Four men and a girl tied to Walworth stock hijackings
Milwaukee police arrested Leo Lyman Pierce twenty of St Charles Illinois and four others over hog hijackings from northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin. The gang used a Walworth county stock farm as a blind sending hogs to market totaling about $6400 in sales with $2400 to a single firm. Deputies recovered fourteen hogs at the Milwaukee stockyards and charged all with hijacking stock from trucks bound for market.
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Milwaukee
Walworth
Illinois
Wisconsin
Leo Lyman Pierce
St. Charles
Ill
Mannheim Road
Chicago
Pierce
Sam
Charles Pizzo
North Riverside
James Bagley
Allen Dean
Cicero
Berwyn
Stock Farm
B. O. Reynolds
George O’brien
Walworth County
Young Pierce
J. B. van Norman
Sam Pizzo
Bagley
Dean
Pizzo
O’brien
Posse Kills Negro Sought as Slayer in Carbondale
In Carbondale Illinois Joe Brenson a negro was shot to death by posse officers an hour after allegedly killing Night Police Chief L A Sizemore during a disturbance at Brenson s speakeasy Deputy Sheriff Cecil Bradshaw was wounded Brenson hid in a cornfield and fired on the officers as they flashed lights. Four bullets struck him killing him instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Joe Brenson
Posse
L. A. Sizemore
Brenson
Sizemore
Cecil Bradshaw
Imperial Valley Project Must Await Turn
Secretary Ickes told a delegation from the Imperial Irrigation District that the All-American Canal project must await its turn on the PWA calendar. The group led by former Representative Swing urged faster action on the $38.5 million project as unemployed transients threaten the Imperial Valley this winter.
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Washington
Ickes
Imperial
California
Public Works Administration
Swing
Imperial Valley
Vanderbilt wed Gertrude Conaway in quiet ceremony
Harold S. Vanderbilt, prominent railroad director and yachtsman from New York and Newport, married Philadelphia socialite Gertrude Lewis Conaway in a quiet ceremony. The couple sailed for Europe on the Rex liner immediately after the ceremony.
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Harold Vanderbilt
New York
Harold S. Vanderbilt
Newport
Gertrude Lewis Conaway
Philadelphia
Europe
Freak Storm Hits New Jersey and Long Island Coasts
A freak storm sweeps the New Jersey and Long Island coasts taking eight lives and creating mountainous seas. Fishing boats and pleasure craft suffer heavy damage as the storm disrupts harbor activities and shoreline communities.
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Atlantic City
N. J
New Jersey
Long Island
Lost Diamond Found in Heel in Berkeley Visit
A Fresno woman lost a diamond which was found embedded in the rubber heel of a shoe worn by her fourteen year old niece Betty Lou Garner during a visit to Berkeley California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berkeley
Calif
L. W. Frank
Fresno
Betty Lou Garner
Hog Birth Control Plan Put In Effect
Washington announces the AAA led emergency pork program to reduce about 5 million animals to raise prices. Bounties totaling 55 million dollars will fund purchases at major markets including Chicago Omaha Sioux City St. Paul Kansas City and St. Joseph MO.
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Washington
George N. Peek
Emergency Relief Administration
Chicago
Omaha
Sioux City
St. Paul
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Wallace
Suspect in $2,000,000 Bank Robbery Arrested
Des Moines resident Dewey M. Berlovich, 39, was arrested on a charge of receiving stolen property linked to $2,000,000 Lincoln National Bank heist in Lincoln Nebraska on September 17, 1930. Sheriff Charles Keeling detained him at a beer garden following an information from County Attorney Carl Burkman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dewey M. Berlovich
Lincoln National Bank of
Lincoln
Neb
Berlovich
Charles Keeling
Carl Burkman
Veteran White House Clerk Is Promoted
Rudolph Forster, longtime executive clerk at the White House who has served every president since McKinley, is promoted to executive clerk in charge of personnel. He will rank next to the White House secretary and sometimes serve as press liaison officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rudolph Forster
White House
McKinley
Cloudburst Destroys Hatchery Bred 600,000 Trout
A cloudburst near Markleville Alpine county washed out a state fish hatchery. About 600,000 eastern brook and rainbow trout were being developed and the loss allowed trout to wash into Markleville creek via a pipeline.
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Los Angeles
Markleville
Alpine County
State Department of Fish Culture
Markleville Creek
Auto Crash Kills Four on Philadelphia Pike
Four people died and twenty one were injured or burned when two trucks collided on the Philadelphia pike three miles north of Wilmington causing a blaze. One truck carried inflammable alcohol. Three remain critical.
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Wilmington
Del
Philadelphia Pike
Here
Italian Training Ships Visit New York After 40 Years
Two Italian naval training ships anchored at the Italian line piers after exchanging 21 gun salutes with shore batteries marking the first New York arrival of such vessels in four decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
State Ready to Take Over Platte River Toll Bridge
Governor Bryan says negotiations to transfer the Louisville bridge on the Platte to a free crossing are advanced. The state would pay half of 149 800 to the Louisville Bridge Company, with Cass and Sarpy counties each funding one quarter. Tolls would continue until repaid.
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Lincoln
Louisville
Platte River
Bryan
Cass
Sarpy
Louisville Bridge Company
Omaha Steel Works
Omaha
Farm outlook shows higher wheat and animal prices in near term
Nebraska agricultural college report notes reduced production volume but higher prices. Wheat likely to rise. cattle steady to firm for 30 days. Butter and eggs expected to rise seasonally. poultry less promising. Hog prices look higher soon. corn weather will drive early August trends. 1933 crop smaller by about 500 million bushels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Nebraska Agricultural College
Harold Redges
Hedges
United States
Omaha Public Works Projects To Put People To Work
Arthur Mullen predicts approval of Nebraska public works soon with two North Platte and Loup river power and irrigation projects first. He expects Missouri river channel work to continue and blames slow start on private interests while affirming government integrity and graft avoidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Omaha
Arthur Mullen
Mullen
Washington
North Platte
Loup River
Missouri River
Platte River Waters Agreement Ties Two Nebraskas Projects
Former Governor Keith Neville announced an agreement to secure river water for the Sutherland five million dollar project and the Tri County thirty five million dollar development. The pact unites the two district committees to pursue federal loans.
Alligator Sightings Reported Along Missouri River
Omaha resident Joe Hrabik recalls an alligator seen near Camp Brewster in the Missouri river. Anton Yechout Rud Yechout Joseph Petr and Hrabik also claim prior sightings and Yechout fired four times. The creature reportedly exceeded three feet. Nebraska 83 building and loan associations paid 3 337 312 in dividends for the last fiscal year, with withdrawal notices down 20 percent from the prior year per George B. Wilson of the state banking department.
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Joe Hrabik
Omaha
Missouri River
Camp Brewster
Anton Yechout
Rud Yechout
Joseph Petr
Yechout
Nebraska
George B. Wilson
State Banking Department
Public Works Allocates 3 Million For Nationwide Projects
The Public Works Administration announced an allotment of 3 052 051 for additional work giving projects across the country. It approves nine erosion control nurseries to be built by the Department of Agriculture at 70 000 each, including one at North Platte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Administration
Department of Agriculture
North Platte
Nebraska and Oklahoma Receive Federal Relief Grants
The latest grants add 32861 to Nebraska, bringing its total to 182861, while Oklahoma receives 202818, totaling 1625414. Grants are on a one for three match basis for expenditures within each state. Cumulative federal relief expenditures reach 140436552.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Federal Relief Administration
Oklahoma
Equipment at Morton-Gregson plant reopened for temporary work
The Morton-Gregson packing plant equipment idle since shutdown a year ago is being prepared for temporary activity at Nebraska City. Hogs under the agricultural adjustment plan will be brought to Nebraska City for slaughter, and many unemployed packing plant workers will receive temporary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morton-Gregson Packing Plant
Nebraska City
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Iowa State Fair Beer Permits Case Upset Court Withdrawals
A district court proceeding in Iowa over beer sale permits at the 1933 state fair ended when petitioning concessionaires and their attorneys withdrew after Judge Joseph Meyer signaled a ruling against them. Nebraska state fair directors took similar action.
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Joseph Meyer
Omaha Ranks 28th in Murders Among Large Cities in 1932
Frederick Rex of Chicago, municipal librarian, surveyed 95 cities over 100000 population. Omaha reported 19 murders and a ratio of 8.71 per 100000, placing 28th. Jacksonville led with 61 murders and 43.88 rate, Chicago had 328 murders and 9.31 rate, Des Moines logged seven murders and 4.79 rate, ranking 45th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Frederick Rex
Chicago
Rex
Jacksonville
Fla
Des Moines
Prison commitments and paroles in Nebraska rise and fall
Census data show Nebraska prisons and reformatories held 614 men and 50 women last year, versus 670 men and 53 women in 1931. Discharges were 638, with parole counts at 138 in 1932, 188 in 1931, and 136 in 1930, while national prison commitments fell 4.5 percent. More than a century of corrections trends reflected across years.
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Census Bureau
Nebraska
Fewer Nebraska tractors on farms than year before
State tax rolls show 38 451 tractors in Nebraska, up to 41 245 in 1931 but lower than 1932, with valuations falling from 10 498 150 in 1930 to 4 652 300 this year. Threshing machines rose in number but lost value, totaling 14 587 on April 1 versus 14 251 last year and 12 972 in 1930, while value dropped from 8 842 650 to 1 793 980.
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Nebraska
Smith
Nebraska Livestock Valuations Show Mixed Shifts Across Species
Nebraska assessors put dog valuations at about average this year totaling 1 172 590 dollars, slight rise from last year and far from 1930. Sheep and goats valued at 627 550 dollars, poultry at 2 627 888 dollars, while all figures reflect varied methods and market quotes affecting livestock categories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
W. H. Smith
Nebraska treasury August receipts set record since 1927
August receipts in the Nebraska general fund exceed outgo for the first time since 1927. By August 19, Hall’s books show income of 729 976 dollars against 383 466 dollars paid out. The surge is due to deferred real estate tax payments under the emergency act extending delinquency from May 1 to July 1.
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Nebraska Treasury General Fund
Hall
Extortionists Target Mercer's Hotel Man Shot Dead
In Rhinelander Wisconsin ex convicts planned a $5,000 extortion against George Goodroe of Mercer Rex hotel. As officers lay in wait at a roadside white flag, Robert Rogers was killed by police and John Stokie captured unarmed.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Mercer
Oneida County
John Stokie
Robert Rogers
Hurley
George Goodroe
Rex
Goodroe
Merrill
Morris Straub
John Farman
Hans Rodd
Jerome Erspamer
Rogers
Stokie
Men of C C C Eat Nine Million Eggs a Month
War department statistics show 300000 civilian conservation corps members eat nine million eggs each month. They also consume 1125000 pounds bacon 5625000 beef 11235000 pounds coffee 6750000 flour and 2250000 pounds pork. Vermillion camp Missoula Montana served 2200 hot cakes to 200 men in one breakfast. Average body weight gain across corps increased about 12 pounds since enlistment.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
War Department
Robert Fechner
Conservation Corps
Missoula
Mont
Maj General Parker Transferred to Philippine Department
Maj General Frank Parker, head of the Sixth Corps Area since 1929, is reassigned by the War Department to command the Philippine Department. He will sail from San Francisco on November 23 to Manila aboard an army transport. Maj General Preston Brown will take over as Sixth Corps commander aboard the Panama Canal District.
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Chicago
Frank Parker
Sixth Corps
War Department
Philippine Department
Parker
Manila
San Francisco
Preston Brown
Panama Canal District
Rich Nevada gold strike reported near Winnemucca
Reno Evening Gazette reports a rich gold strike sixty miles northwest of Winnemucca in northern Nevada. A grab sample from the ore assay shows about 1 975 dollars in gold and 350 50 dollars in silver per ton, sparking a stampede to the site.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Winnemucca
Reno Evening Gazette
Two Die in Six Months on American Airlines
Washington reports the American air passenger service shows two fatalities in the first half of 1933 on American operated lines. The period covered 38 321 196 passenger miles per fatality, marking a new safety record for the airline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Airlines
Washington
Death Penalty Bill for Kidnappers Sent to Governor
Albany lawmakers pass Lehman measure creating a death penalty for kidnappers if the victim is not returned before trial. The bill then goes to Governor Lehman for signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Lehman
Boston Police Chief Crowley Dies at 67
Michael H. Crowley, longtime Boston police superintendent and former president of the international conference of police chiefs, died of a heart attack aged sixty seven in Hull Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Hull
Mass
Michael H. Crowley
Boston Police
International Conference of Police Chiefs
Democracy not final word in government says 1938 column
The writer questions democracy and monarchies, cites Lord Macaulay, and compares 1930s politics to old autocrats. He critiques conscription, foreign wars, and modern taxes, cites a Florida novel South Moon Under, notes deadly tri motor airplane crashes, and laments progress by God Almighty guidance amid wartime fears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Holland
Lord Macaulay
Gladstone
Shakespeare
United States
God Almighty
Repetition Alone Isn’t Learning Says Teacher
A teacher urges deeper review beyond rote repetition. Children must knead ideas into thought by using them in many forms and linking them to other experiences. Merely reciting facts leaves knowledge thin and hard to grasp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Rainy Day Fun for Children in All Weathers
A guide encouraging kids to embrace rainy Saturdays instead of canceling plans. It argues many activities stay possible indoors or under cover, notes the beauty and variety a rain day brings, and urges dressing appropriately and using alternatives when necessary. It promotes resilience and curiosity rather than letting weather spoil the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Bell Syndicate
WNU
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Silerius
Bell Syndicate
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