Accomplice theory grows in Marian Parker case
Police in Los Angeles connect a woman to the Parker murder dossier as finger prints and new clues suggest Hickman may have had accomplices. Descriptions point to two men, and a stranger matching Andrew Cramer reportedly sought Hickman after his escape.
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Los Angeles
Bellevue Arms
William E. Hickman
Marian Parker
Lieut. H. L. Barlow
Lieut
Barlow
Hickman
Evans
Andrew Cramer
William Edward Hickman
Lee
Maer
Togk
Cramers
Andrew Oliver Cramer
Kramer
Frank Cramer
Albert Cramer
Lankershim
Fox
June Dunning
Cramer
Herald
San Francisco
Bay City
Perry M. Parker
Marian
Parker
Hickman in Pendleton Denies Californias Murder Claim
William Edward Hickman, jailed in Pendleton, declares he did not kill Marian Parker in Los Angeles. He asks about trial procedures, seeks self defense, and warns young men to go straight while insisting Andrew Cramer committed the murder. He maintains his innocence as reporters press for answers.
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Pendleton
Ore
Point Blank
Marian Parker
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Associated Press
California
Hickman
Remus
Cincinnati
Little Marian Parker
Perry M. Parker
West
America
Cramer
Andrew Cramer
Woman Aviatrix Flies For Harbor Grace Flight In Winter
Mrs Frances W Grayson and three crew members took off from Roosevelt field for Harbor Grace despite weather bureau objections. The amphibian aircraft vanished after 1 PM with fuel for about 20 hours, last heard near Cape Cod, with a possible forced landing between Cape Cod and Trinity Bay, Nova Scotia. Weather was not unfavourable but communication with Coastal stations was limited. The Dawn and crew,Oskar Omdal Brice Goldsborough and Fred Koehler, were aboard. Dr James Kimball urged caution but Grayson was determined.
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Halifax
N.S
Frances W. Grayson
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Cape Cod
Trinity Bay
N. F
Weather Bureau
James Kimball
Associated Press
Nova Scotia
Grayson
Oskar Omdal
Brice Goldsborough
Fred Koehler
Man shoots wife then attempts suicide in Council Bluffs
Walter Johnson 40 shot and killed wife Millie 37 at their home after buying a revolver with Christmas money. He then shot himself and remains in critical condition with a chest wound. Mrs Johnson had four children from a previous marriage. she had divorced her former husband a year earlier.
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Council Bluffs. In
Walter Johnson
Millie
Aunt Het Recalls Mamie Beauty Contest Moment
Aunt Het recalls Mamie winning a beauty contest once and notes others act helpful about copyright. The piece references syndicate publishing and a high percentage.
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Mamie
Carols Return on Muscatine City Hall Lawn Event
Town residents invited to sing carols on Muscatine city hall lawn with a screen showing lyrics and leaders directing the circle. Ministers urge attendance from 8 30 p m to an unspecified end time as community gathers for the Christmas tradition.
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City Hall
Muscatine
Lindy Guest of Mexican Airmen Returns to Guernavaca
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh joined Mexican airmen at Guernavaca Morals state on Christmas Day with his mother nearby. He plans to resume flight preparations after a stay at a guarded resort. The report notes his prior Paris flight and mentions earnings from his book and writings in New York reporting on his finances.
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Mexico City
Charles A. Lindbergh
Guernavaca
State of
Morales
New York
Paris
Lindbergh
Ortelz Gannon Ape
Aggenheim
United States
Tamworth
Lindbergh's Panama Visit Planned with Christmas Rest
Charles A. Lindbergh arrives at a guarded Panama resort for Christmas with his mother. He plans a day of rest and map study then depart for a central American flight reaching Guatemala City within nine hours. He will visit capitals in sequence and may venture to Havana for the Pan American congress opening January 16, weather permitting. A 45,000 stamp issue will honor his Panama visit showing the Spirit of St. Louis and the Lone Eagle.
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Spirit of
St. Louis
Guatemala
Guatemala City
British Honduras
Salvador
Honduras
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Panama
Havana
Cuba
Pan-American Congress
Porto Rico
Lindbergh
Detroit
Charles A. Lindbergh
Isthmus
Bomb explodes at Buenos Aires National City Bank
A powerful bomb shattered the Buenos Aires branch of the National City Bank of New York. Several people were injured and taken to hospital as windows and nearby buildings suffered extensive damage. Immense crowds hampered rescue and firefighting efforts.
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Buenos Aires
National City Bank of New York
Navy heads inspect S-4 wreck as salvage halts
Secretary of the Navy Wilbur and Admiral Hughes arrived at Provincetown to oversee rescue efforts for the sunken submarine S-4. Gale weather halted work after one tunnel 19 feet aft of the bow, with divers facing high risk as cables and lifting pontoons prepare for next steps.
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Provincetown
Mass
Secretary of the Navy
Wilber
Charles F. Hughes
Naval Operations
Washington
Wilbur
Finghes
Brumby
Manila
Falcon
Frank H. Brumby
Tientsin Oil Plant Fire Threatens Major Loss
The Standard Oil plant in Tientsin China caught fire at 11 30 am. It was the largest oil plant in northern China and valued at about 25 million dollars with six three million gallon tanks. Officials feared explosions could cause widespread damage across the river from the foreign settlement. The cause was not determined.
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Tientsin
China
Standard Oil Company of
New York
Burlington Mayor Resigns to Run Biscuit Firm
Burlington Iowa December 24 Earl F Phillips mayor resigns effective January 1 after buying into a local biscuit company where he will be general manager Ernest Hudges commissioner of finance becomes acting mayor replacing him in Burlington city government
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Burlington
Earl F. Phillips
Phillips
Ernest Hudges
Weather outlook and Christmas snow forecast
Partly cloudy to cloudy conditions across Iowa and Illinois with slight regional temperature changes. The national forecast suggests no white Christmas for most of the country with generally low temperatures and overcast skies east of the Mississippi, while the Great Lakes region and central plains may see a mix of fair and precipitation later in the week.
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Lowa
Illinois
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Missouri Valleys
Great Plains
Washington
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
Decatur County Approves Bonds for Jefferson Highway Surfacing
Decatur county voters authorize a 500 000 bond issue to pave the Jefferson highway from Des Moines to the Missouri state line. The measure passed 2985 to 964, with surfacing planned to start early next year under state and county supervision and to gravel state primary road No 3 across the county.
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Leon
Decatur County
Des Moines
Missouri
Conty
Iowa
Hardin
Story
Indianola
Missouri State Line
Warren
Clarke
Decatur
Warren County
Missouri Line
Kept Alive 34 Days by Artificial Means
In Oconto Nebraska Miss Alma Overgard aged 16 has survived 34 days in a battle to live aided by artificial respiration after paralysis struck her five weeks ago. She has spoken to helpers and eaten normally throughout the ordeal, though a substitute palmotay failed.
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Oconto
Neb
Alma Overgard
Peter Overgard
Real estate man convicted of second degree manslaughter
George H. Randall a real estate dealer was found guilty by a jury of second degree manslaughter for poisoning Ole P. Moen. He faces sentencing January 24 by Judge John F. Hughes in Rapid City South Dakota.
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Rapid City
George H. Randall
Ole P. Moen
Randall
John F. Hughes
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Harbor Grace
Quillen
Lindy Guest
Red Cross
Standard Oil
Good Roads
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