Girl foil bank raid by Capone gang in Illinois
Helen Numi Lyn, 19, hostage of four men posing as Capone gangsters, tied by belts and stockings in Stockwell Indiana linked bank robbery plot. She was released near Chicago after claim of stealing 67 000 dollars from a distant bank. Police verified her tale via Lafayette sheriff, with scattered details about the bandits and a planned Frankfort bank job.
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Showdown in Congress Over Prohibition Impending
Members of the House wet bloc hailed their first prohibition vote of the new session. Led by Rep. Linthicum the wets aim to strike at the dry law again when the Justice Department appropriation bill reaches the floor. They seek to remove a 2 million dollar fund for 600 new federal dry agents, while a national referendum proposal draws mixed reactions from temperance groups amid looming strategy meetings.
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Barthou to Form New French Cabinet After Senate Tie
Luis Barthou, former premier and Democratic and Radical Union member, accepted President Gaston Doumergue's invitation to form a cabinet after the Tardieu government fell in an equal 148 to 148 senate vote. Barthou, 68, long served in multiple cabinets and represented France at Genoa 1921. he will confer with Poincaré, Briand, and others before reporting results Sunday.
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Bandits Rob Bank In Bold Rural Hold Up
Four well dressed bandits robbed the State Bank basement in Clearing village after forcing Vice President Lambert Bere to open the safe. They stole a deposit of between 40000 and 50000 dollars meant for payrolls, injuring no one as they used shotguns and pistols but fired none. The loot belonged to the First National Bank of Chicago.
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Stocks Decline as Rails and Industrials Fall Sharply
By Elmer C Walzer United Press Financial Editor in New York on December 6 weakness in rails and clis drove the stock market down in a short session. Ran out bonds led the decline with averages at the lowest in nearly five years as industrials followed and utilities fell more than two points. Railroad bonds, notably the Van Sweringen group, dropped sharply after a wide open session yesterday.
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United Press
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Death claims another Civil War veteran in Columbus
Stephen Farnham, 86, longtime local resident, died at Columbus this morning at 9 30. He served with Company C of the 16th Pennsylvania Volunteers and fought in major Civil War battles. Survived by two daughters Jennie Moore and Jessie Bassett, two sons Frank and Charles, one sister Bethel Clark, twelve grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Funeral at his Columbus home Monday at 1 30 pm, burial in Spring Greek cemetery.
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Escaped Maniacs Still Elude Police In New York
Six escaped maniacs remained at large more than 48 hours after fleeing Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane. Police watched the homes of relatives and friends as they believed the fugitives might return. Three gunmen aided the escape, including a previously escaped inmate.
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Indian Prince Lectures on Oppression of India
Jehan Warliker Prince Seesodla spoke in Corry about The Impoverishment of India. Born in India, educated at Cambridge, he described oppressive taxation and lack of representation under British rule. He warned that centuries of levies have left India desolate and urged reform.
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Rain Ends Long Western Pennsylvania Drought
Heavy rain across western and central Pennsylvania ends one of the state’s worst droughts. Rivers on the Monongahela and Allegheny rise after low levels threatened industry and traffic as Ice gorge concerns loom. Water supplies return to many towns just in time for livestock and crops.
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Teller slain in robbery at Verona bank
Pittsburg December reports a bank teller was shot and killed during a Verona bank robbery. The robber demanded money, McFarland refused, and after firing one shot fled in a manager’s car. Two other employees and a customer were present. the amount stolen was undetermined.
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Discharge Of Vets Defended By Col Hines At Fort Leavenworth
Col Frank T Hines administrator of veterans affairs defended the discharge of 290 of 1188 veterans from the Soldiers Home at Fort Leavenworth Kansas stating the discharges followed quarterly physical exams showing they were not seriously disabled enough to earn a living The policy aims to reserve space in veterans homes for those in greater need and excludes those not incapable of working while ensuring temporary disabilities are reassessed and no man is forced to leave during Christmas holidays Lucile Levey traveled to Oil Clethia for a weekend stay with relatives
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Veterans’ Bureau
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Good Year for Corry Hunters in Deer Country
An upbeat deer season overall with unprecedented early kills in Pennsylvania. Corry hunters report many bucks, though numbers ease in recent days. Local men Fred Ross and Warren Steen bring back bucks near Sheffield and Gleason Hollow. Burlingame brothers from Spring Creek and Columbus area hunters take does and bucks. Guests Joseph Vitt and Leo Metheisel return to Cincinnati with two bucks from a hunting trip.
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Governors to Empl oyment Parley at Albany
In Warm Springs Georgia on December 6 Governor Franklin D Roosevelt of New York invited the governors or governors elects of six states Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut New Jersey Pennsylvania and Ohio to attend a permanent employment conference at Albany on January 23. He said the conference would address broader social and business problems and potential legislation beyond immediate relief and emphasized a northeastern governors conference could yield good results.
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Hoover Holds Veto Threat Over Drought Relief
President Hoover seeks a compromise with House Republicans as Senate drought relief bills face a $60 million proposal opposed by the administration. The Senate committee backed $60 million, while the House Agriculture Committee debates whether to raise the aid, with Hoover pressing for about $25 million.
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Fletcher outlines tariff views before Senate finance panel
Washington December 6 Henry P Fletcher Greencastle Pa chief of the tariff commission appointed by President Hoover spoke to the Senate finance committee. He declared he would run an unbiased administration and had no tariff affiliations. He said his views were not pro or anti tariffs and he expected no influence from executive or legislative branches on policy. He favored friendly trade with South America and noted his prior service in diplomacy and as assistant secretary of state.
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Freezing fog blamed for Meuse Valley deaths in Belgium
Meuse Valley in Belgium faced a wave of deaths over 45 hours amid dense fog. Authorities investigated natural causes linked to a cold damp air mass. autopsies planned. Belgian and Paris analyses support freezing fog as the likely cause rather than poison gas.
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Today’s Five Best Radio Ents NBC CBS Shows
A listing of radio entertainment across networks: WEA NBC 1241 Navy Pennsylvania game, SWABC CBS 8 30 Dancing Yesterdays, WHAF NBC 910 General Electric Bad, Wiz NBC 10 Chicago Civic Operas, WABC CBS 10s0 Stow Boot.
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