Kiss Slayer Out of Mind Verdict Shocks Jury
LOS ANGELES Feb 16 Ins Paul A Wright aviation executive neared freedom as jurors found him insane when he shot and killed Mrs Wright and friend John Kimmel after finding them embracing on a piano bench The same jury earlier found him guilty of manslaughter He had pleaded not guilty and not guilty by reason of insanity The court will refer the case to a psychopathic court for further determination Wright’s mental state was fated to determine his fate with no new defenses offered as the verdict echoed through the court room and his father wept
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Los Angeles
INS
Paul A. Wright
Wright
John Kimmel
California
Mia
Ximmel
Noy
J. J. Wright
Estate dispute follows old farmer and girl romance tale
The Supreme Court heard arguments in a Lewis county estate fight over trust division among seven living children of a farmer and Ice Radcliffe. The 1935 estate valued at over 45000. descendants of William Arnold contest the trust, while Polly Pickens and others press their claim.
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Supreme Court
Lewis County
Lee Radcliffe
Arnold
William Arnold
Monontalla
Polly Pickens
Prudence McClellan O'Hara
Jackson's Mill
Gertrude Daviston Arnold
Willie Willis Foresees Hen Cookin Sunday Alarm
Willie Willis comments on a Saturday alert tale and the sense of Sunday approaching, joking that without the smell of hen cookin he wouldn’t know which day is which.
Mrs Tawney Acquitted of Murder in Self Defense Case
Mrs Etha D. Tawney, 81, of Putney, was acquitted by an intermediate court jury of the murder of her 55-year-old husband Charles Tawney after deliberations under half an hour. She testified he attacked her and her daughter Charlene during a May 16, 1937, incident at their home. She had sought a voluntary manslaughter verdict and expressed thanks to the jurors.
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Etha D. Tawney
Putney
Charles Tawney
Charlene
Wrtunte
Tawney
Ister
Chars Tene
Hite
Eaid Tawney
Page
Spread of Fascism Feared by Senator
Senator Nep Scott of California told the House Naval Committee that Germany Italy and Japan could act in concert to spread fascism in the United States. He cited the anti Communist pact and noted Japan's espionage as part of a broader propaganda effort in South America.
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Washington
Scott
Calif
Germany
Maly
Japan
Italy
South America
House Naval Committee
Epas
Tern
Page & Fart
Japs Seek To Trap Big Chinese Army in Yellow River Drive
Jap forces smash Chinese resistance along the Yellow river front and push south toward the Peiping Hankow corridor threatening to trap hundreds of thousands of Chinese troops in the Lunghat railway zone. Japanese pincers aim to cut the Lunghai line at Chengchow and close the Suinghat corridor, while a counteroffensive forms east of Peiping Hankow front.
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Shanghay
Japan
Yellow River
Peiping-Hankow
Lunghat
China
Chengchow
Lunghai
Sunghat
Suinghat
Wen-shang-Teining
Sunghai
Chita
Farm Surplus Bill Approved By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed the farm surplus control bill, calling it historic and promising rapid implementation. He noted parity payments would raise costs and that the act largely preserves the existing soil conservation and domestic allotment framework while enabling limits on wheat, corn, cotton, tobacco, and rice marketing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Secretary of Agriculture
The Lady in White Haunts Buckhorn Highway Legend
Altoona reports a mysterious beauty in white on Buckhorn highway, a cigarette glowing as locals chase rumors of the ghost of the buckhorn. Sightings from Patton to Cambria county spread nightly as drivers seek the slim figure fading into mist and hills.
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Altoona
Buckhorn Highway
Cambria County
Lady In White
Buckhorn
Patton
Charley Yon
Tarzan Girl Case Near End in Second Degree Murder Trial
Philadelphia February 1677 Assistant District Attorney Charles C. Gordon says he will seek a second degree murder verdict for Mary O Connor known as Tarzan by schoolmates in the slaying of five year old Nancy Glenn. Defense contends no wilful intent or premeditation is shown and asks acquittal. The judge planned a ruling today as defense argues the state evidence rests on the girl's story of striking Nancy in a fit of rage and leaving her for dead.
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Philadelphia
Charles C. Gordon
Mary K. O'Connor
Tarzan
Gordon
William
Gray
Nancy
Mary
Pioneer Aeronaut Dies in New York
Alan Ramsey Hawley aged 68, veteran balloon pioneer and holder of the American long distance record since 1910, died in New York. He had previously joked about a death rumor from 27 years earlier after the flight from St. Louis in the balloon America to Canada with Maj. Rue Rustan Post, landing near Lake John.
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New York
Fety
Alan Ramsey Hawley
Alnce
St. Louia
America
Flashes of Life In These U.S. A Patchwork of Crime And Odd Tales
Milwaukee reports Walter Hoppe and Almira Nemec pursue a robber after an attempted street crime near her home. The incident ends with Nemec screaming and Hoppe chasing the suspect amid confusion and dialogue. In Strawberry Point Iowa the Horse Thief Detectives celebrate 72 years with a reworked constitution to chase chicken thieves. $150 in treasury funds and 45 members ready to act.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Walter Hoppe
Almira Nemec
Ace
Strawberry Point
Iowa
McKinley
Chickens Stolen With Foot Warmers in Cold Night
Five youths from Northumberland County faced bail in court after confessing to stealing chickens on a cold night. They described using a Walmatck device held near coops to lure sleepy hens out of their roosts, highlighting an unusual method for poultry theft in Bunaury Pennsylvania.
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Bunaury
Northumberland County
Hitler's Policy Is Questioned
London reports Britain and France, alarmed by Germany's moves toward Austria, agreed to ask Chancellor Hitler for clarity on Germany's future intentions. The two nations, meeting to reinforce united resistance to Nazi encroachment in Austria, instructed their ambassadors to seek information from Berlin about recent developments.
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London
Great Britain
France
Germany
Austria
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Reich
McIntyre Funeral Draws Thousands in Gallipolis
Gallipolis Ohio mourns as noted columnist McIntyre is laid to rest. His death from a bears illness in New York on Monday prompted a large procession as around 2,000 gathered in Huntington to escort the body. The funeral in Gatewood follows a town holiday and a steady stream of residents paying respects.
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Gallipolie
Simon Atkinson
Oucar
Mrs. McIntyre
Stundreda
Gallipolis
Bler
Flage
Galpolis
Mais
Daring Fliers Reach Mates In Arctic Rescue
Three Soviet fliers landed near the Arctic camp after a nine month search for Russia's scientists. They radioed that four marooned men had been reached and the first contact with civilization was made since May 31, 1937. Dr. Ivan Papanin led the expedition as the scientists greeted rescuers with joy and questions about their return.
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Moscow
Russia
Murman
Ivan Papanin
Squat Feader
Independent bid by Van Nuys shocks Indiana race
In Washington a group of Democratic senators opposed to last year's court reorganization bill pledged to back Senator Van Nuys in an independent bid for reelection. Van Nuys announced he would run despite being rejected by the state party and urged supporters to form a committee of 100000. Senators Wheeler Burke and others signaled readiness to help, while friction over the court measure intensifies the Indiana race.
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Washington
Steed
Sen
van Nuys
Indiana
Wheeler
Secrecy Placed on U S Navy Building Program
Washington February 16 Officials ordered full speed ahead on the 800 million naval building bill while declaring all progress data secret to withhold from other powers. The move marks a strict secrecy effort unseen in 13 years and comes as public hearings on the bill near end.
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Washington
INS
United States Navy
Congress
Navy Department
Navy
New Breather For Business Is Indicated
Washington observers say the administration pursues a cooperative stance with business to spur recovery. They expect no early monopoly or business practices bill but a potential audio message to Congress urging investigation rather than legislation. White House conferences with business leaders are cited as evidence of the revival focus.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Washington
Congress
White House
Faetor
Hitler to Speak on Austrian Amnesty Plans Sunday
Berlin reports Germany’s new Austrian policy draws questions about what Hitler offers in return for cabinet changes and political prisoner amnesty. Goebbels urges nationwide listening as the Reichstag set views on amnesty and anti Semitism amid the crisis.
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Berlin
Germany
Austria
Reichsfuchter Hitler
Anti-Lynch Bill Supporters Lose in Senate Clash
Washington February 16 Southern senators backed by northern Republicans defeated a bid to end debate on the anti-lynching bill. The cloture vote was 48 to 42, failing to force a debate limit or secure a two thirds majority. A prior cloture attempt on January 27 also failed.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Wagner
DNY
Siete
House votes 351 to 23 to approve 250 million relief bill
The House passed a 250 million relief measure amended to bar most aliens from WPA work, sending it to the Senate. The anti alien amendment by Rep. Lanham was approved 137 to 92 despite Majority Leader Rayburn and a broad debate on long range recovery.
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Washington
INS
House
Holls
Senate
Rayburn
Rep
Lanham
Texas
WPA
U. SS
Senate Appropriations and Committee
Roosevelt
The
A. F. of L
PWA
Rep. Voorhis
California
Woodrum
Virginia
Economy Bloc
Ferry Injunction Sought Against St Albans Fee
Sattes Ferry seeks an injunction to stop St Albans from collecting a $100 yearly license fee and from interfering with buoys. F H Sattes claims the tax is unlawful under the town charter. He owns the river landings, pays assessments, and says a license ordinance passed last June was enforced with a Feb 9 seizure, later released. The Public Service Commission denied permission to sell ferry equipment to St Albans Nitro Ferry, finding the buyer not financially responsible.
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St. Albans
Buaiers
Sattes Ferry Company
F. H. Sattes
Kanawha
Chapman
Sattea'a
St. Albans-Nitro Ferry Company
Public Service Commission
MacFadden Linked In Heart Balm Suit
New York Feb 168 W Bernarr MacFadden magazine publisher appeared in state suit Brenecourt to contest a 100000 silencing of affections brought by Sath C Adams of Danvers Massachusetts. Adams charges he seduced Adams wife Abbie Rheinhardt Adams of Joplin Missouri after she joined the MacFadden health resort in Battle Creek Michigan. MacFadden denied the charge and amended answer saying Mr and Mrs Adams were working together to extort money from him.
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New York
W. Bernarr MacFadden
Sue Brenecourt
Sath C. Adams
Danvers
Mass
Adams
Abbie Rheinhardt Adams
Joplin
MacFadden
Battle Creek
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