Landlady 71 Held in Death Plot Linked to Insurance
In Macon Georgia 71 year old landlady Mrs Sarah Powers and 21 year old Earl Manchester are jailed for the murder of James Parks a printer. They plot to cash a 14000 policy naming Powers as beneficiary. Police link past arsons missing man and other policies to her.
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Macon
Sarah Powers
Earl Manchester
James Parks
Parks
E. E. Valentine
Burham
Young Manchester
Manchester
Powers
Father's Sword Used in Death by Own Action
Charles C. Hoffman 33 of Newcastle Indiana used his father's Knights Templar sword to kill himself at his parents home 1317 Park Avenue. His body was found by his father after entering through a window when the bedroom door was locked. Hoffman had been ill for months and recently released from an Indianapolis hospital. Surviving are his parents a widow and three young sons.
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Charles C. Hoffman
Newcastle
Ind
Alva R. Hoffman
Park Avenue
Hoffman
Indianapolis
Four American Films Favored by French Cinema Panel
Paris reports a cabinet discussion on allowing four American films for every French title sold abroad. The move sparks cross paper agitation with M. Coty, perfume magnate and publisher, backing the American side in Am l Du Peuple.
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United Press Paris
French Cinema Control Commission
France
Parisien
M. Coty
Am! du Peuple
Hoover Aids At Work Selects Its Secretary
The national law enforcement commission named by President Hoover elected Max Lowenthal of New York as secretary. He will conduct statistical examinations and prepare reports for the commission, which is in session in Washington.
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United Presse
Washington
National Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover
Max Lowenthal
New York
Commission
Tragic Double Gas asphyxiation in Detroit Home
In Detroit on May 31 Beatrice Otis, 21, and her 3-year-old daughter were found asphyxiated after she sealed doors and windows and turned on the gas. The husband reports no quarrel and notes his wife was despondent.
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United Press
Detroit
Beatrice Otis
Locomotive thief nabbed in Shelby Montana
Shelby, Mont, May 31. John Hunter, a former locomotive engineer, was caught attempting to steal a large Northern locomotive from the shops. He started the engine before detection and was moved from the cab to a city jail cell.
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Shelby
Mont
John Hunter
Great Northern
Widow’s Relief Resolution Moves From House to Senate
The United States House today passed and sent to the Senate a resolution appropriating 10000 dollars for the widow of the late Representative John.
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House
Senate
John 7
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