Warning Note Tied to Brooks Case in Rochester
Detectives link a strange warning letter to the Nicholas Brooks case. Brooks, 30, a house painter, allegedly wrote from Oklahoma City to Orsemus D. Bitely Jr., 15, amid a kidnapping warrant and a riverfront death tied to his wife Gilda, 26, missing since Nov. 3 at Genesee River mouth. The boy says Brooks pushed Mrs. Brooks from a pier. Brooks claims she fell or jumped.
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Rochester
Nicholas’ Brooks
Emil Lambiase
Brooks
Oklahoma City
Orsemus
D. Bitely, Jr
Rome
Lambiase
Fort. Wayne
Ind
Gilda. Brooks
Genesee River
Prosecution Nears End in Utica Trial
In Utica the prosecution nears resting its case in a vote fraud conspiracy trial involving Democratic party and workers charged with conspiracy, vote buying, extortion and destruction of documents from the 1948 election. Witnesses include Dennis Shannon detailing campaign contributions and payments to the Democratic organization.
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Utica
Supreme Court
Democratic Party
Frank G
Democratic “Organization
Cand
Oneida County
Democratic Club
Walter Hotaling
Marcy
Shannon
Death Leaves Job To Fill Clayton Vacancy At Fed Board
Washington United Press reports the death of Lawrence Clayton of the Federal Reserve Board creates a vacancy and may trigger a full 14 year term appointment when Ernest Draper’s term ends. Clayton died of a heart attack at 58. terms expire January 31, 1952. Possible successors include a midwesterner southwesterner or southerner with other high paying federal posts in play.
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Washington
Lawrence Clayton
Federal Reserve Board
Truman
Reserve Board
Clayton
Ernest G. Draper
Draper
Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lilienthal
National Security Resources’ Board
Design note fragments from a historic column
Fragmentary OCR text shows stray phrases including salutations and names. The readable content hints at a design discussion or editorial note with references to individuals such as Mortimer Snerd and Edga Bergen. The surrounding context is unclear and no event or outcome is identifiable.
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Munson
Fred:Keiser, Jr
Keiser
Democratic ‘Party
Pratt
Grand
Job
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Edga
Bergen
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