Woman sought after Lindbergh ransom case in New Jersey
A green town car and a $20 bill attempt to pay a $50,000 ransom drew police across states in the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Proprieter Elia Decornile reported the bill number KB03387539A and described a middle aged, white, 42 year old woman with green beads fleeing toward New York. Investigators considered the money swindle tied to the case, with Dr. Condon and others guiding talks. Grand jury review of the kidnapping proceeds as authorities pursue leads and assess the risk to the baby’s safe return.
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Greenwich
Conn
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Sourland Mountain
Col. Lindbergh
Oakery
Elia Decornile
United States
New York
Boston Post
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Henry Breckinridge
John F. Condon
Jassie
Grand
Hunterdon County
William A. Stevens
Condon
Norfolk
Dr. Condon
New York Daily News
Bronx
The
Daily News
Wife Preservers To Mend Holes In Sweaters War Era Advice
A wartime homemaking note advises wives to repair worn sweaters by mending elbows with yarn matching the garment, crochet patches, and sewing from the inside with a slipper stick to preserve fabric and extend wear.
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Sear Paich
Zoning Appeals Pushed to City Commission
City council debated interim zoning with no active law in place allowing unrestricted construction. Kremer’s grocery build in Walinko Place upheld by Circuit Court despite interim ban. Benn’s addition residents request street opening between Cinder Lane and Chestnut Street. Skating rink music curfew set after 7 pm. $50,000 in revenue bonds to be retired April 15. Cane use ban on public streets proposed to help motorists distinguish blind pedestrians. referred to Street Committee.
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Zoning Commission
Ole i
J. H. Kremer
Walinko Place
Benn's Addition
Cinder Lane
Chestnut Street
Jefferson Street
B. F. Reed
Henry resigns six month U of Missouri football coach
Columbia MO April 12 Phil Yecke of St Louis said most of the football men favored keeping Gwinn Henry as coach and were circulating a petition. The story notes Henry's seven year record of 35 wins against 13 losses and recent reverses. A precinct captain was shot in Chicago during primaries amid poll disturbances.
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Henry
Northwestern
Hanley
Chicago
Mattacns
Big Ten
West Virginia
Tulane
Southern Methodist
Southern California
New York University
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Sooners
Kansas Jayhawks
Columbia
Crp
Phil Yecke
St. Louis
University of Missouri
Gwinn Henry
Tigers
IAPWA
Federal pay gut protested by labor head
Washington April 12 AP An early showdown on Federal pay cuts looms as AFL President William Green denounces wage reductions as a threat to living standards. President Hoover plans further talks with the House Economy Committee to advance a national economy bill aimed at saving over 200 million dollars in the next fiscal year.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Hoover
House
House Rules Committee
Federation of Labor
William Green
Economy Committee
Appropriations Committees
Congress
Tax Anticipation Notes Upheld By County Court Ruling
Buchanan County Court wins ruling upholding tax anticipation notes for current year revenue. The act allows issuance of negotiable notes not exceeding 10 percent monthly before June and 10 percent per month in June through September, total capped at 50 percent of anticipated revenue. Judge Ellison concludes title and local/not local issues are valid and notes refinance warrants rather than create new indebtedness.
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Buchanan County
Ellison
Two More Held In Robbery Of Republic Bank
Springfield dispatch says two more suspects in the March 7 Republic Bank robbery were arrested in Wilkesboro North Carolina on a tip from Sheriff Scott Curtis. Paul King confessed to part in the robbery. Everett Collins is wanted for a Lincoln Nebraska drug store robbery and for cashing stolen money orders. Darling’s associate C E Darling was killed while escaping in Omaha. King and photographs connected to the case were identified by Republic bank staff. Virgil Harris, an ex convict once linked to the gang, is jailed in Lincoln.
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Springfield
Bank of Republic
Scott Curtis
Curtis
Wilkesboro
N. C
Paul King
Everett Collins
King
North Carolina
Republic Bank
Collins
Kansas City
Lincoln
Neb
C. E. Darling
Omaha
Virgil Harris
Darling
Wabash to Spend on Railroad Repairs
Receivers of the Wabash Railway Company were authorized in Federal Court to expend about 200000 for roadbed and bridge repairs and improvements. The plan includes 872350 for work between Carleton and Hardin Missouri and 7898 to replace a bridge near Sampsel Missouri.
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Wabash
ST. Louis
Wabash Railway Company
Carrollton
Hardin
Sampsel
Caulfield Praises Hoover For His Work
The governor denounces boss control as a threat to the state. He argues that government must be by elected officials under oath and responsible to the people, opposing machine rule and boss dictatorship as subversive to democracy.
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Caulfield
Hoover
New York
Tammany
Wilkerson Approved for Federal Post in Senate Panel
April 12 AP report says Judge James H. Wilkerson, who sentenced Al Capone, won Senate judiciary subcommittee approval for a circuit court appointment. The panel backed the nomination 3 to 7 after months of study. A separate item notes prevention of cannibalism in chicks using pine tar aloes and iodine prep.
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Washington
Circuit Court
James H. Wilkerson
al Capone
Senate Judiciary
Republican Convention at Ot Louis 15 Held Up
The Missouri Republican convention faced delays as committees were named before adjournment for noon. Governor's address praised Hoover and warned of bossism threatening the party, with Republicans citing sound proposals and party unity amid division over the prohibition plank.
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Louis
League of Nations
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Missouri
Thomas J. Pendergast
Kansas City
Resolutions Committee
Father of Federal Judge Reeves Dies in Springfield
Benjamin F. Reeves aged 55, Ozarks pioneer and father of Federal Judge Albert J. Reeves, died at his Springfield home from pneumonia after influenza. Funeral services will be held under Masonic auspices, burial in New Rock cemetery near Sullivan. Survived by Mrs. Gertrude Crow and three sons: Dr. George W. Reeves, C. A. Reeves, and Thomas A. Reeves.
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Springfield
Benjamin F. Reeves
The
Ozarks
Albert J. Reeves
Kansas City
New Rock Cemetery
Reeves
Sullivan
Gertrude Crow
Mr. Reeves
Crow
Judge Reeves
George W. Reeves
Steelville
C. A. Reeves
St. Louis
Thomas A. Reeves
Kansas
Delinquent Taxes in Cole County Show Little Change
County Collector Al Markway reports the 1932 delinquent taxes total $107 944, nearly identical to the prior year’s $107 927. The brief notice notes the tax backlog unchanged while advising readers on garden site selection to avoid shade from buildings and trees.
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Cole County
al Markway
Hoover favors quiet moves to economic talks
President Hoover will stay in close touch with business leaders to ease economic conditions and will not plan a White House conference now. He will continue conferences through government departments and direct talks with leaders, aided by telephone. Democratic opposition to new bonus legislation is noted. About 920000 students are enrolled in colleges and universities, five times higher than forty years ago.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
United States
Lee seeks congress seat in Democratic bid from Joplin
Joplin on April 12 reports Frank H. Lee of Joplin announced his candidacy for congressman at large on the Democratic ticket. He was the party's nominee for the Fifteenth district in 1922 and 1930. The piece notes a shift in schooling among teens, with about half of high-school age now in school, up from one in ten twenty-five years ago.
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Joplin
Frank H. Lee
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Mallory
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