BULLET ENTERS ROOM
CRASH THROUGH WINDOW WOMAN NARROWLY MISSED Narrowly missing Mrs. R. MacDonald, a bullet entered a room in Cover street, New Plymouth, on Thursday, struck the wall and fell to the floor. The bullet, thought to be of .22 calibre, was picked up and handed to the police. The incident occurred in the bedroom of Mrs. Helen McKechnie, who was ill in bed, and was being visited by Mrs. MacDonald, a neighbour. The window was raised by Mrs. MacDonald so that the sashes were opposite one another, and she was Standing nearby when the bullet penetrated the two panes of glass and whizzed past her head.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20016, 15 August 1939, Page 10
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108BULLET ENTERS ROOM Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20016, 15 August 1939, Page 10
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