Ewald Indicted in NY Magistrate graft case
Former Magistrate George F. Ewald his wife Bertha and two others face three counts alleging he bought the city magistrate appointment for 10000 dollars. Martin J. Healy Tammany leader and a sheriff's clerk Tammaney named in the probe. arraignments set and bail at 2500 each. Special prosecutor Todd said evidence will continue next Wednesday with potential further indictments.
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Associated Press
New York
George F. Ewald
Ewald
Bertha
Ewalds
Supreme Justice
McCook
Martin J. Healy
Tammany
Thomas T. Tammaney
Wettorney General
Roosevelt
City of
Bertha Ewald
Healy
Tammaney
Hiram C. Todd
Heat Records 98 Degrees in September Then Drops North Wind
Amarillo weather surprised residents as Friday's 2 PM heat climbed to 98, the hottest late September day on record for post mid month. The month remains drier than normal, with Tri-State Fair forecast bringing potential rain. The temp surged from 90 to 98 in an hour, then fell as a northerly breeze cooled the evening.
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Amarillo
Herman Collman
Collman
Stolen Airplane Claimed as Officers Seek Young Air Thief
Walter D. Mauk airport manager Elk City Oklahoma came to Hays to claim a plane stolen from Elk City hangar. Authorities seek J R Purdom 16 of Hays implicated by Robert Staab 15 who says they planned an adventurous trip to Mexico but turned back Staab sent to Barton County to answer theft charges Purdom believed to be hiding near Salina or Wichita.
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United Press
Hays
Kas
Walter D. Mauk
Elk City
Okla
J. R. Purdom
Robert Staab
Mexico
Young Staab
Barton County
Great Bend
Purdom
Salina
Wichita
Staab
Castro County fair opens in Dimmitt with new association
The Castro County agricultural fair begins its annual run in Dimmitt, sponsored by a newly formed Castro County Fair Association. Officials include J. W. Williams as president and O. C. Axtell as first vice president, with a countywide board of directors representing Nazareth, Dim mitt, Jumbo, Big Square, Cleo, Bethel and Sun nyside. Exhibits feature community, farm and home club displays, with poultry and livestock shows planned for Saturday.
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Dimmitt
Castro County
Castro County Fair Association
Chamber of Commerce
Fair Association
J. W. Williams
O. C. Axtell
Alfred Scott
Kenneth Turner
Percy Estes
Nazareth
Tony Billinghausen
T. V. Weaver
Jumbo
Albert Schofield
Big Square
Cleo
J. H. Wagley
Flagg
C. H. Thomas
Bethel
J. C. Williams
Sunnyside
Hart
Frank Brown
Frio
Sudan
Slain Wrestler in Chicago Sanctioned by Gang War Probe
Chicago detectives pressed a wide raid for public enemies as gangland violence surged. George Peters, a wrestler, was shot dead in a Argo soft drink parlor, while Mike Lacakis lay wounded. Authorities targeted Frank Nitti at the Lexington Hotel and noted Mathew Capone’s release amid a broader court scene involving Judge Lyle and gun case defendants.
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Associated Press
Chicago
The
Crime Commission
George Peters
Argo
Mike Lacakis
Lexington Hotel
Michigan Avenue
Frank Nitti
Capone
Mathew Capone
Scarface
Mathew
W. W. Damron
Harrisburg
Ill
Ralph
John H. Lyle
Dominick Brancato
Dominick Bello
Lyle
Hoover Invited to Texas Bridge Fest
President Hoover was invited to attend a celebration next year at the site of the new Bridgeport dam across the Trinity river in Wise county Texas. Silliman Evans, executive secretary of the Trinity River Canal association, extended the invitation and said the event would be in late spring or early summer to fit the president’s schedule. It was not stated if the invitation would be accepted.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Bridgeport
Trinity River
Wise County
Texas
Silliman Evans
Trinity River Canal Association
Dallas Daily Celebrates 24th Birthday Edition
The Dallas Dispatch marked its 24th birthday with a 70 page edition featuring advertising, local and telegraph news, and special features.
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United Press
Dallas
Dallas Dispatch Today
Fatal Plane Crash Death Inquest For Ruth Alexander
Inquest into Ruth Alexander's death from a San Diego plane crash will begin tomorrow. Investigators found evidence against self harm as the cause. Alexander had recent marriages to Ensign Robert Elliott and previous husband Mac Alexander, with unclear divorce status. Her funeral arrangements and burial were set for Irving, Kansas.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Calif
Ruth Alexander
C. Kelly
Miss Alexander
Robert A. Elliott
Alden Fannelson
Irving
Kas
Mac Alexander
Kansas
Ensign Elliott
Alexander
Elliott
Brooklyn
West
W. T. Blaney
Ruth Blaney
Olathe
Yuma
Ariz
Naval Reserve Flier
District Court
Here
Naomi Ayres
Alden Fanuelson
Fanuelson
Richmond
California
Girl Hurt In Crash At Coleman Texas
Mary Neal Parker seven year old daughter of Oscar Parker had both legs broken when struck by an automobile in Coleman Texas on Thursday.
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Coleman
Tex
Mary Neal
Oscar Parker
Girl Flier Ruth Alexander Dies In California Crash
Ruth Alexander, famed young aviator, was killed Thursday when her plane crashed into a hill after takeoff from San Diego California bound for Newark New Jersey. Fog obscured view and some speculate personal matters influenced the tragedy. A recent photo of the aviatrix accompanies the report.
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Associated Press
Ruth Alexander
San Diego
Calif
Newark
N. J
Agent slain in brewery raid in Elizabeth New Jersey
A squad of prohibition agents raided the Rising Sun Brewery in Elizabeth New Jersey when 11 gunmen attacked. One gunman killed Philadelphia deputy John Finello 40. The others fled as police and troopers surrounded the fortress like building.
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Associated Press
Elizabeth
N. J
Rising Sun
Prohibition
John Finello
Dity
Philadelphia
Robert Young
Finello
Cardinals Boost NL Lead With 7 3 Win Over Phillies
The St Louis Cardinals widened their National League lead to 24 games by defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 7 to 3. Trailing 3-2 after seven innings, the Red Birds rallied with five runs in the seventh as Chuck Klein hit two homers for Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Brooklyn Robins
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Chuck Klein
Red Birds
Andree Diary Reveals Polar Expedition Struggle
The diary of Salomon August Andrée and two companions details a failed 1897 balloon expedition to reach the North Pole. After leaving Spitzbergen they battled treacherous ice, shifting drift, and scarce food, wandering toward Franz Josef/Nansen lands before turning toward the Seven Islands and eventually perishing on White Island.
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Ulrich Salchow
Associated Press
Stockholm
Salomon August Andree
North Pole
Dane's Island
Spitzbergen
Arctic Lee
Andree
Gunnar Horn
Tromsee
Norway
White Island
Spitabergen
Fridtjof Nansen Land
Franz Josef Land
Seven Islands
Arctic
Women club work features at Amherst Lamb County Fair
Fifteen women’s community clubs totaling 427 members display 15 booths at the Lamb County Fair opening Thursday. The 4-H Club girls, Art, Textile, Home Economics and Floral booths receive high praise. Miss Ruby Mashburn, county Home Demonstration Agent, leads the impressive showing, with County Agent D A Adams supervising. The fair uses its own buildings on firm grounds, with new agricultural and club house, poultry house, two livestock pavilions, and smaller emergency structures. Nearby communities contributed support and cooperation.
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Amherst
Lamb County
Ruby Mashburn
Mashburn
D. A. Adams
Littlefield
Olton
Earth
Sudan
Springlake
Muleshoe
The
Fair Association
Advance seat sale for rodeo and revue announced
Advance seat sale for the Tri-State Rodeo and Ernie Young's Span ish Nights Revue has begun at City Drug Store No 1 and will continue all day Saturday. Tickets may be bought there or at the fair grounds offices all day Sunday when visitors arrive to preview the exhibits.
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Tri-State
Ernie Young
Tri-State Exposition
City Drug Store No. 1
Russian short selling hits U S grain prices
Secretary Hyde said an inquiry found the Soviet Union selling large amounts of wheat short on the Chicago market. The All-Russian Textile Syndicate admitted selling 6,000,000 bushels, a move Hyde linked to lower prices and harm to American farmers. Chicago officials had no comment pending exchange actions.
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Associated Prensa
Washington
Chicago
Hyde
John A. Bunnell
Chicago Board of Trade
Agriculture Department
Russia
New York
Associated Press
Bunnell
Russians Execute Eight for Hoarding Coins in Leningrad and White Russia
Moscow dispatch reports eight people, including two priests, were executed in Leningrad and White Russia for counter revolutionary activity linked to hoarding silver and gold coins and anti-Soviet propaganda. Simultaneously 438 others received prison terms of three to ten years for related hoarding and speculation charges. Two business men and a former czarist police officer were among the shot.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Leningrad
White
Russia
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