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Newspaper
Washington Washington Democrat
Location
Washington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1930
Page
1
In Novem ber 29 reports describe a teacher killed by a man described as large and wearing a suit. The case involves a basement room at a hotel and ongoing pursuit as investigators identify a motive and suspect details.
A New York shooting spree after the Monticello hotel episode leaves 35 dead and 64 wounded in a terror wave. Police say most victims were gangsters. 19 suspects are known, none arrested. Officials urge John Doe inquiries to probe racketeering amid gang conflicts across five boroughs and surrounding counties.
The Post Office Department began steps toward a regular air mail service with bids requested from major U S aviation firms. The Azores route via New York and Bermuda is favored, with a tentative start around June 1931. Bids open December 29, contract for ten years, may begin June 1 1931 or as agreed.
Indianapolis November 29 An entirely new state police force will face arrest warrants as Grover C Garrett begins to lead the department. Robert Haines announces Garrett’s plan to immediately assume the office and dismiss the old force, noting officials should notify former members to save confusion.
Lafayette Indiana November 29 Ruby Richardson Tippecanoe county and William Haase Morgan county both freshmen at the university have been selected as winners in the central section of the national achievement for 4-H club members. Richardson has worked on clothing can food preparation while Haase has been a member for more than seven years with projects in pigs corn dairy calf poultry. Both winners receive expense-free trips to Chicago next month for the club convention.
Dr SB Parkes Cadman pastor of the Congregational church in New York will spend December 8 to 10 at Purdue University. He will give two lectures to Lafayette audiences and one before an all university gathering.
A late night train collision at Coalmont left Mrs. Charles Boston aged 56 with a fracture and Mr. Charles Boston 57, Lewis, Ind., a storekeeper, and Miss Gladys Boston 39 severely injured but expected to recover. The three others injured were named as Maukee, Pany, and Peelhto.
About 1200 to 1400 attendees at the Liberty Theatre joined a community effort by the McCarroll group Boy Scouts and Washington Elks Lodge to collect and donate broken toys for repair and distribution to the less fortunate. Timely admission would be a broken toy left for repair and return to the lodge for distribution. Residents with toys to donate are asked to bring them to the Liberty Theatre next Saturday morning.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference the Gengra and a halt in ring activity near Swope. Mention of Somers and Jana suggests personnel or events tied to the operation, but details are incomplete and no clear outcome or date can be determined.
A deadly train wreck occurred when two Western Pacific freights collided near Sacramento. A 29 year old man was killed and several others injured as one freight car rear-ended another while a freight was pulling into a siding to let a faster train pass. Emergency crews responded to the scene.
In Indianapolis on December 29 the trial of Harold H. Schroeder, central figure in the high school road to reheat death mystery, is set to begin in Marion County criminal court after a conference among Prosecutor Judson Holmes defense counsel and Judge James A. Collins The attorneys indicated the case might be moved to 1931 and could be venued out of Marion County.
A civil action filed by Alexander C. Weiser, 41, seeks damages from Miss Elizabeth in a divorce or settlement dispute. The case details indicate a claim of substantial financial compensation and a settlement amount reportedly around 40,000 dollars may be involved.
Fragmentary sports notes show scattered scores including Muncie 4 Huntington 27 and Greensburg 19 with related figures like Franklin 16 and Newcastle 13, plus garbled references to Detroit Michigan and Cletiks Armies.
Michigan City Indiana November 29 trustees of the state prison granted forty nine paroles and one commutation of sentence and denied thirty seven pleas for commutation. Edward L Duncan of Greene County whose wife was murdered was denied parole after a sentence of sixteen years to life.
Princeton Ind November 29 farmers in parts around here haul water for crop and livestock as the drought that began this summer lingers. Water shortage eased briefly when the drought broke but the area remains unusually dry for late November with crops and farms facing extended aridity.
County council will meet in a special session on Friday December 12 at 10 o clock am for additional appropriations to various county funds for the remainder of the current year. Expenditures amount to several thousand dollars as listed in the legal notice in today’s paper.
Funeral services for Mrs Lo Vina Blaney will be held Sunday afternoon at 1 o clock at the First Christian Church with burial following in Oak Grove Cemetery.
A cautious search continued for Australian pilot Keith Miller who departed General Machado airport at Havana for Miami. Darkness hindered the effort but planes from Pan American and Cuban aviation were ready to resume at dawn, while other vessels were alerted to watch for any sign of the missing woman flyer.
William Mosby of Bicknell Indiana died at home after an illness of about a month. He was the father of Mrs. George Elbert of Washington. He leaves eight sons and five daughters. Funeral arrangements have been made.
A patient was moved from county hospital to home on Road 50 after an ambulance called from Williams. The exact names and details are unclear due to damaged text.
A winter storm system spreads blinding snow and cold winds from Canada into the Dakotas and Central states. Temperatures fall sharply as storms sweep across the region, with frigid conditions persisting after days of freezing weather.
Funeral services for Mrs. Jennie E. Grubb will be held at 3 o clock this afternoon at the church with Rev Oak Grove in attendance. She was born July 25 1861 in Pike county daughter of Samuel Woods and Elizabeth Hitler. She married W H Grubb February 2 1881 and lived on Route 1 Pike county. She was a member of a Baptist church in Pike county. Survivors include Fred G James Grabb Brentice Grabb Ella Fisher and a brother.
Washington reports immediate senate opposition to President Hoover plan for submitting the Root world court protocol in the upcoming short session. Senator James B. Watson calls the move a grave mistake and says he is opposed to world court consideration at the short session and to an extra session for any matter. Hoover also warns against using the protocol to force an extra session.
A public commission authorized IT and QA att jon to operate on Roe 50 Lt, granting authority to proceed. The action involved assessing state operations in Louisville and Washington areas, with approval noted by the commission.
Chicago November 29 jury in the Raymond Conley embossment trial was discharged after nearly 24 hours debate without a verdict. Final tally showed seven for conviction and five for acquittal. Retrial possible next week as judge Hast awaits outcome and Montgomery case had similar split votes earlier in the week.
Postmaster Arthur C. Lueder announced that Mayor William Hale Thompson's plan to boost Chicago's Christmas business has been ruled a lottery by the post office department. He advised that newspapers carrying accounts of the plan are unmailable.
Bedford Times reports Gib bert Platt of Columbus was arrested after attempting to pass counterfeit checks. Identified as the man behind a fraud ring which tricked merchants out of about 26 dollars each. The latest scheme occurred when he offered a coal lot payment and delivery arrangement. Platt, said to be 39, has reformatory records dating to 1936.
Sault Ste. Marie reports the Maple Bay, long believed lost with all hands in Lake Superior, passed safely through the area after weathering a fierce gale near Keweenaw Point. In Cleveland, the Lake Simcoe returned to harbor under its own power after distress off Fairport, Ohio, with captain Daly citing high winds near Rondeau Ontario.
Firemen push for updated head protection citing durable steel helmets like those used by the Yanks in France. Chief Fred Miller is pictured with the new style during the department’s upgrade event.
A fragment from a Kentucky regional note reports a dog theft or loss involving a farmer in Nytey, with mentions of a man leaving home yesterday to go hunting and a vague pursuit hours later. The legible text hints at a small rural incident and missing dog or hunter being tracked.
A fragment indicates a location about several miles south of Westy Watan with a number 57 connected to Gwin, lacking full context or clear event details. The usable bits suggest geographic reference and a person or designation named Gwin in a sparse note.
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