Grand Jury Returns 36 True Bills in Hempstead Probe
The Hempstead county grand jury issued 36 indictments in its first and final report, naming defendants in cases from bank robbery to murder. Indictments include Will Green, Port Waddell, and Rage or Monroe for burglary and related charges, plus others for kidnapping, grand larceny, and murder. The session also passed arson actions to a later date and continued the civil case Styles versus McGuire & Cavender to April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morten Hill
Drew Williams Arter
Andrew Smith
Conection
Glenn Willams
Fulton Bridge
Hempstead County
Washington Weednesday
Charles Crosant
Martin 5
Bates
Robert Perry Boyd
Bank of
Port Waddell
Monroe
Jake Henry
Roy Franks
Claude Ogden
Fred Coliom
Henry Willams
Molly Elder
Civil Division of
Circuit Court
James F. Styles
McGuire & Cavender
St Louis Starlets Triumph in Game One of World Series
St Louis Cardinals defeat Detroit Tigers 3 to 2 in the first World Series game played in Detroit. Dizzy Dean allows tight hits as St Louis collects 13 safeties including a Medwick homer. Greenberg Homer leads Detroit. Medwick had three hits for St Louis. Tigers commit five errors to three by the Cardinals. Game details outline key innings and defensive plays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome
Dizzy
Dei
St. Louis Cardinals
Tory
Detroit Tigers
Dean
Crowder
Marbe
Hodgins
Ducky Medwick
Louis
Detroit
Cardinals
St Louis
Tigers
Ha Greenberg
Detroi Medwick
Cardinal
St. Louis
ST. Lewis
Martin
Owen
Greenberg
Rothrock
Fris
Medwick
Callins
Norris
Deyi
Pig Wit
Cochrane
Frisch
Gehringer
Tiger
Pepper Martin
Colling
Delancey
Goslin
Orsald
Durocher
White
Dizzy Dean
Rogell
Geringer
Owens
Jat Rothrock
Rogeell
Collins
Colliss
Greesberg
Orsatti
Detroit Fox
Pop
Desa
Roger
Rogert
Fox
Homer
Nn Crrots
Joek Jack
Firpo Marberry
Yeve Crowder
Cent Martin
Rethtoch Gyeulus
Four Reports Near Completion on Transportation Policy
Washington dispatch reports Joseph B. Eastman transportation co ordinator said four key studies on intrade legislation nearing completion. Topics include government subsidies to transportation agencies driving policy, railcar pooling and highway agency practices, and railroad passenger traffic trends. In Arkansas, Hope hosts Fordyce Friday as Guy Payne to lead the Bobcats at quarterback with Willie Stone out due to injuries.
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Eastman
Guy Payne
Ford
Fordyce
Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph B. Eastman
Pete Brown
Arkansas Athletic Association
Bobcats
Fordyce Redbugs
Foy Hammons
Hope
Brown
Hammons
Red Bugs
Litle Rock
Camden
Fine Bluff
el Dorado
Redbugs
NRA to Tighten Up on Code Violators
Washington report on efforts by NRA leaders and federal officials to review and enforce compliance with Blue Eagle codes. Richberg and Johnson publicly discuss policy direction as the Industrial Recovery Board prepares a survey of current adherence and potential reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NRA
Washington
Donald R. Richberg
Hugh 5. Johnson
Ine Sagte
Centro
Johnson
Richberg
Eld
Ecuador President Quits Unexpectedly
Ecuador undergoes a sudden leadership change as President Jose Maria Veresna Thurca ascends amid turmoil after Abelindo Montalvo and Juan Martines Mera clash over succession. Montalvo originally aimed for the post with Mera’s support fading and the new government forming after October events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quito
Teuilun
Jose Maria Veresna Thurca
Abelindo Montalvo
Montalvva
Ecuador
Juan Martines Mera
Martines Mera
General Butler Is Cut Off on Radio
Major General Smedley D. Butler was cut off during a Veterans of Foreign Wars convention address after using a phrase the NBC chain objected to. The station manager said the remark violated federal radio rules and interrupted the broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Smedley D. Buller
Veterans of Foreign Wars’ National Convention
Weaf-Nbc
Nate C. Lord
Lord
Stalin
Detroit's Dean Brothers Captivate City During World Series
Jerome and Paul Dean, teen baseball sensations, electrified Detroit as they toured the city after arriving Tuesday morning. Fans swarmed the streets and hotels, with police escorts and crowds shouting their names as the brothers joined a bustling parade of celebration around the World Series venue.
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Detroit
Mich
Romulus
Remus
Jerome
Paul Dean
Detroit River
Rane
Frankie Frisch
Mickey Codhrane
Deans
Pall Park
Wo Brothers
Lake St. Clair
Calliopes
Ft. Louis
Extortion Case Set for October 11 in Hauptmann Trial
New York County Judge James M Barrett fixed October 11 for the opening of Bruno Richard Hauptmann's extortion trial related to the Lindbergh kidnap case. Hauptmann awaited a sanity exam while investigators sought a claimed accomplice in the ransom money. New Jersey plans to extradite him on kidnapping and murder charges against Charles A Lindbergh Jr.
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New York
James M. Barrett
Bronx
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Charles
All Woman Jury Sentences Smith in Kidnaping Case
An all female jury in Murfreesboro Arkansas found Curley Smith Henmpstead County convict guilty on ten indictments for kidnapping robbery assault and attempt to kill and sentenced him to seven years in the penitentiary. Earl ier Smith and Buster Yates were also found guilty on two kidnapping counts and received ten years each. Yates got an additional 29 years after a verdict on ten similar indictments. The inmates escaped Gramiie Tucker prison farm in August and abducted five boys, holding them in the woods. They fired a pistol and sawed off shotgun at their victims before capture.
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Murfreesbro
Ark
Arkansas
Curley Smith
Henmpstead
Smith
Buster Yates
Yates
Gramiie
Tucker
Daly
Wie
Alt. Steele
Geo
Enailey
Jules Steele
Five Percent Dividend Paid by Home Fire Co
The Home Fire Insurance Company has made a five percent dividend payment to common creditors, as ordered by Receiver Ehne Walker. The payout reduces the company's cash balance to $485.59 after payments to claimants and related costs, following liquidation actions that had placed the firm among five insurers occupying floors in the Southern building and employing about 150 people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Livale Nock
Wits Whet
Tudue Mann
Ehne Walker
Mavin
Walker
Ace
Certificates for Surplus Planned in Cotton Section
Little Rock news notes that 13 percent exemption certificates will be issued by the Cotton Section in Washington and forwarded to county assistants to cover all applications for surplus tax exemption certificates. Authority to release these certificates to growers will be sent by telegraph as surplus tax exemption rates are drawn from a national pool. T Roy Reid, head of the Agricultural Extension Service, was advised by telegram from C A Cobb in a misguided note. The new procedure aims to speed handling and assist marketing of the cotton crop in districts producing more than allotted under the Bankhead act. Cobb warned in a supplementary telegram about compliance with Bankhead act proofs.
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Little Rock
Washington
T. Roy Reid
Agricultural Extension Service
C. A. Cobb
Colon
Reid
Mr. Cobb
Wood Fuel Proposal for Hope Municipal Plant Debated
Hope city council Tuesday night discussed burning wood as fuel for the water and light plant proposed by A C Erwin and T Ro Sry Ant. The debate weighed wood versus natural gas with a plan to form a four-person committee to compare costs and report next meeting. The council also heard sewer repair costs of 160 dollars, granted Marathon Oil a filling station permit at Laurel and Third, noted five city fires in September, and reported 58 arrests with 11 appeals to circuit court. Monthly expenses for September were approved pending committee review.
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Hope City Council
A. C. Erwin
T. Ro Sry
Erwin
Bryant
Board of Public Affairs
Marathon Oil & Gas Company
Tulsa
Okla
Laurel and
Third Streets
South Hazel Street
Four jurors chosen for Insull trial in Chicago case
Four of twelve jurors were selected to hear the $143,000,000 mail fraud case against Samuel Insull Sr. and 16 associates. The chosen jurors include George Barclay, Walter Cassidy, William Austin, and Louis Bending. More jurors were to be examined as the trial moves toward opening on Wednesday.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull Sr
Chi- Lengo
Cope
George Barclay
Yorkville
Kerndale County
Walter C. Cassidy
William Austin
Richmond
Samuel Jr
Saller
Frank Sullivan
Aod Mil Roberts
Floyd & Thompson
Insull
Edward Condra
Braidwood
Cards Favored to Win the Series
New York report says the St. Louis Cardinals remain the favorites to win the first game and the world championship against the Detroit Tigers despite concerns over the Dean brothers workload. Metropolitan betting lists the Cardinals as top choice. Tigers opening odds 11 to 10 and 6 to 5 for the series.
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New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Dean Brothers
Detroit Tigers
Jack Doyle
Broadway
Cardinals
Tigers
West Memphian Held for Murder
A 31-year-old West Memphis filling station operator and his 28-year-old wife are jailed in Crittenden county awaiting arraignment on charges of killing J. M. McBride, brother of the man in custody. Sheriff Sid Campbell said Mrs. McBride reported the brother was struck on the head with a hammer Tuesday night and the body moved toward Walls, Mississippi, amid robbery motive claims.
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Marion
Ark
West Memphis
Crittenden County
J. M. McBride
Sid Campbell
DeSoie County
Mississippi
Campbell
McBride
Deputy Likely to Succeed Norwood Deputy Likely to Succeed Norwood
Washington brief notes Donald R. Richberg directing J J Harrison to continue as NRA compliance chief while Hal L Norwood is named state director for the NEC and expected to take housing program duties. Norwood in Little Rock says he awaits confirmation letter outlining duties.
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Washington
Donald R. Richberg
National Emergency Council
Arkansas
J. J. Harrison
NRA
Hal L. Norwood
Little Rock
Federal Housing Admoining Teachion
Norwood
Lower Rail Rates on Feed Ordered in 21 States
Washington state Commerce Commission authorized railroads serving 21 Western and Southwestern states to cut rates on feed and livestock in youth areas. Rates, set to expire after earlier renewals, will stay reduced until April 30, 1935 for feed and December 31 this year for stock. Arkansas counties Bradley, Cross, Drew, Lincoln and St. Francis are included.
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Washington
Arkansas
Bradley
Cross
Drew
Lincoln
St. Francis
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Moten Hill
Drew Williams
Bank of Blevins
Star
Congressional
Willis Stone
Tackle
General Butler
Dizzy and Paul Center of
Flapper
Fanny
Murfreesboro
Home Fire Co
Wood
T. R. Bryant
Joe Medwick
West Memphian
Sheriff Service
Drouth
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