Master Mind Jewelry Thief Kills Himself in England
Scotland Yard linked Barry Holliday, known as Bertie or Johnny the Gent, to Europe’s top gem thefts and tied his death to a concealed gun in a hotel room at Virginia Water. Investigators found jewels valued around £100,000 hidden in his villa and London strongbox. Holliday’s death was ruled a suicide to avoid consequences.
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Thames
Saia
Dallas Burglary Suspect Slain By Shotgun Blast
Dallas police report Lois Green a reputed underworld figure was shot dead outside Sky-Vue club as he prepared to enter his green car after a Christmas party. He faced multiple burglary indictments with bonds totaling 35 000 dollars and possible life terms as a habitual criminal.
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Idaho
Joe Bonds
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Decker
Parkland Hospital
Freeman Burford
Burford
Grover C. Furr
McKinney
Furr
Furrs
Russian War Bride Freed in San Francisco Bond Release
Valentina Gardner, 27 year old White Russian wife of Henry F. Gardner, is released on $1000 bond after a three member board reversed an earlier ruling that she was an undesirable alien. She must report Jan 9 as her case awaits final action by the attorney general. The couple reunites after 13 months apart and she calls it a Christmas dream.
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San Francisco
Valentina Gardner
Mrs. Gardner
Gardner
Gambling House Probe Follows Payment Dispute
In Las Vegas Nevada the Savoy Club casino faced a county grand jury probe after reportedly refusing to pay about 47 000 won from a dice game. Police were called when Jack Durant of another casino said the house paid only 20 000 of his 67 000 craps winnings.
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Savoy Club
Savoy
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Catholic Youth Organized Here In Tucson Diocese
Efforts are under way to organize Catholic Youth organizations in every parish of the Tucson diocese. Anthony M. Inorie says about 35 parishes already have groups, covering less than half the diocese. CYO includes all ages with focus on social recreational and spiritual activities. a meeting of lay leaders and clergy is planned after the new year following Sunday's gathering.
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Anthony M. Inorie
Inorie
CYO
Helped Build First Cadillac By Hand
Joel E. Brown 73 pioneer automobile man died in Hollywood after helping build the first Cadillac shown at Madison Square Garden in 1903. He later served as Don Lee Motor Corp. service manager and, at death, was general manager and president and head of Hillcrest Motors in Hollywood. He died Thursday.
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Southern California
Hillcrest Motors
Four Young People Die In Illinois Auto Freight Crash
Four youths and two teenage girls from Pana died when a car struck a New York Central freight train near Pana Illinois. Another girl, 16 Phyllis Huffmaster, was critically injured as the five riders were returning from a drive. The train was delayed three hours after the collision.
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Phyllis Huffmaster
Herman Becker
John Hill
Barbara Havriska
Delores Potchkes
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