Strange Kidnapping Tale Shocks Dallas Family
Charges of kidnapping were leveled against Mrs Cosette Newton wife of a Dallas physician after Mickey Ricketts an illiterate man told authorities he was seized with a bandage mask over his eyes taken to the attic of the Newton home held for five days. Jewelry worth ten thousand dollars was reported stolen from the Newton residence last February and Ricketts faced theft charges but was freed after inquiry. Mrs Newton pursued an independent investigation claiming the jewelry would be recovered.
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Cosette Newton
Dallas
Tex
Mickey Ricketts
Ricketts
Newton
German writer on hunger strike in Los Angeles jail
Alfred Hesselbein a 40 year old German writer remains on hunger strike in a Los Angeles jail to protest deportation actions. He was held by immigration authorities after seven counts of grand theft were dismissed. He says he authored several books that angered the Nazis.
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Germany
Alfred Hesselbein
Los Angeles
Hesselbein
Author as Actor Still Seeks Pilot Dream Despite Loss
Ivan H Parker III of San Francisco continues pursuit of pilot career after learning his father Ivan Parker Jr was aboard the missing Hawaii Clipper. The son remains determined to train as an aviator despite the tragedy.
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Ivan Parker, Jr
Hawaii
Republican Platform Parade Debuts Streamlined Elephant
At the midsummer GOP platform committee meeting National Chairman John D. M. Hamilton views a streamlined elephant emblem bearing the motto Let’s Go Places. Hamilton comments that the theme matches the party’s plan to move forward.
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Republican Party
John D. M. Hamilton
Hamilton
World fears Soviet Japanese clash on Manchukuo border
Fear grows of a serious Soviet Japanese conflict after latest clashes on the Soviet Manchukuo frontier. Both sides deployed war planes and troops in fighting at the danger zone. Changku-
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Changku
Manchukuo
Siberian
Vassily Bluecher
Accused Physician Slayer Faces Double Slaying Charge
Francis M. Carroll former deputy sheriff appears at the scene of a double slaying in South Paris Maine at the Paul Dwyer home. He stands accused of killing Mrs James G Littlefield wife of the physician on trial and is confronted by Dwyer, a former 18 year old sweetheart of Carroll's daughter Barbara who made the accusation.
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South Paris
Francis M. Carroll
Paul Dwyer
Carroll
James G. Littlefield
Dwyer
Barbara
Budge Aims for Grand Slam After Wimbledon Return
J Donald Budge returns to the United States eager to pursue a grand slam in the national tournament at Forest Hills. He holds titles in the United States England Australia and France and was the Wimbledon winner last year.
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J. Donald Budge
United States
Forest Hills
Budge
England
Australia
France
Forest Hilly
Round-up of infected animals and youths in Ft Duulgeh case
Sixteen guinea pigs and rabbits inoculated with deadly diseases, stolen from a Ft. Dodge laboratory, were rounded up or found dead. Five boys aged 10 to 17 confessed stealing the animals and selling most as pets.
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Ft. Dodge
Smith Defeats Dodd in Virginia Primary
Representative Howard W. Smith of Virginia defeats William E. Dodd Jr. in the Eighth district Democratic primary. Observers view the win as a rebuff to the New Deal. Smith, labeled by the Non-Partisan League, had opposed administration measures while Dodd touted Roosevelt loyalty. Photo shows Smith voting in Alexandria.
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Howard W. Smith
Virginia
William E. Dodd, Jr
Smith
Non-Partisan League
Dodd
Germany
Roosevelt
Alexandria
Hull Remains on Job During Hot Summer in Washington
Cor dell Hull, secretary of state, stays at his desk and foregoes a vacation due to the critical and changing conditions of international affairs during the summer in Washington.
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Washington
Cordell Hull
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Ivan H. Parker, II
Sinclair Lewis
Cohassett
Mass
Doremus Jessup
Feng
Changkufeng
Dwyer Home
Earle
Dauphin County
George Earle
Pennsylvania
Carl B. Shelley
Harris
Burg
Ellwood Turner
Herbert, Cohen
Edgar Schrope
Standing
David Perry
Robert Burley
Anthony Gerard
Joseph Ominsky
William Jennings Bryan
Bill Sunday
Chautauqua
Lake Chautauqua
N. Y
Billy Sunday
Howard Smith
Hull
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