Dillinger Gang Convicted and Sentenced in Ohio Case
The Dillinger gang's Ohio case ends with Pierpont and Makley sentenced to death and Clark given life imprisonment. Dillinger remains at large after escaping from Crown Point, while police chase continues in Indianapolis as reports place him on U.S. Highway 40.
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Lima
Ohio
Dillinger
Harry Pierpont
Charles Makley
Ohio State Penitentiary
Jess L. Larber
John Dillinger
Russell Clark
Allen County
Crown Point
Ind
Clark
E. E. Everett
Pierpont and
Makley
Former Air Head Dies at Capital
Major General George O. Squier retired chief of the army air service during World War I died at George Washington hospital in Washington at age 69 from pneumonia. Born in Dryden Michigan he was linked to a recent racketeering probe over funds for a Pershing bust and an indictment against promoter Harold M. Layton.
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Washington
George O. Squier
Army Air Service
United States
George Washington Hospital
Dryden
Mich
Squier
John J. Pershing
Chicago
District of Columbia
United States Attorney
Harold M. Layton
Woman's Mystery Death Probed In Mississippi
In Harrison county Mississippi investigators probe the death of Mrs Mary Evans 52 found by a stream near her home with three razor slashes across the throat and wrist wounds The coroner's jury ruled murder despite initial self destruction theories The body was found by workers from the federal experiment station near the Evans home five miles east of Saucier
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Gulfport
Miss
Harrison County
Mary Evans
David Evans
Evans
Saucier
Grand National Won by Golden Miller in Dress Rehearsal Glory
The Grand National winner Golden Miller secures glory for the winner's owner. A win brings acclaim through owning a bred horse, hiring grooms and a trainer, plus a jockey to ride. On race day the owner appears in proper attire to lead the horse amid applause.
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Golden Miller
Cotton control bill dangerous says Ohio senator
Senator Fess, Republican of Ohio, warns compulsory crop control could spark revolutionary unrest while expressing sympathy for the bill’s aims. He opposes it as unsafe and as an intrusion on personal ownership, amid Senate debate over the Bankhead cotton bill.
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Ohio
Solon
Washington
Senate
Senator Fess
Fess
Bankhead
Alabama
Insull’s Fugitive Vessel Turns Up In Port Said
Port authorities in Port Said Egypt report confusion over the Samuel Insull fugitive’s floating haven the Maionis. Officials weigh whether the vessel is outside shipping lanes awaiting refuge guidance and consider Rhodes as a possible refuge site amid uncertain plans to pass the Suez Canal.
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Egypt
Samuel Insull
Suez Canal
Insull
Athens
Rhodes
Piraeus
Greece
Bridge Bill Nears Presidential Signature in Louisiana
Washington March 24 The Mississippi River bridge project near Baton Rouge Louisiana awaits presidential approval after House passage and Senate consent The bill introduced by Rep Wilson Democrat Louisiana would authorize construction and Wilson expects approval early next week
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Washington
Mississippi River
Baton Rouge
House
Wilson
Louisiana
Congress
Senate
Westphalian Synod Breaks With German Evangelical Church
The Westphalian synod announced its secession from the German Evangelical church in Dortmund on March 24. Delegates had earlier met covertly on March 17 as secret police broke up a regular gathering. The body voted to operate as an independent organization, signaling a potential nationwide schism.
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Dortmund
Germany
German Evangelical Church
Train Holdups Leave Six Injured In Tallulah Robbery
In Tallulah Louisiana March 24 two armed African American robbers stopped an eastbound freight train and fought five white youths on top of the cars. Fade Johnson suffered a brain concussion and Virgil Robertson and George Easley were shot. Will McFadden the robbed negro was uninjured. The robbers fled with a few cents each while the youths took five dollars.
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Tallulah
Fade Johnson
Natchitoches
Tallulah Hospital
Virgil Robertson
Mobile
Ala
George Easley
Shreveport
Norman Easley
Pat O'Leary
Chicago
A. J. Sevier
Mrs C Schulze Dies After Prolonged Illness In Monroe
Mrs Etta Conner Schulze wife of Judge Charles Schulze long time Monroe resident and superintendent of the Louisiana Training Institute died at 8 last night at the family home after a prolonged illness. She leaves four daughters two sons a sister and a brother with three grandchildren. Funeral arrangements were pending relatives arrival.
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Etta Conner Schulze
Charles Schulze
Louisiana Training Institute
Schulze
Monroe
Thomas Nathaniel
Elizabeth Lark Conner
Clyde V. Sanders
Fred Culpepper
G. M. G. Stafford
Alexandria
Robert C. Boswell
Bristol
Arms Deadlock May Not Be Untangled
London reports early signs of a persistent arms deadlock with Britain expecting France to resist security demands in reply to requests for clarification of last night disarmament note. Officials see little chance of a Geneva conference and favor continued bilateral talks as the only faint path to solution.
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London
France
Great Britain
Whitehall
Geneva
Italy Rejects Notion of War Debt Default
Italian officials stated Rome does not consider itself in default on American war debt payments and that Morgenthau's foreign loans ruling does not apply to Italy. They noted token payments in 1982 and 1933, five years of no new foreign debt, and a policy favoring home financing without outside help.
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Rome
Morgenthau
Italy
Faculty Rally to Defend Louisiana Tech President Bond
Members of the faculty at Louisiana Tech rallied yesterday to defend G. W. Bond, the institution’s president, after purported resolutions demanding a change in leadership were made public.
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Louisiana Tech
G. W. Bond
Five candidates enter six district race in Louisiana
Five candidates filed for the sixth Louisiana district congressional vacancy by the midnight deadline. State Senator J Y Sanders Jr and Agriculture Commissioner Harry D Wilson led the opposition slate with others including John S Nelson E M Whitman and Murphy J Sylvest seeking free from factional ties. A primary is set for April 17 with a possible second on April 24 and Governor Durham.
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Baton Rouge
A. L. Ponder, Jr
Democratic District Executive Committee
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
Harry D. Wilson
Ralph W. McBurney
Slaughter
Mass meeting defense sparks Tech alumni rift
In Ruston Louisiana a split widens as Tech faculty alumni defend President G W Bond against a push for leadership change. A disputed mass meeting and a claimed 14 attendees prompt officials to call the resolutions unofficial and irregular.
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Ruston
A. A. Smith
Summerfield
Louisiana Tech Alumni Association
Tech
G. W. Bond
Smith
Monroe Morning World
Shreveport Times
The
Times
D. G. Armstrong
F. C. Haley
Junction City
Alumni Association
Long Uses Tax Reform To Back School Finance Plan
Baton Rouge reports say the Louisiana state administration backs the Louisiana Tax Reform commission plan for school finance. Senator Huey P. Long may endorse the reform program with tweaks, aiming to shield his political machine from legislative tinkering and stress tax reform to quiet government economy demands.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Tax Reform Commission
Huey P. Long
Senator Long
Oscar K. Allen
Office of Supervisor of Public Accounts
State Board
True Tabloid Tales of Tax Cheats in Louisiana
The piece accuses Henry Lester Hughes and Senator E M Robinson of Louisiana of using state tax law to obtain reductions. It cites a 1934 letter from the Louisiana Tax Commission authorizing tax cuts for E M Robinson’s Union parish properties, noting the act was not intended for individual assessments.
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Henry Lester Hughes
Natchitoches
Louisiana Tax Commission
Robineer
Hughes
E. M. Robinson
Union
Baynard
P. O. Moss
Tax Commission
Threatened Auto Strikes Delayed as Talks Go On
In Washington on March 24 the automobile labor dispute paused over which party should receive a list of union members and the selection of a grievance board. Talks continued with Industrial Administrator Hugh S. Johnson mediating between labor and manufacturers while the White House offered potential presidential input. Separate efforts aimed to resolve the railroad wage dispute as railroad coordinator Joseph B. Eastman pursued a similar plan with managers and labor representatives, details withheld.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
White House
Roosevelt
Bor
Joseph B. Eastman
Senate Banking
Meetings to form CWA night school classes in Monroe and West Monroe
Advisory committee announces Tuesday 7:30 PM meetings to complete organizing CWA night school classes. Crosley school hosts with Prof. G W Welch and Mrs Effie Pace in charge. Ouachita parish grammar school hosts with Jack Hayes and Mrs J C Pollard in charge. A third meeting for negro registrants is set at the negro high school.
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Monroe
West Monroe
CWA
Crosley School
G. W. Welch
Effie Pace
Ouachita Parish Grammar School
South Grand Street
Jack Hayes
Parish High School
J. C. Pollard
Retail Men Meet on Hotel Virginia Roof Monday
An organization meeting of Monroe's retail business houses under the code authority will be held on the Hotel Virginia roof at 10 30 am Monday. Merchants under the retail code including clothiers, department stores, furniture, hardware, variety, mail order, music, shoes, gift shops, books, luggage, news dealers, pet shops, pawn shops, sporting goods etc are urged to attend. The retail code regulations approved by the president and the national recovery administration will guide the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Virginia
National Recovery Administration
Julian Dies At Chinese City Death By Own Action Seen
SHANGHAI March 25 Sunday Pi C Julian former Oklahoma oil operator wanted on mail fraud charges died suddenly today Physicians said death caused by poison and they believed he had committed death by own action He took poison at 1 a m and died five hours later A girl associate whose identity was not established also attempted to kill herself She is still alive
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Shanghai
C. C. Julian
Oklahoma
Balzer remembered as rugged Nevada Republican figure
Rogers recalls Fred Balzer a cow-puncher railroad worker and miner who served as a two fisted governor of Nevada. He recalls Balzer visiting Hollywood with a quirt noting his last trip and praising Nevada as a west without pretension and a land of cattle holes and rugged tools.
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Hollywood
Calif
Fred Balzer
Nevada
West
McNaught oFndicate, Inc
President Nominates Postmasters in Mer Rouge and Winnsboro
President Roosevelt named two postmasters for Mer Rouge and Winnsboro, with nominations sent to the Senate for confirmation. Mrs. Leonard C. Davenport would run the Mer Rouge post office and Neil D. Womble would head the Winnsboro office, replacing T. C. Reagan Sr. who is described as a holder over. Reagan's party affiliation is noted as shifting from Republican to Democrat.
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Roosevelt
Monroe
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Leonard C. Davenport
Mer Rouge
Neil D. Womble
Winnsboro
Womble
T. C. Reagan, Sr
Reagan
Another Cold Wave Visits Twin Cities
A late Friday cold snap brought a drop from 50 degrees to 41 by 6 p.m. Saturday in the Twin Cities with forecasts showing colder weather extending from the Rio Grande valley to Florida. Rain and snow threatened in several states as a short lived southern thaw was expected after the weekend.
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Twin Cities
Summer Heights
Rio Grande Valley
Florida
Middle Atlantic
Colorado
Wyoming
Kansas
Missouri
Mississippi
Alabama
Texas
Girl Attacker Shot While Escaping Officers in Louisiana
In Alexandria on March 24 Donaldson Butler a 21 year old Black man was arrested for assaulting a white woman near Bunkie. He allegedly tried to grab a deputy's pistol while being transported to Marksville jail and was fatally shot by another officer. the woman sustained a broken arm and other injuries. Butler died in Avoyelles parish jail.
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Alexandria
Donaldson Butler
Bunkie
Here
Butler
Marksville
Avoyelles Parish
Fires Kill Fourteen In Lynchburg Transit Bureau Blaze
A fatal blaze at Lynchburg Virginia's federal transient relief bureau killed fourteen wanderers, with seventy five injured and many escaping into snow as flames roared from a stove. Authorities blamed no one in the disaster.
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Lynchburg
Federal Transient Relief Bureau
James Alexander
Jack Swift
Howard Lloyd
James Lowe
Robert Auger
James Roberts
Walter H. Moore
James Miller
William Lewis
Willie Williams
Willie Brooks
Frank Stuart
Twelfth
Church Streets
William B. Rasch
New Orleans
Philippines Independence Law Signed By Roosevelt
President Roosevelt signed the McDuffie Tydings independence law, pledging 1945 or soon after for Philippine freedom. Manila officials welcomed the action with bells and whistles as Philippine leaders said the measure would be accepted by their legislature on May 1. The president told Manuel Quezon that he would attend the inauguration ceremonies about a decade hence if invited.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philippine Islands
Philippine Independence Mission
Manila
Manuel L. Quezon
Philippine Senate
Ferguson Recommended As Democrat Official
Former Governor James E Ferguson, husband of Governor Miriam Ferguson, was recommended by the Texas state Democratic executives committee as Texas representative on the national party council. The nomination as national committeeman awaits confirmation by the national Democratic executive committee.
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Houston
Texas
James E. Ferguson
Miriam A. Ferguson
State Democratic Executives Committee
National Party Council
National Democratic Executive Committee
Fire sweeps cellar of army regiment armory
Fire swept the cellar of the 104th medical regiment armory in Baltimore as spectators began to take seats for the city basketball league finals upstairs. It was believed all had evacuated before the fourth alarm.
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Army Regiment
Baltimore
104Th Medical Regiment
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Ward
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Chinese City
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Mrs. Davenport
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