Final confrontation clarifies Thayer murder timeline
In a tense university office scene Jim Hanvey unravels who killed Pat Thayer. Mike Carmicino confesses after Hanvey exposes fake ring theft and hidden fingerprints, while Ivy Welch’s ring bluff helps trap the janitor and clear Max Vernon. The case closes with Carmicino in custody and plans to recover Ivy’s ring.
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Marland University
John Reagan
Reagan
Teddy Farrell
Psi Tau Theta
Mike Carmicino
Rube I'arnum
Rube
Phil Gleason
Phil
Ivy Welch
Ivy
Larry Welch
Tony Peyton
Tony
Jim Harvey
Max Vernon
Pat Thayer
Rube Farnum
Vernon
Gleason
Jim
Max
Harvey
Larry
Welch
Thayer
Miss Peyton
Hanvey
Mike Carmicine
Mr. Thayer
Meester Hanvey
Mike
Carmicine
Jim Hanvey
Carmicino
Meester Thayer
Miss Welch
Harvey John Reagan
John
Rod Riding Family Gets Diet of Worms
Canadian National officials care for guests who ride the rods after a station agent in Peterborough reports Car No. 403 102 has Robins nest on rods. The mother is in charge and yardmasters provide worms at terminals to feed the robins.
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Toronto
The
Canadian National
J. F. Pringle
Peterborough
Wailing Room Gains Popularity at Detroit Theater
Hollywood theater in Detroit reports a record crowd in its sound proof nursery during a war film. Sixteen mothers used the room to quiet sixteen wailing babies while still watching the picture via a rear glass panel. A loud speaker transmits screen voices inside. The room is typically in use during show hours.
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Detroit
Hollywood Theater
Accidental Deaths Fall in 1932 in U S
Nationwide figures from the National Safety Council show 1932 accidental deaths at 88 000, down from 97 415 in 1931 and 99 300 in 1930, with motor vehicle crashes leading all causes and home accidents close behind.
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Chicago
United States
National Safety Council
Lawler Sings An Octave Above High C, UW Graduate
Kathleen Lawler, 21, a University of Washington music grad, can sing an octave and five tones above high C. Professor August Werner calls it an extraordinary feat beyond most modern sopranos.
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Kathleen Lawler
University of Washington Music Department
August Werner
General 10 Percent State Cost Reduction Report
A national survey finds most state governments cut costs about 10 percent in 1932. Seventeen states show combined operating expense of $907,324,886 dropping to $816,580,536, a near 100 million savings, though Delaware, Pennsylvania, and New Hampshire saw increases in six months. Delaware and Pennsylvania anticipate further cuts next year. States surveyed include Arizona Florida Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Maine Mississippi Nebraska New Hampshire New Mexico New York North Dakota Ohio and Pennsylvania.
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Chicago
National Organization
Delaware
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Pensylvania
Arizona
Connecticut
Florida
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maine
Mississippi
Nebraska
New Mexico
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Hartford Women Learn Auto Mechanics Skills
The Hartford Automobile club began a women only course teaching tire changing lubrication wheel alignment brake adjustment valve grinding and general car repair to promote family car upkeep.
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Auto Hartford
Conn
The
Hartford Automobile Club
Dog Adopts Kitten At Utah Volunteers HQ
Queenie the dog at Volunteers of America headquarters in Ogden, Utah, became fond of children and, after failing to birth enough puppies, retrieved a baby kitten and now nurses it alongside her pups.
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Ogden
Utah
Queenie
Volunteers of America
Wives clash on estate of murdered sportsman Fell
Philadelphia story outlines a court battle over John R. Fell's 3 000 000 estate after his death by knife in Java. Four claimants include his first wife Ogden R. Mills and three later wives led by Martha Ederton Fell and Mildred Santry Fell seeking larger shares and control of jewelry and furnishings.
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Philadelphia
John R. Fell
Java
Mildred Santry Fell
Martha Ederton Fell
The
Follies
Ogden R. Mills
Fell
Norristown
Martha Ederton
Joseph Sharfsin
Javish
Anthony Drexel
East Indies
Odd Fish Tale From Tillamook Becomes Local Spectacle
In Tillamook Oregon Jack Moors recounts a Paul Bunyan yarn of an unusual catch. Using clam neck as bait he hooked a 12 inch kelpie while a 2 foot ling cod attacked, and a 4 foot cod swallowed half the smaller fish. A bystander aided the gaffing of a triple header with a 55 pound largest fish shown in a downtown window.
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Tillamook
Ore
Paul Bunyan
Jack Moors
Moors
Woman Clerk May Sign for President Roosevelt
A Washington clerk Mrs Leafie E Dietz in the United States land office may affix the President's signature to homestead patents as the substitute signer. The law requires the substitute to be a woman and six have held the honor since Andrew Jackson's administration.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Leafie E. Dietz
United States Land Office
United States
Andrew Jackson
Mule Deer Herd Goes From Fawn to Farm-Tamed
Lindsay California rancher J wy. Stiner tells how he started a herd of nine mule deer able to live peacefully on his ranch. He found a deserted starving fawn years ago and nurtured it into a domesticated group, a feat old-time livestock men doubted possible.
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Lindsay
Calif
J. Wy. Stiner
Cedarville
Grocer Trades Bus Fare for Goods in Monroe
In Monroe Louisiana a grocer and taxi driver barter a morning ride in exchange for groceries. The grocer pays his daily taxi fare with a can of tomatoes a can of corn and two grapefruit each day.
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Grocer
Monroe
Hard Times Not All to the Bad
Mrs. Walter Ferguson, writing from the New York World Telegram, notes a decline in nervous breakdowns among women during the depression. She argues the social whirl harms women, praising the return to domestic roles as beneficial, while economic strain reduces vanity and neuroses and shifts effort from display to family sustenance.
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Walter Ferguson
New York World-Telegram
How She Lost 18 Pounds of Fat with Kruschen Salts
Akron reader Mrs. Ason reports weight loss of 18 pounds after using one bottle of Kruschen Salts and plans to lose another 18. The ad promises health gains, reduced constipation and acidity, and increased vitality with a daily half-teaspoon in hot water each morning. A 4 week jar costs 9 at drugstores worldwide.
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Ason
Akron
Ohio
Kruschen
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