Widen search for kidnapped police officer in Herington
Police hunt expands for Art Calkins and two gunmen after his abduction during questioning about pistol ammunition. Links to Belleville suspects thought connected to a bank robbery spree and other thefts across Kansas and Nebraska. Extradition requests involve George McVickers and Derrald Burkett from Denver for a Jasper county robbery case.
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Eas
Argeorittes
Art Calkins
The
Sidnaping Hi
Belle
Niles
Ameri- Seam Legionnaires
Calkins
Joe Lynch
Belleville Gumsen
Dell Rapids
Bank of
Department of Justice
Kansas City
BR Pimerick
Maur Denning
Rapids
Berington
Therick
Dennins
George McVickers
Derrald Burkett
Denver
Colo
Jasper County
Missouri
Settlement Announced in Shirley Temple Management Suit
A contract management dispute involving six year old Shirley Temple was settled out of court on December 13 in Los Angeles as trial loomed. Temple, a top box office star, earns 1200 dollars weekly under a Fox studio five year deal. The suit, filed by Elir My and Gene, challenged agents and parents over a short subject agreement.
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Los Angeles
Shirley Temple
Shirley
Fox
Elir My
Gene
Terres
George F. Temple
Police Seek Two Would-Be Robbers in Missouri Bank Heist
Police in Maryville and Picker ing, Missouri, search tonight for two men who attempted to rob the Pickering bank. Deputy Sheriff W. Randall says officers distributed photographs of known fugitives after the botched attempt as workers and teachers from nearby areas aided in the investigation. The pair fled in a car and were last seen near Isadora in Worth County along highway 46.
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Maryville
Bank of
Pickering
W. Randall
Isadora
Jin Worth County
Mazer Freed After Commutation From Indeterminate Sentence
Louis Mazer, a key figure in the Don Mellett murder trials in Denton, Texas, is released after a commutation from an indeterminate term to 20 years in the Ohio state penitentiary. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter after turning state's evidence and had served six years.
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Ohio State Penitentiary
Louis Mazer
Don Mellett
Denton, Q
Mazer
Tractor Abandoned During Byrd Antarctic Expedition
Tractor No. 2 of the Byrd expedition, carrying five crew, suffered a punctured crankcase 135 miles southeast of Little America and was abandoned. The occupants moved to tractor No. 3 after 300 miles of rugged travel through crevassed ice while continuing seismic soundings and magnetic measurements.
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Little Amertca
Antarctica
Mackay
Little America
One dead in death by own action pact
In St Louis Mrs Anna Fabian 65 died and her husband was gravely ill after police intervened to stop a death by own action pact. Gas jets and a note to a court clerk revealed plans for a double suicide after 43 years of marriage.
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ST. Louis
Anna Fabian
Leve
Fabien
Fabian
Fred H. Baid
Herbert P. Wyatt
Trunk Slayer Captured Admits the Crime
A suspect named Happel admitted the murder of his wife after recounting abuse and years of marital strife. He claimed plans to surrender in Los Angeles or St. Louis, and described a confrontation that led to the fatal act using a pipe. Officers noted his apology after questioning.
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Los Angeles
Happel
St. Louis
McCarthy
Governor Park Recalls Old Times From 1895 Souvenir
In a historical edition preview Governor Park studies a 19th century souvenir of Missouri life. He notes Pauley the blacksmith turned Tiger star, Walter Williams then Missouri University leader, early governors Crittenden Marmaduke and Morehouse, and local figures like J Kelley Pool. He hesitates to part with the copy.
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Pauley
Tiger
Governor Park
Missouri University
Walter Williams
Christian Church
Missouri Bible College
The
Missouri
John Marmaduke
Crittenden
Thomas T. Crittenden
Albert P. Morehouse
Marmaduke
J. Kelley Pool
Capital News
Centralia Courier
Frank Moss
Floor collapse claims first victim in Liverpool event
In Liverpool a floor at a concert hall collapsed during a school holiday celebration injuring about 150 people. Mrs. Bretha Langley, 10, died from injuries sustained in the collapse that hurled 50 children and parents to the floor below. 33 taken to hospitals.
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Liverpool
England
Bretha Langley
St. Clements School
The Bile Juice Cure and Its Warnings
An old health ad warns excess eating causes foul breath and constipation by insufficient bile flow from the liver. It endorses Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate bile production, warns against mercury pills, and cites product codes and testing notes.
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Carter
Cm.co
Legion Chief Defends Vets Bonus Demand in Columbia
Frank M. Belgrano Jr., national commander of the American Legion, defended a four point veterans program at a Columbia luncheon. He pressed for immediate payment of the bonus, a universal draft law, strengthened national defense, and rehab for disabled veterans, arguing financing via adjusted service certificates avoids adding to the national debt while pushing recovery and Americanization efforts.
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Columbia, Mo
Frank M. Belgrano, Jr
American Legion
Legion Post
Belgrano
Congress
Belgrano J
Belgrano As
Two Men Fire On Missouri Deputies in Lebanon Shootout
Two men in a red-wheeled coupe opened fire on Laclede county deputies Eldridge Simmons and Guy Barclay near Lebanon as they tried to stop the vehicle. Deputies returned fire with a machine gun, riddling the coupe. one man collapsed, condition unknown. The fugitives were sought by Sheriff Ralph Day of Marshfield after a tire sale incident.
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Springfield
Lebanon
Eldridge Simmons
Guy Barclay
Laclede County
Ralph Day
Marshfield
Berclay
Policeman Santa Drive Aids 1800 Local Children
Mayor Means Ray leads Alias Santas, a 14 member committee, in organizing volunteers to distribute toys and candy to about 1800 needy children on Christmas morning. Citizens may join by calling Mayor Ray at 1401 or by submitting a membership card, with next Wednesday as the deadline.
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Ray
Nick
Arrested for vagrancy in police court
Jewell Wisdom was arrested Thursday on a vagrancy charge and remained free on bond pending trial. She was to appear in police court at 9 o'clock this morning before Judge John G. Leslie. She was picked up at aj.
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Jewell Wisdom
John G.leslie
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