Bids set for East Third Street paving project
City Council approved an East Third street paving project and a paving resolution after no protests were filed. West Third street paving was tabled due to a petition from 57 percent of property owners. The council also ordered sidewalk enforcement and liens for noncompliance, referred substandard Sweeney Heights sidewalks for investigation, and directed disconnection of private storm drains from the sanitary sewer system. Continued on Page Two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Third Street
Sweeney Heights
Inquest Fails to Name Kelley in Mellus Death
Los Angeles, Aug. 7. Coroner's jury verdict says Myrtle Mellus died from blows by an unknown instrument wielded by a person unknown to the jury. Leo L. P. Kelley, once linked to the case, was not named in the verdict. The case follows a clandestine affair with the deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley
Los Angeles
Leo
Myrtle Mellus
National Banks Show Record Resources June 30 1928
National banks in the continental United States Alaska and Hawaii totaled 28 508 239 000 in resources on June 30 1928 the largest in banking history. Loans and discounts reached 15 144 995 000 with government securities at 2 801 167 000 and total deposits 22 639 337 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Transcontinental Wire
Washington
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Comptroller of Currency
McIntosh
U.S
Polish Lithuanian Conference Reassembled Proposed Geneva
Poland sends note to Lithuania proposing a resumption of the Polish Lithuanian conference on August 30 in Geneva to resolve ongoing difficulties. Lithuania has reportedly agreed to the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kovno
Lithuania
Poland
Geneva
Consignment of Women’s Clothes Stirs Phoenix Mystery
A fourth mysterious shipment of women’s clothing arrived at a Phoenix address from California as detectives investigate a series of packages tied to the murder case of Barbara Mauger. The box addressed to 15 year old Frank Littleton was refused and remailed, with a postmark from Yuma signaling original mailing from California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Phoenix
Ariz
California
Los Angeles
Russell Beitzel
Barbara Mauger
Frank Littleton
North Ninth Street
Littleton
Yuma
Arizona
Arizona primary registration climbs with 81 000 voters
Secretary of State James H. Kerby announced that 1 564 voters have registered for the September 11 primaries in Arizona. Of these, 53 594 are Democrats, 1 260 non partisans and 26 210 Republicans. The two year high was 101 913. Registration closes August 11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Phoenix
Ariz
James H. Kerby
Famed Forger Yeager Pleads Guilty in Los Angeles
Los Angeles reports that T. M. MM. Yeager described by police as the nation's master check forger pleaded guilty to three counts of forgery involving about 3000 dollars. He faced possible life imprisonment as a habitual criminal with sentencing set for August 10. His forgeries were said to have netted nearly 500000 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Los Angeles
Aug
MM. Yeager
Yeager
Brook s pastor on Mann Act trial quoted Bible to win wifeless union
In Prescott Arizona August United States district court Velma Elizabeth Vorhees 19 testified that Arthur Blaine Brooks former pastor of First Christian Church Ponca City Oklahoma used biblical quotations to persuade her to live with him as wife outside wedlock Brooks defended his case after being recaptured in Reno following a February apprehension in Phoenix He deserted his ill wife and pursued the relationship with the then church secretary on a Denver motor trip and an earlier church study meeting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Prescott
Ariz
Aug
Arthur Blaine Brooks
First Christian Church
Ponca City
Okla
Velma Elizabeth Vorhees
United States District Court
Brooks
Denver
jBrooks
Phoenix
Reno
New
Harry Lyon to fly to Washington amid family illness
Harry Lyon will depart for Washington after learning his father H W Lyon Sr is seriously ill in D C. The journey comes as Lyon aims for a race deemed as thrilling as his Southern Cross voyage to Australia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lyon
Washington
United Press
Transcontinental
Los Angeles
Southern Cross
Australia
Thyer
H. W. Lyon, Sr
Washington, D. C
Russia Would Join Nellogg Pact as Secondary Power
The United States State Department announced here today that Russia would have to enter the Nellogg remunciation of war treaty as a secondary power rather than as an original signatory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Russia
State Department
Debate Offer Sparks Exchange Between Straton and Smith
Dr John Roach Straton of Calvary Baptist Church New York says he has not yet received Gov Alfred E Smiths offer to debate but is interested and willing to meet in New York to repeat his charges Smith invited Straton to Calvary Church to debate in the spirit of American fair play and answer Straton’s accusations that Smith is the deadliest foe to moral progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Transcontinental
Greenwood Lake
N. J
John Roach Straton
Calvary Baptist Church
New York
Alfred E. Smith
Straton
Albany
IN. Y
America
Smith
Doctor Straton
New York Times of Man
Women Present Arguments For Two Candidates
In a radio debate under the League of Women Voters two women leaders defend their presidential candidates on prohibition. Mrs Mabel Walker Willebrant for Hoover and Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt for Smith advocate their positions on temperance and enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Washington
National League of Women Voters
Mabel Walker Willebraandt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Smith
Loun
National Progressive Chiropractors elect officers in Los Angeles
Dr. Samuel J. Howell of Sacramento was reelected president at the convention. Dr. H Y. Neilson of Mesa Arizona became first vice president and Dr. George I. Shater of Tucson Arizona was chosen treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Upo
Samuel J. Howell
Sacramento
National
Progressive Chiropractic Association
H. YY. Neilson
Mesa
Ariz
George I. Shater
Tucson
Aig
Tom Mix Blames Parasites for Marital Troubles
Hollywood reports Tom Mix blames the Parasites of Hollywood for his marital troubles. Mrs Mix is in Europe but will not seek a divorce, Mix says. He claims friends used his pool tennis courts and left junk behind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Tom Mix
Mystery dynamite blast kills family in Ajo Arizona
In Ajo Arizona a family of three the Isaac Thompson wife and eight year old daughter died in a sudden mystery accident that shattered their home. The infant was thrown through the roof and found on a parked car while the father was located fifty feet away. Police said hazardous material was placed under the bed and coroner's jury ruled the death a result of dynamiting with murderous intent. Three nearby Mexican children were treated for injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Ajo, Ariz
Isaac Thompson
Ajo
Thompson
Four Girls Drown Returning From Picnic in Wyoming
Four girls aged eight to fourteen died when a launch carrying a picnic party on New York Lake foundered Monday night near Rock Springs Wyoming. Four others were rescued as rescuers searched through the night. the boat, piloted by Bill Thomas, capsized after its nose dipped, throwing all aboard into the water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Transcontinental Wire
Rock Springs
Wyo
New York Lake
Minnie Fornengo
Margaret Card
Reda Tolton
Rita Angelioff
Bill Thomas
San Quentin Death Row Adds New Convicted Man
Ten condemned men sit on San Quentin death row tonight. Allen Ellis, the newest inmate, has renewed his plea that he was 17 years old at the time of the holdup murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Rafael
Calif
San Quentin Penitentiary
Allen Ellis
Palm Beach Faces Severe Gale Stirring Coastal Hurricane Fears
A 70 mph gale struck the Florida east coast from Palm Beach to a 50 mile offshore stretch. Telephones and telegraphs were down but no deaths reported by 7 pm. Damage limited to lines and moored boats. barometer fell to 29.34 as seas rose and residents boarded up in anticipation of potential hurricane landfall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Palm Beach
Fla
Palm Beaches
Florida
Miami Weather Bureau
Florida Power and Light Company
West Palm Beach
Lake Worth
Italian Fliers Record Breakers Injured In Sea Crash
Major Arturo Ferrarin and Major Carlo Del Prete, famed Italian army aviators who recently set a long distance flight record, were seriously injured when their plane crashed into the sea near Ponta Galeno Governador Island. They were pulled from the wreckage and taken to a hospital along with their mechanic Paul Madieros who suffered head injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Arturo Ferrarin
Carlo del’ Prete
Ponta Galeno Naval Air Base
Governador Island
Paul Madieros
San Sebastiao
del Prete
Tragic end for F-14 crew as submarine raised
Rome reports the crew of the submarine F-14, 31 men, were found dead after the craft was raised from the sea. Rescue crews found all aboard had perished from sulphuric acid fumes. The vessel had sunk after a collision and was brought to the surface by a 250 ton crane from Pola base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press Transcontinental
Rome
Pola Naval Base
Beitzel Charged with Two Murders in Baby's Death
Russell St. Clair Beitzel, formerly of Philadelphia, faces two murder charges over the death of Barbara Mauger and her infant found near a canyon. Detectives say the slayings relate to Beitzel's refusal to marry the mother as she neared motherhood. A grand jury will review the case after arraignment. identification of the body is disputed by defense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitedness Transcontinental Wire
Los Angeles
Russell St. Clair Beitzel
Philadelphia
Barbara Mauger
Reitzel
Beitzel
Also Mentioned on This Page
Over Hale
Welland Canal
Thorold
Ontario
National Bank
Dr. Straton
Willebrant
Herbert Hoover
Palmbergh
East
Viva Italia
Ferrarin
Brandao Filho
Luiz
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!