Woman Found Guilty Of Wrong Man Slaying in Minnesota
A 33 year old churchwoman and club leader Mia Viola Gavile was found guilty of first degree murder in the so called wrong man slaying of neighbor Oscar Rasmussen 47 in Albert Lea Minnesota The jury deliberated from yesterday morning and returned the verdict at 425 am CST The judge rejected a defense motion for leniency noting the crime carries life imprisonment with no parole Gavile sobbed and exclaimed she did not do it while her husband embraced her and voiced disbelief Jurors were polled twice before dismissal
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Albert Lea
Minn
Mia Viola Gavile
Oscar Rasmussen
Martin A. Nelson
Minnesota
Tfe
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Farmwife on trial for poisoning whiskey to affect marriage
Mrs Gavle swore she did not intend to kill anyone. The judge charged the jury to convict or acquit. The state alleged she added strychnine to a bottle of whiskey meant for her husband Truman so she could wed Lawrence Nobles. Rasmussen drank the poisoned whiskey and died April 6.
Policemen Acquitted in Lexington Murder Case
In Lexington Ky two police officers William B Foster and William Lewis were found not guilty of murder in the fatal shooting of 17 year old David Hanley after being picked up during a prowler call. The jury deliberated 90 minutes after a prior hung jury. The officers testified Hanley grabbed a blackjack and tried to take a gun from one of them before fleeing stating they fired at his feet. Six cruisers were nearby and Hanley was shot in the back and died hours later. The bullet was never recovered.
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Lexington
David Hanley
Fayette
William B. Foster
William Lewis
Hanley
Chester D. Adams
Movie Queens Enroll In School For Stars Coaching
Hollywood coach Constance Collier runs a School for Stars where Katharine Hepburn, Paulette Goddard, Linda Darnell, Gene Tierney and Jennifer Jones study acting. Hepburn trained six months before Broadway debut in As You Like It, while Goddard moved from film to road show Caesar and Cleopatra. Darnell learned correct English and the nuances of stage projection versus film understatement.
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Hollywood
Constance Collier
Katharine Hepburn
Paulette Goddard
Linda Darnell
Gene Tierney
Jennifer Jones
Miss Collier
Collier coach recalls stars and famed pupils in theatre line
In Monroeville Alabama Miss Collier, a famed acting coach, recalls training Jennifer Collier for Romeo and Juliet and Patricia Morrison for Kiss Me Kate while noting her preference for seasoned pupils. Under her care is Marjorie Steele, wife of Huntington Hartford II, as she touts potential of new talents amid a family feature from Kilpatrick’s lines in Monroeville.
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Amber
Jennifer
Miss Collier
Patricia Morrison
Kate
Patricia
Marjorie Steele
Huntington Hartford II
Miss Colier
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Walter Hartmen
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Don Smith
Berlin Heights
Walter Berry
Union City
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Robert Gray
Elbert French
New London
Winthrop Frenchs
Platte Beechers
Glen Beechers
Claire Ginste
Beecher
Francis Howe
Birmingham
Henry White
Knoxville
Tenn
Ft. Sanders Hospital
Wilbur Rule
W. G. Walker CO
Cleveland
School For Stars
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Monroeville
Ala
Mrs. M
Elgins
Okie
M. Kilpatrick
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City Loan and Savings Company
Broad Street
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Cavagna
B. M. O'Donnell
Elyria Savings & Trest
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