Mystery surrounds bound child found in church auditorium
Lois Oliver, 10, was found gagged and bound in the Christian Science Church auditorium five minutes after leaving her mother in the basement. Prosecutor Nike G Sevier led questioning. no motive yet. Police, led by Mrs Oliver, trace clues as they search for the assailant who vanished through the rear doors.
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Lois Oliver
Christian Science Church
Nike G. Sevier
The
Olice
K. Z. Oliver
Madison Street
Sevier
Post-Tribune
Oliver
Senator Irwin Improves After Mayo Hospital Operation
News from Mayo Brothers hospital in Rochester Minnesota reports Senator W C Irwin underwent an operation this morning with good condition and no signs of malignancy. Attending physicians expect rapid recovery barring complications after a previous operation indicated months ago.
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Mayo Bros. Hospital
Rochester
Minn
W. C. Irwin
Senator Irwin
Pittsburg man dies by apparent electrocution
Ralph Vernon Lee, 28, died under mysterious circumstances in Pittsburg Kansas suspected from high tension wire contact. A companion Donald Brown brought his body to Lee’s home and left without details, while Lee’s family recalls waking at 2 am to the incident. Lee faced past theft charges and is survived by a widow and four children.
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Pittsburg
Kas
Ralph Vernon Lee
Lee
Donald Brown
Brown
Berton County
Buescher Melcher Nuptials Revealed
Victor Buescher son of Mr and Mrs E V Buescher well known in the Capital city and California and Miss Gladys Melcher daughter of Mrs Kate Melcher of California were secretly married in California several weeks ago. The young couple are well known in the California community and their many friends extend congratulations and best wishes.
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Victor Buescher
E. V. Buescher
California
Gladys Melcher
Kate Melcher
Sevier Probes Alleged Cement Theft Progress
Prosecuting Attorney Nike Sevier said no action had been taken yet in the cement theft case found yesterday. He is interviewing witnesses and expects possible action within two to three days, with no complaint filed at a Tate hour today.
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Nike Sevier
Tate
Curtis Declines Bridge Dedication Attendance
In St Joseph Missouri officials said Vice President Curtis would miss the Missouri River bridge opening. President Hoover also declined a radio address from Washington. The dedication on July 10 may be postponed amid these absences.
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ST. Joseph
Missouri River
Curtis
Hoover
Washington
Chas Maus Sees Forty Years of Postal Service End
Charles Maus retires after four decades on the city mail route. He began soon after the current post office opened and missed only two weeks due to illness. He leaves a city full of patrons and a friendly, steady presence in local mail delivery.
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Charles Maus
Uncle Sam
Maus
Postel
Wm. Rommel
Funeral notices and ecclesiastical protest headline
Mrs Barbara Oster dies at 77 at 1016 East High Street after lengthy illness. Funeral from Immaculate Conception Church Saturday at 9 am, burial at St Peters. Also report on John Hirst’s death and a synod convention denouncing divorce and birth control amid calls for stricter marriage laws and religious reaffirmation.
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Barbara Oster
East High Street
Oster
Marth Oster
Anton Tellman
Will Goodin
Theresa Oster
John
Immaculate Conception Church
St. Peter's Cemetery
Rhoda Hirst
B. L
Elston
Norman A
Los Angeles
Paul Poe
Syracuse
Nellie Schaebler
Norman A. Hirst
Tipton
Concord Baptist Church
Export Debenture Boosted in Tariff Bill Debate
Washington June 20 AP L J Taber master of the National Grange urged Senate finance subcommittee to restore an export debenture plan to the farm relief program as the sole means to extend tariff benefits to surplus crops. He argued farmers need a drawback similar to manufacturers for export and submitted a list of commodities seeking higher duties than in the house bill. Senator Connally cautioned him to press the point and Taber remained optimistic about tariff effectiveness for exportable crops.
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Washington
Senate Finance
L. J. Taher
National Grange
Senator Connally
Democrat
Texas
Taber
Mrs Gann Hosts Diplomatic Corps Evening
Mrs Edward Everett Gann, famed social hostess, will be the honored guest at the embassy for a summer entertainment in London. Sir Esme Howard, the British ambassador, will seat Mrs Gann to his right along with Vice President Curtis and Mr Gann among about 40 guests including cabinet members and senators. The exact seating for Mr Gann remains undecided as plans proceed.
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Washington
Edward Everett Gann
Diplomatic Corps
Esme Howard
Esme
Curtis
Gann
Tsabella
Few Outside Harvesters Needed In Kansas
McPherson County will need few outside harvesters this season as there are double the number of combines. County agent M. L. Robinson says harvesting will start late this week and extend longer due to spotted tipsning. About 255000 acres of wheat are expected to yield around 3500000 bushels.
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Mcpherson
Kas
McPherson County
M. L. Robinson
Gas Poisoning Kills Two Children in El Paso District
Two children Ignacio Geniceros aged 3 and Bartolo Ceniceros aged 8 died and ten others were hospitalized after a mysterious gas, possibly natural gas or marsh gas, spread over a district near the Pasotex refinery in El Paso. Rescue parties labored as gas hung low. livestock perished and several family members were treated.
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EL Paso
Tex
Batil
Ignacio Geniceros
Bartolo Ceniceros
Maria. Ceniceros
Miguel Ceniceros
Julian
Ceniceros
Maria, Ceniceros
Libra de
Centeeros
Pasotex
Len County
New Mexico
Tail For Girl Thief Prison For Confederates
Kansas City dispatch reports Harry Williams aged 28 received 18 years in the state penitentiary and Harry Essary aged 20 got 10 years after pleading guilty in County Circuit Court to first degree robbery. Dora McLaughlin aged 20, claiming to be Williams sweetheart, was sentenced to six months in the county jail for being an accessory after the fact. The trio were tied to the theft of two automobiles.
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Kansas City
Harry Williams
Harry Essary
Dora McLaughlin
Williams
Two Youths Sentenced for Whiskey Theft in Kansas City
In Kansas City on June 20, two youths aged 17 and 18 were sentenced to two years in juvenile facilities after being arrested for stealing whiskey from a store room. Floyd F. Baird received two years in the Boonville state reformatory, while Lloyd McKelvey II was sent to the McCure Home for Boys.
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Kansas City
Floyd F. Baird
State Reformatory
Boonville
Lioyd McKelvey II
McCure
Sixteen Year Old Bride Declares Love For Bigamist Husband
Doris Landes Blevins, sixteen, reiterates her love for John C. Blevins, married in Leavenworth and now jailed on bigamy charges in Kansas City. She left Shawnee Mission high school six years ago to wed, hoping for a home and waiting for him if imprisoned. Blevins faces charges of a second marriage while already married to another woman in Carthage, Missouri.
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Kansas City
Kas
Doris Landes Blevins
Leavenworth
Shawnee Mission Rural High School
John C. Blevins
Blevins
Carthage
Reed Seeks Extradition for Prisoner from Missouri
Topeka June 20 AP Governor Clyde M Reed issued a requisition on Missouri authorities to extradite Troy R West from Clay County MO to Emporia Kansas where he faces charges of escaping from a jail sentence on July 2 1928 West was reportedly in the custody of Clay County Missouri officials.
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Topeka
Clyde M. Reed
Missouri
Troy R. West
Emporia
Roadsong
West
Clay County
Foist of Convicts’ Families Placed on Jefferson City
Neosho residents arrived with their possessions, aided by Jefferson City’s mayor and a local church group. Mrs Green, county welfare superintendent, was urged to assist as the family sought housing and work after their transport. She contacted Newton County officials, who declined aid, highlighting the welfare problem posed by families of prisoners to the community.
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Laura ©. Green
Neosho
Jefferson City
Welfare Department
Heflin Jr. pleads not guilty to DUI charge
Tom Heflin Jr., son of Senator Feftin of Alabama, pleaded not guilty in police court to driving under the influence. He was released on $1,000 bond after a crash on Pennsylvania Avenue. A syringe and needle were found in his car and a tonic bottle was sent for analysis.
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Washington
Thomas Heflin, Jr
Senator Feftin
Alabama
Pennsylvania Avenue
Young Heflin
Treasury Department
Taxi Driver’s Suicide After Divorce Reconciliation Efforts
Floyd Harb, 33, a Kirksville taxicab driver, shot himself after failing to reconcile with his recently divorced wife. Police report he left a note declaring love for her and stating an intention to die by his own action. The divorce was granted June 1.
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Kirksville
Floyd Harb
Harbur
Independence Theater Manager Fined for Sunday Shows
W T Boles, manager of two Independence moving picture theaters, was fined 30 dollars for violating a 20 year old city ordinance against Sunday profit shows. He was arrested last Sunday during a test showing and appealed the conviction to the county circuit court.
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Independence
Dima 20
W. T. Boles
Boles
Wheat Cutting in Callaway County Delayed by Rain
Wheat cutting in Callaway County Yate is set to begin next week. Early prospects promised a bumper crop, but excessive rain has reduced the chances of a full yield.
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Callaway County
Yate
Forty four convicts kidnap guards and escape Brazoria farm
A mass escape from the Clements state prison farm near Brazoria Texas occurred when 44 convicts overpowered guards and fled into the Brazos river bottoms. A few were recaptured, shots fired, and hundreds of posses and bloodhounds joined the chase.
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Brazorta
Texas
Clements State Prison
Here Ear
Brazos River
Rng
Clash For Liberty
River Toms
Buck Goes Down Bank Owe Hurt In Mulberry Street Crash
JT Zimmermann of 716 West McCarty Street was slightly injured when a loaded truck and trailer he drove rolled over an embankment at 723 Mulberry Street. Steering jammed, truck veered off the street, glass cut him, he received medical care and returned home. Property damage to 723 Mulberry sidewalk sought at $25 with no settlement yet.
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JT Zimmermann
West
McCarty Street
Mullberry Street
Zimmerman
Mulberry Street
Clingenbeard
Mulnerry Street
Deserters Caught At Columbia Wednesday
COLUMBIA Mo June 20 CAP Kenneth Dwyer of Detroit Mich alleged army deserter and Charles A Miller of Washington alleged navy deserter are held for Jefferson Barracks officers. They were arrested after it is alleged they robbed a hitch hiker Peter Gleason of Shawner town Ill Police say Dwyer confessed he had guarded Miller at Jefferson Barracks and that they stole an automobile and St Louis together.
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Columbia, Mo
Kenneth Dwyer
Detroit
Mich
Charles A. Miller
Washington
Jefferson Barracks
Peter Gleason
Shawnertown
Til
Dwyer
Miller
Jeff St. Louis
Mexico Mo Soft Drink Vendor Sent To Jail
Caleb Bradley operator of a soft drink establishment in Mexico Missouri pleaded guilty to possessing liquor. He was fined 200 dollars and sentenced to four months in jail after raids by federal prohibition agents.
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Mexico
Caleb Bradley
Bradley
Kroeger Trial Delayed Again in Boonville Case
W. H. Kroeger, a former Boonville resident, faces charges of liquor transportation and sale and concealed weapons. Circuit Judge Westhues postponed the case on attorney Roy Rucker’s request due to the attorney’s inability to attend because of his wife’s illness. The case is expected to be resolved in the October term in Cooper County.
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W. H. Kroeger
Cooper County
Westhues
Roy Rucker
Kroger
Kroeger
Willkely
Missouri Weather and Road Conditions Brief Bulletin
Generally fair tonight and Thursday with cooler temperatures and thunderstorms likely this afternoon or tonight in eastern portions. Friday brings cooler conditions east and south with clear to fair roads in many areas. River stages show flood levels at several towns. traffic disruptions noted near sirens from storms.
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Missouriz
East
North
Dei Girardeau
Waverly
Boonville
Osceola
Warsaw
Hermann
Union
Gately Chain Store Plans Opening This Fall
Mr Miller vice president and general manager of Gately’s Chain Stores Inc visited yesterday to finalize a building lease on High Street. He bought several options in main business blocks and expects a lease to be signed soon. Mr Callahan of the company is spending a month here making final arrangements for the opening of the Gately Store in the early fall.
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Mr. Miller
Gately’s Chain. Stores, Inc
High Street
Callahan
Gately
Boys Got 1200 In Series of Burglaries
In St Louis a police pursuit left one youth wounded in the arm as Harry Dit, 19, and George Russell, 17, confessed to ten burglaries over the past year. They admitted taking about 206 dollars in cash and goods, and said they spent the money on girls. Police Officer Walter M. Meyer wounded Russell in the left forearm as they fled a drug store.
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ST. Louis
Paslice
Harry Dit
George Russell
Russell
Walter M. Meyer
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Buffalo
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Chicago
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Reed
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