Strange masked couple provokes Georgia church scare
A black robed pair claiming to be Charles and Mary Greer from Columbus Ohio visited five Brunswick churches on April 21. They urged worshippers to abandon Christ dead 19380 years and worship a newborn Christ. Police detained them briefly before release.
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Brunswick
Georgia
Charles
Mary Greer
Columbus
Ohio
Shiloh Baptist Church
First Methodist
First Baptist
Norwich Baptist
St. James
Courteous youths remembered by a lonely old lady
Pasadena, April 21. Two high school youths who remembered to be kind to a lonely old lady were remembered in her will. Mrs Grave V Harris of Pasadena left Theodore Martin Jr and Finla Martin each 75000 from her 4 million estate. The will was filed in probate court today.
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Pasadena
Calif
Grave V. Harris
Theodore Martin, Jr
Finla
Harris
Unemployment Relief Plans Backed by Roosevelt Committee
A preliminary report from Governor Roosevelt's unemployment panel urges steady year round work in business planning. It cites over 200 companies' experiences and recommends governments coordinate to smooth contracts through prosperity and recession. Immediate action favors full force part time work and inventory maintenance with dismissal wages or two weeks' notice.
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Associated Press
New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Merchants Association of New York
Orleans Officer Fired for Testifying at Trial
Gas per Cardaro, a New Orleans police member, was dismissed after testifying as a character witness for Lillian Spears who was found guilty of shooting with intent to kill. Court records showed Spears had 263 prior arrests, prompting the superintendent to fire Cardaro for his testimony.
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United Press
New Orleans
Gasper Cardaro
Lillian Spears
Cardaro
Theodore Ray
Hoover Signs Bill for Cotton Ginning Investigations
President Hoover signed an act authorizing the secretary of agriculture to conduct investigations of cotton ginning. The measure aims to study processing and potential regulatory needs within the cotton industry.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
Secretary of Agriculture
Tiny Princess Wields the British Sceptre for a Day
Windsor April 21 a young princess Elizabeth daughter of the Duke and Duchess of York celebrated her fourth birthday with a royal party at Windsor Castle Her Lilybet title amused crowds as gifts included a zoo a tricycle a cake with four candles and a secret Shetland pony discovery delighted the royal household and thousands outside observed the momentous day
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Associated Press
Windsor
England
Elizabeth
Duchess of York
George
Mary
Lilybet
Old Windsor Castle
Davis
Prince of Wales
Queen Mary
Federal Agent Kills Sheriff in Florida Street Shooting
Sheriff C. D. Clark of Calhoun county was shot and killed on a Blounts Town street by J. T. Blackwell a federal employee. Deputy McClelland said Blackwell fired five shots at close range three hitting the sheriff and killing him instantly. The motive stemmed from long standing ill will and Blackwell had recently faced a court on a marital relations charge.
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Associated Press
Blounts Town
Fla
C. D. Clark
Calhoun County
J. T. Blackwell
McClelland
Blackwell
Clark
Deputy Prohibition Agent Shot In Hendersonville
Clarence Howard federal deputy prohibition agent lies in critical condition after being shot in the head by Fred Schwartz on Main Street. Schwartz, who had threatened Howard on Saturday, surrendered at the county jail after the morning attack.
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Hendersonville
N. C
Clarence Howard
Fred Schwartz
Main Street
Howard
Schwartz
Contempt Petition Filed Over Bank Failure Assets
Sterling B. Cramer sues in federal court alleging hundreds of thousands of dollars in assets were moved since litigation began. The contempt petition targets William Lamb Carl Loos and several others including Mrs. Florence T. Holland and the Bank of Grenada for moving about 390000 to Lamb and Loos and other transfers in contempt of court. The suit stems from funds lost in the failure of Mrs. Florence T. Holland's bank and her claim that her property was given by her father and is in her name.
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Associated Press
Clarksdale
Miss
Sterling B. Cramer
Chicago
William Lamb
Carl Loos
W. P. Holland
Florence T. Holland
W. D. Garner
Anne T. Garner
J. T. Thomas
Bank of Grenada
Lamb and Loos
Cramer
Fifty Meningitis Cases at a Memphis Hospital
Fifty meningitis patients were under treatment at the isolation hospital in Memphis Tennessee, a record number at one time. Health officials reported that although 84 of 172 patients have died since the outbreak began, the death rate has shown a slight decrease.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tyenn
Apri L
Pope Considers Vatican City Bar Room Plan
Pope Pius weighs a proposal to open a restaurant and bar room in Vatican City for bachelor staff. Camillo Serafini, governor, sponsored the plan. The pope supports the restaurant but fears the barroom could undermine Vatican City’s sacred character.
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Vatican City
Pius
Vatican
Camillo Serafini
Long Expands Native Parish Rally Pledges for Paved Highways
Governor Huey P. Long visited Winn Parish urging adoption of his two cent gasoline bonding plan to fund a state paved roads program. He praised progress since the new road law and called for Louisiana to become the most progressive state in America.
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Associated Press
Winnfield
Winn Parish
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
America
Huey
J. L. Anderson
Huey Long
Long
Winn
Rome Celebrates 2 683rd Birthday With Holiday
Rome marks its 2 683rd birthday as banks stores and offices close across Italy. Romans join the celebration created by Premier Mussolini to replace the old labor day with a public holiday. Public transport largely stops during the observance.
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Rome
Italy
Mussolinii
Bambone Reflections By J P Ho
Fragmented OCR note shows a quirky meditation title and a garbled line about stopping someone named Mah Laigs Wu2 Down. Content is nonsensical and lacks clear event or verifiable details.
Famine Threatens 2 Million in Shensi Province China
Grover Clark reports to China famine relief that 2,000,000 in Shensi Wei river valley may die before spring harvests and another 2,000,000 could die later, as China faces mass starvation in a wheat heartland of 6,000,000 people.
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New York
China
China Famine Relief
Grover Clark
Peiping
Clark
Shensi
Wei River
Jazz Orchestra Opens Modern Church in Manhattan Towers
New York opens its most modern church in a $3,000,000, 23 story Manhattan Towers hotel on Broadway. A complete jazz orchestra led by Paul Specht performed Pilgrims Chorus from Tannhauser during a church service with sermons prayers choir selections and an offertory duet.
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New York
Pilgrims’ Chorus
Gasoline Prices Rise Again in Shreveport
Shreveport reports a one cent hike in retail gasoline to 17 cents per gallon, marking the second one cent increase within a week. The rise followed Standard Oil’s two cent cut earlier and a subsequent raise to 16 cents, a move matched by most companies.
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Associated Preas
Shreveport
Standard Oil Company
Coast Guard Seizes Biloxi Lugger Carrying Liquor
A 35 foot lugger tied to Biloxi resident Toney Rosetti was seized by Coast Guard boat CG 301 under R. M. Sykes. It carried 70 cases of assorted liquors and is towed to New Orleans for customs seizure.
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Biloxi
Miss
Toney Rosetti
Rosetti
Coast Guard
CG 301
R. M. Sykes
New Orleans
Easter Day Opens First Full City Court Session
In New Orleans on Easter Sunday Jules Nahoum faced trial as the court’s first full Sunday Easter session opened. Nahoum testified in his own defense and occupied the stand the entire day.
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New Orleans
Jules Nahoum
City Criminal Court
Nahoum
Spinning for March Declines, Census Reports
The Census Bureau reports cotton spinning in March fell from February and January and also from March last year. On a single shift basis, spindles operated at 92.8 percent capacity, with 7,350,377,700 active spindle hours and 41,836,0555 average spindles operated.
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Associated Press
Washington
Census Bureau Today
Purported Letter From Lost French Aviators Found
A bottle recovered at Bayeux France carried a message signed by Francois Coli, claiming Nungesser and Coli were prisoners of Indians near the Saint Lawrence with a demand for thirty thousand francs in ransom. The note, dated April 28 2928, was given to Ver-Sur-Mer’s mayor for review.
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Bayeux
France
Francois Coli
New York
Charles Nungesser
Saint Lawrence
Nungesser
Ver-Sur-Mer
Jury Selected to Try Man for Killing Prohis
WEST PALM BEACH Fla April 21 With comparative case a jury was selected in criminal court here today to try the case of George Moore alleged bootlegger charged with second degree murder of two prohibition agents at his home January 18. At outset Moore pleaded not guilty to the charge of slaying Robert K Moncure and Franklin R Patterson who were shot to death when they sought to serve an illegal possession warrant upon Moore at his home.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
George Moore
Moore
Robert K. Moncure
Franklin R. Patterson
Governor Kohler Faces Ouster Trial in Wisconsin
The old courthouse in Sheboygan prepared for the ouster trial of Governor Walter J. Kohler on charges of violating the corrupt practices act. The case centers on more than $100,000 spent in support of Kohler during the 1928 primary. The trial pits Kohler against Philip F. LaFollette, son of Fighting Bob LaFollette, for the Republican governor nomination.
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Sheboygan, Wis
Walter J. Kohler
Wisconsin
Kohler
Philip F. LaFollette
Bob LaFollette
Dogs Keep Em Happy at Army Posts Report
Washington on April 21 the War Department reports it takes 203 dogs to keep the average fort or army post content. The department plans rabies vaccination for all army pets after seven posts reported 1 420 dogs vaccinated to date and a soldier’s fondness for his dog prompted the effort.
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United Press
Washington
War Department
Department
Impeachment Trial Tangles Over Mississippi Tax Chief
Impeachment charges against Lester C. Franklin, state tax commissioner and gubernatorial candidate, faced funding doubts as the House debated pay for its trial of Franklin. The Senate prepared to receive six impeachment articles, with trial rules to be set and arraignment date to follow.
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United Press
Jackson
Miss
Lester C. Franklin
House of Representatives
General Assembly
House Committee
Senate
Warren Bros
Franklin
C. C. White
Associated Press
State Tax Commission
Bidwell Adam
Pass Christian
House
John Culkin
Vicksburg
Will Rebuild Burned Hotel at Tchula Miss
George Wilson of Lexington, owner, announced plans to rebuild the $55,000 hotel in Tchula Mississippi after a fire destroyed the city hotel early Sunday. All occupants escaped. fire likely started in a hardware store section of the building.
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Associated Press
Tchula
Miss
George Wilson
Lexington
Easter Egg Rolling Brightens White House Lawn
Easter Monday brings thousands of capital children to the White House for the annual egg rolling. Forty seven thousand attended last year and organizers expect more with sunny weather and tourist crowds. Toddlers cart baskets of eggs and chocolate chicks while friends from Friendship House and Neighborhood House prepare maypole activities. The White House fountain awakes and a festive mood fills the grounds as egg rollers also use their eggs as makeshift baseballs.
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Associated Press
Washington
Capital
Billy Smith
Katherine
Mrs. Hoover
Billy
White House
Friendship House
Neighborhood House
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