Too Much Mother Love Abduction Letter Shocks Parents
The Lucas family received a long letter from a Penitent Mother admitting the theft of Diane from her carriage in front of a North Side grocery. The baby, missing for about 24 hours, was found unharmed on the steps of a North Side apartment house after an anonymous tip. Police consider the letter genuine and search for its author.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Diane Lucas
Herman Lucas
Diane
North Side
Lucas
Dorothy Lucas
Patrick O'Connell
Local Colorful Baptist Meetings and Community Notes
Local Colored News covers the New Era Baptist Singing Convention in Stamford with Rev J A Adams, Rev H Dubois, and Rev W R Ashburn, plus Mt. Vernon church events. Sunday services feature Rev J C Brown, Mrs Carl Hazzard, and Rev T S Jennings with the Nuriva choir and Black Eagle quartet. West Virginia towns Stotesbury Turkey Knob and Shady Springs host missionary societies, picnics, and hospital visits. notes mention Mrs Essie Hill of Detroit and various community gatherings, meetings, and travels across Beckley and surrounding areas.
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New Era Baptist Singing Convention
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Stamford City
J. A. Adams
Adam
H. DuBois
W. R. Ashburn
Richmond
Virginia
Mullens
The
Baptist Church
J. C Brown
Carl Hazzard
T. S. Jennings
Nuriva Choir
Black Eagle Quartet
Corinne
Nuriva
Mamie Lyles
Bluefield
Bethel A. M. E
Evryone
Glen Rogers
Missionary Society
Gertrude Cains
Nannie Wade
Rachel Summers
Lassie Smart
Daisy Jefferson
Maggie Anderson
Patsy Hudson
Mary Woodruff
Daisy Hamby
Lucille Fullwood
Fullwood
Just Us
Essie Hill
Detroit
First Baptist Church
Pine Grove Park
Shady Springs
A. Z. Cooper
Beckley
Hill
Hudson
Catherine Wright
Stotesbury
Sallie Sorrell
Beckley Hospital
Willa Mae Ross
Arista
J. Poindexter
George Ross, Jr
Joe Clark
A. Poindexter
J. S. Sherman
T. M. Sorrell
G. D. Toler
Addie Clemons
Robert Berger
W. M. Hairston
Sprague
R. J. Walthall
R. G. Berger
W. M. Mitchell
J. Thomas
W. M. Joyce
E. Arnett
Joyce
Gladys Hubbard
Glen Morrison
Thursby
Walthall
Ed. Arnett
Evelyn Walthall
Tom Newbill
Coleman
Pea Hook
Schmeling May Get Octob er Title Bout Against Louis
New York promoters postponed the Joe Louis versus Tommy Farr heavyweight title fight to Monday and eyed a possible October clash between the Louis Farr winner and Max Schmeling. Schmeling signaled willingness to fight anywhere for the title, while Schmeling’s manager demanded a 30 percent cut. A State Athletic Commission session preceded the talks as the postponement was announced.
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Associated Press
New York
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Jacobs
Louis-Farr
Schmeling
Madison Square Garden Bowl
Louis
Joe Jacobs
State Athletic Commission
Farr-Louis
Ballyhoo
Fort-Louis
Farr
Child Killer Doomed in LA Death Penalty Ordered
Diminutive Albert Dyer was found guilty of luring three girls ages seven to nine down a ravine, strangling them, attacking their bodies, and was sentenced to die. The jury, after a short deliberation, imposed the mandatory death penalty with an automatic appeal possible. The case involved Melba, Madeline Everett, and Jeanette Stephens.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Albert Dyer
WPA
Grace Calvert
Dyer
Melba
Madeline Everett
Jeanette Stephens
Italy Puts Swank Into Gas Masks
Rome notes a big Italian insurance company's showcase of stylish gas masks for men and women in a central Via Tritone window. Shown on model poses like luxury goods, the display aims to wow American tourists. Insured customers receive free masks. Background mentions gunpowder's European introduction by Saracen invasions.
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Associated Press
Rome
Italy
Central Via Tritone
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Raleigh Register
Raleigh County
W. VA
Ieee
Rahuelied
Singing
Twelfth District Sunday School Union
Meadow Crek
Dtwn
F. R. Bradburn
Charter Airplane Service
United States
Beckley Air Transport
Hanes
Lina
So. Fayette St
Beckley Music Store
Home OF Things Musical
Beckley, W. Va
Gambrinus
Swank
Europe
Eer Muni
Rainer
Beare
Clarke
Bourbon
Proop
America
Arrow Distilleries
Peoria
New Alabama
California
U. S. NO
A Y . Mo
Campbell
Welch
Rks
Okg. Boc
Weiners
Veal
Sophia
OAK Hill
Rhodell Mullens
UN. Oac
Whiting
Main
Kanawha St
Neville St
Eccles
Fayetteville
Beaver
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