Kidnapper Trio Tied to Monroe to DeQueen Car Theft
Six kidnapped and three cars stolen in Monroe Louisiana linked to three gunmen who abducted C C Lewis Oscar Athoff and a third man at DeQueen Arkansas. A Ford sedan left in Hope was claimed by Fred Culver of Monroe. One suspect arrested confessed to the Hope kidnapping. Victims to be taken to Benton Arkansas for identification.
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Monroe
C. C. Lewis
Oscar Athoff
DeQueen
Hope Police
Fred Culver
Hope
Milton Coverdale
Louisiana
Coverdale
Lewis and
Athoff
Hempstead County
W. J. Holland
Malvern
Benton
Ark
Berlin Bledso
Lewis, Uthoff
Holland
Scandalous Deals Found in State Militia Accounts
A partial audit report to the Arkansas Senate alleges false vouchers totaling 5229.88 against a 20000 1931 appropriation for the 142d Field Artillery, missing 5000 from National Guard license tag funds, and irregular expense vouchers. The report cites transfers of the 142d funds to a bank in Col. Charles S. Garretts name and notes questionable bookkeeping.
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Little Rock
State Military Department
142D Field Artillery
National Guard
Department
Senate
Griffin Smith
Hendricks
Comptroller
Treasury
Charles S. Garrett
Smyth
Garrett
Edward Woodford
United States
A. Sanders
North Little Rock
State Comptroller
Sanders
Military Department
Capitol
Austria Cheese Rally Hailed By Farmers Patronage
In Vienna farm groups staged a cheese event under former Austrian president Dr. Hainisch. He was helped from the hall during his speech as crowds chanted patriotic slogans. The scene drew blame for his alleged indisposition amid a chaotic opening.
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Vienna
Michael Hainisch
Austria
Hainisch
Slot Machines In Spa Are Removed In Hot Springs
The death of Sidney Long led Hot Springs officials to remove all slot machines from business houses and hotels Friday night. Merchants had argued machines harmed those least able to bear losses. George McLaughlin, accused of Longs murder, may plead self defense and reportedly bit Long’s finger during their fight. An autopsy by Army Navy General Hospital surgeons confirmed blood poisoning as the cause of Long’s death.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Sidney Long
George McLaughlin
Long
McLaughlin
Army-Navy General Hospital
J. D. Fife
Nashville Man Dies in Rabbit Hunt Accident
Charles S. Holt, 60, a well known Nashville resident and Weatherby Brunner Coffee Company figure, was shot and killed while rabbit hunting near Nashville Friday night when a student in his Sunday school class fell from a truck and discharged a gun Holt was illuminating with a light. He leaves a daughter, two sons, four brothers and four sisters. Funeral plans were pending Saturday.
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Charles S. Holt
Nashville
F. P. Holt
Holt
Mr. Holt
Weatherby- Brunner Coffee Company
John Bishop
Charles Holt Jr
Little Rock
Howard Holt
South Carolina
J. T. M. Holt
Ian
John Holt
Lee Holt
Washington
Zia H. Jacobson
Los Angeles
Calif
Lom Jones
Sam Weakly
Fort Smith
Oliver Lee
Jonesboro
Mrs J Jones 78 Dies of Apoplexy at Hope Area Home
Mrs Josephine Jones aged 78 died suddenly at 6 am Saturday at the home of Mrs J O England three miles northeast of Hope. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 pm in Wilson cemetery Guernsey conducted by Rev Wallace R Rogers First Baptist Hope. Survived by brother P C White of Hope. sisters D Shell Memphis and J Harving Sweetwater. daughters J G England J B Bowden and Tom Henson. sons E D Jones George W Jones and T C Jones. 14 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and son in law Bob Coffee of Shreveport La.
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Josephine Jones
J. O. England
Hope
Wilson Cemetery
Guernsey
Wallace R. Rogers
First Baptist Church
Jones
P. C. White
D. Shell
Memphis
J. Harving
Sweetwater
Texas
J. G. England
J. B. Bowden
England
Tom Henson
E. D. Jones
George W. Jones
T. C. Jones
Bob Coffee
Shreveport
Head of Stevens Hotel Is Arrested
Ernest J. Stevens a Chicago financier and former vice president of Illinois Life Insurance was arrested at his home on a conspiracy to defraud over 1 million dollars and was taken to central police headquarters. State officials accused him of planning to flee with his wife and three children as the Illinois Life Insurance case drew criminal action.
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Chicago
Ernest J. Stevens
Central Police
Illinois Life Insurance Company
Stevens
Thomas J. Courtney
Philip J. Sullivan
Courtney
United States
Illinois Insurance Company
World Politics Shifts as France and Germany See Cabinets Fall
The Paul-Boncour government in France and General von Schleicher’s cabinet in Germany have fallen amid budget and tax disputes in France and Hitler-Laden bloc challenges in Germany. Von Papen may become chancellor as Hindenburg presses for Reichstag support, with Herriot emerging as a likely successor in France. In South Africa, Hertzog hints at resignation amid coalition talks, while Fianna Fáil under Eamon de Valera gains a majority in Ireland.
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Paul-Boncour
France
von Schleicher
Germany
Adolf Hitler
von Hindenburg
von Papen
Reichstag
Judd Death Date Set Back 58 Days
The Arizona board of pardons and paroles granted Winnie Ruth Judd a 58 day reprieve from her February 17 hanging for the murder of Agnes Anne LeRoi. April 14 was set as the new execution date while a hearing on her pardon or commutation is scheduled. the board will fix a definite date after prior tentative hearings were delayed by absences of board members.
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Fhoenix
Ariz
Arizona Board of Pardons and Paroles
Frdiay
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne LeRoi
Experiment Farm Safeguards Seed
George W. Ware spoke to the Kiwanis Club at the New Capital Hotel about the Fruit and Truck Experiment Station near Hope. He said the station saves Arkansas farmers money by testing which plants grow best, urged keeping the three stations, and outlined funding and advocacy plans including a trip to Little Rock. Clyde Monts was introduced as a new member.
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Hempstead County
Arkansas
Hope
George W. Ware
Kiwanis Club
New Capital Hotel
Ware
Futrell
Hope Station
Little Rock
Lgislature
State General Revenue Fund
Agee to Face Reynerson in City Treasurer Run-Off
Official canvass shows an error in Ward One changing the treasurer race. Claude Agee now trails Charles Reynerson by the final count 141 to 265, with Agee advancing to a February 28 run-off against Reynerson alongside the rest of the corrected mayor and city races.
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Claude Agee
Claud Taylor
Charles Reynerson
Democratic City Central Committee
Mr. Agee
Central Committee
Agee
Mr. Taylor
Taylor
John P. Vesey
C. S. Lowthorp
Raymond Jom
Alderman
Glen Williams
R. L. Gosnell
F. Y. Trimble
Luther Garner
Roy Johnson
W. A. Lewis
Lewis Breed
C. E. Taylor
Explosion Kills Woman in Italian Order Home Blast
An explosion in Philadelphia attributed to anti-Fascist bombers killed Mrs John DiSilvestro wife of the supreme master of the Order of the Sons of Italy in the United States. At least 12 others were injured and the DeSilvestro home was demolished.
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Philadelphia
John DiSilvestro
the Order of the Sons of Italy
United States
DeSilvestro
Fee Explained by Judge Gentry in Tax Suit
Municipal Judge A. A. Gentry corrected a Thursday Star report saying a $651 fee came from the attorney general. He said the suit involved delinquent taxes, not back taxes, and was approved by a chancery judge. The action foreclosed on the Graysonia Nashville and Ashdown and Murfreesboro Nashville and Southern railways, with a roughly $10,000 judgment guiding his fee.
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A. A. Gentry
The
Star
Little Rock
Attorney General
Hope
Gentry
Chancery
Legacy to De Valera Heads to court in Brighton
Eamonn de Valera the Irish Free State president seeks to defend a $12,500 legacy from Miss Mary Fitzpatrick a 72 year old recluse who died in July in Brighton. Her Dublin based brother contests the will claiming the money found in a strong box and later the skirt folds revealed a will leaving all property to the president.
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Brighton
England
Eamonn de Valera
Ambassa dor Lindsey to confer with Roosev elt at Warm Springs
Washington dispatch reports Ambassador to Britain Lindsey flew to the South for talks with President-Elect Roosevelt at Warm Springs Georgia before returning to London to advise on pending war debt discussions. Also noted are Arkansas stabbing death, Ford strike impact, and other political updates.
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Washington
Lindsey
Great Britain
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
London
Stafford Arrives for Cook School in Hope
Mrs. Kate Stafford home economist and culinary artist arrives for The Star's Fifth Annual Free Cooking School in Hope. The Saenger theater event Tuesday at 2 draws hundreds of local housewives to see the Happy Kitchen demonstrations and practical marketing tips. Matinees are canceled Tuesday and Thursday this week due to the school.
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Kate Stafford
the Star
Saenger Theater
Hope
Home Economist
Happy Kitchen
Divorce actions rise 25 percent in Scotland year
In Scotland last statistical year divorce actions numbered 600, up 25 percent. Wives initiated most of the actions, reflecting shifting patterns in marital breakdown.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Unidentified Man Killed by Freight Train at Missouri Pacific
A unidentified African American man about 35, whose relatives live in Louisiana, was killed Saturday morning at the Missouri Pacific depot when he slipped and fell under a southbound freight train. The wreckage left his body mangled and portions strewn along the track.
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R Jones
Louisiana
Missouri Pacific
Wein
Bookkeeper Dead in Texarkana as Inquest Opens
Texarkana residents await inquest into the death of Clay Williams bookkeeper for J F Smith Dry Goods. Officials weigh whether he was slain or took his own life amid clues such as a gun owned by Williams and missing watch. Neighbors recall a shot and a stranger hidden in Mrs L T Henson's home as investigators probe.
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Texarkana
Clay Williams
J F. Smith Dry Goods Company
G. W. Hagian
Justce Ragland
Winifred Colvert
Phelps-Hooks Drug Company
Colvert
Elmer L. Lincoln
Williams
L. T. Henson
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Miss Huffman
Associated Press
Hitler
Herriot
Paul Boncour
Cape Town
Hertzog
Union of South Africa
Fianna Dai! Party
Eamon de Valera
Judd
Arizona
Experiment Farm
Geo. Ware
Clyde Monts
Reynerson
Fee
Judge Gentry
de Valera
Bulletins
Pocahontas
Glenman Presley
Detroit
Mich
Ford Motor Company
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Ford
Alfred E. Smith
Sopeland
New York
Smith
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Governors Reception
W. W. Thompkins
Prescott
National Transportation Committee
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Stafford
Cook School
Saenger
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