Arab boy Abdul Kada deserts Hollywood for Sahara desert life
The Arab boy Abdul Kada, raised in Hollywood by Rex Ingram and linked to Rudolph Valentino in The Sheik, returns to Saada Algeria. He claims Valentino died of a broken heart after a missed romance, and Abdul now guides tourists along the desert, rejecting film riches for a native life.
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Saada
Algeria
Hollywood
Abdul Kada
Rex
California
Rudolph Valentino
Sahara
Valentino
Abdul
Bdul
Park Custodian Suspended Over Absence Without Leave
Charges of absence without leave were filed against Patrick Bain, Brookside Community House custodian, by Recreation Director David S Kilgore. The park board set a hearing for next Thursday and ordered Bain suspended. Camilla Rosasco, Riverside golf course manager, was discharged for failing to submit a resignation as advised by her attorney after a 2,500 ticket shortage case.
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Patrick Bain
Brookside Community House
Davids. Kilgore
Park Board
Bain
Camilla
Railroad Veteran A L Mohler Stricken in Stroke
A L Mohler 80 former Union Pacific president was reported critically ill at St Anthony's hospital after a paralytic stroke triggered by a heart attack.
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Bu United Press
Chicago
A. L. Mohler
Union Pacific Raiload
St. Anthony's Hospital
Bank Building Sold After Court Sale in State Bank Failure
The J. F. Wild & Co. state bank building at 123 East Market street sold to George C. Forrey of Fletcher American National Bank for over 375000. The sale followed a circuit court hearing before Judge Harry O. Chamberlin, with receivership pending and a court order issued. Edgar M. Blessing, receiver, is said to have accepted 57000 cash. preferred stock will complete the purchase.
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J. F. Wild & Co
State Bank
East Market Street
George C. Forrey
Fletcher American National Bank
Fletcher American Company
Harry O. Chamberlin
J. F. Wild & Co. State Bank
Edgar M. Blessing
Boasting Girl Held for Murder Part One
Detective impersonating James Capone, aided by a scarred eye, duped Rose Halperin into confessing involvement in the February 10 murder of clothing manufacturer Jacob Rothenberg during a strike. Det Eugene S. Caneveri and authorities brought Halperin to New York from Montreal for interrogation.
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United Press
New York
James Capone
Scarface al
Rose Halperin
Jacob Rothenberg
Eugene 8S. Caneveri
Inspector Lyons
Montreal
Boy, 6, killed by blades of road grader near Acton
Merlin Crockett six year old son of Mr and Mrs Homer Crockett of Acton was killed instantly when he rode on a road grader driven by Raymond Myers thirty four of Arlington avenue Acton and fell off as the blades struck the back of his neck. Myers and his son Frank eleven on the tractor did not know the boy had jumped on. Deputy sheriffs investigated with Dr A A Swails pronouncing death. He was one of five children in the family.
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Merlin Crockett
Homer Crockett
R. R
Acton
Raymond Myers
Arlington Avenue
Myers
Frank
Fred Fox
James Haynes
A. A. Swails
Kenneth
Leona
Norman
Louis
Prison term for attempted burglary after poolroom talk
Jack Hanlan and Oscar Hughes faced a two to fourteen year sentence after a failed plan to blow a safe using a nitroglycerin extraction method. Judge James A. Collins imposed the term on Hanlan with Hughes mirroring but suspended. Both men claimed the failed job was ruined by a barking dog and they were captured by police during the getaway.
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Jack Hanlan
West Eleventh Street
James A. Collins
Hanlan
Oscar Hughes
South Grace Street
Hughes
Collins
Weather Forecast Says Cooler Air Arrives After Storms
Temperatures drop several degrees this morning after Thursday night thunderstorms. The U.S. Weather Bureau expects cooler conditions today with partly cloudy skies and a general rise in temperature by Saturday. Thursday’s high reached 87 degrees at 4 p.m.
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United States Weather Bureau
Judge Orders Peanut Cart Whistle Silenced
York paper reports Magistrate Stern warning Letoucia to stop the steam whistle on his peanut pushcart in Wall Street after dentist Dr John H Ning objected to the "horrible" noise. The whistle ceased for officers but resumed once they left.
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United Press York
Letoucha
Wall Street
Stern
Letcudia
John H. Hanning
Letoucia
Former Resident Dead
Mrs Harvey Doyle a former resident died in Indianapolis. The body will be brought to Brownsville for burial. She is survived by her husband a daughter Mrs Mary Miller a son John Allen and her father James Jones.
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Times
Brownsville
Ind
Harvey Doyle
Indianapolis
Mary Miller
John Allen
James Jones
One-Man Crime Wave Dies in Electric Chair
William Dagger Pruitt, a young Dallas bandit known for a three week crime spree, was executed in Huntsville Texas near dawn after a gun battle during capture. He maintained his innocence and refused to confess to killing high school student William Mann.
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United Press
Huntsville
Tex
William
Dagger) Pruitt
Dallas
Texas State Penitentiary
Pruitt
William Mann
Convicted Pastor Abduction Case Hits Alton Court
Rev. A L Shoemaker found guilty in Alton city court of abducting Ber nice Ford 19 a choir member. The minimum sentence is one year. He plans an appeal and will continue revival meetings. He faces two more abduction charges involving two saxophone players.
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United Press
Alton
Ill
A. L. Shoemaker
Bernice Ford
Nutwood
Missouri
Shoemaker
Miss Ford
Florida
Zeppelin Ends Hop Lands in Germany After Long Fight
The Graf Zeppelin landed at Richshafen Germany after its global flight. Commander Hugo Eckener led the airship home to a cheering crowd marking the end of its ambitious voyage around the world.
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Germany
United Press
Richshafen
Graf Zeppelin
North
South America
Zeppelin
Hugo Eckener
Race Car Seized Over Labor Bill in City Attachment
Deputy sheriffs moved the Miller motorized race car No 7 driven by Jimmy Gleason to the Market garage for attachment in Superior Court five. Herman Frank a local builder claims Ray W Painter owner and Gleason riding mechanic owes 640 dollars for labor on the 500 mile Speedway classic class car. The car exited the race after the 100 mile mark.
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Jimmy Gleason
Herman Frank
Superior Court
Frank
Ray W. Painter
Gleason
Miller-motored
Sicking to Millers in optional deal with Indians pitcher
Eddie Sicking veteran infielder for the Indians is released to the Minneapolis Millers on an optional transaction. He likely will play the entire season with Minneapolis after returning from Louisville in a trade for Herman Layne. Sicking once captained the Tribe before a 1927 sale to Louisville.
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Eddie Sicking
Indians
Minneapolis
Cincinnati
Millers
Sicking
Tribe
Louisville
Herman Layne
Bud Connolly
St Marys Of The Woods Grants Diplomas At 89th Commencement
Thirty eight women received diplomas at St Mary of the Woods college during the eighty ninth annual commencement while twenty three girls were gradu ated from the academy.
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ST. Mary's Ind
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
Academy of the
Brothers In Mobile Pit Mystery Fire Victim Identified As Schroeder Kin Claim Uncertain
A charred man found in a blazing car on High School road remains unidentified with authorities split over whether he is Ernest Schroeder of Evanston Illinois. His brother Herbert of Mobile insists the victim is his kin, while officials doubt the claim and search continues with leads from Pensacola and Indianapolis.
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Herbert Schroeder
Mobile
Ala
Ernest Schroeder
Evanston
C. H. Keever
George Winkler
Fred Simon
Schroeder
United States Army
Winkler
Pensacola
Fla
Indianapolis
Levy Increase Urged To Ease State School Finances
At the County Superintendents Association meeting in Lincoln Indiana, George C. Cole Lawrenceburg Dearborn county superintendent urged raising the state tax levy while cutting local levies. Cole said the move would equalize tax burdens across wealthy and poor school units and noted his role on the governor's commission on school finance.
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Indiana
County Superintendents Association
Lincoln
George C. Cole
Lawrenceburg
Dearborn County
Cole
Population rise in Mexico over nine years
Mexico City June 6 The population of Mexico has increased by 2,069,250 to 16,404,030 in the last nine years according to census figures released today from the May 15 count.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Dog tax deadline set for September 10 notifies penalties
Center township assessor Frank J. Brattain announced charges will be preferred against those who fail to pay this year's dog tax after September 10. Beginning Monday, taxpayers must present at the Prosecutor Judson L. Stark's office to settle delinquent bills, with arrangements to pay fees to Mrs. Amelia oe trustee Brattain.
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Frank J. Brattain
Center Township
Judson L. Stark
Stark
Amelia Oe
Brattain
Sai
Senate tariff lineup is close in heated debate
In Washington on June 6 the Hawley Smoot tariff fight remains unresolved with the bill in conference. The key issue centers on the flexible provision for debentures duties and lumber and sugar rates. President Hoover’s stance is uncertain as White House opinions shift with public sentiment and business impact.
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Washington
Hawley-Smoot
Senate
Curtis
House
White House
Hoover
Four Hindus Sentenced to Death for Sholapur Riots
In Sholapur four Hindu rioters were sentenced to death by Judge Nuivadia for the murder of several constables during the recent Bombay rioting. The sentences were pronounced in sessions court.
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India
United Press
Bombay
Sholapur
Nuivadia
Seepage Brings Arrest At Central Avenue Beauty Shop
Liquid, believed to be home brew, seeped through the ceiling of a beauty shop at 3006 Central Avenue Thursday afternoon. Police raided rooms above and arrested George Palmer, 29, of Sheridan, on charges of operating a blind tiger.
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Central Avenue
George Palmer
Sheridan
Twin Wives Fate Sets Two Sisters On New Path
Eleanor Sawver and Cynthia Brown two sisters by birth meet by chance at the Keyhole nightclub after a theater show. Their meeting triggers dramatic adventures as the serial Wives continues with APO Arthur Somers Ode. Readers can call Riley 5651 for back numbers.
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Eleanor Sawver
Cynthia Brown
APO
Arthur Somers
Riley
Bandits Rob Store On Spruce Street
Three gunmen robbed an Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. grocery at 1642 Spruce street early today, stealing about $100 and binding clerk Frank French, 17, and manager T. D. Maynard, 51. They escaped in a nearby parked car after forcing the pair to the floor and later freeing themselves with the help of a customer.
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Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company
Spruce Street
Frank French
Pleasant Run Boulevard
T. D. Maynard
Olive Street
French
Maynard
Ludlow Seated. Updike Election Contest Dismissed Forecast
Washington dispatch reports House election committee expected to seat Louis L Ludlow as representative of the Indianapolis district and dismiss Ralph E Updike contest. After two hours the panel planned executive session to finish the case with strong indications of a quick dismissal due to lack of supporting evidence.
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En Times
Washington
Louis L. Ludlow
Indianapolis
Ralph E. Updike
Election Committee No. 1
House
Updike
Distressed Pup Sparks Unlikely Civic Aid on Madison Street
On a crowded downtown street a broken window standoff ends with a rich man in a limousine shaking hands with a hoboy after a pet store window fight over a brown pup. Citizens and a police officer intervene as bystanders rally to save the animal.
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United Press
Hicago
Madison Street
Utside
Stetson Named Indianapolis Schools Superintendent
Daytons loss of Paul C. Stetson brings a Hoosier return as he assumes Indianapolis schools top post Aug 1. A Muskegon and Muskegon era veteran, Stetson built unity in Dayton during a pivotal school board clash and has long held leadership in Michigan and higher education settings.
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United Press
Indianapolis
Dayton
Paul C. Stetson
Stetson
Muskegon
Mich
Community Chest
Logansport
Ind
Kalamazoo
University of Chicago
Bangor
Big Rapids
Grand Rapids
Editors Hold Session in Woodward Oklahoma
Oklahoma editors met to celebrate the silver jubilee convention of the Oklahoma Press Association. George B. Parker of New York editor in chief of Scripps-Howard newspapers will be the principal speaker at tonight's banquet.
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United Press
Woodward
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Press Association
George B. Parker
New York
Scripps-Howard Newspapers
Youth to Receive Fortune From Steel Magnate's Estate
Alexis Thompson, 16, student at St Paul's academy in Concord Mass, will inherit an estimated 3 500 000 from his father David P Thompson steel magnate who died recently according to an estate inventory disclosed today.
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United Press
Chicago
Alexis Thompson
St. Paul's Academy
Concord
Mass
David P. Thompson
Two Accused of Fraud Arrested for False Groceries Claim
William Earle 45 of 942 Bell Avenue and Sylvian of 949 Bell Avenue were arrested after allegedly obtaining groceries under false pretenses. Grocer L. V. Thorp at 507 Hamilton Avenue said they claimed to be postal employees to gain credit for groceries.
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William Earle
Bell Avenue
Sylvian
L. V. Thorp
Hamilton Avenue
Shorn curls tied to a murder suicide mystery
Rochester Michigan June 6 United Press reports the bodies of 18 year old Marjorie Clemons and Henry Clouse 46 found in a wooded farm area beside a burned car. Police say Clouse shot the girl then killed himself over a dispute after she cut her hair.
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Rochester
Mich
Marjorie Clemons
Henry
Clause
Clouse
Marjorie
Grand jury may not finish probe into election fraud soon
The grand jury examining alleged primary election fraud will likely extend into next week. It has three weeks left in its six month term to reach a finding with ten days of that period devoted to county institutions. Deputy prosecutor Earl R. Cox and William R. Ringer declined to comment while awaiting jurors final report to Criminal Judge James A. Collins.
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Earl R. Cox
William R. Ringer
Judson L. Stark
James A. Collins
Widow of Oscar Hammerstein Found Guilty of Vagrancy
Mrs. Oscar Hammerstein, widow of the theater producer, was found guilty of vagrancy in Jefferson Court. She claimed she was framed by liquor authorities and was remanded to await sentencing.
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Oscar Hammerstein
United Press
New York
Jefferson Het Court
Licerew
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