Philadelphia Gunman Unruh Kills Multiple People in City
Howard Unruh, born 1921 in Haddonfield, stormed through Philadelphia spraying bullets at a drug store, a barber shop, and other locations. Victims include Maurice Cohen, Joan Pilarchik, Clark Hoover, Orrin Smith, an insurance salesman, and two women. eyewitnesses describe panic as he fired at passing civilians before barricading himself at home. He served three years in a field artillery unit in Germany and Austria during WWII and recently dropped out of a Temple University pharmacy course.
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Maurice Cohen
Joan Pilarchik
Barber Clark Hoover
Unruh
Orrin Smith
Haare
Cohes
We Care
Roxy de Marco
An Haddonfield
Philadelphia Naval Base
Germany
Austria
Jamey
Howard
Temple University
Philadelphia
Tragic Home Invasion Ends in Fatal Shooting
A home intrusion led to the shooting death of Minnis Cohen's mother and injuries to Cohen's wife during a confrontation involving Unruh and Cohen. The assailant pursued Cohen and fled, prompting a deadly sequence inside the residence.
Victims Of Shooting In Camden N J
The shooting yesterday by Howard Unruh left multiple dead and wounded. Listed were Thomas Hamilton age two and Orris Hamith age six among the dead, with a wide range of wounded including Madeline Harrie and Charles Peterson.
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Howard Unruh
Thomas Hamilton
River Road
Orris Hamith
Tyler Avenue
Mra Helge Zegrine
Damien J. Hutton
Lee East Avenue
Westmont
Clark Hoover
Barber
River Head
Joun F. Pilarchik
Delaware Gardens
Penftitauken
Alvin BM. Day
Wincons Avenue
Mantua
Maurice Cohen
Rose Cohen
Maurice
Minnie Coheen
Emma Matlack
Marton Avenue
Pennsauken
Local Ads and Notices Page Clutter with Mixed Listings
A scanned page shows church programs and radio listings intermingled with classifieds for real estate, jobs, personal services, and vital notices. The dense OCR fragment includes telephone numbers, office hours, and promotional copy for dining, dining equipment, and recruiting pitches, typical of an old community advertising section.
Unclear fragment describes violence and crowd after killings
A damaged excerpt notes bodies laid indoors and on a floor as two slain boys are referenced. Large crowds gathered hours later in the normally calm street, suggesting a daytime riot or mass disturbance following the incident.
Lake and Lake Region Visitors and Local Notices
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