Bank official Elliott kidnappers eyed in New Jersey case
Four county officials sought warrants to pursue a kidnapping case tied to William H. Elliott a 70 year old bank official who said he was held for six days by four men. Elliott was found alive near Nutley and claimed he was abducted while traveling from his Orange home to a Hoboken trust firm. Authorities probe motive and deny bootlegger or stock connections.
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Paterson
N.Y
William H. Elliott
James
Kott
Elliott
Nutley
Orange
Hobart ‘Trust Apany
Passaic
Thermere
Allon
Ewitt
Wealthy banker Williard Elliott reappears after week missing
Williard H. Elliott a rich New Jersey banker returns home with his daughter Ruth. Police remain puzzled by the earlier kidnapping report as the mystery continues without a clear explanation.
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Williard H. Elliott
New Jersey
Ruth
Elliott
Seattle drama club dancers save each other after car plunge
In Seattle on July 4, Miss Bevny Howard and Miss May Hill, chorus dancers at a State theater, recounted how their car plunged from a trestle into ten feet of water. They avoided liquor claims, identified a missing license plate, and returned to work the next day despite bruises.
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Seattle
State Theater
Vine Street
Bevny Howard
May Hill
Miss Howard
Ned Nol
Miss Hill
Miss Coward
May
Mr. Weed
West Seattle
Mr. Wood
Lewis Wells
Erry Aveous
Wood
A.M. Ween
Olive
Ex Grid Star Helps Save Three From Lake Michigan
In Chicago on July 4 three youths were rescued from Lake Michigan near Lee Street by Bill Calderwood a former Northwestern football star and Evanston officer. George Bartlett Walker 17 nephew of Evanston Mayor and Fritz Hedeloo 15 cannot swim. Robert OKeefe 18 swam to aid then tiring, Calderwood arrived with a boat and saved all three.
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Migcago
Lake Michigan
Bill Calderwood
Northwestern University
Evanston
George Bartlett Walker
Bartlett
Fritz Hedeloo
Lee Street
Walker
Hederon
Crane Street
Robert O'Keefe
Jonquil Terrace
Hedelon
Calderwood
Bootlegger Carries Whiskey in Wooden Leg
LA GRANGE GA July 4 Found bootlegger with one real leg and an artificial limb. He hid a gallon whiskey container inside the leg and peddled from a walking saloon. Police uncovered the cache, and Kirkindorf was bound over to the next Superior Court session.
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LA Grange
Kirkindorf
Alficera
Cesajon
Seventeen Year Old Betty Ford Graduates From Stanford
Palo Alto July 4 Betty Ford, aged seventeen, graduates from Stanford University after rapid early schooling. She walked at seven months and read by age three. The prodigy, praised by a psychologist as an extraordinary example of genius, completed college early and plans a literary career.
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Palo Alto
Cal
Nlue
Stanford University
Betty Ford
Haw
Geninn
Abe
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Nev
Mra
Dallas Tae Meclewski
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Charles Hiffman
Exchange Club
An Si
Federal Bakery
Fehr Bakery
Metzger’s Dairies
Govel
Farms
Salling’s
Cherry Blossom Cake Shop Piggly Wiggly
Clarence Saunders
Handy
Andy
H and H Coffee
B. Polansky
All Gold Coffee
Richter Bakery Central Grocery
Lowther Grocery
Sean
Light
Kellogg's
Ralston Purina
Kellogg’n
Decker’s
Brown’s Crackers
Lea & Perrin
Huhig
L House Coffee
Borden
Swift
Coca-Cola Dr. Pepper
Canada Dry
Hellmann’s
Ue A
Shes
Ge Wot & Marx Co
COTTC
Percalee
NTS
Dhan Head
Normandy
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