Lone Tree youth freed after extortion handwriting probe
Charles Doerres Jr a 27 year old Lone Tree man held after a three hour interrogation by Johnson County Sheriff Don McComas but released pending further investigation Handwriting experts Gesell and DeRaad will study new samples while Doerres wife and child were present during part of questioning No charges filed by County Attorney Vestermark The case centers on an extortion note received by local confectioner Charles Gaeta from Lone Tree in June
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Iowa City
Charles Doerres, Jr
Lone Tree
Johnson County
Don W. McComas
Harold W. Westermark
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Harold Gesell
J. J. DeRaad
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Des Moines
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Dr Clitterhouse Fine Entertainment Review
A film review lauds The Amazing Dr Clitterhouse with Edward G Robinson as a crime scientist who studies crime by becoming a criminal. He joins a gang, tests his crew, faces a takedown by the former leader, and a standout courtroom sequence. Also noted is Son of the Sheik with Rudolph Valentino and Wilma Banky as a nostalgic companion feature.
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Warner Brothers
Dr. Clitterhouse
Edward G. Robinson
Doc
Robinson
Clitterhouse
Humphrey Bogart
Allen Jenkins
Maxie Rosenbloom
Bert Hanlon
Curt Bois
Vladimir Sokoloff
Claire Trevor
Rudolph Valentino
Wilma Banky
W. M
Train blast in Mexico kills two near Cedillo rebels
AP reports two people died and several were injured when a second class coach of a Mexican National Railways train exploded in San Luis Potosi state on the San Luis Potosi Tampico division. The blast occurred near the site of a previous Cedillo rebel attack. Government forces have yet to capture rebel leader Saturnino Cedillo.
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Mexico City
San Luis Potosi
Cedillo
Mexican National Railways
San Luis Potosi-Tampico
Saturnino Cedillo
Bodies Of 3 Youths Found In Lake
Three youths from St Paul disappeared 12 days ago on Lake of the Woods. Their bodies were found on the south shore at Rocky Point about 160 miles north of Williams by game wardens aboard the Sea Hawk. Names are Robert Anderson Otto Geving and John Effinger all aged 20 to 21. The recovery occurred Friday afternoon.
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Lake of the Woods
Sea Hawk
Robert Anderson
Otto Geving
John Effinger
St. Paul
Rocky Point
Williams Village
Two Navy Flyers Die In Plane Crash In San Diego Bay
In San Diego Bay a torpedo plane crashed on Friday killing Radioman J. R. Puffer, 22, of Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and Naval Aviation Pilot J. C. Rose, 27. Aviation Cadet J. A. Porter parachuted to safety a few hundred yards from the crash site. Rescue crews work to recover Puffer’s body.
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San Diego Bay
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Cumberland
J. C. Rose
J. A. Porter
Earth
As Long As I Live A Tale Of Joan Crofton
Joan Crofton seeks work in Wooston and faces accusations of copied drawings from Craig Lamont while her sister Vivian chases Jerry Slade. At Silver Birches she meets Mrs Shaw and Senator Dan Shaw, and Craig Lamont reappears with a bruise eye as tensions rise over art, love, and ambition.
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Washington
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Mrs. Shaw
Craig Lamont
The Baseball Dog Adopts Schoolchildren as Chums
A small midwestern town dog befriended the local grammar school children, recognizing school hours and recess. Each weekday he retrieved a hidden chewed baseball, delivering it to chosen pals during recess and reclaiming it when the bell rang. Brute instinct or learned behavior remains debated.
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Middlewest
Honeymoon Saves Pilot From Hawaii Clipper Disaster
Honolulu AP Junior Flight Officer Lloyd Osborne on a one month leave of absence married Joan Dowsett on Tuesday. His honeymoon kept him off the Hawaii Clipper which vanished Thursday night en route from Guam to Manila.
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Lloyd Osborne
Hawaii
Hollywood cooperative picture unit eyed by Lubitsch group
Jimmie Fidler reports Hollywood’s top stars and technicians plan a cooperative film production model with profit sharing, aiming to reduce deadheads and overhead. Skeptics doubt the system can supplant the star hierarchy, citing past cooperative efforts that ended in fights and ongoing tensions among egos. The piece notes comedians ready to form a club and promote Make America Laugh Week with government aid, while hinting at industry friction and the risk of internal clashes.
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Hollywood Q&A and Gossip About Stars and Scandals
A collage of celebrity anecdotes concerns John Howard posing as himself, Jack Oakie quitting drinking after years of hard living, Lon Chaney Jr mis fitting a marine uniform with a cheeky insider note, and a pithy jab about Elaine Barrie Barrymore amid rumors of a divorce and managerial bustle around her daughter.
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Elaine Barrie Barrymore
Demonstration Shows Lifeguard Tire Prevents Blowout Danger
Spectators watched a demonstration of tire safety as a Goodyear event showed a lifeguard two ply reserve tire inside a regular tube sustain a car at 70 mph after a blowout. The car stopped safely each time without loss of control, proving a puncture can become a slow leak rather than a crash.
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Goodyear
Harold Severn
Theaters Show New Popular Lineup and Stars
Paramount features Shirley Temple in Little Miss Broadway. Towa presents Edward G Robinson in The Amazing Dr Clitterhouse and Valentino in Son of the Sheik. New State shows Danielle Dar rieux in The Rage of Paris with Robert Wilcox in Young Fugitives. Rialto screens Hugh Herbert in The Octopus and Gun Smoke Range. Palace offers Carole Lombard in Nothing Sacred and Claire Trevor in Walking Down Broadway. Strand presents Tarzan's Revenge and Rolling Caravans.
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Shirley Temple
Towa
Edward G. Robinson
Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
Valentino
NEW State
Danielle Darrieux
Robert Wilcox
Rialto
Hugh Herbert
Palace
Carole Lombard
Claire Trevor
Broadway
Real estate census notes wives influence home purchases
A brief census of real estate professionals finds wives typically decide on buying a home, reflecting their greater time spent there. The piece cites the idea that women are more attuned to social signals according to the Lie Detector device, which registers minor physiological changes.
Are people more radical in peace or trouble
Dr Goodwin Watson, a Columbia psychologist, finds through technical methods that in ordinary times most people are conservative moderates. When big issues arise such as war in China, Prohibition, the New Deal, the Supreme Court, or pump priming, they swing quickly to the right or left, abandoning a tolerant middle.
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Goodwin Watson
Columbia
Shirley Temple Delights Fans In Little Miss Broadway
Shirley Temple shines in the Paramount film Little Miss Broadway with an orphanage start and musical numbers. Edna Mae Oliver plays a stern landlady, Edward Ells portrays the pop, while George Murphy Phyllis Brooks and George Barbier share romantic and comic moments. El Brendel Claude Gillingwater and Durante add laughs as the action centers on a court scene to save the hotel.
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