Hoover faults jail officials for escapes and crime riots
J Edgar Hoover told the American Bar Association that too many major criminals escape from prisons and that malfeasance or nonfeasance by jail officials is often to blame. He urged wide publicity of pardons and parole and condemned crime glorification by media while calling for harsher punishment and practical crime cures.
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Milwaukee
J. Edgar Hoover
John Dillinger
American Bar Association
Hoover
Division of Investigaton
Department of Justice
Ted
Second Hundred Years Are His Hardest
A. R. Emery, 103, faces arrest in Oakland after refusing to move from a condemned house. His landlord complaint alleges vagary while Emery claims his rent is fully paid. Complainant George M. Leaks alleges Emery’s behavior shows obstinate refusal to relocate.
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Oakland
Emery
George M
Triple Calla Lily Grown By Californian in Hayward
Mrs Hulda Stukaloff of Tennison exhibited a triple calla lily in her Hayward flower bed. The bloom features three white spathe petals surrounding a single yellow spadix, a rarity this year alongside reports of doubling and tripling by other growers.
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Hayward
Calif
Dionne
Hulda Stukaloff
Tennison
Russian Writer Crossword Puzzle Clues Revealed
A composite puzzle listing across and down clues with terms related to literature geography and common words. Included are hints for notable figures such as writers and folkloric references, alongside generic crossword entries and wordplay.
Tomorrow's Hand North South Vulnerable Bridge Note
North dealer North South vulnerable. A hand design discussed to guarantee best contract fulfillment and avoid overtrick pursuit. The article promises further analysis in tomorrow's page.
The Hold-Up Play in Contract Bridge
A bridge lesson explains the hold-up play to shut out a hand with long cards and secure a contract. The article analyzes a hand where South misapplies the principle, risking an overtrick by seeking the diamond king and failing to realize the need for one trick in the opponents suit to satisfy the contract.
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Bridge
Jearns
South
North
West
East
Londonderry Bans Daughter’s Solo Flight Under New Law
British air minister Lord Londonderry forbids anyone under 17 from flying solo, banning his daughter Lady Mairi Stewart’s planned solo. The 16 year old has trained with dual instruction and her instructor says she is beyond the safe solo stage, but the minister’s decree overrides.
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London
Londonderry
Mairi Stewart
Mairi
Pilot Demands Delay After First Solo Crash
An 18 year old student crashed on his first solo flight and lost his license. As a result his daughter must wait until she turns seventeen to fly solo, delaying her planned aviation milestone.
Shepherd Honored by Insurance Men at Montpelier
Cedar Rapids manager of National Life Ins. Co. of Vermont was elected Secretary Treasurer of the Managers Association at the convention in Montpelier. He has served on the association's executive committee for three years. Eight Cedar Rapids agents qualified in production for the convention, with seven attending.
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Shepherd
Cedar Rapids
National Life Insurator Company
Vermont
Mansagers Association
Montpelier
Shephent
Association
United States
Mr Shepherd
Robert O Bickel
Welcom W. Bears
Byron L. Hart
Des Moines
R. W. McCollister
Iowa City
Leon J Zoeckler
Charles A. Kuttler
Davenport
George McCollister
Edwin A. Hasek
Kansas City
Local Youth Feigns Death for Burial Funds
Isaac Costello an 18 year old from Albuquerque mailed a telegram claiming death and tried to place an obituary in a Denver paper after missing Cheyenne Frontier Days. He said his mother funded the trip to attend the rodeo and that he, running out of money, planned to wire $14 to ship his body home.
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Denver
INS
Isaac Costello
Albu
Querque
N. M
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Islet
Pacific
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Wwe
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Cedar Rapids Gazette
Rayon
Oxfords
Giqs Prue
First Avenue
Witwer Grocer Company
New Law
Sinclair
Craemers
Kate Greenaway
Cinderella
Daughter
Craemer
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Fownes
Meyer
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