Mass And Legenza Die In Chair For Murdering Guard
Robert Mais and Walter Le Mais died in the electric chair at the Virginia State Penitentiary Richmond for the March 9 mail truck robbery murder of Ewell M. Huband. Legenza, in a wheelchair, followed after injuries from an escape attempt. The Tri-State gang they led had a record of murders kidnappings and robberies.
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State Penitentiary
Richmond
Robert Mais
Walter le Mais
Saturnine
Legenza
Ewell M. Huband
Tri- State
Mais
Rice M. Youell
Huband
Lagenza
Philadelphia
R. V. Lancaster
Fred Seller
Salvation Army
Prison Board
William OC. McCraw
Youell
New York
Mars
Elizabeth Mais
Robert
US asks states to back relief effort as funds run low
Federal and state leaders warn the nation faces a severe relief crisis with millions needing aid. States report dwindling funds, new tax proposals, and strained programs as they urge continued federal direction. Pennsylvania requests 20.9 million for February while total relief needs run high nationwide.
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Ships of Mercy
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Relief Commission
Operation Credit
Nebraska
Arizona
FERA
Connecticut
New York City
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Indiana
Kentucky
Lindbergh Kidnap Case Defense Hints at Violet Sharpe and Fisch
In Flemington New Jersey on February 2 1932 during Hauptmann s murder trial the defense raised the image of Violet Sharpe and Isador Fisch as possible figures in the Lindbergh kidnapping. A witness Peter Sommer testified seeing a woman resembling Sharpe and a man like Fisch with a blond baby on a 42nd Street car near a Jersey ferry terminal the night of the kidnapping. The defense plans to continue its challenge turn to Monday.
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Flemington
N. J
Violet Sharpe
Isador Fisch
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Morrow
Edward J. Reilly
Fisch
Hauptmann
Germany
Peter H. Sommer
New York City
Sommer
42Nd Street
Jersey Ferry
Attor
Fire in Tennessee home kills three children
Three small children died and two others were seriously burned when a fire destroyed the mountain home of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Amonett near Crab Orchard Tennessee on February 2. The blaze left the parents unharmed as investigators began examining the cause.
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Crab Orchard
Tenn
Curtis Amonett
Fishermen Missing After Ice Floe Incident Near Bronte
After a seven hour lake search for three men swept by ice floes near Bronte Ontario, the Rouille icebreaker of the Toronto Harbor Commission returns to harbor with no sighting of the fishermen.
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Bronte
Ont
Lake Ontario
Rouille
Toronto
Man Dies By Self Inflicted Bullet Wound in Concord Home
J H Coleman a middle aged textile worker was found near death from a bullet wound in his head at his Concord home. Hospital attaches said there was little chance for recovery. Relatives said Coleman locked himself in a bedroom and shot himself after asking a son Leroy have I ever abused you. No reason for the act was given.
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Concord
J. H. Coleman
Coleman
Leroy
Beaten After Southern Tenant Farmers Union Meeting
Lucien Koch director of Commonwealth college Mena Arkansas and student Bob Reed member of the International Labor Defense said they were beaten with pistols and other weapons last night following a Southern Tenant Farmers Union meeting at Gilmore Arkansas.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lucien Koch
Commonwealth College
Mena
Ark
Bob Reed
Commonwealth
International Labor Defense
Southern Tenant Farmers Union
Gilmore
Weather summary for North and South Carolina and surrounding coasts
North Carolina sees fair skies tonight and Sunday with rising temperatures in central and east regions. South Carolina remains fair and slightly warmer tonight and Sunday in the east and south portions. Winds from Sandy Hook to Hatteras vary from fresh to strong, with north winds shifting to west near Hatteras to Jacksonville. Official records note temperatures and rainfall over the past 24 hours in main cotton-growing areas.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
Legislators Close Busy Week With More Finance Hearings
Raleigh February 2 Legislators wrap up the busiest week yet with brief sessions and more hearings. Local legislation was reviewed as the next regular session looms. finance and appropriations panels heard requests from state departments schools and highway crews for the next biennium.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
State Merchants Association
Joint Finance Committee
North Carolina Association of Real Estate Boards
Advisory Budget Commission
Hall of
House of Representatives
Greensboro
Chapel Hill
Greater University
Highway Department
Newman
New Hanover
Cherry
Gaston
Finance
House
Chowan
Edenton
A Chant to Mr Ground Hog From Quarryville
A verse from the chant of Slumbering Ground Hog Lodge in Quarryville Pennsylvania celebrates Mr Ground Hog from his lair. He seeks a change of air to read the sky and ground and predict spring with no schooling or rules. The piece notes if fog hides the sun winter persists and spring waits six weeks.
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Quarryville
Groundhog Day fever spreads across towns and traditions
New York and Pennsylvania towns mark Groundhog Day with lodge lore and public observations. Punxsutawney and Quarryville claim fame, while Mayor wardens and park staff host synthetic burrows in City Hall to monitor Marmota Monax. Coal price drops and warming subway cars signal winter’s end for locals.
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Quarryville
New York
Park Department
City Hall
Ocean
Fr.h. Wardin
Central Park Zoo
State Assembly in Short Session
Raleigh February 2 Thirty members of the legislature met for a 30 minute session with 12 local bills. Senator Robertson introduced a joint resolution to back the register your baby campaign. House member Cherry offered a bill to amend foreign corporation domestication laws. Senate passed SB 68 Dunn on Rowan receiverships under 100 dollars and SB 23 Grady to permit remittance of interest in paying assessments. SB 66 Allsook on garnishments in Halifax.
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Raleigh
House
Robertson
Orange
Senate
Cherry
Gaston
Dunn
Rowan
Rowan County Court
Grady
Johnston
Down
Smithfield
Allsook
Halifax
Hali
Two Women Injured in Vehicle Collision in Thomasville
In Thomasville on a Friday afternoon Miss Claudine Saunders and Mrs. A E Daniels were injured when Saunders's car collided with an out-of-town truck at College and East Guilford streets. They were taken to City Memorial hospital by Green and Sons and Russell's ambulances and treated for lacerations and shocks.
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Thomasville
Claudine Saunders
A. E. Daniels
Insurance Salesman Held on License Offense in Whiteville
B K Cox, who conducted a 24 day hunger strike in Whiteville jail, remains jailed with option to pay 200 dollar fine or serve 10 months on the road after a superior court conviction for selling insurance without a state license. The defense argued he was selling contracts not policies. Judge Frizzelle amended the sentence allowing a fine instead of road term.
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Whiteville
B. K. Cox
J. Paul Frizzelle
Cox
Recorder’s Court
Snow relief debate and labor signals public support shift
The letter argues the mayor is not to blame for snow relief as laborers stay on relief. It predicts sympathy for relief will falter if people seen fed without work. It suggests fingerprinting or lie detectors to distinguish workers from nonworkers and warns governments must find a way to tell them apart.
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New York City
Dole
Manhunt Grows for Suspect After Rockingham Assault
In Rockingham County a mob and mounted officers cover nearby counties seeking Jake Johnson a 40 year old share cropper accused of robbing and severely assaulting Annie Grogan a 55 year old farmer near Shiloh. Grogan walked to her brother’s home after spending hours exposed in the cold. Police warned against vigilante action as reports of Johnson armed with a .45 revolver circulated.
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Greensboro
Rockingham
Annie Grogan
Shiloh Church
Rockingham County
W. B. Gorgan
Jake Johnson
Miss Grogan
Johnson
Mayodan
French Students Demonstrate Against Foreign Invasion
France wide student protests erupt with cries of France for the French. In Paris Latin Quarter and other cities, medical students lead a politically charged boycott against foreign competition while dockyard workers add to government difficulties. Some chants target foreigners and Americans amid mounting tensions.
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Paris
France
Bordeaux
Lyon
Montpelier
Paris School of Medicine
Former Deputy Testifies Of Huey Long Murder Plot For 14000
George Davis testified that he and Fred Parker, former East Baton Rouge Parish deputies, plotted to kill Huey P. Long for fourteen thousand dollars. He described attempts to shoot Long at the Governor's Mansion, a Maringouin lodge, and other sites, all foiled by state police protection.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
George
Red) Davis
East Baton Rouge Parish
Fred Parker
Davis
Parker
Huey Long
State House
Maringouin
Governor’s Mansion
East Baton Rouge
Long
Lobdel Hardware Company
Robert L Pettit
Fred O'Rourke
Standard Qi Company
Louisiana
O'Rourke
Labor Leader Attacks Richberg Over Auto Code Policy
John L. Lewis denounces Donald Richberg and the auto code, calling the action reprehensible and traitorous to organized labor. He says the 48 hour week is uneconomical and unfair to General Motors and DuPont, and criticizes the administration and A F of L leaders for their roles.
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Washington
Donald R. Richberg
New Deal Emergen Council
John L. Lewis
United Mine Weers
Organized la
Senate
Lewis
Admnistration
Organized Labor
Mr. Richberg
Bor
United Sta
Indy
Richberg
Automobile Manfacturers Association
Bath
Roose
Steadier
African Federation of Labor
Execu Council
Cr Cal
Leo Wolman
Cial
Auto Labor Board
A. F
McEntly
Detroit
Roosevelt
A. F. of
Anglo French Talks Focus on Pound and Franco Dollar Status
London reports show Anglo-French talks turning to currency stabilization amid worries over the pound and franc and the dollar’s uncertain role. Prime Minister Flandin and Sir Frederic Leith-Ross reportedly led discussions after a long afternoon session as the cabinet met at 10 Downing Street.
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London
England
France
United States
Pie Flandin
Frederic Leith-Ross
Caiet
Downing
Britain
Reich
League Nations
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Sss Meridian
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Mr. Ground Hog
MR. Groundhog
Shadow
Marmota Monax
Marmota
Jim Jeffries
Punxsutawney
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Kingfish
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