Tragedy at British Flyers Residence in Miami
In Miami on April 21 Haden Clarke a 31 year old aviation pilot and writer died from a bullet wound at the home shared with Captain W N Lancaster a former English flier and Mrs Jessie M Keith Miller an Australian aviatrix Police held Lancaster and Keith Miller for questioning each believing Clarke took his own life Clarke's mother Mrs Ida Clyde Clarke a University of Miami journalism instructor said her son had worries over finances and left a note to Mrs Keith Miller asking her to comfort his mother Lancaster said Clarke and he slept on a porch until about 12 45 am and he later heard a shot and found Clarke injured
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Miami
Fla
Haden Clarke
W. N. Lancaster
Jessie M. Keith-Miller
Keith-Miller
Lancaster
Clarke
Ida Clyde Clarke
University of Miami
Keith- Miller
Keith Miller
Amoy Evacuated as Communists Rout Government Forces
Amoy in China begins evacuation as Communist forces under Gen Sun Liang Chen advance. Government troops retreat toward Changpu and Tungan as refugees flood in. The British cruiser Devonshire stands by to protect inhabitants including women and children.
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Amoy
China
Sun Liang-Chen
Devonshire
Hong Kong
Changpu
Tungan
Nanking
Canton
Ramblin About Town Highlights Local Happenings
R J Goza Jr welcomed as a newborn with a stiff miniature straw hat from D Aubrey Haas. His father plans a West Point cadet path by 1953. Central Station firemen report razor blades and tinfoil sent to Shrine Hospital, and college practice continues with rope work and skull drills. Curtis Smith’s fishing trip ends in a misdirected supply run. Munchen stamps arrive for Monroe philatelists with transfers from many cities. Eugene Boughton flaunts shasta daisies. Sam Collins plans a quick Mexico trip. Charles Rochester rises from Monroe clerk to Lexington Hotel general manager in New York City.
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R. J. Goza, Jr
D. Aubrey Haas
Papa Goza
West Point
Central Station
Shrine Hospital
Shreveport
Baton Rouge
Jack Blanks
Joe Polk
Municipal Recreation Department
Munchen
Club of Philatelists
Friedr. Hettersdorf
Retchenbachstrasse 6
Municipal Street Railway of
Monroe
Alexandria
Natchez
Lafayette
Vicksburg
Jackson
Little Rock
Memphis
Pensacola
New Orleans
Nashville
Knoxville
Eugene Boughton
Monroe- Bastrop Highway
Sam Collins
Parish
Old Mexico
Horatio Alger
Charles E. Rochester
America
Lexington
New York City
Rochester
Gotham
Negro gunman surrenders after deadly spree near New Orleans
A black man who ran amuck at the Bonnet Carre spillway surrendered at New Orleans police headquarters at 8 30 this morning. He admitted shooting and killing a white man and wounding several others before fleeing into swamps. He blamed a rival named Sie for the trouble and said jealousy and heavy drinking sparked the violence.
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New Orleans
Bonnet Carre
la Branch
John Haney
George Dunkle
Haney
Dunkle
LSU Students Evolve Ramie Fiber Method
Baton Rouge April 21 Special A new fabric for wear may enter world textile industry after LSU labs produced longer stronger ramie fiber. Gipson L Carter Baton Rouge discovered a bark separation solution and improved degumming with James Lindsay building a debarking machine. Dr. Paul M Horton directs the work which drew attention at a New Orleans Chemical Society meeting.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Ramie
L. S. U. College of Pure and Applied Science
Gipson L. Carter
Calcasieu
James Lindsay
Paul M. Horton
Carter
American Chemical Society
New Orleans
Charles FE. Coates
China
Axe attack probes breathes life into Flora case
Jackson Mississippi April 21 police press intensive probe into axe assault on Mrs Na me Floyd 38 wife of C N Floyd Flora Mississippi 19 miles north of here found unconscious by residence beside swing bloody axe nearby bloodhounds used to track attacker as armed citizens join search wife in Jackson hospital in critical but hopeful condition fingerprints on axe examined by expert
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Jackson
Miss
Name Bishop Floyd
Flora
Here
C. N. Floyd
Floyd
Missing Ring In Mineola Double Slaying Puzzles Police
A gold I love you ring torn from Edward Brinker and the slaying of Rose Welk puzzles Long Island police. Brinker and Welk were beaten and strangled at a Williston Park farm, with detectives questioning Mrs Josephina Tillitson and four relatives about the case. The ring bears I L Y and its removal remains unexplained as investigators pursue leads.
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Mineola
N. Y
Long Island
Edward B. Brikner
Williston Park
Brinker
Josephina Tillitson
Tillitson
Elvin Edwards
Edwards
Mother testifies for Herbert Scales in Memphis bank robbery case
Mrs. Margaret Scales of Houston corroborates Herbert C. Scales alibi that he was in Dallas on May 4 the day of the $29,000 Main Street bank daylight robbery. She cites April 11 to May 4 visits and a Dallas fishing trip as alibi details. Defense hints at political enemies amid testimony and rebuttal witnesses are planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Margaret Scales
Houston
Tex
Herbert C. Scales
Dallas
Scales
Ralph Arnold
Herbert
Old Philadelphia Man Offers All War Savings to Government
Charles F. Thompson of Philadelphia, an elderly veteran, offers to surrender his $2,000 war risk savings and a $57.50 monthly check to the government to aid postwar expenses. Secretary Mills replies there is no law to permit borrowing those funds, praising the sacrifice of his late son.
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Washington
Mills
Charles F. Thompson
Philadelphia
United States
Thompson
Three Men Sentenced in Ouachita Parish for Assault and Battery
In Ouachita Parish district court this morning, Jesse Coleman Henry Coleman and T S Davis pled guilty to assault and battery and received 15 day sentences starting April 10. They have four more days to serve.
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Ouachita Parish
Jesse Coleman
Henry Coleman
T. S. Davis
Public urged to aid starting Monroe Little Theater
After a dramatics class by Charles Wells of New York at St Francis Sanitarium the public is urged to attend tomorrow night at 8 30 PM to plan a Monroe Little Theater. Wells will discuss the project, show how it can succeed without public financial burden, and highlight dramatic talent in the Twin Cities for permanent success.
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Charles Wells
New York
St. Francis Sanitarium
Monroe
Wells
Twin Cities
Shreveport
Strides in Aviation Shown in 1932 First Quarter
The American Airways quarterly report shows a 53 percent gain in total miles flown and a 75 percent rise in passengers carried for the first three months of 1932 versus 1931. Miles flown reached 2 388 590 and passengers 11 465, with March alone carrying 5 169 passengers, near the Q1 1931 total.
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American Airways
Preston Oliver
Faces Embezzlement Charge Arrest In City
A man described as a New Ford, colored, was arrested this morning by police on embezzlement charges for allegedly taking a watch valued at 79 dollars from Preston Page of 2704 Wilson Street.
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New Ford
Preston Page
Wilson Street
Massie Case Near End of Defense Testimony
In Honolulu on April 21 the Kahahawai murder trial moved toward closure as Mrs. Thalia Massie’s testimony ended amid a courtroom outburst. Prosecutors produced a paper said to contain her written admission about a rift with her husband, then questioned handwriting as the defense sought to exonerate four defendants.
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Honolulu
Thalia Massie
Joseph Kahahawai
Massie
Snipers Fire On Writer And Guard Near Adena Ohio
In Cadiz Ohio on April 21 snipers fired five shots at journalist William C. Howells of the Cleveland Plain Dealer and Capt. Kenneth Kerr near the Somers mine at Adena. Neither was hit. Kerr believed the attack aimed to intimidate them as they met mining rioting area. Police reported recovered five quarts of stolen nitro glycerine from a torpedo company and arrested two men Carl Unklesby and Fred Shaney of Jewett.
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Cadiz
Ohio National Guard
Ohio
William C. Howells
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Kenneth Kerr
Wilmington
Kerr
Howells
Somers
Adena
Harrison County
Carl Unklesby
Fred Shaney
Jewett
Here
Marvin J Clark Held in Ouachita Jail After Rum Running Allegations
No action was taken in federal court today regarding Marvin J. Clark known as Big Jim. Clark, brought from Shreveport, was placed in Ouachita parish jail around 11:30 PM, after pleas of guilty to two liquor charges and rumors about the ownership of the ship linked to the I'm Alone case. Federal authorities claim American ownership and that the Canadian flag was a blind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin J
Big Jim
Clark
Ouachita Parish
Shreveport
Washington
Chinese Narcotic Case Reopened in U S Court
Four Chinese defendants Joe She Gaw Shuck Emerson Joe and Hoo Wuoo face federal narcotic charges for selling morphine without a revenue stamp in a reopened trial. The case previously ended in a mistrial after three days with juror and witness delays. Police led a December raid yielding opium pipes lamp opium and morphine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe She
Gaw Shuck
Emerson Joe
Hoo Wuoo
New Orleans Mayor Backs May 14 Beer Parade
Mayor T Semmes Walmsley approved a beer parade set for May 14 in New Orleans after a meeting with Crescent City post No 125 American Legion sponsors. Legion chairman Sam Gurvich said 1500 automobile stickers bearing the slogan We Want Beer would be included in the event. Walmsley said the administration would support the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
Crescent City Post
No. 125
American Legion
Sam Gurvich
Legion Committee
Walmsley
Legion
Norfolk train wreck blamed on switch bolts missing
A Norfolk and Western passenger train derailed 20 miles east of Portsmouth injuring several and killing two crew. Investigators traced the cause to four bolts removed from a switch. a 15 year old boy, James Leland, was arrested for questioning after being found nearby.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Here
James Leland
Chilliecothe
Cincinnati
Norfolk
J. H. Myers
J. J. Kemp
A. E. Rutherford
Welch
W. Va
J. L. Ramey
Ironton
Carl Wright
Columbus
J. H. van Hemmert
Sardinia
D. A. Cole
Hinton
Wright
Mohammedan Chief Marries English Bride in Sealed Ceremony
In Bombay on April 21 Shukart Ali 60, a leading Mohammedan figure, wed Elizabeth Ryan 25 in a secret service guarded ceremony after his son threatened to cut a priest's beard. The groom, a 300 pound figure, gave a $1225 dowry as the bride, who converted to Islam, entered purdah.
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Bombay
Shukart Ali
Inedia
Elizabeth Ryan
Farm Women Adopt Brokers Curb Market Tactics
Farm women nationwide are selling curbside to market surplus goods as a rural adaptation. Sponsored by the American Farm Bureau Federation, Illinois Tennessee and Alabama groups report strong results through booth pool and tea shop setups. In 1931 Illinois cross sales reached 109000 across 10 counties with about 95000 net profit.
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Chicago
American Farm Bureau Federation
Laura Pfeiffer
Farm Bureau
Illinois
Tennessee
Alabama
Henry J. Mies
Illinois Home Bureau Federation
J. D. Giles
Alabama Farm Bureau Home and Community
Giles Ree
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Izaak Walton
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Falee Hee Eeeres
Helena
Arkansas City
Natchez Eisiene
Angola
Cumberland
Pittsburgh
Eeebenee
Cincinnati Tee Beeee
Paducah
Chattanooga
Teres
Arkansas
Fort Smith
RED— Shreveport
Ouachita
Camden Hetesennes
Faull
Starr Faithfull
Benjamin Collings
Rose Welk
Brooklyn
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New Records
Marvin J. Clark
Associated Press
University of South Carolina
Kathryn Martin
Anderson, S. C
U. S
Orleans
Lad
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