Lindberghs Keep Christmas Quiet in Mexico City
Col Charles A Lindbergh and his mother Mrs Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh spent a subdued Christmas period in Mexico City. Mrs Lindbergh arrived at Valbuena field and met Charles at the American embassy after a tense landing. Crowds and security marked the visit as Lindbergh planned further engagements with aviators and a Cuernavaca trip, followed by an embassy garden party for Americans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
U.P
Lindberghs
Charles A. Lindbergh
Evangeline Lodge Lindbergh
Valbuena Flying Field
Detroit
Charles
Lindbergh
St. Louis
Evangeline Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh
Mexico
Joe Lindbergh
United States
Dwight W. Morrow
Havana
President Coolidge
Cuernavaca
Tax Plates Selling Prompt Police Road Checks
Vehicle tax plates boom in city over the last days as police check autos without plates. Owners found missing licenses learn via state books and receive a tag directing them to appear at the police station for violation. Many have since purchased licenses from the city clerk.
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Police Department
Bad Checks Cashed By Young Men In DeKalb Stores
Two well dressed men around 25 used bad checks to obtain about 30 dollars in DeKalb stores including a bookshop where one claimed college student status. Checks drawn on Madison Wisconsin and misrepresented as from R C Darrow were cashed, books were later returned, and the pair sought another store before likely moving on. A banker advised caution and merchants urged to ignore checks from strangers during holiday rush. A separate note reports a colored woman passing several checks in Sycamore tied to prominent local names. The ad for evergreen table trees from Flower Store at 311 E Lincoln Hwy ends the item.
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DeKalb
Commercial Bank
Madison
Wis
R. C. Darrow
Charles Darrow
Chamber of Commerce
Sycamore
Hickman Is Put In Cell In California Case
News from Los Angeles and Sacramento detail Edward Hickman’s case after his confession. Police pursue Andrew Cramer and June Dunning as suspects while extradition papers are prepared from Governor Young. Grand jury indictments prompt swift plans to move Hickman to California for trial and possible execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Calif
U.P
Oliver Andrew Kremer
Edward Hickman
Andrew Cramer
Marion Parker
Kremer
Frank
Hickman
Cramer
Marion
Ray Cato
Kremer Brothers
Rose
June Dunning
Cato
Hick
Sacramento
Cal
Dee
Young
Oregon
U.R
Marian
Jenny V. Dunning
City Identification Bureau
George Brisbois
Phoenix
Arix
Jean Farran
Asa Keyes
Herman Cline
James Davis
Negro Hanged This Morning for a Christmas Killing
Urbana Illinois December 23 1940 Herschel Andrews a Negro was hanged at sunrise for the Christmas morning murder of Thomas Tate at Champaign. The trap was sprung at 7 22 and physicians declared death at 7 35. Andrews had earlier lost a last chance to escape when a circuit court jury found him sane. He left behind a wife two children and a sister in Chicago. Relatives did not claim the body and funeral services followed. Nearby items include Christmas ads and a church notice inviting Advent Christian Sunday school children to meet Saturday afternoon for a program and a Christmas service.
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Hickman
California
Grand
Perry Parker
Parker
A. F. Wagner
H. L. Barlow
the Fox
Dwight ‘Longuevan
Pendleton
Longuevan
Portland
Oregon
Ore
Urbana
Herschel Andrews
Indianapolis
Thomas Tate Champaign
Andrews
Chicago
Faces of Hickman and Loeb Labeled Twin Killer Types
The faces of Edward Hickman and Richard Loeb are described as the most frequent criminal type by psychiatrists. Observers note matching stigmata such as differing eyebrow shapes and a dapper appearance, interpreted as evidence of a defective person seeking superiority through crime.
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Edward Hickman
Richard Loeb
DeKalb Postoffice Runs Extra Helpers for Christmas Mail
Postmaster Thomas Olsen notes 18 extra staff are on duty to prevent delays this Christmas. Three sorting teams handle DeKalb cards, six workers deliver packages not in the regular route, and three trucks aid operations. Evening hours extend until about nine, ensuring a clean slate each morning. Christmas Day lobby hours, no window service, but lobby open for box holders and mail.
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DeKalb
Thomas Olsen
Olsen
Church Meets This Sabbath About Pastor
The First Congregational church will hold a business meeting after the Sunday morning service to consider calling a new pastor to fill the pulpit vacancy left by Rev. F. M. Webster. Rev. Walter Spooner will preach, and a candidate’s identity remains unannounced pending a decision, with Easter as a potential start date if called and accepted.
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First Congregational Church
Walter Spooner
Ilinois
F. M. Webster
Doctor Shank Invited to Speak in Chicago on Glands
Dr W L Shank of this city has been invited by the Illinois Medical Society to address the Y M C A in Chicago on February 19 on The Glands and Their Relation to the Life of the Individual. This third invitation honors him as a leading endocrinology specialist and a recognized authority.
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W. L. Shank
Scientific Research Department
Illinois Medical Society
Chicago
Baskets Mail Christmas Food to De Kalb Needy
Good Fellow Fund volunteers packed 60 baskets today with chicken or meat, bread, butter, canned goods, potatoes, celery, sugar, coffee, cookies, candy, fruit, and toys for children. Sixty baskets were delivered or set for delivery, aiding families ill, elderly, or in need, with more requests filed than supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Good Fellow Fund
Frank Sweet
Lea Munger
A. W. Otis
A. Friend
Good Fellows
DeKalb
Library Closes for Christmas Holidays in DeKalb
DeKalb public library will close Christmas Eve and Christmas Day and observe the holiday on Sunday and Monday. Librarians and staff will take the time off, while shoppers are reminded of seasonal hours and events. East End Style Shop promotes winter coat reductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeKalb Public Library
Lbrarian
Illinois Weather Update Party Cloudy Tonight Through Saturday
The forecast for Illinois calls for mostly cloudy skies tonight and Saturday with no clear trend in temperatures. Light winds and minimal precipitation expected, keeping temperatures near recent normals.
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Illinois
Lock cars at night to curb theft of Christmas gifts
Police chief Horace Yours urges automobile owners to lock vehicles when left on the street to prevent theft of Christmas packages and possible car loss. Warns against placing gifts in open cars. Reports of gift packages being stolen from both open and closed cars have been received.
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Horace Yours
Young
Uncle Bob to Return for DeKalb Christmas Party
Renowned radio entertainer Uncle Bob arrives in DeKalb on Wednesday December 28 to entertain local youths with savings accounts at DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank. The bank hosts three shows in the community room as part of its annual thrift holiday party with Elboro Clayton Hines assisting.
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Bob
Mid
DeKalb
DeKalb Trust & Savings Bank
Dace Club
Uncle Bob
Uncle Boy
Fourth Street Bank
Clayton Hines
Elboro
Slight Damage Reported at Austins Home on Huish Boulevard
Fire believed to have started from chimney sparks caused slight damage to A. Alatim residence on Huish Boulevard yesterday afternoon. Fire chief reports flames were checked quickly with chemical tank and a few shingles removed. Two large trucks returned promptly after arrival, smaller apparatus sufficient for needed work.
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A. Alatim
Huish Boulevard
We Are Buying All Kinds of Furs and Hides ad
Ike Gordon and Son advertise purchasing fur and hide stock at top cash prices. They list mink muskrat skunk horse hides and cow hides and give contact at 151 North Second St phone 1026. The brief notice invites sellers to call for immediate cash offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike Gordon and Son
North Second
Amie
Submarine S-4 salvage efforts advance at Provincetown
Divers tunneled under the hull to reach the sunken submarine S-4 after a collision with the coast guard cutter Paulding. Plans call for securing the keel with heavy chains to support a buoy and spring salvage operations while cold weather and rough seas threaten the effort. A crewman Elisburg survived a fall into the hull breach but was later aided to the Falcon deck, reporting he was okay.
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Provincetown
Mass
Coast Guard
Paulding
Helief
Elisburg
Falcon
Elleburg
Frankie
Loushman and
Titel Cone
Will Be Wet Christmas In Prohibition Era Bootleg Market
New York reports a robust bootleg market for Christmas with liquor widely available. Prices ranged from 50 cents a drink for bar whisky to $6-$100 per bottle for cuts, gin $1.50-$4, champagne $10-$20, bootleg rum 45 cents to $8, and alcohol suitable for home distillation sold at about $10.
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New York
John Barleycorn
United States
United Press
Miami
New Orleans
Champaigne
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Mother
Lindy
E. Lincoln Hewy
Advent Christian
Plower
Lincoln
Barb City Grocery
Hilt
Marian Parker
Mary Hickman
Kansas City
Perry Parker, Jr
Windy City
Goodfellows
Good Fellows Fund
M. F. Malone
E. A. Shetter
John Anderson
Sas
Bank Yale
Austin
America
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