Two Notorious Kidnappers Targeted by U S Agents
Federal agents pursue new type of kidnapper who uses police to aid flight. Alvin Karpis praised after guilty pleas as the last big money kidnapper. Joseph Hanley, a Sioux City felon, faces kidnapping and federal charges after a high profile capture and escape.
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Washington
Federal Ents
Alvin Karpis
Hoover
Oral Bureau of Investigation
Fed- 1
Joseph Hanley
Han
Sioux City
Itive
Hanley
Moslem Leader and River of Clues Puzzle List
A dense word puzzle lists across rows and verticals with numbered clues ranging from 1 Like to 57 Season. It blends historical style clues and archaisms, inviting solvers to fill in terms linked to culture geography and anatomy in a themed grid.
Lindbergh Law challenged in kidnap linked bank robberies
The piece notes two Texas peace officers challenged the Lindbergh law but the Supreme Court upheld the government. It details Maurice Denning tied to multiple bank robberies across the Midwest and suspected in several others, with victims sometimes kidnapped and armed during crimes as described by Hoover. The final section reports the American Legion Auxiliary picnic at the Williams home in Postville and the election of officers.
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Texas
Supreme Court
Hanley
Maurice
Blondie
Denning
Midwest
Hoover
Post Ville
American Legion Auxiliary
Victor Williams
Helen Kneeland
J. W. Myers
Mildred Koevenig
Kneeland
Estelle Huebner
Bernice Walter
Hulda Miller
Maude Baily
Pauline Staadt
Jessye Schroeder
Frances William
Edith Palas
Mrs Fritz Wilke Dies After Prolonged Illness
Postville cum obituary notes Mrs Fritz Wilke lifelong resident died at home Saturday after a protracted illness born Luana January 2, 1877. Services were held at the home Monday conducted by Dr. R. B. Garten.
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Postville
Fritz Wilke
Luana
R. B. Garten
Riverside bleachers collapse injuring 350 at city playground
Multiple local items note injuries after two portable bleacher sections failed at Riverside playground. Other notices include travel to Colorado and New England, library levy approval, and various personal visits and sports activities across Milwaukee and nearby areas.
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C. H. Westcott
Marion
First Avenue
Thirtieth Street
J. H. Kinkead
Jack Wesner
Colorado
W. F. Naibert
L. M. Downing
New England States
Canada
Riverside Playground
Lilies in Full Bloom Along Mississippi River
Special to The Gazette reports the lilies of the Mississippi are in full bloom with numerous small and large beds visible for about 50 miles north of McGregor. Tourists flock to view the beds, among the finest lotuses in the United States, with a landing barge anchored three miles north to ferry boats from the levee despite low river levels.
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Mcgregor
Mississippi
United States
Man and companion lose clothes in river swim at Ellis Park
Walter Hodge of 1120 Tenth Street NW and an unidentified female friend plunged into the river at Ellis Park Beach around 10 45 PM Monday to beat the heat. They left their street clothes in Hodge's car and found Hodge’s clothing gone when they returned after about five minutes. the girl's garments remained untouched.
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Walter
Hodge
Tenth Street
Ellis Park Beach
State Engineer Praises Cedar Rapids Police Radio Cooperation
E F Brown, engineer for the state police radio system, visited Henry Nemec, Cedar Rapids chief radio operator. Brown praised local handling of radio matters and called the city's cooperation on the state wide network excellent.
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E.F. Brown
Henry Nemec
Cedar Rapids
Brown
Cedar County Fair Adds Two New Classes and Pageant Plans
Cedar County fair directors announce two new classes for this year a hunters and jumpers class in the saddle horse show and a pure bred heifer club. Four entries are set for the hunters and jumpers with expectations of a large purebred heifer class. Music for the fair includes Bennett band Wednesday Aug 12 Tipton band Thursday and Stanwood band Friday. Miss Lorna D Bates directed Cedar counties centennial pageant On Wings of Time with rehearsals starting this week. Dress rehearsal scheduled for the Monday before the fair.
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Tipton
Cedar County
Bennett
C.S. Miller
Miss Bates
Dr. Hatcher
Historic parade to feature famed Arianna sulky and antique tools
Forty years ago Dr. Hatcher used a sulky with the famous horse Arianna to set a track record here. Exhibits include a Hayes corn planter about a century old owned by A. M. and W. T. Moffit near Mechanicsville and a Cedar County prairie breaking brush plow shown by Mrs. John Pfaff and others. Separate notes report commitals for three years on a statutory charge and a burglary at Rina garage and Hrabak lumber yard last weekend.
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Hatcher
Arianna
Hayes
A. M
W. T. Moffit
Mechanicsville
Cedar County
John Pfaff
Zemo Promises Relief for Skin Ailments and Irritations
For 25 years Zemo has been praised as a clean dependable remedy for rashes ringworm eczema pimples and sunburn. Insist on genuine Zemo to ensure relief with trials proving its merit. Available in 35¢ 60¢ and $1 sizes from all druggists.
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Anley
Public Enemy
Thur Gooch
BRAND
Tittle Bros. Packing Company
Second Street
Sedial
John Howard Payne
Fay
Star Jewelry CO
Second St. BE
Alberta
California
Joe
Otto Lambertson
Milwaukee
W. E. Andre
Library Board
Joanna Hagey
H. S. Raymer
Willard Ranch
Black Hills
South Dakota
George E. Low
National Railway Mail Clerks Association
Council Bluffs
Av-Hannan
Hannan
Gladstone
Mich
Charley Sutherland
Mt. Vernon
Cherokee Indians
Harry Tisher
Frank A. Watson
Marshall, Minn
Mississippi River
Kneip
DIAL
Lands
Cedar County Fair
Rina
Hrabak
Zemo
Buehler
Brothers
First Street
Wilson’s
van Camp
Meat Department
Carpenter Johnson
Frech
Hershey
Ats
Sunkist
NEW
Amana
Leanser
Blue Valley
First Avenue E
Oranges
Wieners
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