Hitch Hiker Confesses to Murder in Roadside Slaying
Leo Hudgins a 27 year old former Mississippi convict confessed to killing Lieut Com S J Trowbridge of the U S N after an argument over hitting bumps in the road. He said he struck Trowbridge with a hammer near Greensburg Kansas and dumped the body in a roadside ditch 15 miles north of Greensburg. Hudgins was arrested in Thacker ville Oklahoma after driving Trowbridge s blood stained car to a garage for repairs. He described the sequence from a ride at Shattuck Oklahoma to the fatal hammer blows and escape in the car.
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Marietta
Okla
Oklahoma
Leo Hudgins
Mississippi
Kansas
S. J. Trowbridge
U.S. N
Hudgins
S.H. Randolph
Trowbridge
Greensburg
Kan
Thatcherville
Shattuck
San Diego
Calif
Hayward
Wis
Lucedale
Miss
Parchman
Kansans Named to National Council on Motion Picture Research
Three Kansans join the National Council on Motion Picture Research led by August Belmont. Prof. T. B. Homan of Ottawa, Dr. Florence Brown Sherbon of the KU Bureau of Child Research, and Miss Emily H. Ferris of Lawrence become members. The council aims to shape national policy, promote local chapters, and foster community choice in film selection without censorship.
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National Council
Ano Re
August Belmont
T. B. Homan
Ottawa
Eed
Florence. Brown Sherbon
Bureau of Child Research
University of Kansas
Emily H. Ferris
Lawrence
Motion Picture Research Council
Secret reports considered by government heads in Washington
A tentative plan is being prepared for submission to Ambassador Sir Ronald Washington in Whitehall while reports remain tightly sealed. Thrifty readers regularly review the classified page.
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Washington
Ronald Washington
Whitehall
New British Move May Reshape War Debts Policy
London observers suggest Britain may seek a new approach to the June war debts installment to the United States. The action would hinge on President Roosevelt's forthcoming message to Congress, signaling a possible shift from the previous stance that the initial move must come from Washington.
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United States
Rosevelt
Congress
Roosevelt
Great Britain
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