Parental Forgiveness at New York Hearing Ties Felton and Brockelhurst
Bernice Felton an 18 year old sweetheart of the accused Lester Brockelhurst 23 stands with her father Abraham Felton of Rockford as Governor Lehman decides they must travel to Arkansas for trial. Felton to be tried as an accessory.
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Abraham Felton
Rockford
Ill
Lehman
New York
Miss Felton
Lester Brockelhurst
Arkansas
Ironton ballot tampering indictments reach six in scandal
Indictments against six Republicans include Miss Elizabeth Griffith the missing former county relief director named as a key figure. The case centers on ballot tampering at the Lawrence County Board of Elections with Burke seeking an early joint trial. PMID
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Elizabeth Griffith
Board of Elections
Miss Griffith
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Kentucky
William J. Kennedy
Pearl A. Pratt
Dan C. Rapp
Wade Webb
Common Pleas Court
John Zeek
William Dickens
Webb
Common Pleas
James Collier
Burke
Dickens
Election Board
Harry H. Banton
Wieland
George E. Clark
Philippine town destroyed by fire in Paracale
A May 20 AP report from Manila says a massive fire swept Paracale, leaving thousands homeless and an undetermined death toll. Roving looters were reported as residents fled the wind-driven flames, with estimates of 200 houses burned and losses near $600,000 in the mining town of about 10,000.
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Manila
P. I
Paracale
Manila Bulletn
Oldest Father Hughes Dies at 97 in New Bern
George Isaac Hughes died at 97 in New Bern North Carolina after gaining fame by becoming a father twice after his 94th birthday. He is survived by his 28 year old second wife their two young children Franklin Roosevelt Hughes 28 months and Mary Gertrude about a year plus children from his first marriage.
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New Bern
N. C
George Isaac Hughes
Franklin Roosevelt Hughes
Mary Gertrude
Morrow Council Bans Nude Bathing in Streams
Warren County officials enact an ordinance prohibiting nude bathing by day or night in local streams. The law targets public indecency and aims to curb impromptu nudity in village waters.
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Morrow
Warren County
Girl Accused Slayer Calm Under Bayonne Trial
Gladys MacKnight, 17, on trial for her life with former sweetheart Donald Wightman, 18, in the hatchet slaying of Mrs Helen MacKnight, 47, Bayonne club woman. Police Chief testified she told him it was none of your business who killed her mother.
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Jersey City
N. J
Gladys MacKnight
Bayonne
Donald Wightman
Helen MacKnight
Bayonne Club
Gladys
Cornelius J. O’neill
Mayor Fitzgerald First Member of Concert Group
Mayor Kenneth R. Fitzgerald secured the first membership in the Logan Cooperative Association as Logan drives for 300 memberships opened. He enrolled Monday evening and praised the cooperative effort. Nellie Allen-Adams, president, predicted the quota would be exceeded, enabling more and better concerts in Logan.
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Kenneth R. Fitzgerald
Logan Cooperative Association
Fitzgerald
Nellie Allen-Adams
Logan
School honors for Ohio eighth grade scholars
Robert William Smith of South Bloomingville placed 22nd in the eighth grade scholarship tests administered to over 37,000 Ohio eighth graders. Ill with measles, he could not travel to Columbus to receive his certificate. John Norman Bowers of Laurelville, second highest in the county, earned a certificate of honorable mention.
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Robert William Smith
South Bloomingville
Ohio
Robert
Columbus
John Norman Bowers
Laurelville
Lindbergh refuses celebration on tenth anniversary
Col Charles A Lindbergh shunned fanfare marking ten years since his New York to Paris solo flight. He tended his garden at Long Barn with wife Anne and baby son Jon, turning away telegrams and disconnecting the phone to keep peace and privacy. He said simply he would not celebrate.
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Lindbergh
United States
May postpone farm leaders plan until 38
Washington, May 20 AP A move to delay action on the agricultural adjustment program to next year gains support among congressional leaders. Farm groups say delay would aid the economy campaign and give farmers time to study the bill which blends production control soil conservation limited crop insurance and a permanent granary.
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Washington
Congressional
American Farm Bureau
Racing Sloop Lost at Sea Off Newport amid Gale
The Viva escorting T O M Soywith's Endeavor I reports the large sloop parted its tow line 900 miles off Newport during a 55 mile gale. Signals from the Viva suggested Endeavor I kept sailing toward home, with uncertainty whether toward Gosport England or Newport. Local yachtmen think she heads to the arena of the upcoming international contests.
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T. O. M. Soywith
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Endeavor
Gosport
England
Steel workers at polls today in major industrial vote
The Associated Press reports 27,000 Jones and Laughlin Steel workers in Pittsburgh and Aliquippa casting ballots to decide if the Steel Workers Organizing Committee will be their exclusive bargaining agent. The nationwide election is government supervised, with management and union leaders watching closely for the outcome.
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Steellabor
Jones & Laughlin Steel Corporation
Steel
Aliquippa
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Local oil men meet in Newark for Southeastern Ohio association
A group of oil men from the area gathered in Newark to attend a meeting of the Southeastern Ohio Oil and Gas Association seeking discussion on regional energy issues and industry concerns.
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Newark
Southeastern Ohio Oil and Gas Association
Dieckhoff Protest in Berlin Over Mundelein Speech
Berlin officials report a vigorous protest by German Ambassador Hans H Dieckhoff to the United States government in response to Cardinal Mundelein's anti Hitler speech in Chicago. The note frames the diplomatic reaction as the latest Nazi response to the Chicago sermon.
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Berlin
United States
Hans H. Dieckhoff
Washington
George
Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
WPA Worker Hurt in Fall Near Bremen Road
A 50 year old WPA worker, Roy Faine of Washington Ave, fell from a truck on Bremen road near Bear Run, suffering fractures to five ribs a broken shoulder blade and head lacerations but was reported recovering. An official said Goebbels guidance and Mundelein comments framed the protest while Vatican officials defended Mundelein’s right to speak.
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WPA
Bremen Road
Bear Run
Faine
Dieckhoff
Adolf Hitler
Mundelein
Chicago
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Hitler
Holy See
Vatican City
Edward Will Battle Critics For Rights
Paris May 20 Duke of Windsor plans to fight back at his critics in England while aiding King George VI to bolster royal influence in government. Sources say he believes quarters opposing his marriage and abdication still target the royal family and threaten the new king’s rights. Details of his planned actions were not disclosed.
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Duke of Windsor
England
Edward VIII
Wallis Warfield
Edward
Windsor
Roosevelt Faces Court Bill Split Over Two New Judges
Washington May 20 Roosevelt aides urged limiting court reorganization to two new justices amid broadening court rulings and Van Devanter retirement. Nye discussed a potential two-judge compromise. Frazier invited to White House as administration pushes back from six-judge plan. Opponents draft adverse report as Social Security Act fate may decide floor debate.
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Associated Press
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Roosevelt
Senate
Justice van Devanter
Supreme Court
Nye
White House
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Roosevett
Norris
la Follette
Frazier
R-Ind
Judiciary Committee
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McNary
Oregon
Valencia Appeals to League Again Over Civil War
The Spanish Valencia government appealed to the League of Nations Council under Article 11 for a new inquiry into the civil war situation. The note argued that foreign intervention had reached proportions warranting an official inquiry.
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Geneva
Valencia
League of Nations Council
Wife Slayer Convicted in Ville Platte Murder
Melvin Vidrine a 27 year old Evangeline Parish farmer was convicted of murder without capital punishment for killing his common law wife Frozinane 24. The verdict carries a life sentence.
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Ville Platte
Melvin Vidrine
Evangeline Parish
Frozinane
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