Death Ends Long Career Of Check Passer
Frederick Emerson Peters 73 died of a cerebral hemorrhage in a New Haven hotel ending a career noted by the FBI as among the strangest in American crime. A glib con artist, he posed as officials or celebrities to pass worthless checks mostly under 50 dollars, using names like Roosevelt and Pinchott.
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Washington
Frederick Emerson Peters
New Haven
Conn
Peters
FBI
Franklin Roosevelt II
Gifford Pinchott
Theodore Roosevelt Jr
Philip Wylie
Rochester
N.Y
West Salem
Ohio
Detective Tags Mayor's Car In City Hall Lot
Detective Jack Muller tagged Mayor Richard J. Daley's new black limousine in a no parking zone outside City Hall. Muller also ticketed 23 other vehicles in the area while Daley was away from his office. the mayor planned to pay the fine.
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Chicago
Jack Muller
Police Department
Richard J. Daley
City Hall
Muller
Far North Side
City County
Daley
Two Escaped Convicts Held In Pennsylvania
Two escaped Virginia convicts James E Hall 37 and Connie Platt 27 are held in Allegheny County jail awaiting extradition to Fairfax County Virginia They are charged with kidnapping and unlawful flight to avoid prosecution after al leged hostage incident involving Peter M Nielsen 79 of McLean The men waived extradition and bail was set at 50000 each in U S District Court.
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Pittsburgh
Virginia
Allegheny County
Fairfax County
James E. Hall
Connie Platt
U.S
John W .McIlvaine
Platt
Hall
Washington, Pa
Peter M. Nielson
McLean
Pennsylvania
Washington
Clarke Lions Picnic Set Next Sunday
Clarke County Lions Club will host its annual picnic on August 9 at William Bowerman's cottage near Front Royal. Members are to meet that afternoon for the event.
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Clarke Lions
Berryville
Clarke County Lions Club
William Bowerman
Front Royal
Wheeler to portray machine politician in The Gang's All Here
New Broadway musical drama The Gang's All Here will feature Bert Wheeler of Wheeler and Woolsey as a machine politician. Wheeler recently starred in Harvey and was known for Ziegfeld Follies Rio Rita. Bob Woolsey has died. The Panama Canal depth ranges from 41 to 85 feet.
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New York
Bert Wheeler
Wheeler and Woolsey
Wheeler
Bob Woolsey
Panama Canal
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