Cowpony Confession Ties Slayer to Pritchards Deaths
Jack Wisdom, 26, a cowboy held in Kansas, signed a confession admitting he killed Mr. and Mrs. Harry Pritchard of Wichita with a prior note of fear of prosecution over a $21.40 bad check. Bodies found in Oklahoma. Wisdom said he acted to avoid jail and planned the crime for robbery and retaliation.
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Jack Wisdom
H. Pritchard
Hutchinson
Kan
Eli Eubanks
Harry Pritchard
Wichita
Kansas State Reformatory
Wisdom
Buck” Smith
Oklahoma
Eubanks
Buck Smith
Pritchard
el Reno
Okla
Kingfisher
Kansas
Bison
Meade County
Wellington
Depew
Oklo
Jay
Lyle
1935 Budget Prospects Look Bright
The article notes the Reconstruction Finance Corporation faces a life end date in January with potential extension and broader powers, while the Public Works Administration is projected to spend most of its 3.3 billion authorisation this year, with about two billion more expected. It covers treasury advances, bond substitutions totaling 2.8 billion from a 950 million issue, and gold purchases by RFC chairman Jones totaling 420,000 ounces at a cost of 14 million, with foreign purchases undisclosed.
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Reconstruction Corporation
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
Public Works Administration
London
Washington
Jones
RFC
Provision for saloons dies in the House vote
In a legislative roll call the provision for saloons failed with 79 votes for, 26 against, and 34 not voting or absent. Names of those voting, abstaining, or absent include leaders from Audrain, Carter, Buchanan, Greene, Slone, Stoddard, and St. Louis City. The tally reflects party and district splits on the measure.
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Ghee
McMillin Maples
Martyn Maxey
Mitchell
Moore
Audrai
Carter
Munger
Murray
Myers
Neill
Nelson
Overall
Peery Poe
Presley
Quinn
Rea
Reed
Rice
Clay
Johnson
Sawyer
Sherwood
Buchanan
Strbert
Whitsell
Wiley
Woods
Woodsmall
Meredith
Blong
Brake
Burke
Carrot
Claycomb
Damon
Dean
Drury
Eilers
Estes
Fitzgibbon
Fontana
Haskell
Hess
Hi Isting
James Keating
Klein
Tafferty
Lohr
McCormick
Miller
Naes
O'Brien
St. Louis City
O'Reilly
Oberh
Ten Rural School Projects Approved in Cole County
Civil Works Administration officials approved ten school projects in Cole County totaling 6668.50 for improvements at Eugene Russellville Centertown Elston Osage City St. Thomas Pleasant Grove Mt. Pleasant Corinth and Marion. The package allocates 3508 for labor and 3160 for materials, aiming to employ about 20 workers daily for two months.
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Cole County
Civil Works Administration
Roger W. Smith
Eugene
Russellville
Centertown
Elston
Osage City
St. Thomas
Pleasant Grove
Mt. Pleasant
Corinth
Marion
Farm Bureau Leaders Respond to Roosevelt Message
Chicago December 1 The American Farm Bureau Federation received Roosevelt’s optimistic farm recovery message and expressed strong support for the President’s program. The President noted progress but urged full farmer cooperation for final success as about 1000 farmers and federation leaders listened to the address.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Roosevelt
Federal Funds Boost Cole County Holiday Spending
Cole County benefits from NRA CWA and FAA funds fueling Christmas buying. Stated payrolls reach over 1300 weekly with 40 to 60 regularly employed, including stenographers and clerks, many local residents. Projects include Boeck quarry, Central Park, East Circle Drive, cemetery walls, and Lincoln University with 82 workers starting yesterday. Total CWA payroll last week was $3,406.14 with anticipated increase to 230 workers next week across two shifts.
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Paz Works Administration
Madison Hotel
Madison Street
CWA
Richard Fowler
Cole County
Z. F. Lucker
FAA
Callaway
Osage
Maries
Miller, Morgan
Boone
Moniteau Counties
NRA
United Press
News Dispatch
St. Paul
Civil Works Administration
Jefferson City
Boeck
Bald Hill Road
Cemetery Wall
Washington Park
Central Park
East Circle Drive
East Capitol Avenue
Lincoln University
Public Works Projects May Extend Submission Time
St Louis Delays may extend for Missouri after January 1. Secretary Tekes sent a telegram to Huch Miller state engineer for the Public Works Administration confirming projects from Missouri may be submitted after the new deadline.
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Louis
Huch Miller
Public Works Administration
Tekes
Missouri
Government to Ease Liquor Tax Pursuit
Washington dispatch reports Senator Harrison saying President Roosevelt prefers minimizing the liquor tax to curb bootlegging. A $2.60 per gallon levy faces opposition, with figures as low as $2.20 discussed. Administration officials Choate Jr and Lowry to present views. hearings open as tax drafting proceeds.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Congressional
Congress
Herdepartmental Committee
Joseph H. Choate, Jr
Edward G. Lowry
Secretary of the Treasury
Capitol Hill
White House
Andre de Laboulaye
Philips
Jury of Newcomers Hears Wrestling Suit in St Louis
In St Louis on December 11 a jury of twelve unfamiliar with wrestling began deliberations in Circuit Judge Robert J. Kirkwood's court. They hear Harry Sharpe's $25,000 damages suit against wrestling promoter Tom Packs stemming from an assault by spectators after Sharpe refereed a match between Jin Landos and Fred Geodmeier. Sharpe testified as the only witness today.
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ST. Louis
Robert J. Kirkwood
Harry
Sharpe
Tom Packs
Jin Landos
Fred Geodmeier
Peek Named to Lead New Foreign Trade Posts
The White House announced a temporary committee to coordinate U S foreign trade policy and to report on forming a permanent machinery. It will include interdepartmental advisory boards and assist the State Department and Farm Administration in reopening markets for agricultural goods. Secretary Wallace and supporters dispute Peck's control over farm act administration and production policy.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
White House
Pres
Cxport
Peek
Interdepartmental Trade Policy Committee
Roosevelt
Peck
Pesk
State Department
Farm Administration
Alcohol Control Administration
Wallace
Form Women Win Praise for Farm Citizenship Role
A speech lauds women for shaping American citizenship by making the farm a center of family life. It argues a wife should have time to live in her home rather than constantly aiding in farm finances. The quote emphasizes traditional gender roles and rural achievement.
Lindberghs Rest in Heart of Brazil
Charles A Lindbergh and Mrs Lindbergh rest near Manaus Brazil nine hundred miles up the Amazon awaiting a takeoff toward Trinidad. They considered three possible routes including a coastal path via the Atlantic and Pan American Airways or a high Amazon headwaters route across the Andes with several river landings, choosing no definite path yet.
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Manads
Brazil
IAP. —Co
Charles A. Lindbergh
Amazon River
Trinidad
Amazon
Atlantic Cid
Pan-American Airways
Peru
Ecuador
Colombia
Cordillera
Andes
Magdalena River
Get Up Nights Remedy With Juniper Oil and Buchu
An advertisement touts juniper oil based bedside relief for night urinary frequency. It promotes Bubets containing juniper oil and Buchu leaves as a bladder laxative, claiming it cleanses impurities and acids, improves sleep, and offers a money back guarantee after four days if no relief. Fischer Drug Co. and Brandenberger Drug Co. call Bukets a best seller.
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Fischer Drug Co
Brandenberger Drug Co
Fragmented travel note hints at dangerous trek through jungles
A torn fragment describes a perilous journey down a route through dense jungles and coastal forests between Britain Guiana and Venezuela. The text mentions threats and the idea of a risky air or ground crossing, though many words are garbled.
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Nor West
Britign Guiana
Venezuela
Bird Banding Trap Repeats Moves at Crystal Bay Minn
In Crystal Bay Minnesota the same trap for bird banding operated over 200 times during 1932, reflecting sustained efforts in avian research and tracking within the region.
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Crystal Bay
Minn
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Heart OF
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Admil
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Sim Arzen
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Phil A. Dallmeyer
Optometrist
E. High
Philco
Philcos
Milo H. Walz
E. Dunklin
Exchange National Bank
United States
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