Four men and a girl held in Walworth stock hijacking ring
Milwaukee investigators arrest four men and a girl linked to a Walworth county stock farm used as a hog hijacking hub. Leo Lyman Pierce, 20, confessed to eleven robberies and delivering fourteen hogs to market. Police say the gang sold thousands in stolen hogs and avoided identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Walworth
Illinois
Wisconsin
Leo Lyman Pierce
St Charlies
Mannheim Road
Chicago
Pierce
Sam
Charles Pizzo
North Riverside
James Bagsey
Allen Dean
Cicero
Berwyn
Stock Farm
B. QO. Reynolds
George O’brien
Walworth County
Young Pierce
J.B. van Norman
Sam Pizzo
St. Charles
Bagsey
Dean Gir
Bagley
Pizzo
Sam Pinso
O'Brien
Posse Kills Negro Sought as Slayer in Carbondale
In Carbondale Illinois Joe Brenson a negro is shot and killed by posse officers after a gun duel when he fired on deputies seeking him at his speakeasy. Deputy Sheriff Cecil Bradshaw was wounded in the leg as officers pursued Brenson into a cornfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Ill
Joe Brenson
Posse
L. A. Sizemore
Brenson
Sizemore
Tegro
Corfield
Cecil. Bradshaw
Brepson
Imperial Valley Project Awaits Turn On All-American Canal
A delegation from the Imperial Irrigation District in Southern California urged Secretary Ickes to speed action on the All-American Canal project, valued at 38,500 dollars. Ickes replied the project must await its turn on the public administration calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ickes
Imperial Irrigation District
California
Public Administration
Repre
M. To
Rojec
Sen
Perros
Harold Vesta Weds New York Social Figure
Harold Vesta Vanderbilt of New York and Newport, prominent railroad director and yachtsman, marries Gertrude [surname unclear] in a high society ceremony. The match links two well known families amid social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Vesta
New York
Harold
Vanderbilt, multisiBionaire Railroad
Newp
Cate
Gertrude Eens Hall
Hog Birth Control Plan Put In Effect In Pigs
Washington reports the emergency Birth Control program for pigs aims to buy up to 5,000,000 animals to raise pork prices. A $55 million fund will pay farmers bounties, with purchases at Chicago Omaha and other markets. Sows receive a $4 per head bonus. prices vary by weight and distance from Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
George N. Peek
Emergency Relief Administration
Chicago
Omaha
Sioux City
St. Paul
Kansas City
St. Joseph
A.A. A
Wallace
Suspect Arrested in Lincoln National Bank Robbery Case
Des Moines man Dewey M. Beriovich, 39, was arrested on a charge of receiving stolen property connected to the Lincoln National Bank robbery in Lincoln, Nebraska, on September 17, 1980. Sheriff Charles Keeling arrested him at a beer garden on information from County Attorney Carl Burkwan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Dewey M. Beriovich
Liberty
Lincoln National Bank of
Lincoln
Neb
Berovich
Charles Keeling
Carl Burkwan
Veteran White House Clerk Is Promoted
Rudolph Forster an executive clerk at the White House who has served every president since McKinley has been promoted to executive clerk in charge of personnel. He will rank to the White House secretary and sometimes serve as press liaison officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Rudolph Forster
White House
McKinley
Cloudburst Sweeps 600,000 Trout Hatchery Loss
A cloudburst near Markieville in Alpine county washed out a fish hatchery destroying 600,000 eastern trout and disrupting stock for regional fisheries officials. Local authorities assess damage and investigate the breach.
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Los Angeles
Markieville
Alpine County
State Ready To Take Over Platte Bridge From Toll Status
Lincoln reports negotiations to transfer the Louisville toll bridge on the Platte river to state control making it a free bridge after repayment of costs. Governor Bryan notes Cass and Sarpy counties approval needed with an appraisal at 249 800 dollars and a plan to share funding with the bridge company and counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Louisville
Platte River
Bryan
Cass
Sarpy
Louisville Bridge Company
Omaha Steel Works of
Omaha
Bal
Nebraska Farm Prices Rise as 30 Day Outlook Improves
The Nebraska Agricultural College report by Harold Hedges notes reduced output yet higher prices for farm goods. Wheat and butter prices are seen firm to higher while corn remains weather driven and may drift after August. hog prices likely higher. cattle steady to firm. egg and butter lines expect August to September gains but supply limits limit surges. Public works projects in Omaha loom, with two North Platte and Loup river irrigation schemes anticipated. delays blamed on private interests and east big business, while gov spending is expected to be clean and cautious.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Agricultural College
Harold Redges
Hedges
United States
North Platte
Loup
Qmalka
Missouri
East
Alligator Spotted in Missouri River Near Camp Brewster
Nebraska witnesses report an alligator over three feet long seen near Camp Brewster in the Missouri River. Joe Hrabik says Anton and Rud Yechout and Joseph Petr saw it. Yechout fired four times. Depositors in 83 build ing and load associations received 37,312 mm in dividends for the last fiscal year, with withdrawal notices down 20 percent from the prior year, per George K Wilson of the state banking department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hrabik
Omaha
Missouri River
Brewster
Anton Yechout
Rud Yechout
Joseph Petr
Yechout
Nebraska
George K Wilson
State Banking Department
Public Works Allocates 3 Million for Erosion Control Nurseries
The Public Works Administration announced an allotment of 3,052,051 for nationwide projects. Nine erosion control nurseries will be built by the Department of Agriculture at 70,000 each, with one nursery to be constructed at North Platte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Works Administration
Department of Agriculture
North Platte
Grants and plant moves mark 1933 relief and fairs
Federal relief totals rise with Oklahoma and Nebraska grants under a one to three match rule. Morton-Gregson packing plant equipment is readied for temporary Nebraska City work and hogs will be slaughtered under the Agricultural Adjustment Administration plan. The 1933 Iowa state fair will be moved to Deerness after a court-ordered permit dispute ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pebraalin
Hiem Ue Federal Relief Administration
Oklahoma
Morton-Gregson Packing Plant
Nebraska City
Agricultural Adjustment Administrations
Deerness
Joseph Meyer
Irectors
Omaha Ranked 28th in Murders Per Capita in 1832
Frederick Rex of Chicago Public Library surveyed 35 large cities and found Omaha recorded 19 murders in 1832, a ratio of .71 per 100000. Jacksonville led with 6 murders and 43.88 per 100000, Chicago had 328 murders and 9.33, Des Moines 7 murders and 4.79.
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Omaha
Frederick Rex
Chicago Municipal Lbrarian
Rex
Jacksonville
Fila
Chicago
Des Moines
Nebraska Prison Commitments and Releases Mapped by Census
Census figures show last year 614 men and 50 women admitted to Nebraska prisons and reformatories, vs 670 men and 53 women in 1931. In 1980 courts sentenced 575 men and 61 women. Discharges totaled 638, with 710 in 1931 and 583 in 1980. Paroles numbered 138 in 1982, 188 in 1981, and 186 in 1930. National prison commitments fell 4.5 percent last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Nebraska
Tractors in Nebraska Farms Decline in Numbers and Value
State tax rolls show 38 461 tractors in Nebraska, down from peaks in 1988 and 1981, while valuations plunged from 20 498 160 in 1930 to 1 793 980 in three years. April 1 totals rise to 14 587, but value continues to fall sharply amid shifting farm economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
Smith
Nebraska Dog Valuations Drag Total Slightly Up
Nebraska assessors placed an average value on dogs this year totaling 1 172 590 dollars up from 1 160 735 last year and 1 226 780 in 1936. Tax Commissioner W H Smith says dogs are valued by a flat ten dollar per head rate unlike livestock market quotes. Sheep and goats valued 627 550 dollars this year, poultry 2 627 888 dollars, down from 3 157 228 last year and 5 020 310 in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebraska
W. H. Smith
Extortionists Shot During Coerced Payment in Wisconsin
In Rhinelander Wisconsin a $5,000 extortion plot against George Goodroe of Mercer led to a fatal exchange. Robert Rogers was killed by police after dropping his rifle and John Stokle was captured unharmed as officers opened fire. Police hid along the road and confronted the pair near a white flag on Highway 63.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhinelander
Wis
Mercer
Oneida County
John Stokle
Robert Rogers
Hurler, Wis
George Goodroe
Rex
Goodroe
Merril
Merrill
Morris Straub
John Farman
Hans Rodd
Jerome Erspamer
Hurley
Rogers
Stokie
Men of C. C. C. Eat Nine Million Eggs a Month
Washington reports nine million eggs and large quantities of bacon and other food are consumed by the 300000 civilian conservation corps members each 30 days. War department figures show monthly intake includes 1 125 000 pounds of bacon and 5 625 000 pounds of sugar and other items amid rising rations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Conservation Corps
Major General Frank Parker Assigned to Philippines
Maj. Gen. Frank Parker, commander of the Sixth Corps Area since April 1929, is transferred by the War Department to command the Philippine Department. He will sail to Manila on an army transport from San Francisco on November 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frank Parker
Sixth Corps
War Department
Philippine Department
Agein
Parker
Manila
San Francisco
Gold Strike Reported in Northern Nevada Mountains
Reports from Reno describe a rich gold strike sixty miles northwest of Winnemucca with a grab sample yielding 1,975 dollars in gold and 350.50 dollars in silver per ton. The scene drew a stampede as prospectors rushed to the rugged area.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Winnemucca
Reno Evening Gazette
Two Die in 6 Months Washington Air Safety Record
Government figures show American Airlines passenger service grown safer with 38,321,196 passenger miles flown per fatality, marking a new record in the six months.
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Washington
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Imperial Valley Project
Mahatma Gandhi
India
HOG
Platte Bridge
van Plan
Mullen
Qmaha
Arthur Mullen
Sa Muilem
State News
Philippines
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