Old friend turns dynamite bandit in Chanute bank heist
Chanute Kansas March 28. County Attorney John C. McCall announced filing state charges immediately against Otta Thornburg for the First National Bank of Chanute robbery. Thornburg fled western Kansas after stealing 4860 and taped dynamite on his abdomen. Feds and local police pursued him as Lake Salina reports placed him near Salina. He threatened to blow up the bank and himself if challenged. Thornburg was previously identified by bank officials and Balch the city attorney described his volatile condition and coercive tactics. He was last sighted in Salina after the escape with 4860.
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Chanute
Kan
John C. McCall
Otta Thornburg
Kansas
Lrst National Bank of
Federal Bureau of Investigations
Thornburg
Salina
Justice of the Peace
L. J. Heaton
Erie
Joe Balch
Balch
B. S. Cofer
Lee Knapp
Balch’s of
First National Bank
Cofer
Kansas City
John Lyon
Geneval Hospital
John Thornburg
Lyon
Caney
Pirates pitcher Brandt signs with Hollywood club
Ed Brandt, released by the Pittsburgh Pirates for keeping late hours, reached terms with Hollywood of the Pacific Coast League. The Stars also signed Ernie Orsatti, ex St. Louis Cardinals outfielder, who will open at first base for Hollywood.
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Hollywood
Mar
Ed Brandt
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pie Traynor
Stars
Ernie Orsatti
St. Louis Cardinals
Titian-Haired Help Is Favored in Navy Bureau
Senator Ellender probes reports of promotion discrimination in government service in Washington. He cites charges a red headed girl is required for Navy department advancement and notes departments promise no retaliation for witnesses. The inquiry room’s red decor underscores the theme of bias.
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Navy Bureau
Washington
Mar
Ellender
D.la
Certin
Navy Department
Altho
Senate
Orty
Misjudged judge tossed by poolside spectators
Spectators at a girls swimming meet in Torrington Connecticut rejected judge John reen after he disqualified the eee relay team against a New Haven squad and threw him into the pool fully clothed. In separate items, Dr Vern Knudsen of UCLA urges earmuffs for sleepers to shield health from noise, and A Keeler loses a $150 billfold after a street transaction in Emporia Kansas.
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Torrington, Conn
John Reen
Eee
New Haven
Los Angeles
Mar
Vern Knudsen
University of California At
Rescue squad halts dog scare report with hunger claim
An east side community faced a terror scare as a squad armed with sawn off shot guns rushed to the scene with sirens. In ten minutes they reported the dog was not mad but hungry and the owner would feed. The text also notes the death of a shoe store orator and Woodsman of the World member in Kansas after pneumonia following an operation.
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East Side
Woodmen of the World Lodge
Kansas
Prominent Emporians Die J W Lostutter and E J Lesh
Two prominent Emporia men, former merchants, died last night. J W Lostutter, father of Mayor Frank Lostutter, had suffered a stroke in January and was critically ill. He and his son ran a variety store until the father retired a decade ago. E J Lesh, long active in business, also passed away.
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Emporia
Kan
Quotes on contracts bread and policy from leaders
Prominent figures comment on fiscal priorities and public duty. Harry Cunningham resigns as associate architect for the German Embassy project in Washington. Premier Duplessis favors bread for the hungry over guns in Quebec before the legislature. Elliott notes diverging paths of Mr Garner and the President since winter 1987.
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Harry Cunningham
Washington
Quebec
Duplessis
Roosevelt radio comment prompts caution in optimism
Quotes from Harry Borchers of St. Louis crediting his 375000 miles of accident-free driving. Other remarks reference appeasing the unappeasable after a recent outrage and a statement from W M Hughes Australia’s External Affairs minister.
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Harry Borchers
St. Louis
W. M. Hughes
Australia
Scarlet Fever Case Reported In City
A scarlet fever case is reported to the city health department involving Ruth King, 18, of 1215 Oread avenue, a junior high school student. The article notes a historical aside about frogs and a French nickname derived from frog eating.
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Ruth King
Oread Avenue
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