Woman Mercy Killer Goes On Trial For Life
In Allentown Pennsylvania Margaret L. Cowan 77 goes on trial for life for the murder of her insane sister Louella Saeger 67 a patient at the state hospital. Cowan admitted the deed saying she killed to ease suffering and was philosophic about the consequences. The case centers on a capital charge. involuntary manslaughter was struck from the indictment. Saeger had been confined at the hospital for years and Cowan visited often.
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Allentown
Margaret L. Cowan
Miss Cowan
Louella A. Saeger
Allentown State Hospital
Saeger
Pittsburgh Homeopathic Hospital
Charles M. Schwab
George Westinghouse
Quakertown
Mrs. Saeger
Insane Hospital
Nazi Press Defends White Book Claims
Berlin reports the official news agency defends publishing 16 documents it says show U S envoys urged Poland to resist German demands. It rejects interference in American affairs while accusing critics of German propaganda. Newspapers attack William C. Bullitt and Joseph P. Kennedy as war mongers.
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Berlin
United States
Poland
Germany
William C. Bullitt
Joseph P. Kennedy
France
Great Britain
Crossword Clue List Untangled from The Gray Page
A set of crossword style clues with numbered entries and hints covering words for numbers dispossess money humid gnawed hew branches malicious burning note thick headed retiree honor auto house god love originate work of skill sharp tappings south af exal tation singulars alleged force fangs withered concur crafty dance step maple seed ocean hallucination biggest ensisting fish gray with age weapons measure court dress gathering quilters footed vase valley contest prize nippers forward identical Eucharist vessel rodent data greek letter tempest perfect type water scorpion persia criterion unit of electricity otherwise ore founders onager blithe date measure area preposition.
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Auto House
God of Love
Persia
Linn County appoints two relief visitors to welfare staff
Miss Ardyce Woodside of Cedar Rapids and Lowell Boyer of Mount Vernon were named by Linn county's social welfare board as relief visitors effective April 8. They succeed Robert Norris as deputy juvenile officer and Elena Hartzell whose resignation takes effect April 15. Woodside, a 1935 Coe College graduate, and Boyer, a 1938 Cornell College graduate, will earn 70 dollars a month and the appointments await state welfare board approval.
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Ardyce Woodside
First Avenue NW
Lowell Boyer
Mount Vernon
Linn County
Social Welfare Board
County
Social Welfare Department
Robert R Norris
Cedar Rapids
Elena Hartzell
Norris
Hartzell
Miss Woodside
Coe College
Coe
Cornell
State Social Welfare Board
British Bomb German Patrol Vessels in North Sea
The air ministry said British planes attacked German patrol vessels in the North Sea on Monday. one German plane wrecked and a British plane missing. German agency claimed the raid failed with 25 bombs not scoring hits. The British also announced intercepting the German freighter Mimi Horn near northern waters and scuttling her by her crew.
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London
Air Ministry
North Sea
DNB
Germany
Salt Island
Mimi Horn
Curacao
Netherlands West Indies
Beeson to Seek Reelection in First District
Clarence L. Beeson of 1810 Blake boulevard SE Linncounty's First District supervisor announced Tuesday his bid for the Republican nomination in the June 3 primaries. His three year term ends January 2, 1942 and he is a Cedar Rapids native and World War I veteran. He now runs a local cigar store and is active in patriotic and fraternal groups, married with one daughter.
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Clarence L. Beeson
Blake Boulevard
Linncounty
Beeson
Cedar Rapids
Boy 5 Years Old Tricks City On April Fools Day
A Rochester boy, Charles Weed Jr. aged 5, staged an April Fools prank by disappearing after his nap. More than 100 volunteers including Boy Scouts and Legionaires joined the search. Fire Chief Wilbur Horne arranged an air search when a cry led to the Weed home where Charlie was found asleep under floor boards on the front porch.
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Rochester
INS
Charles Weed, Jr
Charlie
Legionaires
Wilbur Horne
Weed, Jr
One Case Where Asthma Is Boon
New York AP report details Max Kaplan admitting his black Pomeranian ran at large without a muzzle due to asthma. Magistrate Charles Solomon dismissed the charge, accepting the defense as novel and adequate.
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New York
Max Kaplan
Charles Soloman
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Ferste
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Merl
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Oseton
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