Salt Lake butcher charged in triple slaying near Bountiful
Salt Lake City October 14 A 31 year old butcher formerly of San Diego California George L Rutledge is held on open charges in connection with a triple slaying near East Bountiful eight miles north of here. Police say Rutledge was captured after a highway dragnet and questioned for hours. The victims were Mrs Blanche Nelson 48 of Woods Cross John Loren Hast 42 and his wife Alice A East 38 all shot to death in a farm lane. The killer reportedly slugged and shot Nelson in a car then dragged her body into weeds. East was shot in her own car and Hast was killed when he went to her aid. A bystander Reich 23 of Salt Lake City and Ken Secrist of Farmington were injured by stray bullets during the escape. Rutledge was nabbed near the city core after a green car matched the description. A wetsuit found at his apartment is cited as evidence.
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Salt Lake City
George L. Rutledge
San Diego
Cal
East Bountiful
Here
Rutledge
Blanche Nelson
Woods Cross
Bountiful
John Loren Hast
Alice A. East
East Farm
Holbrook
George Reich
Ken Secrist
Farmington
Reich
Secrist
Sherman Falkenrath
Payne
Calvin Roberts
Davis County
Nelson
Julia Bethel
Muskogee
Okla
Oklahoma
Glenn
Lorene
Blanche
Genevieve Barber
Glendale
Lawrence Nelson
Utah
Rutledge tied to spree in three killings, police say
Chief Payne announced Rutledge owned a pistol matching ammo used in the slayings. Rutledge claimed alibi travels to Rock Springs Wyoming and a heavy drinking session, saying alcohol made him forget. He acknowledged marriage to Julia Bethel in 1922. survivors include Mrs Nelson and others.
Franchot Tone and Joan Crawford Are Married
New York report says Franchot Tone married Joan Crawford in a simple ceremony in Englewood Cliffs New Jersey with witnesses including Nicholas Schenck. The couple, who had dated for years, planned to stay about 10 days before returning to Hollywood. Tone noted the wedding occurred Friday at 10 a.m. and Crawford wore a blue sports outfit.
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New York
Franchot Tone
Joan Crawford
Hollywood
Herbert Jenkins
Englewood Cliffs
N. J
Tone
Nicholas Schenck
Miss Crawford
Douglas Fairbanks Jr
New Jersey
Jenkins
ASSIGN FRIENDS PASTORS Assignments for quarterly meetings
The Friends in Kansas announced Saturday during the yearly Wichita meeting several ministers will serve in Lawrence and nearby areas. Key changes include Rev Clinton L. Nellis reassigned to Lawrence and other district slots filled by W Rees, S Wheeler, Leroy Thornburg, Ross Smith, and Nettie Haworth across Hesper Tonganoxie and Springdale meetings with supervisors noted.
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Friends
Kansas
Wichita
Lawrence
Clinton L. Nellis
Lawrence Ature
Hesper
Bymond
W. Rees
Eudora
Kan
S. Wheeler
Knneas City
Ile Center
Leroy Thornburg
Bakerton
Spring Grove
Tonganoxie
Rtanwood
Ross Smith
Kitch
Tonganoxi Wondstock
Nettie ‘Haworth
Tongnoxie
Springdale
Beery and Cooper Star in Qs Shaughnessys Boy at Granada
Wallace Beery and Jackie Cooper reunite in a Granada program blending humor and sadness as a circus tale of life under the big top. Beery is a famed animal trainer and Leone Maricle plays his nervous wife while Spanky McFarland appears as their son. Sarah Haden’s role pressures a breakup.
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Q’shaughnessy
Wallace Beery
Jackie Cooper
Beery
Leone Maricle
Spanky , McFarland
Our Gang
Sarah Haden
Miss Maricle
Beery’s Return Follows Tiger Attack in Feature Film
Beery is attacked by a tiger losing an arm and spends years seeking his wife and child. He finds his son Jackie Cooper with a tainted view of his father. after a brief struggle the misunderstanding clears and Beery makes a comeback. Notable tiger elephant act scenes plus shorts: a news reel, a Laurel and Hardy comedy, and a color cartoon.
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Beery
Jackie Cooper
Charged with forgery in Wichita counterfeiting plot
Four men from Wichita were arrested on forgery and attempting to dispose of counterfeit bonds. Investigator E. J. Silverthorn and Wichita detectives detained three suspects as they planned to pass off 25,000 dollars of bogus bonds for 5,000. Those jailed are William Richardson Dassie Dryden and Charles Akers. Howard Garrett, injured resisting arrest at a hotel, was hospitalized. Workers attend funeral.
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Wichita
Kan
E. J. Silverthorn
Kansas Highway Patrol
William Richardson
Dassie Dryden
Charles Akers
Howard Garrett
Union Workers Halt Work for Polley Funeral in Kansas City
Union construction laborers downed tools in Kansas City to attend the funeral of William N. Polley a 43 year old labor organizer slain Friday by unknown assailants Carpenters painters iron workers roofers and other craftsmen joined the iday lay off protesting Polley's assassination Most Building Trades Council members were at new houses and a motor plant in Leeds.
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Kansas City
UPI
William N. Polley
Polley
Building Trades Council
Motor Company
Leeds
Gerald Thompson to Die in Prison at Midnight
Joliet Illinois October 14 Gerald Thompson 26 a Peoria toolmaker faces execution at the old prison at midnight for the attack slaying of 19 year old Mildred Hallmark cafe hostess. Governor Horner refused clemency. Thompson lured Hallmark June 17 offered a ride then killed her in a Peoria cemetery after she resisted his advances. He confessed after a lie detector test and was convicted August 1 by a jury which sentenced him to death.
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Peoria
Thompson
Heir Pretender Marries In Rome Among Nobility
Don Juan of Bourbon, claimant to the Spanish throne, wed his cousin Infanta Maria de la Esperanza of Bourbon-Sicily in Rome on a day noted for a vast assembly of nobility. The telegram hints at seeking bargains and urges reading the classified page daily.
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Rome
Don Juan of Bourbon
Infanta Maria de la Esperanza
Bourbon-Sicily
Bartlett Hess Enrolls in Seminary Class
Bartlett Hess of Lawrence is enrolled in the senior class of the Presbyterian Theological Seminary in Chicago. He serves as student pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Chicago and is a candidate for the B D degree. Hess holds a BA from Park College and MA and PhD from the University of Kansas.
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Bartlett Hess
Chicago
Hess
John L. Hess
Indiana Street
Lawrence
Park College
University of Kansas
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Roy Emmons
Blue Mound
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Lon
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Krum Koal Kompany
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Ray Noble
Mary Boland
Charlie Ruggles
Bill Robinson
Jack Oakie
Reorce Burns
Gracie Allen
Lyda Roberts
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Henry Wadsworth
Mr.meehan
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Columbo
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