Boy Witness Describes Slavin Death in Burkett Murder Trial
Nine year old Freddie testifies Cecil Burkett shot Benny Slavins during a backyard hunting dispute last Thanksgiving. The state seeks the death penalty for Cecil as proof of motive and premeditation while Cecil’s mother sat with him during the court session.
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Schermann
Ceel Burkitt
Benny Slavins
Freddie
Burkett Boy
Bis Littl
Burkett
Cecil
Benny
W. J Reed
Anna Burkett
Jie
Virgil Decker Faces Murder Trial in Indiana
In Warsaw Indiana on June 1 1937 eighteen year old Virgil Decker stands trial for the murder of his friend Leroy Lovett. Prosecutors seek to prove Decker killed Lovett to collect a $24000 life insurance policy carried by the defendant.
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Warsaw
Ind
Virgil Decker
Leroy Lovett
Virgil
Decker
Woman fights to enter jail home clinic continues
Lucile Brown known as the woman with out a jail seeks relief after Judge Everett Smith ordered T KE Skagen to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for blocking admission to the women's industrial home and clinic. The case has moved through Justice of the Peace court and the supreme court with writs and mandamus requested. Saturday's proceeding will review the commitment order and the special plant to transport Miss Brown to the institution despite her denial of admission.
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Lucile Brown
Everett Smith
T. KE. Skagen
Business Control
Adam
Beeler
Mins Brown
Justice of the Peace C Co. Dalton’s Court
Smith
Supreme Court
Employee of County Fights Dismissal
Thomas Irving, chief custodian of King County voting machines, obtained a temporary restraining order against County Auditor Ferguson to prevent his dismissal. A hearing is set for June 3 to decide whether Ferguson may permanently remove Irving from the post.
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Dpd. E. Ferguson
Thomas Irving
King County
Irving
King Dykeman
Ferguson
Why You Need Iron for Energy and Endurance
Practical advice on iron in the blood explains how carbon from food and oxygen in blood unite to release energy. It promotes organic iron from foods like spinach and apples and touts organic Nuxated Iron as a remedy, claiming wide use by senators, judges, and millions, with money-back guarantees.
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Rome
Pharmacie Normale
United States
Congress
U. S
Veterans Placed in Jobs Prompt Embalmers’ Training
The Star-American Legion Employment bureau reports 245 veterans placed since Tuesday, with 18 more registered at the Adjutant Hervey Lindley office in the Stuart building basement. Miss Laura Curwell urges in-person registration and a phone contact for prompt outreach, listing Elliott 0479 for leads and job referrals including clerk, truck driver, sheet metal worker, and other positions.
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Star
Hervey Lindley
Noble Post
American Legion
Stuart Building
Laura C. Curwell
Elliott
Glenn PB. Osterhout
Rainier
Robert W. Sinclair
Fern Hotel
Main
John PD. Pryor
Kenwood
John P. Wall
Harrison St
Fred A. Ihrig
A. C. Murray
BF. Harrison
Capitol
Fred L. Meyer
20Th Ave
Beacon
J. A. Speckel
Marion St
Roy Harvey
29Th Ave. N
James Harvey Eapey
Spruce St
East
Fred. E. Brown
Summit
Elian
Q A
M. A. Wells
12Th Ave
N. W
Sunset
T. M. Nob
Eastlake Ave
George R. Seane
Westlake Ave
Four Stars in Sinbad Apart From Al Jolson
Al Jolson, premier Winter Garden star, is supported by four other performers who have led their own shows. Forrest Huff once played the Chocolate Soldier, Fritzi Von Busing starred at Vienna’s Volker theater, Franklyn Batey was a longtime baritone with the Carl Rosa Opera, and Mabel Wilbur headlined the Merry Widow tours and led the Baker opera company in Portland for 44 weeks.
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al Jolson
Winter Garden
Forrest Huff
Fritzi von Busing
Vienna
Volke’ Theatre
Franklyn Batie
Carl Rosa Opera Company
England
Mabel Wilbur
Henry W. Savage
Franz Lebar
Pacific Coast
Miss Wilbur
Baker Opera Company
Portland
Senate Refuses Navy Cut in 120,000 Strength Vote
The Senate on June 1 rejected calls to set the navy at 100,000 men for a second time. By 38 to 24 the chamber approved maintaining 120,000 sailors and boosting the pay appropriation by 15 million dollars beyond the House plan.
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Washington
Senate
House
Latin Americans May Withdraw From League
Washington June 1 diplomats predicted that Latin American republics now in the league of nations may quit. Southern representatives discussed informally advising their governments to renounce league membership with the state department amid beliefs Harding has abandoned a modified league and Ambassador Harvey's plain English speech cited as reasons for agitation.
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Washington
League of Nations
League
State Department
Harvey
Hard
Ing
Volunteer Poll Tax Collector Sought
Sun Lung at 1509 Eighth Avenue reports a man claiming to be a poll tax collector visited Tuesday and demanded a $5 poll tax. He gave Lung until 6 p m to pay and did not return. police are investigating.
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Sun Lung
Eighth Ave
Lung
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