Bank cashier kills bandit during Altamont bank hold up
Parsons Kansas July 14. Bank cashier Isaac McCarty killed bandit Kenneth Conn in an ambush atop the vault during a Labette county state bank robbery at Altamont. A wounded accomplice Alva Payton was struck in the face. The robbers were among 11 Kansas penitentiary escapees from Memorial Day. Leaders Harvey Bailey and Wilbur Underhill remain at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons, Kans
Kenneth Conn
Kansas Penitentiary
Labette County
Altamont
Alva Payton
Lansing
Kirk Prather
Isaac McCarty
Conn
Payton
McCarty
Harvey Bailey
Wilbur Underhill
Mherty
Silk and Rayon Industries Adopt Code of Fair Practices
Washington July 14 The silk and rayon industries have completed a voluntary code of fair practices parallel to the cotton textile code. It would automatically establish a 40 hour work week, abolish child labor, and set a minimum weekly wage of 12 dollars in the South and 13 dollars in the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Recovery Administration
Beddow Elected President of Lions Clubs
Rod erick Beddow, lawyer and banker from Birmingham Alabama, was elected president of the International Association of Lions clubs in St Louis today July 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beddow
LIONS
Louis
Roderick Beddow
Birmingham
Ala
International Association of Lions Clubs
World Economic Conference Recesses Plenary Session July 27
The steering committee of the World Economic Conference recesses the world parley on July 27. Committees must submit reports by next Friday and the full bureau will meet the following Tuesday. A final plenary session on the 27th is planned to avoid finality and signal possible resumption at a future date. Senator James Couzens of Michigan draws interest as details continue.
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London
James Couzens
Michigan
Trade expands nationwide with rapid June rise
New York reports from Dun and Bradstreet show broad trade gains across most regions in June. They note sustained expansion with no notable reactionary trend and a light summer letdown, as orders grow for foodstuffs shoes ready to wear clothing millinery machinery equipment iron and steel and building materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dun and Bradstreet, Inc
McComas-Armatrong Inc granted articles of incorporation
The State Tax Commissioner granted articles of incorporation to McComas Armatrong Inc this city with authority to deal in general insurance and real estate brokerage and to issue 10 000 shares of $10 each. Incorporators are Wm E Foltz Edwin C Hook and William H Bradley this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McComas-Armatrong, Inc
Wm. E. Foltz
Edwin C. Hook
William H. Bradley
Blanket Wage And Work Hour Code Looms For All Industry
Washington July 14. Hugh S Johnson said voluntary imposition of hour limits and wage rises may be needed for all industries seeking codes. Most rayon and silk sectors filed to join under the cotton textile plan setting 40 hours per week and 12 dollars in the south 13 in the north. Wool nearly ready. Johnson noted a general agreement among industries and the President as provided by the recovery act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hugh 3. Johnson
Industrial Recovery Enterprise
Johnson
Roosevelt
Hail Stones Showed Size of 1931 Storm at Halfway
Ed Waters recalls a July 16 1931 afternoon storm at Halfway that produced hail as large as walnuts, shredding crops. He preserved stones in his ice cream cabinet, some melting slightly but still proof of the dramatic downpour for skeptics.
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Ed, Waters
Copis Slain as Trio Get Big Payroll
Philadelphia July 14 Three robbers shot and killed patrolman Charles Stockburger guarding a 19000 payroll at the Allied Kid Go factory office near Firth and Huntingdon. The gunmen fleered an escape car after grabbing envelopes for 350 workers. Stockburger, a 22 year veteran, died instantly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Copis Slain ‘As
Trio Get Big Payroll
Philadelphia
Stockburger J
Stockburger
Catfish weighs eight pounds in Potomac catch
Earl M. Hoffman of Summit Avenue landed a Mississippi catfish weighing 8 pounds in the Potomac at Antietam. His companions Elmer I. Eshleman Charles N. Harsh and deputy game warden Glenn Kretsinger vouched for the catch though the fish reportedly had one eye. Eshleman also caught a class size fish, with ample room on the stringer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl M. Hoffman
Summit Avenue
Potomac
Antietam
Hoffman
Elmer I. Eshleman
Charles N. Harsh
Williamsport
Glenn Kretsinger
Eshleman
Foreign scientists to visit Hagerstown during congress
A group of esteemed foreign scientists attending the International Geological Congress will stop in Hagerstown for a few hours next Thursday as part of an excursion. Douglas Johnson of Columbian University, in charge, arranged a meal. City representatives from the Chamber of Commerce will greet the delegation and extend city courtesies. The other item notes the Municipal Light Plant announcing Uraries Bible as bookkeeper.
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International Geological Congress
Hageratown
Congress
Douglas Johnson
Columbian University
Hagerstown
Abduction case tightens as two quizzed in Alton banker affair
Alton Illinois July 14 two men were detained for questioning in the kidnapping of 71 year old banker August Luer as ransom notes were received by his family. Luer's agents O S Catt and Lawrence Keller Jr insisted any note must include lines of Luer handwriting and be signed by him before recognition. Keller the family's official ransom negotiator, said he expected a breakthrough soon and displayed a bottle of Lyer heart tablets as a hint of possible progress.
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Alton,ill
August Luer
Alton
Luer
O. S. Catt
Lawrence Keller, Jr
Lawrence Keller
Lyer
Keller
Kansas May Have Beer In Kansas Dry State Debate
In Topeka Kansas July 14 beer talk rose as the Supreme Court ruled trial judges and juries must decide if 3.2 percent beer is intoxicating. Attorney General Roland Boynton warned convictions will be hard to secure while some veterans see the ruling as a wedge toward a wetter Kansas. Merchants in several cities reportedly began selling beer.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Supreme Court
Roland Boynton
Union
J. H. Brady
Kansas City
Kidnapping Alert Urges Immediate FBI Involvement
Washington July 14. Joseph B. Keenan special assistant to the Attorney General cites a kidnapping protocol advising immediate long distance calls to Edgar Hoover director of the FBI when a threat or disappearance occurs. Officers respond to scenes. quick family notification aided solving cases. secrecy is emphasized.
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Washington
Joseph B. Keenan
Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Caime
Trio Marked by Kidnapers Next Victims Named at Track
Chicago reports that three wealthy sportsmen John D. Hertz Otto Lehmann and Warren Wright are identified by the Herald and Examiner as targets for kidnapping by the same gang that abducted John Factor. Federal agents moved to Arlington Park race track where the men keep stables. The plan reportedly aimed to occur at the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
The
Herald and Examiner Today
John ‘Factor
Herald and Examiner
John D. Hertz
Yellow Cab Company
Otto Lehmann
Warren Wright
Lincoln Park Board
Arlington Park Race Track
Factor
Captain cites steering failure before tanker collision
Baltimore July 14 Captain Francis E Cross commander of the Ocean Liner City of Baltimore told steamboat inspectors today that the steering apparatus failed just before the crash with the Beacon on Wednesday.
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Baltimore
Francis E. Cross
Ocean Mner
Slap Turns Tragic: Man Killed by Horsefly Kick
Poplar Bluff Missouri July 14 A man named Frank Lynn slapped a horse fly on a horse. The horse kicked him, and he died from his injuries. Also named Lieutenant Joseph F Metz of Hagerstown has been appointed a second lieutenant in the infantry reserve.
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Poplar Bluff
Frank Lynn
Lynn
Joseph F. Metz
East Lee, Street
Hagerstown
Kidnap fears sweep Hollywood stars for safety
Hollywood por sua film elite brace for kidnaping risk as studios plan a Scotland Yard style unit and local officials deploy secret investigators. Rich families warned to guard against abductions while stars like Mary Pickford Marlene Dietrich Ann Harding Harold Lloyd Gloria Swanson and others hire guards for homes and events.
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Hollywood
Midwest
Scotland Yard
Los Angeles
Eugene Biscailuz
R. E. Steckel
Mary Pickford
Marlene Dietrich
Europe
Beverly Hills
Ann Harding
Jane Bannister
Harold Lloyd
Gloria Swanson
Army flier Arrington killed in Middletown crash
Lieutenant Robert M. Arrington of Baltimore dies in an army airplane crash near Middletown Pennsylvania while returning from a training flight. The fighter failed to climb and stalled at about 1,000 feet, the craft burst into flames and trapped him. Arrington had been transferred to Selfridge field Michigan for a year of active service and was unmarried.
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Middletown
Robert M. Arrington
Baltimore
Arrington
Selfridge Field
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Mitchell Field
New York
Middletown Air Intermediate Depot
Brooks Field
San Francisco
Tex
Building Trades Getting Hopeful
Building activities revived slightly this week with two permits issued by City Engineer Greenawalt. An $8 000 dwelling in the North End and a large brick addition to Becks restaurant on North Jonathan Street are planned. Hope rises for a broader upturn in local construction. A wagon axle found in a hickory tree trunk near Williamsport by Robert Byers is saved as a relic. Samuel Brokers and John McGill alias Ferdenez are held on panhandling charges as police await word from Williamsport.
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Greenawalt
North End
Beck
North Jonathan Street
Robert Byers
Williamsport
Byers
Helo Samuel Brokers
John McGill Alias Ferdenez
Desmond
Retail food prices rise 3.1 3 percent in mid June
Washington reports that retail food prices in 51 cities rose 3.1/3 percent from May 16 to June 15, yet remain 3 1/3 percent below a year earlier. The Bureau of Labor Statistics sets price index at 100.1 for June 15, 1932 and 96.7 for last June 15, with 200.0 as the 1913 base.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Go-Betweens Named In Kidnapping Case Publicized
A fourth letter from kidnapers arrived today via private mailbox naming go-between candidates and demanding 260000 dollars. The family has already submitted two lists of names, each listing 11 figures prominent in Albany sporting circles, with signals and codes used in prior notes.
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John J. Jr
The
Publiun
Journal and World -Telegram
New York
O'Connell
Albany
Treles
Firat
Hut
Albany Times ‘Union of Saat
Lst
Sedgewick
New York City
Break in at Williamsport Canning Factory Leads to Reward
Intruders forced entry by breaking two locks at the main Williamsport canning factory building. Owners offer a ten dollar reward for information that leads to apprehension. The building was ransacked but it is unclear if anything was stolen.
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Williamsport
Cincinnati Industry Agrees on Wages and Hours Title
Working code from Cincinnati on July 14 shows teen companies in hearse and ambulance manufacturing adopting a 45 cent per hour minimum wage under the National Recovery Act. The agreement allows a 48 hour workweek during peak seasons and a 15 percent boost to the 2,000 workforce.
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Cincinnati
U S Moves Against Kidnappers Of O Connell
Federal authorities launched a probe in the northern district of New York into letters sent by kidnappers of John J. O Connell Jr. The U S attorney ordered postal inspector W D Teagie to retrieve the letters and notes demanding ransom, while family members awaited the next correspondence and watched mail anxiously.
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Associated
Presa
Albany
John J
Butch) O'Connell
United States
New York State
Dan O'Connell
Albany County
Malone
U. S
Oliver T. Buden
W. D. Teagie
O'Connells
O’connnell Brothers
Sally) O'Connell
O'Connell
John, Jr
Catskill
Rip van Winkle
Hte
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la Grange
Bandit
Pal
Silk and Rayon Industries
Philly
Uoaries Bible
Municipal Light Plant
Banker’s. Abduction
Wets
Dempsey
Bella
Jack Dempsey
Hannah ‘Willams
Miss. Williams
Reno
Newsdon
Estee Tayior
Miss Williamson
Roger Wolfe Kahn
Otto Kahn
Associated Press
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