William Spinelli is held under suspicion of murdering his wife of almost 30 years with an axe due to copious amounts of blood found in their home as well as bone fragments found in their driveway.
An expected total of 1,218,166 vehicles will be registered in LA County in 1939, including 1,107,616 pleasure cars, 54,776 trucks, 51,350 trailers and 4400 motorcycles. These new plates will be blue with gold letters instead of the previous yellow and black.
Postmaster Mary Briggs, custodian of new Federal Building, yesterday announced that postoffice section of structure will open Jan. 23. Other sections of building, including courtrooms, offices of United States Attorney and Marshal, will be in use in six or seven weeks.
Grand Duchess Marie, cousin of the late Czar Nicholas of Russia, has arrived in Los Angeles County on a lecture tour and is to be surrounded by an armed police guard due to many threatening letters she has received from Communists.