Wooden pistol myth debunked in Dillinger escape inquiry
James R. Fleming reports no wooden pistol. says Dillinger escaped with outside help though no inside plot or four-person cove r up found. Evelyn Frechette alleged to have smuggled a gun. investigation completes government inquiry into the Crown Point jail break.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
James R. Fleming
United States
Indiana
Department of Justice
John Dillinger
Crown Point
Lillian Holley
Holley
Fleming
Dillinger
Bureau of Investigation
Chicago
Dillinger Fied
Evelyn Frechette
Tucson
William Patrick O'Malley
Buls
Desperado
Indianapolis
Campus Peace Leader Plans April 12 Demonstration
Fred Graham of the University of Missouri at Columbia leads a student organization planning a large peace rally on campus April 12. Participants will be urged to take a mass pacifist oath against bearing arms outside the United States.
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Fred Graham
University of Missouri At Columbia
United States
Graham
Justice Agents Center Activity On Bank Crimes
In a Washington briefing April 5 J Edgar Hoover announces a federal drive against 5000 bank robbers. He cites 6442 banks under order and 316? million in deposits, urges swift contact via 7117, and notes 116 robberies since a year ago with 509000 in losses. 50 defendants have federal sentences totaling over 1155 years. Hoover states about 5000 of 10000 public enemies are bank robbers.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Hoover
National
Federal Reserve System
Bureau
P. E. Foxworth
Department
Quesenberry To Be Presented On Murder Charge
Leesburg Virginia April 5 a mountaineer moonshiner known as sure shooting Tom Quesenberry will face a Loudoun County Grand Jury Monday to consider evidence of his alleged murder of an Alexandria policeman and wounding of a federal agent He has been jailed since his capture on March 17 following the killing of Thomas J McClary of Alexandria.
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Leesburg
Tom” Quesenberry
Alexandria
Loudoun County
Quesenberry
Beer Tax Boom Drives Billions in New Business
The United States Brewers' Association reports that two years of beer sales created about 2.0 billion dollars in new business and 435 million dollars in tax revenue for federal and state treasuries. They project 50 million barrels sold in 1935, with a strong start in 1935 as March gains reached 40 percent over 1934. The production in two years totaled 77 million barrels of 3.2 percent alcohol and higher.
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New York
United States Brewers’ Association
Franco-German Frontier Reinforced With 60,000 Troops
At Nancy France April 5 The Franco-German frontier sees heavy activity as France moves border reinforcement units from Metz Besacon and Nancy plus reserves from the Italian frontier. About 60 000 more troops join border garrisons from Switzerland to Belgium building barbed wire obstacles and trenches while reservists train as covering forces for war time.
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Nancy
France
Metz
Besacon
Switzerland
Belgium
Denmark Sees Higher Twin Rate Than United States
The article notes that twins occur about once in 63 births in Denmark versus roughly 1 in 87 in the United States, highlighting a notably higher twin birth proportion in Denmark.
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Denmark
United States
Four Gunmen Rob Train on Illinois Central Louisi ana Run
Four two gunmen boarded the Illinois Central Louisi ana bound train near Chicago and held nearly forty passengers at gunpoint for about twenty minutes. They robbed passengers in the buffet and three coaches, kidnapping Edward Goetzler and later forcing him to drive their car to near Wheaton. The bandits passed up a $7000 diamond ring and other valuables while fleeing.
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Kankanee
Iil
Louisiana
Chicago
Edward Goetzler
Kankakee
Ill
Jesse James
Goetzler
Wheaton
M. L. Robinson
Ed Jolly
Manteno
Sheriff's Office
Water Works Cadets Present Bacteriological talk at VMI
Cadets R G Elliott and C B Hunter of Virginia Military Institute discuss detection challenges in water contamination and the use of tests for incidental bacteria. Major Robert P Carroll also spoke on algae types as part of a program with attendees including city mayors and engineers from several towns and utilities.
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R. G. Elliott
C. 8. Hunter
Department of Civil Engineering
Virginia Military Institute
Robert P. Carroll
Department of Biology
Dr. Co. RK. Anderson
Winchester
A. N. Adams
Purcellville
Grover C. Benner
Charles Town
W. Va
H. E. Beckworth
Harrisburg
George W. Bell
W. W. Berry
Fort. Belvoir
M. H. Bowman
Woodstock
H. P. Boykin
Vv. M. I
Leonard Burton
Ecvedemecksburg
E. J. Canton
Baltimore
Robert Carroll
R. C. Clement
Washington
A. Lee Cobl
William F. Cooke
Manassas
E. F. Dugger
Newport News Waterworks
Newport News
L. B. Dutrow
Front Royal
Joseph R. Eger
Piedmont
Arthur M. Field
Lee Grant
C. B. Grimes
Martinsburg
J. B. Harrington
Charleston
Karl E. Hill
Shepherdstown
W. C. Hobson
New Market
H. Morrison, Jr
R. Madison Moler
J. C
Mrs. Newcomer
Harpers Ferry
J. F. Noll
Harrisonburg
E. D. Ours
Moorefield
Harry C. Parker
Romney
J. F. Pope
Timberville
M. J. Sieberts
Richmond
Earl R. Smith
C. J. Smucker
W. H. Striker
Co. Bernard Tasker
Keyser
F. C. Taylor
Columbia
Social and Personal Guests Attend Capitol Theatre Show
Mrs. Fred M. Small and Miss Mary Jessop of York Pennsylvania arrive to attend Aren't We All at Capitol Theatre. They stay with Mrs. Fred L. Glaize Sr. Others include Mr. and Mrs. Riley of Berryville with reservations and Mr. Henry Mitchell of The Glen Boyce Virginia bringing a party.
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Fred M. Small
Mary Jessop
York, Pa
Capitol Theatre
City
Man and Woman Die From Auto Gas Poisoning in Atlanta
A 38-year-old man identified as Chester L. Heflinger of St. Louis and an unnamed woman were found dead in a locked automobile from monoxide gas poisoning. Police say a tube extended from the car exhaust into the vehicle, and the car was parked in a wooded area near the Federal penitentiary.
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Atlanta
Chester L. Heflinger
St. Louis
Fulton County
Heflinger
Federal Penitentiary
Let-Down Feeling and Blood Tonic Claims
An advertisement promotes S.S.S. Co. tonic claimed to stimulate gastric secretions and rebuild red blood cells to combat fatigue. It asserts improved digestion, appetite, nerves, and skin, urging readers to begin treatment now with economy and regular bottle sizes available at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.S.S
S.S
State Meeting On Social Work In Virginia Planned
Ten tentative plans include Winchester relief office representation at a Virginia social work conference in Richmond April 10 13. The program spans institute sessions sectional meetings educational topics child welfare delinquency mental hygiene public health illegitimacy and family welfare with Miss Katherine Lenroot delivering the keynote and George Rust Beale addressing public opinion methods.
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Winchester Relief Office
Virginia
Richmond
John Mar
Katherine Lenroot
Children’s Bureau
Department of Labor
George Rust Beci
Public Arities Association of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Germany Moves Toward Nonaggression Pact
Germany signals readiness to sign a nonaggression pact with France and Russia. The initial step will be bilateral agreements between individual nations, with potential consolidation into a broader scheme later.
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Hitler
Sidelight on Willemsted Ca racao Pontoon Toll Study
A study of the pontoon bridge tolls across Willemsted Harbor shows shoe wearers pay one cent to cross while barefoot pedestrians pay half that, reflecting a small but notable pricing difference.
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Willemsted
Caracao
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