Leibowitz Considered as Hauptmann Defense Attorney
New York criminal lawyer Samuel S Leibowitz said he agreed to join Bruno Hauptmann's defense if Hauptmann tells the truth after a conference with Mrs. Anna Hauptmann. Details circulated as the death-row inmate nears the end of his reprieve with possible new dates for execution.
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New York
Samuel
Leibowitz
Hauptmann
Richard Bruno Hauptman
Trenton State Prison
N. J
Samuel Leibowicz
Bruno Hauptmann
Anna Hauptmann
Death House
Scottsboro
Vera Stretz
Fritz Gebhardt
Hunters Court House
Hoffman
Thomas W. Trenchard
Col
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
State Police
Hauptmann Case Hopes Rise With Leibowitz Visit
Mrs. Bruno Hauptmann met with Samuel Leibowitz fueling reports that the famed attorney may join Hauptmann's defense team. Leibowitz would not confirm or deny the possibility as speculation grows about a new trial at Flemington, where Hauptmann was convicted a year ago tomorrow.
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New York
Bruno Hauptmann
Samuel Leibowitz
Hauptmann
Leibowitz
Trenton
Flemington
Prominent figure Leibowitz in Hauptmann case talks
Samuel S. Leibowitz reports extensive talks with Mrs. Hauptmann at his office regarding involvement in the Hauptmann case. He states that persons of high standing have sought his aid and that he has made his position clear in plain terms.
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New York
Samuel S. Leibowitz
Hauptmann
Hoover denies Dillinger ambush and execution
J Edgar Hoover asserts Dillinger was killed outside the Biograph Theatre in July 1934 after drawing a gun on agents. He says there was no shoot to kill policy and notes that if Dillinger or Nelson had been captured alive they would not have talked.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Indiana
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Hoover
Biograph
Dillinger
Charles DeLacy
Police
Seien Desperado
Martin Zarkovitch
Ind
Department
Nelson
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Cotton Pool Reopens to Gauge Demand and bids
In New Orleans on February 12 Oscar Johnston head of the pool and VP of the CCC said the pool will determine which cotton types are in demand and collect ideas from Washington to supervise bid receipts for sales of up to 50 000 bales. He limited sales to under 5 000 bales per buyer and would not price below market at the source. Johnston aims to catalogue about 600 pool types by actual demand to guide future selling if bids align with local quotations, ending the pool’s August closure.
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New Orleans
Oscar Johnston
Commodity Credit Corporation
Orleans
Washington
Johnston
Monroe Ryan Passes Today in Decatur Route Two
Monroe Ryan aged 51 a Decatur route two resident died at 3 30 this morning at his brother J M Ryan’s home. He leaves six children two brothers and five sisters. The body was taken to Drinkard and Howells for burial prep with funeral services at Lawrence Cove and Cove cemetery interment.
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Monroe Ryan
Decatur Route Two
J. M. Ryan
J. M
Silas Ryan
Sallie Williams
W. A. Parker
Harvey McKee
Travis Hunt
Lilly May Ryan
Drinkard and Howell’s
Lawrence Cove
Cove
Mississippi to push beer and wine repeal hearing
After a joint hearing before the house and senate temperance committees, Jackson leaders said they would mobilize for a public hearing on repeal in the house chamber next Tuesday night.
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Jackson
Miss
House
Senate Temperance
Mississippi
House of Representatives
Neutrality measure approved by Senate committee
Washington Feb 12 The Senate Foreign Relations committee approved unanimously an abridged neutrality bill extending the arms embargo features to May 1, 1937. The measure exempts American republics from its application when attacked by non American nations.
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Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Temple Again Is Peaceful
In Los Angeles Vivian Denton, 26, remained hospitalized amid a sexual rumor dispute at the Temple. Mrs McPherson and Miss Crawford denied any public dispute. Denton claimed a past poisoning incident followed a confrontation with accusations she worked secretly for Crawford.
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Los Angeles
Angeles Temple
Vivian Denton
Vivian
Four Square Gospel
Miss Crawford
McPherson
Trio Burned in Hotel Fire Kills Three in Lakewood
A three story frame hotel in Lakewood New Jersey burned trapping guests. At least three people died and about twenty were injured seven seriously. Seven seriously injured guests were hospitalized including Mrs Pearl Shalin 52 of New York City and Mrs Rebecca Schwartz 56 of the Bronx with multiple injuries.
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Lakewood
N. J
Paul Kimball Hospital
Pearl Shalin
New York City
Alarming rise in Alabama state insane hospital census
Montgomery Feb 12 Alarm over the rapid rise in the population of Alabama state insane hospitals was reported in the annual trustees' report to Gov Bibb Graves. For the year ending September 1935 admissions reached 1 876 from 2 299 applications, a jump of 458, with capacity strained and calls for more dormitory dining and kitchen space.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bibb Graves
W. D. Partlow
Partlow
Steel production rises in face of cold, auto slowdown
New York Feb 12. Support from heavy industries offsets cold weather and falling car output. Steel production rose moderately according to Iron Age in its weekly summary.
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New York
Senator Norris Criticizes Supreme Court For Constitutional Convention
Senator Norris of Nebraska declared the Supreme Court is effectively a continuous constitutional convention and said its AA A decision cannot stand if the country is to prosper, in Washington on February 12 with the text noting his criticism of the court's role and a pivotal ruling.
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Washington
Norris
Neb
Supreme Court
AAA
Kiwanis Club Secret Program Hinted at Lyons Hotel
Decatur Kiwanis Club announces a secret program for the regular weekly meeting at noon Thursday at Lyons Hotel. John Caddell chairs the attendance and program committee, with Lewis C. Brown Kelly Bitting and Jim Williams named. Seybourne H. Lynne, club president, says special entertainment is planned.
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Decatur Kiwanis Club
Lyons Hotel
John Caddell
Lewis C. Brown
Kelly Bitting
Jim Williams
Seybourne H. Lynne
Old Age Pension Group to Meet at Decatur Court House
Morgan county old age pension group holds a regular meeting at Decatur court house Saturday February 15 at 1 p m Judge Seybourne Lynne will address the gathering. The meeting emphasizes congressional and state moves to fund pensions and urges all interested officials to attend for further action.
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Morgan County
Court House
Decatur
Seybourne Lynne
Congress
Ups Congress
Navy destroyer rushes with physicians to stem meningitis aboard training ship
Balboa Panama Canal Zone Feb 12 The U S Navy Destroyer Tatnall sped to the Pacific with doctors and serum to aid the training ship Gambia State hit by a meningitis outbreak A second case was reported as the ship neared port about 1 000 miles at sea The party includes three from Gorgas Hospital and four male orderlies along with four Army hospital corps men
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Balboa
Canal Zone
United States Navy
Tatnall
Pacific
Gombia State
Panama Canal
Navy
Gorgas
Edgar King
Ain
Nooethal
Ce Cetonel King
Army Hospital Corps
Fire at Jackson Farm Kills Four Family Members
In Jackson Minnesota a mysterious blaze gutted a farm home killing four family members including a 75 year old mother and two infant children. Theodore Alt, a hired man, arrived to deliver straw, assisted after roads were opened, and reported finding the house on fire with locked doors. Poelart suffered a head wound possibly gunshot or blast related and is under guard as authorities investigate.
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Jackson
Minn
Poelart
Hanes
Theodore Alt
Alt
Poleart
Itrorie
Officer Remarks Under Criticism In WPA Funds Row
Washington leaders criticized Major General Johnson for calling WPA funds money during a congressional hearing. Rep Hagood and others urged accountability and discipline, with burns and faddis arguing the remarks reflect poorly on command and military discipline.
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Washington
Johnson
Eighth Corps
Third Field Army
Rogers
N. H
Otten
Hagood
Burns
House Warming Event Planned at New Store
A house warming for the new Sec ne store is scheduled Thursday evening from 9 o'clock. The event will close from 4 to 6 to allow for decoration preparations. Northey Cox and his Wellsians will perform, with a cordial public invitation extended.
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Warren
Ratliff
Secne
Northey Cox
Wellsians
One Big Blast Wrecks Bridge In Norris Basin
Maynardville Tennessee February 12 AP one big blast shattered a seven span concrete bridge over the Clinch river near Maynardville The army with permission from the Tennessee Valley Authority blew the Norris Lake basin bridge to practice Captain Gilbert B Saar of Fort Benning oversaw the 300 pound dynamite charge positioned under the west abutment.
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Maynardville
Tenn
Clinch River
Gilbert B. 1
Saar
Fort Benning
Tennessee Valley Authority
Norris Lake
Norris Dam
Linkswiler
HOLC Foreclosures Rise in Morgan County Area
HOLC faced defaults in Morgan county and across a five state district. Officials say about 1 million dollars lent by HOLC in Morgan county mostly remain current while some borrowers could not pay. foreclosures begun where necessary. Morgan county ranks sixth in state loan volume behind Jefferson, Montgomery, Mobile, Etowah and Calhoun.
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Morgan County
Burton Res
HOLC
Jefferson, Montgomery
Mobile
Etowah
Calhoun
Alabama Delegation Backs New Veterans Hospital Hearing
Washington Feb 12 Alabama lawmakers and citizens will appear before the veterans administration to urge a new hospital. Senator Black said representatives from several Alabama cities will attend. The hospital would be built in Alabama or Tennessee, with Tennessee officials already presenting to the administration.
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Washington
Alabama
Veterans’ Administration
Veterans’ Hospital
Senator Black
Ala
Tennessee
Leslie site facts sent to Washington for hospital hearing
Committee records indicate Ceatur pry will not appear at the hearing Thursday. All facts and figures about the Leslie site in South Limestone county have been forwarded to Washington and are now before the hospital group.
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Ceatur Pry
Leslie
Limestone County
Washington
Hospital
Publicity Board to Set Trial Standards
The American Bar Association announced a special committee to define publicity standards for trials, partly in response to the Hauptmann case. Newton D. Baker, prominent Cleveland lawyer and former secretary of war, accepts chairmanship of the committee formed from incidents in the Hauptmann trial and investigations by government boards.
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Chicago
American Bar Association
Newton D. Baker
Cleveland
Deepening Winter Snow Grimly Binds Midwest
Snow blankets deepen across Montana to Ohio with bitter cold and transport disruptions. Chicago records 6 below zero as Minnesota and North Dakota endure 36 below. towns face fuel shortages, closures, and marooned residents. Ohio River iced for miles. vessels trapped. rescue operations ongoing amid disease fears in Illinois and Iowa.
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Chicago
Montana
Ohio
Canada
MacKenzie-Fiver
Rocky Mountains
Texas
Gulf States
North Central States
Devil’s Lake
N. D
Oregon
Idaho
Ohio River
Pittsburgh
Parkersburg
W. Va
Owensboro
Paducah
Fee
Lake Michigan
Muskegon
Mich
Ilinois
Iowa
Tax Protest Stirs Debate on Sales Tax Plan
Citizens call for a protest against a sales tax as a special legislative session is set by Governor Bibb Graves. The move would burden residents, with many urging caution before raising taxes.
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Bibb Graves
Charles Sutton Called Home
Charles C. Sutton Route 1 died Tuesday afternoon at 2 30 after a several days illness of double pneumonia. Services are at 2 this afternoon at Landersville with Rev John H Hill conducting and interment at Landersville McAfee Collier. Pallbearers listed as Byron Young Bowd pone Boe i ee Ashford.
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Charles C. Sutton
Route 1
Landersville
Mr. Sutton
J. M
J. C
R. F
D. C
T. W. Sutton
Loriie Sutton
J .W. Sutton
L. B. Sutton
Alabama druggists vow not to collect sales tax
The Alabama sales tax protest unfolds as J. Hubbard of Birmingham leads a delegation urging lawmakers to reject the tax. Delegates urge jail as the only option for levy, as the committee recesses after a four hour session with few questions.
House Hearing Delays Vote on Three Percent Sales Tax Bill
A packed House chamber heard opponents led by Selma editor F T Raiford condemn the tax as hitting the poor hardest. Rep. Clint Harrison said no vote would occur until next week at the earliest while spectators wore badges against the proposal.
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House
Clint Harrison
F. T. Raiford
Selma
Selma Times-Journal
Rep. Harrison
Ratford
Harrison
Walter Schaeffer
Mobile
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