Clue in Girl's Murder Sparks Minneapolis Hunt
Police press on in the Dorothy Anne case with 509 officers scouring areas near Hopkins after an abandoned car on a back road yielded a brown toupee and clothing fragments matching the victim. Nine suspects held, a confessed murder by Oscar Olson discounted due to mental illness and timing.
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Dorothy
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Hold Parties for 103-Year-Old Man in Pasadena
In Pasadena California on August 16 Galusha Cole 103 was feted at civic birthday celebrations honoring his wish to join the police. A large public turnout attended with bands and a chamber of commerce official speaking as Cole inspected his new police badge.
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Cal
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Jena
Panfornia
Galusha
Chamber of Commerce
Galush
Kalona Restaurant Burglarized in Store Break-In
Deputy Sheriff Fred Sweet investigated a Kalona burglary at the Jesse Gingerich restaurant. A large quantity of cigarettes and chewing gum and other sale items were stolen. Part of the stock was taken yesterday.
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Fred Sweet
Kalona
Jesse Gingerich
Baptist Laymen Meet at New Haven
Keota West Chester and New Haven Baptist churches plan a combined meeting at New Haven on Monday August 18 at 11 00 am A basket dinner will be served in the grove The afternoon will feature a layman’s meeting with speakers Walter Leet B C Cady Howard Mangold Frank Sage and Mrs Emma Ralston M Lefever and mint
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West Chester
New Haven
New Mavnday
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B.C. Cady
Howard Mangold
Frank Sage
Emma Ralston
Only Rains Believed Able to Check Fires Raging in Northwest
Spokane area fires race through Chehalan and Meshow valleys as timber burns across northern Chelan county. About 40,000 acres have burned in the Baby Creek fire opposite the Columbia River at Kettle Falls. Three homesteads a Redland timber camp and a fire station are lost as nearly 1,000 firefighters battle spreading flames. Fire wardens say only Canadian border-wide rain or winds may finally halt the blazes. major incidents reported at Renners Ferry and Maho with valuable timber destroyed.
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Washington
Idaho
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Wheat Prices Jump on World Supply Outlook
Chicago August 16 The department of agriculture reports a 1929 1930 world wheat supply smaller than last season boosting futures. Closing prices on the Chicago board rose four and one eighth to four and three quarters cents with September at 13.75 and May around 1.56. U S wheat crop pegged at 774 million bushels the smallest since 1925 with hard red wheat yield expected to be the smallest on record.
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Chic Board of Trade
Winnipes
Willie Doody Attacks Blues in Jail Faces Many Charges
Chicago August 16 A pocket sized gunman known as Willie Doody nicknamed wee babyface weary and others shows an attack of blues and refuses meals in jail facing multiple murder robbery charges. Postal inspectors fear he may harm himself and seek to keep him alive for justice while Marseilles searches for three missing crew from a Mediterranean plane crash.
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Hoover Plans GOP Campaign Strategy At Mountain Retreat
President Hoover and key aides will discuss reorganizing the Republican committee at an early September meeting in Washington. In Madison Virginia a student ceremony and welcome will mark Hoover’s mid August visit with a wreath laying and a public reception hosted by local leaders and state officials.
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Virginia
Washington
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Virginia Senate
Judges declare reformers menace in Chicago dog tracks reopening
In Chicago on August 16 Judge Harry M. Fisher reinstated an injunction allowing the city’s two dog racing tracks to resume operations. He held reformers a greater menace to public happiness than betting, affirming Korshak’s view that legalized horse racing betting made dog racing lawful.
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Chicago
Harry M. Fisher
Max M. Korshak
Huckins Confident Government Has No Case and Surrender
Milwaukee August 16 Conti that the government has no case against Huckins and that publicity he has received will help him Elmer Huckins financial wizard wanted on a federal warrant charging use of the mails to defraud will surrender here today per advices from his Cedar Rapids attorney Walter J Barngrover The government cannot build a fraud case against Huckins because he has paid interest every 40 days on millions he promised and no complaints have been filed by investors Details of the business are withheld to avoid aiding others with similar schemes Barngrover said borrowed
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Conti
Elmer
Huckins
Wigard
Walter J Marngrover
Cedar Rapids
Barngrover
Unfounded Battle Tales Highlight China Manchuria Clash
Officials in Manchuria deny open hostilities with Soviet troops massed on the border. Chinese press continues to publish detailed battle descriptions as Moscow warns foreign governments over seizure of railway rights. Audiences attend cultural events with strong turnouts, including Reed and his company at the park chan-tauqua, mixing classical and popular pieces and praising stage effects.
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Moscow
Thenking
Begin
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Mr. Reed
Leo Karakhan
Jubilee Singers at Chautauqua Tonight
The Carolina Jubilee Singers seven member black quartet offers old southern melodies, a familiar act to WLS listeners. They promise one of the finest programs of the season with skilled and popular performances tonight.
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Carolina Jubilee Singers
WLS
Des Moines Woman Robs Man and Escapes With Watch
A Des Moines woman robbed a man of his watch and fled after entering a hospital ward where Harry Schultz of Avoca had been treated for wounds related to the incident. Augusta Ivery, age 2, was detained by officers in connection with the affair and is aiding investigators in tracing the event.
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Augusta Ivery
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Des Moines Man Seeks Sheriff Shield After Mob Threat
Hamon Tucker of Des Moines appealed for police protection after a mob surrounded his home and demanded he move from the community. He said his family fled armed with shotguns and returned as the mob dispersed. Also notes civil suits over an auto crash and a Parsons graduation event with 23 degrees awarded.
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Hamon Tucker
Sheriff Park
A. Findley
Tucker
Endorses Hoover Plan to Reduce the Maintaining Army
Wood of Indiana, a member of the House Military Affairs Committee, backs President Hoover’s economy program to trim the army. He urges elimination of coast artillery and consolidation of services, urging reforms to the War Department and a report due next fall to fit a 1910s Congress session.
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Washington
War Department
Wood
Indiana
Festival Plans Developing Fast
Washing on's fall festival set for September 17 18 and 19 grows as the program committee nears closure with big acts and exhibits. A conference of the executive committee focused on finances and sponsorships as committee members anticipate total funding if timely contributions materialize.
Cedar Rapids Eyes Vote on Municipal Airport Bond
Cedar Rapids city council ordered a special election for September 12 to approve a 180000 dollar bond issue to fund a municipal airport. If approved, weather runways and a hangar will be financed under the plan.
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Cedar Rapids
Saturday's Five Best Radio Features Ad Catalog
United Press item lists WEAF and NBC network programs with 6:00 to 8:00 pm EST slots. Features include The Cavalcade, a restricted WJZ broadcast, Golden Band on WIR Detroit NBC, Detroit Symphony, and Lucky Strike orchestra. Credits indicate copyright by United Press.
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WJZ
Golden Band
WIR
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NBC
Temptation resistance taught as citywide alignment for Saturday
Speaker cites Jesus methods of resisting temptation as prompt refusal and redirecting attention, urged as a model in the city. The message, described as guiding the plan for Saturday, references reading Matthew chapters five to seven.
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Flew
Zeppelin Crosses Ural Mountains En Route To Tokio
The Graf Zeppelin with 20 passengers and 40 crew, traveling from Friedrichshafen toward Tokyo on the second world flight, crossed into Siberia after passing Germany Latvia and western Soviet territory. Moscow weather warnings prevented a pass over the capital and officials there regretted not seeing the airship. The journey continues over northern Russia toward Asiatic lands at roughly 60 miles per hour amid agricultural communities startled by the sight.
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English Mill Strike Ends As Mills Readjust Wages
English mill workers rejoiced at the news that employers and operatives reached an accord late last night. Mills will resume Monday at prestrike wages while awaiting an arbitration board’s award. About 1,800 mills closed two weeks ago after workers rejected a 12 1/2 percent wage concession. The shutdown deepened England’s unemployment crisis amid ongoing industrial tensions.
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Dndon
Ngland
Soldier Dies Of Accidental Shot Mystery
Cedar Rapids hospital reports the death of Tinie Balik 28 and C E Rhodes 25 both of Cedar Rapids from injuries after a three car collision last night. Balik is listed as dead on arrival with others injured as doctors give no further condition updates.
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