Kidnapped Radio Singer Recalls Hotel Room Ordeal
Sibyl Fidanque a 39 year old San Jose California radio entertainer was abducted in a case described as harrowing. She identified herself to a hotel clerk and described her captors including a gunman and a woman called Girlie and Maizie. Her teenage son Jack sped toward El Paso to reunite with her as authorities hunted for clues.
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EL Paso
Tex
Sibyl Fidanque
San Jose
Calif
Jack
California
Tucson
Ariz
F' Paso
Fidanque
Panama Canal Zone
Maizie
Sibyl. Fidanque
Texas
Associated Press
Bold hold up leaves Frank Hiser bloodied, robbed
Frank Hiser, 25, of South Street, told police he was struck on the head and robbed of 3.70 while walking the Baltimore and Ohio tracks near Baltimore and Lee streets shortly after 9 o clock last night. He remained unconscious for minutes, later reporting the incident as police investigate men seen loitering nearby.
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Frank Hiser
South Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Baltimore and Lee
Hiser
Mills
Biser
Woman Admits Murder Part Oneonta Case
Mrs. Martha Clift, held as a material witness in the Wright case, told District Attorney Donald Grant she was promised 200 dollars for her help in the slaying of Mrs Eva Coe. She signed a statement at 4 15 am asserting she and not Mrs Coe drove the car over Wright on a Crumhorn Mountain road on June 14.
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Oneonta
N.Y
Martha Clift
Harry Wright
Handyman
Donald Grant
Eva Coe
Wright
Grayson In Auto Crash Near Arlington VA
Rear-Admiral Cary T. Grayson, retired naval medical officer, was shaken and bruised in an automobile collision in Lyon Village, Virginia. Grayson went home afterward. Benjamin J. Winger of Arlington said he swerved off the road to avoid Grayson’s car, which he claimed struck his vehicle. Winger’s car was found 101 feet from the road.
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Washington
Cary T. Grayson
Naval
Lyon Village
Arlington County
Grayson
Benjamin J. Winger
Resro
Arlington
Winger
Youth Held For Hundred Burglaries In Delaware Nine Lives
Sherman Phippin a 22 year old from Delmar Delaware confessed to a six month spree of burglaries in nearly one hundred homes across Delaware and the Eastern Shore Maryland. He targeted homes while owners were away and led police to a closed case tally that included Dover Salisbury Princess Anne Pocomoke Snow Hill and other towns. A Dover jail confession witnessed by Police and State Detectives outlined the scope and locations of the break ins.
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Salisbury
Sherman Phippin
Delmar
Del
Delaware
Maryland
Phippin
Dover. del
N. H. Holland
A. C. Hubbard
Maurice RB. Tarr
Dover
D. D. Wharton
Princess Anne
Pocomoke
Snow Hill
Chestertown
Centerville
Camden
Smyrna
Milford
Warrington
Easton
Georgetown
Seaford
Frightened Cow Falls On Woman At Samuel Butler Farm
State and county police investigate a gun blast or bomb at the Samuel Butler farm in South Mountain. Mrs. Butler was milking in the barn when a loud report occurred. a frightened cow jumped and fell on her, causing only slight injuries.
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Samuel Butler
South Mountain
Cumberland Hit By Severe Storm
A cyclonic storm swept Cumberland and nearby towns lasting moments and bringing heavy rain. Trees and shrubbery were damaged, awnings torn, and dust halted traffic. Lonaconing Midland and Barton experienced blackouts after a high tension wire fell near Miller Mines in Midland.
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Cumberland
Lonaconing
Midland
Barton
Miller Mines
Woman Must Hang for Killing Husband in California
Nellie Madison, 39, was found guilty of first degree murder in the March 24 shooting of her husband, Eric Madison, in their apartment. A California superior court jury of four women and eight men sentenced her to death. Judge Charles Fricke will pronounce sentence next Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
Nellie Madison
Eric
Film
Charles Fricke
Madison
California
Montana
Jall
Brimhall couple welcomes seventeenth child in Napa
Rancher Joseph Brimhall and his wife presented their seventeenth baby in Napa California on June 23. He quipped that their family grew one by one except for a single set of twins, noting they had done fairly well with the clan.
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Napa. Calif
Joseph Brimhall
Post To Try For Altitude Record Soon
Chicago reports Wiley Post plans a solo flight to 60 000 feet to set a world altitude record. Century of Progress officials say the attempt may occur July 1. The current unofficial mark is 47 527 feet set by Renato Bonato of Rome.
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Chicago
Wiley Post
Century of Progress
Renato Bonato
Rome
One Coat In 45 Years Sparks Milwaukee Divorce
MILWAUKEE Wis June 23 In their 45 years of married life her husband bought her exactly one coat and that's grounds for divorce Mrs Pauline Orlesa 64 filed suit against Alexander 4
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Milwaukee, Wis
Pauline Orlesa
Alexander
Haven't Forgotten Widow Of Fighter
The boxing world remembers former heavyweight champion Bob Fitzsimmons and his seriously ill widow. The Illinois Boxing Commission learned of her illness and lack of funds and arranged her admission to Michael Reese Hospital. The Chicago Boys' Brotherhood Republic is arranging care for her two children.
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Chicago
Bob Fitzsimmons
Ilinois Boxing Commission
Michael Reese
Chicago Boys’ Brotherhood Republic
Rains Break Backbone of Bad Drought
In Chicago on June 23 a broad rainfall relief dampened the drought across the central west. The weather brought yesterday’s heaviest city rain since last October, with 0.88 inches at the University of Chicago station. Lightning struck in parts of the metro area. A 12 year old girl died at Somer Sea when a wind toppled a chicken house. A man died and three were injured by lightning at Wheeling Indiana. More showers were forecast for Illinois Indiana Michigan Wisconsin Missouri and Iowa.
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Chicago
Central West
University of Chicago
Weather Bureau
Ilinois
Indiana
Michigan
Wisconsin
Missouri
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Kansas
Kentucky
Somer Sea
Wheeling Ind
Plane Crashes In Flames Killing Pilot In Burbank
Glendale dispatch reports a Aerovias Centrales monoplane crashed in flames in central Burbank in the early morning. The 26 year old pilot C L Bucher of Los Angeles was killed. witnesses said fog and a possible wire or pole strike may have caused the crash.
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Glendale
Calif
Burbank
Los Angeles
C. L. Bucher
Aerovias Centrales
Air Service
Mexico
D. C
Bucher
Census records drop in U S cigarette production in 1935
Washington reports a fall of more than 1 billion cigarettes produced in 1935 compared with 1931. The census bureau notes lower wages and material costs, but an 11.8 rise in cigarette industry employment, amid a total output of 112,704,260,156 cigarettes.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Tobacco Companies
Former U S Marshal George W Collier Dies at Home
George W. Collier former United States marshal died last night at his Baltimore home from pneumonia. He had long served in federal law enforcement and was a prominent local figure. The obituary notes his years of service and his standing in the community.
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Baltimore
Jime
George W. Collier
United States
Weekly Weather Outlook for Atlantic States
Weather outlook for North and Middle Atlantic shows showers at week start and again late in the week with generally fair periods in between. Temperatures warm up early, cooling midweek, then rising Thursday and Friday with a moderate warm trend overall.
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North
Middle Atlantic
Conler
Mayor To Fill Two City Posts
The Mayo and Council postponed their special meeting to Monday. Pending business includes naming a member to the Board of Water Commissioners and appointing a milk inspector. Oscar M Corderman, Democrat, is slated for the Water Board, with C. W. Galloway likely to be reappointed as dairy inspector amid opposition.
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Mayo and Council
Board of Water Commissioners
Oscar M Corderman
Water Board
C. W. Galloway
Price Fixing Battle Looms Over Rubber Firms
Washington June 23 A major clash over price fixing in the rubber industry looms as the Federal Trade Commission moves to intervene. The rubber code authority accuses Phillips-Baker Rubber Providence La Crosse Rubber Mills La Crosse and Goodyear Rubber Middletown of refusing to file price lists, challenging industry rights to set or refuse prices and risking NRA price control powers.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
NRA
The
Rubber Code Authority
Phillips-Baker Rubber Company
Providence
R. I
la Crosse Rubber Mills
la Crosse
Wis
Goodyear Rubber Company
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Middletown
Oil Station Robbed Of Penny Peanut Machine
Thieves forced a back window at the Shell Oil and Gas Station at Willow Lane and Frederick Street and robbed a penny peanut machine. Police believe the culprits were boys. The theft was discovered this morning when staff opened for business. No other valuables were taken.
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Shell Oil and Gas Station
Willow Lane
Frederick Street
Wedding Present From The Judge
In Macon Georgia on June 23 a wedding day drama unfolded as Dr Ralph T Heath, summoned to testify in Recorder M Felton Hatchers court, received a lenient verdict from the judge who declared the overbooked summons a wedding present after Heaths brother explained the situation. The judge let him go saving a fine and turning the moment into a personal gift.
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Macon
Ralph T. Heath
M. Felton Hatcher
Heath
Hatcher
Bolivian Victory Reported in Chaco Boreal Battle
A reported Bolivian victory in the Chaco Boreal caused heavy casualties among Parazuayans as both nations engaged in a death struggle with thousands killed.
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Buenos Aires
Chaco Boreal
College Girls Worst Wives Says Dr Wilson at Berkeley
Dr D P Wilson of the Los Angeles Institute of Family Relations told the Western Psychological Association that college women make more trouble as wives than all other classes. He said the only exception is a wife who attended girls schools. He warned to not treat a wife as a pal but as a woman.
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Berkeley
Calif
D. P. Wilson
Los Angeles Institute of Family Relations
Western Psychological Association
Five seamen convicted of riot in Baltimore disorder
Five seamen accused of taking part in clashes linked to tensions between unemployed sailors and state relief headquarters were found guilty of riot by a jury that deliberated under nine minutes. Each received a two year sentence, suspended on condition they depart the state.
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Baltimore
Fire destroys two story home of Mt Airy police chief
In Mount Airy Maryland on June 2 a two story frame dwelling owned by Police Chief Alvie A Moxtire and occupied by Mr and Mrs Harry Brown was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin despite efforts of two fire engine crews. The house lay in the country near Mount Airy.
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Mount Airy
Alvie A. Moxtire
Harry Brown
Here
Woman receives two slaps for every one given says judge
Middletown June 25 AP reports City Judge Howard M. Starr offers a novel ruling in a family quarrel. He states a woman is justified in giving a man two slaps for every one he gives her and adds she might even use a flatiron. The remark follows a claim a nephew struck his aunt.
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Middletown
N.Y
Howard M. Starr
E. W. Miller Candidate for Senate
Delegate Ernest W. Miller yesterday filed his certificate of candidacy for the Republican nomination for State senator. He is the first Republican to file for any office, and friends of the well known grocer expect his nomination. Rumors say J. Lloyd Harshman may oppose him in September, with others urging Harry Brindle to seek the nomination.
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Ernest W. Miller
Miller
J. Lloyd Harshman
Harry Brindle
Uniformed official arrested at school picnic
On June 23 in Brooklyn, P. H. Hemingway a Black man who served as chief of policy in a local settlement was discharged by the city council. He wore his uniform with badge and revolver, attended the annual school picnic, and was arrested by deputy sheriffs for impersonating an officer.
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Adolf Hitler
Germany
Benito Mussolini
Italy
Europe
Mussolini
Hitler
Venice
Associated Press
Brooklyn
P. H. Hemingway
Hemingway
Marketing Plan for Early Potatoes
The farm administration approved a tentative marketing agreement for the early potato industry in Florida Georgia South Carolina North Carolina Virginia and Maryland to align supply with demand by regulating shipments. Signatures of contracting shippers will be necessary to put the agreement into effect.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Florida
Georgia
South Carolina
North Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Murder evidence ties Poderjay to American murder case
Vienna officials say sufficient evidence exists to charge Ivan Poderjay with murder in connection with the disappearance of Miss Agnes Turverson of New York and Detroit. Investigators note letters between Poderjay and Marguerite Susan Ferrand hint at money schemes as they place Ferrand at the center of the inquiry. The Poderjay probe remains under court examiners with secrecy, while Vienna police shift focus to international matters and foreign crime.
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Vienna
Bruno Barber
Internatonal Police Organization of
Ivan Poderjay
United States
Poderjay
Agnes Turverson
New York
Detroit
Marguerite Susanne Ferrand
London
Support For Cuban Regime Withdrawn By ABC Society
Havana reports the ABC society declares it withdraws support from the Mendieta government citing government leniency toward terrorists. The group laments the June parade ambush that killed a dozen members and injured many others. A manifesto vows continued anti terrorism work and opposes Moscow linked gangsterism amid cabinet talks.
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ABC
Mendieta
Havana
Supreme Council of
ABC Society
Society
Cuba
Fortune In Tips On Fifty-Year Grand Hotel Waiter
London reports Gilbert Gabb a longtime Grand Hotel waiter left more than 500000 by his will. Known for tact and generosity he earned influential friends and prudent investments from gifts and shrewd financial moves.
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London
Gilbert Gabb
Eastvourne
Gabbb
Tiph
Monstary
Ainim
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Vienna Organization
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