Dillinger manhunt details aired by Hoover and bill rewards
Attorney General Cummings described the ongoing Dillinger search as the most dangerous chase for justice. Rewards total 25 000 with 10 000 for Dillinger, 5 000 for information leading to his capture, plus 2 500 for Nelson. Hoover recounted Dillinger's disguises and maneuvers, including the stakeout at a police station and the dramatic raid aftermath, with several accomplices arrested or jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cummings
Dillinger
Lester M. Gillis
Baby Face
Nelson
Carter Baum
Spider Lake
Wis
Dillinger Tiole
Homer van Me‘ter
John Hamilton
Hoover
van Meter
Evan Meter
Detective Story
John
Banky
Iires
Aft
America
Apartment of Justice
Scotland Yard
Kill Eng
Tommy Carroll
Eddie Green
In &T
Death on Highways Dominates Weekend Toll Across Regions
A spate of crashes across Greene and adjacent counties left multiple dead and nearly 30 injured during the torrid weekend. In Waynesburg area, Lee Smith 68 and Martha Smith 65 died in a two-vehicle crash. Ralph Gardiner 43 and Roselia Smith 16 among others were hurt. In Johnstown, five Wilkinsburg girls were treated after a tire blowout. Other incidents reported near Jennerstown Lebanon, Easton, Rock Springs and Wilmington left victims including Carmine Coco and Sabatine Marra dead, and Carmine’s wife among the injured. Police and hospitals treated the injured with most expected to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesburg
Lee Smith
Martha Smith
Ralph H. Gardiner
Roselia Smith
Pollock Ukovich
Daisytown
Litlie Stickle
Roy Fielder
Opel
Washington
George Mainer
Greene Memorial Hospital
Fielder
Lebanon
National Guard
Mt. Gretna
Samuel Adams
Upper Darby
John Romine
Tough Creek
Huntingdon County
Pennsylvania
Parsons
Sabatine Marra
Carmile Coco
Weer
Martas
Carmine
Easton
Riverwood Beach
Easton Hospital
Joseph Brown
Oxford
Pierson, Singleton
Rocksprings
Wilmington
Del
John A. B. Strahan
Ralph Brunner
Siegersville
Willis Nole
Allentown State Hospital
Juries Fatal to Coral Man
Fragment of obituary notes a Coral man dies. mentions survivor Mrs Mary Steffey Ed and three children Iyers, Leonard Edwards, Helen Brooker. Graceton Methodist Church referenced. mentions grandchildren and a sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coral
Graceton Methodist Epitcharch
Mary (Steffey
Iyers
Leonard Edwards
Helen Brooker
Obituary notices and funeral rites in Homer City and Canton
Obituaries note the deaths of Mrs. Gertrude Cramer former Homer City resident and Bruce D. Cramer in Canton. Funeral services were held in Canton and Homer City with interment in local cemeteries. Also reported is the death of Dr. Ralph S Heilman of Sharon at 64, with services at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Cramer
Homer City
Cramer
Canton
Terment
Robert P. Carson
Bruce D. Cramer
Colorado
Ralph S. Heilman
Salem Heilman
Armstrong
County
Sharon
Ralph Heilman
Husband held after shooting mother-in-law
John Johns, held in Westmoreland County jail after he fired at his mother-in-law four times with a .32 caliber break open pistol. He then pointed the weapon at himself and attempted suicide as two guards watched over him at Bolivar and the city prison. Neighbors recalled threats made yesterday from Johns home opposite Bolivar near the Indiana county line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westmoreland County
Johns
Squire Charles Johnson
Bolivar
Commonwealth
Robinson
Indiana County
Lync
Heat wave fades as cooling breezes appease Pennsylvania
International News Service reports the oppressive heat eased by lower humidity and light winds but still caused nine drownings in Pennsylvania and areas along the New Jersey border. Pittsburgh recorded nine heat deaths as thousands sought relief at beaches and pools. Temperatures near 80 in Philadelphia and 85 to 90 in Pittsburgh were forecast with clear skies and a new warm spell expected tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International News Service
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Harrisburg
Noted Woman Injured by Multiple Bullet Wounds
Mrs. Rager sustained multiple gunshot injuries, including near the heart and through the bladder, with 12 perforations to the intestinal tract. She remained in peritonitis and underwent a five hour operation after admission. Her condition was critical as hospital staff assessed infection risk and recovery prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eral
Labor Tensions Roil Minneapolis as Police Clash
Amid a large confrontation, federal officials indicate a planned settlement, while taxicab services halt and residents crowd streets. Minneapolis with a population near a million, long an open shop area, faces intensified Communist activity and fierce employer opposition. Police Chief Johannes denies violating a truce as a Friday convoy leads to a deadly shooting. A supposed agreement among Father Haas Dunnigan and Governor Olson is described as a misunderstanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Friends of Police
Michael Johannes
Father Haas
Dunnigan
Floyd B. Olson
Johannes
Price reductions on all liquors in Harrisburg stores
Harrisburg July 23. State liquor stores cut prices on 46 items including blended and straight whiskies and other items. Standard whiskies drop to 5 cents a pint or 1.00, imported seated whiskey at 5.25 a bottle. Board says reductions are part of a program to curb bootlegging and allow stock inventories to turn over more practically.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Rockton Recluse Found Deceased in Remote Quarter
Thoughtful rural mail carrier noted a resident’s ongoing absence and investigated on Saturday. Jeremiah Kreier, 75, a reclusive Rockton neighbor, died alone. coroner ruled death without extenuating circumstances and no cause determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grim Reaper
Jeremiah Kreier
Rockton
Clearfield County
R. L. Williams
Houtzdale
Dillinger Shot Dead Outside Chicago Theatre In 1934
A federal ambush killed criminal John Dillinger as he emerged from a Chicago theatre showing a gang film. Purvis and East Chicago agents organized a careful trap with two dozen officers. Dillinger was mortally wounded, his body identified by fingerprints and distinctive features. Three bullets hit him, and two bystanders were lightly wounded.
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Enemy No
Chicago
Federal
Purvis
Tim O'Neill
East Chicago
O'Neill
Dillinger
Purvis Tavnce
Bureau
John Dillinger
John
Happy Jack
Hamilton
George
Baby Face
Nelson
Dillingey
Jack Butler
Department of Justice
J. Edgar Hoover
Washington
Bio-1graph Theatre
Desperado
Purgis
Father Plans Burial Ritesfor Dillinger Kin
Mooresville Indiana July 23 John W Dillinger 70 year old Quaker father of the slain outlaw left for Chicago to bring his wandering boy s body home He said funeral plans would be from Mrs Aud rey Hancock home Maywood Ind His son to be buried at Crown Hill Cemetery Indianapolis beside his mother Mollie Lancaster Dillinger and his stepmother Lizzie Fields The family has not set a date for the funeral and the elder Dillinger expressed sorrow at the delay Crown Point Indiana July 28 Mrs Lillian Holley Lake County Sheriff said Dillinger s death was not surprising and she was glad the case was over
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John Dillinger
O'Malley
East
Chicago
Indiana
White Sox
Bureau of Identification
Dillinger
Skeetie
Mooresville
Ind
John W. Dillinger
Audrey Hancock
Maywood
Hancock
Crown Hill Cemetery
Indianapolis
Mollie Lancaster Dillinger
Lizzie Fields
Indiana State
Glad Crown Point
Lillian Holley
Lake County
Weekend Crash Toll Shows Drunken Driving Cases
A string of alcohol related crashes left several injured and one man held on drunken driving charges. Anthony Wilkewicz, 21, of Dilltown, was stabbed after a confrontation tied to a street clash as police pursued Sam Britano, 27, also of Dilltown, linked to the stabbing. Frank Benko, 24, of Penn Run, faced charges after a Heilwood-Nicktown road collision injuring a pregnant woman and child. Evelyn Barber, 20, of Clymer, was thrown from a car in a separate Indiana Clearfield road crash. R. L. Allison, 38, of Youngstown, sustained minor injuries in a rear-end crash near Clymer. Dan Long, 36, of Alverda, suffered serious scalp lacerations in a Somerset Pike crash near Jennerstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Wilkewicz
Ditltown
Johnstown
Louis Feloni
Indiana
Stor Patrol
Ford Coleman
Wilson
Sam Britano
Dilltown
Wilkowicz
Feloni
Chunzo
Peter Eritano
Sam
Junior
Peter Junior
Johnstown Hospital
Charles Caneliski
T. L. Dias
Heilwood
Nicktown
Alverda
Justice of the Peace
Jay D. Hill
Frank Benko
Penn Run R. D. 2
Benko
Glenn Lambing
Commodore
Lambing
Clymer
Indiana-Clearfield
Evelyn Barber
Don Laney
Mike Wannatts
Indiana State Teachers College
Laney
Wannatts
Youngstown
Youngstown (O
R. L. Allison
Roy Lamborn
Mahaffey
Clearfield County
Philipsburg
Allison
Lamborn
Somerset Pike
Jennerstown
Dan Long
Indiana County
Memorial Hospital
Escape of Three Prisoners After Huntsville Jail Break
Three convicts fled the Huntsville Texas state prison after a bold jail break that left bandit Whitie Walker dead and guard Lee Brackwell a hostage. Frazier was wounded. escapees include Ray Hamilton Joe Palmer and Blackie Thompson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntsville
Tex
Whitie Walker
Charles Frazier
Ray Hamilton
Joe Palmer
Blackie Thompson
McConnell
Frazier
Lee Bracwell
Walker
Hamilton
Clyde Barrow
Palmer
Major Crowson
How Dillinger Was Cornered and Killed by Police
Purvis details the pursuit and fatal shooting of John Dillinger near the Biograph Theatre. He describes the ambush, the four shots that felled Dillinger, and the removal of identifiers from his body while noting a blond woman suspected of guiding him.
Pinchot Margiotti Kaufman Confer Over Third Party
Pinchot Margiotti and Kaufman discussed forming a third party to expose corrupt Republican leadership. Pinchot spoke at Mt Gretna National Guard camp and said he had no comment on plans. Margiotti stayed overnight at the Keysman home with talks to resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
National Guard
Mt. Gretna
Margiotti
Keysman
Oil Board Forms Local Committees to Stop Price Wars
Washington July 23 The oil administration authorized local committees to seek price adjustments amid gasoline price wars. The measure, urged by the Darrow board, aims to curb under-pricing and competitive practices threatening the industry. settlements subject to oil administration review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
INS
Oil Administration
Darrow Board
Interior
Ickes
Striking Mirror workers set to return with wage raise
In Manorville Pennsylvania on July 23, fifty employees of the National Mirror Specialty Company will resume work under a 10 to 40 percent pay raise and a 48 hour week. A permanent code was anticipated after a conference between W. E. Fields and Ernest C. Dunbar of the regional labor board, amid allegations the employer Leon H. Samuels kept workers to ten hour days in violation of a temporary code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manorville
National Mirror Specialty Company
W. E. Fields
Ernest C. Dunbar
Leon H. Samuels
16 Dead In Bus Crash And Fire
A chartered old fashioned bus carrying the Young Men's Democratic League of Brooklyn to Sing Sing prison crashed on a Ossining ramp when brakes failed. The vehicle plunged thirty five feet, exploded after rupturing the gasoline tank, and burned with many passengers trapped inside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Incanardo
Rialto Bus Company
Young Men’s Democratic League
Twentieth Assembly District
Brooklyn
Sing Sing
Ossining
Do You Remember Headlines Highlight Past Sports Records
A recap notes Lenore Kight’s world record in the 880 yard freestyle at Jones Beach, L I one year ago. It also recalls Bill McKechnie becoming pilot of the St Louis Cardinals five years ago and Cecil Walker winning the five mile national cycling title at Newars New Jersey ten years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenore Kight
Jones Beach
L. I
Bill McKechnie
Rochester
St. Louis
Cecil Walker
Newars
N. J
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Robin Hood
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Twin Rocks
Alvorda
Here
O. K. Edwards
Jesse Edwards
Benjamin Edwards
Cleveland
Harry Edwards
Armour Edwards
California
Elizabeth Johnston
Edwards
Homer
Luther Chapel
Charles FE
Coral Cemetery
Japan
Alexian Brothers’ Hospital
Moorheads
Texan Prison
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