Antique fraud case nets 13 indictments in Boston racket
Police disclose a nationwide probe into a china and antique fraud ring led by Wilbur J. D. Cooke and Caroline Saunders of New York. Thirteen secret indictments allege large scale sales of fake antique wares to victims and even museum heads checking collections for suspect pieces. Mrs Doran, jailed on $20 000 bond, claimed she acted only as Cooke's secretary and was unaware of the fraud.
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Boston
Wilbur J. D. Cocke
Sirip
Caroline Saunders
New York
Edwin E. Crowinshield
Doran
Cooke
War Planes For Brazil Ready
Baltimore October 28 with U S government sanction the Glenn L Martin Aircraft Company will send three fixing uboats designed for the American navy to the Brazilian government. The ships carry machine guns radio racks for bombs two 550 horsepower motors a crew of five and a top speed of 127 miles an hour with a cruising radius of 1000 miles. The cost is about 274 009 dollars.
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Baltimore
United States
Glenn L. Martin Abrcraft Company
Martin
Police raid on alleged communists nets 23 arrests in Melbourne
Australian police conducted a series of raids on alleged communist groups in Melbourne. Twenty three people were arrested including the secretary of the organization as part of the operation announced today.
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Melbourne
Australia
PiThe
Thinks Science Deserves Vote in Women’s Ballot Debate
N A Patridge of Cambridge University argues science deserves the feminine vote. In a debate with University of Chicana representatives, critics claim science destroys individuality and costs many jobs. Cambridge side counters that science beautifies and improves life with face lifts and permanent waves.
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Chicago
Science
N. A. Patridge
Cambridge University
University of Chicana
Cambridge
Obituaries Chronicle Several Local Deaths With Services
Multiple deaths are reported including Amanda E Byrd of Beaver Creek age 37 with burial at Locust Grove Lutheran church. Annie Grama of Sharpsburg age 28 with Church of Brethren service. Repp family member from West Washington Street dies of jaundice age 49. services at Suter Funeral Home. Violet Harbaugh aged 18 from Sharpsburg pike dies of pneumonia. funeral at home then Rose Hill Cemetery.
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Amanda E. Byrd
David Brré
Beaver Creek
King
Donald
Harold
Russell
Gland
Robert
Warne
Lusa
Phyllss
Benjamin Babbington
Chapman
iInter
Lancetot Repp
West Washington Street
Red Men
Clearspring
Milo
Amanda Repp
G. BR. Gearhart
Thie Tify
Clarence
Harry
Aaron
Suter
RL Mawbrary
Rose Hill Cemetery
Colored woman Catherine Hopkins dies from kitchen burns
Catherine M Hopkins 52 died at 22 Ruby Alley yesterday morning from burns suffered two weeks earlier in her kitchen. She was a Methodist church member in Williamsport. Survived by daughter Zoma son Paul both at home and brothers Ohd N Williams and Charles A Williams of Hagerstown. Funeral Friday at 2:36 at Asbury M E Church with Rev L Le Williams officiating. Interment Rose Hill.
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Annie Grama
Franc Grams
Sharpsburg
L‘o’¢Lock
Church of Brethren of
Harry Tucker
Church of Brethren
Snyder
ME. View
Violet Louise Harbaugh
John HB. Harbaugh
Sharpsburg Pike
Hagerstown
First Brethren Church
Charles
William Harbaugh
George P. Harttle
Frank Coleman
Rose Hill Cemetery
Catherine M. Hopkins
Ruby
In Memoriam and Sale Notice From Trinity Lutheran Sunday School
In memory of Physlis Winters on the first anniversary of her passing October 23. The notice expresses enduring remembrance by her parents and brother. Also advertised is a flea market sale at Market House Stall No 13 by Queen Esther Class Trinity Lutheran Sunday School on Saturday October 25.
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Physlis Winters
Focp Sale
Trinity Lutheran Sunday School
Youths Found Upon Burning Pyre Are Dead
Two North Carolina high school students Borten Hensley and Woodrow Wilson were found dead in Arkansas after a campfire murder. Police initially suspected car theft by tramps but later reports offered no definite motive. The victims, from Bald Creek, disappeared eight days earlier while hitchhiking west.
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Memphis
Tenn
North Carolina
Bates
Borten Hensley
Woodrow
Wilson
Bald Creek
Crittenden County
Arkansas
Plans To Cut Hours For Winter Sewer Project
City evaluates revenue from new North End sewer line to fund interest on bonds. The proposed route from Grossnickle Mill on South Cannon to Irvin avenue would serve properties north and east of Irvin, aiming to connect 98 percent of Hagerstown to the system. An engineer argues area properties likely generate sufficient sewer rents to cover construction costs.
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Grossnickle Mill
Cannon Avenue
Irvin Avenue
Irvin Arcane
Hagerstown
Cumberland
Kenyon Remains On Hoover Commission After Rejection
Kenyon of Iowa a former U.S. Senator was reported to seek resignation from President Hoover's Crime Commission over prohibition policy. The move was refused and an agreement was reached for him to continue serving.
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Wiliam
Kenyon
Iowa
U. S
Hoover
Crime Commission
Suspects Quizzed in Hotel Shooting Case
Police question Catch Schultz a major figure in New York beer running and rival of Jack Diamond. Charles Pintratia alias Chas Greer also questioned. Greer previously indicted with Diamond for murders at the Hotsy Totsy Club and now linked to Diamond’s enemies. Authorities seek more information on the crime network.
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Schultz
New York
Jack “Legs” Diamond
Charles Pintratia
Asing
Chas. Greer
Diamont
Fanny Higgins
Beer Baron
Brooklyn
Legs” Diamond
Higgins
Unidentified man shot by Baltimore patrolman
In Baltimore an unidentified Black man died after Patrolman John Barry shot him early today following a struggle during an arrest. The suspect had resisted officers and allegedly wrested a nightstick before being beaten to the sidewalk.
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Baltimore
John Barry
City Market Prices and Local Happenings Ad
Butter and eggs listed with farm prices. Dressed and live poultry beans peas tomatoes and cauliflower prices shown. Bingo tonight at 28 N Mulberry St at 8. Halloween dance at 35 37 N Mulberry St Friday Oct 24 9 to 12. Jersey Trout and Norfolk Spots advertised from Shipp’s Fish Market Phone 2470. Ady.
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N. Mulberry St
Norfolk
Shipp’s Fish Market
Ady
Wall Street Opens With Broad Stock Rally
Prices rally at the opening as American Can gains 2 points and steel and electric names like Westinghouse and General Electric advance about 1 point. Some issues slip with Air Reduction and Radio Keith among the soft spots. Local ad lists a square dance notice in Chambersburg.
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York
American Can
A. S. Bteel
Westinghouse Electric
Loews
Pub Bc Service
N. J
National Dairy
American Made and Fernéry
General Electric
Cresapeake
Ohio
Radio Keith
American Telephone
Women Fight for Jury Rights In Midwest States
Chicago dispatch reports a 1930s campaign by suffrage advocates touring rural areas to promote women’s right to jury service. Voters, both men and women, will mark ballots on women serving as jurors, as Illinois and Missouri still oppose efforts in the Midwest.
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Chicago
Paul Reveres
Illinois
Missouri
Move to rename Civil War in Congress debate
A proposal to label the 1861 to 1865 conflict as the War Between the States is being prepared for early congressional introduction. The Maryland division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy reportedly sold yesterday. In Mexico City floods from torrential rains left 25 dead in Tuxpan Nayarit area as turmoil hit the region. A rummage sale in Bayona San Felipe Bible Class Sit-land Cerrohola Nayattt Oct 24-25 saw towns inundated and thousands of cattle drowned.
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Congress
Maryland
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mexico City
Tuxpan
Nayarit
Mexico
Bayona
San Felipe
Cerrohola
Nayattt
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