Robber Sentenced for Postal Money Order Forgery at Atlanta
The government says it tracked Frank Duckworth from Florida to Jacksonville and sentenced him to three years in Atlanta federal penitentiary for forging postal money orders. He faces burglary indictments in Georgia Tennessee Iowa and Illinois. Wackworth is noted for prior burglaries in Nebraska and Tennessee and admitted robbing Tennessee post offices and cashing 23 postal money orders including an Ozone Tennessee case. He claimed he bought a watermelon at one store while cashing an order.
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Uncle Sam
Frank Duckworth
United States
Florida
Federal
Atlanta
Jacksonville
Fla
Georgia
Tennessee
Iowa
Illinois
Wackworth
Nebraska State Penitentiary
Linegin
Ozone
Tenn
Tice
Birchwood
Bays
Duckworth
Safe Flier Lieut Janes E Dyer Wins Schill Trophy
Lieut Janes E Dyer received the Herbert Schill memorial trophy as the navy flier with the most flying hours without residence. His total time of 1215.15 hours sets a service record.
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Janes E. Dyer
Herbert Schill Memorial
Navy
Watermelon Wall Man Caught Living in Waterloo
Postal inspectors learned from relatives that Duckworth was living in Waterloo. H. D. Alien and Detective Hugh Crumline caught him as he asked for mail at the general delivery window.
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Duckworth
Waterloo
H. D. Alien
Hugh Crumline
Mayor Denies Gypsies Phrenology License
Mayor Glenn A. Tibbitts refused to grant a license for a band to practice phrenology and palmistry in the city. He cited the presence of gypsies as a burden on citizens and noted the license would bring in only 3 dollars a day like peddlers, pointing to alleged costly cases of high pressure methods by wanderers.
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Glenn A. Tibbitts
Retail sale of ready to wear stock at 225 Fourth Street East
The receiver stated in her application she closed the store for invoicing and found stock valued at 18,497 dollars. Women are the buyers of 0 percent bills payable totaling 17,000 dollars. The jewelry sold in America. Creditor and stockholder interests could be better protected by sale at retail rather than a forced bulk sale.
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Fourth Street East
America
Receiver Granted Permit to Sell Moreys Stock
On order of Judge G W Wood, Lote K Stoddard, receiver for Moreys Inc, was permitted yesterday to sell the stock of ladies wear. The action authorizes retail sale of remaining inventory under court supervision.
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G. W. Wood
Lote K. ‘Stoddard
Moreys, Inc
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P.O
Kirk
Kirk & Company
Chicago
Moreys
Lin
Sunnyfield
California
Libby
Rosedale
N.B
Premi -D& Sodas
Lux
MIL White House
Bag
She
Lic
Ar Atlantic & Pacheic
Middle Western Division
Margadant’s “Xz
West Fourth Street
Premier
H. Krensky Grocery
Jefferson St
Everett
URS Groceteria
Waterloo Store
Eter
Adams Paper & Specialties Company
Waterloo, Town
Norma
Town
Piggly
Sunset Gold
Coffee Hill's Bros
Folger’s
Dona Castile
Johnson
Kirk's
H. W. Castile
Robe Ross
Idaho
Jonathan
Vyvsee
Meat Department
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