Coast
U.S
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Permanente Corporation
Kaiser Fleetwings
United States
Steels Corporation
Red Hair Mistaken for Squirrel Triggers Boy’s Death
In East Galesburg Illinois a 17 year old, Harlan L. Baughman, was killed by a rifle shot fired by Ralph Sparling after Sparling mistook his red hair for a squirrel hiding behind a tree. The accident occurred on September 22, with Sparling reporting the incident to police.
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Galesburg
INS
Miistaken
Harlan L. Baughman
East Galesburg
Ralph Sparling
Sparling
Baughman
Cautionary medical note on pain relief and Dosage
A fragmented advisory urges cautious use of a pain relief product. It stresses muscular aches and periodic pains and suggests keeping a 10c or 25c package handy. Users are advised to be prepared and consult a physician if pains persist.
Baker's Death Mourned
Austin flags at half mast mark the death of Weav er H. Baker 52 chairman of the state board of control killed in an auto accident near Austin. His station wagon overturned hitting a guard post on the Burnet highway seven miles north of the city. Baker died of a crushed chest, a friend and former law partner of Governor Coke R. Stevenson who appointed him to the board. Funeral plans pending relatives’ arrival.
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Austin
Capital
Weavher H- Baker
State Board of Control
Baker
Safe damaged by knobknockers at Sole Serve store
A locksmith worked Monday on a safe at the Sole Serve department store located at 118 Soledad Street. The safe had been damaged during the night likely by sledgehammer blows to the combination rack. Officials will determine if the burglars succeeded after the safe is opened.
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Sole Serve
Soledad Street
Protest Over Narrow Road Width At Cincinnati Avenue
A delegation led by Rev Walter F Galatea of St Marys University urged County Commissioners to reject realtor W F Bucheks plan to narrow Cincinnati Avenue near the university to five feet. County Judge Charles W Anderson and others warned the change would create a traffic hazard and spoil the area near St Marys.
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Walter F. Galatea
St. Mary’s University
W. F. Buchek
Cincinnati Avenue
Neathe
University
Jude Charles VW. Anderson
Sam C. Bennettay
Buchek
Trial of Two Army Officers Postponed Indefinitely
Berlin reports that Capt. Harold Cochin and Lt. George E. Wyatt face an indefinite postponement of their court martial for unauthorized entry into the Soviet zone of Germany, as Russians have not responded to American witness requests. The officers were detained about four weeks, then released July 31.
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Berlin
Lester A. Prichard
U. S. Army
Harold Cochin
George E. Wyatt
Germany
Clues Sought In Girl's Death
In Pueblo Colorado the mother of 13 year old Barbara Jean Brummett who was found dead near her home seven weeks after she vanished believes murder suspect. Authorities say the skull only was examined and no foul play evidence. Coroner Caldwell may test skin tissue for possible poisoning. Barbara Jean's father Earl Brummett was briefly jailed for questioning but released with no charges.
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Pueblo
Colo
Barbara Jean Brummett
Barbara Jean
C.'N. Caldwell
Earl G. Brummett
Earl H. Dunlap
Dunlap
AWOL Soldier Sought in Slaying
Los Angeles dispatch reports a nationwide alert for Albert Anthony Adams 26 sought for the slaying of State Highway Patrolman Steve W Sodel whose body was found in Baldwin Hills. Adams, a former Rikers Island inmate, AWOL from Camp Tucker Alabama since 1944, is tentatively identified as the driver of a stolen car halted by Sodel.
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Los Angeles
INS
Albert Anthony Adams
Steve W. Sodel
Sodel
Baldwin Hills
Adams
Riker
Caldwell County tohold second annual Quarter Horse Show
Plans were made this week for Caldwell County's second annual quarter horse show to be held at Lockhart on Friday November 15. Wayne Carter county commissioner of Luling was elected president of the organization. Breeding stock of all ages are slated to be exhibited at the show.
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Lockhart
Caldwell County
Wayne Carter
Luling
One Day Strike Grips Rangoon In Historic Protest
Rangoon was paralyzed as 20,000 government, port, railway, and post and telegraph workers walked out for one day in solidarity with striking municipal workers. The first general strike in the city’s history disrupted administration and transport services.
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Ranyuun
Rangoon
Wreckage Search For Plane Crash In Alps
Alpine guides and Grengbie police launched an expedition to Obiou mountain in France to find wreckage from an American army plane. Four eight bodies were found among debris scattered 8800 feet up a pass near Mens 35 miles south of Grenoble. A log book dated August 29 was recovered. US European air transport command officials in Frankfurt suspect the aircraft may be the flying fortress missing since August 29 on a Frankurt to Casablanca flight. The exact plane type could not be identified.
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Grenoelsa
France
Alpine Guides
Grengbie
Obiou Mountain
Debries
Mens
Here
Grenobie Constabulary
U. S. Army
European Air Transport Command
Frankfurt
Casablanca
Alded Chaplin Dies in Keeseville Nov 1913 Vaudeville Link
Adam Kessel aged 80, credited with steering Charles Chaplin from stage to screen, died yesterday. Chaplin was in vaudeville in 1913 when Kessel sent him to Mack Sennett, joining the Keystone Company as a comedian.
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Alded Chaplin
Keeseville
Adam Kessel
Chaplin
Chapin
Kessel
Mack Sennett
Keystone Company
Bell System expands Texas telephones and manufacturing
The Bell System reports 240,000 telephones in Texas, about double prewar levels, with nine of ten calls answered within ten seconds. Applications average 24,000 monthly over six months, below the prewar 31,000 norm, while factories run three shifts to meet demand. New switchboards and buildings rise as crews toil to speed service nationwide.
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Texas
Bell System
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Martin
Weaver H. Baker
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