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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1937

Page

15

New York police probe two juvenile deaths in three days

Police linked four year old Joan Morg an death to murder by rape by Howard Magnussen. A second case involved 15 month old Gordon Keith Jr. dying from skull fracture brain injury and contusions after custody and care changes. Authorities pursued subpoenas in the Morvan case while Magnussen faced murder charges.

New York Joan Morgan Howard Magnussen Gordon Keith, Jr Bronx Murdzee Tilzer Suffolk County Riverhead N. Y Magnussen Dorothy Morvan Joan Northfield George Morvan, Jr Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children George Jr Norma Gatto

Britain Seeks Heavy Budget Boost for Army

In London Alfred Duff Cooper outlined a 1937 army budget of 410.87 million dollars, up from 1936, with 315.6 million official budget and 95.27 million from loans. Army personnel would rise to 168,900 excluding India as part of peacetime rearmament.

London Britain Parliament Alfred Duff Cooper House of Commons Great Britain India

Amazing rupture support promises free trial bottle

An advertisement offers a free no obligation trial of Lymphol for reducible rupture. It instructs readers to mail name and address to W. H. Rice Jr. at 363 W Main St Adams NY to receive information and a bottle without risk. The copy stresses that the product can help control ruptured parts and restore comfort for any rupture type or wearer.

Rice, Inc W. Main St Adams N.Y Main St. Adams N. Y

Kensinger Seeks Cedar Rapids School Board Seat

H E Kensinger a Cedar Rapids candidate for the board of education contends for progress in schools with prudent operation. He cites decades in education including superintendency in Grimes Sioux Rapids and Mount Vernon and service on a Stanford school district board.

Cedar Rapids Board of Education H. E. Kensinger Massachusetts Protective Insurance Companies Board of Education Brooklyn Kensinger Grinnell Grinnell College Chicago University University of Town Grimes Sioux Rapids Mount Vernon Ethel York Lisbon Stanford Mont Stanford School Board Montana Greene Cedar Rapids Mizpah Lodge of the Masons Central Park Presbyterian Church Elizabeth Iowa Uni Donald Marcia

Dentist Confesses Killing of Girl in Virginia

Richmond Virginia report says Dr R G Miller a married middle aged dentist confessed to Sheriff J Mason Smith that he killed Cleo Sprouse a auburn haired high school honor student and hid her body in the historic cemetery of the University of Virginia Charlottesville The confession states she died from an overdose of chloroform during an attempted abortion He denied responsibility for her condition but agreed to perform the operation as a favor with her consent The case notes describe the girl as pretty and a high school student

Richmond R. G. Miller J. Mason Smith Cleo Sprouse University of Virginia At Charlottesville Smith

Dentist admits attempting operation near Charlottesville

The dentist Dr. Miller admitted to an attempted operation on a girl in Lonely Stoney Point road near Charlottesville, per Smith. He reportedly waited until after dark and moved the body to the city beside a cemetery wall where it was found, with chloroform and a towel involved.

Miller Smith Stoney Point Road Charlottesville Dr. Miller Lucy Richard Matthews County Virginia Sprouse

Medal saved life after car crash in New York

Mike Riley co-author of The Music Goes Round and Round crawled from a wreck on Wednesday and pulled a small medal blessed by Pope Pius XI from his pocket. He said it saved his life. The piece notes that the average yearly increase in U S electric light bulb sales is 19 percent.

New York Mike Riley Pope Pius XI

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