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January 5, 1928
Imperial Valley Press
El Centro, Imperial County, California
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Ruth Elder, the aviator who attempted a transatlantic flight, denies charges of misconduct with Rev. Hubert Jenkins four years ago in Clayton, Ga. Arrested in Atlanta last month, she blames small-town gossip while on vaudeville tour in Canton, Ohio, on Jan. 5.
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Ruth Elder Says Charges "Gossip"
CANTON, Ohio., Jan. 5.—Ruth Elder, the slim, blue-eyed Florida girl who was lifted from obscurity by her attempt to fly across the Atlantic blamed "small town gossips" today for her arrest recently at Atlanta, Ga., on charges of misconduct with a minister at Clayton, Ga., four years ago.
"It's the most terrible thing that ever happened to me," Miss Elder who is here on a vaudeville tour, told the United Press.
"It's a dreadful lie and if I were free I would go and fight the whole thing out."
The warrant, charging Miss Elder with "undue conduct with the Rev. Hubert Jenkins," a young evangelist, was served on the girl flyer last month and she is now under $100 bond pending a hearing.
Miss Elder wasn't angry today. Rather, she impressed one as being too overcome with what she termed "the preposterousness of it all," to be angry.
"Nothing in my life has ever hurt so much," Miss Elder declared, "and if I were guilty I couldn't look anyone in the eyes."
CANTON, Ohio., Jan. 5.—Ruth Elder, the slim, blue-eyed Florida girl who was lifted from obscurity by her attempt to fly across the Atlantic blamed "small town gossips" today for her arrest recently at Atlanta, Ga., on charges of misconduct with a minister at Clayton, Ga., four years ago.
"It's the most terrible thing that ever happened to me," Miss Elder who is here on a vaudeville tour, told the United Press.
"It's a dreadful lie and if I were free I would go and fight the whole thing out."
The warrant, charging Miss Elder with "undue conduct with the Rev. Hubert Jenkins," a young evangelist, was served on the girl flyer last month and she is now under $100 bond pending a hearing.
Miss Elder wasn't angry today. Rather, she impressed one as being too overcome with what she termed "the preposterousness of it all," to be angry.
"Nothing in my life has ever hurt so much," Miss Elder declared, "and if I were guilty I couldn't look anyone in the eyes."
What sub-type of article is it?
Biography
Crime Story
What themes does it cover?
Deception
Misfortune
Justice
What keywords are associated?
Ruth Elder
Misconduct Charges
Arrest Denial
Atlantic Flight
Vaudeville Tour
Small Town Gossip
What entities or persons were involved?
Ruth Elder
Rev. Hubert Jenkins
Where did it happen?
Canton, Ohio; Atlanta, Ga.; Clayton, Ga.
Story Details
Key Persons
Ruth Elder
Rev. Hubert Jenkins
Location
Canton, Ohio; Atlanta, Ga.; Clayton, Ga.
Event Date
Jan. 5; Four Years Ago
Story Details
Ruth Elder denies charges of misconduct with Rev. Hubert Jenkins four years prior in Clayton, Ga., blaming small-town gossip for her recent arrest in Atlanta while on vaudeville tour in Canton.