Vera Stretz Tells Of Love For Gebhardt Murder Trial
Vera Stretz testified through tears about meeting German industrialist Dr. Fritz Gebhardt on a West Indies cruise and in New York saying he loved her. She described their fast deepening relationship, his rich background, and his plans, before she shot him in room 2114 of Beekman Towers.
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Vera Stretz
Fritz Gebhardt
Beekman Towers
Gebhardt
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Samuel Leibowitz
Cornelius F. Collins
Vera
Vera describes Gebhardt as vivacious man in court dialogue
Vera testifies Gebhardt spoke of living arrangements with Mildred, denied knowing if he stayed at the St. Regis. She recalls his “super-man” remark objected to. Stretz cries as Vera recalls his boastful, exuberant personality and his claim of loving her while involved with Mildred Johnson.
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Gebhardt
Gotham
Mildred
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Collins
Frank Stretz
Adelaide
Liebowicz
Mildred Johnson
Hold U S Troops For Flood Service Along Mississippi
General Frank R McCoy held federal troops in readiness for flood service in the Mississippi valley with no distress anticipated He outlined regional assignments and prior radio equipment tests and authorized Colonel Walter Short to deploy troops CCC labor and transport between Evansville Cairo and St Louis when state authorities can no longer cope
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Frank R. McCoy
Mississippi Valley
Sixth Corps
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Jefferson Barracks
CCC
Evansville
Cairo
St. Louis
Two Tickets Filed for Town Election in Local Contest
In the town election set for Monday, candidates span two slates. The new deal ticket lists C. M. Miles for mayor and council contenders W. C. Westfahl, Lynn Strait, Guy Macomber, Jay McCormick, W. L. Hart, with Guy Swartzell for treasurer and Noel Easterly for assessor. The citizens ticket nominates H. E. Carter for mayor and councilmen F. E. Truax, John Gordon, W. J. Pieper, Arthur Houstman, F. D. Lawson, Beth Glick for treasurer, L. J. Rohwedder for assessor.
Industrial society picks new officers at Louis Sampson home
Mrs. Don Boquist was elected president of the Industrial society on Wednesday at the Louis Sampson home. Other officers elected include Mrs. William Peck as first vice president, Mrs. Chris Anderson as second vice president, Mrs. Robert Barber as secretary, and Mrs. W. J. Beckwith as treasurer.
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Don Boquist
Industrial Society
Louis Sampson
William Peck
Chris Anderson
Robert Barber
W. J. Beckwith
Atlanta Wins Grand Award for Best Fire Prevention
Washington AP Atlanta Ga captured the grand award for the best fire prevention record in 1935. The Chamber of Commerce of the United States announced Atlanta topped cities of 250000 to 500000 population and won the grand prize. Per capita fire loss was 1 23 cents, the lowest in twelve years, with total fire loss $412487?9. Other first place cities included Philadelphia Hartford Lakewood Parkersburg Geneva. Winners to receive plaques at the April chamber meeting. honorable mentions Lincoln and Fort Dodge.
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Former Omaha bank official accuses gambling ties in scandal
Elmer Kelsen, ex chief accountant of the Omaha federal intermediate credit bank, rode in from New York to surrender on a defalcation charge. He says $2,070 he took was lost in Omaha and Iowa gambling houses, roadhouses, and East Omaha. Officials deny the charges as elections loom.
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Fritz Franks
Joe Perry
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Girl Struck by Car Injures Naomi Anderson
Naomi Anderson a11 of 1029 Third avenue SE sustained head and leg bruises and a facial vein rupture after being struck by a car on A avenue near duct at 4 45 p m Thursday. Driver Wilma Ladage 408 Seventeenth street NE assisted the injured girl to a doctor and then home.
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Wilma Ladage
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Mrs Hewitt Takes Turn For Worse In Jersey City
Mrs Maryon Cooper Hewitt’s condition worsened to "very low" at Jersey City Medical Center. In criminal court, her trial date for attempted death by overdose was postponed for the third time. She faces a California warrant on mayhem charges in the sterilization of her daughter Anne.
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Maryon Cooper Hewitt
Jersey City Medical Center
California
Anne
Two Are Arrested And Liquor Seized In Raids Here And In Marion
Federal state and county officials arrested Earl Jacobs 42 proprietor of the Legion hotel in Marion and seized several bottles of liquor. Cedar Rapids raid netted Clifford Baldwin 36 dishwasher six pints of liquor with Iowa seals and over 100 empty bottles. John Miller 40 and Lester Ruka 31 were jailed on intoxication charges after a raid at 423 K avenue NW. No liquor charges were filed against them.
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Jacobs
Delavan
Cedar Rapids
Clifford Baldwin
Baldwin
Iowa
John Miller
Lester Ruka
K Avenue NW
Pupils Help Teacher Heroine Save Boy From 34-Ft Well
At Owl Hollow school in Paoli Indiana twelve year old Clarence Ferguson fell into a thirty four foot well. His teacher Miss Hazel Vance urged pupils to lower her into the shaft. She descended head first gripping a ladder rung with a rope chain and hoisted Clarence to safety.
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Pocket sachet powder undergarment noted in 18th century
A historic note describes an undergarment innovation a pocket for sachet powder in the armhole. The piece adds a modern claim about a cigarette pocket and cites Miss Potter Palmer, a Chicago social leader, launching a fruit farm venture in Florida. It also references Frankel's suits at $16.95.
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Frankel’s
Proclamation by Jacobites in Trafalgar Square for Ruprecht III
A group of about 150 elderly Jacobite adherents marched to Trafalgar Square to proclaim Prince Ruprecht of Bavaria as rightful king of Great Britain, an act considered high treason. Police escorted the procession to the statue of King Charles I where wreaths were laid and the last post was played, signaling a delayed Charles I anniversary observance.
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Girl Who Killed Father Back From Insane Hospital
Emma Willis an 18 year old high school student returned home from an insane asylum after a habeas corpus ruling in Woodward district court. She admitted shooting her father I H Willis a poverty stricken tenant cotton farmer while he slept on Dec 21. Her confinement followed a jury verdict of not guilty by reason of insanity.
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Emma_ Willis
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