Missing World War II veteran John Fitzgerald Search Renewed
The search for John L. Fitzgerald of DeKalb, a world war veteran, resumed after relatives were told he was seen in Hammond Indiana last Tuesday. He left DeKalb March 18 to seek plumbing work in Naperville and later went to Elk Hart Indiana. The American Legion has issued notices and will aid Hammond officials in locating him.
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John L. Fitzgerald
Hammond
Ind
Frank Luney
Legionnaire
American Legion
Laney
Fitzgerald
Luney
Chiago
DeKalb
Chicago
Naperville
Elkhardt
Indiana
Legion
Jo Stations
the Legion Magazine
First 1930 Auto Licenses Shipped to Illinois
Springfield dispatch notes the first 1930 automobile licenses will appear today in Illinois. A shipment to Chicago yesterday carried 90 400 licenses in one car. Ten thousand licenses go to renewals and the rest to early applicants. The 1930 color scheme features white numerals on black.
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Motors
Springfield
U.R
Illinois
Chicago
Sycamore Man Peter Bellendorf Dies After Illness
Peter Bellendorf, a Sycamore resident for 50 years and former Chicago and North Western employee, died at Sycamore hospital at 1:00 PM after a week of illness. He leaves wife Christine. two sons Vic and Edwin. three daughters Mrs Nelson, Mrs Peterson, and Mrs Nord. four grandchildren. Funeral private at home plus service Sunday at Salem Lutheran Church. Rev. G. P. Williams to officiate. Interment in local cemetery. Born November 9, 1850 in Schleswig Holstein Germany.
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Peter Bellendorf
Sycamore Hospital
J. M. Nelson
Chicago and North Western Railroad
Peter Beliendorfh
Behleswig
Germany
United States
Detroit
Mich
Clinton
Sycamore
Christine Boleen
Edwin J
Salem Lutheran Church
Autheran Sharch
G. P. Williams
Sycare
No thefts reported on Christmas in DeKalb
Chief C. S. Rowe said for the first time in many years no automobile package thefts were reported during the Christmas period in DeKalb. He noted more cars were present in the business district and police efforts prevented article thefts during the shopping season.
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C. S. Rowe
DeKalb
Page Rites Set for Prof E C Page at Methodist Church
Funeral services for Prof. E C Page death yesterday morning will be held Sunday at 3 PM at the Methodist church with Dr J C Spencer delivering the sermon. Burial will follow in Fairview cemetery. The State Teachers College educator, longtime history department head, had been ill last year and taught sparingly.
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E. C. Page
Methodist Church
J. C. Spencer
Fairview
State College
Prof Page
Page
State Teachers College
Rotary Club Reschedules Meeting For New Year Week
The Rotary Club will hold its luncheon on Tuesday due to New Year’s Day holiday. The meeting at Innovation proceeds as usual. This week’s prior session was Tuesday, Christmas Eve, with a Christmas themed program.
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Rotary Club
James Gorman Arrested on Disorderly Intoxication Charge
James Gorman of this city was arrested late Thursday afternoon by a member of the police department charged with being disorderly and intoxicated. Gorman had not been given a hearing at an early hour this afternoon.
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James Gorman
Police Department
Gorman
Automobile Stolen in Sterling Last Night
A Chrysler automobile with a home made heater and a rear rod for tractor hitch was stolen in Sterling near midnight, DeKalb police report. The incident details remain under investigation.
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Sterling
DeKalb
Rubio Pays Respect At Mount Vernon Arlington Tomb
President elect Ortiz Rubio visits Mount Vernon and Arlington tomb honoring Washington. Military honors arranged at Arlington Fort Myer. Secre tary Stimson luncheon expected to frame U S Mexico relations. Rubio outlines economic educational and administrative goals for Mexico including land expropriation settlements and Pan American unity.
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Mexico
Mount Vernon
Tomb of
Washington
U.P
Pascual Ortiz Rubio
George Washington
Arlington Cemetery
Arlington
Fort Myer
Ortiz Rubio
Stimson
Claims Commission
Lamont-Huerta
United States
Pan-American Union
Father Kills Baby Girl And Then Himself
In Tacoma Washington a father Edward Bond poisoned his five year old daughter Rita with cyanide after a Christmas spree. The mother Ravena Bond tried to share the poison to save the child but she also ingested some and survived. Police say drunken melancholia drove the act and the cyanide killed him instantly.
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Tacoma
Wash
U.R
Bhut
Ravena Bond
Rita
Edward Bond
Wayne Snow At Detroit For Christmas Holidays
Wayne Snow day desk sergeant at the police station is in Detroit Michigan for the Christmas holidays with his son Donald Snow. He left the city on Christmas eve and arrived in Detroit Christmas morning.
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Wayne Snow
Detroit
Mich
Donald Snow
Mr. Snow
Wonders of Science Highlighted at Annual Convention
Des Moines delegates attend the 86th AAAS meeting as researchers share curiosities from zoology ecology and psychology. Highlights include Dr. Ernest Horn on phonetic spellings and Rosamond Cook comparing stockings prices with wearing quality.
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Des Moines
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Ernest Horn
Iowa State University
Rosamond
Washington eyes reforms in nation’s anti prohibition enforcement
The administration quietly reshuffles enforcement leadership over the past weeks with a sixth official dropped and more changes planned. Borah pins blame on personnel from top to bottom and a law enforcement commission report due early next year may endorse expanding the border patrol and cutting ports of entry while boosting lower-court powers. The story unfolds as prohibition’s tenth anniversary nears and leaders prepare for Detroit talks.
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Washington
White House
Borah
Idaho
Law Enforcement Commission
Congress
United Press
Border Patrol
Anti-Saloon League
Detroit
Harris
Georgia
Mitchell
Government backs state probe in Downey death
Buffalo scene with two coast guardsmen idle outside a barge terminal as Eugene F. Downey Jr. dies from wounds after a coast guard pursuit. In Washington, Assistant Treasury Secretary Lowman defends the action as lawful under the tariff act, noting six blank shots and multilateral attempts to disable the rum runner. The Erie county prosecutor and U.S. District Attorney Templeton signal cooperation between federal and state authorities.
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Buffalo
U.P
Eugene F. Downey
U. S
Templeton
Guy B. Moore
Erie County
Mitchell
Washington
N. Y
Coast
Downey
Lowman
Coast Guard
Artichoke King Terranova Charged in Contract Murder
New York December 27 1932 Ciro Terranova the Artichoke King of the Bronx faced murder charges for allegedly contracting a Chicago gunman to kill Frankie Yale and Frank Marlow. Inspector Donovan testified Terranova offered $20000 with a $5000 deposit and later refused payment after the killings.
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New York
U.2
Ciro Terranova
Bronx
Chicago
Frankie Yale
Frank Marlow
Joseph J. Donovan
Police Criminal Detective Bureau
Terranova
Special Police
Secret Service
Albert H. Vitale
Donovan
Yale
Marlow
Terramova
Donovhy
Vitale
Roman Gardens
Johnson
Brooklyn
Frankie Marlow
Manhattan
Whalen
Christmas Day Quiet for Police Blotter
Christmas brought a quiet 24 hours for the local police with two blotter notations one involving a fire and another minor item. No traffic accidents were reported despite heavier than usual holiday traffic and risky driving conditions.
Japan and Allies Weigh Naval Conference Options
Tokyo reports Bar on Shidehara says Britain and the United States rejected Japan's 10 10 7 naval ratio proposals and substitutes may be explored. France outlines positions favoring broad principles, condemns fixed ratios, and seeks separate Mediterranean talks amid London conference debates. Secretary Stimson seeks French memo and avoids comment.
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Tokio
Baron Shidehara
Great Britain
United States
Japan
London
Paris
France
Frucci
Geneva
Mediterranean
Italy
Spain
Judas Iscariot Defender In Germany A Bible Expert's View
Paris reports German authority H E Von Kalinowski argues in his book Judas Iscariot that the disciple sought to crown Jesus king of the Jews, acted from zeal and sacrifice, and betrayed Christ hoping for a miracle. He questions the thirty pieces of silver narrative and notes Judas’s intelligence but faults his misunderstanding.
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Paris
Judas Iscariot
Christ
Jesus
H. E. Von _Kalinowski
Kalinowski
Judas
Iscariot
Jerusalem
Water main break near Third and Prospect injures system
A valve in the feeder line at Third and Prospect streets failed, flooding forty plus homes with no water. Firefighters fought a blaze on Seventh Street as pumps sent water directly into mains, causing pressure to blow off a hydrant. Repairs underway. two wells in use, others down for repairs, standpipe low. City officials cite aging mains and call for legal upgrades and an elevated standpipe.
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Third
Prospect Streets
Wedbreak
Seventh Street
Mike McEvoy
Tom Fawcett
Illinois Power Company
DeKaly
North Eighth Street
North Western
Pearl Street
DeKalb Dairy Company
Prospect
Third Streets
DeKalb
Briand Fights Violent Deputies Over Foreign Policy
Paris dec 27 violent scenes marked debate in the chamber of deputies over Briands government policy ahead of a confidence vote. The controversy centered on a 1926 letter from Marshal Foch to Premier Poincare about evacuating the Rhineland and Briand accused Rebel of revealing it.
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Paris
UPI
Chamber of Deputies
Aristide Briand
Marshal Foch
Raymond Poincare
Rhineland
Hague
Charlies Reibel
Brian
Reibel
Committee of Versailles
Briand
Interallied Commission
Weather forecast for Wiiads turns fair then unsettled
The forecast for Wiiads shows fair to unsettled conditions through tonight and Saturday. Temperatures will be slightly cooler tonight with a gradual warming trend into the day, with near normal daytime highs expected.
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Arthur C. Johnson
Grover A. Whalen
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