Spring trap nets alleged extortionist in midwest
A man claiming to be Lyle Erwin, 42, of Omaha was arrested near Council Bluffs as part of a joint state and federal sting over a plan to extort 60 from Earl E. May of Shenandoah Iowa. Investigators say the suspect used a fictitious name and posed as a hitchhiker during a multi-day setup involving three letters and roadside signals.
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Omaha
Nes
Council Bluffs
Lyle Erwin
Earl E. May
Shenandoah
Erwin
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Burke
Deaf Institute
G. L. “Ide
O. B. Weing
Des Moines
Glenwood
Weather Outlook and River Stage Notes
Cloudy tonight with cooler air across the south and east. Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday with showers in the east and cooler conditions in the south central area. River stages show Keokuk Kansas City and nearby towns rising then falling with specific gauges indicating changes.
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Pouissouri
Tiineis
Keokuk
Kansas City
Waverly
Roonville
Mrs Dall Lays At Pyramid Lake Ranch Near Reno
Mrs Anna Roosevelt Dall moved to the Pyramid Leake ranch near Sutcliffe Nevada about 35 miles from Reno announcing the change. The President's daughter is in Nevada seeking a divorce from Cyris Dall and occupied a cottage at Laktaho for five days before relocating with plans undisclosed. The Dana ranch hosts the couple and the move is attributed to a friend of the Roosevelt family.
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Reno
Nev
Anna Roosevelt Dall
Pyramid Leake Ranch
William Sheperd Dahn
New Yorker
Sam Platt
Sutcliffe
Pyramid Lake
Nevada
Cyris Dall
New York
Chicago
Laktaho
Platt
DaJl
Dana Ranch
Dana
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Corp debates Ford purchases under NRA rules
Officials of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation discussed whether direct federal loans to industry could fund Ford products. Some directors argued NRA code rules may not bar Ford purchases, while others urged awaiting NRA interpretations. The agency operates with 580 million dollars for direct industry lending.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation
Ford
Jones
NRA
Henry Ford
Te Corporation
Ford Industries
Comptreller General
Red stained hatchet found near missing woman home
A hatchet reported with red stains was found by police in the home of Mrs. Sibyl Fidanque, missing since last Saturday. Lieut. A J Rich disputed the blood stain claim saying the hatchet had no blood and was used to open boxes in a leather holster.
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San Jose
Calif
Sibyl Fidanque
A. J. Rich
Navy
Fidanque
Trent
Rich
Department of Justice
Panama
Lieut
Officers of Stricken Liner Seek an Alibi
The captain and Norwegian pilot of the German liner Dresden testified at a preliminary inquiry after it sank near Karma Island. Captain Peter MacHer blamed a British admiralty chart for part of the wreck while acknowledging the rock was unchanged. The pair argued over the route change made amid dense fog.
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Kopervik
Norway
Dresden
Karma Island
Peter MacHer
Jacobsen
NRA codes promise price cuts to spark housing push
Washington reports plan to reduce building material prices by 10 to 15 percent within two weeks to support the NRA housing program. Industry leaders anticipate higher volumes offsetting labor costs, with Harry L. Hewkins likely to lead the housing effort.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Effort to Hold Dog Races Fails Again in St Louis
A bid to start dog racing at Wells ton Kennel Club failed when Circuit Judge Julius R. Nolte denied a temporary injunction against county officials. The injunction sought by Tony Poley and Thomas J. O'Meara. Last week Sheriff Philip G. Deuser seized the mechanical rabbit and control box, interrupting plans.
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ST. Louis
Julius R. Nolte
Wellston
Sedalia Woman Delia Monroe Dies From Fall Injuries
Delia Monroe aged 90, mother of Pettis County court judge Frank Monroe, died from injuries suffered in a fall a month earlier. She came from a military family. husband Col Thomas Monroe a Confederate Army officer. Survived by a daughter Lulu Monroe head nurse at Kemper Military Academy Boonville, stepson Walter M. Monroe Tipton, and grandson Lieut Frank Monroe Jr. U.S. Navy San Diego.
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Sedalia, MO
Delia Monroe
Pettis County
Frank Monroe
Utility Defies FPC on New River Dam Plan
Appalachian Power announces it will proceed with building a dam on the New River in Virginia despite a Federal Power Commission order requiring a permit. The move signals a constitutional challenge to the Federal Water Power Act and foreshadows legal testing of federal authority.
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Order OF Federal Commission
Washington
Appalachian Electric Power Company
Federal Power Commission
New
Virginia
Commission
College Student Dies After Motorcycle Truck Collision
CAP Louis Thompson twenty died in Eureka Springs hospital after a motorcycle he rode with Phillip Mark collided with a truck near Alpena Arkansas. Thompson had just finished freshman year at State Teachers College and suffered fatal injuries from the crash and shock. Phillip Mark, Arkansas University student and Thompson’s companion, was injured but expected to recover.
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Springfield
Louis Thompson
Eureka Springs
Ark
State Teachers College
Alpena
Phillip Mark
Arkansas University
Perry Mark
Thompson
Baruch Quits Wall Street to Write His Life Story
Reimhard M. Baruch, long a glamorous figure in high finance and industry, will leave Wall Street to write the story of his life. He has chaired the U S Industries board in World War I and engaged in Democratic party activity. He plans later works on youth and personal philosophy.
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New York
Reimhard M. Baruch
Wall Street
Baruch
U. S. Industries Board
Beeen
Broadway
Federal agents raid Joplin liquor stores in first post repeal action
Federal agents raided two drug stores in Joplin Missouri seizing stock and arresting Jay Wilder and Vern Wilder on charges of possessing liquor without federal stamps. They waived preliminary hearing and posted bonds of 1900 dollars each for the federal grand jury appearance. Clerks worked under supervision as the investigation continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joplin
Dune
Jay Wilder
Vern Wilder
Federt Grand Jury
Seek Road House Man Sought in Wife Shooting
Wichita police sought Max Cohen a roadhouse owner for the alleged shooting of his wife at a party in a competing roadhouse. Friends pledged to tell him where to go after he sobered up.
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Wichita
Kan
Max Cohen
Wender
Church Promises Film Industry to Clean Up Movied
Catholic prelates pressed film makers to purge objectionable scenes and dialogue. Industry representatives pledged self policed reforms but bishops pledge continued campaign through Legion of Decency urging audience to demand clean entertainment.
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Cincinnati
Mofilm
John T. McNicholas
Legion of Decency
Archbishop McNicholls
Episcopal Committee
John T. Cantwell
Los Angeles
Hugh Boyle
Pittsburgh
John F. Noll
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ultimatius
Joseph T. Breen
Hollywood
Martin Quigley
New York
Bad Eye Murphy Admits Diamond Ring Theft
Kansas City police held Robert Bad Eye Murphy after he confessed to yesterday’s holdup of P. P. Covert in which a $2,500 diamond ring was taken. The ring was recovered at the apartment of one of Murphy’s women friends as investigators pursued Murphy’s accomplice.
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Kansas City
Robert
Murphy
Kansas
P. P
Kansas State Penitentiary
Kow
Boxer Enzo Fiermonte Retires From Ring After Long Career
Westhampton society boxing note reports Enzo Fiermonte retiring from boxing. He had not fought since his July 19 meeting with Light Heavyweight Champion Maxie Rosenbloom and after marrying Mrs. John Danoh Ablow Dick. The short item notes his withdrawal from the sport.
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Westhampton
Enzo Fiermonte
Maxie Rosenbloom
Dohn Danoh
Ablow
Convict Denies Acting As Jury Fixer in St Louis Case
Oliver Hoge a long term inmate at the state penitentiary denied acting as a jury fixer in the Richards case. He told United Press he had no interest and was only renting desk space during the trial. Verne Lacy the attorney for defendants in a kidnapping case faced testimony from Herbert Keeton who claimed a fixer contacted jurors.
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St.Louis
Iby Oliver
Hoge
State Penitentiary
Verne R. G. Lacy
St. Louis
Paul Richards
Herbert Keeton
Lacy
Richard
Keeton
United Press
Surors Kecton
Richards
Alexander Berg
State Supreme Court
Tacy
Tiege
Huey Long Praised Yet Criticized By Brother In Pajamas
Oklahoma City reports Dir. George B. Long and candidate for the corporation commission discusses Huey Long. He says Long is for the common man but acts too quickly and in flashes. The elder Long comments from his home while in pajamas.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Huey Long
George B. Long
Lupus
Dr. Long
Huey
Brother George
Last of Klutas gang arrested in Kansas City
Edward Dorow 32 alias Addie Wagner, linked to the Klutas gang, was seized by Chicago authorities in Kansas City. Wanted for Hackett kidnapping in Blue Island and linked to Dillinger-era activity, Dorow had $480 in 26 bills. Chicago detectives and local deputies say one week watch led to arrest.
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Kansas City
Moq
Edward Dorow
Jack Klutas
Towa
Chicago
Dorow
Cook County
Tll
John Dillinger
Jgoty
Indiana
Devon
James Hackett
Blue Island
Hackett
Bert Gray
Merrill Giros
Sargeant Dan Kenney
Addie Wagner
Loiday
Middle West
Bellwood
Doron
Klutas
Gale Swooley
Frank Sanders
Joliet
David
Babe) Jones
Low Water Delays Missouri River Barge Service
In St Louis on June 22, Federal Barge Lines announced low water on the Missouri River will push back the start of barge service to Kansas City from this month to next. Dispatcher J F Ward noted gauges at Hermann showed 4.6 feet, hindering navigation and delaying inaugurations.
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ST. Louis
Missouri River
Here
Kansas City
J. F. Ward
Federal Barge Lines
Ward
Hermann
Youth Held Captive in New York Hotel Mystery
Police hunted for 17 year old Jack Tumian of Brooklyn after mysterious calls claimed he was held prisoner by a woman named Elaine and three accomplices in Manhattan hotels. Relatives reported the disappearance April 28 and fear for his safety grew after continued telephone threats.
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New York
Elaine
Manhattan
West Side
Jack Tulliman
Brooklyn
David
Jack
Laine
Flaine
Solon Warns War Propaganda Findings Will Shock Nation
Washington June 22 AP Senator Pope says senate munitions committee uncovers startling revelations in war materials industry. Investigators began recently and plan public hearings in September. Premature disclosure could harm wartime efforts and reveal a large ring behind propaganda, Pope asserts.
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Washington
Pope
Ida
Senate Munitions Committee
Dillinger Still Alive Says Sister in Indiana Letter
John Dillinger reportedly still alive per his sister Mrs. Audrey Hancock Maywood Indiana who told a friend in Galion Ohio that they have heard from him and he is well. She added they do not know where he is hiding and noted his thirty second birthday Tomorrow.
Carbolic Acid Cause of Kansas Man's Death
Post mortem examination shows 45 year old William S. Bell of Lawrence Kansas died from carbolic acid taken over a period of several days. The June 22 report from Kansas City Missouri cites the cause as poisoning by carbolic acid.
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Kansas
Kansas City
William S. Bell
Lawrence
Kan
Burglary Hits Fred H. Tanner Drug Store on Ash Street
Police report a break in at Fred H. Tanner’s Drug Store on Ash Street last night. Thieves forced the front door with a crow bar, took cash and goods over $500, emptied two slot machines, the hunting license cash, liquor from the prescription department, and an undetermined number of cigarettes. An automobile may have been used to flee. street light outage aided concealment. A prior ten day earlier attempt failed at entry.
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Fred H. Tanner
Ash Street
Carrie
Lin
Labor Menaces to Recovery Debated at Junior Chamber Meet
At the National Junior Chamber of Commerce convention in Miami Farrington of St. Paul charged labor with menacing the recovery program. NRA Florida administrator Collins challenged the claim and urged cooperation, noting labor and capital both need overhauling. Farrington blamed labor for the Minneapolis truck drivers strike and cited industry constraints.
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Miami
Fla
Leslie B. Farrington
St. Paul
National Junior Chamber of Commerce
Junior Chamber
Farrington
Linton M. Collins
NRA
Florida
Death of K O real estate man Metcalf in Kansas City
Herbert M. Metcalf a well known real estate and insurance man died at his apartment hotel in Kansas City at 321 Ward Parkway after years of invalidism. Born in Marengo Illinois he lived much of his life in Nevada Missouri where he practiced dentistry before moving to Kansas City 25 years ago and serving as treasurer of McGonigie Stinson Metcalf company. He is survived by his widow Mrs Mary Metcalf at home and a sister Mrs Grace Wilcox Hampshire Illinois.
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Kansas City
Herbert M. Metcalf
Ward Parkway
Marengo
Metcalf
Greater Park
Nevada
McGonigie-Stinson A Metcalf
Ozark Educator to Be Buried Above Ground
In Ozark Missouri a cemetery crypt will be built to hold the body of Professor M. A. O'Rear of State Teachers College who died Thursday and wished to be buried above ground. After a funeral service at 2:30 p.m. Saturday the body will go to a receiving vault at the funeral home. In Chicago three Dillinger gang women, used as decoys, have eluded federal agents and rejoined the fugitives.
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Springfield
M. A. O'Rear
State Teachers College
Gun Molls
Chicago
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May
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Earl
Sidney
Joseph Burke
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Nevada Ranch
AFC
Jesse Jones
Henry
Marshal
New Madrid
Ohio
Harry L. Hewkins
Federal Relief
Albert Knox
Pete Coon
Goon
Sam Harris
Coon
Knox
A. L. Coon
Middletown
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American Rolling Mills Company
Alma
Hiesa Rathman
Shirley
Dane
Daniel
Radamus
American Railing
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Cook
Jane
Mrs. Rathman
Sedalia
Barney Baruch
Seek Road House
Church
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Long
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Fred Tanner
Tanner
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Ozark
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