Prison Slayers Sentenced for King of Lloyd Alley Murder
Kingsport man H L Pendleton and Elie Smith with Cecil Coon of Dickson were sentenced to prison for the murder of Lloyd Alley, a farmer from Gato Virginia. Judge Stooksbury said the defendants were guilty of first degree murder and that a death penalty would have been warranted. Pendleton and Smith face 80 years each, while Coon receives 80 years. Alley was killed July 31, 1938 on Simms Road in South Knoxville after Alley and Pendleton pursued a farm.
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Knoxville
Tenn
H. L. Pendleton
Kingsport
Elie Smith
Cecil Coon
Dickson
State Penitentiary
Lloyd C. Alley
Gato
Jidze E. G. Stooksbury
Stooksbury
Pendleton
Arthur Atehley
Ralph Worley
Alley
Simms Road
Smith and Coon
Ugroeing
Liem
Insull Eludes Port Authorities Near Suez Canal
In Egypt port authorities struggle to locate Samuel Insull as his vessel may skirt regular shipping lanes awaiting guidance from agents. Athens reports suggested the Amaiets, possibly off Rhodes Island, but the situation remains unsettled with no clear refuge found.
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John Lloyd
Associated Press
Egypt
Alo
Samuel Insull
Suez Canal
Diag
Jysuil
Athens
Rhoves
Weather notes on rain and warm trend across states
Readings indicate rain in Tennessee with a cooler day and a warming trend in the East. Virginia clears later today with a five degree margin. high temperatures vary, while a Friday rain chance appears in the forecast.
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Tennessee
Tobacco Checks Mailed Monday
The Farm Administration announced checks totaling 3 575 000 would begin to flow Monday into the fluescured tobacco belt to award southern growers cooperating in the production control program. J B Hutson tobacco division chief said the checks cover rentals of acreage taken out of production in 1934 and equalization payments to growers who sold their tobacco last year before the government program went into effect.
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Washington
Acward
Centrol
J. B. Hutson
Tobacco Divison
Growere
Oceante
Philippines to gain freedom in 12 years
President Roosevelt signed the McDuffie-Tydings independence law in Ashenington. Philippine leaders announced May 1 as the acceptance date for the bill. Senator Tydings and Manila celebrations followed as news spread of a planned Philippine republic by 1945 or soon after.
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Yocmied
Stak Wreker Ashengion
Jourish
Roosevelt
Phillppine Islands
Liswe
Manila
Manuel le Queson
Philippine Senate
New Republic
Tydings
D-Md
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Guroral
Emilio Aguinalila
General Aguinaldo
Faint hope held for disarmament by Britain
London reports suggest British officials see only a faint chance to break the European arms deadlock. France is expected to show no relaxation of security demands as Geneva talks loom, with bilateral negotiations deemed the only prospect. Ambassadors’ exchanges last week have been inconclusive amid push for territorial guarantees and pact enforcement.
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P. C. Pugh
Associated Press
London
Mareh
Wesr
Franse
Britain
Whitehall
Geneva
Stock control near completion Congress to move bill
Washington March 24 The stock exchange control bill is nearing final passage with committee approval expected in both houses next week. Wall Street factions opposed to the measure show renewed vigor in fighting it, while supporters push ahead despite doubts about further substantial changes. The outcome remains uncertain as debate continues.
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Richard L. Turner
Associated Press
Washington
Faew
Wall Shree
Otf Hiveriy
Lo Tha Monaure
Liehting Il
Name of the brain trustee sparks House clash
Washington dispatch reports a Republican member demands the House Commerce Committee reveal the name of the so called brain trustee linked to attacks on the government and president. Wirt of Kansas cites circumstantial evidence of treason within the department and calls for Dr Wirt to testify under oath to name the individual. Democratic Rep Kulawinski plans a resolution for Wirt to appear next week, while others doubt the statement’s substance and urge caution.
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Sam Bledsoe
Associated Press
Washington
Republican House
House
William A. Wirt
Gary
Wirt
Kerensky
Trevor Rution
McGugin
Kansas
Ichis
Whv
Rovermeal
Congress
Cnow
Wall
Kulwinkis
D-N.c
Mashe
McUogin
James J. Rand
Johairman
Committee For
Writ
Rayburn
Kuiney
Bulwinkle
Rules Committee
Hepburn and Laughton Win 1932 Best Screen Performances
Katharine Hepburn earned the Academy Award for Morning Glory and Charles Laughton for The Private Life of Henry VIII, recognized as the best screen performances of 1932 by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
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Katharine Hepburn
Charles Laughton
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Miss Hepburn
Laughton
Henry VII
Death and prison end gang reign as Dillinger case widens
Five gang members were sentenced to death or life imprisonment for the murder of Sheriff Jess Sarber during Dillinger’s jail escape. John Dillinger remains at large after allegedly aiding the breakout. In Indianapolis, Dillinger sighting reports sparked a citywide security response. A separate incident in Reidsville ends with police chief G. T. Fair killed by a rival.
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Dillinger
Pierpont
Makley
Reidsville
N. C
John Gordon
G. T. Fair
Leaksville-Spray
Fair
Fire claims fourteen lives in Salvation Army quarters blaze
In Lynchburg Virginia an early morning fire swept a Salvation Army transient quarters killing fourteen and injuring seventy. Transients described a one legged man saving two others and a 14 year old from Charlotte NC perishing as others leaped from windows amid smoke and flames. Bad weather yesterday hindered rescue efforts and investigators continued at press time.
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Lynchburg
Salvation Army Gitades
Teruah
Jack Alexandes
Charlotte
Crop control debated as Senate split over Bankhead bill
Republican warnings of compulsory crop control spark opposition in the Senate while administration leaders express confidence in the Bankhead cotton bill. Senator Fess R Ohio questions safety of the measure, arguing it clashes with the strong passion for private ownership. continued discussion noted on page six.
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Washington
Senate
Fess R
Ohio
Fess
Fess Led the Opposition To the Bill After Senator Bankhead
Ala
France Awaits Aid While Treasury Block Persists
Paris dispatch reports a French official saying France is too proud to ask loans from America despite feeling sadness over a treasury decree barring U S banks from lending to defaulting nations. He cites Morgenthau policy punishing even unto the third and fourth generation for nonpayment.
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Paris
France
Joans
America
Treasury
United States
Morgenthau
New Trial Denied for Dr A L Wynekoop in Murder Case
Chicago March 24 AP Dr Alice Lindsay Wynekoop denied a new trial and was ordered imprisoned for the murder of her daughter in law Reta. She will be moved to Dwight Illinois with the next group of prisoners. Judge Larry Miller refused a stay of sentence. Wynekoop declared innocence saying I am not guilty. The 63 year old physician was sentenced to 35 years after a jury conviction based on a confession disputed by her attorneys. The jury ruled Reta alive when Wynekoop fired the shot after an alleged anaesthetic dose.
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Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Reta
Dwight
Larry Miller
Wynckoop
Gandhi's Disciple Deported Returns To America
Nilx Cram Cook, once linked to Mahatma Gandhi and deported from India, arrived in New York bound for Davenport. She caused a scene at Ellis Island, then at the ship pier announced she was in love with the world while seeking a quiet return to life and church visits. Her Greek former husband’s custody issue lingered as she eyed ordinary pleasures.
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New York
Mahatma Gandhi
India
Davenport
Mississippi
Tie
Ellis Island
Topolo Proestors
Sirius
Candhi
United States
Uye
Hart Cook
Miss Cook
Tai
Gandhi
Livios
George Cram Cook
Mount Parnassus
Greece
Ganges
Major Crisis Faces Recovery Plan Over Union Drive
Washington March 24 AP A labor dispute in the automobile industry looms as talks are postponed to tomorrow after hours of bargaining. Hugh S Johnson mediates between manufacturers and labor representatives while a separate threat to national recovery emerges from Henry S Harriman of the Chamber of Commerce. The core issue is whether union lists of workers will be provided to choose spokesmen in peace time negotiations, with workers arguing such lists invite discrimination.
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Elton C. Fay
Associated Press
Washington
Hugh $. Johnson
Johnson
Jannson
jJabor
Mashington
Henry S. Harriman
United States Chamber of Commerce
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Automobile ‘Chamber
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Smith
Pendle
Ton
Worley
Kingsport Man
Piraeus
Daly
Aguw
Philippine
Fredom
Charles P. Nutter
Great Britain
Franco
Stu
Nayburn
Representative Burns
Clark Gets
Lynn Heinzerling
Lina
Ole Dillinger
Arry Pierpont
Braveny Dofia
Charles Makley
Ohio State Penitentiary
Jess L. Sarbar
John Dillinger
Russell Clark
Allen County
Taviea
Crown
Ind
Clark
Throwen
John
Teuder
Gulumbus
Frank Henderson
Dan Sarber
Myerett
Indianapolis
Sally
Gardon
Gordon
Leaksville
C. R. Wharton
Corden
Theeath
Elizabeth Younts
Myress
Goredon
Goredan
George Perks
Fai
Ae Fair
Cordos
Uu Iville
Vaty
A. L. Wynekoop
Dr. Wynekoop
Rheta
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