Boy Kidnapping Case Ends With Safe Return
James DeJute Jr., 12, of Niles, was found in a sealed tunnel near Youngstown after police acted on a tip. Two men, one a foreign national, were arrested and jailed. one suspect a missing bootlegger sought since the morning. The boy’s parents learned of the rescue as Sheriff Risher delivered the news.
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Youngstown
James DeJute, Jr
Niles
W. J. Harrison
Mahoning County
Trumbull
Warren
Hubbard-Youngstown
Brooklyn
N. Y
Vay
Risher
Wall Of Silence Greets Pleas For Return Of Child
Englewood reports Mrs. W. T. Sherman who ran a rooming house where Henry Red Johnson stayed could not confirm if he spent the entire night there. She also could not recall a telephone call Johnson allegedly made to Betty Gow, Lindbergh child nurse, amid the Lindbergh kidnapping case.
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Englewood
N. Dj
W. T. Sherman
Henry
Red) Johnson
Hartford
Conn
Johnson
Betty Gow
Hopewell
Sherman
United Press makes offer in Lindbergh kidnapping case
United Press urges kidnapers to contact Colonel Lindbergh through its bureaus and promises protection and secrecy. A $50,000 reward is referenced and messages would be conveyed directly to the Lindbergh family with authenticity signals.
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United Press
Charles A. Lindbergh, Sr
Colonel Lindbergh
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Memphis
Raleigh
United Press Bureau
Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
Lindbergh Baby Missing as Nationwide Effort Grows
Reports from Hopewell New Jersey detail the continued absence of the Lindbergh baby with investigators widening to a national effort. Officials from ten states and a Hoover administration representative coordinate a campaign while Henry Red Johnson is questioned in Hartford and New York police probe a Johnson rooming house.
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Hopewell
N. J
Trenton
Hoover
Hartford
Conn
Henry
Red
Johnson
New Jersey
Miss Gowat
Englewood
New York City
Miss Gow
A. Harry Moore
Moore
Chicago
Concord Woman Kills Husband in Self Defense
Concord North Carolina March 5 Donald Widenhouse 30 was shot and killed by his wife at their home after she said he beat her twice and threatened a third time. The shooting occurred at the intersection of Highways 151 and 27 as she fled, securing a pistol, then fired as he stepped from the back porch. He died later at a Charlotte hospital. Police continued investigations at the scene.
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Concord
N. C
Donald Widenhouse
Widenhouse
Charlotte
Murder Suspect Is Released On Proof Charge Was False
Winston Salem dispatch reports Ray Beachamp, arrested in the February 25 slaying of Willie Beachamp near Advance, was released after four accusers recanted. Beachamp, a cousin of the victim, was tied to the crime with money and valuables missing. four other suspects remain in custody.
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Winston-Salem
Ray Beachamp
Willie Beach- Pp
Ray
May
Cold Wave Arrives With Freezing Forecast Across Carolinas
United Press reports a severe cold wave sweeping the central Carolinas with below freezing temps by Sunday night and Monday morning. Snow is forecast for mountains while rain may fall tonight. skies to clear as temperatures drop. Across the Midwest a broad cold front reaches Nebraska and Kansas City as levels fall to zero and travel disruptions spread.
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United Press
North Carolina
United States Weather Bureau
Charlotte
N. C
Carolinas
Cox Promises Statement On Candidacy And State Convention
Raleigh March 5 The capital and much of the state show mild interest as Democrats set their state convention for June 16. General Albert L. Cox of Raleigh plans a definite statement before Sunday, amid ongoing gubernatorial chatter. Willis Smith of Raleigh also indicated a possible Monday or Tuesday declaration.
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Raleigh
Albert L. Cox
Cox
Unidentified vessel afire sighted off Hull Massachusetts
Reports from Hull Massachusetts say a vessel afire was sighted offshore with smoke visible for miles. Coast guard boat rushed to the scene to respond to the emergency.
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Hull
Mass
Coast Guard
Manchurian State Under China War Threats
The Chinese Nationalist government declared warlike measures against the Manchurian state as riots rose in Shanghai. A punitive expedition was ordered by a new military council of the central executive committee at Loyang, with government and military leaders present.
Ten year old girl eludes kidnapper after 24 hours
Martha Ford, 10, disappeared from a Columbus school Friday noon and was found the next day in a dazed condition on the west side. Police said an attempted assault occurred. radio and newspapers aided in locating her after an all-night search. She was taken to a hospital for care.
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Columbus
Ohio
Martha Ford
Elizabeth Moe
Martha
Miss Moe
Murray drives bid for president in key states
Governor W. H. Murray of Oklahoma said he has no absorbing passion for the presidency but will wage vigorous campaigns in Nebraska Florida Alabama and possibly Pennsylvania to win support for his presidential nomination.
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Murray
Minot
S. D
W. H. Murray
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Florida
Alabama
Pennsylvania
Weather Outlook for South Atlantic States Next Week
Forecast calls for generally fair conditions in the South Atlantic states with a midweek rain period. Colder start with frost in central Florida, followed by warmer Tuesday and Wednesday, then colder Thursday or Friday.
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South Atlantic States
Florida
United action campaign reports 153263 jobs tally
The united action campaign for a million jobs for the jobless reported a total of 153263 jobs by today. Ninety five communities in thirty five states reported more than seven thousand jobs yesterday.
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New York
Mar
United Action Campaign
Pinchot Attacks Coalition In Washington Power Mix
Philadelphia March 5 Governor Gifford Pinchot blasts a “magnate controlled coalition” in Washington. He says there are no party lines and labels Senator Robinson of Arkansas a de facto Republican. He speaks at a Philadelphia Labor Union mass meet seeking unemployment relief.
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Philadelphia
Gifford Pinchot
Washington
Robinson
Arkansas
Philadelphia Central Labor Union
Roswell Mail Rally Pilots Plane Flight and Cattle Tales
In Roswell on March 4 a pilot captain Dickson flies Hal Roach’s fast plane through a snow storm. A correspondent reports meeting Mrs Rogers, hopes for Lindberghs’ luck, and reconnects with a long unseen friend who learned polo but forgot the address. Cattle country looks fine with rain and low prices.
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Roswell
N. M
Dickson
Hal Roach
Mrs. Rogers
Lindberghs
Wall Street
Head of Tobacco Firm Gravely Dies at 70 in Rocky Mount
J P W Gravely head of the China American Tobacco Company dies suddenly at 70 after a stroke in his car on the way to work. A leader in the region's industry for 40 years he is survived by his widow two other sons Page K and J P W Gravely Jr and a daughter Mrs Kenny McGee. His son J P W Gravely Jr is in Shanghai on company business.
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J. P. W. Gravely
China-American Tobacco Company
Rocky Mount
Gravely
L. L. Gravely
Page K
J. P. W. Gravely, Jr
Kenny McGee
North Carolina
Shanghai
China
Sheriff’s Car Held After Collision in Charleston
An automobile claimed to belong to Sheriff J. O. Chestnut of Horry county was attached and the driver Morgan Lewis of Conway held for driving under the influence after a wreck in Charleston. Sheriff Chestnut was in the car but faced no charges.
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Charleston
S. C
J. O. Chestnut
Horry County
Morgan Lewis
Conway
Chestnut
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported
Treasury receipts for March 3 totaled 5 313 598 26 with expenditures of 13 946 488 04 and a balance of 346 169 742 28. Customs duties for three days of March amounted to 2 914 478 95.
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Treasury
Washington
Mar
Assassination of Mitsui Leader in Tokyo
Baron Takuma Dan managing director of the Mitsui house was shot in Tokyo’s financial district and died. The assailant Goro Hishinuma, 21, a farm boy from Ibaraki, was captured. Officials say motives tied to attacks over Mitsui dollar purchases before Japan’s return to gold standard. Ultra patriotic groups hailed the incident as national wellbeing damaged.
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Tokyo
Baron Takuma Dan
House of Mitsui
Japan
Goro Hishinuma
Ibaraki Perfecture
Junnosuke Inouye
Baron Dan
Mitsui Bank
Volver
Mitsui
Mareh
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