Confessor Burgunder Dies After Slaying Phoenix Pair
Florence Arizona August 9 Rob ert Burgunder the 23 year old ex college orator confessed on entry to the execution chamber that he murdered two Phoenix salesmen E B Peterson and Ellis M Koury as they lay bound in the desert He died seven minutes after the cyanide pellets were dropped Burgunder earlier lured the men from a church after spending time in Tennessee and killed them to finance a fresh start He was captured while emerging from worship with new friends and later sentenced for the 1939 desert killings
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Florence
Ariz
Robert Burgunder
Phoenix
Arizona Penitentiary
Burgunder
E. B. Peterson
Ellis M. Koury
Here
Robert M. Burgunder
Seattle, Wash
Arizona State Teachers College
Tennessee
Peterson
Keury
Missing Heiress Found After Working Stint In Tupper Lake
Patricia Cain, 21, daughter of a Massachusetts food magnate, was found after disappearing Sunday. Authorities say she obtained waitress work at a Tupper Lake hotel and was unaware her identity was known. Patricia was en route home to Melrose with her mother and brother-in-law joining along.
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Tupper Lake
Patricia Cain
New England
Melrose
Mass
John E. Cain
Patricia
Maryland Weather Update Shows Increasing Cloudiness and Cool Temperatures
The U S Weather Bureau reports rising cloudiness and cool conditions across Maryland tonight. Saturday will be cloudy with showers possible in extreme west and east areas. Chesapeake Bay also grows cloudier with little temperature change and northeast winds strengthening from tonight into Saturday.
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U. S
Maryland
Chesapeake Bay
Goes To Jail For Unlawful Tickle
Ralph Willard aged 30 began a three month sentence in the House of Correction after a New Hampshire statute was invoked. A 45 year old woman testified he entered her bedroom and woke her by tickling her feet without consent.
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Rochester
N. N. UL
Ralph Willard
House of Correction
New Hampshire
Willard
PARKING AREAS ALONG ROUTE 40 TO OPEN SOON
The first scenic parking area on Fairview Mountain along Route 40 west of Hagerstown will open in about a month with rights of way secured for a second site on Sideling Hill. The WPA project will also have concrete pouring soon for the Sharpsburg Shepherdstown highway near the Norfolk and Western Railroad underpass, with through traffic expected on approaches by next season.
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Hagerstown
Fairview Mountain
W.P.A
State Roads Commission
Sharpsburg
Shepherdstown
Norfolk & Western
Young Baltimore boy drowns in Dark Head creek
Mrs Lawrence Sinclair, mourning mother, located her three year old son David floating in Dark Head creek after believing he was playing in a nearby field. The tragedy occurred near Baltimore on August 9 as she waded through the shallow water, nearly stepping on his body.
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Baltimore
Lawrence Sinclair
David
Dark Head Creek
Cattle Killed by Lightning in Aberdeen Thunderstorm
Aberdeen Maryland reports six cows killed by lightning during a thunderstorm. Todd notes the price and danger of storm activity as livestock suffer in the incident.
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Bolt
Aberdeen
Todd
Bolts
Twins Born at Anegany Hospital Become Aunts
Mrs Louis Shepherds twins born two days ago at Anegany hospital Cumberland became aunts today when the baby’s sister Mrs Curtis Cox had a son, making the siblings’ children nieces and nephews in a small Cumberland family.
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Louis Shepherd
Anegany Hospital
Cumberland
Extension of Conscription Age to 41 Urged
Senate action on the Burke-Wadsworth compulsory service measure sparks push for broader registration. Senator Burke proposes amending to enroll all men 21 to 44, expanding potential draftees to 24 million from 12 million. Immediate draft would target ages 21 to 30, while the act moves to the House with minor changes.
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Washington
Senate
Burke
D-Neb
House
Bulow
D.-S.d
Donahey
Ohio
Gillette
Iowa
Holt
Couple Faces Charge For Chaining Woman
NIAGARA FALLS NY Aug 9 Two charges confront a Niagara Falls couple after state police said the man's 75 year old mother was found chained to a wall in an unfinished room of their frame cottage. Louise Carpenter was discovered by troopers sitting on a stool with her hands tied behind her back, a chain with padlock circling her abdomen and nailed to the wall. Her son Gordon 34 and his wife Marcella 31 pleaded innocent to assault and coercion and were released on bail pending a hearing tonight before Justice H R Alcorn.
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Niagara Falls
Eugene F. Hoyt
Hoyt
Louise Carpenter
Gordon
Marcella
Justice of the Peace
H. R. Alcorn
Democrats Hit Montgomery Outing At Meadowbrook Saddle Club
Democratic workers plan to attend the Young Men's Democratic Club of Takoma Park outing on Saturday August 1 at Meadowbrook Saddle Club in Rock Creek Park between Bethesda and Silver Spring. Guests include U S Senator Georga L. Radcliffe Representative Willam D. Byron and Maryland's new Democratic National Committeeman William Presto Lane.
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Young Men’s
Democratic Club
Takoma Park
Meadowbrook
Bedbug Discovered Carries Sleeping Sickness Germ
The Public Health Service reported a bedbug carrying sleeping sickness germ, capable of passing the disease between humans and animals. Dr Artroony Packehanian of the National Institute of Health noted the finding, signaling health concerns.
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Washington
Public Health Service
Artroony Packehanian
National Institute of Health
Young Pals Reprieve For Dog Mars in Swampscott
In Swampscott Massachusetts Mars a dog facing federal charges is spared after a hearing. Postmaster Wilkinson of the Lynn postal district complained the dog chased and bit mail men. Neighborhood boys testified they would be heartbroken if Mars were destroyed. The board of selectmen exonerated the dog.
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Swampscott
Mass
Mars
Wilkinson
Lynn
Board of Selectmen
Italian Drive Pressed Near Berbera in Libya War
Italian motorized columns advancing toward the coast from Hergeisa and Qadweina press toward Berbera as British forces claim the largest air battle in the Libyan campaign. Middle East command says 15 Italian planes were destroyed, two British planes lost in the engagement west of Sid Omar.
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Cario
Egypt
Tialiana
British Somaliland
Berbera
Libya
Hergeisa
Qadweina
Gulf of Aden
Indian Ocean
Middle Eastern
Sid? Qmar
Italy
Suez
Britaing
Blonde Tigress Being Sought in Illinois Escape
The hunt for two escaped women convicts shifts from Dwight to Joliet after two men report seeing Eleanor Jarman a notorious murderess and Mary Foster a bank robber near the city. Jarman 36 known as the Blonde Tigress was jailed for 199 years for the 1943 holdup killing of Gus Hoeh a haberdasher. Foster serving 1 to 10 years for larceny convicted January 1925 for stealing clothes and jewelry worth 10000 from Chicago homes where she worked as a maid.
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Dwight, I
Dwight Women’s Reformatory
Joliet
Eleanor Jarman
Mary Foster
Reformatory
Gustive Hoeh
Foster
Chicago
Nightmare brings flight through window in Chicago
Sylvia Svoboda, 23, leaped from her bedroom window in a nightmarish incident, taking the screen with her and tumbling to the sidewalk ten feet below. She was taken to a hospital where she said the escape occurred during a nightmare and that she could not recall who or what pursued her.
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Chicago
Sylvia Svoboda
Faroff Tribesmen Send Britain Aid in War Effort
Reports from London on August 9 state African tribesmen and Pacific islanders sent aid to Britain in its war against Germany. Gifts include five turtles and 1,680 cases of rum, illustrating global support for the Allied war chest.
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London
British Empire
Germany
Britain
Romania Rejects Full Transylvania Cession to Hungary
Bucharest Aug. 9 report details Premier Ion Gigurtu proposing definite separation of Romanians and Hungarians in Transylvania with massive population transfers but only a small territorial cession. He said Romania, already ceding Bessarabia and northern Bucovina to Russia, would not yield to Hungary’s plan for the lion’s share, citing 22,212 square miles with about 1,000,000 Hungarians and 3,700,000 Romanians in Transylvania and 50,000 to 80,000 Romanians in Hungary.
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Bucharest
Rumania
Transylvania
Hungary
Ion Gigurtu
Bessarabia
Buccovina
Russia
Europe
Famanie
Gigurtu
Infantile Paralysis Outbreak Feared in Ohio Valley
Health officials in two states warned of a potential major outbreak of infantile paralysis in the Ohio Valley. More than 40 cases have appeared in two weeks with Huntington listed as epidemic and six adjacent counties named danger zones. A two year old child died, and Louisville reports 20 active Kentucky cases in border counties.
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Huntington
W. Va
Ohio Valley
A. M. Price
Charleston
State Health Department
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Delores Maynard
Wantington
Louisville
P, EB
Blackberry
Williamsport Dentist In Hospital After Fall And Heart Attack
Dr. James W. Leiter, a well known Williamsport dentist, is in Washington County Hospital under treatment for a broken hip and a heart attack suffered when he fell at his home. His condition is reported improved. Leiter formerly practiced in Hagerstown.
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James W. Leiter
Williamsport
Washington County Hospital
Leiter
Hagerstown
Probable German Losses Put At 53 Planes, Say Ships Sunk
The British view argues fourteen favorable factors for Britain in the war, listing naval air strength, blockade effects, and supply lines as decisive. It cites German overextension from the Arctic to the Pyrenees, Italy's burden on Germany, and Britain’s growing resources and maritime control, with continued coverage on page 12.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
Idaho Malls Post-Register
Hitler
Trav
Britain
Yorkshire
Our Land
Anthonydon
Forte
Briaan
Strotus
Han
Saus
Vmitler
Arctic
Pyrenees
Italy
Germany
Thaly
Burglar’s Escape Idea Backfires in Brookline
In Brookline on August 9, a burglar fled an apartment raid toward the Muddy river but sank neck-deep in water and surrendered when officers nearby closed in. The scheme failed as he became stuck and was apprehended.
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Brookline
Mass
Rau
War Purchases Boost Exports to British Empire Markets
New York August 9 exports to England Canada and other British empire markets now account for about half of US exports due to expanded war purchases and Europe shipping bans. One trade authority says this share may be the highest since the US became a major trading nation, up from about one third prewar. If British plans for wider war purchases hold, England and Canada could take an even larger slice in coming months amid Nazi threats.
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New York
United States
Europe
England
Canada
British Isles
Exhibition Of Life Savings Is Planned
A municipal life saving exhibition is planned as part of swimming and life saving program. On Wednesday August 14 from 7 to 8 p m at the focal pool the event will demonstrate forms of rescue and personal safety work for swimmers and non swimmers. Spectators may attend free while swimmers may use the pool for one hour.
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Pealty
Ifrom
Prisoner in coal yard theft faces court in Memphis
In Memphis Tennessee city court George Jones a 20 year old black man testified he expected a hard winter while being held on a charge of stealing coal from a railroad yard. He wore a red flannel shirt during the appearance. The report notes ninety five degree heat in the city.
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Memphis
Tenn
George Jones
Jones
Pair Seized After Attack in Nearby Robberies Probe
Joe French and Charley Watts, both colored, arrested today on robbery charges after attacking Rex C Hess of Watfordshire Pa. Police connect them to several recent holdups in the area. Hess was struck at a dark spot, robbed of several dollars, and later identified the suspects. They were held in 1000 bond for grand jury action.
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Joe French
Charley Watts
Rex C. Hess
Watfordshire
Ness
French
Watts
Devine
Brown
Holden
Martinsburg
Permanent License Plates Win Okay
A Maryland legislative subcommittee approved a proposal for permanent automobile license plates. If adopted, owners would keep the same plates and numbers, with the year updated annually, and the plan would go to the August 21 council meeting for a recommendation to the January legislature.
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Baltimorn
Aug
Maryland
Legislative Council
Burger Case Up for Hearing on Resisting Arrest
Milton Burger appeared before Magistrate Warry Snyder this afternoon on a resisting arrest charge after a scuffle during arrest. Patrolman James Ray sustained injuries in the incident.
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Milton Burger
Warry Snyder
James Ray
Burger
Showers Due Continued Cool Tonight and Tomorrow
The weather forecast calls for showers in the next 24 hours with a continued cool period. Keedysville government weather observer J A Miller notes today’s minimum reached 60 while yesterday’s high was 36.
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J. A. Miller
Keedysville
Germans Continue Isolated Raids After Largest Attack
London reports a day-long assault by 800 Nazi planes on Britain, with ships damaged and 16 fighters missing. Berlin claimed 12 ships sunk and 34 Allied planes downed, while Britain said 53 German bombers and 34 fighters were shot down. hundreds of planes participated in the largest aerial onslaught on the island.
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Empire
Germany
Berlin
Rains Flood Stricken Area in Southwest Louisiana
Rains flood the region as gulf storm and tides push water onto highways and crops. About nine to fourteen inches of rain in two days drives hundreds of refugees from low lands in Lake Charles and surrounding areas.
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Lake Charles
Louisiana
Ship Lista Burns With War Supplies For Britain
The Norwegian freighter Lista carrying war supplies for Great Britain burned and exploded, leaving it wrecked. Fire began from engine room waste and spread after a fuel tank and a kerosene drum exploded. Authorities ruled out sabotage pending investigation.
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New York
Lista
Great Britain
Fire chiefs seek half federal aid to expand departments
Spokane dispatch reports 1200 municipalities' fire chiefs demand not less than 50 percent of the funding needed to boost fire departments for defense plans. London dispatch notes the War Office says British troops in Shanghai and North China are being withdrawn for service elsewhere.
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Spokane
Wash
United States
London
War Office
Shanghai
North
China
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