Elderly Louisiana Judge Fires After Political Argument
In Opelousas Louisiana Judge Gilbert L Dupre 72 a longtime legislator shot and killed Charlies DeJean 40 after a heated political dispute. Dupre a deaf veteran politician said DeJean insulted his political stance on a writing pad and the killing occurred as he defended himself. Both men hailed from prominent Louisiana families and Dupre had recently stepped back from running for office amid tensions with Huey P Long.
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Gilbert L. Dupre
Charlies DeJean
DeJean
Dupre
Louisiana
Judge Dupre
Huey P. Long
Aviator Chamberlin Downs Flying Hippo in Air Show Feat
Clarence Chamberlin, famed transatlantic aviator, tops a sky parade when a balloon hippo nears his plane at Floyd Bennett Field. After a risky pass, the hippo’s head is severed and falls to earth, earning Chamberlin $25 from a department store for bringing down the balloon monster.
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New York
Clarence Chamberlin
Transatlantic
Chamberlin
Floyd Bennett Field
Clarence
Tony Sarg
DeJean Calls Allen Hypocrite Amid Louisiana Gubernatorial Campaign
Parish officials convened a coroner's jury to examine a shooting today as Allen, Long's gubernatorial candidate, denied any political shift while DeJean accused him of hypocrisy. The judge was released on parole in the meantime.
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Allen
Long
Louisiana
DeJean
New Enterprises Bring South Carolina Cheer
Charleston cigar factory expansion likely as American Cigar Co plans to double its 1600 worker force within a year. Columbia hospital to receive a $75,000 Duke endowment gift for a new addition, enabling a total enlargement to a quarter of a million dollars.
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Columbia
8. C
Charleston
Columbia Hospital
South Carolina
Matthew A. Condon
American Cigar Company
New York
Duke Endowment
Mount Olive Post Office Construction Starts
Mount Olive North Carolina sees initial work on the town's new post office as crews begin site preparation and foundational tasks for the project.
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Mount Olive
N. C
Duke student killed at home in accidental shooting
Stephen Austin Van Ness, 39, New York attorney and Duke University graduate student, was fatally wounded in Bronxville when his sister in law accidentally discharged a shotgun she was handling. Medical Examiner ruled accidental. He studied corporation law and survived by his widow and two children.
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Bronxville
N. Y
Tephen Austin van Ness
New York
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Mary Dean Gates
van Ness
Maine
Squire
Duke
Law School
Vanderbilt University
Phi Beta Kappa
Roosevelt Talks on Paralysis and Warm Springs Plan
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, head of the Warm Springs Foundation, announced an extension service to spread the belief that infantile paralysis can be conquered. Dr. Leroy Hubbard will direct the service. Dr. Michael Hoke will lead medical work at Warm Springs. Hubbard will visit epidemic areas to coordinate with health authorities.
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Foundation
Leroy Hubbard
Michael Hoke
Atlanta
New York
Hubbard
Clark Howell
The
Atlanta Constitution
Woman regains voice after two years in Tennessee
Mrs Hugh Goddard of Knoxville, who lost her voice to high blood pressure two years ago, suddenly spoke while reading the Bible and exclaimed Now She found she could talk again after a startling moment. Dr Axel Brett notes such recoveries occur when attention is gripped, likening vocal cords to shell shocked soldiers.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Hugh Goddard
Axel Brett
Crite Sentenced to Jail Time for Towel Theft
Evansville Indiana William Tr Crite tells City Judge Wilbur Dassel he stole towels from the Claremont Department Hotel admitting ten thefts. Dassel orders one day in jail for each towel, totaling ten days.
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Evansville
Ind
William Tr. Crite
Wilbur Dassel
Claremont Dpartment
Dassel
Crite
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Warm Springs Foundation
Ernor Roosevelt
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