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Highland Park Press, 24 Mar 1932, p. 27

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ark of by 14 ______â€" Headquarters were established in â€"~~~~ Gebhart‘s restaurant, a ramshackle, threeâ€"story frame building. The Lindbergh home is three miles __ _ mwav. but this is the nearest place se nitonmegst sn ts se niinecas on e days. But it found itself suddenly â€"~occupied by more than 450 men and women intent on rushing the Lindâ€" â€"bergh story to the breathless world. More Than 450 of Them Coverâ€" ing Baby Case; Movie and . Rldiq Menv Too broadcasting equipment. â€" ~â€"The little town of Hopewell, of about 1500 population, hadn‘t had such a thrill since Revolutionary When Paul Gebhart grumbling reâ€" sponded to an excited pounding on the door of his lunchroom in Hopeâ€" well, N. J., a few hours aftorâ€"midâ€" night on March 2, he little realized that he was admitting the vanguard of an army of newspapermen outâ€" numbering four or five to one the correspondents with the American army during the World war, says a story by Dexter H. Teed, National Editorial association special writer, in the Waukegan Newsâ€"Sun. > But he soon found out. "The Lindbergh baby had been kidnapâ€" reatest story . e o T T o. Gimme some coffee. . . . Is that the only telephone? > There‘ll be more brother, plenty more. . . . Don‘t use that little coffee pot. Putâ€" on a wash boiler. Every newspaperman a story! in New York and â€"points so on his way here. . . . BOY! ered cars, but not one ko & 24 20 1102007 $ d onl i acval it clsncs tiea e 180 We on PP cmd L because the speed with which they| â€"and that‘s going back only as far had been despatched. Newsreel and ~as Martin Luther‘s time, according sound movie~ men, â€" bowling their to the bishop. f s ty trucks over the dark, twisting New| Bishop Hughes citéd his: figures Jersey roads. Special writers, corâ€"| as proof that one should not belittle vespondents of foreignâ€"newspapers,.: theâ€"pastâ€"â€"â€"disparagementâ€"mayâ€"be beawildered by the: turmoil ANG @Xâ€" | â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" mm citement of American speed in hanâ€" lmâ€" â€"and empty theâ€"next.â€" where telephones, food. and shelter to catch forty winks are available. It is a wild scramble for news. The little railroad station has been tivity. â€" Special telegraph wires, scores. of instruments and roundâ€"theâ€" clock shifts of operators have been installed there. There is no waitâ€" ing in the waiting room. It is jamâ€" med with reporters at temporary est rumors have to be invesitgated, and each hot tip sends the news men rushing over the roads to run down clues. Motley, But Fast And so they came. Photographers gging cameras, tripods and bulky s of flashlight buibs. Reportâ€" ‘Frequently farmers aroused from sleep in the hours after midnight greet the newspaper men with ready shotguns and refuse to talk until reporters prove their identities. When it looks as if a big "break" is imminent pilots are whisked to the improvised airport on Peter warmed up and preparations are Ee'iohart?s is jammed one minute TO HOPEWELL, N. J. announcers, !” e " e e s en an Te sereg n e v o e oo t e etaets CS ree mt ym . Aoeee ie Sm e neus o+ ce o e es P en io t Te St, wisd‘s o NPSR EO i Td taiths diandl.. ue it it Coa Apacepe n es o5 9929 s AS M (NCeX 2200 ofi t PE i RRAts e Sel e In aoc Poaes 2e 2000 000 hevhge 0 Vhal‘s se enc t mtÂ¥ $ ho. MA TSE e o i i o o in ce ce i Sgenn es es uo s e t i ty o M ce < a : f * on slak : ean & 5 * C f s ' s 4 C pa ol A o t t s o vnp Cl w in w on ahinc n hi rstiany ‘ q e i ha ol ton ts epicd t ce e s mc wity w aile it nedBs on sns t wof w is age -;:-uâ€"‘.i"l&n in Avathaontantionatin unding out stories for the m o esc ommiaacse ons csn oo c ecpescomtogmese sns ons cvidetrcssases. hetnaea Snss made to fly latest pictures to New York or elsewhere. . & As many as eight are sleeping in one room on the upper floors of the lunch room. Others are quartered in private homes#. Still others nap where they happen to beâ€"and take no chances of missing a break.". â€"The situation in Trenton, 11 miles away, is somewhat quieter. . _There those covering the case meet in a ers at regular intervals, then teleâ€" phones Major Charles A. Schoeffel, deputy superintendent of state poâ€" lice, at the Lindbergh home, asks the questions and reads the replies to the newspaper men. bare room in the State House, havâ€" ing only chairs and tables as furâ€" niture. A lieutenant of state police News men awaiting for a "break" at Englewood, home of Mrs. Dwight Morrow, Mrs. Lindbergh‘s mother, stay in theâ€"policeâ€"station â€"and â€"get Morrow home is heavily guarded by officers armed with riot guns. Much thi same situation exists at Newâ€" ark. B Says Family Tree Hasâ€"|{|â€"â€" 3 of The Bureau of Standards. 3 & Grown Into a Forest||â€" f n «: Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of the '9‘ Methodist Episcopal church has diâ€" & 5 °.. vulged computations . showing that ; ' : â€" 3% M h i w oi ce 9 000 m Ns gen e 19 ie se y i e _ T. o dn W d «\A l n A ‘Tv ; Bishop Edwin Holt Hughes of the Methodist Episcopal church has diâ€" vulged computations . showing that anybody‘s family tree is, in reality, â€"Free Lecture on Member .(.)f the Board of Lectureship of The Mother Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts Eirst Church of Christ, Scientist ~â€"HMIGHLAND PARK, ILLINOIS Elm Place School Auditorium _ GAVIN W. ALLEN, C. S. The Public Is Cordially Invited to Attend of HIGHLAND PARK ~â€"Lvenmng, ay EL Sheridan Road at Elm Place OE TORONTO, CANADA ANNOUNCES A â€" to be held than meet the specifications : â€"ILLINOIS y PhONCS Winnetia 855 L L\ © s

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