Outlaw Owen Taylor leads daring jail escape manhunt
Owen Taylor, 23, alleged gang leader, and his brother Harold, 25, escaped Warren county jail after prying open shower area and climbing to the jail’s lower floors. Sheriff Harry Jefferson was shot in the hand during the breakout as officers pursued the pair across four counties with Harold later seized near Irvington.
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Jefferson
Harold Taylor
Allegheny
Irvington
Owen
Ownie” Taylor
Warren County
Freedor
Harry Jefferson
Waren
Sitios Hea
Lon
Dyer
Jovind
Taylor
Hyde's Pond
Guignon Hardware
Bear Lake
Union City
Vily Oyie
Sheyitt Jefferson
Third Ward
Sherrie Teffensum
Harold Taylie
Owen Paylor
Harald
Mornig
Harry Jeterson
Bean
Jeferson
Ewen Gaylon
Fan
Thorn
Furdd
Dinner meeting to discuss Y M C A work in city
Hon H H Beshlin former congressman from the 48th district will address a dinner conference at the Hotel Corry next Monday evening February 17 to discuss the war accelerated and the extension of Young Men's Christian Association activities in this city. Local committee members issued invitations today.
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H. Beshlin
Hotel Corry
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Young Men's Chivitian Association
D. A. Hulsixom
C. F. Brown
H. J. Keppel
C. L. Alexander
Harry By Smith
Ralph S. Dewey
Arthur Cole
Severe Winter Storm Drifts Block Rural Roads
A major winter storm left Findley Lake road drifted two to three feet and country roads nearly impassable. Patrol supervisor George Stowe urged motorists to avoid driving on Valley roads, especially in hilly districts, as winds created deep drifts and hindered state highway crews from keeping routes open. Dozens of minor accidents occurred with narrow escapes reported, though no serious injuries were confirmed by dawn reports.
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George Stowe
Concore
Department
Journal
Commandery to Stage Minstrel Show in April
Clarence Commandery Knights Templar announce preparations for a minstrel show to be held at the High School auditorium on April 23 and 24. A committee is arranging one of the city’s most elaborate productions with William Myers handling phonics and P. Paulson in charge of stage and scenery. A fine cast is being selected and rehearsals are expected to begin soon.
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Clarence Commandery
Knights Templar
High School
the Commandery
William Myers
Phonis
P. Paulson
Plant Worker Hurt In Fall At Raymond Plant
W Gibbs an employee of the Raymond Manufacturing Company fell from a ladder while at work this morning. He sustained three broken ribs on the left side and received medical attention from Dr. John C Kibler before being taken to his home at 963 Worth Center Street. Gibbs also suffered bruises and other injuries.
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W. Gibbs
Raymond Manufacturing Company
John C. Kibler
Worth Center Street
Three Men Kidnap Agent With Five Thousand Dollars
In Indianapolis on February 10 three men kidnapped William Gerard an American travel agent escorting $6,000 to a bank. Gerard was seized near the station and sped northward while pursued by police. Authorities investigated leads and hunted the suspects.
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Indianapolis
William Gerard
Trav‘tion
Gerard
Vracnon Terminl
Tenapers
Hoover Heads to Florida for Hoover Fishing Trip
President Hoover and family begin a fishing vacation from Long Key Florida aboard the houseboat Saunterer. The party includes Lawrence Richey and Kilkenny officers, with a convoy of speed boats. The trip starts with a cloudy sky as the president’s party departs the dock and sails to the fishing grounds.
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Fla
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Saunterer
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United States
Arco
Sally
Penn a Solon Wins Chinese Honors
Rep Porter and the House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman received the Lin-Tse-Hsa memorial medal from the Chinese government for efforts to curb the opium trade. Created June 3 1928 to mark the 90th anniversary of China s tea party, the award honors anti-opium work once tied to Canton.
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House Foreign Affairs
He Lin-Tse-Hsa
China
Boston
Gidders Receives Long Prison Term in Murder Case
Franklin Pennsylvania reports John Gidders pleaded guilty to second degree murder and received a sentence of from nine to nineteen years to be served at Western Penitentiary. The case involved the slaying of James Brown by Walter Powell and others.
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Franklin
John Gidders
Walter Powell
William Parker
Western Penitentiary Alliance
James Brown
City Negro
Western Penitentiary
Lion
Cars Crash at Center Street Intersection
A Sunday morning crash at Center Street intersection involved a Chrysler driven by Taguays Swerving, hitting a Pontiac owned by Rev. Ros Cressey after Mrs. Monro failed to stop. Al Charles Monroz’s vehicle and Michael Litz’s car also damaged. both drivers reported attempting evasive maneuvers near Pleasant azul Center streets.
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Michael Litz
Bailly
Pleasant Azul Center
Taguays
al Charles "Monroz
Pressant
Michael Lite
Ros Cressey
First Presbyterian Church
Mr. Cressay
Lita
Mail Pilot Lost in Upper Minnesota Blizzard
Mail pilot Maurice Milley is missing after a flight from Penasse to the northwestern Minnesota point. A blizzard swept the area near Lake of the Woods, delaying search efforts and raising concerns for Milley’s safety amid frigid conditions. Postmaster Paul Sanderson provided the update, noting the storm began shortly after Milley departed and could worsen any survival chances.
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Septim
Lake of Ley Yoos
Miller
Paul
L. H. Briilin
Northwest Airways
Maurice Miller
Minnesota
Oak Island Minn
Car Struck by Erie Limited at Galion Fatalities and Injuries
An eastbound Erie Limited collided with a car at a Galion grade crossing, killing Garnet Hagen 22 of Galion and Bernard Keith 22 of Crestline and seriously injuring Dorothy Crane 24 of Crestline and William Klahn 30 of Crestline. The crash delayed the train with authorities investigating.
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LW O'Clouse
Galion
Ohio
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Erie
TU Tete
Braoks
Poeta Wong
Uivise Deled
Lear
Mik
Exie Limited
Federal grand jury indicts 31 firms and 406 individuals
United Press reports a federal grand jury indicted 31 corporations and 406 people in a nationwide alcohol ring case. The charges say the operation diverted industrial alcohol since 1823 across multiple states.
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Chicago
Federal Grand Jury
Who Is He A Young Senator Succeeds Father
A young senator, native of Wisconsin and authority on parliamentary procedure, succeeds his father. Page 3.
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Wisconsin
Two youths flee after car theft as shots fail to stop them
Watrous and his sons chased one youth to a house where Lutz named Harmon as the other thief in an automobile stolen from Al Watrous near Sulpher Springs east of Columbus. Three gunshots did not halt the pair. no arrests had been made and a settlement was rumored to avoid prosecution.
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Charles K. Burkhardt
Charley, Jr
Coletta
Frederick Street
Burkhardt
St. Edward's School
Third Ward
Smit Street
Christenson
al Watrous
Hii
Watrous
Sulpher Springs
Columbus
Ister
Lutz
Corry
Harmon
Uttle
McKeesport Rum Ring Trial Opens in Pittsburgh
Nine defendants, including former Versailles township justice of the peace Charles B Rhinehardt, go to trial anew in federal court. Rhinehardt was convicted at the first trial last December but granted a new trial by Judge R M Gibson. Six of the other eight defendants were tried in December without a verdict. Two defendants have ties to moonshine selling networks, while six are former McKeesport police.
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Mkeesport
United Press
Pittsburgh
McKeesport
Rum Ra
United States
Cutt
Charles B. Rhinehard
Versailles Township
R. M. Gibson
Witten Maylert
Zumer Meat and Milk
Sam Kats
United States seeks consent to build one new battleship
United States proposes to Britain that America be allowed to construct one new battleship comparable to the British Rodney. The draft plan contemplates scrapping British ships first and replacing one projected vessel, possibly Arkansas, with a Rodney-type battleship, while Japan would scrap no battleships under the deal. The proposal appears in a U.S. position outline discussed with Britain and Japan.
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London
United States
Great Britain
America
Japan
Arkansas
Wyoming
Henry L. Stimson
United Press
Radio Schedules Feature Prominent Network Lineups Today
The listing shows WIZ and NBC Network programs including Roxy's Gong on BST at 7:80, WABC and CBS network slots with Deep Couriers at 8:30, WEAF and NBC Network with A. P. Gypsies and General Motora Hour in EST, and WABC CBS network at 10:30 BST presenting Voice of Columbia.
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NBC
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CBS
WEAF
A. & P. Gypsies
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