Dillinger is Dead After Chicago Shootout
Outlaw John Dillinger was killed after a confrontation outside a moving theater in Chicago. Federal agents led by Melvin Purvis cornered him as he left the cinema, where he had watched a film about a man executed in the electric chair. Dillinger had tried to disguise himself with face lifting, dyed hair, and a short moustache, but was recognized immediately. Information from an unnamed informant helped seal his fate. rewards totaling 15,000 dollars were offered for tips leading to capture or death. Attorney General Cummings lauded the federal task force, while J. Edgar Hoover warned that anyone aiding the Dillinger gang would be prosecuted. Three gang members had already died and eight were jailed, with two under death sentences.
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Ohn Dillinger
America
Chicago
Moving Picture
Indiana
Melvin H. Purvis
Department of Justice
Dillinger
United States
Minnesota
Cummings
Washington
Mr. Purvis
Army air corps urged to expand to meet threat
A Baker board report calls for immediate strengthening of the army air corps, criticizing budget limits and promotion stagnation as causes for low morale. It outlines a national aviation policy, expanded force to 2,320 planes, higher flying hours, joint defense boards, training with instrument flight, and more personnel plus improved bombs and ammunition. In Ossining a bus crash killed fourteen, with twenty three injured as a Democratic youth group train to Sing Sing Baseball Game plunged from a ramp into a lumber yard or caught fire.
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AVING
Newton D. Baker
Army Air Corps
Army Air Forces
Congress
United States
Army
Navy
Air Corps
Army and Navy
Joint Munitions Board
Joint Aeronautics Board
Army and Navy Board
Ossining
Democratic Young Men's
Sing Sing Prison
McAdoo's Wife Wins Interlocutory Divorce In Los Angeles
Eleanor Wilson McAdoo sought relief over mental cruelty citing her husband Senator William G. McAdoo's Washington focus. Judge grants an interlocutory divorce after 42 minutes with a joint property settlement not disclosed and custody shared. Meanwhile floods in southern Poland kill hundreds, leave 55 000 homeless, ruin crops, and evacuate scouts. Earthquakes shake Panama and Costa Rica as a soldier dies at Fort Davis.
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Enator
William G. McAdoo
California
Eleanor Wilson
Los Angeles
McAdoo
Poland
Panama
Costa Rica
Panama Canal
David
Puerto Arimuelles
United French Company
Pacific Side
Banana
Fort Davis
National and state political storms and housing survey findings
A federal court action against Secretary Wallace is announced by Gaston Therrell over the Bank head cotton act. Commerce reports show 16 percent of 1,811,462 homes in 99 cities are crowded or worse, with substantial needs for repairs. North Dakota turmoil surrounds Langer’s ouster and National Guard actions as Olson assumes governorship. Britain opens the Mersey tunnel, a $35.5 million underwater highway, inspired by prior American tunneling experience.
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Gaston Therrell
Columbus
Miss
United States District Court
Meridian
Henry A. Wallace
Secretary of Agriculture
Internal Revenue and Extension
United States
Dickinson
Commerce Department
Orth Dakota
Tling
National Guard
William H. Langer
State Supreme Court
Ole H. Olson
Langer
Olson
Adjt
Earle R. Sakes
Bismarck
MG George
England
Mersey
Liverpool
Birkenhead
Holland
New York
Mersey River
Sir Basil Mott
Helland
State of Banks and Loans Under Roaring Depression
William Bruckart analyzes bank deposits and resources showing increases in major New York banks while total loans decline. He argues this reflects a firmer banking base, yet critics say banks fail to loan. Government agencies require security for loans and face discipline from political forces. Endorses cautious loaning and notes rising auto purchases and road-building programs as part of recovery efforts.
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Washington
New York
Federal Reserve Board
Feders! Deposit Insurance Corporation
Naikers
Wc Works Administration
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Farm Credit Administration
Public Works Administration
Chicago
Public Works
Tekes
Reeconstruction Franece Corporation
Federal Reserve
How to Celebrate a Visit and Silver Wedding Anniversary
For a warm informal visit invite with visiting cards listing hosts and time. Tea adds ease with fruit punch or coffee, sandwiches and cake in the dining room. or an evening tea with the same details. For a silver wedding a small dinner or surprise tea works, with a white iced weddish cake and silver decorations.
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Post
Join Jones
Henry Jones Sau
John Jones
Henry Jones
Mrs. Post
Emily Pegt
WNU
Natchez Trace Route Linked to Early River Trade
The Natchez Trace figures in pioneer lore as a 550 mile overland path from Nashville to Natchez. It ran through lands that became Tennessee Alabama and Mississippi, aiding crude produce lading and river navigation toward New Orleans, as noted by Literary Digest.
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Natches
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F. H. Dunnigan
Roosevelt
Houston
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William MM. Clelserson
Yellow Springs
Ohio
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D. C
John Carmody
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
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Railroad Retirement Board
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Middle West
Drouth
Canadian
Texas Panhandle
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Forest Service
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Nebraska
Kansas
National Economy League
Henry H. Curran
League
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NRA
AAA
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