Paroled hitchhike slaying suspect arrested in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids police arrested Daniel M. Kent 33, a parolee, after Ruth Doty identified him from photographs. Kent allegedly confessed to the hitchhike killing of Detroit oil promoter George G. Hall last Friday, saying he needed money and acted after Hall talked big. Found with Hall's inscribed wristwatch, Kent was living with Estella Lamb in a rooming house and traced from East Lansing rogues gallery.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
George G. Hall
Detroit
Daniel M. Kent
Hal
Kent
Hall
Ruth Doty
Estella Lamb
St. Johns
Owner of horse wins court battle over seized mare
Loren Cox of Elnora, a rural mail carrier and sportsman, won a Daviess County replevin case at Jasper Circuit Court over a bay saddle mare and her foal seized last fall by Earl Oliphant. The court ruled the mare belonged to Cox, not Oliphant, with costs taxed to Oliphant.
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Elnora
Loren Cox
Daviess County
Jasper
Earl Oliphant
Knox County
Fritchton Farm
Cox
Oliphant
Mel Dickey
Orange County Horse Breeder
Dickey
Fritchton
Golden Eagle
Herbert Fisher
Washington
Knox Fair
Ray Graham
Grapes Facing Big Surplus in Fresno Proposal
Fresno agriculturist Aram Saroyan proposes removing fruit from every second or third row of vines to cut the 1939 grape crop by one half to one third. The plan aims to curb a looming surplus and stabilize prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fresno
Calif
U.P
Aram Saroyan
Fresno Agriculturist
California Tech class selects brunette ideal for technicians
Pasadena report says the California Institute of Technology senior class chose brunettes as the ideal type for future technicians and scientists. The selected standard requires a height of five feet four and one half inches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Calif
U.P
California Institute of Technology
Rabbits Invade Idaho Farms Along Sagebrush Border
In the lower Boise valley jackrabbits flood dry sagebrush land threatening grain and hay crops. Farmers and neighbors take defensive measures to protect fields as dryness drives wildlife onto farmland.
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Caldwell
Idaho
U.P
Boise Valley
WPA to Build Six Indiana Lakes Aid by Dams Across Several Counties
State WPA officials directed final plans for six dam sites in Indiana to create nearly 3000 acres of new lake area. Locations include North Liberty in St Joseph county, Hobart Lake, Crawfordsville, Farmersburg, Frankfort, and Jasper with lakes ranging from 45 to 850 acres. The Jasper site targets drinking water supply while Potato Creek at North Liberty will form the largest lake.
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Indianapolis
Ind
WPA
State Conservation Department
Indiana
Hoosier State
North Liberty
St. Joseph County
Hobart
Lake County
Crawfordsville
Montgomery County
Frankfort
Clinton County
Farmersburg
Sullivan County
Jasper
Dubois County
Army
Patoka
Local visitor notes and World’s Fair trips in Newberry area
Newberry and nearby towns residents are listed visiting relatives and attending events. Names include Miss Golda Christenberry, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Ford of Avon Park Florida, Miss Bonnie Faye Moore, Miss Wilma Thomas, Mrs. Julia Gregg, Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Christenberry, Terre Haute residents, and others. Mrs. T. N. Jean and daughter Mary Welch plan California trip for the World’s Fair. Richard Hasler travels to New York for the same event.
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Lee Ford
Avon Park
Fla
Bonnie Faye Moore
Vincennes
Wilma Thomas
Julia Gregg
F. R. Sappenfield
Martha Vaughn
Lyons
F. R. Christenberry
Terre Haute
Charles Neal
Bobby
Jack
William Miller
Clay City
Anna Jackson
J. R. Davis
Fern Hasley
Mary Mullis
Elnora
T. N. Jean
Newberry
Mary Welch
Plymouth
California
Richard Hasler
New York
Blume announces birth of daughter Roma Kay
Mr and Mrs Arvel W Blume of Linton route 3 announce the birth of a daughter Roma Kay born this morning in Mary Sherman hospital Sullivan. Both mother and baby are reported doing nicely.
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Arvel W. Blume
Linton
Roma Kay
Mary Sherman Hospital
Sullivan
Goods Hidden in Unusual Cache in New Orleans
Manuel Borrelle hid a stash of twelve quarts of salad dressing in a newspaper press area. Police hailed him on the street and he fled to a pressroom, concealing himself and the dressing. A fresh edition rolled out and Borrelle appeared on page 8.
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Borrelle
HERE FOR VISIT MISS OPAL BECKWITH
Miss Opal Beckwith of Oak Park Illinois arrived Sunday to spend the summer visiting her parents Mr and Mrs E J Beckwith here. She spent the past two weeks in New York visiting friends and seeing the Worlds Fair.
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Opal Beckwith
Oak Park
Ill
E. J. Beckwith
Beckwith
New York
Sanders Murder Trial Continues In Indiana
In Vincennes on June 27, jury selection for the state of Indiana vs Ed Sanders entered another phase with attorney arguments. Peremptory challenges excused miners Louis Jobe and John J Ryan, William Cardinal, while Bonner Padgett Samuel Debord Harry Adams and George Chambers faced for cause excusal.
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Vincennes
State of Indiana
Ed Sanders
Louis Jobe
Bicknell Miner
John J. Ryan
William Cardinal
Harrison Township
Bonner Padgett
Samuel Debord
Steen
Harry I
Steen Township
Charles A. Adams
George Chambers
Chambers
Sanders
Detty
John Zak
Ralph Wilson
Louis Cook
Harvey
Open Forum Ed Letter on Teachers’ Delayed Pay
A reader laments unpaid salaries for township teachers since April 1. The school year ended April 28 and no pay has been issued. about 450 dollars per teacher is owed. The letter questions tax funds handling and urges action to resolve the delayed wages.
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Apear
Linton
Greene County Nurses Meet at 7 30 Tonight
Members of the Greene county Nurses' association will gather at 7 30 this evening in the Free man Greene county hospital. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene County Nurses’ Association
Freeman-Greene County Hospital
Distinctive Long Dinosaur Track Trail Found on Navajo Lands
H C Bryant acting superintendent of Grand Canyon National Park reported discovery of an extraordinary set of dinosaur tracks on the Navajo Indian reservation in New Mexico. The 124 foot long trace, traced over 75 feet, shows multiple prints in layered limestone indicating repeated seasonal exposure and floods.
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Santa FE
N. M
U.P
Navajo Indian
New Mexico
Regional
National Park Service Office
H. C. Bryant
Grand Canyon National Park
Bryant
Livestock Report From Indianapolis Auction
Hogs 5,000 head with holdovers 104. Lights bring $6.50 to $6.80, mediums $7.00 to $7.35, heavies $6.70 to $6.90. Sows 10 to 15 cents higher, mostly $5.25 to $6.25. Cattle 1,800. calves 700. Early steer sales strong to 25 cents higher. Cows and heifers steady to strong. early steers $8.50 to $9.75, fed heifers $8.50 to $9.50, vealers steady to $9. Sheep 1,000. spring lambs fully steady, mostly $10.25 for good and choice.
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Federal Reserve American Bankers Ass'n. Fed
Deposit Insurance
Ational Bank
Detroit Oil
Miss Golda Christenberry
eiTarnyy Elt
Paramount Picture
Una Merkel
Rufe Davis
New Orleans
Manuel
Petunias
Wolford’s
Linton-Stockton High School
Open Forum
Trail OF Dinosaur
Sher Ritz
Robert Young
Annabella
Walter Connolly
Colored Rhapsody
VB Spa
Bloomfield
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