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Winchester Evening Star

Location

Winchester, Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jan 08, 1929

Page

6

Women On Trail of Their Missing Husbands

OK Va Jan 8 The office of the commonwealths attorney has been besieged by wives seeking law action to recover missing husbands reported from Maine to California. In several cases the law reached out to seize husbands and bring them back to Roanoke. One wife saw her spouse returned from Massachusetts but he bonded and returned to Massachusetts despite her pleas. The piece notes work as a habit for men and calls some men failures while praising grit.

Office of the Commonwealth Roanoke Massachusetts

Chicago Calls For Federal Help In Attack on Crime

Chicago seeks federal aid to combat crime and liquor rackets. John A. Swanson plans to unite federal and county efforts, targeting prohibition law violations and liquor properties valued at 3.7 million dollars seized in 1928. U S district attorney George B. Johnson pledges action beyond county limits. Sargent aides Oliver Pagen and Oscar R. Lahring may assist. Swanson seeks a special grand jury amid nearly 2,000 pending indictments and requests 22 more judges to clear backlogged dockets.

Associated Press Chicago John A. Swanson Sargent Washington Swanson Deneen Oscar R. Lahring Oliver Pagen George BE. Q. Johnson United States District Criminal Court

Driverless milk wagon disrupts Harvard Square traffic

Harvard Square traffic stalled as a driverless horse pulling a milk wagon wandered into the area. Traffic officer Ted O'Hearn whistled and signaled to halt. the horse halted, allegedly by habitual gesture rather than guidance.

Harvard Square Ted O’hearn O’hearn

Missing Boy Billy Gaffney Found Alive

Report claims Billy Gaffney, long missing since February 11, 1927, near Newell South Carolina, was recovered alive after wandering for over a year. The case is noted as one of New York Missing Persons Bureau’s most famous mysteries.

Billy’ Gaffney Brooklyn N. Y Newell S. C Billy New York International Illustrated News

Archduke Otto Seen as Hungary’s King Claim by Legitimists

Budapest Legitimists argue Archduke Otto is Hungary’s king under an ancient hereditary statute. He resides with his mother, former Empress Zita, in Legueito Spain, in exile.

Archduke Otto Legitimist Budapest Hungary Zita Legueito Spain

Printing Civil War Records Costs Four Million

A House appropriations committee considers a four million dollar proposal to print complete records of Union and Confederate forces from the Civil War. The plan aims to preserve and publish full rosters, operations, and personnel details for research and public access.

House

Radio Listings Show Diverse Evening Broadcasts Across Networks

A dense schedule of radio programs across multiple stations in New York Newark Atlantic City Rochester Schenectady Springfield Atlanta Charlotte Chicago Cincinnati Nashville WBGU and more. Features include orchestras bands talk shows news theatre diversifed hours and specialty programs with varied times from early evening to late night.

WABC New York Jennie Tucker’s ‘Orchestra Salon Show Boat Voice of Columbia WLWL WPG Atlantic City

Doctors Claim Calotabs Cure Overnight Cold

Physicians and druggists tout Calotabs as a purified calomel tablet that mimics calomel and salts without side effects. Take one or two with water and no salts or nausea, and the next morning the cold is gone and the system is purified. eat what you please. A package costs 35 cents.

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