Retired Farmer Surrenders in Ky Police Chief Slaying
Police Chief George M. Dickey 78 of Cynthiana Ky was slain and nine possemen wounded as | Charles Allen 70 a retired farmer surrendered in Jacksonville Ky He faces murder charges after Dickey was shot when Allen claimed he mistook him for a chicken thief and trapped in a barn with a 15 year old girl
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George M. Dickey
Cynthiana
Charles Allen
Jacksonville
Allen
Dickey
Young Dunker Raymond Murray Wins New Jersey Title
Ray Murray a 12 year old from Atlantic City wins the doughnut dunking championship beating rivals from New Jersey. He will perform demonstrations after his victory and competes at the New York World’s Fair.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Raymond Murray
New Jersey
Ray
World's Fastest Elevators in RCA Building
In New York City's RCA building elevators run from the first floor to the sixty fifth, a distance of 779 feet. Two cabs travel at 1400 feet per minute, the fastest in the world. Others move about 1200 feet per minute.
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RCA
New York City
Rollatennis on Skates Thrills As Two Girls Play
Betty Harsman and Dorothy Petersen perform in rollatennis on roller skates, where players struggle to keep their feet on certain shots during the game.
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Rollatennis
Betty Harsman
Dorothy Petersen
Grand Rapids
Mich
Mail car hold-up foiled by clerks near Champaign
A train mail car on an Illinois Central passenger run near Champaign was halted by four masked bandits seeking a $65,615 army payroll. Mail clerks fired. one bandit was wounded, captured after leaping from the moving train and breaking his leg, and was returned to the train for transport to Chicago.
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Illinois Central
Champaign
United States Army
Chicago
Ostrich Eggs Haul for Tarzan Scene Stuns Studio Crew
A two month hunt by a studio department yielded four ostrich eggs kept on ice in the studio commissary for a domestic Tarzan scene with Maureen O’Sullivan and Johnny Weissmuller. The eggs weighed two to three pounds each and required a hatchet to crack.
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Maureen O'Sullivan
Johnny Weisemuller
Tarzan
Mies O'Sullivan
Eric
Bogart Reveals Twist In Autograph Requests
Hollywood icon Humphrey Bogart discusses a new wrinkle in autograph requests, detailing how fans approach him and the evolving etiquette of celebrity signatures.
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Humphrey Bogart
Star
You Can't Get Away With Murder At Fox Theatre Borart
A report notes Warner Bros film You Can t Get Away With Murder playing at the Fox Theatre Borart. A fan sends a diffuse self portrait created by projecting a screen image from the pirate picture Hackett Har tora and asks for a signature.
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Warner Broa
Fox
Borart
Hacket Hartora
Moo
The Iseran Pass Holds World’s Highest Road
The article notes the Iseran pass in Savoy France as the highest road in the world at nearly two miles above sea level.
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Iseran Pass
Savoy
France
Aged farmer Allen held after Cynthiana chief slay case
Charles Alten a 72 year old farmer surrendered at a Lexington jail after a hunt for him in which police say he killed Police Chief George M. Dickey of Cynthiana and was linked to an assault involving a young girl. The man fled, shots were exchanged, and he turned himself in at relatives near Cynthiana.
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Lexington
George M. Dickey
Cynthiana
Charles Alten
Dickey
Allen
Stark Becomes Navy Chief in Washington Ceremony
Admiral Harold R. Stark takes the oath of office as new chief of the United States Naval Operations in Washington. He succeeds Admiral William D. Leahy, who retires to govern Puerto Rico, with Rear Admiral W. B. Woodson assisting.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Louis (Lepke) Buchalter
United States
Irving Penn
William D. Leahy
Puerto Rico
Harold R. Stark
United States Naval Operations
W. B. Woodson
Washington
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