Paul Bern Case to Be Reopened in Los Angeles
Los Angeles, Feb. 23 A renewed inquiry into the death of Paul Bern motion picture producer and husband of Jean Harlow appears likely as two county grand jury members study a transcript. District Attorney Baron Fitts said there is no known reason to reopen, though new information from private sources prompted the review. Bern died from a self inflicted gunshot wound in Benedict Canyon after marriage to Miss Harlow.
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Opera singer attempts suicide on Chicago streets
CHICAGO Feb 23 A PA reported incident states a woman who gave the name Augusta Lenska was found suffering from injuries after a self inflicted act and taken to Billings Memorial Hospital last night.
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Billings Memorial Hospital
Raft Refuses Sanctuary Role Sparking Studio Suspension
Hollywood Feb 23 George Raft longtime film star refuses to act in the Faulkner adaptation Sanctuary and confirms his suspension by Paramount. He says the transfer is not about a salary demand but a clash over choosing roles. The episode follows a series of artist rights walkouts involving Dietrich Von Sternberg Lombard Hopkins and others.
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Opera Singer Augusta Leneska Linked to Streetcar Tragedy
Police learned from tenants at a rooming house where the woman lived that she had been an opera singer. Trunks with labels of foreign hotels and steamship lines were found in her room. Motorman F D Riley said she jumped in front of his street car. The woman whispered she had troubles and despair. Records show a 1924 25 Civic Opera principal named Augusta Leneska. She was a contralto and early war prima donna at Brussels Teatro De La Monnaie and the Royal Opera.
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Southern Trains Use Cincinnati Union Terminal Opening
Passenger trains will begin using Cincinnati Union Terminal at 12:01 a m on Sunday April 2 linking with lines north east and west including Big Four and Pennsylvania. The new station provides convenient travel to and through Cincinnati with eliminated cross town transfers and improved freight handling speeds through the gateway.
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Many Seeking Posts At Duke University
Applications for fellowships graduate scholarships and assistant graduate scholarships are being received at the Duke university graduate school office. Fellowships vary from 6560 to 1000 dollars. nine scholarships of 400 dollars and eight of 360 dollars are awarded. assistantships range from 300 to 700 dollars. Winners carry a full program of graduate studies and may provide limited departmental duties.
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Durham
W. H. Glasson
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Duke University
Eight Month Schools In N C Now Certain
North Carolina moves toward an eight month state supported public school system ending district levies, with an estimated saving of about 4.4 million dollars. Current six month system costs exceed 21.6 million annually. proposal would require 17 million. State funded over that amount in 1931-32.
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Grand Old Man of South Carolina Dies After Attack
Yates Snowden 74 longtime University of South Carolina historian died of a heart attack after delivering a memorial address on campus. Known as the grand old man he joined the faculty in 1905 and became professor emeritus two years earlier. He was famed for broad knowledge of history and deep ties to South Carolina.
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University of South Carolina
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College of Charleston
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Postal Inspectors Narrow Lead in Roosevelt Bomb Package
Postal inspectors under cover traced a crude bomb package mailed to President-Elect Roosevelt. The contraption was posted between 10 and 11 PM Sunday, left on top of a mailbox opposite the Watertown post office.
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National Officials Admit Firm In Short Position
Senate stock market investigators pressed City Company officials who admitted the firm held a short position in National City Bank stock in spring 1929. They said 20,000 shares were borrowed from Charles E. B. Mitchell to cover public sales while denying true short selling.
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Washington
Senate Stock Market
National City Bank
Norbeck
Charles EB. Mitchell
New York
Ferdinand Pecora
Walker Couple Marks 64th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs J M Walker celebrate their 64th wedding anniversary today with family and friends in Shelby. The couple wed sixty four years ago and remain active members of the community.
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Shelby
J. M. Walker
Committed Death By Own Action Found Near Power Line
The body of Henry Jenkins, 28, who disappeared five days earlier from his home, was found hanging from a high tension power line cross-arm. He apparently tied himself to the pole.
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Henry Jenkins
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