Tragic Death Shocks Rhode Island Professor
Arnold F. Hinrichs 39 a Rhode Island State College economics professor died by self inflicted gunshot in a Hutchinson Minnesota hotel. He traveled about 1200 miles after signaling relatives with telegrams signed A personal friend. Authorities sought him in eight eastern states and Washington DC before his death. His wife mother of two children lived in Kingston. She feared foul play. The professor attended a soil conservation conference in Washington and promised a Christmas telephone call home.
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Providence
R. I
Arnold F. Hinrichs
Rhode Island State College
Hutchinson
Washington, D. C
Kingston
Hinrichs
AAA
WPA
Washington
George E.adams
Rhode Island State College Agricultural Department
Death of Prof Arnold Hinrichs Linked to Mental Strain
Hutchinson Minnesota authorities say economist Arnold Hinrichs killed himself due to mental strain. Notes found after his arrival in Hutchinson indicate intent to end life in Washington D C with a shotgun purchased there. He bought shells in Hutchinson, exchanged Christmas greetings, phoned a friend, and was found dead Christmas morning. He had taught at the University of Minnesota and later at an eastern college.
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Hutchinson, Minn
Arnold Hinrichs
Silva
Don Falconer
Falconer
Hinrichs
Washington, D. C
Hutchinson
Prof
John Dobret
Dobret
University of Minnesota
Eastern College
Telegraph Liquor Like Flowers To New Jersey Points
Newark AP reports New Jersey may allow out of state liquor to be telegraphed under conditions. The alcoholic beverage commissioner says senders pay price plus service charge to a telegraph company which will arrange local purchase by a messenger over 21.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
D. Frederick Burnett
Alcoholic Beverage Commissioner
Burnett
Loyalty To Traditions Of Profession Lands Local Man In Hospital
E R Swartzbaugh motion picture operator from 1330 A avenue NW is in Mercy hospital with pneumonia contracted Friday while he was on duty at the Iowa theater to keep the show going. He worked with fever and chest congestion then was diagnosed after his shift ended. Theater manager A H Talbot says Swartzbaugh should not have worked given illness.
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E. R. Swartzbaugh
A Avenue NW
Mercy Hospital
Iowa Theater
Swartzbaugh
A. H. Talbot
Iowa
Dunttzbengh
Vatican
Pope Pius
Pacelli
Pope's Condition Deteriorates Amid Agony and Secrecy
The pontiff's illness worsens with intensified neural inflammation and varicose vein complications. Doctors seek an internationally noted nerve specialist while Pope Pius attempts to endure pain and fulfill Christmas duties, signaling a critical, fragile outlook.
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Milani
Vatican
Weather Stays Warm After Day Of Rain
A Cedar Rapids report notes unusual December warmth with a high of 52 degrees reached at 2 pm and lingering rain showers. Total precipitation for the day reached about three tenths of an inch by early evening.
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Cedar Rapids
Chambers Inskeep Company
Cold Wave Brings Dense Fog and Ice to Minnesota
Dense fog and ice coated highways in northern Minnesota delayed air travel and forced cancellations. Duluth streets iced over as power and communications were disrupted. The cold snap extended from Canada, with The Pas reporting 30 below.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Minnesota
Canada
Northwest
Hanford Airlines
Duluth
Pas
Williston
N. C
Merrill Released From Hospital After Landing Crash
Dick Merrill, the pilot who was badly injured when he pancaked a large transport plane in a wooded Pocono slope during a storm, left St Francis hospital in Port Jervis and was driven to New York by Eddie Rickenbacker. Merrill said his condition is greatly improved and declined further comment.
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Port Jervis
N. Y
Dick Merrill
St. Francis Hospital
Eddie Rickenbacker
Eastern Airlines
Merrill
New York City
Harry Richman
Pocono Mountains
West Palm Beach
Fla
Government Appeals Grocer Norris Case To Supreme Court
The government asked the Supreme Court to review a circuit court ruling that overturned the 1930 perjury conviction of George W. Norris, former Broken Bow, Nebraska grocer. Norris had been fined $100 and jailed three months after testifying he received no payment for opposing Senator George W. Norris.
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Washington
Supreme Court
George W. Norris
Broken Bow, Neb
Senate
Mate Of Harvester Heiress Is Dead
Elisha Dyer Hubbard, 58, husband of Muriel McCormick heiress to the International Harvester fortune, died Saturday at his estate Lone Tree Farm in Middletown Connecticut after years of ill health.
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Middletown
Conn
Elisha Dyer Hubbard
Muriel McCormick
International Harvester
Lone Tree Farm
Horner reshapes Illinois parole system in reform move
Gov. Henry Horner appoints T. P. Sullivan and Chicago detective William Shoemaker to oversee parole operations after a probe exposed many cases of convicts on parole involved in murder and banditry. The review follows the slaying of Chicago Officer Michael Toth and targets alleged misconduct by the parole board.
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Chicago
Henry Horner
Illinois
T. P. Sullivan
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
William E. Shoemaker
al Capone
Scarface al
George T. Scully
Horner
Scully
Sullivan and Shoemaker
Michael Toth
Stanley Marowski
Frank Whyte
Parole Board
Sullivan
Shoes the toughest man on the force for criminals
The shoemaker years known as the toughest officer on the Chicago force earned the praise of gangsters who said he “can’t be bought.”
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Chicago
Christmas Tragedy Strikes Ferrara Family in Newark
Emilio Ferrara a 52 year old WPA laborer and his wife Caroline 47 face Christmas as a day of sorrow. Seventeen years of losses from measles and a fire followed by this year’s drowning of two sons Tom 13 and Steve 10 after they fell through the ice at North pond turning the holiday into grief.
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Newark
N. J
Emilio Ferrara
WPA
Caroline
Ferraras
Tom
Steve
North Pond
Tinkham Proposes Six Year Presidency Amendment
Rep George H Tinkham of Massachusetts proposed a constitutional amendment to establish a single six year presidential term to prevent dictatorship in the United States.
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Washington
INS
United States
George H. Tinkham
Massachusetts
Veteran actor William J. Brady dies at home in Astoria
New York reports veteran character actor and Actors' Equity member William J. Brady died at his Astoria home after a brief illness. The Irish father in Abie's Irish Rose was among his notable roles. his last Broadway appearance was Hold Your Horses with Joe Cook, and his career included It Pays to Advertise and Abraham Lincoln. He is survived by his widow Elizabeth Cunningham Brady.
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New York
William J. Brady
Actors’ Equity Association
Astoria
Brady
Abie
Joe Cook
Mississippi
George M. Cohan
John Drinkwater
Abraham Lincoln
Elizabeth Cunningham Brady
Colorado editor and Iowa City native dies at 53
Howard Africa, editor of the Eastern Colorado Leader, died at his home early Saturday from a heart attack. The Iowa City native, 53, had edited the paper for 12 years and previously owned a Fleming, Iowa, newspaper. He is survived by his widow and three daughters.
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Colo
Howard Africa
Colorado
Africa
Iowa City
Fleming
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