Officers Called Off In Kidnaping To Save Victim
A staged rescue effort unfolded near Stony Brook as G men police and bloodhounds were stood down to enable William H Parsons to secure the release of his kidnapped wife, a wealthy North Shore socialite. A $25,000 ransom was claimed ready, with doubts whether funds came from Parsons or the Pratt family linked to Standard Oil. A bloody axe at the scene confirmed the victim's blood. The case drew in eight states via police teletype and the Jamaica box terminal, with a ransom note found in the Parsons car demanding payment within four hours.
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Stony Brook
William H. Parsons
Parsons
Alice
Standard Oil
Pratt
Napers
Towts
North Shore
New York
Anna Kuprysmova
Parsona
TMT
Jamaica
Long Island
Full Publicity In Tax Evasion Cases Pledged
United States Senate approved President Roosevelt's request for a broad probe into millionaire income tax dodging. A 12 member joint Congressional committee will conduct the inquiry with publicity assured for all cases uncovered. The amended resolution restricts release of information to the joint group, not the treasury, and awaits presidential signature.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
House
Congressional Committee
Bankhead
Garner
Sen
Harrison
Mississippi
Morrison
Senate Finance, Committee
Boral
Idaho
Joint Committee
Treasury
Barkeley
Kentucky
Road projects exceed million for this summer plan
The state road commission submitted plans to the federal bureau for construction work in 28 counties totaling about 556,179 dollars split between state and federal funds. Bids await federal approval as the secondary road program is expected to top one million, possibly reaching 1.5 million, with 208,621 let to contract and 317,490 more projected.
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State Road Commission
Federal Bureau of Roads
Federal Bureau
Burr H. Simpson
Gretna Green Swamps State Court House Funeral Closures
The Gretna Green court house closed at noon to allow employees to attend a funeral. Twenty eight people had appeared before noon including Otto E. Luckjohn, 23, of Slovan Pa, and Martha Luckjohn, 18, of Slovan.
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Court House
Otto E. Luckjohn
Slovan
Martha Luckjohn
New Marriage Notice Rule Becomes Law Today
New laws take effect today affecting marriages and tax collection. Prospective couples must file a three day notice of intent to wed before obtaining a marriage license from the county clerk. The state tax department also begins collecting a one cent gasoline tax that has been in place since April 15 but lacked authority until today.
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State Tax Department
Attorney General’s Office
Tax Department
Earhart completes 1200 mile Dakar to Niger river leg
Amelia Earhart lands at Uils outpost on the Niger river at 2 pm local time after a 1200 mile leg from Dakar French Senegal. The flight marks completion of a round the world route segment as reported by US GAO.
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Gao
French
Sudan
Amelia Earhart
Mier
Uils
Niger River
Dakar
Senegal
Liquor Commission Studies New Price and Stock Lists
The state liquor commission winds down a 10 day hearing phase to draft its July 1 price and stock lists for medicinal liquor sold through licensed drug stores. Regulations to govern drug store sales will be ready for distribution June 25 with stricter rules than expected. Four listings will be issued yearly and salesmen interviewed only in the 10 days before publication.
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Liquor Commission
State Liquor Commission
Regulationa Field
Commission
Seven Soviet Officers Face Treason Trial
Seven of the highest Soviet army officers go on trial for treason. Marshal Michail Nikolaevitch Tukhachevsky leads the list as vice-commissar of war, charged alongside other top defense figures. Trial announced at 1 a.m. Moscow time.
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Moscow
Wax Marschal Michail Nikolaevitch Tukhachevsky
Poison coffee suspect in county jail case shocks officials
Ingy Walter Gibson, 36, recovering from food poisoning, was returned to the county jail after medical aid. Jail official William Dverrald Gibson suffered stomach cramps from a coffee served by a Qua bar woman and her four year old daughter were questioned by officers. Jackson Sayare, assistant prosecuting attorney, coordinated the inquiry as physicians suspect the coffee offered in a half gallon fruit jar contained a poisonous substance. Gibson faces transfer to a later prison for a theft conviction, sentenced May 3 in the Intermediate court.
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Ingy Walter Gibson
Kanawha Valley
William Dverrald Gibson
Gibsons
Divorce Granted After Pet Canary Murders And Radio Spats
CHICAGO June 10 41 Catherine Mareck 38 told Judge Joseph J David she had three reasons for divorce from John Mareck. He killed her two pet canaries strangled her chuw dog because the animal brought her slippers before his. He smashed the radio after she wanted to listen to a birth dance program. Divorce granted. Diamond in the Rough Racine Wis June 10 It isn’t everybody in Racine who can buy cucumber and have carats tossed in for good measure
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Chicago
Catherine Mareck
Joseph J. David
John
Racine, Wis
Rackne
Loyalists capture rebels asleep in dawn Guadalajara raid
Madrid reports a government militia offensive on the Guadalajara front northeast of Madrid. About 407 prisoners were taken along with four machine guns on a hill near Maesta de la Alcaraia. Insurgent troops were found asleep, a relief battalion arrived and was driven off. Casualties listed as 150 killed and wounded.
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Madrid
Guadalajara
Maesta de la Alcaraia
Apparatus to Identify Headache Type
Atlantic City reports Dr. Temple Fay of Philadelphia unveiled a cephalalplogram test to classify headaches. The device uses spinal pressure to locate headache origins, guiding treatment. The method borrows artillery targeting to bracket the pain and determine the affected nerve system, with tests applicable to varied body types.
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Atlantic City
Temple Fay
Philadelphia
American Medical Association
Bearn
Fay
Ride Through Gas Barrage To Resume Work In Michigan Plant
Seventeen injured and 14 arrested in a clash at the Youngstown Republic Steel plant as police and deputy sheriffs quell pickets. A state peace conference set for Columbus. Monroe organizer beaten and expelled. Governor Murphy urges restraint amid nationwide crisis.
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Michigan Steel
Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Cleveland
Republic
Fla
Warren
Niles
Harold Tf. Burton
Samuel Handelman
CIO
Alters!neya
Monroe
Daniel A. Knages
Republics Newton Sterl
Leonidas McDonald
Convicted Trooper Ordered to Jail in Monaghan Case
Pittsburgh judge William H McNaughter ordered former State Policeman Stacy Gunderman back to Somerset County jail after revealing he had spent a night in a Pittsburgh hotel while in custody. Gunderman, convicted of second degree murder in the Frank C Monaghan case, was brought from Somerset to testify in a Fayette County murder trial. Deputy Sheriff Merle Glessner and Carl Hare Whe accompanied the transfer. Page 2 Part 1 Cal.
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Pittsburgh
William H. McNaughter
Stacy Gunderman
Somerset County
Gunderman
Frank C. Monaghan
Merle Glessner
Carl Hare
James A. Reilly
Fayette County
Cal
Military clash ends with police driving union pickets at Monroe
In Monroe Michigan on June 10, 800 non striking workers, protected by 200 special police, broke a 12 day stand by taking through a shattered picket line to the Newton steel plant. Pickets retreated with gas and club rounds, several vehicles were dumped, and two hours of tense maneuvers followed before the attack secured access to the plant.
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Monroe
Mich
Newton Steel
Raisin
Detroit Avenue
Elm Avenue
Canvas
Wood Jran
Special Police
Emj
Fred Mayberry
Jesse Fisher
Guv
Frank Murphy
Lansing
Ordera
Maysberry
Fisher
Enateera
Nurse Admits Kidnap Hoax In Chicago
A 27 year old nurse Miss Margaret Montgomery confessed she staged a kidnapping plot against attorney Prentice to spurn his interest. Assistant State's Attorney Emmett Moynihan announced the admission ending a dramatic, comic case. Prentice, 34, was not prosecuted and released.
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Chicago
John Rockefeller Prentice
Emmett Moynihan
Bruguette
Margaret Montgomery
John D. Rockefeller
Sheriff Frustrates Pineville Jail Break
MINEVILLE June 10 Sheriff Lon F Byrd announced that a routine jail inspection uncovered an escape plot by prisoners, with three hacksaws confiscated after two bars were sawed from a window. He suspects smuggling by visitors, suspended visiting privileges, and said arrests are expected.
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Mineville
Lon F. Byrd
Wyoming
Byrd
Vacation Plans Of Stars Reveal Suppressed Desires
Hollywood stars plan summer getaways as work eases. William Wyler aims to borrow Gary Cooper’s car for a speedway stunt and Jann Blondel and Dick Powell will tour with an auto trailer. Bette Davis Kay Francis may stay in Hollywood while others travel to Montana Tabith McCrea and Frances Dee join Gene Raymond and Jeanette MacDonald in various escapes.
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Hollywood
William Wyler
Gary Cooper
Indianapolis Speedway
Jann Blondel
Dick Powell
Bette Davis
Kay Francis
Clark Gable
Hunting
Dove
Quall
Montana
Gene Raymond
Jeanette MacDonald
Federal Control Of Industry Urged
A Senate labor committee chair urged manufacturers to help draft wage and hour legislation, signaling support for federal standards. The hearing on the administration bill came as calls for a national unemployment and relief policy survey were tabled, with no new committee formed.
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Washington
Black
D.-Ala
Senate Labor Committee
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress
Zona
Senate
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Robert Quillen
Committee of
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Bill
Federal Highway Bureau
Gretna Green
Mahe
Wellsburg
Luckjohn
Catherine Jelinsky
Burgettstown
Robert O'Brien
Charlotte Calderwood
Amelia
Ts Hell
U.S
Ohio
Youngstonh
John D
Girl
Prentice
Montgomery
Ashland Avenue
Mr. Prentice
Setle
Pineville
Speed
Indianapolis
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