Family believes Weiss unbalanced in Long assassination case
Dr Carl A Weiss Jr is said to have acted in a temporary derangement when he shot Sen Huey Long, according to family spokesman Dr Foo Pavy. Pavy noted Weiss studied politics and saw Long's dictatorship as a grave miscarriage of justice, but stressed Weiss showed no prior signs of mental illness.
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Baton Rouge
Carl A. Weiss, Jr
Huey P. Long
Foo Pavy
Carl
Pavy
Dr. Pavy
B. H. Pavy
Weiss
Louisiana
Senator Long
Amite River
Judge Pavy
Long
Dwarf Foils Robber In Shenandoah Office
SHENANDOAH AP Bill Lloyd a three foot dwarf who runs a transfer company repelled a lone bandit who tried to rob him at his desk early Monday. The dwarf grabbed the gun when the robber ordered him to raise his hands and the bandit fled, saying he thought it was a joke.
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Shenandoah
Bill Lloyd
Lloyd
Slow Change Planned in Milk Marketing Under New AAA Amendments
Washington AP report notes the farm administration preparing a gradual shift to operations under the new AAA amendments. Thirty markets with active licenses will continue until hearings and new marketing agreements are signed, with Boston and northeast markets among early targets. An AAA pause affected twenty areas since year start, with some markets likely to resume under the new law.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Boston
Dairy Section
AAA
Quad Cities
Davenport
Moline
East Moline
Rock Island
Des Moines
Dubuque
Sioux City
Omaha
Neb
Council Bluffs
First Lady Sees Slim Chance for Woman President
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt writes in Cosmopolitan that voters generally dislike the idea of a woman president. She says a woman may be elected some time, but not now or in the near future.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cosmopolitan
Couple Killed in Plane Crash Near Redfield Farm
A husband and wife died when their plane crashed a mile north of Redfield at the Ed Brill farm shortly after noon Monday. The AP report notes meanwhile that Spanish-American War veterans on federal pension rolls number 185,000.
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Redfield, SD
Here
Ed Brill
Qur
Psychic play and bidding missteps in a bridge hand
In the Asbury Park tournament report a South double heart, strong spade, and misreads by East and West illustrate a celebrated psychic bid. The feature analyzes why East should have raised to four clubs and notes a grand slam possibility in diamonds or hearts amid a seven-diamond top score.
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South
Asbury Park
West
East
North
Hand to Be Discussed in Tomorrow's Article
A brief note indicates that this hand will be analyzed in tomorrow's newspaper feature. The reference includes a copyright line from 1925.
Bank Robbers Take $10,000 From Beech Grove Bank
Armed with a machine gun and automatic rifles four bandits robbed Citizens State bank Beech Grove suburb of Indianapolis of 10000 dollars and fled shortly before noon Monday.
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Indianapolis
INS
Citizens’ State Bank
Beech Grove
Gunman Goes On Rampage In Kern County Killing Four
In a beer hall and surrounding Delano resorts, Gregorio Pico, 25, killed Frank Perez 55 and Mike Barron 32, then wounded Carlos Sandoval 30 before a police shootout ended his rampage with Pico killed by Delano patrolman Tommy Comer.
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Bakersfield
Calif
INS
Kern County
West Side
Delano
Here
Frank Perez
Mike Barron
Gregorio Pico
Lynwood
Pico
Carlos Sandoval
Tommy Comer
Girl Scalded by Coffee. 7-Year-Old Hurt in Kitchen Accident
Lula Barton, seven, daughter of Mr and Mrs M A Barton of 1013 Second Street SW, spilled boiling coffee on her legs arms and body around 12 30 p m Monday. She was rushed by ambulance to St Luke's hospital in serious condition.
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Lula Barton
M. A. Barton
Second Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
Herring Defeated by Absence in Council Meeting
Gov Clyde Herring failed to form a quorum for the Iowa State Executive Council as Wegman Storms Miller Ewing were away at conventions and Yellowstone trip, leaving only the governor and agriculture secretary present in Des Moines.
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Des Moines
Clyde Herring
Executive Council
Leo J. Wegman
C. W. Storms
Denver
Colo
Alex Miller
Yellowstone Park
Ross Ewing
Montgomery Ward Reports 20.8 Percent Gain in August
Chicago based Montgomery Ward and Company reported an 20.8 percent sales rise in August 1935 from August 1934. Total sales reached 22,848,599 versus 18,014,959 prior year, an increase of 3,933,640.
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Chicago
Montgomery Ward and Company
Iowa projects refused by Hopkins cited in unemployment relief delay
The article details dozens of Iowa projects rejected by the Works Progress Administration, with officials noting slow red tape and a push to reduce man year costs to around eight hundred. It lists town by town rejections and later mentions approved projects including Montour, Mason City, Kensett, and Dubuque with specific amounts and purposes. The piece cites Dr. Hopkins and the WPA as explaining the criteria and the possibility of resubmission if revisions overcome objections.
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Stats
Hopkins
Works Progress Administration
Washington Pwa
Montour
Mason City
Garfield
Kensett
Iowa State College
Steam and Gas Laboratory
Clay County
Dubuque
Clayton County
Crawford County
Chariton
Northwood
Page County
Hopkins rejects 104 Iowa public works projects
Des Moines reports WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins rejected 104 Iowa public works projects citing insufficient relief labor or excessive man-year costs. State administrator P. F. Hopkins said 12 projects received federal approval totaling 338 535 dollars in grants, and charged Hopkins with inconsistency in the decision.
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Des Moines
INS
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Iowa
P. F. Hopkins
Washingon
Zenge Set For Trial In Dr. Bauer Mutilation Murder
Mandeville Zenge of Missouri faces murder trial September 30 for the emasculation killing of Dr. Walter J. Bauer after Bauer’s onetime rival won a romance with Bauer’s former nurse. Police say two witnesses identified Zenge as the driver who left Bauer dying at a filling station.
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Chicago
Mandeville Zenge
Missouri
Walter J. Bauer
Jove
Cornelius J. Harrington
Louis Bauer
Zenge
Bauer
Monay
Death Ends Reunion After 30 Years For Tillett Siblings
Denver AP reports a family reunion turned tragic as William H. Tillett aged 54 died of a heart attack at his home after his sister Lillian Carpenter of Sioux City Iowa visited with two brothers R. E. and Ray W. Tillett.
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Denver
William H. Tillett
Lillian Carpenter
Sioux City
Iowa
Tillett
R. E
Ray W. Tillett
Hay fever refugee dies in Duluth hospital
M. J. Ivory of Galena HL died Monday in a Duluth hospital from heart disease while seeking hay fever relief. The body will be sent back to Galena for burial.
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Duluth
Author Quiz Answers From Candide Era Puzzle
Crossword style clues cover authors philosophers paths and items from Candide era with terms for virtue and vices. Names like Voltaire and related terms appear, along with common nouns and adjective clues in a wide thematic grid.
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