Wisconsin cannibal killer case shocks Plainfield community
Waushara County district attorney reports five more human heads found on Ed Gein farm near Plainfield raising total cadavers to ten. Gein, a 60 year old handyman, faces robbery charges as investigators link a cash register theft to the disappearance of Bernice Worden. Authorities caution rumor, describing the dwelling with human skin furnishings.
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Plainfield
Wis
Waushara County
Ed Gein
Gein
Atty
Earl Eileen
Ein
Boyd Clark
Kileen
Bernice Worden
Milwaukee
Charles E. ‘Wilson
State Crime Laboratory
Eileen
Wilson
Gely
State—Crime Laboratory
Family Quits House After Skunk Slain
Mr and Mrs Jack A Shillingberg and their three children evacuated their home at 123 Ross Street after boys chased and killed a skunk in the yard. The animal sprayed inside the house causing illness for the family and prompting an overnight departure.
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Jack A. Shil-lingberg
Ross Street
Allen
Barbara
Tackle
Mire
Shillingberg
Three Weddings For A Legal I Do In Illinois Style
Howard Lawson and Mary Sylvester wed three times to satisfy jurisdictional quirks. After blood tests and license hiccups in Urbana Champaign and Mahomet, they finally wed in Bloomington under a radio broadcast of The Star Spangled Banner, with each ceremony failing to meet county lines until the last one counted.
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Bloomington
Ill
Howard Lawson
Mary Sylvester
Mansfield
Howard
Normal
Mary
Urbana
Champaign County
IF. Hay -Doland
McClean County
Doland
Pratt County
Mahomet
Charlie's Market
IRS Allows Estimates for Reporting Expense Items
Washington reports that the Internal Revenue Service says estimates may be used in reporting expense items on income tax forms. Director Russell C. Harrington clarified that totals can be listed on the form itself or on a separate sheet, but large expense accounts may still draw scrutiny. No change is planned for 1957 returns.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Russell C. Hart
Revenue Service Hastington
IRS
U.S
News & World Report
Harrington
Weather forecast for Maryland shows showers and warmth
The Weather Bureau predicts a showery weekend with possible thundershowers and mild temperatures. Western Maryland warm air moved in last night with forecasts of up to 70 degrees tomorrow. yesterday reached 37, today’s low around 42. Showers began this morning with a late tomorrow clearing trend and a rain total of about one inch anticipated.
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Weather Bureau
Maryland
Mayor Elected Vice President of State Group
Baltimore Maryland Municipal League votes to oppose any curtailment of the federal state program for combating water pollution.
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Baltimore F
Maryland Municipal League
Porch Light Drive Targets United Fund Goal
The Porch Light drive seeks to raise $20 000 toward the United Fund goal of $250 922 for 195? The campaign aims to mobilize 320 000 in county towns and city of Hagerstown with volunteers touring neighborhoods. City officials and local leaders back the effort as a council seeks to fund a statewide technical advisory service for local governments.
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Hagerstown
James E
Swanton
Paign
Paul Horst
Frederick J. Richard
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Poreh
Mount Rainier
Teers
Paul Ottinger
BR. Herman Adt
Clyde B
Tweberkins
Snow Hill
John A. Derrig
Hegers
Frederick
Winslow F. Feix
Tnwn
Pope
Kennan Urges Direct Talks With Russians
George F. Kennan urged Britain and the United States to pursue bilateral negotiations with the Soviet Union. He warned coalitions are poor negotiators and said private progress is preferable to public displays of Atlantic unity. Kennan is a former U S ambassador to Moscow and author of the containment policy.
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London
George F. Kenan
British Broadcasting Corp
United States
Britain
France
Kennan
U. S
Moscow
The
Man Charged in Canal Road Trash Dump Case
Sirbaugh of Downaville Pike charged with dumping a truckload of trash hauled from Hagerstown onto Canal Road between Taylor's Landing and Mandell Wilttany. He was ordered to post 26.45 collateral by Deputy Sheriff Bruce Spickler then pledged to forfeit it at the hearing before Magistrate Edwin H. Miller. The deputy noted the trash was not hauled to the city dump and could not determine why.
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Hagerstown
Canal Road
Taylor's Landing
Mandell
Wilttany
United Nations Disarmament Talks Headed Toward Accord
Diplomatic quarters report a tentative agreement to avert a breakdown in U N disarmament negotiations. The plan aims to bridge gaps between key parties and keep the talks on track for a broader compromise.
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United Nations
U. N
Stores weigh year-round hours as retailers weigh options
Hagerstown Retailers Bureau meets to decide on proposed year-round hours for next year. Proposal keeps Friday hours 9 am to 9 pm, adds noon Monday opening and 9 pm closing, and a Wednesday afternoon shift to allow better public access. If approved, changes take effect January 1 with no total hours increase, just re arrangement.
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Hagerstown
Tips Earn Cash From East End Roster
A three-in-a-week East End roster yielded three fairly good tips each worth $1, totaling $3. Entries described turtles found behind The Terrace and rats scavenging a dump, along with squirrels disturbing tulip bulbs after Halloween rubbish. Two tips earned $2 for noting a Washington Avenue housewife and relatives reuniting 42 years after hospital release.
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East End
Hallowe’en Parade
Washington Avenue
Beau
Reskin
Sip
Young Hunter Fatally Shot Near Magnolia West Virginia
A 22 year old hunter Robert Stotler of Magnolia was fatally shot while hunting illegally in the Bottom Lands near Magnolia West Virginia. Companions Vincent Shambaugh Edward Fear Arthur Fischer faced charges with fines and jail for hunting on Sunday or without licenses. The incident prompted police investigation and led to a broader political note on NATO and Eisenhower administration proposals.
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Robert Stotler
Magnolia
Berkeley Springs
W. Va
Vincent Stambaugh
Justice of Peace Swim
Edward Fear
Magno
Hig
Arthur Fischer
Greateacapon
William Clark
Charles Burke
Stottler
New York
Stevenson
Shambaugh
Stotler
Stevenson Talks Policy With Dulles On NATO Plans
Democrat Adlai Stevenson arrived at the State Department to confer with Secretary Dulles on Eisenhower’s NATO revival. He said he would be a helpful consultant but declined to draft policy. Stevenson, a former Illinois governor, planned meetings with Eisenhower as he vacations in Augusta, Georgia.
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Adlai Stevenson
State Department
John Foster Dulles
Stevenson
Auowa
NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Dufles
Ao State Department
Eisenhower
Augusta
White House
James C. Hagerty
Hischhower
Washington
Adlai F. Stevenson
Dulles
Adlnois
County Officials Testify Before November Grand Jury
Chester F. Delghey president of the Board of County Commissioners and School Superintendent William M. Brish testified before the November Grand Jury after being summoned last Friday and again today. The jury, with no other witnesses required, continues deliberations. Indictments issued include paternity cases and forgery and larceny charges against Olin B. Huffman Bernard Barr and Robert E. Startzman.
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Chester F. Delghey
Board of County Commissioners
William M. Brish
A Ithan
Bernard Barr
Thieves Take Parakeet to Silver Service in Millbrae Home
In Millbrae California Mr and Mrs William Schmidt reported a burglary during visiting friends. Items stolen include a parakeet in its cage a silver service for 12 a piggy bank with about 200 dimes inside two box covers from the living room a toaster and electric coffee maker a jewelry set nine sets of earrings and various clothing items. Authorities noted limited details and a rough value estimate around 120 dollars.
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Millbrae
Calif
William Schmidt
Ralph
Brownie
Fourth Ward
Finch Collar
Molf
Schmidt
Champion Receives Shoes Made In Hagerstown
A retired heavyweight champion Rocky Marel ano’s family will soon wear shoes made in Hagerstown. Southern Shoe Co. North Mulberry Street dispatched a size 10 pair for a former champion at a Beach, Florida address. A salesman filed the order.
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Rocky Marelano
Southern Shoe Co
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