Count Navarro's Global Scam Exposed by FBI Probe
FBI traced Count Alexander Navarro of the Navarro family from Washington to Canada as a ring of safe deposit box profits totaling billions was exposed. He sought a $20,000 loan then aimed to extract $10 million from five boxes with an attorney's 10 percent fee and claimed ties to Morgenthau and Capone while promising charitable hospital work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Tully Scripps-Howard
Washington
Count Alexander Navarro
Montreal
New York
Capone
United States
Clarence Darrow
Paris
Treasury
Morgenthau
The Frog Man Navarro Swindles Two Partners In Montreal
Navarro known as The Frog Man fleeces an attorney and an industrialist for 125000 in Montreal after a $75000 loan. He demonstrates an invisibility code in a Bible and flees to Venezuela before arrest and a three year sentence. Authorities seek return of 99000 from a Canadian bank. Tomorrow: tracking a vicious kidnaper and three other crimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Frog Man
Venezuela
Count Navarro
New York
Washington
FBI
House of Navarre
Montreal
Navarro
Park Avenue
Corn Exchange Bank & Trust Co
Toronto
United Feature Syn
Recruiters Report Busy Week for Military Enlistments
After Christmas, Army Navy and Marine recruiters noted a surge of applicants. Names listed include Donald Ivy Billy Langford Clyde Benton and many others from Wellington Skellytown Borger Pampa Panhandle Plainview Friona Parryton Artesia NM and Carter OK. Howard D. Brazil of Happy was accepted for Navy duty. Four Amarillo Marine Corps offices accepted four new entrants Kenneth Burns James Christy Charles Burk and Gene Nippert. Reenlistments were approved for Thomas Brothers of Seagraves and James Henderson of Amarillo.
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Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Donald Ivy
Billy L. Langford
Clyde T. Benton
Wellington
Virgil D. Webb
Howard A. Marlar
Skellytown
James E. Metcalf
John G. Bowman
Milton R. Tucker
Billy D. Isaacs
Bobby G. Hinds
Willie Cannon
Ralph G. Sheets
Borger
C. H. Smith
Merced
Howard D. Brazil
Happy
US Navy
Amarillo Marine Corps
Kenneth Ray Burns
North West First
James W. Christy
Buchanan
Charles L. Burk
East Fifth
Gene H. Nippert
Grover
Thomas J. Brothers
Seagraves
James R. Henderson
North Johnson
Amarillo Youth Joins Dallas Symphony Drums
Thomas Gwin, a former seventh grade Sandie Band member and Amarillo High School graduate, built a percussion career from Elizabeth Nixson Junior High to Texas Christian University and now contributes tympani and drums with the Dallas Symphony. He earned recognition and an assistant professorship in percussion at college level. He is the son of Mr and Mrs C W Gwin of 960 Taylor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Gwin
AHS Sandie
Dallas Sym
Phony
Thomas
Elizabeth
Nixson
Julia Dean Evans
Sandie Band
Clyde Rowe
Dallas Symphony
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Bureau
Canede
Encaleo
Windsor
Alexander Navarro
Mercury
Adam
SA Penn Locks
Boxivell Brothers
Teena
Arizona
Oliver Bivins
Julian
Phoenix
Ariz
Texas
State Highway Department
Ohio
Virginia
Akron
England
Holland
Eczema
Wonderul
Bennie Bruckner
Jess Pearce
Bruckner Motor CO
N. Fillmore ST
Amarillo, Texas
Shamrock
Amarillo
Ars
Ruffin Bros. Glen and
Marvin Ruffin Plasant Valley
ADAMS
Joe Thompson
N. E
Hollywood
Kemp Canyon
King & Sims
GEO
King and
N. A. Sims
TED Lokey Tire CO
Ted Lokey
Fillmore
I Pavillard Feed Store
Mckechnie
Pavillard Feed
W. H. Pavillard River Road
St. Francis Ave
Cloud Master
Shamrock Motor Oils
Stone's
Shorty’s
Pleasent Valley
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