Phantom killer terror grips Texarkana after sixth slaying
In Texarkana Texas the so called Phantom killer stalks the border town with a string of six weeks of attacks. The latest crime claims Virgil Starks and wounds his wife as the couple slept in their Ho min Arkansas area farm home. Sheriff Davis and FBI fingerprint expert Blatlett pursue a .22 caliber rifle clue and a dropped flashlight for prints.
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Texarkana
Tex
Texas
Virgil Starks
Homin
Ark
W. E. Davis
Os. Blatlett
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Earl Scoggins
Arkansas State Police
Shriff Davis
Richard Griffin
Pally Ann Moore
Paul Martin
Betty Booker
Accidental Trunk Deaths Reported in Chicago
Coroner A Le Brodie viewed two boys found in an attic trunk asphyxiated from lack of air with the lid unlocked after a cops and robbers game. No violence marks. chemical tests planned. Walter Strieula, 20 percent a tenant, located the bodies. plane search by Lake Michigan coast guard joined police efforts. Divorce suit filed in Summit. Charlotte Story seeks divorce from Christopher Story, Cities Service Co VP.
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Chicago
A. le Brodie
Chester Lesnivwski
Anthony Dae
Tarosowski
Onhote Thei Hermes Mondas
Het Cents
Oneushbors
Police
Coast Gy Mem
Lake Michigan
Walter Strieula
Lome
Elizabetil
Youth due for second electrocution after narrow reprieve
Willie Francis, a 19 year old condemned for murder, survived the electric chair Friday night and said he felt fine. Louisiana Governor James Davis indicated the sentence would be carried out again next Thursday, with state officials studying legal avenues for a second execution.
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New Iberia
Louisiana
James H. Davis
Davis
Willie Francis
Eral
S. Leblanc
Francis
Harry Cabral
New Orleans
Warren D. Bazer
Louisiana State Penitentiary
R. W. Coleman
Bazer
Baton Rouge
St. Martinsville
Shell injures five children in Bloomfield street play
Five youngsters were hurt when a bazooka shell believed to be a dud exploded during street play in Bloomfield New Jersey. All injuries were minor and the children were recovering.
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Bloomfield
N. J
Two Methodist Ministers Change Faith
In Saratoga Springs two ministers were granted permission to withdraw from the Methodist Church and enter Congregational ministry. Six others were retired by the Troy Conference for age or health reasons, including Rev. Philip L. Frick Williams town Mass and Rev. Frank Finkle North Adams Mass. Rev. Charles M. Sturgess Bennington Vermont and Rev. Milo Turner Windsor Vermont also retired.
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Saratoga Springs
Methodist
Troy
Methodist Church
Lorenzo Dawe
Rochester
Ernest Fowler
East Greenbush
Philip L. Frick
Williamstown
Mass
Frank Finkle
North Adams
Charles M. Sturgess
Ben
Methodist Conference Trustees Elected at Albany Meeting
The Rev. Frederick A. Shippey withdrew from the ministry to accept a director post with the Board of Missions and Church Extension. Ernest I. Tripp and Laymen Lawrence Larrowe John H. Kingsley were elected conference trustees for three years. Conference reports show 1946 church membership at 81,996 and school enrollment at 39,335.
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First Methodist Church
Saratoga Springs
Frederick A. Shippey
Ebanston
Jil
Board of Missions and Church Extension
Ernest I’. Tripp
Troy
Lawrence Larrowe
Springfeld
Carl D.taylor
Albany
John H. Kingsley
Montpelier
Japanese War Crimes Arraignment Highlights Slur Toward Tojo
Attorney Shini chi Ohara discusses his client Shumei Okawa at arraignment on war crime charges. He explains Okawa’s odd behavior and notes the term stone head used for former Premier Tojo, reflecting slang during the proceedings.
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Tokyo
Shinichi Ohara
Shumei Okawa
Okawa
Tojo
Government Still Owes George Washington 3908
The George Washington Boyhood Home Restoration group in Richmond seeks funds to restore Ferry Farm in Stafford County as a national shrine. They note treasury records show Washington was never paid 3908 from 1797 and urge U S Treasury to contribute, with Senator Byrd and Representative Bland assisting the drive.
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Richmond
George Washington Boyhood
Ferry Farm
Stafford County
Treasury Department
Edward V. Cahn
Treasury
Fred M. Vinson
U. S. Treasury
George Washington
Washington
United States
Harry F. Byrd
S. Otis Bland
Virginia
The
Restoration
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Hockeborn Ave
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Syracuse, N.Y
St. Martinville
Sherriff Leonard
Monda
Dorothy O’hara
California
Addis Co
A. Dering
G. Howard Hodge
Deli Donne
Bernice Charles
Shell
A.M
Herbert Bentley
Procterville, Vt
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Scranton, Pa
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