Robinson Hunted Despite Death Rumors in Kidnapping Case
Federal agents pressed on with the seven month search for H. Robinson Jr after rumors he is dead. Hoover said the kidnapper acted alone and wore womens clothing. The ransom of 50000 dollars paid late 1934 remains mostly unfound, fueling the death theory as authorities keep the hunt active.
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H. Robinson, Jr
Robinson
Indianapolis
Alice Speed Stall
Louisville
J. Edigar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hoover
Robinson Probaly
Robbery Kidnap Suspect Facing Lindbergh Act Penalty
Federal attorney Thomas J. Sparkes announced that Robinson faced the death penalty under the Lindbergh act after striking Mrs. Stoll with a pipe as she tried to hand him a check during a kidnapping plot. Hoover said three or four tips have come in daily, all investigated nationwide. Robinson’s wife Frances and father Thomas H. Robinson Sr. are indicted in Louisville for complicity.
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Robinson
Thomas J. Sparkes
Louisville
Sparkes
Stoll
Areke Hoover
Frances
Thomas H. Robinson, Sr
South Carolina Moves to Legalize Liquor
Columbia South Carolina May 10 The legislature approved a licensing bill after a conference committee and it appeared likely Governor Olin D Johnston would sign it to end the state's return to wet status following the referendum last August in which voters chose repeal.
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Columbia
8. C
Dty
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Johnson
Danville School Plans Evening of Operettas and Diplomas
May 24 program features first and second grades in Babes In the Woods operetta directed by Miss William Martin and Elizabeth Adcock with color costumes and roles such as Fireflies Moon and Stars. Second grade recitation What I Like and Playing School by third and fourth grades precede Sleeping Beauty by fifth and sixth grades. Diplomas will be awarded May 27 after a Rose drill and operetta. Recount of referendum note concludes.
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Grammer
Willian Martin
Elizabeth Adcock
Hilda Roberts
Lindsey
Adcock
Prince Charming
Heralds
Rosa
Talmadge Plans 10 Renew Fight for Roosevelt Nomination
Georgia Governor Eugene Talmadge moves to influence the 1936 Democratic delegation, planning to address audiences in New York Providence and Chicago to rally against Roosevelt. He vows to arouse state voters and push to oust New Deal policies and the work relief program as a major target.
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W.F. Caldwell
Ted Press
Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
United States
Roosevelt
Democratic State Committee
Hugh Howell
New York City
Georgia Society
Chicago
Association of Commerce
Dem
May Fete at Athens College Highlighted by May Queen Crown
The annual May fete at Athens College in Alabama will be held under spotlights on May 17. Miss Le Elrod of Collinsville will be crowned May Queen during an elaborate coronation, with a colorful pageant by the Queen's Court and a full list of attendants including maid of honor Francis Elrod and numerous senior junior and freshman maids. The pageant has long been a local tradition.
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Athens
Ala
Athens College
le Elrod
Collinsville
Francis Elrod
Margaret Lipscomb
Lottie Brown
Mary
Martha Herring
Phillips
Dora Rolling
Margaret Sarver
Mary Ellis
Wisconsin lineman Bernard Prasher falls from storm window task
In New London Wisconsin on May 10 officials recount Bernard Prasher a veteran Wisconsin Telephone Company lineman famed for pole climbing who then slipped while removing storm windows and broke two legs. Neighbors note wives complain husbands do not help at home.
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New London
Wis
Bernard Prasher
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Prasher
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