California Crime Commission report highlights bills and police reform
The Los Angeles Crime Commission reports rapid progress including nine state bills passed to increase punishment for burglary and robbery. It notes raises in patrolmen pay to 170 dollars monthly, additions to the Police Detective Bureau, plans for 20 police call stations, a homicide squad, and a 34 member expansion of the sheriff's staff. The commission emphasizes probation tightening and making jail escape a felony, shaping deterrents and efficiency across agencies.
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William G. Cayce
International News Service
Los Angeles
Los Angeles Crime Commission
Sacramento
Crime Commission
Police Department
Police Detective Bureau
Commission
Sheriff's Office
District Attorney's Office
Coroner's Office
Stranger Speeding Is To Be Given Hearing
G Rode of Carrick Pa was driving at a rate somewhat over fifteen miles an hour. Officer H M Reynolds chased and stopped him at 1 o'clock Sunday morning. He was brought to the police station and fined 25 dollars for his appearance at a hearing before Mayor F L Rentz on Wednesday at 3 PM.
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G. Rode
Carrick
H. M. Reynolds
F. L. Rentz
When Alcohol's a Cure in Frozen Radiator Troubles
Detroit Free Press notes many motorists believe the Volstead act applies to motor cars as a fix for frozen radiators, reflecting humor and wartime temper in daily observations.
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Detroit Free Press
Jitney License Tougher To Secure In Pa Inquiry
The Public Service Commission probes jitney operator applicants, keeping drivers with crashes or complaints from approval as part of a broader push to curb reckless driving. Meanwhile legislative timing shifts with May dates peeling into June, delaying the end of session amid talks on reorganizations, taxes, and enforcement funding.
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David Ferusler
Heardsburg
New Castle News
Harrisburg
State Highway Department
Public Service Commission
Senate
House
Little Girl Lost Is Found Later Carrie Devine Found
Carrie Devine aged three was reported missing from her home at 621 Forrest Street Sunday morning. A tele girl matching the description was found near Craton Avenue and Officer Hillery confirmed it was the missing child, she was returned home.
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Carrie Devine
Forrest Street
Craton Avenue
Hillery
Taxicab damages parked bicycle near Sporting Goods Store
Officer Shaner reported Saturday night that James Fowler, a taxicab driver, drove into Komi Rogers's bicycle parked in front of the Sporting Goods Store at the corner of Washington and Mercer streets. The front wheel was broken in the collision about 10 15 p.m.
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Shaner
James Fowler
Komi] Rogers
East
Washington Street
Sporting Goods
Washington and
Mercer Streets
Russian refugee accuses man of theft after dinner kiss
Marie Alexandroff, a Russian refugee, testified in London that Martin McLaughlin stole a diamond pendant after a dinner date, claiming the wine may have been drugged. She quips about a fence, a sign Wet Paint, and comments on her own personality and weight in a chaotic court scene.
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International Sows Service
London
Marie Alexandroff
Martin McLaughlin
Balloons to spray forests in insect control test
United States Department of Agriculture and the War Department plan tests this summer using motorized balloons to spray poison on gypsy moth infested areas in New England. Experiments aim to evaluate effectiveness and cost and to develop equipment for forest spraying from balloons.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Department of Ag
Riculture
Air Service
War Department
New England
Department
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