Shepard Is Convicted Of Killing His Wife
Major Charles A. Shepard was found guilty of poisoning his second wife in a nine day trial built largely on circumstantial evidence. The verdict spared life imprisonment. sentencing slated for February in Topeka after the defense plans a retrial and appeal.
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Shepard
Army and Post
Major Shepard
Liberty
Toneka
Kas
Shenard
Denver
Firesimmons General Army Hospital
Prison guard near death at hospital
Zora Smith of 104 West Main Street and a prison guard underwent an appendectomy at St. Marys Hospital yesterday for an acute case. For a time his recovery was despaired of, but he was much improved today.
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Zora Smith
West Main Street
St. Mary's Hospital
Watch Treasure Hunt In Shop Windows
Merchants invite patrons to view treasure hunt windows tomorrow. Coupons gathered by shoppers could win prizes from $25 in gold to valuable awards. The event has surpassed expectations and the climax arrives the next day.
Carpenter Tools Stolen From Two Buildings Here
Carpenter tools valued over 100 dollars were stolen Saturday night from two buildings in town. A complete chest of carpenters tools was taken from 610 Jefferson during remodeling by Cito Holtschneider after burglars jemmed a window. Chisels bits and braces were also taken from the former Capital City Telephone Company building on Madison street after a forced door entry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Cito Holtschneider
Capital City Telephone Company
Madison Street
Cleveland to host National Air Races for next five years
The National Air Races will be held in Cleveland each year for the next five years and possibly ten, marking a shift from prior bids that kept the event in multiple cities. Senator Hiram Bingham and L. W. Greve announced the plan, highlighting Cleveland's central location, large population, airport capacity, and civic support as key advantages.
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Cleveland
Der
National Air Races
Chicago
Spokane
Hiram Bingham
National Aeronautics Association
L. W. Greve
National Air Faces, Inc
Bingham
Chamber of Commerce
Bank Robberies Reported in Ohio and Indiana
Three men robbed the Home Savings Bank in Metamora Ohio, escaping with about 3500 dollars. In Highland Indiana two youths held up the Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank, locked seven inside, and fled with around 4000 dollars.
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Toledo
Home Saves Bank
Metamora
Ohio
Here
Highland
Ind
Farmers and Merchants Savings Bank of
Senator Borah Seeks Post March 4 Special Session
Senator Borah Republican Idaho proposed a special session of Congress after March 4 citing legitimate reasons beyond the World Court issue. He named potential actions including bus, power and railroad regulation, the export debenture for farm relief, and a bill to regulate injunctions in labor disputes.
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Washington
Congress
Borah
Idaho
Partly Cloudy Tonight and Tuesday Forecast
Partly cloudy to cloudy tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Regional river stages show slight variations, including minor falls at Hermann and Beonville areas, while yesterday’s data indicate small drops in some stations.
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Missouth
Kansan
Beonville
Hermann We
Jail Sanitation Bill Highlights County Courthouse Session
Sheriff Ben Prenger reports the county jail requires extensive cleaning with soap and disinfectant. A $913.65 bill for supplies will be reviewed by the county court as it battles ongoing dilapidation and frequent escape risks.
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Ben Prengey
Prenger
Women delegates push for political office in India
London reports Hesum Shah Nawaz and Mrs Subbaryan, the two women delegates at the round table on India, demand reserved seats for women and argue that equal voting power without real opportunity hurts Indian women. They critique western models where women run and are beaten by men, urge systemic reforms to empower women voters and candidates.
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London
India
Hesum Shah Nawaz
Subbaryan
Great Britain
United States
Canada
Australia
Catholics Arrange Christus Program at St Peters Church
St Peters Choir will render a Christmas program at St Peters Church on Christmas day with morning and 10 20 am services. Selections include Christmas Pastorale Stille Nacht Gregorian Mass in F Adeste Fidelis and more with organist O M Sankey and violinists Wm Pohl and Paul Nentiig.
WARDEN AND SON KIDNAPPED BY CONVICT
Chandler Arizona bulletin reports Raymond Stickler, 23, a convict from Pima County, abducted Warden Lorenzo Wright of the Arizona State Prison and the warden’s four year old son at Chandler Heights, about 50 miles from the prison, forcing them from the warden’s car and making a getaway. Three police officers and two detectives formed a rapid response unit as pinching support.
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Chandler
Ariz
Raymond Stickler
Pima County
Lorenzo Wright
Arizona, State Prison
Cheadler Heights
Ruling Sets Method for County Salaries Basis
Roscoe Enlog Post of the American Legion receives a Special Citation for Distinguished Service after a strong membership drive. Attorney General Stratton Sharter endorses a method for calculating county populations to fix officer salaries, asserting the last presidential vote multiplied by five as the proper standard in future Supreme Court reviews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Enlog
American Legion
Edgar T. Tanner
R. T. O'Neil
O'Neil
Roscoe Enloo
Tanner
Stratton Sharter
Edward G. Robison
Ray Tl. Kay
Moniteau County
Robison
the Onion
Supreme Court
Nike G. Sevier
Gale County
Christmas shopping rush boosts stores and post office
The city saw record crowds as trees, gifts, and mail packages moved quickly. Post office clerks at five windows handled customers with speed despite long lines while store managers reported the best stock and prices in years. Most shops expect holiday sales to match or exceed last year, with a treasure hunt tomorrow drawing more crowds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linhardt
Dslay
Jefferson City
Kansan Salesman Found Shot in Joplin Hotel
Arthur Whitaker a 21 year old tobacco salesman from Fort Scott Kansas was found shot dead in a Joplin Missouri hotel room holding a photo of his wife A coroner released a note stating death by own action with no one to blame a sealed letter to Mrs Whitaker was found beside the note Elevator workers at the capitol debut new uniforms designed by Josephine Carter one operator responsible for the design and tailoring
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Arthur ©. Whitaker
Fort Scott
Kas
A. C. Whitaker
Kansas
Capitol
Josephine Carter
Leader Ryxoff Loses Power in Soviet Union
Moscow Dec 22 AP Alexis Ivanovitch Ryxoff loses post as president of the Sovharkum and then his seat on the polit bureau. Though stripped of formal power, party leaders may assign him to other tasks as Stalin shifts power among the right wing opposition in the socialization of the union. Rykoff was a longtime ally of Lenin and a key figure in early Soviet leadership.
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Moscow
Alexis Ivanovitch Ryxoff
Communist Party
Nicolai Lenin
Sovharkum
Union Council of People's Commissars
Central Control Commission
Joseph Stalin
Rykoff
Russia
Polit Bureau
M. Rykoff
Council of People’s Commissars
Bartholomaeus Recovering After Kansas City Visit
George Bartholomaeus and his son returned from Kansas City where they visited Mrs Bartholomaeus who recently had an operation. She is slowly improving and will stay under a doctor’s care for some time at her daughter’s apartment in Linda Vista 1301 East Armour Boulevard. Friends wish her a speedy recovery.
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George Bartholomaei
George
Kansas City
Bartholomaeus
Laura
Linda Vista
Santa Claus, Ind. Post Office Overwhelmed With Mail
In Santa Claus Indiana the local post office housed in James F. Martins general store is flooded with Christmas letters and parcels from around the world. Martin says over 20000 items have arrived and he has hired six clerks to cope. The postmark handling costs may exceed 200 dollars, while the influx promotes the town and draws visitors seeking the Santa Claus postmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Claus
Ind
James F. Martin
Martin
Plea and Fine in Fighting Case at City Court
Walter Bottroff pleaded guilty to fighting in Judge John G. Leslie's court. He received a $100 fine plus costs and six months in jail, but stayed execution on the jail term on parental promise to remove him from local influences. Prosecutor warned that if Bottroff returns or causes more trouble, he will serve the sentence. The complaint also names Amos, who was wounded and not yet tried, with 32 stitches from left eye to chin. Prosecutors consider Amos equally culpable if he pleads guilty. verdict hinges on his recovery.
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Walter Botholf
John G. Leslie
Bottroit
AbLlomey Dampt
H Dobttromt
Amos
Dempt
Canary
Bottrofl
Greenwich Village residents questioned by student canvassers
New York report says students from a university are disguising themselves as laborers and apartment hunters to learn who lives in Greenwich Village. They ask how long to the subway, where residents work, and if they have lived in other parts of New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Conba University
Greenwich
Former Capital City Woman Dies After Throat Operation
Miss Mayme Dixon, formerly of Jefferson City, died at her Grand Island Nebraska home yesterday at age 37 after an operation for a throat condition seven months ago. She lived here with Mrs. Henley for several years and is survived by her mother Mrs. Thomas Dixon. The funeral will be held in Grand Island.
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Mayme Dixon
Jefferson City
Grand Island
Neb
Count Reveals 41 Died In Oberon ShipSinking
A check shows 41 lives lost in the Oberon sinking after a Friday night collision with sister ship Arcturus. Arcturus and rescuers saved 40 aboard the Finnish liner en route to Hull from Bath ports, and a Swedish woman’s body washed ashore near the Catlegat lighthouse with jewelry found.
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Copentiagen
Oberon
Cadegat
Arcturus
Hull
Bath
Nidingare
Catlegat
Deer Returns to Farm as Hunting Season Opens
A large buck that had been feeding with cows on Al Dohmenberger’s farm reappeared last night on the eve of the season’s close after disappearing on opening day. The deer had been seen with the cattle for months, prompting concern about hunting restrictions and wildlife behavior in Mount Pleasant New Jersey.
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Mt’. Pleasant
WN. J
Dee
al Dohmenberger
Dohmenberger
Paupers To Get Money Tomorrow
The county court approved 967 dollars for Christmas allowances for 86 paupers, the largest list in county history, enabling early payments rather than Jan 5 or 6. The court will also grant salaries to county officials tomorrow so they too can make Christmas purchases.
Welding Machine Blast Hurls Worker From Scaffold
George W. Molden of Dallas Texas employed by Oklahoma Construction Company was seriously injured when a gas welding machine exploded while running pipe lines through Cole County. He suffered a broken rib and possible internal injuries. The physician said full extent would take a day or five to determine. He was at work in the west part of the county. The cause of the explosion had not been determined.
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George W. Woldten
Dallas
Tex
Oklahoma Construction Company
Cole County
Molden
Holden
Cattle Buyer Charged with Murder in Kansas Case
Lawrence S. Bigler, a cattle buyer from Green Kansas, was charged with first degree murder in the death of partner L. J. Baldwin. Baldwin body found in a ditch near their home after alleged confession of killing with a baseball bat. Bigler claimed Baldwin violated by selling hogs and keeping money. preliminary hearing set for December 27. bond set at 15000. officials seek Baldwin’s relatives in Centerville Missouri.
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Clay Center
Kas
Lawrence
Bigler
Green
Kanas
Ondittle Buyer
Loday
Partney
L. J. Baldwin
Wymore
Neb
Bigter
Baldwin
Blgter
Beldwin
Centerville
Wife of W. G. Pace Dies After Operation in St Louis
Mrs Mayne Dirckx Pace, wife of Missouri Pacific train master G. W. Pace, underwent an operation in St. Louis last week and apparently failed. A relapse Saturday brought little hope for recovery. A lifelong resident and prominent young woman, she passed during the illness.
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Mayne Dirckx Pace
G. W. Pace
Missouri
Missei Pacific
St. Louis
Actress Flo Irwin Final Cue Ends Career
Los Angeles December 22 AP A longtime actress for 42 years Flo Irwin died yesterday at 71 after a heart attack brought on by excitement over her sister May Irwin visiting for Christmas. May Irwin traveling from New York will arrange the funeral.
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Los Angeles
Irwin
May
Miss Invin
Asn
May Irwin
New York
Jefferson City Hour Broadcast On WOS Tonight
Jefferson City Hour will be broadcast over WOS tonight at B o'clock featuring Christmas carols and music arranged by Mrs. Guy Walrod, chair of the Chamber of Commerce programs. Fred Bassman, a member of the advertising committee, will give a short talk about Jefferson City. Citizens are invited to tune in.
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Jefferson City
WOS
Guy Walrod
Chamber of Commerce Committee
Fred Bassman
Advertising Committee
Fire damages Ray Dunlap residence near noon
The home of Ray Dunlap, State Highway Department engineer, at 1008 Mera Drive, was badly damaged by fire believed sparked by a flue shortly before noon. The entire root and attic were involved before neighbors spotted it. $5,030 in losses, with insurance covering the damage.
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Ray Dunlap
State Highway Department
Mera Drive
Ethel Smurl
Wiliams
Highway 50
Steppleman
Michigan Street
Adolph
West Elm Street
Jem Roi
West Main Street
Flyer Pleads Guilty to Drunkenness Five Given $100 Fine
SAN ANTONIO Texas Dec 22 AP Lieutenant Lester J Maite land an army aviator who made the first flight from the American mainland to Hawaii in 1927 was reprimanded and forfeit $100 pay by a general court martial after pleading guilty to a charge of intoxication.
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San Antonio
Tex
Lester J. Maiteland
Hawaii
Venezuelan Insurgent Movement Reported in New Outbreak
Bogota reports a Venezuelan insurgent movement breaking in the southwest with 300 revolutionaries said to have captured La Batera near Cucuta, killing the civil chief and burning city hall. Government troops were surprised, and San Cristobal cites the act as a bandit depredation without a revolutionary movement.
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Bogota
Colombia
la Batera
Cucuta
San Cristobal
Tachira
Local Day Agent Promoted In Prohibition Division
J. R. Han, who led prohibition enforcement in this area for months, received a promotion to a special agency. The change brings a $600 annual salary increase and reflects Han’s notable work record in the division.
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J. R. Han
Han
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