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Florida Journal in Middletown, New York

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Newspaper

Florida Journal

Location

Middletown, New York, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1927

Page

2

Sob Sister Diana Brooks Faces Kidnapping Mystery

Diana Brooks publisher Roger Brooks and his daughter navigate a kidnapping plot linked to Brooks stock moves. Teddy Farrell and Bill Canfield assist in gathering clues while Don Keene questions suspects and ponders whether the crime ties to a stock corner and Diana’s perilous family crisis.

Diana Brooks Roger Brooks Catawba City Times Brooks Edna Teddy” Farrell Bill Canfield Dinny Morrison City Hall The Times Diana Donald Keene Guardian Teddy Rill Gatoway Dinny Teddy Farrell Don Yeddy Donald Mike Big City Tim Whalen Keene Tim Dad

Kidnap Plot Tangles Brooks Stock Drive In Newspaper Tale

Diana Brooks abduction and release within a day sparks fear about the stock purchases of four papers. Pop Brooks fights to align the papers’ finances while Don and Bill Canfield question John W. Walden Jr. and the Walden family’s role in the scheme. The mystery deepens as clues point to a larger motive behind the stock buyout.

Don James P. Gordon Keene Brooks Newspaper Mr. Keene Brooks John W. Walden Catawba City Walden, Higgins & Walden John W. Walder Brooks Holdings John W. Walden, Jr Don Keene Young Walden Diana Brooks Donald Brooks Stock Pop Bill Canfield Times Diana Waldens John Walden, Jr John W. Jr

Minor Musings The Original Hold Up Man Inventor of Suspenders

A brief note attributes the invention of suspenders to the man known as the original hold up artist. The remark playfully links a modern wardrobe staple to its unlikely pioneer.

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