Defense in Maj Shepard murder trial cites alcohol fueled life
Kas Fort Leavenworth report says defense witnesses describe Zenana Shepard as moody and a heavy drinker who reportedly used two to three pints of whisky daily. They contend death may have been accidental or by self action rather than by Major Shepard's poisoning.
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Zenana Shepard
Fort Riley
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Con
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Cloyd Kagey
Shepards
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Major Shepard
Supreme Court
B Shepard
Regulations Move To Bury Holding Firms In Five Years
Washington feb 6 ap public utility holding companies faced a likely drive for federal regulation to wipe them out within five years. Legislation by the securities and exchange commission and power commission was shaped for quick introduction in both houses. Senators Wheeler and Rep Rayburn lead the effort after a White House conference with president roosevelt Morgenthau cummings Norris.
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Securiies and Exchange Commission
Power Commission
Congress
Wheeler
D. Mont
Rayburn
Texas
White House
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Cummings
Norris
R. Neb
Fulton Missionary Dies in New York
Rev. Thomas Edward Barber age 37 a Presbyterian foreign missionary since 1910 died in a New York hospital on Monday He was a Westminster College Fulton graduate of 1908 born in Belleville Til and survived by a wife four daughters and four sons
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New York
Thomas Edward Barber
The
Presbyterian Church
Westminster College of
Fulton
Barber
Belle- Nlle
Til
Westminster
Dionne's North Woods roots meet dazzling fame in Chicago
Mrs. Oliva Dionne, 26, mother of ten, arrives amid roaring photographers and offers little speech in French. The Callander, Ontario resident endures a Spartan routine as a famed parent amid shows in Chicago and Detroit. Her husband remains a quiet presence as the Dionne quintuplets tour the United States for theater appearances and shopping in state-of-the-art department stores.
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Chicago
Oliva Dionne
Canadian North Woods
Congress Hotel
Allen DaFoe
Joseph Rochon
North Bay
Ontario
Dionne
Callander
Ottawa
Dienne’s Fowks
United States
Detroit
Roosevelt era bill targets holding companies in utilities
In Washington on February 6 AP reports House Interstate Commerce Chairman Rayburn of Texas introduced a measure to curb utility holding companies. The plan aims to simplify structures, confine investments to utilities, curb pyramiding, require strict reporting, end common control of electric and interstate gas properties, ensure arm's length dealings, and permit reorganizations under federal control.
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Washington
President Roosevelt
Rayburn
D-Tex
House Interstate Commerce Committes
White House
Roosevelt
Four Left Wingers Resign in Farm Administration Shake-Up
Jerome Frank and three aides known as left wingers quit as part of a broader re Organization of the farm administration. Chester C. Davis ordered the shake-up with Secretary Wallace’s approval, likely clearing the way for Davis’s own departure after Congress adjourns. Seth Thomas replaced Frank at a staff advisory meeting. Roosevelt labeled the move purely internal.
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Washington
Jerome Frank
Farm Administration
Chester C. Davis
AAA
Wallace
Davis
Congress
Roosevelt
Seth Thomas
Department of Agriculture
Frank
Chicago
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
Ali
Wines and Liquor Declared Essential in Warship Building
N R Parker of New York Shipbuilding Corp testified to the Senate munitions committee that wines and liquor are often as necessary as steel in warship construction. He defended cost plus contracts and noted wines were charged on trial cruises though previous testimony said the charges were disallowed. He said on shipping board ships officials were invited to liquor events while denying any on naval ships.
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Washington
N. R. Parker
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Senaté Munitions Committee
Feld
Clark
DMO
Parker
Tax relief measure urged to aid delinquent farmers and taxpayers
Rep. E. W. Bennett argues a bill would boost overdue tax payments by delaying penalties, potentially saving homes and farms amid drought. Sen. Kinney introduced a resolution opposing further waivers as St. Louis officials report tax collections have halted since legislature began.
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Dent County
Senate
Michael J. Kinney
St. Louis Democrat
St. Louis City
Kinney
Hitler Regime Seeks Memel After Saar Return
London reports that after solving the Saar problem the Nazi regime plans to restore other lost lands, focusing next on Memel in Lithuania. The piece traces Lithuania’s history, Vilna, and Memel’s 1920–24 status, noting German activity in Memel and the goal of reclaiming Baltic territories.
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Germany
Memel
Alsace-Lorraine
France
Eupen
Malmedy
Belgium
Schleswig
Denmark
Danzig
Upper Silesia
Poland
Lithuania
Hitler
Malmery
England
Japan
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Esthenia
Latvia
Vilna
Italy
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Fiume
d’Annunzio
Zeligorski
Pilsudski
Vi Ha
Tor
Baltic Sea
Memet
Hague
Alfred Rosenberg
Baltic States
Pastor von Sass
Why You Should Never Cut a Corn
A health notice warns against cutting corns or callouses. It endorses using Ice-Fint foot remedy bought from a dyregist, claiming quick relief as the corn loosens and lifts off with healthy skin. The advertisement promotes relief from sore feet and urges readers to abandon paring for safer care.
Memel Tension as Nazi Movement Grows in Lithuania
In Memel German financed Nazis gain bold traction through school propaganda and paramilitary groups. Rosenberg rules the party legitimate, while Lithuania bans Nazi outfits and strips their voting rights amid fears of a putsch.
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Mermel
Germany
Memel
Rosenberg
von Sass
Lithuania
Tilsit
Cycle of low mood ended says Chicagoan
Samuel W. Reyburn, president of Associated Dry Goods in New York, told the Chicago Association of Commerce the old cycle of low mood has ended and a new cycle of reviving business is here. He cited a shift from pessimism to courage and renewed confidence. The report also notes a birth announcement for Mr and Mrs Josep Sturm near the city on Highway 54 and compares air traffic figures to 1932.
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Chicago
Samuel W. Reyburn
Associated Dry Goods Corporation of New York
Chicago Association of Commerce Today
Josep Sturm
Highway
Last Nisit
Byrd Antarctic Expedition Sails Home From Little America
The Byrd Antarctic expedition aboard the S. S. Jacob Ruppert and the Bear of Oakland left Little America headed for the United States. They proceed west along the Ross ice barrier toward Discovery Inlet to collect five penguins as they sail under both sail and engine. Admiral Byrd's flagship had earlier shifted ships to offload stores and abandon remaining gear on the icy shore.
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Jacob Ruppert
Mackay
Byrd Antarctic Expedition
S. S
Bear
Oakland
Little America
Antarctica
United States
Ross Ice Bar
Vier
Discovery Inlet
Barkentine
Robert A. J. English
Richard E. Byrd
South Polar
Jacob Rupnert
Eleanor Rolling Bight
H. J. Gjertsen
Bear of Oakland
Ruppert
Sapps Nomination to Postmaster Goes to Senate
The nomination of Allen W. Sapp to be postmaster at Columbia Missouri was sent to the senate today by President Roosevelt.
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Sapp
Senate
Washington
Allen W. Sapp
Columbia
Roosevelt
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