Willard J. Broski Captured by Clark Gable at Honeymoon Ranch
The real villain, Willard J. Broski, an 18 year old dishwasher, was seized by actor Clark Gable at his honeymoon ranch near Hollywood after Gable overpowered him and wrested a gun away. Broski is locked on a burglary charge as residents praise the firefighting neighbors in Grafton securing a tremendous dance.
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Willard J. Broski
Clark Gable
Reel Star
Hollywood
Gable
Broski
Two Under Arrest For Bottle Robbery Case
Charleston area report states State Troopers C. E. Musgrave and Edwin Snod charged Luther Maddox 23 and his sister Cathleen 20 both of Ashland Kentucky with the bottle robbery of Frank Martin of Charleston. The couple riding in Martins car allegedly held a bottle to his back knocked him unconscious when he alighted. The automobile and $35 were later taken by the pair.
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Charleston
C. E. Musgrave
Edwin Snod
Luther Maddox
Cathleen
Ashland
Frank Martin
Martin
Arnett cites WPA pressure in Kentucky governor race
Secretary of State Charles D. Arnett charges harassment by the Works Progress Administration in a telegram to Attorney General Frank Murphy. He seeks protection under the Hatch Act and asks Kentucky officials to ensure state employees do not violate the law as he faces opposition from John Young Brown and Lieut. Governor. Governor Chandler and Senator Barkley back the other candidates. The dispute centers on campaign activity by federal and state workers during the governor race.
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Louisville
Charles D. Arnett
United States
Frank Murphy
Arnett
Kentucky
Hubert Meredith
Iam
John Young Brown
A. B. Chandler
Alben W. Barkley
Coast Guards Work To Resolve Car Message Chaos
Coast guard and commercial radio operators labored for hours to piece together a puzzling sequence of car messages. One report claimed 38 people were involved, including a woman, as the sender ended with the line Okay, Big Boy after a long transmission in English.
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Coast Guards
Coast Guard
Big Boy
Coast Guard hunts for blazing tanker after incoherent SOS
An unknown operator on the wireless chain sent SOS signals claiming a ship named the Dunkwa or similar was afire and sinking off Florida. Coast Guard cutters from Key West and Miami conducted blind searches as the operator’s messages grew incoherent with multiple positions, reporting 38 lost and the captain counting survivors amid a confusing, perilous night.
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Radioliparine
Lake Worth
Fla
Calcutta
Hialeah
Coast Guard
Pandora
Key West
Liverpool
Lloyd's At
London
Rotterdam
Viajlant
Mojave
Miami
Big Boy
Plan Benefit Dance Friday in Pruntytown
Fire department hosts a benefit round and square dance at the Industrial School auditorium August 4 from 8:30 p.m. to midnight with Industrial School orchestra, intermission show, door prize, cake walk, and free transportation from the station square for those needing a ride. Tickets available from firemen or at the door. event supports the apparatus fund drive led by Fire Chief L. H. Greenwald.
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Fire Department
Appratus
Pruntytown
Industrial School
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Station Square
L. H. Greenwald
Wounded at Colorado dam strike clash and housing vote
Report from near Denver notes wounded include Kellenhalls Morrow Judy and Deming as a clash near the Blue River dam escalates with deputized nonunion men firing on striking workers. A dynamited bridge preceded gunfire and a back to work line formed two miles south of Kremling. The quarry is part of the $44 million Big Thompson project and unions seek recognition by Warmer Construction. Congresso housing bill debate follows a voting setback blamed on Republicans.
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Grafton
W. VA
Sentinel
Denver
Kremling
Blalock
Kuhlman
Dillon
Warmer Construction Company of
Chicago
Colorado River
Big Thompson
Lake wife seeks charges amid turbulent marriage
Lake reports she wishes to file charges against her turbulent mate while she stays home performing housework and caring for their six children. The husband works on WPA projects, highlighting a strain in their partnership and daily life.
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Lake
Servants Tip Off Smuggling Ring Hits High Society
Columnist Charles P. Stewart notes socialites face smuggling charges as servants' tips trigger cases. He cites Mrs. Edgar J. Lauer found guilty for importing luxury goods from Europe, with fines and confiscation, and a maid who informed on her mistress earning a treasury reward. More servants followed suit for money, not grudges.
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Charles P. Stewart
Central Press
Edgar J. Lauer
United States
Europe
New York Supreme Cport
Treasury
Classified Sentinel Advertising Rates Declared
Classified rates announce two cents per word for the first insertion and one cent per word for each subsequent insertion. Minimum charge is 45 cents, with word counts used to determine cost. Advertisements must follow regular column style and stay within proper classifications. The Sentinel disclaims liability for more than one incorrect insertion. The Grafton Printing Company advertises low prices and high quality printing.
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Sentinel
Vast War on Racketeers Across States Intensifies Efforts
The report surveys a nationwide crackdown on organized crime as authorities pursue rackets and gangsters in multiple states. Law enforcement coordinations expand, with federal and local agencies targeting alleged operatives, money trails, and influence networks. Observers note shifting tactics amid mounting indictments and seizures.
Prosecutors Launch Nationwide Drive Against Buchalter Network
Cahill announced a federal and state coordinated campaign involving G men narcotics agents and local police to seize Louis Lepke Buchalter the noted gangster described by District Attorney Thomas E Dewey as the most dangerous industrial racketeer. The drive targets not only criminals but political protectors underworld lawyers doctors and bankers who aid them and plans indictments limited to crimes in the southern district of New York with cooperation to share data with other jurisdictions.
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Cahill
G-men
Louis
Lepke) Buchalter
Thomas E. Dewey
United States
Shell
Webster man jailed after striking wife and terrifying children
Lake reportedly locked his wife in a cellar at their Webster home while their six children aged three to 15 watched in fear as officers arrived to find him gone. The injured woman was freed and treated at a hospital. A warrant for disturbing the peace was issued by Justice S. L. Wolfe, with Corporal Strader set to interview Mrs. Lake.
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Lake
Webster
Nasband
Justice of the Peace
S. L
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