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New Public Enemy Is Suspected Of Bank Job In AmesWASHINGTON lt;UJR) — G-men Monday instituted a nationwide ; search for a new public enemy— Maurice Denning, characterized as “one of the most notorious bank robbers at large.Issuing 250,000 identification circulars to police the nation over, the federal bureau of investigation accused Denning’s gang of robbing National banks at Hawarden, la., Dell Rapids, S. D., Superior, Neb., Hudson, S. D.. and Smith Center, Kan., and State banks in Cumberland, la., Holton. S. P., Ellsworth Minn., Norfolk, Neb., Centerville, S. D., Ames, ia„ Bartley, Neb., and I/* Mars, la.The G-men said that Denning’s desperados plundered the national guard armory at Windom, Minn.. In 1934, stealing army pistols and rifles.All of the robberies in which Denning has participated have involved the endangering of the lives of bank employes and firearms were flourished on each occasion, said the bureau.Police Chief W. J. Cure reported Monday that Maurice Denning wms one of those suspected in the holdup of the College Savings bank, which occurred during the noon hour here April 22, 1935.It was believed that Denninglt;■■......i—I........—..... ;--1 1 “and two of his pals might have been the trio which entered (ho bank, forced C. A. Knudson, president, a» F. E. LaVelle, cashier, to ride with them to the edge of tho city. The trio escaped with about $4,000,Ray Castelline of Des Moines later was arrested by local police in Wisconsin on an auto theft charge and as a possible accomplice in the bank holdup. However, local bank officials did not identi-PENNY SUPPER!At U. B. Church TUESDAY, JULY 21Serving 5:30 to 7:30The Morning AfterTaking Carters Little Liver Pills
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Ames Daily Tribune and Times
Ames, Iowa, US
Mon, Jul 20, 1936
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