The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1956-11-16

year-old baby sitter in Norfolk.
STAYS HUSBAND-Mrs. Jan,
Spengler. 3s. Spring Valley, Wis
mother of nine, slew her HUSBAND
while her children looked on. She
used IL gauge gun; said she did
MT mean to do it. .
BURN TO DEATH-Two apart
ment house fires in Cincinatti kill
ed nine persons, eight of then
children; all negroes.
SLABS WIFE - Robert Gold
ston, 80, of Wake County, stabbed
his wife with steak knife because
she refused to kiss him.
DRANK OIL AND ANTI.
FREEZE - Kellis McCallister, a
16-year-old West Va. high schoo
boy, died after drinking oil, and ar
anti-freeze chaser because school
mates had dared him. $3.50
BROWNIES HURT = Twenty
five Girl Scout Brownies, and
eight adults were injured when an
automobile rammed the rear of a
horse drawn hayride wagon at
Islip, N. Y.
filters KILLED - Four Nor.
folk based f1iers were killed ant
two others were injured Sunday
when U. S. bomber crashed an6
burned during a take-off in the
Azores. They were returning from
duty in the Mediterranean.
5000 MILES BY BIKE - A
Swiss accountant, Rene Scherer
%, was visitor in Norfolk aftel
an 8,000-mile trip by bicycle acros:
North America. He rode 1876 mile!
in one day through N. C. Sleeps il
tent, now lives on 80 cents day
for food. Visited Canada and Mex
leo. = "'1| &
NO DAMAGES-A woman whc
kissed the driver of AGAR, and suf'
tfered injuries when the car wen
into a pole and was wrecked, los
her case for damages before tbs
Pa. Supreme Court. Miss Mary Ly
ons of McKeesport sued Alex War
go. An exciting kiss, no doubt.
MORE WOMEN-There are /.
381 900 more women in the u. S
than men according to the Census
Bureau. Six years ago, the major
ity was only 100000. More THAI
100000 more males than females
die each year in this country.
CLEANUP JOB-It's going u
cost lot of money to clean up TIN
mess following invasion of Egyp
by France and Britain. Fifteel
ships are sunk in the Suez Canal
which will block traffic for man!
months. Much machinery and othe,
debris is in the canal. Who'll pu
up the dough to do the job? Be
you guessed it right the first time
COSTLY LIQUOR CASE-Twc
greene County men in Fedora
Court in Wilmington were givel
two days to raise $500 fine Of
90 to prison for 10 months foi
having 1T gallons of moonshin'
whiskey on hand. They are james
Barwick and ]. H. Ham. In tn
same court, Alfred Hardy wa
fined $3.50 for having "a gallons
in his car.
DIE IN HOUSE FIRE - Fiv'
little children died in the fir
i which destroyed their home il
Spokane. The mother was asleel
on a couch in the front room. Tn
father was in Jail on non-suppor
charge In Boston, three PEG
pie ranging in age from SO to q
died in a rooming house fire S..
In Carthage, Mo. Keith Dunn, Il
drowned in swimming pool whel
his feet caught in a pipe.
! RADIOMAN-S. H. Barnett,
Cape Hatteras boy, took part j
the rescue of 33 of the crew of
German freighter in the Mort
Atlantic. Barnett, the son of Nj
and Mrs. Andrew Barnett who no,
live in Elizabeth City, is a radio
man with the Coast Guard distrit
office in Norfolk. The men wer
brought to Norfolk by the cutie
Chincoteague, during the week ent
and the ship is being towed to tn
Azores for reconditioning. A Ion
woman crew member of the ship
Mrs. Use Sturnn, wife Of q Germa
businessman. II