Arkansas students plan aid mission to Kentucky coal fields
A five student and teacher delegation from Commonwealth College Mena Arkansas traveled through rain to Pineville Bell county Kentucky to distribute provisions to coal miners and copies of the bill of rights. They sought Gov Ruby Laffoon in Frankfort but he was ill. The group expects Civil Liberties Union legal aid if rights are blocked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corbin
Commonwealth College
Mena
Ark
Pineville
Bell County
Lucien Koch
Frankfort
Ruby Laffoon
Kentucky
Chamber of Commerce
R. A. Blair
Koch
American Civil Liberties Union
Walter B. Smith
Spring floods unlikely to threaten lower Mississippi Valley
From Greenville Mississippi on April 9 United States engineers say spring rains and northern snowmelt push the Mississippi higher but main levees remain safe. Refugees have returned home and only minor rises affect the delta while tributaries like the Tallahatchie Little River and St Francis show increases.
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Greenville
Miss
Mississippi
United States
Memphis
Tallahatchie
Panola County
Arkansas
Little River
St. Francis
Memoir of small-town tricks and church satire in Monroe
A local column recounts a St. Louis man patching license plates with mud to reach Missouri and avoid fines, then shifts to Zion church minutas where a court injunction and a tense church meeting elected pastor W W Hill. Other notes mention C E Woolman with brooms, night watchman A S Keller, tax notices sent by Bob Ed Tucker, Mrs Blanche Oliver predicting events, and Byron Smith's sharp psychology jokes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
St. Louis
Twin Cities
Ouachita
Missouri
Hoyle
Zion Church
Alex Johnson
Zion Traveler's Baptist Church
W. W. Hill
Dave Hodge
George Howard
Andrew Johnson
Rev. W. W. Hill
Reverend Hill
C. E. Woolman
A. S
Pop) Keller
Bob Ed Tucker
Blanche Oliver
T. C. Brown
Banks in Japan Suffer Deposits and Loans Decline in 1931
Tokyo banks weather the storm with conservative policy while smaller prefectural banks struggle, deposits drop by 3.8 million yen and loans fall 0.4 billion yen in February. Large banks write off securities losses up to 5 percent, transferring reserves to cover declines as international tremors hit bond prices, including Kobe City five percent issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Bagoya
Osaka
Mitsui Bank
Mitsubishi Bank
England
Germany
Kobe City
Hawaii Lynching Case Heads For Swift Trial
Attorneys seek a directed verdict to end testimony while John C. Kelley vows a three day case. Clarence Darrow plans to link the Kahahawai murder to the Massie assault and may join the two trials for an emotional insanity defense. Trial resumes Monday as defense and prosecution clash over the motive of the Hawaiian victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery Winn
Clarence Darrow
John C. Kelley
Kahahawai
Fortescue
Thalia Massie
Darrow
Massie
Darcow
Edward Hungtington Wil
Albin Provosty Dies After Balcony Fall
Albin Provosty ex state solon dies in New Orleans hospital from injuries after falling from a second floor balcony March 27. He was 67 and long active as a attorney and public figure in Pointe Coupee and Louisiana politics. He is survived by three daughters and five sons. funeral services planned at his New Roads residence.
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New Roads
Albin Provosty
New Orleans
Provosty
Pointe Coupee
Pointe Coupee-West Baton Rouge-Iberville
Pointe Coupee Parish
Griswold
Angelique Provosty
Ledoux Provosty
Alexandria
Alvin, Jr
Nugent Provosty
Windah Provosty
Baton Rouge
Braden Men Held After Robbery Are Let Loose
Hugh A. Reynolds and Ike Lee were kidnaped by three bandits who looted the Braden Oklahoma store. They were released unharmed in woods near Webber s Falls about fifty miles from Braden after being held from 7 30 p m to shortly after midnight. The robbers stole a watch a small amount of money groceries and shoes and fled with the pair without suspicion. The robbery was discovered about an hour later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Smith
Ark
Hugh A. Reynolds
Braden
Okla
Ike Lee
Webber's Falls
Reynolds
George McCarthy
Second Battle of Ballots For German Presidency Takes Place on Sunday
Berlin reports the second round in the Von Hindenburg versus Hitler presidential race as over 37 million voters prepare to decide. Hindenburg leads by a narrow margin from March 13, while Hitler campaigns hard to overturn the incumbent with mass rallies and aviation appearances.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Hitler
Germany
Reich
Theodore Duesterberg
Steel Helmet Organization
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Ernst Thaelmann
Adolf Gustav Winter
Hindenburg
National Socialist Party
Stubborn Fight On Pests Faces U S Planters
Washington reports a tough pest battle looms as crops face invasion by grasshoppers and other insects after a warm winter. The Agriculture Department seeks 1.5 million dollars to fund control efforts while cold spring may curb some pests. surveys show eggs in the millions across multiple western states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Minnesota
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Colorado
Wyoming
Montana
Congress
Michigan sleuths in Montreal on Lindbergh kidnap case
Two Lansing Michigan detectives seek contact with an underworld clique in Montreal to aid returning Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. in exchange for freeing three Detroit Purple Gang members. The Globe links a Detroit racketeer and two women in Toronto to the move and names the three prisoners.
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Toronto
Ont
The
Globe
Lancing
Mich
Montreal
Detroit Purple Gang
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Purple Gang
Detroit
Lansing
L. Hutson
William Watkins
Roy Benviter
Harry Hayward
Irving Millwing
Collingwood Avenue
Senate panel OKs ten percent cut in key departments
Washington April 9. The senate appropriations committee unanimously approved ten percent reductions in the state justice commerce and labor department budgets for next year plus a million dollar cut in the prohibition enforcement fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
State, Justice, Commerce, and Labor Departments
Modisette Opens Letter Urging Legislation On Reading
J O Modisette of Shreveport chairman of the state library commission mails an open letter to all Louisiana legislators from Baton Rouge dated April 7 1932 urging removal of temptations of idleness by providing access to good books and wholesome reading to help unemployed and discouraged citizens find employment entertainment and recreation through reading.
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Louisiana
J. O. Modisette
Shreveport
State Library Commission
Baton Rouge
Former Sheriff SLAIN in Tulsa pistol raid
The former Tulsa sheriff was shot to death during a raid on a notorious outlaw's haunt. Police investigation follows as authorities confirm the officer died at the scene and name the raid as part of a ongoing manhunt.
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Tulsa
Killer Makes Escape In Tulsa Shooting Raid
Tulsa dispatch reports former McIntosh county Sheriff Irv Kelley was shot to death during a raid on the Bixby farm home of Ben Hargraves, father in law of outlaw Pretty Boy Floyd. Floyd reportedly fled in a car with Earl Birdwell, a bank robbery suspect, as police later reached the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Irv Kelley
McIntosh County
Bixby Farm
Ben Hargraves
Charles “Pretty Boy
Floyd
Earl Birdwell
A. B. Cooper
Burns
American Bankers Association
Kelley
Jim Stormant
Okmulgee County
Hargraves
Cooper
Birdwell
Sher
Narcotic Case Delayed to Monday Morning
In federal court Judge Ben C. Dawkins delayed the narcotics case of Joe She Gaw Shuck Emerson Joe and Hoo Wooo until Monday at 9 30. Assistant U S Attorney Mottett requested the postponement. Hoo Wooo admitted possessing drugs for personal use, while the other three asserted ignorance of sales to undercover agents. Jurors and witnesses were excused until Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe She
Gaw Shuck
Emerson Joe
Hoo Wooo
Ben C. Dawkins
FE. A. Mottett
United States Attorney
Hoo Wuoo
Organ Recital at Grace Episcopal Church
Roger C. Frisbie directs the Ouachita parish conservatory with Mrs. Frisbie and Mrs. Whitfield in an 8 o'clock Monday night organ recital at Grace Episcopal Church. The program includes works by Bach Delbruck Guilmant Wagner and more. The public is invited to attend.
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Roger C. Frisbie
Ouachita Parish
Thome
Johnstone
D. Guilmant
Barcarolle
Tales of Hoffman
Offenbach
Liddle
Andantino
Lemare
Pilgrims
Tannhaeuser
Wagner
Veterans of Grey Forces Keep Battle Anniversary
United Confederate veterans of Mansfield gathered for their annual meeting marking the battle’s anniversary. Seven remaining members attended after the death of T. H. Hollowell, whose funeral was held yesterday with fellow veterans in attendance.
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Grey Forces
Mansfield
Mouton Camp
United Confederate Veterans of
T. H. Hollowell
Grey Clad Army
Chicago Physician Vanishes After Apparent Accident Call
Dr. A. E. Budde, city physician of Chicago, was summoned to attend victims after an apparent accident and disappeared. His valise was found at the North Shore cemetery gate three hours later, and a note indicated he left for Tenth street and Dugdale road then possibly a hospital. His wife alerted police as no hospital had reported him.
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North
Chicago
A. E. Budde
North Shore
Tenth Street
Dugdale Road
John Western
Dr. Budde
Appeals Court to Hold April Term Here Next Week
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals will convene in this city Monday through Wednesday next week for its April term. The official calendar lists cases including Floy Tullus v United Carbon. Mrs Martha Hatch v Kilpatrick et al. Mason G White v Tremont Lumber Co. many others across three days.
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Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Ee Floy Tullus
United Carbon
Martha Hatch
L. L. Kilpatrick
Bradford Sly
N. O
Texas & M. Ry. Co
Francis E. Brant
Charles A. Terrill
Mason G. White
Tremont Lumber
Senate to Open New York Stock Exchange Inquiry Next Monday
The senate banking committee will begin a long awaited investigation into the New York stock exchange with Richard Whitney on the witness stand. The panel seeks to uncover domestic or foreign influences behind a week of sliding prices and a market that hit record lows.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Senate
Richard Whitmey
Exchange
Jesus
Capitol
Whitney
Senate Banking Committee
Richard Whitney
Brookhart
Iowa
New York
Hoover
Walcott
Connacticut
White House
Engineer May Lose Eye From Lye Thrown In Ik
John W. Davis a marine engineer from Jackson Mississippi may lose sight of his left eye after a woman threw lye at him in New Orleans. Davis hospitalized with possible permanent disfigurement. Davis and friend Paul Miller gave unclear accounts to police about where the attack occurred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John W. Davis
Jackson
Miss
University of Alabama
Davis
Paul Miller
New York Circus Debuts as Critics Stay Away
In Madison Square Garden the Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey show opens with no critics present. Hugo Zacchini performs a cannon act while Alfredo Codona and Lillian Leitzel are noted figures. Clyde Beatty stars in a dramatic lion-taming sequence as the spectacle unfolds amid vivid pageantry and crowds.
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Circus
New York
U.R
Madison Square Garden
Ringling Brothers
Barnum & Bailey
Hugo Zacchini
Alfredo Cadona
Lillian Leitzel
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Jes’ Ramblin
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Honolulu
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Navy
Joseph Kahahawai
Solon
Orleans
U. S
Michigan
Modisette
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Posse
R. C. Frisbie
Mem Reekwas Cat
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Helena
Arkansas City
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Cumberland
Nashville
Weet
Eeee
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cairo
Tennessee Chattanooga
Eawatean
Little Rock
RED
Alexandria Coveres
Camden
Monroe Savacevanes MO
Martiel Allen
L. T
First National Bank
Fay Holston
W. B. Smith
D. L. Shehee
D. E. Brown, Jr
W. J. Smelley
Tallulah Plumbing & S. M. Works
Tallulah Housing Corporation
Tanchie
A. Butler
John H. Baker
Demange Godman Lumber Co
Quachita Flour & Feed Co
Stock Exchange
Banking Committee
Africa
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Mr. Beatty
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