Social worker admits part in death plot
Jefferson Wis July 4 An aged widow known as the Sunshine Lady confessed to authorities that she hired a painter for 60 to kill Earl Gentry a former bodyguard to D Co Stephenson Indiana Klansman. Sheriff Lange and District Attorney Dakin said the painter is at large and the motive tied to jealousy over Gentry courting the widow’s niece Josephine Probst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jefferson
Wis
Carrie Gill
Jafferson
Earl Gentry
D. Co. Stephenson
Indiana
Gentry
Langa
Dakin
Mrs Gill
Josephine Probst
Mia Gill
Lange
Ferdinand Probst
Gill
Gi'l
Smont Gentry
Highway Worker Killed by Blast Near Woodville
Ale July 4 a dynamite blast on a road project near Woodville killed Charles McGehee 25 and badly mangled Dick Reid 25. The pair drilled in rock to clear the right of way when a previously unexploded charge detonated, blowing rock and debris high. Reid suffered a crushed face and likely fatal injuries, while McGehee was literally blown to pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodville Ale
Here
Charles McGehee
Dick Reid
Lcotisboro Hospital
McGehee
Reid
Double pneumonia fatal to Geneva child in Geneva
A Geneva hospital morning death reports three year old Sidney Franklin Johnson Jr son of Mr and Mrs Franklin Johnson of Geneva died from double pneumonia. He is survived by a brother James Gaston Johnson. Funeral will be in Geneva with Rev W H Clemmons officiating. Burial in Geneva Cemetery with Houston Pu Baral Co in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Franklin Johnson, Jr
Franklin Johnson
Geneve
James Geston Johnson
Geneva
Rome
W. H Clemmons
Houston Pu- Baral Co
Strange Malady Haunts Belmont Family in 1860s Death Toll
A hereditary paralysis strikes male members of the Dietrich family from Belmont Ohio with seven prior victims dating to 1863. Glen and John Dietrich, ages 16 and 17, show creeping paralysis and brain involvement as doctors warn they may die within a year. The disease begins before school age, leaves limbs brittle, and ends at 18 with fatal brain failure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belmont
Glen W
Johns Dietrich
D. W. Turner
Zaid
Glen
John Dietrich
Samuel
SEC chief warns against Wall Street rigging and “wise guys”
Washington July 4 AP The new SEC head Joseph Kennedy vows to curb market manipulation and rigging. He says equal access to information will level the field for investors and end profits from inside deals. He stresses the need to protect small investors and end the advantage of big insiders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wall Street
Joseph
Kennedy
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Easton
Jess
Viator
Aged Webb Man Dies After Long Illness
Wesley Reagan 86 died at his Webb home after a long illness. Survived by widow, a son Elroy of Dothan route tires, and daughter Mra Seulah Doves of Columbia ratte. Funeral services tomorrow at 10 at his home with burial in Webb Cemetery. Rev. Satur Phy to officiate. Dowling Rhodes Funeral Bowers in charge. Court note: Sheriff-sledt Co. condition unchanged at home on St Andrews Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M Wesley Reagan
Webb @athy
Elroy
Dothan
Mra Seulah Doves
Columbia Ratte
Tha Webb
Satur
Phy
Dowling-Rhodes Funeral Bowers
Sheriff-sledt Co
St. Andrews Street
Texas Bus Crash Kills Four Injures Eleven
A fast motor bus crashed into a bridge abutment near Dallas last night, killing four and injuring eleven. Identified victim Miss Maxios Elia of Rocky Ford, and a child unnamed in the morgue. Two bodies burned presumed to be a man and a woman. Passengers cited a blown tire on the curve 13 miles south of Dallas before the vehicle struck the abutment and gasoline tank exploded trapping occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Maxios Elia
Rocky Ford
Cole
Tancanter Morgue
Waxahachie
C Oc Har ‘Pold
Italy
Mies Nell Sue Tyzon
San Antonio
Ming Ann Ketan
Waco
John R Hay
Ceder Rapids
Consuelo Lozano
Louisville Ky
Weather Lifts Independence Day Spirits Across Nation
Good weather drew Americans outdoors for Independence Day celebrations but heat harmed many. The East faced another hot day despite a shower, with New York and Boston seeing high temperatures and heat deaths reported in several cities. A cannon accident in Footwire, Ohio injured Robert Zizke, while Mrs. Car Retan of Des Bowes, Texas cut her head when tire crackers exploded on a parked car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
East
New York
Mehower
Hoston
Pennsylvania
St Louis
Middle West
Robert Zizke
Footwire
Car Retan
Des Bowes, Te
Shooting of Officer Thought to Be Work of Baby Face Nelson
Chicago July 4 AP The shooting of Detective William Donovan early today sparked reports that George Baby Face Nelson and John Dillinger gang members were involved, but authorities dismissed them. Donovan and another detective questioned three men who rode in a taxicab in the Loop. one man fired at Donovan, another struck and fled, while the third forced the driver to continue. The suspects were described as two dark complexioned men and a third fair, about six feet tall. Nelson is described as light complexion and slightly over five feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George
Nelson John Dulingereutenant
William Donovan
Dillinger Smoopsters
Donovan
Nelson
$10 For Me But Not For You An Editorial
The Bix Patriots on the City Council voted 42 against donating $10 a month and 50 gallons of gasoline to a rat catching project while offering to fund 80 gallons of gas from city supplies. The director urged state approval with a plan to employ 40 men and two women for six months, but the council kept the $10 monthly in the treasury, denying 42 needy patrons jobs and sparking criticism of council waste and partisanship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brutie
Fera Funde
Dothal
FERA
Ana Dg
J PF Botts
D Mt Jerking
T H McIntyre
J J. Newton
B H Lisendy
J H .Bell
Memher
Marie Curie dies after long illness in Paris hospital
The famed scientist Marie Sklodowska Curie, 66, died in a Paris sanatorium after weeks of treatment for an anemia. Twice a Nobel laureate, she helped found radium science and mentored a generation of researchers, with millions benefiting from her discoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mme
Marie Curie
Radium
Lang Hines
Negro arrested in stabbing of another man
Alleged to have stabbed Sandy Chambers, a Black man, in the cheat. Ed Merrill, also Black, was in Howson county jail today facing charges of assault and battery with a weapon after his arrest last night. Chambers was not seriously wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy Chambers
Ed Merrill
Howson County
Chambers
Offwers
Negro Couple Accused In $18 Thefts From Newton Street Store
Lester Holman and Willie Bar Meri, both described as Negro, were arrested by county officers after a late yesterday larceny at I D Barnhills store on Newton Street. Each was placed in county jail in default of $300 bond. Officers say one tied up Burkhill at the rear while the other opened the cash box at the front and removed the money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Holman
Willie Bar Meri
Barnhills
Newton Street
Burkhill
Brothers confess kidnapping aged Bonifay woman
Confession allegedly written by Bernard Retherford at his arrest appears in court records in the state case against Retherford and Simeon Keith for kidnapping and beating Mrs J G Phelps, a 54 year old widow. Keith and Deve Keith allegedly abducted the widow from her home May 17 and forced her to collect money, taking her and neighbors Robert Bailey to a wooded lake area. The men supposedly left Retherford to guard the Baileys while the two brothers returned with Mrs Phelps. Keith faces possible Florida death penalty if convicted. he will be tried separately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bomipay
Suzy
Bernard Retherford
Retherford
SiMerd Keith
Mra J G Phelps
Clyde F Bown
Keith
Deve
Robert Bailey
Cold Retherford
Baileyy
Phelpa
Florida
Dewny Keith
Riots threaten port as San Francisco tensions rise
San Francisco faces fresh unrest as waterfront clashes erupt near Pier 38 and Second and Townsend Streets. Police report 15 injured as shipyard crews resist scab actions while maritime unions consider rejecting arbitration. Governor Merriam weighs state intervention amid chaotic scenes on the water front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ban Francisco
San Francisco
Atte
San Francisco Chronicle
Joint Marine Strike Committee
Presidents National — Fershore News Board
Frank Merriam
California
Sacramento
W . Meherly
San Fransco
In- Austria Association
Terms Given Utility Company by Johnson Milwaukee
Milwaukee Wis July 4 Executives of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company debated restoration terms for the Blue Eagle one of the most active agitators in the NRA settlement Hugh John 40M said he would restore the main employee once the company certifies compliance with the NRA rule and reinstates discharged workers as ordered a month ago by a special National Labor Board trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wis
APY
Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company
NRA
Hugh John
Iainma Ag
Farm Administration Plans Broad Changes In Program
Washington July 4 AP reports that the Farm Administration plans broad changes to the Agricultural Adjustment Act program amid drought. Proposed are livestock production controls abandonment but storage loans and a national milk plan. continued wheat and cotton reductions. a blanket feed-grain contract moving toward a wider plan. and funding shifts to finance feed grain. Surpluses in livestock expected to be curbed, with forecasts for wheat yield and carryover adjustments guiding next year’s production and pricing. Secretary Wallace advocates normal granaries with surplus stored on farms and potential seed price actions to stabilize farm income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen 3
Eal
Wallace
Yrmately
Woman shop manager pummels steelworker in theft attempt
In Chicago a woman shop manager fought off a steelworker attempting theft outside a desert shop. The man was chased toward the door as bystanders watched. Policeman William Fobab intervened and detained him until aid arrived. The worker claimed to be a structural steel man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Iury
Helen Sadak
William Fobab
Harry Hayes
Plan drive for 15 cent cotton
New Orleans July 4 The American Cotton Cooperative Association ACCA leader William son announces a state mount that the association will campaign for a parity price of fifteen cents a pound for cotton. The plan centers on increasing farmers purchasing power via a loan at 25 cents, with discounts by grade, promising full value of cotton. warning that without price increases farmers face reduced purchasing power of about 76 hundred dollars versus 1892, and urging parity loan for the 1934 25 crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
NC Williamson
Anerican Cotton Cooperative Association
Williamson
Marie Dressler Dies Waits Death at 62
Santa Barbara July 4 AP Marie Dressler 62 year old actress lies critically ill with cancer and complications. Doctors said death a question of time as she rests in hospital. Equipping a horse race at Arlington Park. Whitney's star temporarily out of running for the 1934 handicap championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Barbara
Calif
Almeyra
Marie Dressler
Chicago
Equippin
C V. Whitney
Jusst
Arangeton Park
Von Papen Retained as Aid to Hitler in Germany
AP reports Franz von Papen will remain vice chancellor as Berlin reels from political turmoil. Hitler returns from conference with Hindenburg to weigh the Nazi program while the army grows more influential and fears of a trade war loom amid mounting unemployment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
von Papen
Hitler
Berlin
Franz von Papen
Germany
Propaganda Ministry
An von Papen
Nazia
France
England
Bi Maméntono Conftrenca
Pauver Hindenberg
Reichswehr
Franz von Paper
Also Mentioned on This Page
Painter
Earl ‘Gentry
Mid-Western
Wisconsin
Companion
Geneva Child
Ked
Stock Board
Webb
Texas
Sallanches
Maris Curie
Pierre Curie
Paris
al Line
French Academy of Sciences
Mime Curie
Herding
Hoover
Severn
Gilmer
Roosevelt
Houston
Bahama Islands
Long Sland
Ins
Presidental No Till
Patong
Echenule
Columbar
Cane Hattien
Puerto Rico
Bonifay
National Guard
Johnson
Farm Administration
Scientista
Lazarus
Robert Corning
Amercan Cotton Association
Frogram
von Hindenburg
Raz
Lotter
Kendeck
Reichewehr
Bent Prutsie
Tas Ue
Warsaw
Gazite
Polska
Katowiec
Poland
Rumania
Berlin-Bueby
Beuthen
Rociss
Beverly Hills
Call
Henry Fletcher
Mart, Ang & Dur Nica
Tan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!