Mae West Aid Sought By Justice Agent in Extortion Plot
Los Angeles, Ont 8. Justice Department agent asked Mae West to come to his office today about extortion plot tied to the actress. Seven men were arrested near a Hollywood pay off spot after a tense seizure with armed officers. One suspect held on extortion charges. Cavett said notes demanded payment to a palm tree location and threatened through a phone number in a newspaper ad. West received five threatening notes and agreed to cooperate.
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Joseph BO
Dal
Department of Justice
Mae West
Dunn
Wort
Russ West
Hollywood
George Jamios
Tom Cavett
Cavett
Officials Thankful For Bowes Program In San Antonio
Major Edward Bowes director of the radio amateur tour dedicates next Sunday night’s program to San Antonio. He receives telegrams of stratitude from local officials inviting attendance at the Texas Centennial. Telegrams were sent by the Bexar Commissioners Court Stay If Albert W. West Jr, Congressman Maury Maverick, Criminal District Attorney John F. Shunk, and the Bexar delegation in the legislature.
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Bowes
Maj
Edward Bowes
San Antonio
Beker Commissioners” Court
Albert W. West Jr
Congrer Maury Maverick
John 4. Shunk
Bexar
Texas Organizes Permanent Council Formed as First Government
A permanent council formed at San Felipe on October 8 1815 became Texas first government. Stephen F Austin headed Texas affairs as trader, with seven municipalities sending reps to establish headquarters and a treasury of 84.30 dollars. The council appointed Capt William Hall to collect supplies and prepared for conflicts while countering pacifist influence and tightening land titles.
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San Felipe
Jonger
Uncy
Bay Grande
Stephen Austin
Cajonists
Austin
Gonzales
Ban Felipe
R. R. Royall
Raunefl
Royall
Committee of Safety
Matagorda
Tanah Wao
Dons Express
United States
North
Nachitoches
Atmost
Royal
Firopaganda
C. B. Stewart
de. Stewart
Gonsales
al San Felipe
Sam T Houston
Amone
Peter J. Menard
Genoles
Aguricu
Come
Mexico
John Rice Jones
Relem
Sahing
San Antonin
Council
Mooney Forces to Renew Fight in Court
San Francisco reports that Mooney’s attorneys prepared a renewed onslaught on testimony from witnesses at his trial. They argue Mooney was deprived of a fair trial and that key witnesses, including Frank Walsh of New York, accused a chief state witness of being a professional perjurer.
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San Francisco
Jim
Witesses
Ako
Jeshimongy Wik
Frank, Walsh
New York
Oxman
Oreton Cailleman
California Pilot Missing in Mexico City Search
Mexico City staff search Oct 8 for 21 year old California pilot Frank Turls en route from Guadalajara to here The University of Southern California aviator was due last night Experts say he may have been forced down in sparsely settled terrain with limited communication lines from the area
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Mexico
Mexico City
Avision
Californiia
Guadalajara
University of Southern Califora
Kurta
Oklahoma Kiwanis elects Batten district governor
Batten of Enid Oklahoma was elected district governor of Kiwanis International at the closing session of the annual convention in Sherman. The district combines Oklahoma and Texas. Batten succeeds Naylor of Ban Amla, with the convention noting the change at the close.
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Sherman
Oct
M. EB. Batten
Enid
Okla
Kiwanis International
Battry
Naylor
Ban AM la
Oklahoma
Texas
Thief Steals $150 from Man Asleep at Home
A. H. Marlin awoke to find a thief had entered his home at 322 West King’s Highway on Thursday and stole $150 from his trousers while he slept, according to police reports.
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A. H. Marlin
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King's Highway
Defense grills Mrs Stoll in Robinson kidnapping case
In Louisville Kentucky Alice Speed Stoll testified under defense questioning about the alleged kidnapping of Thomas E Robinson Jr and the 50 000 ransom. Stoll described abduction by Robinson Jr threats and a six year confinement in an Indianapolis apartment while federal agents pursued the case.
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Alice Speed Stell
Feaneosa
Robinson
Thomas H Rolin Sr
Ife
Thomas H. Robinson Jr
Ates
Robinson Jr
Federal District Court
Sto
Jack Norman
Geatihude
Joynael
Ier
Indianapolis
Stoll
Berry
Relief jobs still short despite WPA goals
Washington reports indicate 204 civilian relief workers are on projects, including the Civilian Conservation Corps. WPA director Harry L Hopkins notes a goal of 3,500,000 by November 1, with aides insisting this week’s figures will show a substantial improvement in employment.
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Choch
Civilian Conservation Corps
Harry S. Hopkins
WPA
Pistol Case Sentences Woman After Testimony Evidence Reveals Loaded Weapon
Margarita Espinoza, aged 9, was sentenced to 50 days in county jail by Judge McCollum Burnett in County Court. The charge was unlawfully carrying a pistol. Testimony showed Espinoza with a pistol in a taxicab and at 19 Big Poole Street in September.
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Paul Stress
Auys
Tursday
McCollum Burnett
Nots
S19
Big Poole Street
Septenoes 14
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for Malaria Relief
Positive relief for malaria through tasteless quinine and tonic iron. The tonic claims rapid fever and chills reduction, infection elimination, and fortification against future attacks, with pricing and bottle details for safety and value.
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Grove
Police question 13 in girl’s death case as 2 sought
Seattle police questioned 13 suspects and sought two more in the fatal case of 7 year old Sally Jean Kelley. Officers connected a brutal incident to an apartment building where the girl’s body was found near a door handle with a child's handkerchief, and a Black janitor was named in initial reports.
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Seattle
Monkey Freezing Expert Plans Move from Hollywood
Halp Willard, a chemist known for freezing experiments on moth keys, announced he will relocate his laboratory to another state. He claims the process could destroy tuberculosis germs but offered no destination. Humane officers stalled the work amid the controversy.
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Hollywood
Callt
Halp Willard
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