Nationwide Grand Jury Opens Sweep Against Organized Crime
Attorney General Frank Murphy announces a national assault on organized crime with a 500000 word crime encyclopedia before a special grand jury. Louis Lepke Buchalter is a central target as 30 patrolmen guard witnesses in a broad campaign across Chicago New Orleans Boston Miami and San Francisco.
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Underworld
Louis “Lepke’ Buchalter
Manhattan
Frank Murphy
Murphy
Chicago
Orleans
Boston
Miami
San Francisco
Lepke
United States
John T. Cahill
New York
America
Leads U S Drive on Underworld Criminal
Federal authorities target the fugitive “Lepke” Buchalter as mastermind of narcotics rackets and witness-silencing murders. They describe a wide criminal network and a vast crime encyclopedia detailing murders kidnapings and secret rackets with protection across the nation.
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Grand Jury
Buchalter
Lepke
Southwest
Middle West
Pacific Coast
G-men
Crime Trust
Springfield Flyers Set Endurance Flight Record In Plane
Hunter and Humphrey Moody completed a four day endurance journey in their Taylorcraft monoplane Miss Springfield, landing at 10 46 p m after 343 hours 46 minutes aloft. They refueled midair with a weighted rope and cans of gasoline, slept in relays, and traveled about 25000 miles within 100 miles of Springfield.
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Springfield
Til
Hunter
Humphrey Moodyooke
Dorothy
Humphrey
Moodys
Decatur
Long Beach
Calif
Clyde Schleiper
Thomas
Harley Long
Fred Keys
Meridian
Miss
Leroy Murphy
Rackets and Gangsters Across All States documented
A historical report traces rackets and organized crime networks nationwide with names, dates, and full details. It lists key figures, locations, and operations, outlining law enforcement actions and judicial outcomes across multiple states.
Dead woman identified in Montgomery drowning case
Nellie Blakemore, 27, daughter of Madison County Sheriff H. Blakemore, was identified as the drowned woman from a gravel pit near Montgomery. Investigators traced her through Houston authorities where she used aliases June Wilson and Nellie Blackmore, with plans to visit Huntsville relatives before San Francisco. The body was sent to Huntsville for funeral services. the death was ruled accidental drowning after a ride from a Montgomery salesman and a tavern stop before swimming.
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Montgomery
Ala
Paul Rapport
Nellie Blakemore
H. ©. Blakemore
Madison County
Houston
Tex
Rapport
Alabama
Huntsville
Blakemore
Birmingham
J. M. Barnes
June Wilson
Nellie Blackmore
San Francisco
Former Publisher Dies in Owensboro
Urey Woodson aged 79, former Owensboro newspaper publisher, dies at home after a long illness. Woodson built the family paper into a regional voice and served in local civic circles.
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Owensboro, Ky
Urey Woodson
Owensboro
Jackie Cooper Delivers Streets of New York at Capitol
Child star Jackie Cooper appears at the Capitol in Streets of New York for today and tomorrow performances. The engaging series features Cooper in a leading role that highlights his screen brilliance at a peak early career moment.
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Woodson
Washington
Jackie Cooper
Capitol
New York
Eva Dudley Seeks Legal Death Declaration for Missing Husband
Mrs Eva J Dudley of Montgomery Alabama files for a court declaration of death for her husband who has been missing seven years The petition marks a formal action to resolve estate and succession matters due to the prolonged absence and presumed death.
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Montgomery
Ala
Eva J. Dudley
Time limit extended for AAA act refund claims
Representative Sam Hobbs informs The Daily the time for filing claims under the AAA act has been extended to January 1, 1940. Merchants who paid floor stock tax under the old AAA act and qualify for refunds may file by year end. publicity is requested to spread the notice and help merchants claim the funds.
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Sam Hobbs
Friend
Classified Advertising practical way to buy and sell
Classified section note promoting practical approaches to buying and selling goods and services with a contact phone number 46.
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