Blackmail Ring in Pittsburgh Smashed After Month-Long Probe
Pittsburgh Chief of County Detectives Peter Conners announced a month long investigation led to the breaking up of a blackmail ring. John Patterson was jailed on charges of blackmail robbery larceny and impersonating an officer. At least 20 people were victimized including a minister. The gang used two youths and impostor detectives to trick elderly, prosperous victims into paying cash bonds or “fines” to avoid false immorality charges. Windhorst said the operation was exposed after a month of surveillance and arrests followed at the courthouse.
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Pittsburgh
Pitts
Peter &. Conders
John Patterson
W. F. Windhorsts
Windhorst
Fox
Conners
Fang
Relief for Painful Backache and Kidney Issues
Fragmented OCR mentions relief from back pain caused by kidneys with references to toxins, poison, and medical terms. Mentions days, miles, and possible legal or drug-related notes, but details are unclear due to garbled text.
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Kelsey
Muiltiyos
Vaintel
Estate Safe Hidden Fortune Shocks Family in Masontown
Fred Schroyer of Masontown Pennsylvania died in modest circumstances with an estimated $400000 fortune concealed in a safe. His family learned of the stash when the safe was opened after his death. Patterson, posing as a county detective, was arrested by city detective Frank Dodson at the courthouse as a victim met him to pay a $250 bond.
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Fred Schroyer
Masontown
Schroyer
William Henry Harrison Schroyer
Central Press
Patterson
Frank Dodson
Slayers Get Away Car Searched For Prints
In Tamaqua Pennsylvania fingerprint expert examined a car used as a getaway vehicle by slay ers who killed three Philadelphians at a Play-day dawn mas sacre at an abandoned roadhouse.
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Tamaqua
Louis Buono
Berkeley County Marriage Licenses Drop Sharply
Berkeley County clerk reports 116 marriage licenses issued from June 10, 1937, to June 11, 1938, a drop from 344 in the prior 12 months, reflecting a significant decline in marriages in Martinsburg.
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Martinsburg
Berkeley County Clerks’ Office
Ritz Brothers Open Sat At Strand With Kentucky Moonshine
The Ritz Brothers star in 20th Century Fox comedy Kentucky Moonshine at Strand theatre with Tony Martin and Marjorie Weaver. Interpolated songs by Lew Pollack and Sidney Mitchell enhance a plot about hillbilly talent scouting and a staged feud.
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Radio Broadcasting Studio
Strand Theatre
20Th Century-Fox
Darryl P. Zanuck
Tony Martin
Marjorie Weaver
Lew Pollack
Sidney D. Mitchell
Chicago
Kentucky
Miss Weaver
Marjorie
Don Whiskers
Ritz
Slim Summerville
John Carradine
Wally Vernon
Berton Churchill
Eddie Colling
David Butler
Kenneth Macgowan
Art Arthur
M. M. Musselman
Los
Musselman
Jack Lait
Sid Kuller
Ray Golden
Pollack
Mitchell
Walter Huston Stars In Of Human Hearts At Strand
Walter Huston leads a Strand film driven by family tragedy and wartime echoes. James Stewart and Beulah Bondi co star in a Honore Morrow story set in Lincoln era Ohio, portraying a preacher, his son doctor, and a devoted mother, with Clarence Brown directing and Clyde De Vinna’s photography.
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Strand Theatre
Walter Huston
Dodsworth
James Stewart
Beulah Bondi
Honore Morrow
Ohio
Clarence Brown
Huston
Ethan Wilkins
Stewart
Miss Bondi
Lincoln
Lake Arrowhead
Clyde da Vinna
Charles
Legionnaire Picture Opens Locally Amid City Chaos
The film stars Coburn as a village doctor and Kibbee as a stingy storekeeper with a cast including Clem Bevans, John Carradine, Beatrice Joy Gilbert, Gene Reynolds, and others. Locals recall a famed Legion convention prank spree in New York City as skyscrapers rise and subways beckon while crowds flood the streets.
Wartime rescue tale with veterans confront a New York showgirl
Victor McLagren and Brian Donlevy star as war veterans trying to rescue a brother veteran's son from Louise Hovick a New York showgirl charmer. The plot blends romance, danger, and strong action as the Legion arrives in town and the men confront peril and passion.
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Hich
Legion
Victor McLagren
Brian Donlevy
Louise Hovick
New York
Jane Withers Star In Rascal at Dixie Theatre
Jane Withers, listed among the top ten box office stars, headlines Rascal at the Dixie Friday. Rochelle Hudson plays a young heiress who stumbles into a Gypsy camp after a car crash, with Robert Wilcox as the worldly college man guiding the romance.
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Hollywood
Jane Withers
Dixie Theatre
America
Rochelle Hudson
Robert Wilcox
Jane
Rochelle
Wilcox
Boy Assault Charges Reported After Child Beating
Sheriff Robert E Hays said George Bumgarner was charged with assault on his eight year old son Oscar after the boy was brought to a hospital for an operation the sheriff said was needed because of a beating.
Beacom Registers for Huntington Mayoral Run
June 16 State Senator J Patrick Beacom filed notice of his candidacy for mayor of Huntington.
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Charleston
J. Patrick Beacom
Huntington
City plans beautification project along highways south of city
The plan outlines a triangle south of town and another at Pruntytown to be fled and improved under the road commission project. It calls for 325 crabapple and 350 dogwood trees to be planted along highways near the city with 66 workers for about five months, totaling around 327 man months of work.
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Pruntytown
Road Commission
Hes
SRC
“Every Spring I take a course of S.S.S.”
A medical sales pitch touts S S S as a simple internal remedy to boost red blood cells, energy, weight, nerves, and skin glow. It claims scientific testing and urges readers to buy the tonic at any drug store.
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