Unsolved New York Crimes and Disappearances Highlight Gaps
The article recalls major NY crime cases from the 1920s including the slayings of Joseph Bowne Elwell, Dot King, Louise Lawson, Arnold Rothstein, Morris Erde, Blind Joe, and the April slaying of Justice John Francis O Neil. It notes ongoing police efforts, false confessions, and lingering suspicion, plus the long mystery of Justice Carter’s disappearance and the Crater case. Disappearances remain notable with hundreds yearly and the missing persons bureau maintaining cases.
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New York
Joseph Bowne Elwell
West Seventieth Street
Dot King
Louise Lawson
Arnold Rothstein
Morris Erde
Grand Street
Co-Operative
Joe
Avenue A
Lower East Side
John Francis O'Neil
Municipal Court
Sixth Avenue
Twelfth Street
Justice O'Neil
Fifth Avenue
St. Vincent's Hospital
Joseph Force Carter
Crater
Forty-fifth Street
Missing Persons Bureau
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Berkeley Sees 5.54 Percent Gain in Garbage Revenue
Berkeley California officials report a 5.54 percent rise in municipal revenue from garbage collection last year, signaling growth in city services and funding.
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Berkeley
Calif
Fires in schools exceed five daily in Kansas City
Dr. David J. Price of the Department of Agriculture told the National Safety Congress that Kansas City area schools catch fire at more than five per day. He cited that most fires start in basements and recalled the New London Texas explosion loss of over 300 lives. Annual school fires cause about 5 million dollars in damage and have averaged significant loss in lives across three decades.
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Kansas City
David J. Price
Department of Agriculture
National Safety Congress
Price
New London
Texas
Weather maps and cube plans for ocean air routes
Imperial and Pan American Airways experiments show weather reports and radio aids are vital for transatlantic flights. Researchers work on three dimensional cube charts to show altitude and coordinates, while 24 hour forecasts prove reliable and radio navigation aids function well.
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London
England
Imperial Airways
Pan-American Airways
Mercator
Atlantic
Ohio May Become Desert Again in Million Years
Kent State geography head Dr. David Olsen says geologists show Ohio and parts of Michigan, Pennsylvania and New York had a desert climate more than 100 million years ago. He notes salt deposits formed in salty lakes or lagoons along a sea coast in desert zones.
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David Olsen
Kent State University
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New York
Olsen
Appalachian
Tennessee
Arkansas
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Notice of Election for Shafter Public Utility District
The Shafter Public Utility District will hold a general election on May 3, 1938, at the Legion Hall Shafter Kern County California to select a Director At Large to succeed H Midgley. Polls open 1 PM to 6 PM with officials Inspector Mrs Gladys Crandall Judge Mrs Edythe Tabb Clerk Mrs Lena Janzen. The notice requires publication in three successive issues of the Shafter Press. W H Hitchcock H Midgley Jake Neufeld Directors.
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The
Socanat
California
Shafter
Pentelenbuds
H. Mi
Distri
H. Midgley
State of California
Legion Hall
Kern County
Gladys Crandall
Edythe Tabb
Lena Janzen
Board ‘of Directors
Shafter—Public Utility District
Shafter Public Utility District
Shafter Press
W.H. Hitchcock
Jake Neufeld
County of
Kern
State of
Ordinance setting polling hours for Shafter Public Utility District
Ordinance 13 fixes hours for all elections held by the Shafter Public Utility District and designates election officers. The district is a public corporation organized under California law to provide utility services.
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Shafter Public Utility District
State of
California
Farm Prices Show Leveling Off Tendency
California farm price trends indicate a slight March uptick from February, signaling a leveling off after a year of decline. The Giannini Foundation report covers 24 leading commodities including beef cattle veal calves hogs milk butter eggs wool barley wheat oats corn hay cotton potatoes beans lemons and apples, all lower than March 1937.
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Giannini Foundation
University of California
Jud Tunkins on work valued as hard luck
Jud Tunkins comments that a man who sees hard work as misfortune has little chance of success. He frames labor as a virtue and warns against seeing effort as burden rather than reward.
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Jud Tunkins
Home Economics Club Elects Officers at Shafter High
Shafter high school's Home Economics club elected officers on Tuesday April 12. Mary Helen Connell was named president Rhona Mettler vice president Mary Virginia Edwards secretary and treasurer The group planned its annual dinner and candlelight service for the installation next Tuesday.
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Home Economics Club
Shafter High School
Mary Helen Connell
Rhona Mettler
Mary Virginia Edwards
Commercial Club Entertained at Shafter High Meet
Members of the Commercial club of Shafter high school were entertained at their last meeting by June Lachenmaier who played the piano Mr Arnold on drums Letha Secker tap danced and Jesse Gray whistled.
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Shafter High School
June Lachenmaier
Ree
Mr. Arnold
Letha Secker
Jesse Gray
Cotton Consumption Totals 571 304 Bales for March
The Census Bureau reports March cotton use at 571 304 bales total with 510 941 bales of lint and 60 443 bales of linters.
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Census Bureau
Ren
Portrait of Marquette Confirmed After 200 Year Search
Milwaukee artist John A. Nielson has created an authentic portrait of Pere Jacques Marquette. The painting, accepted by Marquette University authorities, will be presented to alumni during Father Marquette’s tercentenary celebration. The discovery traces to a 1900 panel retrieved by artist McNab from a scrap heap, bearing the inscription and signature of R. Roos in 1669.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Pere Jacques Marquette
France
Canada
United States
Marquette University
John A. Nielson
University
Father Marquette
McNab
Marquette
High School Boys Take Home Economics Course
St. Louis introduces a home economics course for high school boys covering bed making leisure time budgeting and practical household skills. The program aims to broaden education in line with modern trends but faces prejudice from boys toward home economics.
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St. Louis
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Santa Fe Railway
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