Kidnap Plot Near Lindbergh Estate Probed
Detectives led Henry Johnson in a search around the Lindbergh estate to gauge his knowledge of the grounds. He is not under arrest but held for immigration authorities. A second intruder, using a ladder at J Seward Johnson home in Highland Park, fired on the groundskeeper before being captured.
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Hopewell, N. J
Henry “Red” Johnson
Lindbergh Estate
Johnson
George Malden
J. Seward Johnson
Highland Park
Lindbergh
Johnson Home
Malden
Charles A. Lindbergh
Pool Hall Raids Staged as Angelo Officer Slugged
SAN ANGELO March 19 Three men in jail after a slugging of traffic policeman Vince Holt near a downtown pool hall. Holt was knocked unconscious while breaking up a fight and found by bystanders. brass knucks were involved and two pints of liquor were seen in a coat.
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Angelo
San Angelo
Mar
Vince Holt
Shannon Hospital
Police Hear Murder Shot on Telephone
Henry W. Cohen, 45, a carpenter, died from a bullet wound received yesterday in Waco. Police prepared murder charges against a man found with a woman and a third man at the house where Cohen was shot after a telephone report was interrupted by a scream and a gunshot.
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Waco
Mar
Henry W. Cohen
Carpenter
Cohen
Wehner declines to seek school board again
Fritz Wehner announced Saturday he will not be a candidate for another term on the school board after serving four years. He thanked supporters and said another person should serve, adding he cannot serve another term and did his best for the public school system.
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Fritz Wehner
Mr. Wehner
F. W. H. Wehner
Child Rescued From Drowning In Big Ditch
Sharon Saltzman a 3 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs I Saltzman was rescued from an irrigation ditch on Mills Street by Severo Martinez after slipping into the water around 2 PM The bottle works owner nearby saw the accident and pulled the child to safety saving a possible tragedy The girl suffered no ill effects and was unharmed after the incident
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Sharon Saltzman
Sharon
Saltzman
Mills Street
Severo Martinez
Mine pickets arrested after unauthorized Scranton strike
In Scranton Pennsylvania 102 pickets from Hudson Coal Company mines were jailed today after an unauthorized strike. Police announced a ban on all picketing.
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Scranton
Hudson Coal Company
Deny Farm Board to Dump U S Surplus
Washington March 19 Secretary of Agriculture Arthur M Hyde telegraphed the Georgia and Alabama Cotton Company Albany Ga that the administration plans for disposing of surplus wheat and cotton abroad do not contemplate dumping He said new American markets are to be sought and no sale will be made except in an orderly way in line with the Farm Board policy Chairman Stone of the Farm Board issued a similar statement.
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Washington
Mar
Arthur M. Hyde
Georgia and Alabama Cotton Company
Albany
Irion County Votes On Road Bond Issue
Irion County voters cast ballots on a $50,000 road bond issue today. The State offers $250,000 for a hard surfaced highway through the county if Irion furnishes right of way and fences.
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Mertion
Irion County
Irion
Co-ops Join Packers Plea in Supreme Court Briefs
Washington March 19 cooperatives and livestock groups including the American National Livestock Association National Wool Growers Association National Swine Growers Association Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the Kansas Livestock Association back the packers plea for decree modification as directed by the lower court in the 1920 consent decree in briefs filed with the U S Supreme Court.
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Washington
American National Livestock Association
National Wool Growers Association
National Swine Growers Association
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
Kansas Livestock Association
National Packers For
Supreme Court of the United States
Revenue Bill Endorsed By John Garner
Speaker John Garner formally endorses the new revenue raising bill in the House and backs the manufacturers sales tax provision. He says the Ways and Means Committee found the soundest budget balance method after extensive deliberation amid opposition attempts to raise upper brackets income taxes and replace the sales levy with a luxury tax.
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Washington, Mar
John Garner
House
Garner
Ways and Means
Fort Hancock Bridge Proposal Seeks Rio Grande Crossing
Representative Thomason of Texas introduced a bill to authorize the Fort Hancock Porvenir Bridge Company to build and operate a bridge across the Rio Grande at Fort Hancock Texas.
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Washington
Mar
Thomason
Texas
Fort Hancock-Porvenir
Rio Grande
Fort Hancock
Money needs of railroads show decline
President Hoover said the railroads would need 300 to 400 million dollars in 1932 to meet interest and renewals on securities. The Railway Credit Corporation may provide about 60 million. He noted conferences with railroad leaders, including a White House meeting, aligned policies for relief.
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Hoover
Railway Credit Corporation
White House
Mrs Connally Stricken Today
Mrs. Mary E. Connally 87 mother of Senator Tom Connally died at the family home near Waco after two years illness. Senator Connally left Washington yesterday in response to a summons and had not reached Eddy when her death occurred.
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Waco
Mar
Mary E. Connally
Senator Tom Connally
Eddy
21 Men Arrested in Gulf Coast Rum Raid
In New Orleans on March 19 twenty one men were arrested and about 1000 cases of liquor seized in a raid against a syndicate linked to the Capone organization. Federal agents say the group operates along the Gulf Coast.
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New Orleans
Mar
Gulf Coast
Capone
Fowler Trial at Sonora Focal Point of West Texas Defense
W C Fowler Upton County sheriff faces murder trial in Rankin case amid heightened security. Judge Montague orders weapon searches for all courtroom entrants as witnesses and defense prepare for a multi day hearing with a large roster of witnesses from both sides. Barnett, famed pistol performer, was slain months ago. Fowler contends self defense after threats.
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Sonora
W. C. Fowler
Upton County
Graham Barnett
West Texas
Sutton County
Fowler
Joe Montague
Montague
B. W. Hutcherson
McDonald
Barnett
Rankin
Privileged US Prisoners Shifted From Tulsa Jail
The Federal Prison Bureau ordered about 140 Federal inmates removed from the county jail in Tulsa Oklahoma after complaints of special privileges. Most transfers sent to Pawhuska Oklahoma.
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Washington
Mar
Federal Prison Bureau
Tulsa
Oklo
Pawhuska
Okla
Pecan Short Course Set At College Station
The second annual pecan short course by Texas A and M horticulture and entomology departments will be held March 29 30 and 31. Dean E J Kyle announces the event and invites all interested in pecan work to enroll.
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College Station
Mar
Texas A. and
M. College
E. J. Kyle
School of Agriculture
Mysterious Car Halts in Sanderson Mystery Clue
A green sedan with out of state plates aroused alarm as reports of a crying baby emerged after a speedy departure from Sanderson. Sheriff M L Whistler stopped the vehicle near midnight finding three rough men and an elderly man on crutches in the rear instead of a child.
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Sanderson
M. L
Bud” Whistler
Sheriff Whistler
Three Candles For The News Birthday Cake
The Del Rio Evening News marks its third anniversary with the first daily edition issued three years ago tomorrow. Despite predictions of failure it has thrived through severe panics, and manager J Travelstead thanks readers for their compliments and support to continue daily publication.
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del Rio
Banker- farmer seeks job to hang Winnie Ruth Judd
Carmi Illinois march 19 u p article: Phil Hanna bank director and large Southern Illinois farmer awaits word from Phoenix to be called on April 11 to hang Winnie Ruth Judd. Hanna who has conducted 61 executions offers his 38 foot rope and other apparatus claiming humane motive after recent bungled executions. He retired as hangman after Charles Birger’s 1920s murder spree. Hanna runs 2200 acre Cloverland Farms and serves as director of the First National Bank of Carmi.
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Carmi, Ill
U.P
Phil Hanna
Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Hanna
St. Louis
Charles Birger
Herrin
Birger
Illinois
First National Bank of
Carmi
Urges Match Makers To Pass on Weddings
Carmel California March 19 An official match maker proposed by Judge George Bartlett Reno Nevada divorce judge who has divorced 15000 couples urged that couples be questioned to assess physical and emotional suitability before marriage. He argued many divorces stem from hasty marriages entered without harmony checks.
Oldest active tailor in U.S. claims 170 years in trade
Northampton Massachusetts reports that Nacisse Paquin, 85, says he began tailoring 170 years ago, asserting he is the country’s oldest active tailor by length of service.
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Northampton
Mass
Nacisse Paquin
West Texans Press for New Line to Del Rio and Northern Railroad
Attorneys for Del Rio and Northern, Texas and New Orleans spar over a proposed 132 mile line from Sonora to Del Rio and Quemada. Texas and New Orleans witnesses contest projected traffic and costs, arguing the line cannot cover expenses. The hearing recessed with a 40 day brief filing period and a decision expected within 90 days after briefs.
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The
del Rio and Northern
Texas and
del Rio
Northern
New Orleans
J. H. Talichet
N. O
F. L. Gordon
T. and
Del Rio and Vicinity Weather Update
Partly cloudy tonight and Sunday with regional variations. Yesterday’s high reached 90 and the low 49. this morning’s low 55. West Texas will be partly cloudy tonight with unsettled cooler Panhandle conditions Sunday. East Texas partly cloudy and warmer in the northeast and central areas tonight and Sunday.
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West Texas
Panhandle
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