Ailing Vet and Daughter Lose Trailer to Fire
John Katsiroumbas and his 16 year old daughter Joan lost their home trailer at 6202 S Randall Ave to a blaze that destroyed all possessions worth about 5 to 6 thousand dollars. A vacant house on the property was saved by airport fire units before the main fire department arrived. The cause is under investigation and nothing was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Katsiroumbas
Joan
Katsiroumbas
Jim Brown
E. Bilby Rd
S. Randall Ave
Kat
Tucson Municipal
Pima Fire Department
Veterans Hospital
Ottawa Soldier Girard Claimed Victim of Dirty Deal
Ottawa residents accuse President Eisenhower of allowing Japan to try Army Specialist 3 C William S Girard 21 for manslaughter in a firing range shooting in Japan. Girard’s brother vows to appeal to Congress as locals denounce the decision as a travesty and call for U S legislative protections. The case sparks protests from the VFW War Mothers and local bar association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ill
Eisenhower
Japan
Army
William S. Girard
Louis Girard
White House
Girard
Walter Carroll
Mothers of America
Pearl Harbor
Ottawa Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
War Mothers Club
Defense Department
John Eng
Noah M. Mason
R-Iii
Charles A. Boyle
D-Ili
Chicago
Haru
Candy) Sueyama
Humanitarian Falls While Freeing Trapped Pigeon
Tom W. Harrington, 65, climbed to remove a pigeon stuck on his roof and slipped twelve feet, suffering head injuries. Neighbors assisted as he was taken to Parkland Hospital for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tom W. Harrington
Parkland Hospital
Ghost Brings Tax Reduction in Petersfield England
In Petersfield a ghost in a first floor bedroom led Lt. Col. Algernon Bonham Carter to win a 10 percent tax cut on his 500 year old home. The local tax evaluation court ruled the specter lowered property values and approved the reduction. A real estate agent involved noted the unusual case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersfield
England
Algernon Bonham- Carter
Ghostly Apparition Reported in Big Manor House
The colonel reported a ghost repeatedly appearing in one of the four main bedrooms of the manor. The specter’s identity remains unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fied
Also Mentioned on This Page
Citizen
Bernie Sediey
Siroumbas
Fred Cox
Grunewald & Adams
East Congress Street
Tucson
Hudnuts New
Richard Hudnut
Lambe
rt-Budout
Warner-Lambert Pha
Humanitarian
Smirnoff
Ste
Pierre Smirnoff
Houblein
Artford
Cont
Reuben Gold
Chest OF Drawers
Hartman
Authent
Douglas Dinette
Oklahoma
Maple
Kroehler
Congress
Stratolounger
Columbus
Apt
Alexander Smith
Main
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!