Marriage Promise Lures Woman to Death in Woods
In Grand Rapids on October 3, 60 year old Mrs. Ann H. St. John of Mayfield was lured to a forest death by John Alerton, jailed on homicide charges. Letters found at the Commerce hotel link the pair after an arranged meeting via a matrimonial bureau, suggesting murder for money.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Ann H. St. John
Mayfield
Terry
John Alerton
Ashtabula
Commerce Hotel
Night School Opens With 3380 Attendances At Broadway High
Girls of 60 attend the first night session at Broadway high school as 3380 students fill halls. Foreigners join Americanization and naturalization courses while advanced classes, commercial, home economics, manual training, and academic offerings fill the roster. Principal Kirkpatrick notes practical courses and a staffing of about 90 teachers for what may become the nation’s largest night school. Enrollment aims for 3500 with two divisions meeting on alternate nights.
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Broadway High School
Kirkpatrick
United States
A. L. Brown
Board of Education
Wool Blankets and Towels in Various Sizes and Prices
Catalog-style listing detailing Frederick & Nelson white wool blankets in multiple sizes and border colors with prices from $5.00 to $8.75, plaid wool blankets, cotton blankets, and first floor and second floor sections. Also describes towels stamped for embroidery and guest towels with designs and prices.
Fashionable Pie Hairstyles and Hat Styles Draw Crowds
A fragmented notice describes stylish pies with feathered adornments and tip-tilted hats amid a flirty crowd. Mentions blondes brunettes and Titian haired beauties in a day tea evening dress priced at $1.00 in a first floor section.
OYS and Girls Cotton Union Suits Sale Note
Boys garments gray and girls cream in high neck long sleeve ankle length sizes 2 to 12 years priced at 25 cents basement salesroom.
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OYS
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