Michigan Trooper Hammond Killed by Convict in Iowa-like Abduction
The body of Michigan State Trooper Richards F. Hammond was found handcuffed to a mailbox after a dawn Abductor was traced across Michigan and neighboring states. Benoit alias Joe La Rue, a former convict paroled from Ionia, remains at large as a nationwide search unfolds with airplanes and ground crews hunting in Indiana Ohio and Michigan.
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Monroe
Mich
Michigan
Richards F. Hammond
Indiana
Ohio
Alcide French
Benoit
Joe la Rue
Ionia
Detroit Po Hce
Hammond
San Sineni
Fred Williams
Detroit
Toledo
Sinens
John Smith
Mike Delberto
Con- Viel
Seven Texas Governors in Two Years Reported
The article notes Texas has had seven chief executives since January 1 1935 including Miriam A Ferguson James V Allred Walter F Woo dul Ken M Regan Withourne B Collie John S Redditt and Tom DeBerry due to frequent shifts in the senate president pro tempore role across four legislative sessions.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Miriam A. Ferguson
James V. Allred
Walter F. Woodul
Ken M. Regan
Withourne B. Collie
John S. Redditt
Tom DeBerry
Senate
Allred
Ferguson
Women in the News Freshman at Washington Home Economies
Twenty one year old Rubye L Ziuncheck widow of the late representative becomes a freshman in the University of Washington home economies program. Eleanor Roosevelt, kin to the President, announces engagement to Republican Rep James W Wadsworth of New York. A Sebetinina figures as captain steering a large Soviet steamer between Vladivostok and Kamchatka.
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Rubye L.ziuncheck
University of Washington
Eleanor Roosevelt
James W. Wadsworth
New York
A. Sebetinina
Vladivostok
Kamchatks
Loans to Cooperatives Rise With Strong 1936 Demand
President Ralph Snyder of the Wichita bank for cooperatives reported loans outstanding at the close of 1936 were £2,634,188, about six times the 1994 level. He told the board that better agricultural conditions and clearer understanding that the institution supports farmers' cooperative associations drive the growth.
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Wichita
Ralph Snyder
Wichita Bank For Cooperatives
Today's Crossword Puzzle Cheatsheet Clues List
A jumbled set of crossword clues and scattered answers from yesterday’s puzzle includes across and down hints on topics from arithmetic and weather to geography and language. Ambiguous spellings and OCR noise obscure many entries, but several expected terms touch on sunken fences, compensation, eyelashes, poem, glass making, heraldic bearing, and Norwegian territorial divisions amid scattered numbers and currency references.
Inaugural Service Signals Roosevelt Second Term
Washington reports Roosevelt attended a rain soaked inaugural church service at St John s Episcopal Church with Vice President Garner and family present. The procession formed on Capitol steps as crowds sought shelter while preparations for the President s second term began with prayer and ceremonial seating.
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Washington
Upi
White House
Roosevelt
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Capitol
Church of Presidents
Garner
Capitol Plaza
Mr. Roosevelt
St. John's Church
Tully Garner
Genevieve
Flashes of Life Readers Share Odd House Tales
Brief clippings recount quirky local events. A Mrs. Henry Stanton packs to visit Cape Cod then finds her cat Gray missing until she returns, and the cat reappears unharmed. In Wheeling West Virginia residents note new rescue boats bring flood relief and curiosity. A rattlesnake scene in Prosser Washington ends with a woman calmly returning to work. In Arkansas a long serving fish custodian and a pet tale from Chicago round out the column.
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Cheat Neck
N. Y
Henry Stanton
Cape Cod
M. Renwick Dyott
Gray
Local social notes and announcements from Oskaloosa
Mrs. Jon Wendel returned from Kansas City with her daughter Mrs. Mabel Bowman. Mrs. Lulu Root of Los Angeles visits her sister Mrs. Carl Hess. County Superintendent J. D. Everett announces a teachers examination at the courthouse on January 29 and 30. Thirty three CCC camp members at Hickory Point transferred to a Minnesota camp, most volunteering. A new group will arrive soon. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Fairchild of Kansas City brought their aunt Mrs. Birdie Burnett home after a visit, guests at Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Machiels. Mrs. Tom Davis to host Colonial club January 21. Mrs. H. T. Phinney returned from Manhattan for her daughter Mrs. Roland Clark’s illness. Frank Leach started to Richmond, California, to spend the winter.
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Jon Wendel
Kansas City
Mabel Bowman
Lulu Root
Los Angeles
Cal
Carl Hess
J. D. Everett
Court House
CCC
Hickory Point
Minnesota
Bert Fairchild
Birdie Burnett
P. C. Machiels
Tom Davis
Colonial Club
H. T. Phinney
Manhattan
Local Social and Community Notes Highlight Weekend Events
The Grayson Happy Hour club hosted guests at Mrs Emery Cox’s Thursday afternoon. Attendees included Mesdames Hurley Heibsch Gibson Davis Jenkins Metzger Robinson McGallough Shultz Adams Perry Jennings Holbrook Fournier Alexander Mulvaney and Miss Elizabeth Perry among others. The Methodist Aid heard a program by high school students led by Miss Ethal Keeble despite stormy weather. John Finley Leland Harlaston Hugh Simon Philip Everett Louis Thompson Ralph Delos Stevens performed, followed by refreshments to close. The Cheerio club met with Mrs Lang for an all day gathering, neighbors helped with wood for Mrs Langdon, and Mrs B P Davis visited Mrs W H Rice in Lawrence for Mr Rice’s daily broadcast reaching a century of broadcasts. Woodcutting and walnut log buyers work on Buck and Johnson farms for shipment to Kansas City. J W Roberts attended the Topeka editors convention. Mrs Fred Samples plans to move to Frankfort as Mr Samples starts a new business. Mrs Harry Johnson and Miss Jeanette Jacquemin visited Mrs Robert Dick in Topeka. Naomi Johnson, convalescent, returned home with her mother. Don Bancroft of Ohio lectured on Evangelism and Stewardship at the Methodist church sponsored by Rev Harbour. Mrs Albert Hamilton hosted a sixteen-guest bridge gathering with W B Ford, Mrs Allen Tewell, Mrs Carl Hess, Mrs A G Smith, Mrs Fred Thompson, Mrs Lloyd Morris, Mrs Glenn Henry and Mrs Snoch Fish.
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Ethel Alexander
Grayson Happy Hour Club
Sfrs
Emery Cox
Mesdames
Hurley
Heibsch
Gibson
Davis
Jenkins
Metzger
Robinson
McGallough
Shultz
Adams
Perry
Jennings
Methodist Aid
Ethal Keeble
John Finley
Leland Harlaston
Hugh Simon
Philip Everett Louis Thompson
Ralph Delos Stevens
Cheerio Club
Fairvi
Lang
Topeka
Fred Samples
Frankfort
Samples
Harry Johnson
Jeanette Jacquemin
Robert Dick
Naomi Johnson
Johnson
Don Bancroft
Ohio
Methodist Church
Bancroft
Harbour
Albert Hamilton
Bridge Club
W. B. Ford
Allen Tewell
Carl Hess
A. G. Smith
Fred Thompson
Lloyd Morris
Glenn Henry
Snoch Fish
Local Socials and Visits Highlight Holiday Season
Mrs James Lester won high score and led the traveling prize for the group of ladies including Mrs L A Gabel Mrs Lee Johnson Mrs Max Engie Mrs Charles Long Miss Jeanette Jacquemin Miss Mae Nincehaler and Miss Lana Nothdor Nice refreshments were served Eugene Curry and his family recently passed through town en route to New York after holidays in Scottaville Arizona visiting his parents Mr and Mrs Smith Curry He recalled childhood summers on the farm north of town with his brother John Curry the artist His parents split winters between here and Arizona In New York Eugene is a teacher at a large high school.
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James Lester
L. A. Gabel
Lee Johnson
Max Engie
Charles Long
Jeanette
Jacquemin
Mae Nincehaler
Lana Nothdor
Lester
Smith
Eugene Curry
New York
Scottaville
Ariz
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Fresten City
Rowine
Speaker Bankhead
Perkins
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James Roosevelt
James
Elliott Roosevelt
Endicott Peabody
Groton
Mass
Groton School
Sinein
Roy S. Dearstyne
North Carolina State College Poultry Department
WPA
Missouri
St. Francis River
Kernett
Fisk
Associated Press
Chesterfields
Wheeling
W. Va
Olive Skadling
Mrs. Skadling
Arkansas
Kandan
Charles
Chicago
Mutzy
Minnie Jardow
Kansas
Oskaloosa
Carter
Alee
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