Indictment of Hooded Black Legion Officers Told
Detroit Aug 21 A state grand jury indicted Virgil F. Effinger of Lima and 21 others as officers of the Black Legion on criminal syndicalism charges. Indictments allege advocacy of crime and violence to achieve reform with penalties up to 10 years and 5000 dollars. Conspiracy counts add five more years. Police to arrest the indicted. names withheld until custody.
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Detroit
Virgil F. Effinger
Lima
Ohio
Duncan C. McCrea
Black Legion
James E. Chenot
Effinger
State Grand
Chenot
Weather notes show warm, fair conditions across states
General forecast indicates continued warm weather with mostly fair skies tonight and Saturday across Tennessee Kentucky North Carolina. Some garbled lines reference temperature changes and a few stray figures but no major weather events are evident.
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North Carolina
Injunction Stops Hearing Evidence In Labor Case
Leonard Weinberg, attorney for the railway audit and inspection company, said a federal district court issued a restraining order blocking six company officials from testifying to the Lafollette committee investigating alleged civil liberty violations in labor disputes. The injunction lasts at least five days and doubles as a challenge to the committee's authority and subpoenas.
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Washington
Ay- Leonard Weinberg
Railway Audit and Inspection Company
Lafollette Labor
Weinberg
Federal District Court
Lafollette
W. W. Groves
Moon
Groves
la Follette
Senater
Landon Asked to Conference by Roosevelt
President Roosevelt invites Gov. Alf M. Landon and governors from Iowa Nebraska Missouri and Oklahoma to drought conference in Des Moines on September 1. Landon accepts the invitation saying he will attend as announced by Hyde Park. The plan includes additional meetings with other state officials and governors at Bismarck Pierre and Rochester as part of a series of drought conferences.
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Omaha
D. Harold Oliver
Associated Press Star
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Landon
Kansas
Iown
Nebraska
Missouri
Oklahoma
Des Blaines
Washington
Bismarck
N. D
Welford
North Pakoia Cnt
Elealt
Montana
Hus
Berry
South Dakota
Miller
Wyoming
Pierre
S. D
Floyd Olson
Minnesota
Rochester
Ming
Landon Calls For Protection and Aid in Nebraska
Gov. A. M. Landon told Nebraska Republicans that Americans must not have government jeopardize birthright freedom or opportunity. He urged government to do its full share to protect citizens and meet their necessities. The candidate continued his cross country tour, with seven platform appearances in one state and three in another on the second day of travel.
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Ovid Martin
Jess Stall
Omaha
Neb
Aie M. Landon
Nebraska
Warter
East
Down
Yinois
Drought Insurance Pitches To Forefront Of News
Associated Press dispatch from Washington reports discussions at the White House and Hoyle Park on drought relief policy. Senator Wallace and President Roosevelt contemplate studying crop insurance as a tool to offset dry weather losses, with other agriculture measures including a $10 million seed purchase program and grain corporation plans for spring wheat and other crops.
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Eawin B. Harkinson
Prees
Wester
Greene
Wallace
Wallace Haas
Acmers National Grain Corporation
Hsocof
Biri Credit Arciinistration
Federal Surplus Commodi Corporation
Miners Trapped Inch By Inch Hope Fades in Mato Mine
Rescue crews in Moberly and Biobery struggle to reach four entombed miners after debris and heavy timbers block the horizontal tunnel. Officials estimate hours more to clear the collapse and ventilate the shaft as gas danger remains, with optimism fading amid the delay. Lily Font to retire from film and stage to live on a Connecticut farm.
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Moberly
Laa
Arnold
Shi
Griffith
Bioberly
Arnold Griffith
Moward Stoner, Jr
Efficiency No Name for This Efficiency No Name for This
Washington AP reports the FBI briefed on a fugitive escape, with the police chief receiving six different mug shots of the man. The note promises the sixth arrest within hours, reflecting a chaotic chase and ongoing pursuit by federal agents and local police.
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Washington
G-Men
Polie
Justice Departmente Agenta
U. S.-Canada Plan To Stop Swindles
United States and Canada plan joint action to halt cross border stock swindlers harming investors on both sides. Ontario Securities Commission has signed an agreement with the U S Securities and Exchange Commission to counter operators who use pressure tactics and offices in one country to target investors in the other. John T Callahan is negotiating with Quebec and other provinces to broaden Under standings, enabling faster action against fraudulent securities across the border.
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William S. Ardery
Associated Press
Washington
United States
Soas
Securities Commission
Ontario Securities Commission
John T. Callahan
United States Agency
Quebec
Egrcements
Noads
Kentucky Farm Bureau leaders head to Tennessee training school
Twenty Kentucky delegates led by Henderson Kilgore and Ben Niles depart Louisville for the Southern Farm Training School at Signal Mountain Chattanooga Tennessee. The trip aims to discuss plans for 1938 soil conservation program state control and tobacco production central legislation.
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Louisville
Chattanooga
Tenn
Southern Farm Great
Signal Mountain
Ben E. Niles
Henderson
Ben Kilgore
Kentucky Farm Bureau
Tennessee
Kilgore
Negro claims confession under threats in hotel murder case
Martin Moore 22, accused of killing Helen Clevenger in Asheville hotels room, testified he signed a confession after a man from New York threatened to beat him to death. He re enacted the crime for officers while pictures were taken, saying he did so after they whipped him and told him to do it.
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Asheville
N. C
Martin Moore
Helen Clevenger
New York
Moore
Zeb V. Nettles
Dix R. Sarsfield
Associated Press
Asheville, N. C
Pi —Defense Counse
Pari Hotel
Jr. Scroop Styles
Hallboy
Wno
New York University
Farmhand Admits Slaying Planter in Acadia Parish
Crowley Louisiana August reports sheriff Walter Larcade says Dorsey Guillory 21 a farmhand admitted killing Lucien Ledoux 25 near Eunice after a motive described as a sudden notion to kill not for money Ledoux was shot in the back of the head during a wagon ride and robbed of 72 receipts from a bale of cotton Guillory held in Crawley parish jail with possible transfer amid high local tension Evan Sonnier 29 questioned but released. formal charges to be filed.
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Crowley
Walter V. Larcade
Acadia Parish
Dorsey Guillory
Eunice
Lucien Ledoux
Guillory
Ledoux
Crawley
Sheri Larcade
Evan Sonnier
Arabian Nights used as code in Stalin plot trial
Moscow reports reveal anti Stalin conspirators used a copy of the Arabian Nights as a covert code. Witness Holzmann described meetings with Smirnoff and Syedoff in Berlin and Copenhagen. Trotzky accused as master mind, with claims of terror as path to remove Stalin. Also poultry market notes from Chicago with live birds prices.
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Moscow
Russia
EB. Holzmann
T. Smirnoff
Moscow Trotzykites
Svedoff
Leon Trotzky
Berlin
Smirnoff
Uoon
Syedoff
Trotzky
Joseph Stalin
Holamann
Copenhagen
Stalin
Woman hides in house avoids prison in elder fraud case
Stoux Falls case involves Sophia Holmstrom sought to serve jail for non payment tied to 1932 judgment by Annie Linnenburger for loss of husband. Linnenburger died in Los Angeles. estate pursues funds via execution to compel compliance, donations aiding the effort reported.
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Stoux Falls
Aus
Sophia Holmastrant Svaided
Pleide
Shopitlseoiilg
Ladey
Minneapolis
Annie Linnenbuerger
Toimstrom
Ars. Linnenbuerger
Love Courts
Ha Boyd
South Dakota Supreme Court
Linnenbueger
Los Angeles
Cal
Rane
Mediation efforts in Spanish Civil War collapse at Hendaye
Aug 21 Hendaye report says foreign diplomats failed to mediate Spain’s civil war. Argentine envoy proposed Madrid talks with nations, but plan deemed inadvisable as rebels are not recognized. U S ambassador did not attend. Britain and Germany vow firm actions over shipping and naval clashes.
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Elmer W. Peterson
Associated Prox
Hendaye
France
Madrid
Hendeye
Spain
Gracia MacNilla
United States
Claude G. Bowera
Preas
Great Britain
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Thebian
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Varia
Promier Mussolini
1 Duce
Forre
Jarra
Soviet
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