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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1955
Page
3
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Eloise Roberts 34 was shot in Broward General Hospital by Vera Roberts 38 a Georgia native. The husband, 12 year old son present, used a concealed pistol in a paper sandwich to kill his wife and then killed himself after an attempted commitment for mental illness earlier in the year. Broward Sheriff Amos Hall oversaw the case.
Robert Newton returns to Hollywood after filming a feature version of Long John Silver in CinemaScope and 26 color TV episodes in Australia. The project aims for a Davy Crockett style merchandise boom and could yield a substantial annuity if popular with audiences and kids.
Donalsonville market reports rising activity as Blue Lake Polo Beans contract to a Thomasville firm. Daily hauls start at 15 tons, forecast 45 to 50 tons by midweek, with beans from Seminole Miller Decatur Baker Early and Calhoun counties fetching 6.50 to 7.00 per hundredweight.
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