Gun Girl and Lover Are Sentenced to Death for Paul Murder
Irene Schroeder and Glenn Dague were electrocuted at dawn in Rockview Pa for killing Corporal Brady Paul of the State Highway Patrol during a grocery-store holdup spree. Executioner Robert Elliott oversaw the sentences. it marked the first female execution in Pennsylvania.
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Gun Girl
Paul
Irene Schroeder
Glenn Dague
United Press
Western Penitentiary
Rockview
U.R
Pennsylvania
Brady Paul
State Highway Patrol
Elliott
Ruth Snyder
Judd Gray
Constances
Irene
Dague
Tirene
Wheeling
Ernest Moore
Butler
Arizona
Lilly the Kid
Yen
Homer Schroeder
Donnie
Cajeme Yaqui Valley Boom Town Faces Big Irrigation Plans
The Ciudad Obregon Yaqui Valley grows from a rail spur to a city of 12 000 with 120 000 acres irrigated by Yaqui River. Producers plan storage to extend to 900 000 acres. rice and peas crops support large exports to Europe. Local figures include ARTHUR HOFMANN and E J Saal.
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Ciudad Obregon
Sonora
Mexico
Obregon
Cajeme
Police trace long distance calls in Potter homicide case
In Cleveland two long distance calls to Pittsburgh from the apartment below the Potter murder scene are traced. Detectives say the calls may yield new evidence against Martin, labeled the alleged trigger man in the crime.
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Cleveland
U.R
Pittsburgh
William E. Potter
Martin
Hoover Survey On Veteran Loan Measure
President Hoover orders a Veterans' Bureau survey to gauge distress among World War veterans as he prepares to send a bill message to Congress. Early findings show limited impact, with many veterans at low borrowing levels and private welfare partners aiding efforts.
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Congress
Washington
U.R
Hoover
Veterans’ Bureau
White House
Boat Sunk by Rum Runners Off Southern New England Coast
Coast Guards bombarded three alleged rum boats off the Southern New England coast near Newport Rhode Island. The Alipi was scuttled and sunk with a $25,000 liquor cargo. The Mondola, owned by Al Capone interests, was captured. The Nova Scotia schooner Accuracy escaped under fire.
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Newport
R. I
Coast Guards
New England
Coast Guard
New England Rum
al Capone
Nova Scotia
Accuracy
Death of Mrs Martha Hill at 77 in Zaleski
Mrs Martha Hill, 77, died Sunday morning at the home of her son Watson Hill in Zaleski where she spent the winter. She leaves two daughters Ella Haskins of Coshocton and Warren Ross of Athens, a son Watson Hill, two sisters Sarah Fidler and Rose Vance, Columbus, three grandchildren Weldon Brown Nelsonville Ella Hill and Harold Ross Athens, and several other relatives. She was preceded in death by her husband Philip Hill and a daughter. Funeral services will be at her home Tuesday at 2 PM with burial in Oak Grove Cemetery.
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Zaleski
Martha Hill
Watson Hill
Ella Haskins
Coshocton
Warren Ross
Athens
Sarah Fidler
Rose Vance
Columbus
Weldon Brown
Nelsonville
Ella Hill
Funeral services for Homer Scott held in Columbus
Homer Scott of Columbus died in a Sunday automobile crash in Union County. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Indianola Church in Columbus. His wife, injured in the wreck, is in University Hospital. Relatives from Columbus and area gather for the services.
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Homer Scott
Columbus
Union County
Indianola Church
Scott
Meigs County
University Hospital
George Maxwell
Abe Williams
Coleman Ashworth
Maxwell
Williams
Ashworth
John Maswell
Lodt Township
Myrtle Robinson
West
Weather summary for West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio
Occasional rain tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change across West Virginia Kentucky and Ohio. Yesterday’s highs ranged from 70 in Miami to 78 in New Orleans with a low near 4 in River Pars Sound Lander.
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West Virginia
Kentucky
Ohio
Miami
New Orleans
San Antonio
Alae
River
Lander
Tax Payment Starts Today in Athens County
Athens County Treasurer W E Molers office is busy as the first half 1930 31 tax collection begins with crowds at the treasurer’s office. Special assessments must be paid with taxes and no bank payments are accepted. Remittance by mail is available if access is blocked and the collection will continue through the coming month.
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Athens
W. E. Moler
Proposal for joint ownership of two radio stations
Columbus news reports the American Insurance Union directors of WAIU expected to approve today a plan for joint ownership and management of Radio Stations WAIU and WCAH, signaling a major consolidation in local broadcasting.
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Columbus
U.P
WAIU
WCAH
American Insurance Union
Man reports record winter plowing boosts crop prospects
A traveler across Ohio Indiana and Illinois said on radio that he has never seen so much winter plowing and soil in better condition for crops. He noted rains absorbed by the thirsty earth and expressed hopeful mood among farmers with prospects for bumper crops.
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Pomeroy
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Riot Ends in Gang Murder at Brooklyn Dance Hall
In Paramount Danceland Brooklyn a gun battle following an argument over a hostess left one man dead Charles Barnes a chauffeur and another fatally wounded Michael Masselli. More than 400 dancers fled as police hurried to the scene and a riot broke out with several others injured. Policemen and detectives A squad of over 100 monitored local hospitals for updates.
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New York
U.R
Paramount Danceland
Brooklyn
Michael Masselli
Charles Barnes
Barnes
Helen Carey
70000 Guards At Polls For Chicago Vote
Chicago voters faced a bitter primary race as warnings of violence circulated and Capone was reportedly in town to protect his interests. About 70000 watchers were assigned to guard polling places amid clashes involving Mayor Thompson Judge Lyle and Alderman Albert. Thompson pledged full support to veterans while Lyle dismissed guards and sent them to search for Capone. Democrats prepared for a celebratory homecoming for James Hamilton Lewis.
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Chicago
U.P
U.R
Scarface
al Capone
William Haley Thompson
John H. Lyle
Arthur F. Albert
Lyle
Thompson
Theodore Clifford
Capone
James Hamilton Lewis
Arizona
Embargo Bills Defeated by Ways and Means Committee
Washington February 23 All embargo measures before the House Ways and Means Committee were voted down this session. The package included the Copper-Garber Oil Restriction Bill the one year embargo on wheat and agricultural products and the Williamson Bill for a general embargo on Russian imports.
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Washington
U.P
House
Ways and Means Committee
Fourteen convicts escape from Florence prison
Posses searched the Southern Arizona Desert today for 14 convicts who scaled a 20 foot wall and escaped from the state penitentiary in Florence Arizona.
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Florency
Ariz
U.P
Arizona Desert
Will Rogers on Washington and equal rights in America
Will Rogers argues that George Washington would be startled by modern politics He notes the paradox of equal rights and no privileges and claims seven million lack chances to earn a living He compares wartime prosperity to peacetime hardship and jokes Washington would sue to be called Father.
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Hollywood
Calif
George Washington
Valley Forge
Will
Farm Bureau Mutual Agents To Meet In Athens
Agents from 13 southeastern Ohio counties will meet at Hotel Berry in Athens for a district session. About forty agents are expected. counties include Athens Gallia Meigs Morgan Muskingum Perry Noble Monroe Washington Jackson and Lawrence. Speakers from Columbus H W Smoots L B Bennett and M F E Foltz will cover 1931 plans new rates claims work and the upcoming annual meeting in Columbus March 12 and 13.
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Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Ohio
Hotel Berry
Athens County
Columbus
Hoover Attends Washington Church Service in Alexandria
President Hoover and Mrs Hoover with granddaughter Peggy Ann attend service at Christ Church in Alexandria Virginia on the 199th anniversary of Washington's birth. Hoover sits in Washington's pew and receives a sermon on the religious life of Washington before placing a wreath on Washington's tomb at Mt Vernon.
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Washington
U.P
Hoover
George Washington
Alexandria
Christ Church
Mt. Vernon
William Jackson Morton
George Washington Parke Custis
Denied Bond In Murder Case At Continental
Ottawa Feb 23 Mayor Dale Wayne Noffsinger 40 of Continental arrested again on a murder warrant less than four hours after a Putnam County Grand Jury refused to indict. He faces Justice Cecil Huntsman at Leipsic today for the death of Alex Krieger 21 of Cloverdale after a traffic dispute last summer. Bond was denied and Noffsinger remained jailed. Matthew Krieger father of the victim again pressed the charge saying witnesses were unavailable.
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Ottawa
U.R
Dale Wayne Noffsinger
Continental
Putnam County
Cecil Huntsman
Leipsic
Noffsinger
Alex Krieger
Cloverdale
Matthew Krieger
Sea Storm Sinks Baron Sempill. Med Sees Distress
A Mediterranean storm severs sea links as at least a dozen ships signal distress. The 2,500 ton British liner Baron Sempill is said to have sunk 112 miles south of Marseilles. Saint Servan logged distress signals but could not assist due to the fierce conditions. Sicily remains isolated as rescue teams work to restore lines of communication.
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Rome
U.P
Mediterranean
Baron Sempill
Marseilles
Saint Servan
Sicily
Disappearance of Catholic University Chancellor Reported
Toledo news notes no information on the disappearance of Rev. Francia Clougherty chancellor of the Catholic University at Peiping China. He vanished more than a month ago and radio broadcasts carried his description. He was believed to be a victim of amnesia.
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Toledo
U.pr
Francia Clougherty
Catholic University
Peiping
China
Clougherty
Los Angeles Dirigible Reported Near Jamaica En Route Cuba
The dirigible Los Angeles, traveling from Panama to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, passed Point Morant in Jamaica at 7:47 p.m. according to a Navy Department advisory. The airship had just left Panama after participating in the annual navy maneuvers.
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Los Angeles
Panama
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Point Morant
Jamaica
Navy Department
Double execution marks 16th anniversary of electric chair in Pennsylvania
In Bellefonte Pennsylvania on February 23 the Rockview Penitentiary carried out a double execution. It marked the sixteenth anniversary of the introduction of the electric chair in the state.
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Bellefonte
Rockview Penitentiary
Pennsylvania
Two inmates flee Ohio reform school dormitory escape
Mansfield authorities search for Manuel Elkington age 39 of Cleveland and Carl Cilese age 20 of Canton after they escaped from the Ohio State Reformatory by dropping from a first floor dormitory window and climbing a 12 foot fence.
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Mansfield
O.R
Manuel Elkington
Cleveland
Carl Cilese
Canton
Ohio State Reformatory
Coshocton Banker Named Executive Secretary to State Office Building Commission
F W Mowery cashier of Coshocton National Bank was named executive secretary to the State Office Building Commission in Columbus announcement. He represents Coshocton and will serve in the commission office in Columbus starting immediately.
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Columbus
U.P
F. W. Mowery
Coshocton
Coshocton National Bank
State Office Building Commission
Cleveland Surgeon Dr. George Crile Honored Tonight
Leaders of medicine will pay personal tribute to Dr. George W. Crile a world renowned Cleveland surgeon and founder of the Crile Clinic in Cleveland this evening.
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Cleveland
U.P
George W. Crile
Freighter Muneleon Sends Two More Radio Calls
The freighter Muneleon, disabled off Trinidad Head north of Eureka California, issued two further radio calls today via Mackay Radio Station reports.
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Portland
Ore
U.R
Muneleon
Trinidad Head
Eureka
Calif
Mackay
Franco Italian Naval Limitation Talks Near Climax
International negotiations for a Franco Italian agreement on naval limitation edge toward a conclusion as British officials depart London for Paris signaling progress ahead of the 1932 world disarmament conference.
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Paris
U.P
Arthur Henderson
A. V. Alexander
Admiralty
R. L. Craigie
London
State testifies on Mal Daugherty trial in bank fund case
In Washington D. C. on February 23 U P witnesses were questioned in the Mal Daugherty case. H G Coffman of the Coffman Manufacturing Company testified he borrowed 40000 from Daugherty personally in the last two years plus 5040 he owed the bank.
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Washington, D. H
U.P
Daugherty
Ohio State Bank
H. G. Coffman
Coffman Manufacturing Company
Washington D. H
Mal Daugherty
Norris Muscle Shoals Bill Near Senate Passage
Senate actions move the Muscle Shoals government operation bill toward approval after House passage. Senator Norris predicts Hoover veto, possibly killing the measure, while veterans and drought relief bills face similar fate. The issue dominates 1932 politics and party splits amid Hoover’s stance.
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Senate
Muscle Shoals
Norris
Alfred Smith
Republiecans
Muncle Shoals
Hoover
LaGuardia Rebels Against House Caucus
New York Congressman Fiorello LaGuardia openly opposes the House caucus as a party governance tool on the eve of candidate selections for House offices including floor leader. He warns that even a small revolt could shift control to the Democrats, amid a 218 Republican to 216 Democrat plus one Farmer-Labor margin.
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Washington
U.R
Fiorella H
New York
LaGuardia
House
Congress
Harvard economist urges full publicity on investment trusts
Prof. William Z. Ripley told the Senate banking inquiry that complete publicity in all securities matters, especially investment trusts, is needed. He warned that funds of millions of small investors are drawn into channels controlled by a few hands and urged government directors of financing of public utilities and investment trusts.
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Washington
William Z. Ripley
Harvard University
Senate
Ripley
Fuller
Woman Blamed for Toledo Poolroom Killing
In Toledo a woman was blamed in the shooting of 24 year old Anthony Landowski by his cousin 27 year old Alphonse Czerniak in a poolroom Sunday night. Czerniak shot himself after two shots and told detectives he warned a man he would shoot him for telling lies to a woman. Czerniak is recovering in hospital.
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Toledo
U.2
Anthony Landowski
Alphonse Czerniak
Czerniak
Hal Bed
Downty
Bim Pital
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