Hindu Murder Cult Blamed for Slaying in California
Sacramento, March 31—The headless body of Hindu college student Sant Ram Pande was found in the river weighted with a tractor wheel. Authorities link the slaying to a Hindu murder cult involved in at least 14 Sacramento valley killings since 1927, with arrests made as the case unfolds.
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Cal
California
Sant Ram Pande
India
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Sacramento Valley
Pande
N. Ram Dhami
Clarence 8. Morrill
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Kali
Merrill
England
Gandhi
Mali
United States
Wrigley Plans Major Cotton Purchase to 109 Million Pounds
Chicago March 31 William Wrigley Jr plans to buy up to 109 000 000 pounds of cotton on the U S market in eight months at prices not to exceed 12 cents per pound All remittances from jobbers are invited in the arrangement
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Chicago
William Wrigley, Jr
Troop School Not Held Monday Following Easter
Reserve officers of Amarillo are advised by Major George A. Corbin that no Troop School will be held Monday night. He notes attendance would be light after Easter and says the boys need a rest.
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Amarillo
George A. Corbin
Corbin
Chain Gang Changes Negro’s Mind At Agut Jail
Earl Blakely, a Black man, told police in El Paso on March 31 that he initially planned to break into jail but decided against it after see ing the chain gang. He sought a short sentence fearing hunger and fatigue from wandering. Police advised against attempting a jail break and Blakely visited a soup kitchen.
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EL Paso
Tex
Earl Blakely
Blakely
Wrigley Announces Cotton Investment Fund Plan
Wrigley with the Wrigley Cotton Investment Fund will buy cotton for December 1931 delivery. The aim is to purchase up to 100 million pounds to keep cash in the South. The program runs from April 1 to December 1 if cotton stays below 12 cents per pound, accepting cotton in payment for southern shipments.
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Wrigley
Wrigley Cotton Investment Fund
Mel'o Soft Water Cleaner Ad Ranks Soap Trick
After baths hard water leaves a dirty ring and scum forms. Mel'o softens water so there is no dirty ring in the tub. It makes water delightful to clean and reduces soap use, improving cleaning power with or without soap. Obtain Mel'o at your grocer.
Bed Slat and Gas Attack Leads to Murder Charge
Richmond barber Bill Sherman is jailed on an assault to murder charge after allegedly beating his wife with a bed slat and pistol, then sticking a gas hose in her mouth and turning on the gas in Richmond Texas.
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Richmond
Tex
Bill Sherman
Naval officer killed in car crash near Akron Ohio
Lieut Charles E Bauch died from injuries after a car crash into a steel bridge near Portage Lakes in Akron. Lieut T W Settle, chief inspector for the Navy on the Akron dirigible project, was injured and later found at his home in a dazed condition. A second occupant was initially believed to be in the car but was not located.
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Akron
U.P
Charles E. Bauch
T. W. A. Settle
Portage Lakes District
Bauch
St. Thomas Hospital
Settle
U. S. Navy
Goodyear-Zeppelin Airdock
Probe prison riots recovered officer sits on curb
Bauch long record with the department and was the first officer assigned to the Akron crew. He belonged to the Shenandoah dirigible crew that crashed in Southern Ohio in 1025.
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Kenmore
Bauch
Department
Akron
Ohio
Death of despondent woman found by cousin in Houston
A 26 year old woman named Birdie Rowell was discovered dead in her bed in Houston on March 3. Her cousin entered the room to wake her and found she had died. a man with a job offer was reportedly waiting on the telephone.
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Houston
Birdie Rowell
Cavalry Reserves Seek Horses to Replace Mules
Officers of the Cavalry Reserves in St Louis petition the War Department for horses to replace mules used as mounts. They argue mules are less dignified during maneuvers and impede full ceremonial presentation.
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Cavalry Reserves
St. Louis
War Department
Mayor Walker Heads Back to New York Amid Inquiry
Palm Springs, March 90 A P I Mayor James Walker prepared to return to New York City where state legislature probes into municipal affairs are pending. He spent the day coloring Easter eyes for children at the resort and autographed many, while awaiting a copy of the charges from Governor Franklin D Roosevelt. He departs the Southern Pacific at 2 90 this afternoon and is due in New York Saturday morning.
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Palm Springs
Cal
James Walker
New York City
New York
Franklin Roosevelt
Southern Pacific
Sun Baths Win Custody for Mother in Court Fight
Seattle March 81 Bene ficial natures of sun baths won for Mrs. Cora Peak custody of her two children Billy and Joyce after her divorce bid. The husband claimed she was unfit for allowing sun exposure with little clothing. A superior judge ruled sun tan beneficial and the children remain with their mother.
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Seattle
Mra
Cora Peak
Billy
Joyce
Mra. Peak
Navy Dirigible on Training Cruise
Navy dirigible Los Angeles flies westward from Lakehurst New Jersey on a training cruise that will extend to Pittsburgh. The ship left the naval air station early today and is expected back before night.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Pittsburgh
Naval Air Statio
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