Remmen Ready to Crack Down on One of Kidnapers
Tacoma authorities report a major crackdown on the Northwest kidnapping gang involved in the George Weyerhaeuser case. Police, G-Men, and local officials describe a large manhunt with eight suspects tied to the ransom and sightings across Puget Sound and Oregon. A bootlegger described as a likely suspect triggered a statewide push as notes and vehicles linked to the scheme surface in Huntington and Seattle.
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Remmen
Tacoma
Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Portland
Ore
Weyerhaeuser
Een Breinforcement
Urces
Law
Puget Sound
Intington
Seattle
Ninth of Dillinger Mobsters Captured
Indianapolis June 9 John Fox 32 was captured after helping Dillinger escape from Indiana prison break. Police arrested him after tips from two inspectors who identified him. Fox carried an automatic pistol but did not fire. He was the ninth of the Dillinger group to be captured, with others still at large. John Hamilton known as Oklahoma Jack was remaining at large.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Joh Fox
John Dilliners
Indiana
Tody
Todas
Fox
Dillinger Incheters
Chicago
John
Oklahoma Jack
Kidnap Threat Aimed at Warner's Daughters
New York June 5. Underworld danger to kidnap Betty May 15 and Lita 9 prompted Warner Brothers president Harry M Warner to depart for Hollywood with wife Rea and the two girls. Yonkers police report a letter found on the Warner estate May 28, with guards releasing the writer after he claimed private grounds. A threatening call followed promising to snatch the daughters within 48 hours.
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New York
Betty May
Lita
Harry M. Warner
Warner Brothers
Hollywood
Rea Warner
Michael Silversten
Yonkers
Warner Estate
Flood Crest Near Kansas City Braces for Deluge
Floods surge through the Kaw and Missouri rivers as communities brace for rising waters. Army engineers deploy sandbags and mobilize boats while residents flee, with damage tally surpassing $20 million and hundreds displaced along the Kansas City area.
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Kaw
Missouri
Kansas
Kansas City
Misaouni
Laval fails to form cabinet in France
Pierre Laval, former prime minister and foreign minister, fails to assemble a government to replace Ferdinand Bouisset as radical Socialists refuse plenary financial powers. Albert LeBrun plans to summon Edouard Herriot, radical Socialist leader, who is expected to refuse the premiership amid intra party revolt. Former Navy Minister Francois Pietri appears as next logical candidate.
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Paric
France
Erie
Pierre Laval
Ani
Fernand Bouissen
Albert LeBran
Plana
Edouard Herriot
Chandler Dies in Kansas City Hospital
Pallbearers were called to Kansas City Missouri today for the death of Charles Chandler at Bethany hospital. He entered the hospital on Thanksgiving Eve last year and had been a patient since. Survived by wife Corinne Pulliam Chandler and four daughters, the family has spent weeks in the Chandler home in Hiawatha. The Chandlers have many friends in this city and have visited here several times.
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Huntington
St Lake City
Palliam
Katisin
Fir Chandler
Bethany Hospital
Kansas City
Missouri
Chandler
Corinne Pulliam Chandler
Eugene
Pulliam
Hiawatha
Chandlers
Wagner labor bill must pass amid Roosevelt pressure
President Roosevelt urged Congress to enact the Wagner labor disputes bill and the Gutter coal control bill before adjournment to prevent a possible callout of troops. The plan faces House amendments to curb employer domination of unions and to allow workers to join or refrain from joining unions, with broad congressional demand for a unified law.
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Washington
Jane
Congress
Roosevelt
Kce
Roomcel
Federacion
Rioenevelt
Johnson Predicts New Deal Collapse Warns of Turmoil
Sweeft, Mass. June 5 General Hugh Johnson warned at the New England convention of bakers that the Glue Eagle must soar again to create a better NRA and a better new deal. He predicted wage slashings price cutting child labor and a summer of strikes and riots while urging voluntary NRA compliance may fail and bankers hold excess money ready to finance two booms.
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Sweott
Mass
NRA
Geral Hugh
Johnson
New England
Bakers the Moon
Driver released on recognizance bond in reckless driving case
Leo Anderkay of Chieats was released from Boonecor 4 on a recognizance bond after being charged with reckless driving in Circuit Court. The charge stemmed from a collision northwest of Lebanon last Thursday. Anderkay had been jailed since Friday.
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Leo Anderkay
Chieats
Boonecor
Lebanon
Amerk
Summer school to open June 10 at Lebaton High
Summer session at Lebaton High opens June 10 and runs six weeks through July 1 with two hours daily and outside prep time for each subject. It offers make up credit for illness or low effort and allows up to two subjects for graduation or college entry. Principal Thomas Lyn Christian directs the program.
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Hans
United’ States
Alet Bey
State Department of Public Instruction
Thomas Lyn Christian
Two More Carriers Earn Washington Trip
Continued on Page 3 Junior Clemenson and Jr Chambers carriers of The Lebanon Reporter and Indianapolis News have secured 15 subscriptions of 13 weeks earning a trip to Washington D C this month with other carriers from Lebanon and the state Ralph Hughes and Rex Robinson led the way first to reach the goal while several others are close to qualifying
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Junior Clemenson and
Jr . Chambers
Lennon Reporter
Indianapolis News
Washington, D. C
Lebanon
Ralph Hughes
Rex Robinson
Avorne Wins Derby at Epsom with Bahram Favorite
Bahram the Aga Khan’s entry led betting at Epsom Race Course before winning the Derby. Robin Goodwillow placed second for Sir Abe Bailey, with Trial third. Baliram’s victory was anticipated despite heavy rain and recent injuries affecting contenders.
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Om Race Course
Eng
Jane
Bahram
Abe Bailey
Robin Goodllow
Iowa
Ruheam
Robin Goodstow
Baliram
Syeare
Maltillionaire
Euler
Tillions
Bahram Whitt
Fire damages Miller home at 6. North Behanon Street
Fire at the Miller residence owned by Frank Perkins damaged the roof and interior, sparked by a fire built in the furnace flue. Firefighters returned after smoke resumed, with water damage added. Nearby residents, Verlin Cook family and Giles family visited Wilbert Giles and daughter. Mrs Giles remains hospitalized after a Sunday auto accident.
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Clarence Miller
North Behanon Street
Prank’ Perkins
Otel
Tihdks
Rsa
Verlin Cook
Clarence Giles
Vivian Rose
Wilbert Giles
Carl Link
Giles
Druggist Otto Hammond Dies After Illness At 67
Otto Hammond a Lebanon druggist and longtime resident, died at home after a thigh pain and a rapid decline attributed to apoplexy. He owned part of a south side drug store with Charles Mitchel, was active in Boone county business, and was born in Thorntown. Funeral rites set for Friday at Frankfort Methodist Episcopal church with burial in Frankfort.
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Otto Monroe Hammond
Lebanon
Hammond
Charles Mitchel
Lawler
North
Meridian Street
Frankfort Methodist, Episcopal Church
Mac Hammond
Milive
Booney County
Frankfort
Thorntown
Lydia (Babhinger) Hammond
Boone County
Old Methodist
Otto Hammond
Felras
Anna Edwards
Banker Attacks New Deal Plans at Indy Meeting
Magnus J Kreisle Indiana Bankers Association criticizes New Deal policies during the thirty ninth annual convention in Indianapolis. He attacks proposed banking measures while praising President Roosevelt's veto, but warns that currency inflation fears persist until policies stabilize and favor business and capital. Continued on Page 4.
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Indianapolis
Jane & Out
Phen
Magnus
J. Kreisle
Indiana Bankersssociation
Arcanizarons
Ion
Kreisle
Henry Bo Steagall
Roosevelt
Two Men Executed in Iowa Penitentiary
Fort Madison Iowa June 5 Elmer Brewer and Pat Griffin were executed in the prison gallows in the first double hanging in the state. They were condemned for the December 1932 murder of Waterloo jailer William Dilworth. Brewer, 40, left a message for his children and both men showed defiance as the trap was sprung.
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Fort Madison
Elmer Brewer
Pat Griffin
Iowa
William Dilworth
Waterloo
Densury
Brewer
T. Wagner
Griffin
Electrical union strike shuts Toledo and region
An Ohio power shutdown began as Electrical Workers Union members walked out at Toledo Edison and other plants. The strike, over a 5 percent wage offer and arbitration, halted power in Toledo and about 20 nearby towns, risking widespread industrial disruption for half a million residents. Federal mediators sought a temporary truce amid fears of extended darkness across Ohio, Michigan, and Indiana as plants reduced operations and essential services faced outages.
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Toledo
Anil
Diathess
Seth
Edison
Stevie Mike
O'Connor
Federal’ Media
Oliver S. Myers
Buxviews
Eily Cangs
Bridge contract awards and pension actions reported
Commissioners approved contracts for Park Street bridge materials from Metzger Lumber Heidrich and Baker Company and Indianapolis steel. The bridge spans Prairie Creek replacing the condemned old structure. Pension actions included reinstating one case and increasing another amid about a dozen new applications.
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Park Street
Metzger Lumber
Coal
Heidrich Lumpany
Harry Ferguson
Hugh J. Baker Company
Indianapolis
Prairie Creek
NRA Skeleton Stays as Roosevelts Plan Rush House Vote
Washington reports the first phase of Roosevelts NRA stop-gap will be rushed through the House on Friday to preserve a skeleton organization for nine and a half months. A revised Clark NRA resolution passes the Senate and awaits House action while advisers seek a face-saving path to extend the program and study industry without code enforcement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
House
Byrns
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
NRA
Supreme Court
Congress
Ifr
Vis Advisers
Ition
Harter
Wately
Donald R. Riehbergy
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Northwest Gang
Oregon Territory
George
E. J. Connelly
GM Everhaeuser
Ake
Arts and Gent
Dillinger
Warner
Laval
Harles Chandler
Paul
Avorne
Epsom
Robin Goodfellow
Miller
Otto M. Hammond
NEW Deal
Federal Reserve
Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau
Federal Reserve Banks
Electrical Union Workers
Ohio
Inchtians
Merritt
Coons
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