Jafsie Bids for New Deal in Lindbergh Kidnapping Case
Dr. John F. Condon in the Lindbergh baby case says he is in touch with the kidnappers and seeks to secure the child’s return without harm. He reiterates not to betray the conspirators as negotiations continue amid reports of ransom money possibly surfaced in London and New York authorities monitor conditions.
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John F. Condon
Dr. London
Jassie
Alee
London
Trenton
Charlies A. Lindbergh
Daily Mail
Scotland Yard
Scythia
New York
Boston
England
Investiisters
Anne
Lindbergh
Dr. Condon
Col
Henry Breckinridge
Bronx
Cordon
Tuckahoe
N. Y
Condon
Col. Lindbergh
St. Raymond’s Cemetery
Norfolk
H. Dobson-Peacock
John Hughes Curtis
Jafsie Revealed in Lindbergh Kidnap Case Mystery
After weeks of intrigue the intermediary known as Jafsie is identified as Dr. John F. Condon a 72 year old lecturer at Pandids University. Condon advertised in New York papers and negotiated the $50000 ransom for Colonel Lindbergh’s missing child though the infant was not returned.
Arkansas Solons Refuse Adjournment
In Little Rock on April 13 sixty nine House members defied Governor Parnell by reassembling after his proclamation to dissolve the session. Dick Mason of Ouachita county was elected speaker and sworn in by Associate Justice McHaney as cheering members watched.
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Little Rock
Ark
House of Representatives
Parnell
House
Dick Mason
Ouachita County
Ed McDonald
Representative Cannon
Gooch
Cannon
Mason
Supreme Court
McHaney
Jefferson Day rally for Democrats aims at future control
In Washington on Jefferson Day, Democratic leaders gathered for a major rally with Alfred E. Smith leading speakers. Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Garner were notable absences as party plans stretched to a nationwide push for next year’s government.
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Jefferson
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cave
Garner
John J. Raskob
Railway Official Mobley Falls at Hotel Pennsylvania
John A. Mobley, 55, general counsel for Missouri Pacific Railroad and Houston attorney, died after falling or leaping from a ninth floor window at the Hotel Pennsylvania. He registered with friend John H. Shary, intended to travel to Washington for a business appointment, and was found on a two story roof. Survived by two Houston sons, Mobley’s death is not ruled a suicide.
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New York
John A. Mobley
Houston
Texas
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Pennsylvania
Mobley
Lovett Boulevard
Andrews, Streetman, Logue and
John H. Shary
Mission
Shary
Roth
Washington
Anderson Seeks Revision Of Liquor Law With Safeguards
Col. Henry W. Anderson told the Richmond Republican club that modification of the 18th amendment may help liquor problems but he rejects repeal. He urged a stricter but flexible framework preserving prohibition on saloons and emphasizing regulation, federal control of cross state flow, and social welfare goals.
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Richmond
Henry W. Anderson
Republican Club of
Anderson
Wickersham Committee
Col. Anderson
United States
Masengill Sentenced to Five Years in Narcotics Case
Hugh Masengill of Kingsport received a five year sentence after withdrawing his motion for a new trial in U S District Court in Knoxville. Judge George Taylor called the narcotics offense serious and noted Masengill’s prior banking career and recent arrest in California following a Greeneville conviction.
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Knoxville
Hugh Masengill
Kingsport
U. S. District Court
John Levins
Masengill
George Taylor
C. H. Masengill
California
Tennessee
Greeneville
Honolulu Killing Story Retold in Territory Trial
Territory prosecutors press its circumstantial case against society woman Mrs. Granville Fortescue and three naval officers for the Kahahawai lynching. Neighbors including Mrs. Yamamoto testified about January 8, the body’s discovery and the Fortescue home where the killing allegedly occurred.
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Honolulu
Granville Fortescue
Navy
Joseph Kahahawai
Fortescue
Kahahawai
Shizuka Yamamoto
Senate probes bear raids blamed for stock market fall
The banking committee presses to uncover bear raid influences on the stock market with the New York Stock Exchange president Richard Whitney under scrutiny. President Hoover backs full airing. Norbeck hails planned counsel and resumption of hearings after obtaining late data on short accounts.
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Washington
Richard Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Senate
Hoover
Bottom
Norbeck
White House
Whitney
Senate and House Move Legislation Toward Budget
Congress presses early action on taxation and economy bills to balance the budget amid disputes over federal payroll cuts. The Senate finance committee works toward rapid passage of the billion dollar revenue measure while the House economy committee, led by Chairman McDuffie, debates a plan to cut federal expenditures by about 200 million and schedules talks with Budget Director Roop and President Hoover. The morning session aimed to detail the president’s staggered employment plan to save 45 million next fiscal year.
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Senate
Finance Committee
House Economy Committee
McDuffie
Ala
Roop
Hoover
Conflicting Testimonies In Shaw Murder Trial
In Ripley Tennessee Ernest Shaw a farmer and reputed liquor dealer is on trial for the murder of Deputy Sheriff John Stoots. Shaw says he acted in self defense after Sheriff Hunter fired first. Hunter testifies Shaw fired as he ordered restraint. Prosecution rests and the state seeks the death penalty.
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Ripley, Tenn
Ernest Shaw
John Stoots
Shaw
Stoots
S. T. Hunter
Hunter
Hitler's Storm Troops Declared Illegal Across Germany
A government decree bans Adolf Hitler's National Socialist storm troops affecting about 400,000 Nazis organized militarily. Chancellor Bruning delayed his Geneva disarmament trip to assess the impact, consulting Defense Minister Groener and state authorities before enforcement.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
National Socialist
Hitler
Bruening
Geneva
Wilhelm Gorener
Defense
Groener
Hhe
Arkansas students take a so called pleasure trip to Cumberland Gap
Five Arkansans from Commonwealth College left Knoxville to visit Cumberland Gap near the Kentucky border. They aim to confer with contacts about an attack in Kentucky and say they follow advice from the New York based American Civil Liberties Union. Their relief fund stood at $122.89 to aid unemployed miners.
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Cumberland Gap
Tenn
Koch
American Civil Liberties Union of New York
The
Union
Knoxville
John R. Neal
Tennessee- Kentucky
T. W. Hoover
Harlan County
Bell County
Kentucky
Lucien Koch
Commonwealth College
Veterans chief says 98 percent back World War II bonus plan
Darold D. DeCoe national commander of Veterans of Foreign Wars testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee that about 98 percent of rank and file veterans support the two billion dollar cash payment. He notes loan uses last year and warns of serious conditions while critics claim Wall Street opposition and fears of inflation.
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Darold D. Decoe
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House
Ways and Means Committee
Decoe
Sacramento
California
General Hines
Patman
Tex
Federal Reserve Board
Deece
George W. Armstrong
Fort Worth
Texas
Walter Lafferty
New York City
Oregon
Wall Street
Secretary of the Treasury
Mills
Eugene Meyer
Nomination gains near in two states echo Roosevelt lead
Illinois and Nebraska results show Roosevelt widening the Democratic edge while Hoover leads in Republican preference. In Nebraska Roosevelt tops Garner and Murray in the three way test. Illinois delegates favor Hoover though opposition persists in limited precincts. France leads Republicans in Nebraska with write-in Hoover votes.
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Chicago
Hoover
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Illinois
Nebraska
New York
South
West
Kentucky
Roosevelt
Missouri
G.O.P
Troover
Florida
John N. Garner
Texas
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Garner
Murray
Joseph S. France
Maryland
France
Van
Hoe
Bernard W. Snow
Cook County
James Hamilton Lewis
Income Increases for Cannon Mills In 1931
Can non Mills reports 1931 net income of 2 088 917.54 versus 1 544 638.02 in 1950. Total assets listed at 54 422 027.93. Meeting held in Kannapolis North Carolina. AP report notes significant income rise from two decades ago.
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Kannapolis
N. C
Cannon Mills Company
Editor Allen Morrison Dies in Kingston
Allen Morrison editor and publisher of the weekly Roane County Banner died early today in Kingston of pneumonia. Surviving are his widow, a daughter, three brothers and three sisters.
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Kingston, Tenn
Allen Morrison
Roane County
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures Reported for April
Treasury receipts for April 11 totaled 5.74 million dollars while expenditures reached 24.36 million. The balance stood at 516.30 million. Customs duties for eleven days in April were 7.70 million.
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Treasury
Washington
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Lindberch
Hopewell, N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Lindy Case
Arkansas
Solons
DEMS
Six Point
Robinson
Plunge
U.S
Sally O’neil
Arthur Loew
Sally O'Neil
Marcus Loew
Nate
Europe
Gap
Cash Bones
Darold Decoe
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