New Daviess County Court House Nears Completion
Dorot hy Arney 12 hospital after accident. Sup erintendent says general contract ahead of schedule though no completion date given. Decorators six weeks ahead. old court house fire anniversary eyed for dedication in August. Cost over 350000. building features include core offices on a single floor for sheriff, clerk and prosecutor with courtroom adjacent.
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Daviess County Court House
English Brot
Champaign
Daviess County
Nee Onal
Court House
Deviess County Court House
Anc
Prenne
Try Dry Killer For Murder Trial In Minnesota Case
Efforts to obtain a murder conviction against Emmett Virkula involve a border customs patrolman who killed him. The incident stemmed from a mistaken identity with a rum runner. Judge H Brown will preside with County Attorney David Hulbert prosecuting. White faces trial despite exoneration by U S treasury officials.
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Emmett
Emmett Virkula
Virkula
Minnesota
H. Brown
White
David Hulbert
U. S. Treasury
Gypsy caravan halted near Shoals jail in June incident
In Shoals Indiana a Gypsy group of three men a dozen women and about twenty children in two tour cars was stopped in front of county jails by Sheriff Harley L F and others. Three men were jailed while Burns City residents reported robberies totaling around $4 to $10. The travelers allegedly fled before authorities arrived.
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Shoals
Ind
Harley LF
Burns City
Henderson Harris
Thomas Gore
Gypsy Gang
Harris
Gore
Gypsy
Ign
Snook Admits Killing Ohio State Student
Dr James H. Snook, former Ohio State University veterinary professor, confessed to the murder of Theora Hix after hours of questioning. He described quarrel and bloody details, saying he used a hairpin hammer and pocket knife to kill and then disposed of the weapons in packing boxes at his home.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ames
H. Snog
Snook
Ohio State University
U. P
Offic
James H. Snook
Theora Hix
College of Medicine
Sahn
John J. Chester, Jr
New York ‘Central Rifle Range
Coupe
Fisher Road
New York Central Railr Company
Spanish Flyers on Ocean Incident and Missing Gun
A witness describes tossing a purse into the Scioto River during a struggle and notes the gun was missing from the purse afterward. The statement details the sequence ending with the purse in the river and the gun not being found.
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Ocean
Scioto River
Senate tariff fight centers on two items sugar and shoes
Washington June 21 sugar and shoes stand at the center of the Senate tariff contest as forces organize for a major clash over schedules in the pending house tariff bill. Hearings begin Monday in the Senate Finance subcommittees with witnesses for and against the proposed rates. The sugar rate is three cents a pound with a twenty percent Cuban sugar discount, versus 2.20 cents under existing law. The shoe duty is twenty percent with fifty-five percent against certain high grade shoes from Czecho-Slovakia, risks higher prices for shoes.
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Washington
Senate
League of Nations
People’s Legislative Service
House
Czecho-Slovakia
Piggly Wiggly Store to Open Here Saturday
A full page notice in today's Democrat announces the Piggly Wiggly store opening Saturday in the former Dwight Risley department store space. The layout features a customer friendly display, a first aisle with fruits vegetables national brands, and an imported section with caviar sardines and other foreign goods. A meat market with an experienced staff will serve customers, with pay as you go sales.
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Democrat
Dwight Risley
Heinz
College Inn
Faa
Uae
Honeymoon Couple Photo Leads to Tragic Car Crash
Lindy and Anne Pose in a wedding photo as a motorcycle crash injures a girl. The 16 year old Deward drove the car while the girl stood on the side, fell under the wheel, fracturing the skull. After first aid at home she was rushed to a hospital for treatment with no operation performed. Her condition remained serious and uncertain for the next 48 hours as doctors worked to save her.
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Epsom
Arother
Deward
Arnes
Bing
Woman Admits Robbery Hoax In Indianapolis
Indianapolis june 21 a confession was obtained from m rs laura hersh of goodtown pa that she faked a story of a 68 robbery leaving her stranded with eight children in indianapolis to continue a trip to utah both the robbery and the poor widow story were false she admitted when confronted with the revelation that her husband ezra hersh alias bair was found with the family near bridgeport the family left goodtown several months ago by automobile
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Indianapolis
Laura Hersh
Goodtown
Utah
Ezra Hersh
Bair
Bridgeport
School Board To Award Contingent Contract Tonight
With only two board members present this afternoon the will award the contract for the check up on what has been selected.
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Conti
Berlin Approves Young Plan to Set Reparations Course
The German cabinet approves the Young Plan in Berlin on June 21, laying the basis for a conference of government observers. Swiss and other officials are expected to participate, with broad support anticipated among conferees.
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Berlin
Germany
Ing
Switzerland
Injunction Sought Against Store License Rule
Indianapolis June 21 Application for a temporary injunction against enforcement of the chain store license law to be filed in federal court was announced by Lafayette Jackson owner of 250 Standard groceries. The filing follows Judge Baltzell overruling the state’s motion to dismiss and sets a three judge court hearing to delay trial until fall.
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Indianapolis
Lafayette Jackson
Attorney General's Office
Robert C. Baltzell
Jackson
Will H. Thompson
Rockefeller to visit Soviet Union in July after graduation
John D. Rockefeller the Third, who just graduated from an American university, is expected to visit the Soviet Union in mid July. He will be accompanied by James MacDonald, chairman of he let foreign policy.
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Moscow
Russia
John D. Rockefeller
Soviet Union
James MacDonald
Blast in China Takes Big Toll
London dispatch reports a massive hospital blast in China on June 21 killing about 100 people and injuring many. The explosion and ensuing fire destroyed the hospital main building as Red Cross police and military assist in rescues. more than 400 patients were inside at the time.
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China
Fireworks Sale Warning Issued by Police Chief
Chief C D Guthrie warned local merchants against early fireworks sales. Reports indicate enforcement will pursue prosecutions for violations. State ruling allows sales only after July 1.
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C. D. Guthrie
Jury hears murder evidence in Boshears case
Spencer Indiana June 21 the jury set to decide if Dewey Boshears is guilty of killing Bloomington police officer Ralph Pogue heard the first testimony in the murder trial.
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