Boy Confesses Killing Sister
PRAIRIE DU CHIEN WIS Aug 17 District Attorney J H Cullen planned an immediate murder hearing against 15 year old Harold Best on the strength of his third confession that he killed his sister Mildred The confession came after a .22 rifle shell was found at the farm home of Orla Shaw where the shooting occurred June 4 Harold had previously given two denials under lie detector tests Criminologists suspected the boy was shielding someone at Shaw’s home
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J. H. Cullen
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Harold
Oliver White
Orla Shaw
White
Man Indicted for Murder Lynched by Masked Six
In Covington Tennessee two days ago six masked men seized Albert Gooden from Sheriff Vaughn near Covington, then hanged him from a bridge railing after bullets riddled his body. Gooden had been indicted for murder and was being returned from Memphis jail where a mob had earlier stormed the facility.
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Albert Gooden
W. J. Vaughn
Gooden
Memphis
Vaughn
Slaying Suspect Linked to Arsenic Traces and Confession
A state toxicologist found arsenic traces in Harold after Mildred's death. Harold confessed he discarded the death shell in the barnyard, which Sheriff White recovered yesterday. A Danish incident at Kerterminde features a 45 year old man rewarding a youth who saved him 25 cents.
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Mildred
Harold
Sheriff White
Kerterminde
Denmark
Fourth Governor to Back F D R Third Term Hopes?
Boake Carter surveys 1940 political currents noting Pennsylvania Governor Earle Texas Governor Alfred and Minnesota Governor Benson on the third term bandwagon while probing public relations rhetoric and Soviet intrigue. The piece cites tax policy criticisms and a 1928 Moscow committee resolution before recounting a perilous 1930s aviation episode in California.
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Pennsylvania
Alfred
Texas
Benson
Minnesota
Only 4 Women In New Medical Class
Four women were selected as members of Ohio State University's fresh medical class by the College of Medicine Entrance Board. The named students are Jane M. Hoopes Maryeville Kathryn E. Buell Athens Noma D. Green Hiram and Juda VY. Wilson Portsmouth. The class will include 71 men.
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College of Medicine
Jane M. Hoopes
Maryeville
Kathryn E. Buell
Athens
Noma D. Green
Hiram
Juda VY. Wilson
Portsmouth
Nova NEWS NOTES Highlights of local visits and travel
Miss Helen Baker is home after attending summer school in Cleveland. Mrs. Norman Watts returns to Franklin Pa after two weeks with her mother. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Bruder entertained Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bruder and their daughter from Lancaster. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Hart and children vacationing in Boston and along the coast. Mr. and Mrs. Chas Crile of Wellington announce the birth of a daughter. Mrs. Crile was formerly Florence Nichols. Mrs. Mildred Meade and son Eugene leave for Los Angeles after visiting relatives. Mrs. Minnie Keith and Mrs. Cramrine and Mr. Bowerize much improved. Miss Esther Close vacationing at the R. E. Haines home.
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Cleveland
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Franklin
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Wellington
Crile
Florence Nichols
Mildred Meade
Eugene
Los Angeles
Calif
Minnie Keith
Cramrine
Bowerize
Esther Close
R. E. Haines
Navy planes crash land in cow pasture in comic encounter
A single seater Navy plane lands in a cow pasture and loses a wheel, followed by a second craft that also crashes lightly. A private flyer adds to the scene. The piece notes FBI efficiency and cost savings, contrasting with budget requests dismissed by the Budget Bureau.
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California
United States Navy
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United States Naval
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Feds
Budget Bureau
Thumba Down
Copyright
Ledger Syndicate
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