Murder case tightens as Kennedy killing traced
Los Angeles police key details in the Belton Kennedy murder case link Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain and Arthur C. Burch to the crime. Investigators identified an automobile tied to the slayer, noted tire markings, and reviewed Mrs. Obenchain’s hotel visits and alleged payments.
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Obenchain
Los Angeles
J. Belton Kennedy
Madalynne Obenchain
Kennedy
Arthur C. Burch
Evanston, Ill
J. W. Jones
Burch
Joseph Nolan
Evanston
Ralph Obenchain
Chicago
Drug addict shoplifter attempts suicide after theft charges
Mrs. Billy Buskell, 23, arrested for shoplifting in a downtown store, tried to hang herself in a City Hall cell after detailing a drug addiction’s horrors. She implicated two men, said she and husband Nelson Buskell and the others shared morphine, and described nightly cravings and years of torment. Nelson Buskell was hospitalized with acute morphomania. doctors expect a long recovery for Mrs. Buskell.
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Billy Buskell
Emma Taschke
Buskell
John Ringer
Charles Bondurant
Clarence O'Connor
Louisville
Nelson Buskell
General Hospital
Pole warning of fire after forest fires found intact
A single telegraph pole remained standing today in three villages near South Bay after a forest fire swept through. The pole carried a metal sign reading Citizens, protect your forests from fire, an ironic reminder amid the destruction.
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ST. Johns
N B
South Bay
17 Year Old Boy Confesses to Mother's Killing in Indiana
Willie Deffendell, 17, told coroner officials in Boonville he shot his mother Martha Deffendell, 70, in the woods near her farm on July 22 after an argument about a job. He fired four times, claiming accidental hammer strikes and self defense. The body, found near Boonville last week, showed the head severed. Willie and his brother Dolly, 22, were arrested.
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Evansville
Ind
Willie Deffendoll
Dolly
Martha Deffendell
Boonville
Kriskhause
Willie
Bank Defaulters Given One Day Terms and Fines
Federal Judge Sheppard showed mercy in sentencing H. B. Randall and Judith B. Demming to one day in jail and fines of 500 and 250 dollars after pleading guilty to misapplication of 5500 from the First National Bank of Amenia New York. The judge noted the defendants did not use the funds for speculation and had repaid the bank, but reproved bank officials for concealing the defalcations by avoiding police notification.
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New York
Sheppard
H. B. Randall
First National Bank of
Cas
United States
McCarthy
Small Defers Arrest as Sheriff Seeks Warrant Process
In Springfield Illinois Sheriff Mester and DA Mortimer postponed arrest of Governor Len Small citing constitutional limits. Small defied submission to the judiciary during his term, while his supporters noted readiness to resist arrest. Attys Gillespie and Graham checked bonds, signaling possible legal action. Small and aides arrived from Kankakee as bond questions and future appointments loom.
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Springfield
Ill
Mester
Mortimer
Len Small
Small
Judicial Department
Leslie
George B. Gillespie
James M. Graham
John W. Bunn
P. M. Sullivan
Sangaria County
E. H. Helmle
Uptown Growth Seen Despite Boulevard Bond Vote
Frederick G. Hertenstein of Western Bank and Trust argues downtown business will trend uptown even if the canal boulevard bond passes. He asserts taxes remain modest and rents will not rise. Attorney Michael G. Heintz cites Cincinnati’s route as ideal for a northern US highway corridor through the boulevard.
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Frederick G.hertenstein
Western Bank and Trust Company
Hertenstein
Cincinnati
Mr. Hertenstein
Michael G. Heintz
New York
Chicago
Ohio
Miami
Fla
Louisville
Ohio River
Fifteen Cremated in Gulf Line Freight Wreck
Fifteen men unauthorized aboard Gulf Line freight train No. 32 were believed killed by a wreck east of DeQuincy Louisiana. Rescue and debris clearing under way at the time, with bodies reported burned beyond recognition.
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Houston
Tex
Gulf Line
Dequincy
Auto Wrecked by OunceT Car in Beekman Street Crash
Two men were injured in a head on collision between a street car and a car at Beekman avenue and Hopple Street Viaduct. Leo Hinkle aged 40 suffered a fractured skull and brain concussion. Arthur Bosse aged 38 had facial and bodily cuts.
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Beekman Avenue
Hopple Street
Leo Hinkle
West University Avenue
Arthur Bosse
Auburn Avenue
Beekman Street
Edward Hernes
Poplar Street
Lee Lockwood
St. Elmo Street
General Hospital
Hinkle
Removal of Soft Drink Ice Cream And Apparel Tax
Washington reports that Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee agreed to eliminate the soft drink and ice cream taxes and the luxury tax on apparel. They also discussed halving the 10 percent tax on sporting goods, and considered an advertising levy though no serious plan emerged. The committee aims to revise the 1918 revenue law by week’s end, with debates over transportation tax cuts and potential new levies to offset repeals.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Joseph S. McCoy
The
Treasury
Whisky Bandits Battle in Woods Near Cleves
Thousand shots fired in a woodland fight near Cleves as 9 whisky bandits clash with citizens. Two hundred armed locals scour the countryside. three bandits arrested after a 16 year old shoots one. Jail crowds threaten lynching as a guard is wounded in a truck ambush. Bandits linked to Northern Kentucky bootlegger network. truck proved to contain grain alcohol and iodine, not whisky.
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Cleves
Kentucky
Hold Up Gang Beats It As Grain Truck Escapes
Eleven bandits ambushed a truck near Valley Junction Indiana. The driver Mathias Schuler maneuvered the loaded vehicle down a steep grade to evade the robbers. Guard Jess Yunker fired repeatedly, keeping the bandits at bay until the truck reached level ground.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Cincinnati
Big Miami River
Valley Junction
Cleves
Mathias Schuler
Aurora
Schuler
Jess Yunker
Yunker
Jme
Senate Passes Anti Beer Measure In Conference Bid
The Senate approved the Wil lis Campbell anti beer bill 39 to 20 sending it to a House conference with prospects of final enactment before the weekend. Amendments tighten prohibition enforcement and limit physician prescripts while Treasury regulations pause pending conference action.
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Senate
House
Treasury
Washington
Mellon
Palmer
Stanley
Kentucky
Reed
Missouri
Ball
Delaware
Ohio
Ransdell
Louisiana
Red
Essard
Seggiors Dillingham
Vert
Spencer
Williams
Mississigh
Broussard
Star Like Object Seen From Lick Observatory May Be New Body
W. W. Campbell of Lick Observatory reported an eye visible object at sunset near San Jose that may be a new star or comet. If confirmed, discovery credit could go to Army flyer Eddie Rickenbacker with other observers sharing recognition. The sighting lasted about half a minute before the object disappeared.
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San Jose
Cal
Lick Observatory
W. W. Campbell
Lick Observtory
Erdie Rickenbacker
Reed Shambers
Rickenbacker
Campbell
Prof
Russell
City
Chagrbers
Deadly Plane Crash Claims Three Passengers at Healdsburg
In Healdsburg California Alden Eldridge of Berkeley Hot Bert Fairbanks of Willits and Kenneth Hudson of Healdsburg were burned to death when their airplane wrecked on the outskirts of Healdsburg late today. The incident killed all three aboard and ended in a fatal blaze.
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Healdsburg
Cal
Alden Eldridge
Berkley, Hot
Bert Fairbanks
Willitts
Kenneth Hudson
Cleves Declares Holiday to Enable Bandit Hunt
Marshal Adamson proclaims a local holiday as 250 armed residents scour the Cleves area for bandits after a daylight hold up at Valley Junction. Bloodhound Boone trails fugitives two miles into the woods before scent is lost amid crowds and discarded signals.
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Marshal
Cleves
Valley Junction
John Weisbrodt
Edward
Yunker
Marshal Adamson
William Sparks
Gordon Henderson
George, Hopping
Edward Hopping
Samuel Jessup
Eugene Young
Gustav Hildebrand
Raymond Adamson
Bob Harrell
Honus Fat
North Bend Road
Boone
Cleves-Miami
Frank Anderson
Anderson
Richard
Charles Hart
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George Ast Candy Co
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Sixth Street
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Hand
Roland Adamson
Paul Revere
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