Tag: January 1937
Lee Prettyman, Missing Person, Las Vegas NV, 1937
Deep in the Yucca Pass, a desperate search is underway for four people trapped in a deserted mining shack. An expected cold wave and heavy snow have turned the rugged terrain into a deadly trap, with temperatures plummeting and drifts reaching 28 miles deep. Aerial searches have spotted a sign scrawled on a bed sheet,…
Major Green Arrested for Murder, New York City, 1937
The icy grip of death chilled a New York City apartment on a fateful January afternoon in 1937. For 23-year-old Mary Case, a year into her marriage, time had run out. Her husband’s frantic call went unanswered at dinner time, prompting him to rush back to their Harlem abode. What he found would haunt him…
Debt, Dishonor, and a Dictator’s Dubious Legacy
Mexico’s troubled past continues to haunt the country, and a recent proposal from President Lazaro Cardenas threatens to expose the rot of corruption and deceit that has long plagued the nation’s finances. A plan to refund Mexico’s crippling foreign debt, totaling 275 million dollars, is currently under review by the embattled leader. The proposal, reportedly…
