Three Girls Dead In Carlisle Area Case Investigation
Coroner and police report three girls found dead on a Huntsdale mountainside with autopsies tied to possible carbon monoxide poisoning. Authorities probe stomach and blood analyses and a confessor while noting a girl was reportedly assaulted. Two men discovered the bodies. missing children check launches nationwide.
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Carlisle
Huntsdale
A. E. Haegele
W. Baird Stuart
Haegele
Stuart
Chilren
NRA
Renovize pledges rapidly redeemed in Twin Cities drive
Nearly 80 percent of pledges in the Renovize the Twin Cities campaign have been redeemed. At campaign headquarters the total spent on repairs and remodeling in the two cities reached 278,098.08 dollars, against 357,019.63 pledged, with detailed work including electrical, plumbing, painting, roofing, and new furnishings accounting for the totals.
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Twin Cities
Chamber of Commerce
U.S. Prepares to End Washington Naval Treaty
Japan signaled it will denounce the Washington naval treaty this year prompting U S readiness to fulfill its duty to terminate the agreement. Hiroji Saito warned he would give notice of the treaty's death before December 31. The pact allows any contracting power to quit after December 31 by formal notice to the United States.
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Washington
Japan
United States
Brisbane Today Feature Reflections On 1934 Events
Arthur Brisbane writes a 1934 syndicated column reflecting on contemporary affairs, offering opinion on political, social, and economic issues shaping the year and public sentiment. The piece connects events to broader trends and national interests.
Real sea monster sighted near British Columbia coast
Prince Rupert reports scientists claim to have found a thirty foot sea serpent with sand paper skin and hair like spines. The head resembles a horse and officials note three large serpents have appeared along the Pacific coast, though this one is not large enough. Europe moves toward war with France and Russia forming a partnership per Paris dispatch.
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British Columbia
Prince Rupert
B. C
Pacific
Kipling
Monroe Day sales blitz eyed as shoppers flood city
Merchants in Monroe marshal a large group sale tomorrow under the slogan All roads lead to Monroe. Northeast Louisiana shoppers from many parishes are expected to flock downtown to seize bargain prices on staple and nationally advertised merchandise ahead of Christmas. Local stores report rising regular sales as the event approaches. Out of town customers may combine needs with Christmas shopping while avoiding crowds and foul weather.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Search Aids Pursuit Of Dutch Schultz
The Treasury Department asks Justice Department help in locating Dutch Schultz of New York indicted in 1933 for federal income tax violations. J Edgar Hoover, DOJ investigator, notes Schultz with a long criminal history including homicide and assault arrests. Schultz ran a thriving beer business during prohibition and has evaded capture since his 1933 indictment.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Department of Justice
Dutch Schultz
New York
J. Edgar Hoover
Schultz
Treasury
Police step up drive against auto thefts downtown
Police report a wave of automobile thefts, including glass breaking and items removed from cars. John Curry, 23, was arrested on the Hotel Alvis lot on Friday night in connection with recent thefts from vehicles. Superintendent L V Tarver urged travelers and residents to remove valuables and not leave goods in cars overnight.
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L. V Tarver
Tarver
John Curry
Hotel Alvis
L. S. Meeks
H. E. Webb
Bus Passenger Traffic Climbs After New Buses Introduced
J. M. Brothers, superintendent, reports a material rise in municipal transit use since two new buses began operation. The north end saw greater service with transfers reduced and easier boarding, while Riverside street car routes were extended via Third street. Street cars will match bus colors green with red trim and yellow lettering.
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J. M. Brothers
Mr. Brothers
Third Street
Riverside
Monroe Man Robbed by Two Negroes on Sixth Street
Gayle Stokes reports two Black men held him up in the 200 block of North Sixth street near downtown. He says they pressed an object he believed was a pistol against him and stole $11 and a gold nugget valued at $13. One suspect is tall and slender in a dark corduroy jacket and pants. the other is shorter in overalls and a jumper.
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Gayle Stokes
Louisville Avenue
North Sixth Street
Stokes
Contracts Awarded To Complete Ouachita River Bridge
Work to finish the bridge across the Ouachita River at Louisville avenue will begin within a week or ten days and finish in four to eight months under two contracts. Central Construction of Monroe handles concrete work and approaches for 73771 dollars while Vincennes Bridge Co of Indiana gets 255607 dollars for erecting steel.
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Ouachita River
Louisville Avenue
Meyer Greenwald
Central Construction Company of
Monroe
State Highway Department
Vincennes Bridge Company
Vincennes
Ind
Central Construction Company
Greenwald
Meyer J. Greenwald
Stevens Bros. Shafer
Highway Department
Italians Join Balkan Telegraph Row Over Yugoslav Allegations
Rome reports Italy and Hungary demand urgent investigation into Yugoslav charges linking Hungary to the Marseilles murders and accusing Hungary of harboring terrorists. The Serb memorial says Yugoslavia must prosecute and Hungary be allowed defense amid a delicate regional situation.
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Rome
Italy
Hungary
Marseilles
Yugoslavia
League of Nations
Alexander
Gu Foreign Office
Ouachita Red Cross Campaign Near $6,000 Mark
Ouachita chapter reports about 2,000 members enrolled and nearly $3,900 pledged toward a $10,000 goal in the annual Red Cross roll call. Chairmen L. P. Abernathy and Joe Isaacman praise progress and urge parish support to boost relief work capabilities. Rural areas show growing interest as campaign continues.
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Red Cross
Ouachita
L. P. Abernathy
Seventh Week Jinky Winners Named Today
The Jinky editor announces the seventh week winners with a $40 cash prize and other special gifts. Readers are urged to check the paper for if they won and to collect free Jinky supplies from local sponsors listed, including Iron Mountain Bakery Griffin Studio and Central Savings Bank among others.
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Iron Mountain Bakery, Inc
Griffin Studio
Johnnie S. Elbert
Central
Monster Bones Unearthed Near Clarks in LaSalle Parish
Skeletal remains of a prehistoric monster about 90 feet long with 68 ribs and a five foot head are being excavated by J L Sills near Clarks Louisiana. The find, the second of its kind in the United States, lies in a former sea area where fossil shells and coral appear in exposed rock. R H Murdaugh of the Ouachita Coca Cola museum notes nearby discoveries and suggests rich natural history value in the site. Sills has unearthed 14 vertebrae so far with more to be revealed.
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Smithsonian Institute
Washington, D. C
J. L. Sills
Clarks
LaSalle Parish
United States
Caldwell Parish
Columbia
Murdaugh
Gulf Coast
Sills
Abduction Tale Emerges in Baton Rouge Case
Baton Rouge police and parish authorities investigate a woman's account of being forced into a car and threatened with disfigurement. Mrs. L. H. Williams, 40, found unconscious with hands bound, said two men one white one black and two women abducted her and forced her to drink something bitter before being taken to a sanitarium for shock.
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Baton Rouge
L. H. Williams
Solon Predicts No 1935 Cotton Loans
U S Senator John H Bankhead of Alabama writes to the Commercial Appeal predicting government loans to cotton farmers will be unavailable next year. He cites past loans and notes he has no authority to speak for the administration.
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Memphis
Tenn
U. S
John H. Bankhead
Alabama
Commercial Appeal
Bankhead
Oscar Johnston
AAA
Roosevelt and Edsel Ford Hold Optimistic Business Talk
At Warm Springs Georgia on November 24 President Roosevelt met Edsel Ford for a cordial business discussion. Ford reported optimism about U S industry and plans to raise output to 1 000 000 cars in 1935 while indicating Ford Motor Company would not sign the NRA automobile code.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Edsel Ford
Ford
Henry Ford
NRA
Lynn Pearson
Detroit
White House
Derouen Improves After Illness Convalesces at Son’s Home
Representative Rene L. DeRouen of Louisiana’s seventh district, who fell ill after winning re election, left Emergency hospital and is convalescing at his son Alvin DeRouen’s residence where he is rapidly recovering, according to Alvin.
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Washington
Rene L. DeRouen
Louisiana
Alvin DeRouen
Rogers Has His Say on Kinship and War
Beverly Hills diplomatist notes that future wars may split nations invited to a royal English wedding from those not invited. He observes kinship among involved powers, joking that family ties keep tempers from flaring, and calls society topics merely good reading.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Europe
Insull Acquitted In $100 Million Mail Fraud Trial
After about two hours of deliberation, jurors found Samuel Insull and 16 associates not guilty of mail fraud involving hundreds of investors. The Chicago utilities magnate hailed the verdict as vindication as officials expressed surprise at the swift decision.
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Insull
U. S
Chicago
Samuel Insull
John Lent
United States District A
Dwight H. Green
James H. Williems Son
Strange slaying case concluded in Seattle
Charles Garfield Duke, a wealthy property owner, was acquitted of the mockery slaying of Dr. Leon W. Squier after a feud over rent. Witnesses described a campaign of public humiliation and quarrels leading to a fatal shooting outside Duke’s building.
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Seattle
Charles Garfield Duke
Leon W. Squier
Duke
Squier
N. E. Nelson
Two Suspects Held in Mississippi Slaying
McComb Mississippi November 24 Two men were held for questioning as officers pressed the investigation into the slaying of Jim Mills 45 a neighbor of the two men whose mutilated body was found near the town reservoir in Osaka. The held men were Brad Alford and Jim Brock farmers southeast of Osaka. Officers said they were seen with Mills late last night and the three men were reported to have been drinking.
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State Police
Lahire and the
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Syndicate Inc
Paris
France
Russia
Negro
Monroe Bridge
American Red Cross
Nolkag
Munholland-Danwitz Furniture Co
E. Jack Selig
Southern Hardware Co
E. Jack Selig, Inc
Monroe Furniture Co
Monroe Hardware (Furniture) Co
Sandman’s Pharmacy
E. R. Kiper Hardware and Supply Co
Hemps Cfeteria
Ouachita Baking Co
Ford Levi Stationery Co
North Side Phoarmacy
Monster
L’salle
Solon
Derouen
Rogers
McNavalt Syndicate
Laa
Mississippi
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