Jersey officers call Hauptmann a "broken" man before arraignment
In Flemington New Jersey Bruno Hauptmann, under heavy guard, showed signs of nerves as officials plan his arraignment for the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. He received visits from Mrs Hauptmann and attorney Fawcett as security tightens with guards, barred pens, and prohibitions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Hauptmann
Jersey
Lindbergh
Hunterdon County
Bronx
Fawcett
Harry Whitney
John H. Curtis
New Jersey
Trenton
Hauptmann
Col
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Funeral of hero Poincare held in Paris
France's war president Raymond Poincare received a battle hero's funeral. The corpse traveled from the Pantheon to Notre Dame by gun carriage with full military honors as Premier Doumergue and President Lebrun led the mourning crowd under foggy skies. Cardinal Binet offered absolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Raymond Poincare
France
Pantheon
Notre Dame Cathedral
Gaston Doumergue
Albert Lebrun
Alexander
Yugoslavia
Cardinal Binet
Bensoncon
Doumergue
Pantheon Perestyle
Poincare
Today A Useful Warning Burying A King The Brain
Arthur Brisbane notes Sikorsky forecasts on war era air power and super flying boats. He cites Frank Hawks on possible rapid transoceanic flights and bomb delivery. The piece contemplates bold aviation advances and risks in wartime.
Possible settlement eyed in Vanderbilt Whitney custody suit
New York Oct 20 reports of weekend talks to resolve the Gloria Vanderbilt custody dispute. Mrs Vanderbilt’s counsel denies Whitney overtures and says the case proceeds Monday. if settled gloria would primarily be cared for by her aunt Mrs Harry Payne Whitney, while her mother continues to receive 48000 annually from the estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vanderbilt-Whitney
Gloria Vanderbilt
Harry Payne Whitney
Gloria Morgan Vanderbilt
Four Men Charged With Possessing Counterfeit Money
Four Lincoln parish men were arraigned before United States commissioner Allen B. Guthrie on charges of possessing and passing counterfeit federal reserve notes. Bonds were set at 2500 for Sam Dye and Clyde Halstead and 500 for Garland Cheat and Travis Traylor, with all jailed awaiting the next federal term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Allen B. Guthrie
United States
Federal Reserve
Sam Dye
Clyde Halstead
Garland Cheat
Travis Traylor
Mollisons Lead In London to Melbourne Air Derby
The Mollison team led 19 starters in the London to Melbourne air derby, flying from Mildenhall to Baghdad in 12 hours 40 minutes at about 200 miles per hour. British entries Scott Black and Parmentier Moll by midflight pursued, while American pilots Turner Pangborn trailed in fifth after Athens departure amid strong winds and fogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildenhall Airdrome
England
Baghdad
C. W. A. Scott
Malcolm Black
Allahabad
India
Scott
Iraq
Scott-Black
Mollisons
K. D. Parmentier
J. J. Moll
Holland
Alleppo
Syria
Parmentier
Moll
Cathcart Jones
Ken W. Waller
Mildenhall
Col
Roscoe Turner
Clyde Pangborn
Athens
Dispatches
Mont Blanc
Solons to Name Census Workers in Louisiana
Washington Oct 20 Special Director William Austin of the census bureau said Democratic congressmen will appoint the 437 enumerators and six supervisors for Louisiana farm census work not senators as planned. District overlaps govern recommendations with six districts in New Orleans Minden Ruston Alexandria Ville Platte and New Iberia as headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louisiana
William Austin
Census Bureau
New Orleans
Minden
Ruston
Alexandria
Ville Platte
New Iberia
Old-Timers Forge New Craft at 122 South Grand Street
A group of men in their sixties and seventies, labeled unworkables by ERA, set up a shop at 122 South Grand Street. They prove skill with hand tools can produce useful items and potentially be sold or used by the ERA, starting outdoors near the old post office and now in a larger workshop. R. A. Vans is among the members, showcasing recent creations on a display board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Grand Street
ERA
R. A.vans
Evans
Discovery Will Make Radium Out Of Salt
A Boston report via the Physical Review announces a method to transmute table salt into a source of strong radiation. salt radium emits rays akin to radium, lasts days then stops, and is harmless in the body, enabling medical cancer research and biological study. Dr. E. O. Lawrence of the University of California leads the sodium-only transmutation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magazine
Boston
Physical Review
E. O. Lawrence
University of California
Two Bandits Rob Bread Truck Near Nutland Road
A driver, A. P. Colvin, 33, was robbed of about $100 while his bread truck was halted in woods off Nutland road southeast of Monroe. One robber hid in the bread truck and another followed in a black Ford, tying Colvin and escaping with the cash as officers investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Nutland Road
A. P. Colvin
Colvin
Sheriff's Department
Wisner
Buddy
Colin
Shushan Posts $10,000 Bond in Tax Evasion Case
The United States grand jury charged Abe Shushan in eight counts of income tax evasion for 1929 through 1932. He appeared before Commissioner Reginald H. Carter Jr and posted a $10,000 bond. The indictment alleges a deficiency of $53,919.34 with Shushan reporting an income of $461,404.63 but paying tax on only $83,927.35. The case ties to Huey P. Long and other associates amid a major tax inquiry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
United States Grand Jury
Huey P. Long
Abe) Shushan
Shushan Brothers
Canal Street
United States
Reginald H. Carter, Jr
Shushan
Long
Grand Jury
Harry B. Nelson
John P
Willis W. Nelson
Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
Orleans Parish
Kidnappers Release Former Football Star in Mississippi
Olen Burcham, 26, once a college football star, was abducted in Russellville, Alabama, two days earlier and released in Corinth, Mississippi. He had been bound, drugged, and kept in a mobile vehicle before captors realized he was not the intended person. He received medical care and was to be returned home as relatives traveled to Corinth for him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinth
Miss
Olen Burcham
Russellville
Ala
Burcham
Russellvile
Alabama
Rogers Has His Say on Hoover Dam Construction
In Las Vegas a contributor reflects on Hoover Dam's rapid progress and the political edge of the remark that the dam should leak. He notes the project’s ahead-of-schedule completion and recalls a fired worker’s quip about leaks in a tone typical of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Las Vegas
Hoover Dam
Arizona
Oklahoma
Bishops Vote For Birth Control Resolution
In Atlantic City on October 20 the Protestant Episcopal bishops voted 44 to 38 to endorse free dissemination of birth control information by physicians, hospitals, and clinics. Notable supporters included Kirkman G. Finlay and Arthur C. Thomson. opponents included Theodore DuBose Bratton and Thomas C. Durst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
Protestant Episcopal Church
Kirkman G. Finlay
Upper South Carolina
Arthur C. Thomson
Virginia
Robert Deane Goodwin
William M. Green
Mississippi
Theodore DuBose Bratton
Thomas C. Durst
East Carolina
Thomas F. Gailor
Tennessee
Robert E. Gribben
North Carolina
Edward T. Helfenstein
Maryland
Robert C. Jett
Henry J. Mikell
Atlanta
Harry T. Moore
Dallas
James C. Morris
Louisiana
Albert S. Thomas
South Carolina
John D. Wing
South Florida
Whatley Sr. dies at Rayville Louisiana
Hugh Walker Whatley Sr a member of a prominent Rayville family died at his home at 5 this morning He is survived by his widow two daughters Ruth and Elizabeth Whatley four sons H W Whatley Jr Homer coach J W Whatley Edward W Whatley William W Whatley two brothers Robert and Dayton Whatley and four sisters Mrs Sam Bogan Mrs O H Bynum Mrs John Sneichen and Mrs Mark Cooper Funeral services set for Sunday at 2 pm at the residence with burial in Masonic cemetery Honorary pallbearers and active pallbearers named Local officials and community members listed support the services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayville
Hugh Walker Whatley
Whatley
Ruth Whatley
Elizabeth Whatley
H. W. Whatley, Jr
Homer
J. §. Whatley
Edward W. Whatley
William W. Whatley
Northeast Center
Robert Whatley
Dayton Whatley
Sam Bogan
Jonesville
O. H. Bynum
John Sneichen
Mark Cooper
Masonic Cemetery
John W. Summerlin
T. M. Sayre
M. A. Cooper
A. A. Abel
E. E. Keebler
John McIntosh
Renovize Pledge Progress Reported Across Twin Cities
Campaign manager S. H. McClary said sixty percent of pledges under Renovize the Twin Cities have been redeemed. Total pledged by homeowners and renters is $357,019.63 with redeems of $214,689.63. The list shows electric work, plumbing, paint, paper hanging, roofing, new construction and other home improvements totaling 1,543 pledges and 6,699 contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
S. H. McClary
Missing Mexican archbishop found amid church crisis
Archbishop Pascual Diaz of Mexico City was located at a new residence after being reported missing amid the government push to expel church officials. He called the church situation very serious but noted no immediate action by religious leaders and said there was no order for his expulsion. The deputies had demanded deportation of bishops and archbishops over opposition to socialistic education in primary schools, a matter to be sent to President Abelardo Rodriguez.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
D. F
Monseignor Pascual Diaz
Catholic Church
Ministry of the Interior
Chamber of Deputies
Abelardo Rodriguez
Diaz
Secession Splits German Protestant Church Over Reich Dictatorship
In Berlin the confessional synod declared secession from Reichs church authority with a vote near unanimous. It asserts 80 percent of Protestants follow its orders, calls for church councils to refuse obedience to Reich church leadership, and demands state supervisory limits on ecclesiastical affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Reichschurch
Kingsford Smith Leaves Brisbane for U S Flight
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith departs Brisbane at 4 a.m. to attempt a flight to the United States via Honolulu, aiming for a transpacific route as dawn breaks on October 21. The journey hinges on favorable conditions and long overwater legs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsford-Smith
Brisbane
Australia
Sir Charles Kingsford-Smith
United States
Honolulu
Hamiter Named Democratic Nominee for Appeal Court
Joe B. Hamiter of Caddo parish was declared the Democratic nominee for judge of the court of appeal third district second circuit by the district Democratic executive committee. Official count Hamiter 14,233 Mills 13,133. Hamiter's majority 1,100. Mills the incumbent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchitoches
Joe B. Hamiter
Caddo Parish
Court of Appeal
Third District
Second Circuit
Democratic Executive Committee
Hamiter
FE. P. Mills
Judge Mills
Lumber Hearing Set On Permanent Injunction Monday
A federal hearing before Judge Ben C. Dawkins in Shreveport will decide if a permanent injunction against three Louisiana lumber dealers is warranted for violating minimum price rules under the lumber code. The injunction was issued Oct 12 in Monroe after a petition by the federal district attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Ben C. Dawkins
Shreveport
Monroe
Dawkins
Federal District Attorney
United States Supreme Court
South
NRA Lumber Code Authority
John E. Martineau
Federal District of
Arkansas
Harry Anderson
Tennessee
Edwin R. Holmes
Mississippi
Roy O. Martin Company
Alexandria
Shannon Brothers
Lake Charles
Lender Lumber Company
Mellon Brother Dies at Pittsburgh aged 88
James Ross Mellon elder brother of Andrew W. Mellon former secretary of the treasury died at his home in Pittsburgh age 88 after months of illness. A banker philanthropist and industrialist he rose from a law office clerkship in 1867 to coal, building supply and real estate ventures with Thomas Alexander Mellon. The Mellon name helped build the Ligonier Valley railroad in 1877 before he entered banking in 1898 and later maintained a winter home in Palatka Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
James Ross Mellon
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
Mellon
Thomas Alexander Mellon
Ligonier Valley
Pennsylvania
Palatka
Fla
Second Week Winners Named in Jinky Contest
The paper lists the second week winners of the Jinky contest with judges F K Hirsch Lucyle Godwin A B Clarkson and Elizabeth Langford. Prizes include a $100 grand prize a $40 prize and weekly merchandise prizes. Jinkys available from local merchants and stores across Monroe West Monroe Eureka and Ouachita area with weekly Wednesday draw and equal chances for all entrants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Rabbi F. K. Hirsch
Lucyle Godwin
A. B. Clarkson
Elizabeth Langford
Iron Mountain Bakery, Inc
Griffin Studio
Johnnie S. Elbert
Central Savings Bank and Trust Co
West Monroe Hardware and Furniture Co
West Monroe
Sur-Wa
Holloway and Thompson, Natural Gas Co., Inc
Thompson's Pharmacy
Monroe Automobile and Supply Co
Slagle-Johnson Lumber Co., Inc
Lt. Rogers
Eureka Grocery
West
Arrest of Stoll kidnapping suspect expected hourly
Federal officials indicate Thomas Henry Robinson Jr. will be arrested within hours after a grand jury indicted him his wife and his father for abducting Alice Speed Stoll. The case carries possible death penalties upon conviction with discussions of location hints and ransom payment. The suspects face varying bond conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Thomas Henry Robinson, Jr
Department of Justice
Washington
Alice Speed Stoll
Nashville
Indianapolis
Fort Erie
Ont
Robinson
Flint
Mich
United States
Thomas J. Sparks
Federal
Charles Dawson
Young
Sparks
Young Robinson
Prisoner Henry Frankinson Delayed in Return to Monroe
After a habeas corpus hearing in Vicksburg, Henry Frankinson’s extradition to Monroe was delayed. His attorney plans an appeal to the Mississippi circuit court while the December hearing proceeds. Frankinson faces a charge of passing a bad draft to F. Strauss and Son for merchandise valued at 447.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Frankinson
Monroe
Frankinson
Vicksburg
Pachuta captain dies from game injury in Mississippi
Roland Eddins 18, Pachuta high school football captain, died in Meridian hospital from an abdominal injury suffered on the first play of a game against Quitman. Quitman won 3 to 0 as Eddins urged to stay in the game to aid a short squad. coach says the team may be disbanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Miss
Roland Eddins
Pachuta High
Quitman High School
Quitman
Eddins
McMahon
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Yegg
Rogers
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McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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Federal Grand Jury
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