Maniac Slayer Declares Mission Ended and Flees to Europe
New York date June 21 the massacre maniac who killed and boasted today said he quit the scene declaring he cleaned up his bloody business recovered missing documents and would fly to Europe in a secretly chartered airplane. Police doubt the escape plan and note new investigations into a church worker link while handwriting is matched against missing flock member.
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New York
Europe
New York Evening Journal
Noel Sowley
Long Island
Sowley
Philadelphia
Newark
Catherine May
Betty Ring
Brooklyn
Secret Service
Maniac
Red Diamond Society
Supreme Tribunal of the Order
Russia
Papers Issued in H C Crews Estate Friday
The Boone Circuit Court opened the estate of Henry C. Crews, a prominent local farmer who died Tuesday. At the widow's request, David B. Hart, a son-in-law, was named administrator as the estate valued at 17500 dollars.
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Henry C. Crews
Boone Circuit Court
David B. Hart
Jamestown High Band to Play Tonight
The Jamestown high school band presents a concert tonight at Jamestown High School with audience requests featured. The program includes Fugler March, Rosenkrans For All and Forever March, Toner Project March, intermission, The Stars and Stripes Forever, and pieces by Bennett Huff and Lincoln Chalmers among others.
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Jamestown
Jamestown High School
Paledman Normal
Lincoln Chalma
Bennett Fort Royal
March
Huff Troubador
Killer's error puts wrong man on spot
Indiana Harbor Indiana June 21 a hired killer's error led to the probable fatal wounding of John Alban a local merchant Alban was shot on a downtown corner by a Chicago gunman hired by two gamblers witnesses say Alban stood beside a gambler who was the intended target the employers signaled the killer before the shot Alban was taken to St Catherines hospital with a bullet in the abdomen
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Indiana Harbor
Ind
John Alban
Chicago
Alban
St. Catherine’s Hospital
Byrd Expedition Message Picked Up by WFA Station
George Harvey, amateur radio operator W9IDET in the Harvey studio, received official confirmation from the Byrd Antarctic expedition that a February 19 1930 message he sent was picked up by Carl Peterson on station WFA at Latitude 78 35 S, Longitude 163 52 W. The southernmost radio station, at Little America Bay of Whales, operated from February 10 1929 to February 19 1930. The card bore Byrd Expedition New York postmarks and carried a greeting from Pete Hanson Mason and Carl Peterson.
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George Harvey
Harvey
Cason- Neal
Carl O. Petersen
WFA
South Pole
Little America
Bay of Whales
Antarctica
U. S. City of
New York
Pete
Malcolm P. Hanson
Howard F. Mason
Carl C. Peterson
Young Harvey
Vestal to Speak on Swine Feeding
Professor C. M. Vestal of Pur due will address the Boone County Boys Pig Club at the courthouse convention hall Monday night at 7 30. He will discuss university swine feeding experiments and results followed by planning for the August fall show and sending prize animals to the Indiana State Fair. Four boys may enter pigs at a cost of 18 to 25 dollars. interested boys are urged to attend.
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C. M. Vestal
Purdue
Court House
Vestal
Boone County Boys Pig Club
Sandlin Takes Three To Indiana State Farm
Sheriff L M Sandlin Friday afternoon took three prisoners to the Indiana State Farm Oscar Castle and David Goff will each serve ninety days and face thirty five more days unless they pay 36 dollars in fines Louise Linn of Peeweeet will pay 46 dollars liquor fine at one dollar per day with the terms imposed
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L. M. Sandlin
Indiana State Farm
Oscar Castle
David Goff
Louise Linn
Peeweeet
Miniature Golf Course Opens to Big Night Crowd
The new miniature golf links owned and managed by John Myers of Ladoga drew over 200 players Friday night. The course, lit by powerful floodlights, hosted many enthusiasts who stayed until 1:45 AM. Workers aim to refine the site, which features a fenced layout, drinking fountains, and shade trees for a pleasant summer hangout.
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John Myers
Ladoga
Farmers Plow Corn for Sick Neighbor in Quick Work
Neighbors of Mont Adair a farmer near Advance went to his farm to plow forty five acres of corn after he returned from the hospital. The group finished the task in two and a half hours. Volunteers included Charles Garner Okla Riner Earl Garner Joe Frazier Seaton Day Oris Ashwell Bert Ferguson Frank Riner Perry Ray Claire Dean John Caplinger Claire Leeke John Niceilty Charles Keath and Jesse Burris.
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Mont Adair
Advance
Am Hospital
Charles Garner
Okla Riner
Earl Garner
Joe Frazier
Seaton Day
Oris Ashwell
Bert Ferguson
Frank Riner
Perry Ray
Claire Dean
John Caplinger
Claire Leeke
John Nicel Ty
Charles Keath
Jesse Burris
Notable Guests at Alen Country Club Event
Friday's gathering included R. T. Craig of Milwaukee C. R. Lovejoy of Chicago K. H. Dane and Harry Bohannon of Indianapolis as attending guests at the Alen Country Club.
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The
Alen Country Club
R. T. Craig
Milwaukee
C. R. Lovejoy
Chicago
K. H. Dane
Harry Bohannon
Indianapolis
Pistol clue not taken seriously in Lingle murder case
Chicago investigators tracing the revolver that killed Chicago Tribune reporter Alfred J. Lingle found the snub-nosed pistol once owned by gangster aide Frank Foster of Al Capone. A nationwide manhunt for Foster is underway. Police say Foster had no direct link to the slaying.
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Chicago
Alfred J. Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Frank Foster
Alphonse “Scarface
Capone
Foster
Lingle
Zeppelin transfers spark world wide dirigible craze
New York dispatch notes graf Zeppelin flights made the world dirigible minded and boosted confidence in airship travel. Eckener envisions a two year horizon for trans Atlantic dirigible service with routes across Europe to the Americas and possible trans Pacific voyages. Docking at Lakehurst on May 31 drew little attention compared with earlier visits, signaling growing commercial acceptance.
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New York
Hugo Eckener
Graf Zeppelin
Europe
United States
South America
North America
Lakehurst
N. J
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Spain
Los Angeles
Eckener
Es United States
New York City
Revolution in Weather Forecasting Predicted by Smithsonian Experts
June 21 Washington predicts a turning point in weather methods. H H Clayton of the Smithsonian says forecasts will advance to weeks or months ahead using solar period analysis rather than lunar. Dr C G Abbot notes sun radiation pulses affect atmospheric pressure, altering global and regional forecasts.
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Washington
H. H. Clayton
Smithsonian Institution
Clayton
United States
C. G. Abbot
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
Spain
Cantwell urges aid to poorer Indiana counties in school funding
Professor Guy Cantwell of Indiana University addresses the Rotary Club, arguing state aid is essential for poorer counties to meet universal school standards. He notes tax system strains since 1905, suggests potential revenue options like income, intangible property, sales, and luxury taxes, while not endorsing a specific plan. Russell George announced a July meeting date change.
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Indiana
Guy Cantwell
Extension Department
Indiana University
Rotary Club
Alen Country Club
State Department of Educaon
Cantwell
Russell George
Lou Akerman
Freeman and Green Exceed Contract at Lebanon Exposition
Freeman and Green Inc delivered beyond promises as the Lebanon Exposition closes tonight drawing crowds from Boone and nearby counties. The show, praised for completeness and attractiveness, reflects the firm’s national leadership in entertainment and its trusted reputation for living up to commitments.
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Lebanon
Freeman and Green
Martial law declared in northern Caucasus region
London reports martial law has been imposed over a wide area in the northern Caucasus. The move follows a wave of rebel attacks by Cossacks that have killed hundreds of Soviet officials since January, according to Soviet newspapers cited by the Riga correspondent of the Daily Mail.
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London
Caucasus
Riga
Daily Mail
Motorship Vaiviri sinks in storm off New Guinea
Fifteen persons drowned and fourteen rescued when the motorship Vaiviri sank in a storm off the coast of New Guinea. Dispatch from Melbourne, Australia confirms the loss and rescue totals.
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London
Vaiviri
New Guinea
Melbourne
Australia
Life sentences for Sven Robbers in Indiana case
In Jasper Indiana on June 21 Judge John L Sumner gave life terms to Clint Brooks of Mattoon Illinois and Monte Crist of Decatur Illinois for robbing the German American State Bank at Jasper about 2500 on March 10. Jury deliberations were brief and both men will be sent to Michigan City state prison soon.
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Jasper
Ind
Clint Brooks
Mattoon
Ill
Monte Crist
Decatur
John L. Sumner
Dubois
Indiana
Michigan City
Brooks
Crist
Crist Ina
Eleanor Honan Returns From Europe To Rest At Home
Miss Eleanor Honan, after years studying voice in Europe and two seasons with Italian opera companies, arrived Friday for a summer rest at her home nearby. She sailed June 6 from Havre aboard the De Grasse, arriving June 14 in New York, and assisted the New York Philharmonic on its gala voyage concert.
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Eleanor Honan
Europe
Italy
Here
Miss Honan
Havre
France
New York
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Milan
Oscar Anselmi
Manhattan Opera Company
Mme. Alice Baron
The
Opera of Paris
Mme
Florence Holtzman
Paris
Marion Chronicle Takes Over Leader-Tribune in Indiana
In Marion Indiana the Marion Chronicle assumed control and operation of the Marion Leader-Tribune, a morning Democratic newspaper. The sale announcement cited E Johnson of Richmond as trustee of his father E H Johnson’s estate, former owner, with the holding company and plant details not disclosed.
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Marion
Ind
Marion Chronicle Today
Marion Leader-Tribune
E. Johnson
Richmon
E. H. Johnson
Leader-Tribune
Pole
Persone
Exposition Will Sparkle With Prizes and Vaudeville Night
Loyal crowds fill the Exposition sessions in Boone county as vaudeville artists perform with gusto and exhibitors add major prizes to the free giveaways. Attendance prizes, cash awards, and specialty gifts draw cheers, with prizes drawn live before a packed auditorium. Local figures praise the event as a model for a yearly Lebanon Exposition, while acts like Wanamaker and the Old Time Fiddlers entertain between prize drawings.
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Boone County
Chamber of Commerce
Lebanon
Tony
Thousam
Tion
Zeno
Wanamaker
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Harry Jones
Freeman & Green
Northern
Sven Robbers
Bank Bandits
Marion Chronicle
Oodie Green
Cieney
Atteni
Sion
Eaapene
Adwin’ McKenzie
Wheeler
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