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Kansas City Massacre — Part 6
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ie tet “the ‘genttor' e wife ‘at. 1565. B eena ptreet, se
haa’ ‘known ‘Mr. Earl-L. Mehre for about séven or eight yeers, : “as being:
. @ resident da ‘that ‘peighdorhood,. en Ahat. te worked | for. the Rayne pup
company, and was on the rosd most of the. time. ir. ‘Mebre, ‘has 6 Mes."
Philbrick, @ cousin. living with nim and his #ife's name 4160 ‘eppears”: th
Sim the maflibox as F. “home. Mre. Hehré works and. ‘the firm ee whi
7 phe works hesitates to employ married wanen and consequently ‘2
| Mebre hes her neme of the mail box as Mise Thomas, in order to “peceive
mail from her firm In addition, Mehre's apartment ‘is occupied ‘by
-" Mp, and ure. J, T. Wehinoff, eho are friends of Mr. and Mrs. Mehra.’
"2! ‘waninorf is a disabled War veteran and is now in Hines. Veterans Hospital.
. The janitor’s wife ‘paid that she-felt sure that Mr, Mehre was perfectly:
° “reliable end hed BO criminal or. underworld connections.
: an ae an feet, ry fa Speke
an itp Bari le Msbre waa. ‘iaterviewed, ‘at: :
“Agent Baum. toe poarby garage ‘where his car was ‘parked. - ‘This ear bore 4
ease iicense plates Ho. $2525, rand ‘Chicago sity License plates: 7:
.. No. 82845. - It was @ DeSoto sedan. ‘Wir. Mehre searched through his effects
“sip. “his ear and was “astonished. to learn that he hed never received bia: 5
‘*dentifieation card. It will ‘be noted ‘through “Agent Peterson's report
that this identification card was never delivereé because Hehre was - |.
no longer at the address 1345 E. 65rd Street, Chicago. Mehre said tha. -
_othe registration of hie car had been taken care of by Mr. Barry, who
“nea sold him the car, ‘and that he hed ‘no idea ‘that’ the plates ‘on ‘iis :*:
‘ear wore not registered in his name. ‘Mr. Mehre ismediately drove. to:
othe ‘Lake Side Mito Sales Company, ‘pnd eaid that since he was ‘on. the srs
- “poed gontinually he wanted this matter adjusted promptly, ‘Bra: ‘Boring
~" promised to have the Secretary pf Btate’a office make ‘some. adjustment |
a order ¢é correct the tags now on Mehrets ‘ear, A telephone call: $8::
“the Vehicle. Bureau, ‘Chkeago Police. Department, | disclosed that tags:
“Ho. (625238 were. ‘{esued to a George W. Miller, $506 Lake Park Avenue
‘on a Plymouth, motor Wo. PC 45468. . It. will be ‘noted that Mehre had
“the correct city license sticker. on his oar, and thet the ‘Plymouth :
-which .Frenk Mesh had bore the correct city sticker. However, 1
. would seem that; the State license plates had been ewi tohed . through
“mistake by the » Jake Bide, auto Sales _Ponpany
“Seont’ ‘Fotoraed ‘to tne “Yake: ar garage. ‘and 3 ere. interviewed
‘Hokin,* ‘one ef the ow . He etated that he ‘Knee: ‘no Gear ge:
ored ‘d car at thet warage.” He ‘said he hed beén:\f
manager of. ‘thie: ‘garege “for. Le ‘He Ge “Lintheiner who * ‘eae ‘a ward | sammitte
men in that neighborhood, and who was, well known in Demoretic’ “politics
dn GBicnars - ‘He. Lert the employ ¢ of Mr ‘Tdndhetzer, } however, ‘on ‘Februe
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