Father of Ms Nelson Pleads for Her Surrender
Chicago reports an appeal from John Wawrznniak urging Helen Gillis to surrender to authorities. He portrays her as a companion to Baby Face Nelson in the fatal gun battle that killed Nelson and two FBI agents, Cowley and Hollis, near Barrington. The coroner's jury ruled Nelson died of abdominal wounds inflicted by federal agents.
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Chicago
Nelson
John Wawrzzniak
Helen Gillis
Niles Center
Jacob Behn
Highland Park
Samuel P. Cowley
Herman E. Hollis
Barrington
Convicts Escape En Route to Prison in Centralia
Two prisoners escaped while being transported to Chester penitentiary in Franklin County. Nicholas Alfer alias John Daviduk, 21, of Pennsylvania, and Roy Colter alias Culbert, 23, of Tennessee, disarmed deputies and fled in a car later abandoned near Ashley. Footprints suggest they fled on foot south of State Highway No. 15. authorities have largely paused the search.
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Centralia
Paris
Tfl
Chester
Franklin County
Nicholas Alfer
John Daviduk
Pennsylvania
Roy Colter
Culbert
Nashville
Tenn
Ashley
Everett Snider
Robert Mitchell
Women Seek Endurance Flight Record In Oklahoma City
Jean La Rene and Henrietta Sumner arrived from Chicago to attempt to break the women's endurance flight record of 240 hours. They began at 4 42 p m with supplies for ten days aloft and must fly until 4 28 p m a week from Monday. A refueling test transferred 15 gallons of gasoline to their plane an hour after takeoff.
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Oklahoma City
Jean la Rene
Henrietta Sumner
Chicago
Kenneth Hunter
Noted attorney to defend Steinmetz
New York November 36 AP Joseph Lieb Steinmetz a 22 year old accused of killing his 17 year old bride and Rev Joseph Jr Leonard was silent as counsel entered not guilty pleas. Judge Donnellan sparred with attorney Samuel Leibowitz who asked ten days to prepare motions while autopsy reports were made available.
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New York
Joseph Lieb Steinmetz
Joseph Jr.Leonard
George L. Donnellan
Samuel 8. Leibowitz
Leibowitz
District Attorney’s Office
Hollywood
Calif
RUMORS OF SPANISH DICTATORSHIP FOLLOW MONARCHY VISIT
In Rome a secret conference between exiled King Alfonso and interior minister Antonio Maura sparked Italian talk of a dictatorship path for Spain. Antonio Giocochea, loyal monarchist deputy, flew from Barcelona, met Alfonso, then returned, fueling speculation of a monarchist restoration amid calls from Italian fascists and Spaniards abroad.
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Rome
Alfonso
Spain
Erstwhde
Tday
Antonio Giocochea
Antonio Maura
Giocochea
Gets 290 Years In Stock Fraud
W L Hart former president of the Finance Investment Company was sentenced to 290 years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to 42 counts of violating Kansas Blue Sky laws in Montgomery County district court. Some sentences run concurrently reducing the term to 49 years. Crowl and Earl faced trial. the state alleged they sold stock at 23 dollars par and exchanged other stocks. Elderly purchasers testified they invested life savings and received dividends the state says were funded by further stock sales.
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Coffeyville
Kan
W. L. Hart
Finance Investment Company
State
Montgomery Country
EL 3
Crowl
Earl
Doubt on Aubrey Morgan’s Sister Recovering in California
Pasadena reports doubt at Pasadena Hospital that Mrs. Aubrey Morgan sister of Mrs. Charles A Lindbergh will recover from a serious illness. She is Elisabeth Morrow Morgan daughter of the late Dwight Morrow and developed pneumonia and throat infection after an operation.
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Pasadena
Calif
Pasadena Hospital
Aubrey Morgan
Charles A. Lindbergh
State Digs Out After Worst Storm of Season
Blizzard conditions swept Missouri with 18 inch snow drifts and blocked highways from Iowa to Arkansas. Roads, telephones, and telegraph lines failed as Highway No 66 and other arteries ground to a halt. Crews labored through the night to clear snowbound routes while merchants prepared for belated winter trade and Christmas shopping amid widespread disruption. Police found Julius C. Hainer, a 78 year old attorney missing since April 1938, dead in a deserted Delmar Boulevard house, with identification and cash in his pocket.
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Bill Tipton Tipton
Highway Department
Missouri
Iowa
Arkansas
St. Louis
Springfield
Marshfield
St. Joseph
Hannibal
Chillicothe
Macon
Lebanon
Sedalia
Marshall
Jeferson City
Jelso
Nov
Julius C. Hainer
Delmar Boulevard
Hainer
Town State College
Ames
Duchess of Kent Receives Surprise Wedding Gift
At Himley Hall England the new Duchess of Kent wore a diamond brooch presented by Queen Mary at Buckingham Palace. The gift accompanied the couple on the first day of their honeymoon after the wedding that united King George VI's son and Princess Marina of Greece. The day included a round of golf on the Earl of Dudley's private links.
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Himley
England
Duchess of Kent
Mary
Buckingham Palace
George
Mariria
Greece
Galt
Himley Hall
Earl of Dudley
Widow collapses at Hollis funeral in Des Moines
The widow of Herman Hollis, the agent killed by George Nelson, fainted as his coffin was lowered at Glendale cemetery in Des Moines after the service in Iowa's capitol. Hollis’ mother Nora Lis and father William Hollis stood nearby, reuniting in grief.
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Des Moines
Herman
Hollis
George
Nelson
Glendale
Lowa
Edward Laverne
U. S
Nora E. Hollis
William Hollis
Kansas City
Woman charged with murder in Arkansas poisonings
In Little Rock on November 30, Coroner L C Aday filed first degree murder charges against Mrs Charles Jenkins over the poisoning deaths of her three children Sybil aged 10 Alta Fern 7 and Obelee 6 who fell ill after ingesting capsules given by their mother Capsules believed to be cold remedy were also taken by Jenkins husband and the four experienced convulsions with the children dying within hours Jenkins survived.
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Little Rock
Ark
Charles Jenkins
L. C. Aday
Aday
Sybil
Alta Fern
Obelee
Jenkins
West storms cause accidents and snowbound travel
A sweeping blizzard blankets the plains with 4 to 16 inches of snow disrupting cattle grazing and daily travel. Rail service delays persist as trains run hours late, highways face drifts, and state crews battle the snow with plows while residents, including football fans, endure extended halts in Columbia, Boonville, and nearby towns.
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Robert S. Clough
Jackson County
Mac
Rocky Mountain
Kansas City
Kansas State Highway Commission
Division
Bonner Springs
Missouri
Columbia
Boonville
Diermediate
Greek Rite Archbishop to wed Prince George and Princess Marina
Monsignor Germanos designated to perform the Greek marriage following the Church of England ceremony uniting Prince George of England and Princess Marina of Greece. A private Buckingham Palace chapel hosts the Greek rites after the nuptials at West Dunster Abbey on Thursday.
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London
Germanos
Prince George
England
Marina
Greece
Buckingham Palace
West Dunster Abbey
Pioneer Rail Man of Mexico Is Dead
Roy E. Comfort, 81, a pioneer in Mexican railroad development and former general superintendent of the Mexican National Railways, died of pneumonia at his St. Louis home. He helped link the United States and Mexico by rail with the Mexican Central Railroad and later led the Cuernavaca Railroad before the 1913 revolution. Burial will be in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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ST. Louis
Roy E. Comfort
Mexican National Railways
Comfort
Mexican Central Railroad
United States
Mexico
Cuernavaca Rairoad
Amelia C. Comfort
Marisa Comfort
Kalamazoo
Mich
Sister Mary Gertrude Hart Dies in Springfield
Sister Mary Gertrude Hart aged 0, superior of the Elfindale Convent of Sisters of Visitation Ind 1St De Chantal Academy, died in Springfield on November 30 as reported by AP.
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Springfield
Mary Gertrude Hart
Elfindale
Sisters of Visitation
Ind
de Chantal Academy
Infra red films reveal fogbound city from air
Aerial photographers can image a city shrouded by fog and smoke not visible from above, using films sensitive to infrared rays to penetrate the haze and capture hidden details.
Family Feud Cited as Clue in Five Homicide Deaths
Court testimony outlines tensions in the Pierce family as investigators probe how Winifred Pierce and her uncle Elmo Noakes may have been involved in the disappearances and deaths of Pearl Pierce and the Pierce children near Carlisle Pennsylvania. Witnesses recount confrontations, alleged abuse, and motives tied to custody and family strife.
Freighter Henry Cort Lost in Great Lakes Gale
The 315-foot ore freighter Henry Cort from Detroit went down in a 50 mile gale near Muskegon Michigan. About 30 crewmen are unaccounted for as coast guardsmen race to reach the scene. Captain Busch and three coast guard men survived, one surfman Jack Bert is missing. The Cort bound from Milwaukee with ore reportedly struck the breakwater before sinking.
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Muskegon
Mich
Henry Cort
Detroit
Temampere
Coast Guard
Toast Guard
John 4. Busch
Jack Bert
Great Lakes
Milwaukee
Lindbergh Law Upheld by U S Court in Kidnapping Case
Denver November 30 The tenth circuit court of appeals upheld the Lindbergh law sharpening its reach against kidnaping. Harvey Bailey gangster must serve life in Alcatraz as the law's constitutionality was affirmed to prohibit using interstate commerce to facilitate the crime.
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Denver
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals
Lindbergh
Harvey Bailey
Alcatraz Prison
Congress
Two Morro Castle Officers Arrested
The acting captain William F. Warms and chief engineer Eben S. Abbott of the Morro Castle were arrested in New York on negligence and duty neglect charges. They posted $2,500 bail each and await a December 12 hearing before a U S commissioner, facing up to ten years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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New York
Morro Castle
United States
Wiliam F. Warms
Eben S. Abbott
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Fast Constipation Relief
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets present a pleasant laxative alternative to calomel. A physician for 20 years, he offers a non harsh remedy that helps bowel action without forcing it. The sugar coated tablets claim quick, safe relief for common constipation with a plain taste and multiple price options.
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Edwards
Dr. Edwards
Princess Alexis Hutton Returns Home For Holidays
Princess Alexis Mdivani former Barbra Hutton arrives in New York with her parents Mr and Mrs Franklyn Hutton after a 25 000 pasty sum reported. The event marks her twenty second birthday and a festive homecoming for the holidays.
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Paris
Alexis Mdivani
Barbera Hutton
New York
Franklyn Hutton
Dismissal Sought in Bass Habeas Petition
The state seeks dismissal of the habeas corpus petition filed by Dr. Andrew J. Bass, serving a life term at Tucker prison farm for murder, in Jefferson circuit court where jurisdiction is in question. Assistant Attorney General Robert F. Smith announced the move.
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Litle Rock
Ark
Andrew J. Bass
Tucker Prison Farm
Jefferson Circuit
Robert F. Smith
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