Widen search for slayer of two teachers widens
Bruce Potter Kay county attorney outlined a chain of evidence pointing to Earl Quinn ex convict as the slayer of Jessie and Zexia Griffith Blackwell teachers. Quinn was seen on the Tonkawa highway after the killings and a woman believed to be his wife was held in Blackwell. Police chased a man suspected of hijacking and robbery after a squad search across several states.
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Okie
Earl Quinn
Missouri
Jessie
Zexia Griffith
Bruce Potter
Kay County
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Quinn
Tonkawa
Okla
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Chicago
Norman
Oklahoma
Public Schools
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Zexia
Connors State School of Agriculture
Warmer
Potter Fance
J. F. Griffith
Alked iPotter
Earl Howard
Missouri Penitentiary
Georgia Anderson
Liberty
State Reformatory
Wedded 60 Years On New Year’s Day Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Charles L Ruley of Oregon Missouri celebrate their sixty fourth wedding anniversary on New Year’s Day. He is 92 she 82. They met in Virginia as children and traveled by wagon train to their Oregon home. They are parents of Mrs W York of Kansas City and Robert G Riley of Cregem.
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Kansas City
Charles L. Ruley
Oregon
Echoes of 1930s Big News Headwinds for 1931
Bruce Catton projects continued headlines into 1931 covering the Ohio Penitentiary fire with 320 fatalities, the Jake Lingle case, Gandhi's Indian struggle, the London naval treaty impact, Mooney and Billings, King Carol of Romania, the R-101 disaster, and the 1930 U.S. elections with ongoing repercussions.
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Bruce Catton
NEA Service
The
Post-Tribune
Ohio
Columbus
Brunk Reinstated as State Treasurer by Supreme Court Ruling
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled the suspension law unconstitutional and reinstated State Treasurer Larry Brunk. Brunk resumed duties before 10 p.m., ordered Cantley to return to supervisorial duties, and guaranteed payment of the December payroll. Governor Caulfield commented that the ruling voids the suspension law and leaves the governor without authority over the treasurer and other elected officials.
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Brunk
Larry Brunt
Supreme Court
5. L. Cantley
Cantley
Missouri
Caulfield
Cauffeld
State Supreme Court
Larry Brunk
David FR. Francis
Farm Couple Found Shot Dead at Home Near Marshall
The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. John Welsh were found today in their east Marshall area farm home, both shot. Sheriff H J Turner suspects the couple were murdered by robbers.
Hoover Plan for Rail Merger Draws Senate Attack
Senate critic Couzens labeled President Hoover's eastern rail merger as unethical while Willard of Baltimore and Ohio argued for FCC approval as essential. The plan would form four systems centering on Pennsylvania, Baltimore and Ohio, New York Central, and Nickel Plate, with disputes over Lake Erie trackage rights unresolved. Hoch announced Wabash to join Pennsylvania system, with Atterbury to attend January talks, aiming for four strong eastern systems and heightened competition.
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Gouzens
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Michigan Republican
Daniel Willard
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New York Central
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Lake Erie
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Atterbury
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Kansan
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Seaboard Air Line
Reds Wreck Cathedral After Bishops Refuse to Yield
In Bucharest on December 21 Soviet troops began wrecking the Tiraspol Cathedral on the Dniester bank as worshippers knelt in snow. Cavalry rushed the crowd, burning sacraments and holy pictures while Romanians watched from across the river. The Soviets plan to build government structures on the ruins.
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Bucharest
Romania
Tiraspol
Dneister
Millionaire and paramour indicted in Bowles murder case
Nelson Bowles, 24, and Irma Loucks, 28, both jailed in Portland, face a grand jury indictment for first degree murder of Bowles' wife Leone Bowles. Investigators say Bowles and Loucks gave conflicting statements after Mrs Bowles was stabbed on November 12. A coroner's jury found the death caused by a wound inflicted with murderous intent by Bowles, Loucks, or both.
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Nelson C. Bowles
Irma G. Loucks
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Leone ¢. Bowles
Cut Running Time of Trains to Coast
San Francisco reports a railroad time reduction effective January 4, cutting San Francisco to Omaha Chicago runs by 11 1 4 hours via Denver and D R G Western and Burlington Route. San Francisco to Kansas City St Louis via Rio Grande Missouri Pacific via Pueblo drops 8 1 2 hours. SF to Chicago now 79 hours 45 minutes.
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B. K. Smith
Omaha
Chicago
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Denver
Smith
Kansas
Giiy
St. Louis
Rio Grande
Missouri Pacific
Pueblo
Blaine Williams Refuses Extradition for Kansas Bank Robbery Case
Doniphan County authorities report Blaine Williams, a Black man in Buffalo, refuses to waive extradition to Kansas to face a $5,000 Wathena Bank robbery charge. Earl Cole and Chris Cox prepared to escort Williams to Troy as his brother Willie Williams remains jailed in Minneapolis awaiting trial.
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Blaine Williams
Buffalo
Kansas
Wathena Bank
Earl Cole
Chris Cox
Williams
Willie Williams
Blaine
Minneapolis Minn
Death ends city fraud case in St Louis
Charges against John C. Pritchard and George B. Heath in the Ryckoff $157000 false pretenses scheme will be dropped after the death of co defendant A M Ryckoff. Ryckoff died yesterday before the trial on indictments accusing him of overcharging the city for street lighting contracts. Mayor Miller plans to reappoint Pritchard and reinstate Heath in their former posts with adjusted salaries.
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ST. Louis
John C. Pritchard
George B. Heath
Utilities Department
Ryckoff
A. M. Ryckoff
Franklin Miller
Chicago
City of St. Louis
Pritchard
Heath
Circuit
Victor Miller
No Special Orders for Dry New Years
Prohibition director Woodcock said no orders for special activit ies or raids would be issued from Washington for New Year’s Eve. He stressed steady pressure year round with minimal spectacle, while noting district administrators may act on violations without awaiting his directive.
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Washington
Prohibition
Woodcock
Bids Opened for Permanent Dike on Island 35 Mississippi
Memphis district engineers will open bids January 2 for 1,500 linear feet of permanent dike on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River at island 35. The project, announced from Memphis, Tenn., covers work to be done under U.S. Army Engineers.
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Tenn
Arkansas
Mississippi River
Island
U.S. Engineers
Bank Bandits In New Orleans Robbery Kill Two. Public Fears
Hooded gunmen stormed the Whitney Trust and Savings Bank third district in New Orleans killing two, wounding one, and taking cash. A bank watchman and two depositors died. a teller was wounded. Police nationwide searched for suspects as the city mobilized and guard units patrolled exits. In Paducah, Kentucky, four men robbed the People's National Bank of 12000 dollars, forcing employees to lie down during the raid.
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New Orleans
Claude Cefalu
Third District
Whitney Trust and Savings Bank
Whitney Trust and Savin Bank
Pierre N. Rizan
Gilbert Dietrich
Albert Bronson
Bandit Stan
Dan
Adit
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Paducah
People’s National Bank
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Jake” Lingle
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