Judge Disguises Self To Break Up West Side Gang
Chicago judge Francis Borrelli wore shabby clothes to infiltrate the 42 gang in Halsted Street’s valley. He gathered details of leadership and operations, aiding police raids that jailed 31 men, with 6 more fined yesterday and continued raids today. The ring includes veterans and apprentices across theft, hijacking, and extortion.
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Chicago
U.P
Haroun Al-Rashid
West Side
Valley
Bagdad
Francis Borrelli
Borrelli
Halsted Street
Ie 20
Home Owning Is Explained in Hoover Report
Washington today will hear a detailed study on how the 1800a year man can own his home. Derick H. Ecker will receive the report for the Prefit's conference on home building. The conference aims to aid low income men to buy or build without long mortgages as two thirds of city dwellers lack affordable housing.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
Derick H. Ecker
Washington Rep Horr Move To Repeal Jones Law
Rep Horr of Washington announces efforts to repeal the Jones Five and Ten law, describing it as nearly sadistically conceived. He notes the statute imposes up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine for prohibition violations, with harsher penalties than many serious crimes.
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Washington
U.R
Horr
Congress
Jones
Prohibition Vote in House Seen Near Certain
Washington December 4 The prohibition issue in the House of Representatives seems nearly assured as both parties push for rule changes to allow votes on bills with petition signatures. Democrats and Republicans debate caucus timing and seek to keep the fight contained within a broader rules debate. Rep Hull IL a wet opened the debate urging colleagues to face the issue.
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Washington
U.R
House of Representatives
Hull
Los Angeles Strong: A City of Mile High Seascapes and Livestock Show
The piece highlights Los Angeles size and diversity from its bustling port to Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica, and the Pacific Ocean. It notes a 10 mile drive to a major livestock show near the Sears Roebuck Plant, appealing to readers with rural roots.
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Mr. Charles Band
Biltmore
Wilshire Boulevard
Santa Monica
Pacific Ocean
Sears, Roebuck
Inventor of the ice cream cone dies at 72 in Akron
Charles E. Menches, 72, circus performer and theater operator credited with creating the ice cream cone, died of a heart attack at his home. He reportedly shouted with the idea at the St. Louis World’s Fair as two girls at a nearby stall ate ice cream wrapped in waffles.
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Akron, O
U.P
Charles E. Menches
Menches
Mendhes
Atmosphere at the Great Enclosure Roils Cowboys and City Folks
The scene features a vast enclosure filled with animals and a smoky, wild ambiance that people compare to building up a heavy atmosphere. Cowboys in ten gallon hats mingle with city dwellers, noting the contrast between rugged attire and urban fashion.
Magnifying Broadcaster Sings As Pole Tower Feat Unfolds
A tall pole hosts a powerful magnifying broadcaster delivering information and songs. One song laments youth and mistakes while another warns of danger with a grim line about aiming guns and survival in the Northwest.
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Great Northwest
Few More Million Chinese Dead and Japan Will Be Lost
On the S S Empress of Russia a radio inquiry reveals shifting casualty reports as a Chinese worker on board follows the war news. The sequence shows rising Chinese losses and dwindling Japanese casualties, provoking grim humor about the outcome.
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Japan
S. S
El Oso the Bear Wins Champion Yearling Steer
In September 1929 a pathetic little creature stood in a box stall draped with American flags. El Oso meaning The Bear was crowned champion yearling steer. Paul Murphy brought him from Manhattan Kansas and the steer drinks milk from two cows with ample grain.
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Paul Murphy
Manhattan
Kansas
Life-Taking by Juveniles Said Great Menace
Chicago report cites rising juvenile crises across the nation. Dr. Morris Fishbein urges systematic student mental health guidance in high schools and colleges to prevent personal crisis deaths after cases from Lafayette Indiana New York and Texas. He notes 138 East college girls revealed crisis tendencies and calls for proactive psychiatric support in schools.
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Chicago
U.R
Morris Fishbein
Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Long
Lafayette
Ind
New York University
Samuel Garber
West
Texas
East
Man Denies Guilt in Trimble Mayor’s Car Theft
Walter Weston, one of three men arrested Tuesday night for stealing Mayor Andrew Plant of Trimble’s automobile, pleaded not guilty before Magistrate C H Porter and returned to Athens County Jail on $800 bond. The other two defendants, both under 21, face juvenile court action. Joe Cunningham and Lew Bay pleaded not guilty to fornication charges with Ethel Styles in Kilvert, with bond set at $200 each, and also face liquor manufacture charges to be tried in Athens County Common Pleas Court.
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Walter Weston
Andrew Plant
Trimble
C. H. Porter
Athens County
Joe Cunningham
Lew Bay
Porter
Ethel Styles
Kilvert
Hiccoughing Man Finds Relief at Local Hospital
Carl Horlacher, 39, after fifteen days of hiccoughs, rested easily in Mt. Vernon Ohio. He slept well, with only two seizures, and drank eggnog and coffee. Dr. Charles McGavran of Columbus halted the hiccoughing by pressure on the phrenic nerve in Horlacher's left shoulder. doctors could not promise permanence.
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MT. Vernon
U.P
Carl Horlacher
Horlacher
Charles McGavran
Columbus
State Grange To Meet In Sandusky Next Week
Sandusky prepares for about 5000 farmers and others for the annual Ohio State Grange sessions. The event opens Monday with a reception at the Junior High School Building auditorium presided by Judge E. H. Savard of Erie County. Governor White and National Grange master L. J. Tabor will speak. Sessions Tuesday to Thursday will be led by Walter F. Kirk of Port Clinton, state grange master.
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Sandusky
U.P
Ohio State Grange
E. H. Savard
Erie County
White
L. J. Tabor
National Grange
Walter F. Kirk
Port Clinton
The
State Grange
Betterment Plan Proposed for Coal Industry
A committee of 50 operators from the National Coal Association adopts a plan to form regional sales agencies and merge coal properties. The scheme aims to end cut throat competition, standardize district prices, and reduce duplicated sales costs. William J. Donovan, ex U S attorney general aide, finds the plan not violating antitrust laws.
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New York
U.P
National Coal Association
William J. Donovan
U. S
Three Die in Capouse Colliery Mine Disaster
Rescue squads recovered the bodies of Andrew Galaida and Henry Schree, both from Scranton, after a rock and coal collapse at Capouse Colliery of Penn Anthracite Coal Co. Four other miners escaped. Arthur Jones, 22, Scranton, was found after hours of digging.
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Scranton
Capouse
Penn Anthracite Coal Company
Andrew Galaida
Henry Schree
Arthur Jones
Hunter Is Wounded
A. J. Crumpler 45 of Charleston assistant superintendent of the Virginian Oil and Gas Company is in serious condition in a Parkersburg hospital from gunshot wounds to the abdomen. He discharged the weapon when his gun fired after striking the car door following a hunting trip.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
U.P
A .J. Crumpler
Charleston
Virginian Oil and Gas Company
Crumpler
New Athens Attorney to Speak to Class Six Sunday
Attorney O. K. Parrett of 69 East Mulberry Street will teach Class Six, the men’s organization of the First M. E. Sunday School, next Sunday morning. Parrett, a former Roseville resident and Muskingum County Bar Association member, recently moved to Athens to be with his Ohio University student children. Many class members are expected to attend.
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Athens
O. K. Parrett
East Mulberry Street
M. E
Parrett
Roseville
Muskingum County Bar Association
Ohio University
Courage urged to stabilize economy and coal industry
John L. Lewis, head of the United Mine Workers, told the Senate Economic Planning Committee that Congress must act to end business disorganization and stabilize the coal industry under government supervision. He supported an economic council and backed licensing coal companies and regulating the industry to curb bankruptcies, overdevelopment, and ruinous competition.
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Washington
U.P
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
Lewis
Senate Economic Planning Committee
Congress
United States
Green
American Federation of Labor
Federal Coal Commission
Lewin
Sald
Inland Ports Are Predicted Inland Ports Are Predicted
The Great Lakes Seaway plan could create salt water port access by 1936 if Congress ratifies the St. Lawrence waterway treaty with Canada. Seaway backers from 23 states and Canada urge early approval and expect a dramatic economic revival. Governor Wilbur M. Brucher of Michigan calls construction a dynamic cure for the current slump.
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Chicago
U.P
Great Lakes
Congres
St. Lawrence
Wilbur M. Burcher
Michigan
St. Lawrence Waterway
University faces funding cuts impact on activity and morale
Ohio State University President G. W. Rightmire warns that continued appropriations reductions will hurt university activity and morale. He notes that to meet cuts in the current biennium the university abolished positions reduced salaries and raised fees for non-resident students. Enrollment remains higher than last year despite reductions.
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Columbus
G. W. Rightmire
Ohio State University
Ohio State
Rightmire
Suspect Released in Double Murder Case
Lima dispatch reports Isaac Craft, 43, farmer and former Toledo Hospital inmate, released after officers failed to link him to the murders of Earl Truesdale and Thelma Woods. Craft was arrested when a landlady found a bloody shirt. prolonged questioning yielded no useful information.
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Lima
U.R
Earl Truesdale
Thelma Woods
Isaac Craft
Farmer
Craft
Toledo Hospital For the
Rural Club Near Reynoldsburg May Close
The Pines gambling house two miles south of Reynoldsburg in Fairfield County reportedly shut down last night from lack of business. Sheriff Gall Sealer and deputies Crider Belhorn inspected at 11 p.m. finding lights on and neon sign off. no cars seen. The Pines opened last Saturday by three Cleveland gamblers led by Gameboy Miller Billy Fergus and Shimmy Patton, former Harvard Club operators.
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Columbus
Reynoldsburg
Fairfield County
Gall Sealer
Dudley Crider
William Belhorn
Pines
Lester
the Pines
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Gameboy” Miller
Billy Fergus
Shimmy” Patton
Harvard Chib
Try To Kill Deer In Lancaster Warns Hunters
W P Thomas Baus of the Lancaster Fish and Game Protective Association issued a warning to hunters about a $100 fine for killing a deer in this state. The warning followed reports of hunters firing on a buck deer seen in Fairfield County, a rare occurrence after many years.
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Lancaster
W.P Thomas Baus
Lancaster Fish and Game Protective Association
Baus
Fairfield County
Clerk Held on Embezzlement Charge in Lima
In Lima on December 4, authorities filed charges against Ernest Gardner a 42 year old shipping clerk for Deisel Wemmer Gilbert for embezzling 1500 dollars from cigar sales over months. Alveno Demeo 37 was to be charged with receiving stolen goods. Both men were arrested Wednesday and held without bond.
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Lima, CO
Ernest Gardner
Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corporation
Alveno Demeo
Fremont man joins slate of 1932 state office runners
Columbus reports Harry B. Day of Fremont has declared for re election as state treasurer joining Arthur A. Nixon of Dayton in the 1932 race for secretary of state.
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Columbus
Harry
Day
Fremont
Arthur A. Nixon
Dayton
Weather Summary From Regional Readings
Yesterday highs ranged from 78 in Miami to 72 in Jacksonville and 70 in Los Angeles. Forecasts show cold fronts driving subzero winds in Minnesota and Manitoba with temperatures around 4 below in Minnedosa and Winnipeg. Stronger high pressure should yield colder conditions with light rain or possible flurries tonight and mainly fair but colder weather on Saturday.
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Miami
Jacksonville
Los Angeles
Minnedosa
Nipeg
Chango
Turday Fair
Hoover’s Congress Message Focuses on Taxation and Economic Reform
Washington reports President Hoover will outline economy and rehabilitation of business as top priorities in his forthcoming message. Expect recommendations for new taxes, credit loosening, farm relief, railway relief, home-building finance, war debt moratorium, and unemployment measures.
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Congress
Washington
U.P
Mellon
White House
Welcome Plan For Hunger Marchers Arrives in Washington
Washington police chief Glassford outlines a plan to shelter and feed the hunger marchers expected for the opening of Congress. He proposes using a tourist camp, borrowing army resources, and enlisting local coffee sellers and bakers while keeping marchers unarmed under police escort.
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Washington
U.R
Congress
Glassford
Oan
Bakers Association
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