Nurse Abduction Probe Traces Prentice Kidnap Plot Theory
Chicago police pursue a theory that John D. Rockefeller Prentice was targeted in a kidnap plot after nurse Margaret Montgomery, 27, said two men abducted her near Presbyterian Hospital and forced her to relay a message demanding Prentice meet them on the South Side. The message urged him to settle down, and she described a lengthy car ride before release. Prentice, 34, denies inheritance claims but acknowledges people think he has money.
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Chicago
John Rockefeller
Prentice
John Coughlin
John D. Rockefeller
Margaret Montgomery
South Side
Miss Montgomery
Presbyterian Hospital
Coughlin
BC Relieves Neuralgia in A Hurry
Quick relief for neuralgia and other aches from a familiar remedy. The advert highlights prompt action with the BC formula containing common ingredients. Also promoted for muscular pain headaches backache cold symptoms and nervous tension with small sizes and dose options.
Yale Lawyer Prentice Implicated in Montgomery Case
Prentice, a Yale graduate and New York son of E Parmelee Prentice, feared blackmail after mysterious calls and failed to meet Miss Montgomery. Kathryn Harris, a nurse and roommate, alerted police. Miss Montgomery was later traced to a restaurant by a police squad.
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Prentice
Miss Montgomery
Kathryn Harris
University Club
Yale
Coughlin
E. Parmelee Prentice
New York
Chicago Corporation
Alta Rockefeller
Amelia Earhart defies officials in long flight plan
Amelia Earhart aims to fly from Miami on June 1 tracing the equator route through Khartoum and Aden to India, Australia, and the Pacific to Oakland. Air France and airport officials had anticipated reaching Gao before nightfall but weather delayed takeoff yesterday over the African wastelands.
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French Colonial Aeronautic
Air France
Air
Miss Earhart
Gao
Khartoum
Sudan
Aden
Persian Gulf
India
Australia
Pacific
Oakland
Calif
Miami
Fla
Equator
Marriages in Jonesboro Highlight Needra Lowrey and Walter Rhymes
Miss Needra Lowrey daughter of Mr and Mrs Will Boddie of Chatham married Walter Rhymes son of Mrs J H Rhymes of Jonesboro on Saturday June 5 at Hodge Rev S L Wise officiated The couple will live in Hodge where they work for Southern Advance Bag and Paper company
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Jonesboro
Needra Lowrey
Will Boddie
Chatham
Walter Rhymes
J. H. Rhymes
Hodge
Rev
S. L. Wise
Southern Advance Bag and Paper Company
Mrs Elsie Pickler Weds Shelly Clayton Jr at Ferriday Parsonage
Miss Elsie Pickler daughter of Mr and Mrs J D Pickler and Shelly Clayton Jr were married June 7 at the Methodist parsonage in Ferriday Rev Dufreshne officiated A few friends and relatives attended and the couple honeymooned briefly before settling in Clayton Louisiana
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Clayton, la
Elsie Pickler
J. D. Pickler
Shelly Clayton, Jr
Ferriday
Dufreshne
Clayton
Strikes Turn Violent as Pickets Clash With Police
In a seven state walkout led by the Steel Workers Organizing Committee pickets pressed at Republic, Youngstown Sheet and Tube, and Inland Steel. A melee erupted under a viaduct amid heavy rain as a food truck faced a police escort. Fourteen pickets were arrested and taken away. officers sustained minor injuries. Authorities delayed reopening plans as negotiations in Columbus and Lansing aimed to avert further clashes.
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Michigan
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Republic
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Inland Steel Corporation
Mahoning County
Roy Welch
Mike Flynn
Nig” Ross
Sheet and Tube
Martin L. Davey
Columbus
Monroe
Mich
Bulwark
Jesse Fisher
Joseph Bakley
Newton Steel Company
Frank Murphy
Lansing
Harry H. Holloway
Detroit
Ecorse
River Rouge
Toledo
Mississippi Confederate reunion votes to meet again in 1938
Veterans at the Jackson reunion approve a motion to hold another Confederate gathering in 1938. Adjutant General Rene Lee predicts three more reunions ending in 1940. Governor White notes Mississippi’s role in this final observance as the 1891 parade memory contrasts with today’s attendance.
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Avary
Garland Lyle
Jackson
Judge Lyle
Rene Lee
Nashville
South Carolina
Columbia
Gettysburg
Shreveport
Homer Atkinson
Petersburg
White
Mississippi
Capital Street
Jefferson Davis
Margaret Davis Hayes
Old Capitol
Dixie
City Auditorium
Confed veterans parade at Jackson reunion
A parade of aging Confederate veterans, led by 107 year old John Smith, dominates Jackson Mississippi at the annual reunion. Generals and bands provide the ceremony as Governor Hugh White praises the southern war story and a 500 dollar bounty was offered for a private.
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Jackson
Miss
United States Marine Band
United Confederate Veterans
J. R. Sadler
Nashville Tenn
Forrest
Cavalry Corps
Sadler
Hugh White
John J. White
McNair
First Camp Period of Boy Scouts Closes Saturday
Ki Ro Li hosts the end of the first camp period with a court of honor led by Rev Ernest Duncan Hollo way. O H Black says many awards will be given. About 69 boys stay next week from troops 56 Tallulah 67 Sterlington 31 Monroe and 3 Bastrop.
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Ki-Ro-Li
Ernest Duncan Holloway
O. H. Black
Tallulah
Sterlington
Monroe
Bastrop
Scouts Learn Life Saving At Louisiana Camp
They are learning Scout craft signalling first aid rope work and knot tying at the Louisiana Training Institute. Daily hikes are enjoyed by the boys with Ki Ro Li in best condition this year. The grounds are well cared for a new mess hall is in use and the pool has been cleaned.
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Louisiana Training Institute
Black
Ki-Ro-Li
Births and Family Announcements From Monroe and Dodson
Mr and Mrs Elton Guy Courtney of Monroe announce the birth of Elton Guy Courtney Jr born May 17. Mrs Courtney was formerly Miss Vadie Lee Harris. Mr and Mrs F L Cantrell on motor route No 8 Monroe announce a son born Riverside sanitarium June 7. Mr and Mrs J C Till of Dubach announce a son born Riverside sanitarium June 8. Mr and Mrs C Terrell announce a daughter Margaret Ann born June 1. Grandparents listed include Mr and Mrs W S and Mr and Mrs J G Smith.
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Elton Guy Courtney
Monroe
Elton Guy Courtney, Jr
Courtney
Vadie Lee Harris
F. L. Cantrell
Riverside Sanitarium
J. C. Till
Dubach
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Ruth Shops
Walnut Street
Strauss & Son, Inc, Wholesale Distributors
Century Distilling CO
Peoria, Ill
George Henry Moore
Baltimore
John F. O'Neil
Greenwich Village
Allen Crone
Amelia
Lowrey
Clayton-Pickler
Catskills
Coxsackie
N. Y
Entertainment Committee
Brookhaven
Port Hudson
John Smith
Meridian
T. H. Herb
Macon
J. M. Claypool
St. Louis
BOY Scouts
Sibs
Sears
Seersucker
Sears. Roebuck and CO
DeSiard
Monroe, la
Caredui
Searé
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