Two Teenagers Admit Slaying Abingdon Theater Manager
Two Roanoke youths aged 15 and 16 have confessed to stabbing Abingdon theater manager John Bray to death. Police credited an informer and a jailhouse overheard conversation for the arrests at Beaumont Correctional Farm near Richmond. Bray's body was found in his car on Sept. 11 near Marion Virginia.
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Marion
Smyth County
Abingdon
Beaumont Correctional Farm
Richmond
Frank Johnson
Roy Summit
Roanoke
Steve Shelton
John 8
Bray
Here
Beaumont
Roanoke County
Montgomery County
Christiansburg
Rewards Offered After Slaying in Smyth County
Smyth County authorities, aided by Commonwealth's Attorney J Aubrey Mathews, arrested two boys at the Beaumont farm in a slaying case. A reward of 2500 dollars was posted for information leading to the arrests. Bray, the slain man, was believed en route to Abingdon from Coeburn and had spent Sunday with his parents, Ernest and Mrs Bray, in Coeburn.
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Ately
Smyth County
Thorne Rated As Poor Pilot In Fatal Crash
Civil Aeronautics Board testimony described Joel Thorne as very poor as a pilot. Edward Perlis testified he found Thorne slipshod in instrument checks and erratic in flight before the October 8 crash that killed Thorne and eight others. Investigators noted Thorne's licenses and a long arrest record for traffic violations including speeding.
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Edward Perlis
Long Beach
Calif
Civil Aeronautics
Perlis
Thorne
Philip N. Goldstein
Goldstein
Playboy
Brooking Elected President of Central Virginia Hospital Accountants
A. W. W. Brooking, comptroller of Winchester Memorial Hospital, was elected president of the Central Virginia Chapter of the American Association of Hospital Accountants at a Friday Richmond meeting. The group includes about 32 central Virginia hospitals. Brooking has served at Winchester Memorial for five years.
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W. W. Brooking
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Central Virginia
American Association of Hospital Accountants
Richmond
Virginia
Brooking
Radiator Service and Cooling System Repair
South End Motors Inc at 1650 Valley Ave advertises radiator service and complete cooling system repair. The ad highlights expert repair for cooling components and general radiator maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South End Motors Inc
Valley Ave
Priace
Storekeeper Goes On Trial For Slaying In Virginia
In Heathsville Virginia Ira Hinton goes on trial in Northumberland County Circuit Court for the killing of Howard Bromley 23. Bromley was shot with a shotgun and pistol after an altercation with Hinton and his brother Meade. Bromley died from a neck wound an autopsy showed Witnesses described a heated exchange preceding the shooting and about 100 people gathered outside Hinton's store nine miles southeast of Heathsville.
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Heathsville
Northumberland County
Ira Hinton
Howard Bromley
Hinton
Westmoreland County
Bromley
Meade Hinton Bromley
Here
Inton
Lottery Laws Openly Violated Warn Grand Jury
A Fredericksburg grand jury reports the laws governing lotteries have been openly violated and urges strict enforcement. It also suggests amending the state Constitution to permit local modified lotteries for charitable purposes and calls for stronger enforcement statewide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredericksburg
Grand Jury
Pennies to $20 Bills Find Way Into LA Kettles
Salvation Army officers report a holiday kettle tally in Los Angeles showing 30 748 pennies 17 416 nickels 16 442 dimes 13 798 quarters 4 098 half dollars 2 468 one dollar bills 97 five dollar bills 18 silver dollars 17 ten dollar bills and 11 twenty dollar bills. Lt Col Frank Wilmer says mail checks supplement small change as the group aims to aid 100 000 people in the area this week.
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Los Angeles
Salvation Army
Frank Wilmer
Man swims daily in 9 degree Chicago cold
William Wohl a 47 year old railroad conductor continued his daily Lake Michigan plunge despite temperatures of 9 degrees above zero and a low of 2 degrees. He has maintained the routine for two years.
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Chicago
William Wohl
Lake Michigan
Wohl
78 Yesterday In Phoenix
It was 78 in Phoenix yesterday signaling a warm day for the city. The article notes the mild weather contrasted with colder conditions in the East and Midwest. It mentions W. E. F. Cole, a wealthy attorney, criticizing a local store promotional giveaway editorially. Grand jury members listed include Mayor C. M. Cowan and Edward H. Cann.
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Phoenix
Ariz
East
Midwest
Wealth
W. E. F. Cole
Fredericksburg
Free - Lance Star
C. M. Cowan
Edward H. Cann
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