11 Apr 1932
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Newspaper
Helena Independent
Location
Helena, Montana, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1932
Page
1
Report describes Arkansas students and instructors from several schools being evacuated to Virginia after tensions over a coal strike action near Stone Gap. The group faced threats by vigilante-type groups and fled to safety while authorities and other organizations assessed the situation.
A man named in connection with a Kentucky mining area riot is reported beaten by at least four men near a car park. The incident involved an alleged ambush after a confrontation at a roadblock where three other men joined in the assault. Police are examining the suspects and pursuing leads as tensions rise in the mining community.
Three Coloradans died after a kerosene explosion at a ranch home near Greeley. Victims named Geveley, Cale, and Thies, aged five to seventy, were among those burned when a lamp or stove ignited. The blast occurred at a ranch near Con radi ThSd pati, Cyces and west We Rerneys, with one victim dying at Greeley hospital.
Berlin reports that Paul von Hindenburg won another seven year term with over 19 million votes as Adolf Hitler led the National Socialist party, receiving a large nationalist plurality though short of his claimed total. Ernst Thaeman, communist, also listed in the vote results.
Nash-Finch Company buys Murphy Wholesale Grocery Company of Helena, creating the largest food distributor. The deal eliminates a Helena field house and consolidates general groceries, produce and vegetables under Nash-Finch. Nash-Finch claims to be the world’s largest distributor of food products with strong holdings in canned goods and produce.
World disarmament talks reopen in Geneva with aims to clarify general positions of major powers. Reports indicate discussions may focus on reduction of armaments and related international policy, involving diplomats including the American ambassador and French officials as the conference continues.
A Springfield Mass explosion killed five people and wounded two others. The blast shattered a four story building and caused extensive damage estimated at 100000 dollars. Fire officials investigate the cause as debris and ruined dwellings remained nearby.
In Mouston Texas on April 10 a gun battle erupted between armed drivers near two mile tracks as conflict escalated in the ongoing milk price dispute. Fourteen men fired shots and unleashed force amid tensions between organized and unorganized milk producers, causing chaos and financial concerns.
Washington April 10 A government backed plan for a $2,200,900,000 veterans bonus prompts both supporters and opponents to marshal ranks for a House Ways and Means Committee hearing. Acting Chairman Crisp will summon Treasury Secretary Mills, Federal Reserve Governor Meyer, and Comptroller J. W. Pole, with American Legion national commander Maury L. Stevens among critics. Crisp favors first testimony from supporters followed by government experts. Senator Thomas predicts passage.
In Los Angeles on April 16, Mme di Windsor, widow of solitarily named David Guelak de Windsor, consented to embalming the body of the late claimant to the British throne after physicians certified him dead last Thursday. She had distrusted verdicts, asserting he had been pronounced dead five times before.
President Hoover proposed serving as a dollar a year man during an economy conference at the White House. House members reported he would accept a salary cut and support any constitutionally permissible reduction. They noted he had no objection to a broader pay cut if Congress enacted it.
In Ennis County Clare on April 10 President Eamon de Valera restated Ireland will stick to opposing the oath to the king and opposing land annuities payments. Reportedly his words dismiss rumors of a softened stance as he delivered a fiery address to supporters.
Aneilla Py Ret Compton, the American actress, reported missing ten thousand dollars in jewelry after leaving her Cannes hotel for Paris. Police launched an investigation and searched rooms she had used, where the jewelry was later found in a dresser drawer.
The article notes Dhoagha, born in Belgium and residing locally for 40 years, involved in a significant incident or proceeding. Details are fragmented, but references to a named person and a notable tenure suggest a prominent local connection and a formal charge or order.
Oklahoma outlaws chase Pretty Boy Floyd after a bank robbery spree. Floyd vanished from authorities in the state while a manhunt extends across multiple counties including Columbus and Renting Cree. His brother Tito is reportedly watched as police seek Floyd for murder and bank robberies across several states.
Washington reports a Senate banking committee probe begins into professional operators who profited from short selling to profit personal gain. The panel will identify bear riders and track their role, with executives from the New York Stock Exchange and others expected to testify as the inquiry moves forward.
Hopewell, Nob, April. Charles A. Lindbergh says he will employ a known method of identification in negotiations for the return of his infant son after kidnappers failed to surrender the ransom of 40 800. The Lindberghs insist the police and parents seek the baby's safe return and pledge no harm to those who deliver him.
San Francisco April 10. Miss Afton Th Lewis 21 a student pilot was probably killed when her solo plane collided with another aircraft at about 200 feet over Migfield San Francisco municipal airport. Paw Sanmartino transport pilot in the other ship landed safely though his right wing was crushed. Both wings of Miss Lewis plane crumpled and it dived to a crash.
In Billings on April 10 a 2 year old girl Antinena De Leeuw, daughter of a local beach farmer, wandered near a bonfire while her brothers worked. A gust of wind exposed her clothing to flames, inflicting serious burns. Her mother and nine ranch hands helped remove the burning garments, and she was taken to a hospital where she suffered extensive back burns and blisters.
Mendoza Argentina April 10 reportsdescribe several slight earthquakes with underground noises and an eruption of the Cabezado volcano near San Rafael with ash and smoke darkening Villa Olmarea causing no casualties. Other tremors reported from Villa Azuel and Tinguirijra near San Fernando Chile erupting with lava explosions.
Reports from Hankow say nationalist forces clashed with Ho Lung’s communist army west of Hankow. Chinese sources claim a heavy loss for the Reds with thousands killed. Ho Lung, once allied with Chiang Kai-Shek, is said to command a large force amid forecasts of civil war across central provinces.
A tri-natured plane carrying Secretary of War Patrick J. Hurley and companions crashed in Richmond Indiana today while en route to Washington from Indianapolis. The pilot forced down by the ceiling attempted to land, overshot the field, and slid in mud hitting a pole and a fence but no one was hurt.
Dr. Alfred Budde city physician of north Chicago was abducted Friday and released in Lake Forest without payment of a ransom. Police say the story checks on some points but doubt remains about ransom. Budde said four men abducted him after he answered a false car crash call and blindfolded him before driving to Chicago where he was held. Police planned to verify details as the case continued.
Whiting Indiana April 10 by Mberta Knight 12 daughter of Rev Oscar Right Baptist minister of Crasavell was strangled today in her mother’s rooming house. A piece of presteligani wire was twisted About her week. The hats sis fond by Jon Mi hole 27 a bodper when, he said, De wont in her men to eat her ford Sunday school Mihole and tree niher Joan Ini Milani 22. Jack Clhson ind ra Cooper 32 were questioned by police officials also ate stéking a man known only as Riavkle who was to have oc cupied a roam in the Newse last night. The room had been rented to Doms Shore listed as helper to Tyron Mandhek Civedman who as an advertising stunt has aleppairs as a bed of spikes in the window of a clothing store near the Node for the last five diya HMnekic Missle Share and Gandini who here from Montevideo Minn the former's room had been lua the Tlackie They would not fare Wish the suspect Kat nae but Sipplied poliem with Wis agit Shore and Geedman were nat held
An Oakland Naval Reserve diver drowned today after attempting to bail out from an ascent of 1600 feet during a rescue drill. Photographs show a fellow diver, Red Gin, and Hien Kpank, a former California basketball star, aiding in the incident.
Vormihamen Denmark natives Ami who assisted in constructing the Monitor was honored today. Julius Kopp, a veteran of the American war era and emigrant, died at age eighty. He aided in bringing the Monitor to fame, later returning to Denmark as a merchant after service.
Hucharest reports that Prince Nicholas, brother of King Carol, refuses to abandon his morganatic wife amid a tangled royal alliance. The marriage, planned for November 193?, tests royal prerogatives and could affect succession as King Carol weighs options amid questions over Nathalie and the line of succession.
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