Kidnapped Heir, Ransom Notes Dictate Five Day Window
Tacoma authorities and the Wey erhaeuser family face a five day deadline as abductors hold a millionaire's son, with a ransom note detailing precise payment in unmarked Federal Reserve notes and strict instructions to avoid police. The family seeks a safe path to contact the kidnapers while officials remain hands-off.
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Tacoma
Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Seattle
Federal Reserve
Weather roundup for Tennessee and nearby regions
Weather forecast notes fair and warmer conditions in east and central Tennessee with cloudiness in extreme west. Tonight and Tuesday expect showers and probable thunderstorms. Virginia forecast calls for fair skies, increasing cloudiness Tuesday, with showers Tuesday night or Wednesday. Krentucky shows clouds with probable showers and thunderstorms in the extreme west tonight and Tuesday, and warmer in east and central portions tonight.
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Tennessee
Virginia
War Games Near End at Pearl Harbor Navy Maneuvers
At Pearl Harbor Hawaii May 27 AP about 160 warships are moored as the U S Navy nears the end of large maneuvers in the Pacific The arrival by noon of a marine expeditionary force should complete the return of all fleet units in the Midway area Submarine division 12 the world s largest undersea craft arrived during the night and more ships were expected with 50 000 officers and men to be entertained over the next three days
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Pennsylvania
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
United States Navy
Pacific
Marine Expeditionary
Midway Island
Here
Debated AAA Act Reaches Senate Amid Licensing Fight
In Washington on May 27 the amended AAA act moved to the Senate debate stage despite ongoing controversy. The changes include a licensing system for processors or distributors of key farm commodities like milk, tobacco, sugar beets, fruits, vegetables, wool and mohair, with thresholds set for area-wide support. Senator Dickinson warned the referendum may not alter the amendments and anticipated a tough battle over dairy licensing provisions, while California notes an annual lemon crop of about 5,000 carloads.
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Washington
Senate
AAA
Dickinson
Iowa
Wallace
Smith
D-Sc
Agriculture Committee
House Agriculture Committee
Secretary of Agriculture
Byrd
D-Va
Quintuplets Born A Year Ago Celebrate At Ontario Hospital
Brush fires raged along the front toward the Dionne quintuplets hospital in Callander Ontario as a no rain spell left woodlands dry. Oliva Dionne’s farm stood nearby where the five babies were born a year ago tomorrow. Firefighters and local farmers battled the flames through the night with the hospital considered safe and the children unlikely to be in danger.
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Dale C. Harrison
Associated Press
Callander
Ont
Little Hospital
Oliva Dionne
Little Brown Hospital
Former Local Man Held for Shooting Trio
Otto Vincent, 30, formerly of Kingsport, is jailed in Harlan county Ky on a first degree murder charge after a shooting at the Vincent home that killed Mandella Vincent, seven, his daughter, and seriously wounded his wife Ela Vincent and sister Maggie Meadows. Ela Vincent, a Kingsport resident, was brought to Kingsport General Hospital with three bullet wounds, while Maggie Meadows suffered two gunshot injuries. Both women are listed in serious but improving condition. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Vincent provided the account of events before the report continued on page eight.
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Otto Vincent
Kingsport
Harlan County
Mandella Vincent
Ela Vincent
Maggie Meadows
Vincent
Harlan
Ella Collins
Kingsport General Hospital
Gnather
Tella
Soft coal operators seek to avert strike planned June 17
Washington May 27 Several hundred soft coal operators renewed efforts to avert a threatened strike June 17. One group urged special legislation for coal while another backed continuation of NRA and the industry code. Both groups want new wage and hour contracts with the United Mine Workers of America but say contracts hinge on coal sales to meet wages. John L. Lewis warned of a general strike if deals aren’t signed by then. Negotiations broke down a week ago amid uncertain legislative outlook.
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Washington
NRA
United Mine Workers of America
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
Governor to Decide Fate on Kidnap Case
Jefferson City Mo May 27 Two years after Mise Mary McElroy was abducted from her Kansas City home Governor Guy B Park weighs Walter McGee commutation plea The kidnap gang leader and first U S death row inmate faces execution May 31 Illness delayed the governor’s announced decision until today
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Jefferson City
Mise
Mary McElroy
Kansas City
Guy B. Park
Walter McGee
McGee
United States
Farmers vote to check wheat crop
Washington May 27 The plan to hold the nation’s wheat crop in check for four years moved toward final shaping as the AAA readies a referendum showing farmers favor continued centering efforts. Unofficial returns had 179,029 votes for continuation to 28,330. Republicans split on interpretation while Senate voices weigh the impact on Congress.
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Jerry Greene
Associated Press
Washington
AAA
Centrol
Congress
Dickinson
Browa
Capper
R-Kas
Aerial Lover Not Hurt In Accident
Camocim Brazil May 27 Juan Ignacia Pombo piloting the Santander crossed the South Atlantic but crashed on takeoff due to fuel shortage. He leaped clear with slight leg injuries and planned to travel by commercial plane to Belem. Maria Elena Rivera Corral cried when learning of the mishap and her mother offered to buy a new plane, but she urged no further danger.
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Camocim
Brazil
Juan Ignacia Pombo
Mexico
D. F
Santander
South Atlantic
Pombo
Belem
Natal
Maria Elena Rivero Corral
Cavalier
Juan
Senora Conception Corral de Rivero
Marialena
Maria Elena
Senorita Rivera
France Faces Crunch as Gold Expenditure Pressures Franc
Paris May 27 The French cabinet vows to defend the franc offering full powers to Premier Mandin as ministers prepare to approve a program to cut expenses and restore confidence. Finance Minister Louis Germanin cites a gold drain estimated at one billion francs by week end, risking government payments unless bonds are renewed. The plan, to be sent to the finance committee, aims to secure short term financing and avert a fiscal crisis.
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Paris
Pierre Mandin
Council of Ministers
Lebrun
Louis German- Martin
Finance Committee
Counterfeiting Racket Seen Grow Twice as Large
Washington says advances in photo engraving have made counterfeiting a more dangerous racket. Moran cites 1930 arrests 989 and convictions 668 vs 1934 arrests 2 751 and convictions 1 803. Officials note money changes and citizen inattention aid fake currency spread. Istanbul raid targets Jewish colonization office. manager arrested and emigration records seized.
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Washington
Secret Service
William H. Moran
Treasury
House Appropriations Committee
Moran
Cooperation Needed in Rural Electrification
Editor Morris L. Cooke explains the Rural Electrification Administration seeks rapid, cooperative action by rural residents to identify needs and send plans for action. The program emphasizes self liquidating projects, easier financing, and area wide construction over piecemeal efforts to reduce costs and extend electricity to farms and communities.
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Morris L. Cooke
Rural Electrification Administration
Associated Press
Washington
Was
Btudy
Supreme Court rules Frazier-Lemke Farm Act unconstitutional
The U S Supreme Court unanimous decision held the Frazier Lemke act designed to moratorium farm mortgage payments invalid. The ruling affected about 12 billion dollars in farm debt and involved Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank and William W Radford Sr. President Roosevelt suggested possible amendments to the law.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Brandeis
Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank
William W. Radford, Sr
Federal District Court For
Western Kentucky
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Minnesota
Congress
Roosevelt
Fare nostalgia from Spokane man reaches St Joseph
Past due tale from 1905 recalls a Spokane sender who mailed a dime to Fred E Henderson, superintendent of the St Joseph street railway, after missing a street car fare. Henderson returned a nickel, noting that fares in those days were five cents.
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ST. Joseph
Fred E. Henderson
Spokane
Wash
Henderson
Eskimos to Learn Fan Dance on Alaska Showboat
A Seattle summer plan sends a showboat with a fan dancer, entertainers, and a movie projector to Alaskan waters. Organizers say Eskimo villages lack entertainment, and the voyage will teach fan-dance to natives, easing the climate of isolation and bringing vaudeville and films to remote communities.
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Seattle
Gordon Barteau
Mississippi
States
Alaska
Lorrane Welsh
Faua
Supreme Court rules NRA codes unconstitutional
The Supreme Court unanimously struck down Section 3 of the Industrial Recovery Act, invalidating the president's power to set codes. It ruled that indirect interstate commerce control rests with states and found wage and hour provisions invalid as beyond federal power. Reactions were cautious as lawmakers discuss next steps for NRA.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
House Committee
NRA
Senate
Donald R. Richberg
NRA Board
Stanley Reed
Hughes
Richberg
Downstown
House
Ways and Teans
Doughton
Burns
Rep
Cooper
D-Tenn
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