Police kill trio in Dillinger raid at Farwell avenue
Chicago police in a two hour assault silenced three gunmen in a Farwell avenue apartment hideout linked to John Dillinger and his gang. The dead were later identified as Louis Katzenwitz 28 Charles Tattlebaum 30 alias Chuck Tilden Sam Ginsburg 33 a paroled Michigan prisoner. Officers recovered a large gun arsenal and 52000 from a May 16 1932 Union National Bank robbery in Streator.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Indiana
Filis
Rowers Park District
Dillinger
Jack Hamilton
Harry Pierpont
Louis Katzenwitz
Charles Tattlebaum
Chuck Tilden
Union National Bank of Streator
Ua.j
Sam Ginsburg
Michigan State
Jackson
Katzenwitz
Tattlebaum
Ottawa
Ill
Farwell Avenue
John
Tage
Stege
Frank Reynolds
Harry “Newman
Harry Bingham
Reynolds
Suece
John Daly
Deaths of Mrs J T Elgin and Susan Anna Bingham
Obituaries from the city detail the deaths of Mrs J T Elgin of 14 Summit Avenue aged 76 from complications after a two week illness with funeral Sunday at 4 from her home. Susan Anna Bingham widow of Arias Bingham dies at 93 in her daughter's home after bronchial pneumonia and paralysis with funeral Sunday at 2 at Leitersburg cemetery. Also note the death of Columbus C Leatherman near Wilson's at 84 with funeral at Mt View cemetery Sharpsburg conducted by Rev J Wade Huffman and a city tax notice reminding payment of 1933 taxes by Jan 1 1944 with extended Dec evening hours.
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J. T. Elgin
Summit Avenue
Weverton
Jesse Moore
Maryland House of Correction
Presbyterian Church of
Harpers Ferry
Leroy
Maryland State Penal Farm
Albert M
J. Lester
W. Lee
Cameron
E. Fisk
Edward Moore
Knoxville
Frank Moore
Lee Garrett
Byron Stehl
Paul Holdcraft
Rest Haven Cemetery
Frederick
Susan Anna Bingham
Arias Bingham
Walter Summers
East North Street
Greencastle
David and
Elizabeth (Weistner) Miller
Reformed Church
R. J. Briggs
Washington
D. C
WK. Summers
J.B. Dunahugh
City
H. F. Bingham
Mercersburg
R. W. Bingham
Chicago
Ella Black
Waynesboro
George F. Schader
Dizon
Ill
Oreat
W. S. Hess
Leitersburg
Columbus C. Leatherman
Wilson's
Ralph
Willoughby
Hagerstown
Rayelta
St. Paul's Reformed Church
Clearspring
Wilson
Chase Fry
Shooting at Pinesburg Probed After Mysterious Assault
Wilbur C. Sarver, 29, of Pinesburg, was wounded with a bullet in the leg and head injuries after an afternoon attack near his home. Deputies Winters and Detective Peters pursue leads from a car with West Virginia licenses seen in Williamsport. Sarver, who is hospitalized, declined to name the scene or assailants, stating he would talk when stronger.
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Sheriff's Office
Wilbur C. Sarver
Pinesburg
Washington County Hospital
Sarver
Frank Winters
William Peters
Peters
Winters
West Virginia
Willamsport
Chicago
Silver price fix by President halves value of silver coin
The President used inflation powers from the Agricultural Adjustment act to set legal silver at 64.14 cents an ounce, a move praised by Senator Pittman as stabilizing world silver prices and linked to a 66-country agreement against further devaluation.
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Congress
Pittman
Dnev
Stocks Rally on Roosevelt Silver Plan Across Metals Shares
New York December 22 stocks led by metal shares surged on news of President Roosevelt's silver purchase plan. Howe Sound jumped to 36 a share, Kennecott Copper to 20.87, Phelps Dodge to 17.25, American Metals to 20.50, and International Silver to 40, with broader market gains of a few cents to over a dollar before fading.
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New York
Roosevelt
Howe Sound
Kennecott Copper
Phelps Dodges
American Metals
Order of AHEPA Elect Officers in Blue Ridge Chapter
The Blue Ridge Chapter No. 193 of the Order of Ahepa met Wednesday night and elected officers: Peter N. Samios as president, John Nakopulos as secretary, John Callas as vice president, and Jamies Lambros as treasurer.
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Blue Ridge
Order of Ahepa
Peter N. Samios
John Nakopulos
John Callas
Jamies Lambros
Chicago Grain Market Quotations by Stein Bros and McComas-Armstrong
Gard of thanks from Daisy Nickens thanking friends and relatives for kindness during illness and death of mother Mariah Nickens. Grateful for flowers and car rides. notice from Daisy Nickens, Adv.
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Stein Bros. & Boyce, McComas-Armstrong Building
Mariah Nickens
Daisy Nickens
Eight Hijackers Tied to Clark Home Abduction
Federal warrants cite three men linked to hijacking events with liquor charges on prior records. State and sheriff say no immediate arrest effort against the eight hijackers after Clark and his wife refused to visit a suspect, who was released later. Mrs. Clark described the visit of eight armed men before her husband’s return.
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Clark
J. Lloyd Harshman
Red
Huntzberry
Bethesda
Census supervisor Hoffman named for national inventory
John H. Hoffman of this city is named one of Maryland’s three supervisors to conduct field work for the Census Bureau inventory of American business real property and real estate taxation. The study aims to map employment payrolls housing and tax frequencies to aid state and county solvency efforts. Joseph M Atkinson and Fred W Gore also selected from Maryland. A London magistrate counsels divorce seekers to involve the minister who united them.
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Hagerstown
Washington County
Second National Bank
John H. Hoffman
Maryland
Census Bureau
Joseph M.atkinson
Baltimore
Fred W. Gore
Cambridge
Trio Confess to Robberies in City Court Hearing
Leroy Wilking, Mayo Barnett, and Roger Bloom were arraigned on robbery charges and held on $500 bond. Police say they confessed to two robberies, with 74 pairs of hose from Hagerstown Hosiery Mill and items from J M Buchanan's store identified as stolen. Additional detail describes arrest at North Foundry Street and recovery of goods.
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Richard Duffey
Leroy Wilkingon
Mayo
Barnett
North Foundry Street
Roger
Bloom
Alexander Street
J Edgar Young
Hagerstown
West Antietam Street
J. M. Buchanan
Manila Avenue
Buchanan
William Peters
L. W Bloom
Maryland
Hopkins
Foundry Street
Mistake in Court Over Traffic Incident Leads to Fine
Thomas P. Herbert, a Black man, faced a charge of failing to stop and send aid to a lamp post after a traffic mishap. Judge John P. McMahon halted disruptive whispers and the charge was corrected to failing to stop and identify after an accident involving property damage. A clerical error had produced the wrong form.
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Washington
Thomas P. Herbert
John P. McMahon
J B Ferguson Shot While Hunting at Woodmont Club
J B Ferguson, president of the Chamber of Commerce and a noted engineer, was injured by an accidental shotgun discharge at the Woodmont Rod and Gun Club while seven hunters pursued turkeys. The incident occurred about 1 pm. details of the discharge remain unclear.
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Woodmont Rod and Gun Club
Otar Hannick
J. B. Ferguson
Chamber
Omierce
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