Dyer Painted As Sex Slayer Inglewood Case Trial
Los Angeles August court session details Albert Dyer 22 from WPA crossing guard role as prosecutors outline a brutal case. Testimony describes two men with WPA caps aiding recovery of three young girls bodies in a Baldwin Hills ravine June 28. Victims ages 7 to 9. Jurors react to grisly photos and testimony. trial pauses as jurors shaken. A referenced note mentions the 1900 Republic and Florida collision.
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Los Angeles
Albert Dyer
WPA
John Morrell
Inglewood
Baldwin Hills
Morrell
Dyer
Melba
Madeline Everett
Jeanette Stephens
Shirley Agranoff
E Robertson's Father Is Dead in Crockett Texas
Friends of Mr and Mrs W E Robertson were advised today that Mr Robertson s father W F Robertson had died last night in Crockett Texas Mr Robertson an assistant cashier of the Amarillo National Bank was summoned to his father s bedside on Wednesday He and Mrs Robertson arrived in Crockett on Thursday morning The Amarillo man s father was a pioneer citizen of the South Texas city.
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W. E. Robertson
Robertson
W. EF. Robertson
Crockett
Texas
Amarillo National Bank
Amarillo
South Texas
Poisoning Confession in St Louis Hotel Case
A 26 year old mother in St Louis confessed to poisoning her 6 year old son in a hotel room and planned to kill her 5 year old daughter and herself. She described purchasing three hamburgers and spreading poison on the sandwiches while the children ate. The boy died about an hour later. the daughter spit out her bite.
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St, Louis
Claude Adams
Lenore King
St. Clair
Jeannine
Adams
French Radio Stations Accused of Aiding Spanish Loyalists
An official Spanish insurgent statement at Hendaye says several French radio stations broadcast disguised directions to Spanish government supply ships and disclosed insurgent warship positions in the Mediterranean aiding ships attempting to reach government ports.
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Hendaye
Francisco Franco
Mediterranean
Victory for the Waves
Honolulu report recounts a visitor’s humorous attempt to learn surfing in Hawaii. The piece traces the novice’s progress from paddling to catching a wave, noting the board’s elusive confidence and the challenge of standing on the crest before riding to shore.
Eight Men Convicted in Albany Kidnapping Case
Eight men sentenced for the 1933 abduction of John J. O'Connell Jr. of Albany, linked to a nationwide kidnap ring. Strews received 58 years. others up to 77 years plus fines. Several defendants to face additional sentencing today. appeal planned by Browne.
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John O'Connell
Binghamton
N. Y
John J. O'Connell
Albany
MN. Y
Frederick H. Bryant
Manning Strewl
John Oley
Percy Geary
Charles Harrigan
Thomas Dugan
George Gargukllo
John MacGlone
Harold Crowley
New York City
Frank Fischer
Thomas Parke
Hoboken
N. J
O'Connell
Bryant
Strews
Young National Guard
Leutenant
Crowley
Daniel P
Edward J. O'Connell
Putnam Street
James Sweeney
Joseph G. M. Browne
Strewl
Women Sought in Building Ruins
In Staten Island a tenement building collapsed during a rainstorm killing 19 people. Two missing women Olive Rogers and Louise Heinz were thought likely buried in the wreckage as 150 firemen and police searched the sodden site. District Attorney Innes planned a grand jury inquiry, with three other investigations underway. The building had housed a factory and fell Wednesday night after a torrent of muddy water from an overflow storm sewer. Flags flew at half staff for victims including Patrolman Joseph J. McBreen, six women, five children, and seven men. Four injured were reported as fair by doctors.
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New York
Staten Island
Olive Rogers
Louise Heinz
Frank H. Innes
Joseph J. McBreen
Amarillo Credit Association Moves to Oliver Eakle Building
Amarillo Credit Association will relocate this week end to the ground floor of the Oliver Eakle Building at 111 West Sixth Avenue. Rolla E Townsend, the association manager, said the move will occur Saturday night and Sunday with the opening of business in the new location Monday. The current offices are on the building's second floor and the new space will nearly double.
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Amarillo Credit Association
Oliver Eakle
West
Sixth Avenue
Rolla E. Townsend
Credit Association
Association
Eakle
Motorcycle Crash Sparks $5,000 suit by rider Plymale
William Plymale of 606 Fast Second Street filed in the 108th District Court against Paul H. Winstead and Mrs. Winstead seeking $5,000 for injuries from a motorcycle car collision at Seventh and Pierce Street in early August. Plymale alleges a fracture of the left wrist and other injuries while riding the motorcycle. Winstead is a city ticket agent for the Panhandle and Santa Fe Railway.
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William Plymale
Fast Second Street
108Th
Paul H. Winstead
Burton Roach Visits Friends in Amarillo Town
Burton Roach former Potter County Sheriff now manages the Sam Lord ranch near Hot Springs New Mexico. He and Sam Lord plan to ship a large number of registered hulls recently bought from Coon Culbertson to Dalhart. Roach has run the New Mexico ranch for several years.
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Amarillo
Burton Roach
Potter County
New Mexico
Mr. Roach
Sam Lord
Hot Springs
Mr. Lord
Dalhart
Coon 4 Culbertson
Huddleston Highway Officer Improves After Hospitalization
O. K. Huddleston of the State Highway Patrol was able to leave his bed and sit in a wheelchair at St. Anthony's Hospital. He was brought in Sunday in serious condition with neck paralysis and had fed through a tube for several days. Attendants reported him much better today.
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O. K. Huddleston
State Highway Patrol
St. Anthony's Hospital
Dallas Weatherman Predicts Cloudy Weather for State
Dallas August 13. Dr J L Cline of the Weather Bureau reports no relief from 100 degree heat. Partly cloudy conditions forecast for tonight and tomorrow across Texas. Heaviest rain at Carrollton, northwest of Dallas, with 1.02 inches. local rainfall around Dallas measured 0.15 inches.
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Dallas
Texas
J. L. Cline
Weather Bureau
Cline
Carrollton
Vince Boss Sentenced to Death for Murder of R W Albert
LOCKHART August 13 UPi Vince Boss a year old Houstonian was given the death penalty by a jury this morning for the murder of R W Albert Brenham cheese salesman on March 21 1936.
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Vince Boss
R. W. Albert
Lacerated death of 4-year-old girl near Staten Island home
The lacerated body of 4-year-old Joan Kuleba, missing from her South Beach residence since yesterday, was found today in an abandoned house near the beach. The child’s throat to waist wound and corpse covered with stones mark a grim discovery in New York.
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New York
U.P
Joan Kuleba
South Beach
Staten Island
House Ways and Means Panel to Back Tax Loophole Bill
The House Ways and Means Committee voted to report favorably an eight point bill to close tax loopholes. The action was announced in Washington as of August 13 with U P reporting. The measure targets specific gaps in the tax code and aims to reduce avoided taxes.
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House
Washington
U.P
Ways and Means Committee
Paraguayan Cabinet Resigns After Bloodless Paraguayan Revolt
In Asuncion the army and navy garrisons joined a bloodless revolt seizing the city and forcing the cabinet to resign. Rebels asked President Franco to stay in office and govern with a new cabinet.
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Asuncion
Paraguay
Franco
Judge to convene 108th District Court August term
Judge W E Gee will convene the 108th District Court for the August term starting Monday with a non jury first week. A petit jury is summoned for the second Monday, August 23. Newt Riggs assessed Angel Sosa $100 fine and court costs after a guilty plea to unlawful possession of a pistol. Sosa was charged Sunday and held on a $300 bond.
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W. E. Gee Wil
108Th District Court
Newt Riggs
Angel Sosa
Losa
It’s Black for Winter New York Fashion Preview
Designers already work on those simple little black dresses with soft girdled fronts and bright color touches. It will be a black winter as trends favor sleek silhouettes and restrained palettes.
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New York
Quints Suffer Jitters From Daily Stares at Fans
In Satlander Ontario the Dionne quintuplets face mild colds and heightened irritability from constant daily staring by visitors. Dr. Allen Roy Dafoe, with guardians Judge J. A. Valen and Percy D. Wilson, says a crowd problem is serious and a plan is sought to let the children play unseen.
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Percy D. Wilson
Japanese Troops Fortify Road North of Peiping Front
A United Press reporter after visiting the Nankow front near Peiping observed Japanese troops placing machine guns and defenses northward toward Peiping. Refugees near Changhsien tin said fighting extended south and northwest, with 29th army officers returning in disguise as farmers and soon in uniform with black clothing and white insignia. The 29th army reportedly hid among refugees and used hand grenades revolvers and big swords alongside machine guns.
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Liang-Siang
Peiping
Hankow
Tuliuchen
Tientsin
United Press
Changhsientin
Tachingtst
29Th Army
20Th Army
Eye-Witness account of siege and civilians at temple gate
The report describes limited Chinese soldiers visible at the gate while thousands stood barricaded in nearby buildings. Three hundred Japanese civilians, including women and children, sit on straw mats in a temple, sipping tea and watching the outside excitement. Children play quietly at a telephone as the scene contrasts with the tense exterior.
Roosevelt Nominates Black to Supreme Court in Leftward Push
The President names Senator Hugo L Black of Alabama to the Supreme Court, signaling a hard fought battle with Republicans and Democrats over a court aligned to the administration. The choice sparks claims of conservatism versus leftward policy.
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Omaha World Herald
Ind
Hugo L. Black
Alabama
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Nomination to the Supreme Court by Senator Black
The Detroit News praises Senator Black as the first nominee since Bran deis not from bench or corporate ranks but from public service. It calls him a strong choice with a mind of his own and support for New Deal policies, while noting criticism of ship subsidy and related incidents.
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Senator Black
Alabama
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Black
Louis D. Brandeis
Senate
Wagner highlights slum evils in housing bill
Senator Robert F. Wagner of New York labels the Staten Island tenement disaster, with 19 fatalities, as one of the slum area evils his $730 million housing bill aims to eradicate. The remark was delivered from Washington on August 13.
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Washington
Robert FP. Wagner
New York
Staten Island
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