Ransom Money Ready in Weyerhaeuser Kidnapping Case
Reports from Tacoma and Seattle said the George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping case has money ready for payout. A 50-pound stack of Federal Reserve notes in denominations of 5, 20, and 100 was reportedly gathered at the Seattle Federal Reserve Bank and sent to a secret hiding place in Tacoma. Authorities noted the involvement of local suspects and a possible east coast promoter, with insurance funds cited as a motive.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alvin Karpis
George Weyerhaeuser
Karpis
Clarence G. Reed
T. Gunnell
Davis
Weyerhaeuser
George
J. O. Weyerhaeuser, Sr
Lelaxpd
Hannum
Federal Reserve
Weather Outlook for Tennessee and Kentucky
Cloudy with showers possible tonight and Friday in Tennessee and Kentucky. Winds light, temperatures not changing much with only minor cooling noted.
War Dead Are Saluted Today Coast to Coast
A coast to coast memorial observance honors war dead as veterans from multiple eras participate. In New York, 72,000 in five parades, led by Spanish American and World War veterans, join a large turnout with Timothy J. Creeden among the 26 survivors marching in Manhattan. President Roosevelt attends ceremonies in Washington, with Arlington National Cemetery as a focal point. An initiative in Hardin, Montana unites Indians and whites at Custer National Cemetery. Additionally, services at Beach Haven remember the 1933 Akron and J-3 crash victims with floral tributes poised to be dropped from aircraft.
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Associated Press
Initead
Timothy J. Creeden
Manhattan
New York Borough
Roosevelt
Washington
White House
Arlington National Cemetery
Hardin
Mont
Custer National Cemetery
United States
George A. Custer
Little Big Horn
New Jersey
Beach Haven
Gambling Returns For Hueys State In New Orleans
New Orleans faces renewed gambling as Senator Huey P Long rails against his purity drive. He commandeered radio station WDSU for three hours delivering songs and political remarks plus a shoe store ad. Long criticizes policing every half-house and jokes about moving insane asylums next to casinos.
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New Orleans
Huey Po
Long
WDSU
T. Semmes Walmsley
Kelley Petillo Leads Halfway In 500 Mile Indy Race
At Indianapolis Speedway a midrace report shows Kelley Petillo of Los Angeles holding the lead at 250 miles, after a 2:17:46 time for an average 108.88 mph. Rex Mays and Lou Meyer trailed, with Mays seconds behind and Meyer one lap back while a separate fatality and a dying mechanic were noted.
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Mays
Petito
Lou Meyer
Huntington Park
Calif
Babe Stapp
Los Angeles
Kelly Petillo
Tony Gullotta
Kansas City
Idauri Rose
Dayton
Wild Bill Cummings
Manapolis
Louis Tomei
Russell Showberger
Philadelphia
Kelly Petilio
Rex Mays
Jed
Petiilo
Gulotta
George Bailey
Detroit
Frank Brake
Milwaukee
Johnny Seymour
Escanaba
Mich
Mator
Petitto
Youth confesses in death of child in a New York case
A 16 year old, Sylvester, confessed to killing his three year old brother John Lancaric amid a family poverty case. Investigators say the motive was jealousy and that the death followed a planned punishment after elder sister Josephine, 12, broke down and revealed the details.
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New York
John Lancaric
Sylvester
Josephine
Johnny
John
St. Domiinick
Blauvelt
Bronx
Dogs swallowed needles and rings at Hollywood hospital
At a Hollywood dog and cat hospital, three dogs were admitted within an hour of each other after swallowing seven needles, an engagement ring, a wedding ring, three bolts and a half dollar. Dr. W A Jacquiss said the operating room looked like a hook shop after the procedures. Floods sweep four states in the plains region. Kansas City reports rivers overbanked and towns evacuated as rail and road traffic halted. Fort Scott Red Cross shelters 150 homeless residents.
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Hollywood
Cal
W. A. Jacquiss
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Nebraska
Colorado
Fort Scott
Kas
Red Cross
Municipal Auditorium
Young legislator plans to sponsor Davidson race bill
Nashville May 30 Rep. Cecil Anderson Chester 22 youngest member says move to submit a local Davidson county racing bill in the extra session. He notes a single one mile track at the fairgrounds and estimates Davidson county tax revenue at 100000 annually if legalized.
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Davidson
Nashville
Cecil Anderson
Chester
Davidson County
Anderson
Middle Tennessee
Two Brothers Held as Suspected Bandits in Local Robbery
Two brothers jailed in Knox county face charges tied to the abduction of Joe Liffey of Griffin Georgia and the holdup at a Bristol lunch room. Authorities say suspects named Odra and Joe Davis were identified by Liffey and a federal probe teams to Knoxville. A third man is linked to the Johnson City Bristol highway hold up where a machine gun pistol and shotgun were used.
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Knox County
Joe J. Lu‘sey
Griffin
Lineat
Clarence Bunn
Bristol
J. D. Newland
Knoxville
Odra
Joe Davis
Sullivan County
Liffey
Johnson Clity- Bristol
Spanish Prince Reconciled With Wife On Liner Deck
The Prince of Asturias and Cuban-born Countess de Covadonga reconcile aboard the Washington liner in New York after months apart. They kissed for cameras and reporters, speaking Spanish and marking a renewed union despite questions about the king’s stance. The couple married in 1933 in Lausanne. The prince issued a brief statement from Paris delaying personal or political talk.
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Morris Watson
Associated Press
New York
Prince of Asturias
Washington
O. K
Fourteenth Street
Alfonso
Spain
Edelmira Sampedro-Ocejo Y Robato
Lausanne
Switzerland
Countess de Covadongs
Cuba
America
Paris
Party Turmoil Seen in Ranks Flay Trusters
Washington May 30 A split within Roosevelt's party surfaces as conservative leaders on Capitol Hill vent resentment at the influence of brain trusters amid NRA policy talks. They fear White House exclusion from conferences and demand advance guidance before public action, arguing many measures appeared unconstitutional and drafted by specialists rather than lawmakers. The debate highlights frustration over who shapes New Deal legislation and legal scrutiny within the party.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
White House
Congress
Felix Frankfurter
TVA plan faces House panel overhaul deadlock
Washington May 30 Pending legislation to broaden TVA powers looks set to be trimmed by the House Military Committee. President Roosevelt reportedly supports changes to win committee and House approval. McSwain notes TVA overstepped constitutional authority and questions provisions authorizing land reforestation, livestock improvements, mosquito control, and buying selling power systems. Next Tuesday's committee meeting may specify changes.
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Washington
Tennessee Valley Authority
House Military Committee
Roosevelt
Committee
House
Senate
McSwain
House Committee
TVA
Congress
Strike Plans Laid For Coal Industry In Washington
Washington May 30 strike orders for 450009 soft coal roiners were prepared as United Mine Workers officials urged a wage pact by June 16. John L Lewis said 6000 local organizations would be reached. supporters of the Guffey coal stabilization bill argued it would stabilize prices and allow wage increases. Operators backing the bill pushed for amendments while those opposing stayed silent after wage talks collapsed Tuesday following February talks.
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Washington
United Mine Workers
Congress
John &. Lewis
Lewis
North Curve Gets Slippery
Charles W. Dunkley reports on the dangers of slick conditions at the North Curve section, detailing how rain and oil create hazardous driving surfaces. Authorities urge cautious speeds and potential improvements to signage and road texture to prevent accidents.
Murder of Child Probed By Police In Arkansas
In Jonesboro Arkansas Deputy W C Craig said Mrs Ethel Cook 20 of Egypt Ark signed a statement claiming her four month old daughter Violet Marie was thrown into White River at Newport on May 8 by a man not named until arrest. She said she left May 8 with the child to hitchhike to Batesville and met a man at Newport station. The search for the baby spread across northeast Arkansas as authorities prepared for the suspect’s imminent arrest.
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Jonesboro
Ark
W. C. Craig
Ethel Cook
Egypt
Violet Marie
White River
Newport
Craig
Mrs. Cook
Batesville
Judge grants plea to 3 months for breakfast request
In a Philadelphia tale a magistrate and two panhandlers met at breakfast time. DeWitt asked for three months to enjoy ham and eggs. Medway granted the term but warned that only the first meal would be ham and eggs while the rest of the sentence would be regular prison fare.
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Philadelphia
Charles Medway
Paul DeWitt
Bar of Justice
DeWitt
Medway
Actresses On Trial In Heart Balm Conspiracy Case
Los Angeles May 30 Two women face trial in a heart balm conspiracy linked to a romance with Ernst Vadja the Hungarian playwright. Barbara Vadja widow of the writer sues Miss Wilma Abney and Miss Sari Fedak for 259000 alleging breach of promise and attempted seduction. Mrs Vadja testified the trio were once close friends before a breakdown in the relationship.
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Los Angeles
Ernst Vadjs
Vadja
Barbara
Vilma Akney
Budapest
Miss Akney
Sari Fedak
Vadix
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Clarence M. Wright
Plan Tva
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Indianapolis Speedway
Charles W. Dunkley
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Harman
Indianapolis
Tony Gulotta
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