Bank robber surrenders after love longing ends
Donald Bookwalter a Sacramento trained former department store messenger who robbed a Bank of America branch of 1500 dollars after falling for Margaret Sweet a 20 year old dime a dance hostess admitted to detectives he committed the crime to please her and was then taken into custody following her request to turn himself in.
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van Nuys
Calif
Lovesmitten
Donald Bookwalter
Sacramento
Bank of America
Margaret Sweet
Los Angeles
Lee A. Proper
Bookwalter
Miss Sweet
Margaret
Cedar Rapids school board mulls annexation and funds
The Cedar Rapids board considers adding College Township territory to the city schools and discusses using federal funds to cover architect fees for proposed east and west side high schools. A petition seeks Rev. James W. Nichols as a board member, replacing J. C. Blodgett, as the panel plans to meet this week.
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James W. Nichols
J. C. Blodgett
Supt
Parker
Carl C. Kesler
College Township
Charles Penningroth
Cedar Rapids
Coe and
Cornell College
Coe
Last Defendant In Scottsboro Case Released
Andy Wright, 38, the last Scottsboro case defendant still in prison, was ordered released by the state pardon parole board after a brief hearing. He will work as a hospital porter in New York state under parole conditions. Wright was among nine Negro defendants charged in the 1931 Paint Rock train assault. eight were sentenced or freed after lengthy litigation and appeals.
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Montgomery
Ala
Andy Wright
Scottsboro
State
Wright
New York State
Paint Rock
Zie Powell
Haywood Patterson
Scottsboro Boy
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Patterson
Powell
School Board Approves Senior Seminar at Franklin High
Cedar Rapids school board approves a new senior seminar course at Franklin High for next year open to boys and girls. It covers achieving maturity and job readiness for half a credit, replacing a girls-only home economics course.
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Franklin High School
Cedar Rapids School
Leopard native to Africa and warmer parts of Asia
The leopard is native to Africa and the warmer regions of Asia. It appears in various habitats from savannas to forests, adapting to diverse environments across continents.
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Africa
Asia
Senators Target Drug Ring Linked to Gambling and Politics
A Senate special committee led by Kefauver targets an underworld ring alleged to control nationwide narcotics trafficking and related crime. The panel has a secret list of 800 suspected figures, with about 50 major criminals and 300 dope operatives named, linking crime to politics in several states.
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Washington
Senate
Kefauver
D-Tenn
H. J. Anslinger
Narcotics Bureau
Sen. Ferguson
R-Mich
Ferguson
Florida
Sen. Tobey
R-N.h
Edgar A. Guest Poet of the People
The poem recalls Edgar A. Guest at his desk at nine shaping lines for printer’s type and ink. A cardinal’s song to him waits for translation by a wiser, more perceptive observer who will uncover hidden glories drifting by.
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Edgar A. Guest
the Poet of
the People
Tom
Narcotics Traffic Centers Decry Nationwide Network
Anslinger told senators in a closed meeting that a nationwide narcotics combine is interlaced with criminal operations. He cited New York, California and Florida as centers of narcotics traffic in the United States.
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Anslinger
New York
California
Florida
United
Labor Unity Move Promises AFL CIO Talks
CIO President Philip Murray said he appointed a committee to meet AFL representatives soon to forge agreement on a program leading to labor unity. The move signals joint efforts to reconcile policies and strengthen labor solidarity.
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New York
CIO
Philip Murray
AFL
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Polk
Taylor and
Tyler
Smulekoff
Kenwood School
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Paramount
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F. H. Pfunder
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Turkey
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Newman
Damask
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