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About The Beaverton enterprise. (Beaverton, Or.) 1927-1951 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1937)
2i)8Ti)3 Friday, January 1, 193? -• _______ -• - ^ Pag« 3 _ — FIENDISH MURDERS ARE MYSTERY TO CLEVELAND POLICE Six Nude Bodies, Decapitated and Limbs Severed, Leave No Clue. Real Estate Transfers Imperial to Have Big "W ith the 60 and sa-hom i'M **» New Year’s Eve Party "i,u's available> trucka and 1937 Cars Break 40 Records I shall, et ux, 20 acres sec 6 T1SR1W . I W ashington C ounty to Mrs. Jasper W illiam s, lot 4 blk 46 Cornelius. ________ J P ortland and v icin ity sk atin g fans are assured again this y ea r o f the usual good tim e to be had at The Im perial R oller R ink's around the N ew Y ear’s E v e sk a tin g party. The m an agem en t has announced tw o big se s sion s for the evening, the first com m en cin g at 7 p. m. and th e second, the g ig a n tic carnival, startin g at 10 p. m. and con tin u in g until l a. m. F eatured in the carnival, will be a big floor show , w ith clever sk a tin g in m any thrilling act*. Also is the u^ual m idnight feature, w hich every sk ater know s so well. S pecial m u sic w ill add to the en tertain m en t, as w ell as a double program, nolsem ak ers and serpentines. ¡ft»«* Geo H ChaPman- et “*■ to Vernie «•>- cial cars m ay be pow ered to th e job, H*® 85 for high speeds and h eavy duty and the 60 for ligh t aelivery service." The sales m eetin g waa con d ucted by D. J. H utchins, in ch arge o f co m m ercial i des for the Ford M otor com pany, and atten d ed by com m ercial supervisors from all the com pany's factory branches. Jai l, Fred D eck er 20 acres sec 13 T3 NR4W . B ernard H olboke to S ta te H igh w ay Cleveland. — In September, 1935, Coninuasion, Kt of way thru s t r 2, T1 two boys scrambled down the steep SK1VV. slopes of Jackass Hill near their Mary Ann Sim pson by attorney m home in Cleveland, O., and in an tact to City of HiUsboo lot 6 blk 37 Coast add H illsboro. isofated gully they discovered the South D orothy D. B lockw cll, et vir to Geo. nude, decapitated bodies of two H enry H anson, et ux, lot 1 B oetchers men. One of these was identified addition. as Edward Andrasy, twenty-eight Chat les W. D avis, et ux, to G eorge years old, and the other remains un H em y H anson, et ux. lot 1 Bo«<chers identified. They had been killed on addition. Ford Motor Sets Car VV. E. G ilm oie, e t ux, to Ida M. Kil- kkkerent days. ourg, pt block 5 T im ber Tow nsite. Goa! for Coming Year In January, 1936, a dog barking at A nna P eter s to Trum an P eters, pt midnight on Cleveland's east side, blk 38 f o r e s t Grove. T he Ford Motor com pany has set attracted attention and brought po lot S. 1 M. R aagan, et ux, to Geo. W. the greatest truck and com m ercial Eight, established 40 official American News reel cameras record the scene lice to a vacant lot near the down Cross, et ux, pt block A F airview add, car goal in its history for 1937, a c as a new page is written into the auto Automobile Association records lor town area. The nude torso and left H illsboro. endurance and stamina at sustained mobile industry's history. This picture cording to R. W. Gilmore, com m ercial arm o f a woman were found in two A lex W. A nderson, e t ux, to Olga speeds. This marks the first time in was made at Bonneville Salt Flats, supervisor for the com p any’s P ort bushel baskets. Finger prints of the W yss, pt lot 61 B eaverton R eedville Utah, just as a new 1937 Terraplane the history of the industry that an land factory blanch, G ilm ore has hand identified the woman as Mrs. A creage. automobile has been so pre-proved flashed to a new endurance record. just returned from a m eetin g at the H annah M iller to E dw in M adsen, et Florence Polilla, forty-one years before being introduced to the public. This car, together with a 1937 Hudson HOY SUN LOW hom e o ffice in Dearborn, Mich., at old. Her head was never found, al ux, lot 16 A shbrook Farm . w hich th e sa les program for 1937 w as W ishes residents o f the T u alatin R udolph N elson to W. V. W iley, discussed. though the rest of her body was dis V alley A V ery P rosperous “Introduction o f th e 60-horsepower covered later in a field close by. tract in sec 16 T3NR3W . N ew Y ear Carl S tein, et ux, to R aym ond W est- B ret H. S tew art, et ux, to M. J. F orest Grove. V-8 engine, alon g w ith the im proved B ring Y our H oliday Parti«-« Cora M. M etzcntine, et vir, to John 85-horsepower m otor haa grea tly ex Another Body Found. cott, et ux, lots 1 and 3 blk 46 N orth K enney, lot 2 G reenberg H eights. 301 S.W. 2nd Ave., nr Oak F te d Leipold, et ux, to F. F. N elson ij. S ch inelizer, et ux, 40 acres, sec 28, tended the field for Ford V-8 trucks Last June, two men were fishing in Plains. T2SR2W. E. G ilm oie, e t ux, to H arry N. 3 tracts sec 4 12N K 4W . and com m ercial ea rs,” stated Gilmore. AT. 1056 Kingsbury Run, a small stream M W. ooney, tract in blk 5 Tim ber Tow n- Fred V. E ngeldinger, et ux, to Al M ark Skinner, Supt. of B an ks, to near the spot where the first two site. H um phrey Parry, et ux, 4 tra cts sec v in a L aF ren lz, lot 3 and 4, blk 54, bodies were found. They discovered h i C. P arrott, e t ux, to U nited N orth Plains. a man’s head wrapped in some I S tates N a tio n a l B ank, lot 6 and 6A 2 and 11, 7 & 12. T2NR4W . Chris M ichel to Joe Baker, tract sec The R eed In stitu te to R alph N. 3 T3NK5W . clothing. The next day, his nude C anterbury Place. Snipes, lot 11 B lk 3 Ladd & R eed torso was located nearby. He was Mary T. N airn, ct als, to Fred H. The R eed In stitu te to G lenn G. Lee acres. K olm ecke, tra ct in sec 20 T3NR3W . never identified. et ux, lot 13, blk 3 Ladd & R eed acres i In iogen e V. B ellinger to R obert H. E. Ferdinand S tcin o ff, adm to Mel Glenn S. Ehle, et ux, to H ow ard K i- ! Another nude body of a man was diaeevered in an isolated gully. He ville E asth a m , tract in se c 17 T2SR B ellin ger, lots 3 and 6 blk 9 South nurd, et ux, lot 7 and 8 blk 28 W est P ark aud, F orest Grove. P ortland H eights. had been dead for three months. 1W. W ith Leona C unningham to F rank E. C. C. Beers, et ux, to O rville S. H enry Young, et ux, to Theo. P. His head was found wrapped in a I Carson, et ux, lot 1 blk 6 Sherwood. Join's, et ux, 2 tra cts in W m. Lever- Thorson, lots 1, 2, 3, blk 16 G a id en j coat forty feet away. No identifi ! E quity F in an ce Co. to P e a il E. Jager ich DEC T 1NR3W . Tracts. cation was possible. Ja m es D. Jan neson, et als, to N el pa lot 9 blk 1 H unt club tract. _ Edw ard P aqu ette, et ux, to L. T. A sixth dismembered victim was M yrtle L. S everson to Mrs. Mary lie H. Jan neson, t ia c t in se c 14 T1SR B atem an , et ux, lots 51, 52 Tualatin found in Kingsbury Run two weeks H eim , 1 acre J. L. H ick lin DLC N o 1W. V alley Hom e. And His 5-Piece Band C harles M. Johnson, et ux, to E th el ago. It was the body of an unidenti 54 T1SR1W . Joel C. R ogers et ux, to John Gallo-1 Gerald W. L ovejoy e t als to Tim Moore, lots 7 and 8 blk 2 E n n es add, fied man. His head has not been w ay, et ux, tracts in sec 1 T2SR3W . othy P. P erk in s, et ux, pt lot 29 N orth H illsboro. R ein h old H offm an to F loyd T. Mor found. ville Add. C. J. S tickn ey, et ux, to Chas. O. gens, et ux, 2 acres in A. W. H art The Cleveland police see in these T igard John L. W hite to Zella W hite, 20 V andivier, et ux, pt. lot 255 Johnson DLC No. 61 T1SR1W . six murders, the systematized work acres sec 33 T1SR4W. E st add to B eaverton R eed v ille a cre Claude Sm art to B enjam in E. Lay- of a clever fiend. All the bodies were C. J. S tickn ey, et ux, to M andy O t-, age, ton, tract se c 8 T3NR3W . nude, decapitated, and various tinger, pt lot 269 Joh nson E st add to j M ark Skinner, Supt. o f B anks, to V iola M. Ecklund, et vir, to P eter limbs severed at the joints. Every B eaverton R eed v ille acreage. H. M. R om ig, et ux, lo t 4 blk 4 T uck Hari, 10 acres in DLXJ Caleb W ilkins, trace of identification was carefully P ortland Trust & S a v in g s B an k to er aud S tew art add, H illsboro. DLC T1NR2W . removed. All efforts of the twenty- O. L. Clark, et ux.lot 66 W itch H a G eorge H. Johnson, et ux, to A, H. Jam es P enm an to John Arden, 40 V in cen t pt lot 2 T igard ville H eights. acres sec 18 T2NR4W . five detectives assigned to the case zel E ittle Farm s. a n d A nna M. H am pton to F irst B ank E. F. A llen to E va G. Langley, 10.50 John Arden to G. E. Gibbons,, et ux, I have proved fruitless. No connection 1 IT T I1 A N D H A N D Y PORTLAND can be found between the crimes of Tigard, tra ct in G. R ichardson DLC acres M. M. W atte DLC N o 48 and A. 40 acres sec 18 T2NR4W . No. 38 T2SR1W . K n igh ten DLC T1NR4W . * L. H. D eichm an to John A. Thorn and any of the suspects apprehend N ettid L. G albreath to M aurice K. Joh n W. W ilson, et ux, to Victor burgh, lo ts 11, 12, 13, 14, H illsboro Su ed. However, the police are still G albreath E Vt lot 62 S teels add B ea v Kari, lot 32 W oodland A cres No. 2. burban H om e Tracts. searching for a “voodoo doctor,” erton. L ela E. M cPoland e t als, to W. M. C aroline Schm idt to E dith Morrison who was arrested in 1928 and Bernard Benz, et ux, to Edw ard W. E vans, A. H. V in cen t and F ritz E ls pt lot 1 E llerson A creage. charged with a decapitation killing, K ruschke e t ux, .0312 A N ew C anyon ner, 118.50 a c ic s sec 22 and 23, T2SR J. W. Connell, S h f to E quity Finance but acquitted later when the victim R oad H igh w ay. 2W. j Co. tra ct In lo t 234 Johnson E st. add N E W S a ia h A nderson to Geo. D. S e a le s ,1 A ndrew Joh nson to Susanna J o h n -1 to B eaverton R eedville acreage. could not be identified. et ux, 10 acres sc c s 16, 17, 20, 21, T1S son, 3 tracts sec 26 T1SR1W . R. B. H ansen to H a ttie P. H an sen , ] Conference of Physicians, Y E A R 'S R1W. E arl Boyd, et ux, to P aul B eck, et tract sec 3 T2SF£1W. E rnest B u ch tm an n to Edw ard M. ux, lots 4, 5, 16, 17, blk 1, lots 1 and 2 Because the bodies were mu N orm an E. M yers to Sadie F. Mc tilated carefully and neatly, Coroner B redem eyer, und 1-3 lot 8 T u alatin blk 6 all P u rd y’s add D illey. Carthy, pt lot 10 H u ntville Add, Gar P A R T Y Sam F rost to J. W. B arnes 25 acres den Hom e. A. J. Pearse called together a con V alley H om es. M arianna Schm id, et als, to E. A. se c 16 T2SR2W . W illiam P ea ch ey to A lfred Jam es I ference of physicians, gsyehielyists, D anford, DEC. 31st qod crime experts to examine ¿very T1SR1W . e t ux, 4 a cr es sec 11 and 14 R ex L eavens, et ux, to John A nder P each ey, et ux, 2 acres sec 9 T2NR3W I son, e t ux, pt. lot 4 B lk 19, Forest May Cook, et al, to B ert C. H u ntin g- t&etail of the murders. J. W. C onnell, Shf, to R obert Itel, Grove. ton, lots 7 and 8 blk 2 South Coast j The person who beheaded the five 10 a c r e s se c 24 T2SR1W . E d n a M. Linn, e t vir, to M ichael add, H illsboro. men and the woman is believed to A lbert M anska, to A dam Schlott- O’Connell, Pt. lot 359 Johnson E st I K ent Leibnow, et ux, to W. A. Mit- possess considerable surgical skill hauer, pt lo t 31 Joh n son E st add to Add to B eaverton R eed ville acreage. chell, e t ux 3.3 acres, sec 36 T1NR2W . and a professional knowledge of B eaverton R eed ville acreage. John A. G lancher, et ux, to Hiber- j Geo. A. Tyler, e t ux, to Joh n M. W ard G raves to True G raves, lot 11 nia S ecu rities Co., 6 ‘i acres sec 2 5 1 G onnally, et ux, tract in E. R. W hite anatomy. In one case, the head was T2SR1W . ¡DLC T1SR2W . separated from the spine at the blk 3 Sherw ood acres. S. E lizab eth D oddridge to W ard H ib ernia S ecu rities Co. to Geo. W. I K atherine Terry to G. H. B idw ell, junction of two vertebrae. The cor G raves, e t ux, lot 11 blk 3 Sherwood A very, Gerald W. A very, 6 1» a cres sec i tract sec 16 T2NR3W . oner claims that the hand of a sur acres. SKATE the OLD YEAR OUT 25 T2SR1W . ! G ladys Shute, et als, to H arry M. geon would have been needed to do K ate R eilin g to W illiam R eiling, lot K atie M. S hip ley to J. B. Bartlow , N iles, et ux, tia c t sec 4 T2NR3W . and the NEW YEAR IN the job so neatly without leaving 1 and part 2 blk 2 South C oast add et ux, pt lot 4 blk 3 Tucker & Stew - W ebster D ixon, et ux, to H erbert R. evidence of cutting. He believes the H illsboro. art Add, H illsboro. E kstrom , et ux, 1.15 acres A. W. H art I Two Big Sessions killer is a sex maniac of the sadistic Joseph H. D evolder, et su, to H arry M artha V inton to J. B. Bartlow , DLC No. 60 T1SR1W . 7 p. m. to 10 P. M. type, and is probably a muscular J. P ow ers, et ux, tract A. H art DLC und fa int pt lots 4, blk 3 T u ck er & A. J. Clarke, et ux, to M artin A. ! No. 60 T1SR1W . man. S tew art add, H illsboro. i P eters, ct ux, 11 acres sec 36 T1NR3W j H ugh T hom as Sm ith guardian to Geo. N. V inton, et ux, to J. B . Bart-! R oecoe Baker, et ux, to A lfred Lew- | A solution of the crime seems re j is, et ux, tract sec 3 T1NR4W . mote to Sergt. James Hogan of the T u alatin Co, tract on C street, F orest low, sam e as above. Grove, tract in E. Walkcfr DLC No. 42 T he N orth w estern Co. to B. H. R e e - ! W illiam T. Kirk, et ux, to W eldon Cleveland police homicide squad. He sec 36 T1NR4W . her, pt lot 1 blk 19, F orest Grove. H. K irk, et ux, pt lot 2 b k 3 M ultno said: R ub y W. T obias to M elvin V a n -’ Sam uel J. R a ffe ty to B utler L .R af- m ah Country Club add. 10 P. M. to 1 P. M. “Our chance of solving these de d erm ost, et ux, lots 1 la n d 12 Ken- fety, lot 9 blk 18 N orth P lain s. capitation slayings is very slight. nessw ood A creage. J. E. A lvis, c t ux, to N ora McCourt, Marriage Licenses Granted Our only hop» is for % lucky break " M elvin Viandermost, e t ux to C. Van- lo ts 12, 13, 14, G ales C rest add, F or _______ Double Program derm ost, e t ux, tra ct se c 12 T2SR2W . e s t Grove. H arold F. K eenon, N orth P la in s and Carl M ireloch et ux, to J. H. R ich N ora McCourt to J. E. A lvis, et ux, 0 Serpentines D orothy L Brown, H illsboro, R 3. U se Y our X m as M oney t«r, tract se c 22 T1SR1W . 2 tra cts se c 12, T1SR3W . B eau tifu l K in glet Oil A. C. A llen, et als, to J. H R ich ter £ Noisemakers J. W. B arn es to F. W. T albert ct ux E arl F. D oney and Mary Schm eltzer, : et ux, t ia c t in sec 22 T1SR1W tract sec 16 T2SR2W . Terrebonne, Oregon. d Clean New Floor R aleigh E. W hitm ore to M yrtle I. H erm an T h ies to John T hics, Sr., | W hitm ore tra c t in se c 10 T2SR3W . lot 45 C ornelius Environs. | Carl L. Linde, C herry Grove, and £ Fun and More Fun E. M. P ra y to C linton P ray, 50 N e ttle D. Olson to E lizabeth E. W anda E. Fouriner, F orest G rove R l. [ Q Big Floor Show acres sec 33 T1SR4W . R ae, lots 1 to 6 blk 33 M etzger Acre A liP E rn est Sm ejkal, B uxton, and Jane In vestm en t S ecu rities Co. to W est tracts. ««- £ Celebrate with Us I H ills M em orial Park, tra ct sec 1 T1 | E lizab eth E. R ae to W illiam H. E. Tow nsend, Timber. $2.93 SR1W . C om plete H unter, e t ux, blk 33 M etzger Acres. H arold Anderson, Cornelius,, R 1, J. E. Storey, e t ux, to D ella M w ith F ran k S. K elley, et ux, to Sarah E. C hristen sen pt lot 1 blk 7 Am ended C ollins, lot 344 Joh nson E st Add to and Irene H. Van D om elen, B anks, R l Portland’s Finest and Only Downtown Roller Rink Sha.mi»oo P la t o f F airv iew add, Hillsboro. and B eaverton R eed ville A creage. John E. B erger and F redia E. Kehr- East Madison, near Grand Portland D ella M. C hristenson, et vlr to Com F ln gerw ave S ad ie E. Collins, e t vir, to Glenn li„ both H illsboro R 4. m ercial N atl Bank, pt lot 1 blk 7 P. Sm ith, et ux, sa m e a s above. Also Frederics, N atu ral, Duart, Am ended P la t of F a irv iew Add H ills O tto H offm an , to Arm our F. Spald Vitia-tonic, and m ach in eless per boro. ing, e t ux, tract In A H art DLC N o 60 m anents. $2.50 to $6.50. P aul E. Bauer, et ux, to Harold L. T1SR1W . Sham poo T in ts Clairol, G reenw ood, et ux, lot 33 Unrecorded C lifford T. P eterson to E lm er L. N estle, e tc...................... ..... P K t H ow att Acres. A verhoff, 10 acres sec 2 T3SR1W . N ancy Cole to H. E. Cole, et u x ,1 H iram E. W ood, et ux, to E. H. 1.34 acres sec 28 T 2 SR1W . B runka, e t ux, tract s e c ll T1NR2W . Albert E. R osser, et ux. to C ly d e : Chas. V. Johnson to F loren ce E. 430 M organ Bldg. B E . 2938 R osser, tract in sec 5 T 2SR3W. J ack son , pt lot 377 Johnson EVst add Girls, sa y Goodbye to th e Old Year to B eaverton . A dm ission 25c A. V. D avidson, et ux, A. L. D avid son, et ux, to Geo. V. Lundquist, ct ux tract sec 20 T2NR3W . Our N ew Y ear’s R esolution Thos. H. Tongue, et ux, to F rancis "The b est tim e o f your life ” P au l B ailey, 3 tra cts sec 13, 34, 35, T1SR3W . it ' s A TRANSCONTINENTAL-COAST c o a s t H. L. Hudson, e t ux, to M yrtle H. ^ - <=* ** « Lee, et vir, tract in sec 32 T1SR1W. G. J. D uffieid , et ux, to F. W. Scham burg, et ux, 15 acres bcc 21 T2 SR1W. S. C. K illen to Edw ard Schulm crich a £ t et ux, pt lot 2 blk 2 M organ’s add Hillsboro. S. C. K illen to H. H, Sm ith, et ux pt lot 2 blk 2 M organ's add Hillsboro. S am an th a W. R. Colem an, to Geo. e w e a r s Where OH Friends W. Mizer, lot 2 blk 1 Bum p's add. HAIL IN THE O ^ Ä A /O S > 3W Y E A R EN v L A Y ' 9 37 Loads of CONFETTI, HATS, HORNS For Reservations —Call MU 3071 IN V E R N E S S G R IL L , B A LLR O O M G A L A J jft f Special Music 25c T0 ALL GIGANTIC CARNIVAL 35c J PERMANENT .95 IM P E R IA L CLAUDE BRERETON And His Music GALA NEW YEAR’S FROLIC $250 POWDER PUFF • N S • Wednesday, Dec. 30th. AL P A IN T E R S ^ THE jt . j r x i . LONESOME CLUB ______ N »DERBfSlHOW k i / A U f N w W GOING ON AT THE NEW VANCOUVER SPORT PALACE Carnival DANCE New Year’s Eve NINTH AND HARNEY ST., VANCOUVER, WASH. HE AR MICKEY THAYER, MS \ A / 10:50, 12:50, 3:30 and 10:30 I V I T V «r «# VAUDEVILLE, MUSIC AND FUN GALORE! Tear O ut This A d — Jt W ill A d m it Y o u rself c~<d P arty for 1 Be Eaah Good for 10 day* to residents of the Tualatin Valley. I IM m v No C heck in g Charge a l the O D D FELL O W S BALLROOM inili K S a lo o n 35c D a n rln g fro m 9 to 1 Y ’ Meet Again EVE 4th Avenue at Taylor Portland. Oregon Dance the New Year in, the Old Year Out D e c . ill s t . Admission 40c
