Pardon frees Wisconsin lifer after 38 years in prison
Madison January 22 4 Resurrected from the living dead by a pardon ending 38 years of confinement in the Waupun state prison Joseph Fuchs 78 today heads toward Germany his homeland a land of his birth He speaks of learning his lesson and finding calm after years of prison life He recalls being a model prisoner and hopes to find things in Germany as they were when he left However details of the crime remain largely private His wife in Train Germany awaits his return and he is curious about radio and modern life during a brief stay in Madison before continuing to Chicago New York and home
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Madison
Wis
Waupun
Joseph Fuchs
Germany
Egein
Fuchs
Fred R. Zimmerman
Fitch
Fuch
Fhru
Train
America
Waupus
Montorbus
Pias
Chi
New York
Woman in Congress Chooses Home Over Career
Washington dispatch profiles Representative Pearl Oldfield of Arkansas focusing on her decision to prioritize family and home life while entering the Seventieth Congress. It notes her 26 years of marriage, election to fill her late husband’s term, and her intent to work on farm relief and flood control with emphasis on homes and family impact. She declines seeking re election after her current term and asserts women can contribute as men when goals align.
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Washington, D. C
Pearl Oldield
Arkansas
Congress
Billy
Pard
Pearl Oldfield
Sloane Wallace Declam Contest Friday Evening
Twelve pupils of Sloane Wallace Junior High will compete in an eight declamatory contest at 7 30 p m Friday in the school auditorium announced by Principal Miss Nettle McKinnon. Miss Amanda Anderson coaches. music by boys and girls glee clubs under Miss Lyla Day and by an orchestra and string quartet directed by Miss Mildred Luce. Participants include Griss Mavrelis Robert Ransom Harold Hayward Charles Chamberlain Minnie Wartey Aline Bellinger Charlotte Cole Mary Jana Lyon Jeanne Ogle Helen Gross Georgia Ralf and Laura Dasmen.
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Sloane Wallace Junior High School
Nettle McKinnon
Amanda Anderson
Giris
Lyla Day
Mildred Luce
Griss Mavrelis
Robert Ransom
Harold Hayward
Charles Chamberlain
Minnie Wartey
Aline Bellinger
Charlotte Cole
Mary Jana Lyon
Jeanne Ogle
Helen Gross
Georgia Ralf
Laura Dasmen
World Fruitters Meet Opens in Barcelona
The first international congress of fruit producers exporters and importers begins in Barcelona Spain on September 15 with delegates from major producing nations to discuss trade and standards in the fruit industry.
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Barcelona
Spain
Prison memoirs echo in Ohio State Penitentiary
Columbus, Jan. 22. A new Henry behind the drab walls of the Ohio State Penitentiary. John R. Murphy, a former soldier imprisoned for a Marion robbery, has found a passion for writing. He took a correspondence English course and, with night library duty, aims to publish magazine stories.
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Columbus
U.P
Henry
Ohio State Penitentiary
John R. Murphy
Murphy
Murph
Marion
O. Henry
W. S. Porter
Konjola Praised By Davenport Residents At Local Meet
Local reports praise Konjola as a health remedy after arrivals from Chicago and Philadelphia. The Konjola man operates at Wangler Bros Drug Store 229 Fourth Street Davenport meeting seekers and sharing patient testimonials. A Davenport woman reports dramatic stomach relief, renewed appetite, weight gain, and stronger nerves after using Konjola. Free samples are offered.
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Wringler Bros. Onlg
Fourth Street
Kanjola
Walter Dominicki
Sunny Side Avenue
Davenport
Iowa
Konjola
Konjalis
Konjnis
Wangler Bros
Paroled writer Murphy once a prisoner of war stories praised
Murphy, once jailed for desertion and forgery, gained fame as Burt Stokes writing war stories he never fought. Publishers and the state clemency board pushed for parole, Governor Donahey granting release after noting his earnings and belief he would go straight.
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Murphy
Teaders
Als
Warden Thomas
ABOR
State Parole Board
McNeil Island
San Francisco
Burt Stokes
Henry
State Clemency Board
Vic Donahey
Frenchman Claims He Invented Tanks Lawsuit In France England
A Frenchman, M. Parkson de Rupt, sues the state for 600000 damages claiming he invented war tanks and had shared plans with England during wartime. He previously protested to the Ministry of War and the prime minister but received no reply, prompting the court action. Real estate transfers follow, listing several transfers including Nels BP Sorensen to Shel Petroleum Corp and others with property descriptions.
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England
M. Parkson
Nels
Sorensen Et Ax
Shel ‘Petroleum Corp
Lar
Wilhelm A Lipke
Exec
George F. Heath
Morsta Case
Wloo
M. Eaton
Whitney
Siete
Aiger
Lille
Jan
Doe
Wiles
A. A. Zimmerman Et Ux
Charles
United States Holds About Sixty Percent of World Diamonds
Fragmentary OCR notes claim the United States accounts for roughly 60 percent of global diamond production. The text mentions locations like Hagerman, Waterloo, Sherwood Park and names Emma deienay, with unclear context or dates.
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Pridetux
Hagerman
Place
Waterloo
Inok Craeteer
Emma Deienay
Vwract
Sherwood Park
The
United States
Foley's Honey and Tar touted for children's coughs
An advertisement claims Foley's Honey and Tar compound eases frightful coughs and night coughing in children. It cites mother endorsements, including Mrs. Nelda Weigel of Calvary Wisconsin, who praises its effectiveness for coughs and colds. It says the product is sold everywhere.
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Foley
Nelda Weigel
Calvary
Wis
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