Walkie Talkie Tracks Down Film Thieves
FBI agent recounts use of a walkie talkie to track stolen film from Rochester to Chicago. Defendants Kenneth Gorrdon and Kenneth MacLeod face charges of possessing $12,000 worth of stolen film. Witnesses map a chase spanning Michigan towns and involve James Marshall and Albert Swartz.
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Chicago
FBI
Kenneth Gorrdon
Kenneth MacLeod
Eastman Kodak Company
Rochester
N.Y
Walter Higgs
Gordon and MacLeod
Higgs
Brumo W. Wilson
James I. Marshall
Ann Arbor, Mich
Norman S. Transeth
Swartz
Ferndale
Wilson
Bethlehem Steel Chairman Says U S Producing Sufficient Steel
Bethlehem Steel chairman Eugene C Grace told reporters in Baltimore that the United States produces enough steel to meet military needs and sustain a healthy peacetime economy. He cited a national capacity around 120 million tons annually and declined to specify the exact share for direct defense.
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Baltimore
Bethlehem Steel
Eugene C. Grace
United States
All-Bran Diet Promised To Ease Constipation
A reader testimonial claims daily ounce of Kellogg's All-Bran with water relieved constipation. The letter offers a double money back guarantee and instructions to return an empty box if not satisfied.
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Fred A. Moody
Park Ave
Greensboro
N. C
Kellogg’s
Battle Creek
Mich
Marian Martin Pattern 9062 Seamed for Size 16
Advertises pattern 9062 a housedress pinafore style by Marian Martin in sizes 12 through 20. Details fabric yardage for size 16 and includes a complete sew chart and illustrated steps. Also promotes the Marian Martin Summer Pattern Book with a 20 cent pattern book copy and a free beachrobe pattern for misses.
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Marian Martin
Terre Haute Tribune
P. O
Chicago
Ill
Industrialist Warns of Overcapacity Risk
A 74-year-old industrialist labeled steel capacity as a moot question and stressed the need for sufficient business to match available capacity. Grace warned the industry may soon face head-on clashes with excessive capacity.
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Grace
Eleven Jurymen Accepted In Van Zant Trial
Newport Indiana June 5 Special Illness of Edgar Van Zant def endant in an embezzlement case halted jury selection after 11 jurors were accepted by both sides Delgar Wing the prospective twelfth juror and the seventy second of the special venue was examined Those found acceptable include Edward Reid Winnie Dempsy Edward Hardie Georgia Anderson Herschel Allen Thomas Rigsby Clair Van Sant Harold Armstrong Austin Marshall Clifford Andrews and Fred Wienke The case concerns 1023 bushels of soy beans sold by James Perona Blanford in 1949 and has consumed over a week with jurors exhausted despite adjournments by Special Judge Albert Owens
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Newport
Ind
Edgar van Zant
Vermillion County
van Zant
Vigo County
Albert R. Owens
Delgar
Edward Reid
Winnie Dempsey
Clinton
Edward Hardie
Universal
Georgia Anderson
Herschel Allen
Highland Township
Thomas Rigsby
Clair van Sant
Harold Armstrong
Austin Marshall
Clifford Andrews
Fred Wienke
Eugene Township
James Perona
Blanford
Son Named Administrator for Dock Waugh Estate
Letters of administration issued Monday for Dock Waugh who died May 24. Probate Commissioner John F. O'Brien appointed son Charles Waugh administrator with a $100 bond. personal property valued at $100 and real estate at $1,000. Heirs include sons George Waugh and Charles Waugh and daughters Jane Parks Essie Strohl and Bessie Snask. In a separate notice Emma Williams named administratrix for Leroy Williams who died Nov. 30, 1950 with a $1,000 bond. estate valued at $600 in personal property and $600 in real estate with widow and three daughters Jessie Williams Nelle Miller and Millie Lindenberg.
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Dock Waugh
John F. O’brien
Charles Waugh
George Waugh
R.R
West Terre Haute
Jane Parks
Terre Haute
Essie Strohl
St. Louis
Bessie Snask
Emma Williams
Leroy Williams
Jessie Williams
Lombard, Ill
Nelle Miller
Brookfield
Ill
Millie Lindenberg
New Athens
correction issued over teacher obituaries list
Norman Darrow, mistakenly listed among deceased Gerstmeyer High School teachers, denies death and remains a Tech faculty member. Principal Guy Stantz says an error occurred in the Tribune-Star report. the correct deceased names include Nell Darrough Ann Watson Nina Fay Baker Charles Ferguson and Larry Ray, with Vigo county group expenses covered by the Kiwanis Club of Terre Haute.
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Norman Darrow
Gerstmeyer
Darrow
Tech
Guy Stantz
Tribune- Star
Nell Darrough
Maker
Fayette Township
Ann Watson
Prairie Creek Township
Nina Fay Baker
Riley Township
Charles Ferguson
Honey Creek Township
Larry Ray
Pierson Township
Vigo County
Kiwanis Club of
Terre Haute
Vigo County 4-H Leaders Attend Indiana Training Session
Five Vigo county 4-H junior leaders travel to Indianapolis for the junior leader training conference at the state fairgrounds. The Kiwanis Clubs of Indianapolis sponsor the event. Attending Vigo county from the group include Lula Belle Hay.
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Vigo County
Indianapolis
State Fairgrounds
Kiwanis Clubs
Indianpolis
Lula Belle Hay
Florida Supreme Court Denies Radio News Bookie Exemption
The Florida Supreme Court ruled radio news service is not exempt from the 1949 anti-bookie law. It said broadcast racing information must be shown as not aiding illegal gambling. The court reversed Judge Holt who had ordered Transradio Press Service to install teletypes for WINZ Miami Beach and WTTT Coral Gables.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida Supreme Court
Florida
Dade
Miami
George E. Holt
Transradio Press Service, Inc
WINZ
Miami Beach
WTTT
Coral Gambles
Holt
Cold Poles Threat to Planted Corn in Vigo County
Vigo county farmers warned of poor corn stands due to 24 hours of low temperatures. Planting was active last week with many acres sown on Saturday. Rain and cold may rot seed instead of germinating, leaving only a small percentage emerging.
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Vigo County
Bridge Collision Tangles Traffic on Indiana Harbor Bridge
Traffic on U S Highways 12 20 and 41 stalled for five hours until 6 p m yesterday after an ocean going tanker owned by an oil firm snapped a tug cable and smashed into a control tower on the Indianapolis boulevard bridge over the Indiana harbor ship canal. No one was hurt.
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Chicago
Ind
U.S
Indianapolis Boulevard
Indiana Harbor Ship Canal
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Michigan
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