Three White siblings slain in San Antonio church district shooting
In San Antonio Oct 15 three members of the White family were killed in a 20 shot barrage across from St Marys Church during mass. Emmanuel J White 51, Valentine White 55 and Miss Lulu White 62 died after a upstairs apartment gun fight. Police found money and valuables totaling thousands in the home.
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San Antonio
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Heart of
Miss Lulu
Valentine White
Emmanuel J. White
Valentine
Emmanuel White
Miss White
Owen W. Kilday
Aubrey Hopkins
Emmanuel
Duck hunter killed when gun discharged on boat shore
Carlton Maddocks aged 28 was killed at a pond in Ellsworth Maine while duck hunting when his gun struck the side of his boat as he stepped ashore and discharged, authorities said.
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Ellsworth
Carlton Maddocks
Oney
Welfare Drive Opened By President In 1933 Mobilization
President Roosevelt opened the four week Mobilization for Human Needs urging citizens to support local relief efforts while stressing government role and personal duty. Newton D. Baker joined the program praising teamwork and costed relief needs beyond unemployment. He warned against “buck passers” who want government to bear all relief costs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Newton D. Baker
Soviet Capital Receives No Report of Japanese Troop Activity
Moscow report says Soviets have no information on Japanese troop movements toward Siberia. Tokyo sources later disclosed three troop redeployments to Harbin Changchun and Mukden in Manchuria to counter bandit activity in the border region.
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Moscow
Siberia
Tokyo
Manchuria
Harbin
Changchun
Mukden
Law student William Halli kidnapped in Chicago area
Federal agents join Chicago Forest Park and Freeport police in a hunt for William Walton Halli a law student and heir to a $200000 estate abducted Friday night. Ransom demand of 5000 dollars traced through letters to his wife Julia Halli and details point to a Freeport gang. Halli last seen in the Loop after leaving Kent College law class with his brother.
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Chicago
Urschel
William Walton Halli
Melvin H. Purvis
Bureau of Investigation
United States Department of Justice
Forest Park
Freeport
Hall
William
Kent College
Julia
Pitms
Plan to speed Roosevelt housing and aid measures
Washington officials push rapid creation of a Federal Housing Corporation to implement Roosevelt housing and subsistence plans. Public Works assigns experts to design the housing agency and link it to the subsistence farm program, promising clean, decent homes to replace slums. Rental and partial payment purchase options are planned. cooperative underpinnings may underwrite repayments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Housing Corporation
Public Works Administration
Jean Harlow Undergoes Emergency Appendectomy
Hollywood star Jean Harlow suffered an acute appendicitis attack and had a successful emergency operation at Good Samaritan Hospital. Dr. Sidney R. Burnap reported she rests easily and should recover barring complications. Harlow had eloped to Yuma and married Harold G. Rosson recently.
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Hollywood
Calif
Jean Harlow
Good Samaritan
Sidney R. Burnap
Yuma
Ariz
Harold G. Rosson
Harlow
Rosson
Honolulu
Bank deposits relief planned with new liquidation board
President Roosevelt announced the creation of a Deposit Liquidation Board to aid depositors in closed banks by lending about 1 billion dollars using assets of the institutions. The Reconstruction Corporation funds the program, with C. B. Merriam to head the division and coordinate with the Treasury and other agencies.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Corporation
C. B. Merriam
Treasury
Comptroller of the Currency
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Deposit Liquidation Board
Merriam
Jesse H. Jones
The
Dean G. Acheson
Lewis W. Douglas
J. F. T. O'Connor
Walter J. Cummings
Money Hiders Trial Opens Over Urschel Case
San Angelo reports Cass Coleman and Will Casey face federal charges for harboring gangland figure George Kelly and wife Kathryn after Urschel kidnaping. Coleman to plead guilty per DA Eastus. Casey and Coleman to be tried as indictments consolidate. $73,000 of ransom money found on Coleman's farm. Witnesses expected to identify Casey farm rental house used by Kelly.
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San Angelo
U. 8
Clyde Eastus
Cass Coleman
Coleman
William H. Atwell
George Kelly
Kathryn
Charles F. Urschel
Will Casey
George
Machine Gun" Kelly
Charlies F. Urschel
Casey
Kelly
R. G. Shannon
Kathryn Kelly
J S Chute Jumper Injured in Greek Plane Crash
Athens Greece October 15 Buddy Batyed a New York parachute jumping expert and his Greek pilot Barbarossa were seriously injured in an airplane crash today. Batyed attempted a jump from 300 feet as the plane spun and Barbarossa was not expected to live.
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Athens
Grece
Buddy Batyed
New York
Barbaressa
Batyed
Barbarossa
Tornado kills three in Sayre region farmstead tragedy
A tornado swept one mile long near Sayre Oklahoma early Sunday killing Frank Yandell 77 and his wife 74 and great grandson Luther Lawrance 9. Nadine Lawrance 7 was seriously injured. Two other farmhouses damaged, livestock and crops destroyed. Neighbors found bodies 200 yards from the farmhouse site.
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Sayre
Okla
Here
Frank Yandell
Luther Lawrance
Nadine Lawrance
Yandells
Yandell
Nadine
Hughes Named Legion Officer In Texas
George F E Hughes of Groesbeck was named state legion adjutant by the Texas American Legion executive committee, succeeding R O Whiteaker. The panel barred politicians from future state convention programs and elected Mrs J L Baskin of Corpus Christi as state Legion Auxiliary president. A $22 510 budget for state work and $5 200 for the service officer department were approved, and Commander Perkins will rely on five vice commanders for membership efforts.
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Corpus Christi
Fr. H Roach
Taylor
Perkins
Legion
Brain Trust
Higgins residents visit Amarillo on Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Davis, Miss Geraldine Wathen and Alex Laub han Jr., all of Higgins, were visitors in Amarillo Sunday.
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Louis Davis
Geraldine Wathen
Alex Laubhan, Jr
Higgins
Amarillo
Germany endorses Hitler's new policy across nation
National endorsement of Hitler's policy program emerged at rallies in Munich Berlin and Honnef. Crowds cheered the withdrawal from the League of Nations and the disarmament conference. The Reichstag was dissolved and plans to abolish state lines and parliaments tightened Nazi unification. Krupp federation pledged support.
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Berlin
Hitler
Germany
Munich
Honnef
League of Nations
Honeff
Gustav Krupp von Bohlen Und Halbach
German Industrial Federation
von Hindenburg
Europe Reacts to German Withdrawal from Arms Talks
Global capitals react as Germany suspends arms conference and adjournment is announced. Officials in Washington and London show cautious optimism while Mussolini and Italian quarters weigh re examination of policy. Rumors swirl as Hungary hints at possible league departure.
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Washington
Hull
Mussolini
Germany
Moscow
Geneva
Rome
Hitler
Paris
London
MacDonald
League
Vienna
Dollfuss
Italy
Budapest
Hungary
Cuban student shoots soldier in Havana street killing him
On Oct 15 in Havana Homero Valdes and three companions shot and killed 28 year old soldier Joaquin Camejo as he waited for a bus. Valdes and associates were detained while authorities seized the weapons. A relative claims Camejo killed Valdes’ brother in 1932 and that Homero had sought revenge.
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Havana
Homero Valdes
Joaquin Camejo
Camejo
Valdes
Jose Tiara
Ismael Rodriguez
Rafael Poada
Armanindo Camejo
Joaquin
Rafael
Homero
Nazi Rioters Clash at Vienna Cemetery Commemoration
About 4000 Nazis rioted in a Vienna cemetery to mark the first anniversary of a prior riot in which two Nazis died and 20 were injured. Mounted police and reserves arrested 26 rioters and restored order.
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Vienna
Austin Police Sergeant W M Stewart Injured in Collision
Austin police Sergeant W M Stewart of the motorcycle squad remained in serious condition after a collision last night with an automobile. Doctors said he was holding his own.
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Austin
W. M. Stewart
Austin City
Stewart
Storm Level Winds Collapse Poles In La Salle County
A heavy rainstorm with wind and lightning struck the Atlee section of La Salle County near Laredo, blowing down telegraph poles road signs and a small house. Rainfall reached three inches in Atlee and about one and a quarter inches in Laredo.
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Laredo
Atlee
la Salle County
Acute Status Hurls Parley Into Upheaval
Acute Status creates turmoil at Parley as tensions erupt over an urgent decision. Officials struggle to control the fallout while stakeholders seek clarity on immediate actions and next steps.
Disarmament Conference Adjoins for Week Amid German Withdrawal
Four powers agreed to a one week adjournment of the disarmament talks while seeking an international inventory of the situation. Despite the pause, England France Italy and the United States refused to call disarmament a dead cause though Germany's withdrawal looms large. Governments will consult and may decide on a longer delay.
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Germany
Geneva
League of Nations
England
France
Italy
United States
Wrious
Hunter Killed After Running From Warden in Kerr County
Kerrville Texas October 16 Rayburn Pearson 22 was shot and killed near Camp Verde after allegedly firing on Special Ranger Charles Miller who pursued him for poaching two wild turkey gobblers. Miller returned fire striking Pearson once near the heart. Pearson left a widow and child, plus parents and a large family.
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Kerrville
Tex
Rayburn Pearson
Charles Miller
Camp Verde
Kerr County
Miller
Arthur Real
Kerrvile
Pearson
Mssted
Frank Moore
Justice of the
Peace Cowden
Center Point
Dan Pearson
Keres County
Murdered Woman Found in San Diego Bay
The body of Laura Straw was found floating in a sack in San Diego Bay. Police identified the victim and sought a young man from the same house for questioning. A hammer, a carpenter's saw, and a blood-stained mattress were found at the residence.
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San Diego
Calif
Laura Straw
San Diego Bay
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U. 5
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Alcatraz
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Twister
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