Pretty Blond Ready to Testify in Major Shepard Case
Grace Brandon, 22, San Antonio stenographer, testified in Kansas City court on December 10 as a key witness in the murder case of Major Charles A Shepard. Prosecution details described her role amid mentions of earlier flowers and letters from Shepard. pathologist Dr Frank D Hall testified Mercury poisoning as the cause of Mrs Shepard's death.
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Kansas City
Kas
Grace Brandon
San Antonio
Texas
Charles A. Shepard
Miss Brandon
KE. E. Williams
Brandon
McCoskey
Shepard
Curtis McCoskey
Los Angeles
B. H. Hauser
Charlie
Hauser
Kellogg Wins Nobel Peace Prize With King Present
Frank B Kellogg formerly US secretary of state receives the 1929 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in the King Haakon presence. Dr Nathan Soederblom accepts 1930 prize. Kellogg lauds peace efforts and fears new war. Soederblom noted for Christian Unity effort. Other American laureates listed. prize to be awarded in Stockholm. A new welding gas is hinted at in a brief closing note.
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Oslo
Norway
Frank B. Kellogg
Haakon
Nathan Soederblom
Upsala
Kellogg
ellogg-Briand
Soederblom
Scederblom
Blonde Beauty Tells How It All Started
In New York under cross examination Huerta Rittle, a Blonde Viennese court beauty, testifies she and Can nant Hatch of St Joseph Michigan began nickname game while cafe visit triggered by a candy poodle. Hatch, a married man, sues for breach of promise seeking 250000. She recalls exchanges naming each other pet terms like sugar doggie and Honey Horsey.
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New York
Huerta Rittle
Cannant Hatch
St. Joseph
Mich
Ike
Hoover Apology Demanded as Relief Bill Debated
Senate Democrats press Hoover to apologize for his relief remarks as a $110 million public works bill faces final House approval. McKellar and Wallis dispute urgency and efficacy while challenging the administration’s timing and the six to seven month road fund delivery. Glass protests over implying instant availability. states must match federal funds.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Washington
Hoover
Jones
House
McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Wallsh
Massachusetts
Robinson
Arkansas
Glass
Wagner
York
New York
Virginia
Opposition 11 Date Survey as Gitted Opposition 11 Date Survey as Gitted
St Louis leaders dispute Missouri State Survey Commission plan to improve and tax property. Fred Nader and Isidor Loeb defend the report at a St Louis Chamber luncheon. Nader cites wealth tax avoidance and argues target is to lift burden from tangible to intangible property, boosting equity across the state.
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St. Louis
State Survey Commission
Ena
Hansgas City
Fred Nader
Survey Commission
Cape Girardeau
Forday
Nader
Isidor Loeb
School of Business and Public Administration
Washington
Uni
St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. Dr. Loeb
Kansas City
Naster
Metro- An
Asso Industries
St. Louisan
Nueter
Missouri
W Naeter
Walter
Poetig Zulu Divorce Granted In Humorous Case
Wheeler Jd. Johnson seeks divorce citing his wife’s obsession with African life studies. He says she struck his nose with a hatpin during a quarrel, exclaiming you’re a Zulu. The judge approves the divorce, noting the case ends.
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Los Angeles
Wheeler Jd. Johnson
Layman Freed of Old Charge in 41-Year-Old Assault Trial
Albert Layman of Blackwell Oklahoma was acquitted in Macon Mo of a 41 year old charge of assault with intent to kill Thomas J. Billings of La Plata. The jury found him not guilty after a brief deliberation as identity questions and long time gaps drew public interest. Billings, now about 65, identified Layman during a visit to Blackwell.
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Macon
Mon
Alber Layman
Blackwell
Oklo
Thomas J. Billings
la Plata
Billings
al Layman
Albert Layman
Leyman
Macon County
Okla
Niangua
China
Layman
Communist Rise Reported as China Faces Spreading Rebellion
AP dispatches from China report Communist activities expanding in Northwest Hupeh and southeastern Honan provinces. Claims include provincial troops routed, killings and looting, officials executed, and a brutal display targeting a Kuomintang representative. Communications crippled, military unable to respond.
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Hankow
China
Hupeh
Honan
Kuomintang
Henan
Death of Martin O’Brien and wife in suspected double tragedy
Authorities reported the deaths of Martin O’Brien and his estranged wife in an Independence incident. Morgan, who died at Independence Hospital, claimed his wife shot him, but investigators believe he killed her before taking his own life after a failed reconciliation. The wife, 25, had recently left Morgan with her two children to stay with her brother.
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Martin O'Brien
Independence Hospital
Morgan
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Jersey City
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Son City
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