Kidnaping Suspect Eludes Sleuths In Street Chase
A man resembling Edward Hickman evaded four patrols in a downtown chase in Los Angeles as police denied reports he had been captured. The search spread inland to Chicago and Kansas City with guards on roads to the Imperial Valley after a stolen car wreck. Marion Parker's father identified Hickman, and a formal murder and kidnapping charge followed.
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Pacific Coast
Kansas City
Chicago
Imperial Valley
United Press
Cal
Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Hickman
San Quentin
J. Krister
Rosslyn
Krister
Herman Cline
Redlands
Sidney Sarkas
Beverly Hills
Sarkas
Parker
Perry Parker
Theman
Marion
Bellevue
Evans
Poison obsessed youth Hickman linked to Parker murder
An ex cellmate describes William Edward Hickman as obsessed with poisoning by drugged candy and fascinated by anatomy and entomology while jailed for check forgery. He notes Hickman formed no interest in girls, liked motorcycles and baseball, and confessed theft to buy a motorcycle, amid broader murder allegations.
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United Press
OS Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Marion Parker
Hickman
Mongo the Chow Mascot Lost After Ambulance Sped Off
New York police emergency squad mascot Mongo the Chow went missing after an emergency car sped away yesterday and he chased it through the streets until he became lost, authorities said.
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United Press
New York
Mongo
Chow
Fire death trial draws crowds in Delphi court
Spectators pack Carroll Circuit Court as Hiloyd Kimble stands trial for the murder of Daniel Sink. Prosecutors begin testimony with photos of the burnt Link home ruins and the expected testimony of Jeanette Taylor, the key witness who alleged Kimble’s involvement after slipping from bed with her farmhand husband Jesse Taylor. Witnesses include Grover Sink, Sheriff Riley Sink, Deputy Frank Sink, Mary Milroy, Charles Baker Camden, and undertaker Charles Baker Camden.
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A. C. Cohee
Charles Baker
Camden
Duvall to Aid Poor With Christmas Baskets
Former mayor John Duvall announced he will distribute Christmas baskets to at least 100 poor city families using a balance in the mayor's charity fund. He plans to buy baskets clothes shoes coats and other items and said he will handle distribution himself rather than turn funds over to Mayor Slack due to unsettled legal status of the fund.
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John ‘L. ‘Duvall
Duvall
Slack
Taggart City Hall Visit Revives Past
Wraiths of the past formed in cigar smoke as Mayor L. Ert Slack and Thomas Taggart, Democratic Hoosier leader, returned to Taggart City Hall. Slack called it a friendly, social visit and discussed various things while Taggart said Democrats have a good outlook if they stay focused and do the right thing. Taggart last visited since the Bell administration and Holt endorsed Slack’s acts.
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Thomas Taggart
Thomas
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Slack
Taggart
Sterling R. Holt
Holt
Bell
Christmas Clearing House urges unity to cut duplication
Herbert King, chairman, urges volunteers and donors to check gift lists and avoid duplicating efforts. Experience shows duplication can be reduced by more than 25 percent, ensuring old Christmas cheer reaches more people through coordinated giving at the Christmas Clearing House.
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Herbert
King
Christmas Clearing House
Burial Plans For King Benjamin Purnell In Benton Harbor
Benton Harbor Mich December 21 Confounded by delays yet steadfast in faith members of the House of David planned the funeral of King Benjamin Purnell Their 800 followers gathered at Diamond House where his body lay for the promised resurrection After the hour passed the body was moved to an undertaker The sect plans a mausoleum on the colony grounds for the leader who died Friday of tuberculosis while avoiding trial on immorality charges Funeral plans had called for an unmarked grave in Crystal Springs cemetery Krist Mary Purnell's plan may change with the mausoleum project
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Benton Harbor
Mich
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Benjamin Purnell
Diamond House
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Queen Mary
Crystal Springs
Jardine to Stay in Cabinet Indefinitely
Secretary of Agriculture Jardine said he plans to remain in the cabinet indefinitely. He dismissed rumors of retirement, saying it seems as if someone is trying to get rid of him.
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Times
Washington
Jardine
Bandit Trial Delayed in Deusenberg Payroll Hold-Up Case
Hillton Crouch, known as Pizzy Whizzy, former dirt track racer, facing charges as a bandit in the Deusenberg payroll robbery staged over a year ago, had his trial postponed to December 30 by Criminal Judge James A. Collins after Crouch completed a year at Joliet prison for a Chicago hold-up.
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Pizzy Whizzy
Salvage Efforts Press to Reach Sunken Sub S-4
Divers prepared to descend as sea and weather improved for the S-4 salvage near Provincetown. Navy and mine sweepers moved into position. six men were last believed alive, with faint taps reported but no further contact. Aerial weather signals and new derrick barges joined the operation as personnel and equipment converged for the rescue.
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Hospital Christmas Fund Gifts From Newcastle and Ander Son
Following an annual custom Mrs Arthur B Ayres of Newcastle and Mrs Sarah M Shirley of Anderson sent checks totaling 222 dollars to the James Whitcomb Riley Hospital Christmas fund. The Shirley gift funds the building drive while the Ayres donation purchased gloves and sweaters for patients.
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Newcastle
Sarah M. Shirley
Anderson
James Whitcomb Riley Hospital
Shirley
Bank forgery probe targets La Grange institution
Federal grand jury investigates forged papers totaling more than 76000 tied to the defunct National Bank of La Grange after a run and bank examiner action. Former president Valentine Weaver and director transfers relate to Walb Construction Company overdrafts and recovered funds. Receiver J F Utt closed the bank October 24 with 140000 state deposits.
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Federal Grand Jury
Clyde A. Wald
Grand
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United States
Department of Justice
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Federal Bank Examiner
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Silas D. Weaver
Walb Construction Company
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Weaver
Utt
Auto killed two youths in Richmond crossing crash
A car carrying Miss Elsie Abner aged 15 and Clair Longfellow aged 20 was struck by an A. C. & O. freight train on the Middletown road late Tuesday night. Richard Hay 18 was cut and bruised, Jay Clark 18 suffered a fractured leg and crushed foot. Two other occupants were shaken but unhurt.
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Richmond
Ind
Elsie Abner
Clair Longfellow
Richard Hay
Jay Clark
Columbia Inn
Middletown Road
Postal appeal boosts early Christmas mail handling
Postmaster Robert H. Bryson said early mailing of Christmas greeting cards and packages has greatly aided postal workers. He cited 1,426,945 pieces handled Tuesday, slightly over an 8 percent drop from the previous Tuesday. Letters totaled 977,909 vs 1,076,210 parcels, with parcels up and records show a 12 percent rise in registered mail.
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Robert H. Bryson
Bryson
Jealous husband kills aiding youth in street shooting
Frederick Matelic 61 confessed to fatally shooting James Louis Bernhardt 21 after a night of jealousy and six drinks of white mule whiskey. The affair involved his wife 58 and a web of relationships, with Bernhardt seen helping an elderly man before being killed on Tenth Street near Walnut Avenue.
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Frederick Matelic
Tenth St
Warman Ave
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Matelic
Young Bernhardt
Junie Williams
Groff St
Katherine
Christina Thorp
Williams Girls
Effie Craig
Mrs Goodhue Reported Failing in Northampton
Mrs Lemira Goodhue aged 78, mother of Mrs Coolidge, ill with influenza since December 11, shows worse signs at Dickinson Hospital. Doctors say she is restless and sleeps little, with temperature near 100, pulse 70, respiration 20. Hospital notes unclear prognosis and reports remain in touch with Washington authorities.
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United Press
Northampton
Mass
Lemira Goodhue
Elmer H. Copeland
Youth 17 Must Die By United Press
Floyd Hewitt a 17 year old from Conneaut was condemned to die in the electric chair for the murder of 5 year old Fred Brown Jr. The U S Supreme Court denied his motion to file a petition in error from a Mahoning County Court of Appeals judgment in Columbus Ohio on December 21.
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Columbus
Ohio
Floyd Hewitt
Conneaut
Little Fred Brown, Jr
Supreme Court
Mahoning County Court of Appeals
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