Seadlund dies in chair for Ross slaying
John Henry Seadlund a north woods lumberjack turned criminal was executed in the Cook county jail electric chair for the kidnap slaying of 72 year old Charles Ross a retired Chicago greeting card maker. He died less than four minutes after the chair was strapped in and pronounced dead seventeen minutes after midnight.
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Chicago
John Henry Seadlund
Cook County
Charles Ross
Seadlund
Dillinger
Marmola Tablets Advertises Fat Loss Method
An old advertisement promises weight loss by taking Marmola Prescription Tablets daily under physician guidance. It claims decades of distribution and notes Marmola is not a cure-all and targets only healthy individuals with hypothyroidism-related fat. The copy cautions consultation with a doctor and states the complete formula is in each package.
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Dru
Award Honors At Boy Scout Camp Waubeek
Scoutcraft contest honors at Camp Waubeek go to Troop 4 with Vern Reeder Russell Jonas Frank McPherson Dean Schultz Ray Struve Ernest Hillmer Harvey SWillmer Robert Tepley Eddie Buck and Virgil Roushece. Tent 1 won Monday inspection. Troop 6 members Arlo Bates Allan Polasky Craig Webb George Newland Dave Michael William Owen Ken Hansen Clifford Freeman. Tent 7 won Tuesday inspection. Troop D Scouts William Foster Mark Hutchinson Gaillard Beranek Ludwig Hodge Vernon Paul Henry Carleton. Division 2 baseball winners include Dean Nemecek Ivan Nemeccek Robert Trachta Lumir Vondracek Robert Moneypenny Eddie Buck A J Coburn Jim Battin. Canoe trip participants: Frank McPherson Dean Schultz Russell Jonas Vern Reeder Ernest Hillmer Harvey Hillmer.
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Camp Waubeek
Boy Scouts
Tent 4
Vern Reeder
Russell Jonas
Frank McPherson
Dean Schultz
Ray Struve
Ernest Hillmer
Harvey Swillmer
Robert Tepley
Eddie Buck
Virgil Roushece
Arlo Bates
Allan Polasky
Craig Webb
George Newland
Dave Michael
William Owen
Ken Hansen
Clifford Freeman
Dean Nemecek
Ivan Nemeccek
Robert Trachta
Lumir Vondracek
Robert Moneypenny
A. J. Coburn
Jim Battin
Harvey Hillmer
Wife Of Vanished Justice Remarries
Mrs Stella Crater, widow of missing New York state Supreme Court Justice Joseph Force Crater, wed Carl Kunz an electrical engineer on April 23 in Elkton Maryland attorney Jonas Ellis said Crater not legally dead but remarriage allowed.
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New York
Stella Crater
Supreme Court
Carl Kunz
Jonas Ellis
Elkton
Joseph Force Crater
Crater
Farley Praises Pope Loyalty in Idaho Primary
Postmaster General Farley said no senate member was more loyal to the administration than Idaho Senator James P. Pope. He also stated he would not engage in Idaho's August 9 Democratic primary as Pope faces challenger Rep. D Worth Clark.
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Sun Valley, Idaho
Farley
Senate
James P. Pope
Idaho
Pope
Rep
D. Worth Clark
Clark
Police in India To Be Taught Good Manners
Courtesy classes for policemen will be started in Karachi under a resolution in the Sind legislative assembly. The plan aims to improve police manners, especially in traffic duties, to reduce public friction and increase tactful conduct.
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India
Bombay
INS
Karachi
Sind
Newlyweds Real money-saving furniture values offered daily
Classified Want Ads list daily bargains in new and used furniture under classification 29. The notice highlights money-saving values for buyers, typical of the paper’s classified section.
Linn County Rejects Communal Laundry Plan for WPA Washer
Linn County relief leaders oppose a communal washing setup though a WPA machine arrives from Newton Now. The Iowa Daily Press Association notes the machine will serve several counties, with Linn enrolling 27 housekeeping aid workers at up to 52.48 monthly, performing general tasks and some nursing in relief homes.
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WPA
Linn County
Newton
Alice Ferber
West Side
Towa Wpa
Iowa Daily Press Association Dispatch
Polk County
A A. Couser
Linn
Iowa Daily Press Association
Linn Relief Department
Ferber
Canton Bombings Kill 150 in Japanese Raid
Japanese air raids on Canton in south China killed about 150 people and wounded around 500 across Thursday. Rescue crews pulled mangled bodies from wrecked homes, hospitals faced power failures, and the toll in the three-day Canton area was rising toward 1,500 with many victims: Tsengcheng and Pearl River bridge sites cited among the worst casualties.
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Canton
China
South China
East Band
Honam Island
Tsengcheng
Kwangtung
Pearl River
Honam
Canton Hospital
Sun Yat-sen
Turmoil Hits Chinese Forces in Yangtze River Area
Chinese troops in the Yangtze river region have become disorganized amid ongoing combat and leadership confusion, as reports indicate reduced cohesion and unclear command structures impacting operations.
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INS
Yangtze River
Japanese Advance Traps Chinese Forces Near Yangtze
Japanese authorities claim a six pronged drive toward the Yellow River and retreat toward Shensi. About 20,000 Chinese troops are believed trapped between Liutzekiao and Taiping with a liquidation expected within days. They also report capture of the Yangtze fort at Szetzeshan, 12 miles east of Kiukiang.
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Yellow River
Shensi Province
Liutzekiao
Taiping
Yangtze River
Szetzeshan
Kiukiang
Norfolk man fined for drunk driving in water tank truck crash
Junius W. Pierce was fined $150 in police court after a collision while driving a water tank truck. He faced charges of driving while intoxicated and the incident led to his arrest on the water wagon phrase.
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Norfolk
Junius W. Pierce
Pierce
F D R Signature Must Be Notarized Like Any Other
Atlanta AP The deed for a 65 acre Pine Mountain strip near Warm Springs for a state park road lacked formal attestation. Georgia parks director Charles N Elliott sent it to Cason Gallaway who witnessed the signing and will have it notarized to satisfy legal requirements.
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Atlanta
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Pine Mountain
Warm Springs
Charles N. Elliott
Georgia
Cason Gallaway
la Grange
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