Artist’s Model Slayer Confesses To Heinous Crime
Chicago reports the Herald and Examiner printed that Robert Irwin, a New York sculptor, confessed to the slayings of Veronica Gedeon her mother and Frank Byrnes in a New York apartment. He planned to kill Veronica’s sister Ethel, saying he loved her. He described dragging out the murders and explained the motive, with a radio hunt reaching Chicago as Cleveland authorities traced a youth matching Irwin’s description.
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Central Police
Irwin
Veronica Gedeon
Frank Byrnes
New York City
Trewin
Veronica
Ethel
Tutt
Fewin
Gedeon
Bihel
Anly
Ylawer
Ing
The
Herald and Examiner
Byrnes
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
Midwest
Clevelan
Henrietta Kasgianski
Barhay
Robert Murray
Murray
Robert Irwin
Wilings
Herald Examiner
Michenge
Geileon
Gedenn
Mig
Pier
Germans View Versailles Pact Erosion Led by Hitler
Berlin reports a shift in German attitude as June 23 the Versailles treaty anniversary is seen less as humiliation and more as a process whose terms have largely eroded. editors note Hitler seeks return of overseas colonies and Danzig, while reparations fade from policy.
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Berlin
teGay
Germany
Danzig
Reich
Paris
Ruhr
Davey and Young
League of Ations
Locarno
Rhineland
Hoover
Saar
Hitler
Versailles
der Fuehrer
Rhine
Kiel Canal
Cermar
Free Ciy
League of Nations
Adolf Hitler
Weather Outlook for West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee
Partly cloudy with possible thundershowers in West Virginia Kentucky and Tennessee. Little temperature change expected Saturday through Monday with only minor fluctuations.
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West Virginia
Ketucky
Tennessee
Trigg County votes to outlaw liquor in local option
In Gallus Kentucky on June 7, Trigg County voters approve a local option to ban liquor by a margin of 149. City precincts tally 1 357 wet ballots 1 208 dry ballots with 5 74 registered voters. Moonshining districts in the area favored prohibition.
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Gallus
Trigg County
Fatal Burns Claim Hawkins Tot Anna Sue Samples
Anna Sue Samples three years old, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Samples of Mt. Carmel, died at Holston Valley hospital from burns after falling into a tub of scalding water at her grandparents home. The accident occurred Wednesday around 1 pm as the children played in the kitchen while their mother and grandmother were busy. Anna Sue and her sister Peggy June were supervised by their parents, and the tub of boiling water had just been moved from the stove. She was rushed to the hospital but died from burns to her back and thighs. She is survived by her parents, sister Peggy June, maternal grandmother, and several aunts and uncles. Funeral services are set for 10 am at the Samples home with Rev. Fayette Carroll officiating. Burial details noted.
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Anna’ Sue Samples
Robert Samples
Mt. Carmel
Holston
Valley Hospital
Anna Sue
John Samples
Riverside Avenue
Bfasons
Dixon Lines
Jrina Sue
Peggy June
Mr. Samples
John
Fayette Carroll
George Lee
Lee Fleener
Henry Metcalf
Irvin
George Pope
Solomon Irvin
Lee
Metcalf
Fleenor
Bea Unthank
la Follette Senate Civil Liberties Committee
Harlan la
Bor
Washington
Cape White
Noe
Unthank
Harlan
Matthias
Sheriff's Office
Renewed drives to end Spanish conflict near Madrid
A new drive to capture Madrid and end the Spanish war appeared imminent as Insurgents launched heavy attacks on the capital. Mussolini’s paper predicted Madrid would break its iron ring. Franco’s forces pushed along the coast toward Santander as Basque forces fortified positions near Somorrastro Heights.
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Associated Press
Madrid
Benito Mussolini
Poposlo D'Italia
Milan
Francisco Franco
Bilbao
Franco
Bilsao
Santander
Baleares
Canarias
Somorrastro Heights
Sibuo
Murdered Artist Model and Family Slain in New York
Joseph Gedeon, the father and husband of Veronica Gedeon, found the bodies of his wife and daughter and their house guest Frank Byrnes in a gruesome triple murder. Veronica and Mary Gedeon were found with bruising and discolored faces, while the bartender Frank Byrnes had a fractured skull. Police questioned several men, including a former roomer and the father, but released all with no charges as the investigation continued.
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Joseph Gedeon
New York
Veronica
Frank Byrnes
Jo Ronnies
Mary Gedeon
Rapmeér
Jttte
America's Sweetheart Quietly Marries Buddy
Strike effects hit Kingsport as local merchants report depleted stocks across hardware electrical and automotive lines. Northern manufacturers color shipments delayed due to prolonged steel industry stoppage, with factories closed and inventories exhausted nationwide.
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United States
Kingsport
Bue
New Marriage Law Cuts Sullivan County License Revenue
Tennessee's new marriage license law raising ages to 18 cut Sullivan county revenue from licenses by about half. In Blountville and Bristol, 254 licenses were issued year to date, versus 350 in the first six months of 1936, with April and May totals especially low after the law took effect in April.
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Tennessee
Sullivan County
Blountville
Sullivan
C. J. Harr
Hart
Bristol
Su Uvan
Hancock County
Mary Pickford Weds Charles Rogers in Simple Garden Ceremony
Mary Pickford confirms her third marriage to actor Charles Buddy Rogers in a restrained ceremony at the Rogers home witnessed by 17 relatives. Pickford’s blue crepe gown and orchids accompany a double ring rite as family and friends attend brief vows and large receptions follow at Lightons and Pickfair. The event highlights Pickford’s troubled marriages with Owen Moore and Douglas Fairbanks.
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Bollywood
Mary Fptchford
America
Charles
Buddy) Rogers
Rogers
Owen Moore
Douglas Fairbanks
Budde
Louise D. Lightons
Buddy
Bert E. Rogers
Olathe
Lightens
Pickfair
Two Roadhouses Ordered to Close in Virginia
Special to The Times reports Circuit Court Judge E T Carter ordered two roadhouses on the Kingsport highway near Weber City to close immediately after evidence showed liquor was openly sold and that patronage included women of doubtful repute. A ruling on a third roadhouse near Holston River bridge is expected later. Bridge fire also noted at West Braddock Bridge in Pittsburgh.
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Times
Gate City
Kingsport
Circuit Court
E. T. Carter
Carter
Commonwealth
Hagan Richmond
Clyde Ford
Zeke Creek
Weber City
Trig Fuller
Holston River Bridge
Richmond
Caproni Sentenced to Life for Beatrice Roth Murder
Cincinnati June 26 Joseph Caproni 20 was sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Thomas H. Morrow for the murder of his former fiancée Beatrice A Roth. The judge called the crime an outrageous first-degree murder meriting death under Ohio law.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Caproni
Beatrice A. Roth
Thomas H. Morrow
Ohio
Bitter rivals unite for Roosevelt fun at Jefferson Island
Annapolis Md June 26 The scene on Jefferson Island Chesapeake Bay shows President Roosevelt and a large Democratic gathering enjoying food swimming fishing and shooting. Progressive Representative Havernet joined a flotilla of senators and representatives for a second day of leisure with the president amid hints of no formal party debate on policies.
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Annapolis
Roosevelt
Jefferson Island
Chesapeake Bay
Maryland
Representative Havernet
California
Maverick
Tex
House Liberal Bloc
Congress
Mr. Roosevelt
Refuses to Force Heads of Plants to Sign C.1.0. Contracts
Ohio Governor Martin L. Davey rejects Perkins plan to force steel plants and executives to sign and keeps national guardsmen on duty. Labor leaders condemn the stance as autocratic while miners and union officials press for continued action and elections under the NLRB.
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Davey
Perkins
Associated Press
Youngstown
Guy
Martin L. Davey
Ohie
Tom Girdler
Frank Parnell
Germany
Italy
Mr. Girdler
Davey Flayed
Johnstown
Warrer, O
Mahoning Valley
Ohio National Guardsmen
CG. I
Jeonstown
Manly
James Mark
C. I. QO
Pennsylvania
George H. Earle
Bethlehem Cambria Steel Works
Earle
Cambria
Ohio
Philip Murray
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Murray
Eugene Grace
Bethlehem Steel
National Labor Relations Hoard
John L. Lewis
C.I.0
Columbus
National Guardsmen
Lee Hall
Cleveland
CSO
Gov
West
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Yale
Gashouse Gang
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Mussolini
Pine Mountain
Wash) Irvin
Morris Saylor
Allen Bowton
Perry Noe
Central Press
Republic Steel Corp
Warren
Antonsibiles
Ohio National Guard
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Scott
Pittsburgh
West Braddock Bridge
Ranin
Whitaker
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