Grand Jury to Speed Mail Fraud Case Start in September
Federal grand jury at New Orleans will push to finish loose ends this week before a two week recess and begin trial preparations for five defendants on mail fraud charges. The men facing trial September 5 are Seymour Weiss James M. Smith Monte FE Mart Louis C. LeSage and J Emery Adams. Governor Earl Long appointed Dr Ron W Wright Charity Hospital director after the death of Dr George ReL Wright is a Winnfield native and cousin of the governor. two assistant directors were named Dr Charles Bo Odom and Dr J O.
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New Orleans
Federal Grand Jury
O. John Rogge
United States
Washington
Seymour Weiss
James M. Smith
Lousiana State Univerity
Monte FE. Mart
Louis C. LeSage
Standard Oil Couny
J. Emery Adama
Smith
Earl
Board of
Charity Hospital
Ron W Wright
George S
Charles Bo Odom
J. O
Burford Case Delay Granted in Conspiracy Trial
Government lawyers won a delay in the federal case to remove Dallas oilman Freeman W. Burford to New Orleans on charges of conspiring to violate the Connally oil act. The hearing was rescheduled to August 25 after requests to bring Louisiana officials to Dallas. Burford’s counsel argued witnesses Maestri and Shaw from New Orleans could testify in Dallas, while the judge noted the core question is whether probable cause exists.
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Dallas
Tex
Freeman W. Burford
New Orleans
Robert Weinstein
United States District Attorney
T W. Davidson
Wam
Louisiana Conservation Commission
Louisiana
Dillard Estes
Burford
Robert Maestri
J. A. Shaw
Davidson
Priest Lost Two Days With No Food in Zuni Mountains
In Gallup New Mexico on August 15 4 a report says Father Bartot 28 of the Sacred Heart church wandered two days with only two cactus apples for food near the Zuni mountains while his companion Waldo Hans 18 UC student rode to McGaffey after their horse and supplies were lost. Bartot was found exhausted but unharmed.
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Gallup
N. M
Zuni Mountains
Rayner Bartot
Gallup Sacred Heart Church
McGaffey
Here
Waldo Hans
University of California
Hans
Father Bartot
Teachers Put at Front in Talk of War
Dean William F. Russell of Teachers College Columbia says all American school teachers must be the first to fight in the modern propaganda war. He calls education the first line of defense against subversive foreign influences and urges open access to information while Congress on Education for Democracy holds a three day session broadcast to Europe and the Americas.
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New York
United States
William F. Russell
Teachers College
Columbia University
Congress On Education For Democracy
Congress
Fear Baldwin
Bewdley
England
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Europe
South America
Canada
Russell
Poland Germany Rift Deepens Over Danzig and Corridor
League of Nations reports hint at a conference table settlement that would remove Danzig from League protection and place a joint German Polish authority there. Berlin and Warsaw tensions rise as Germany presses to reclaim Danzig and secure a corridor to East Prussia.
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Associated Press
League of Nations
League
Danzig
Poland
Germany
Europe
Berlin
Warsaw
Pomorze
East Prussia
Rome
Harper Denounces Civil Suit Over Legal Fees
Judge William Harper denounces a suit filed by L R Conner of Morehouse parish seeking 5133 for legal services as a deliberate and vicious attempt to injure his public standing. Conner, through counsel, says the fee was exhorbitant and Harper agreed to take the case. Harper issues written reply rather than in court, citing his public trust.
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WM. Harper
L. R. Conner
Conner
Harper
Conners
Morehouse Parish
New Orleans Graft Mills Milk City With Protection Tariff
New Orleans authorities report a vast illicit revenue system from protected vice and crime. An estimated 5 to 7 million dollars yearly flows to undisclosed persons via a city hall tariffs on lottery, keno, pinball and gambling machines, horsebooks, and other games. The alleged scheme reportedly extends to hundreds of taxi drivers and other workers, with wide coverage and heavy weekly payments.
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New Orleans
Bank Messenger Robbed of 70000 in Long Beach
Five men including a machine gunner storm a Long Beach bank messenger on Main Street and flee with about 70000. A vast pursuit spans land sea and air with Nassau police, harbor patrol, coast guard vessels, and a plane sweeping the area. Traffic blocks and a misdirected chase on Sunrise Highway sparked rumors of a gun battle.
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Long Beach
N. Y
Nassau County Harbor
United States
Long Island
Ocean Front
Massapequa
Sunrise Highway
Nassau County
Harold R. King
Government launches film industry tax and corruption probe
The United States government begins a 30 day inquiry into the motion picture industry led by Charles H. Carr and sanctioned by Attorney General Murphy. Investigations cover a $100000 payment to William Bioff, the Fox Films reorganization and 1933 35 merger with Twentieth Century Films, and related personal income tax liabilities.
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Los Angeles
Charles H. Carr
United States
Murphy
Carr
Federal District Court
William Bioff
International Alliance of Theatrical Stage
Fox Films Corporation
Twentieth Century Films
Cotton carry over hits record high in 1939 40 outlook
The census bureau reports 13 032 611 running bales of cotton carried over on August 1 1939 the largest for the period. An 11 412 000 bale crop is forecast this year by the agriculture department adding to carry over to form the year's supply. Last year’s carry over was 11 533 439 bales, two years ago 4 498 848 bales. The ten year average is 6 744 890 bales.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Agriculture Department
Bureau
United States
Jackson Again Hero At Manassas In Civil War Reenactment
In Manassas Virginia on August 15 1862 Stonewall Jackson again proved a hero to his men under a blazing sun. General Stonewall Jackson directed his troops to push back the Union army toward Washington while Major Stonewall Jackson served as intelligence officer guiding the invading force that forced withdrawal and reformation of two divisions near the capital.
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Manassas
Stonewall Jackson
Washington
Corp
Fourteen-year-old fed with medicated cotton to pass swallowed needle
In Bicknell Indiana Jean Decoursey, fourteen, is given medicated cotton to shield a swallowed needle as it moves through her system. In Salt Lake City a woman heard a prowler from a waxed floor room flee as she neared. In Columbia South Carolina a bootlegger answers a warning phone call from a vigilant female informant.
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Bicknell, Ind
Jean Decoursey
Salt Lake City
Mass Slayer Hunted After Train Wreck
Federal, state, and railroad officials intensified the hunt for the wreck responsible for 24 deaths on the City of San Francisco near Reno Nevada. A. D. McDonald led the investigation while authorities questioned suspects including Bob La Duceur who matched notes of the so called earless man. Relatives of Mrs. Henry P. Vaux led investigators to bodies in the Twin Peaks car with an unidentified porter found among the debris.
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Reno
Nev
San Francisco
A. D. McDonald
Southern Pacific Railroad
Humboldt River
Here
McDonald
Bob la Duceur
Andy M. Welliver
Welliver
la Duceur
T. J. McLaughlin
Pyramid Lake
Henry P. Vaux
Port Ledge
Rosemont
Susan M. Vaux
Twin Peaks
Vaux
Willkie Sees Purchase Of Tennessee Electric Power
The Tennessee Electric Power properties of Commonwealth and Southern were bought for 78 425 095 01 dollars in federal and municipal cash. The payment totaled 35 checks from 44 728 30 to 31 755 26 as officials from the federal government Tennessee municipalities and power cooperatives observed. Willkie presided over the ceremony detailing a negotiated deal after years of dispute with TVA engineer J A Krug and followed earlier arguments over price.
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New York
Arg
Wendell L. Willkie
Commonwealth and Southern Corporation
Tennessee Electric Power Company
Businas
Tennessee Electric Power
Tennessee Valley Authority
Lawrenceburg
Tenn
Tennessee
Commonwealth and Southern
Willkie
J. A. Krug
TVA
Arthur E. Morgan
Jurors Quiz Five Witnesses Before Grand Jury
Five witnesses testified as the Quachita parish police jury recessed for noon. Several others waited to be heard. a state senator and a state representative were summoned but did not appear. District Attorney Frank W. Hawthorne said they may not be needed. The panel included two opticians and an engineer as investigators checked odds and ends in two current cases.
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Quachita Parish
Frank W. Hawthorne
Grand Jury
Mr. Hawthorne
Sulphur man confesses to sister’s murder for insurance
Ettienne Ewing, unemployed Sulphur construction worker, confessed to killing his sister Miss Mary Ewing, 35, to collect a $2,000 life policy. The body was found behind her home. the weapon a .22 rifle hidden in weeds. A small amount of cash was left on her clothing, and no theft occurred.
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Lake Charles
Ettienne Ewing
Henry A. Reid
Calcasieu Parish
Mary Ewing
Reid
Ewing
Miss
Officials Meet to Discuss Oil Price Declines
Oklahoma City reports the inter state compact commission debating a shutdown of 177 500 wells accounting for two thirds of crude used for gasoline to blunt a falling price structure Nine states participate while some officials favor a broad mid continent shutdown and prompt action Tulsa notes rising gasoline purchases and falling prices as Sinclair Prairie Oil Marketing cuts prices to 2 cents and spreads to Kansas Illinois Oklahoma Texas Arkansas New Mexico
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Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Sinclair-Prairie Oil Marketing Company
Kansas
Illinois
Oklahoma
Texas
Arkansas
New Mexico
Change In Thanksgiving Date Stirs Up Dissension
President Roosevelt proposed moving Thanksgiving from November 30 to November 23 1939 to aid business drawing mixed reactions from governors turkey growers and football coaches Supporters say earlier date helps Christmas sales opponents warn of disruption to schedules and tradition Plymouth Mass official lamented the change.
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New York
Roosevelt
Campobello Island
Pilgrim Fathers
Lincoln
Tion
George Washington
New Angles in Louisiana Probe Reach Huey Long Insider
Alice Lee Grosjean Tharpe former private secretary to Huey Long and wife W A Tharpe appear before East Baton Rouge parish grand jury as investigators shift focus from LSU affairs to a broader political corruption case Tharpe says they returned to Louisiana on August 8 after 40 days in California and plan to stay.
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W. A. Tharpe
Louisiana Tax Commission
Tharpe
Richard W. Leche
Louisiana
California
Huey Long
Friday
Long
Leche
Aged American Woman Slapped in Tientsin Blockade
A 60 year old American woman running a small canning business in the British concession was detained and slapped by Japanese guards when attempting to bring in prohibited vegetables and fruit. Reports say a Japanese sentry held her while an officer struck her, as tensions over food entry fuel fear among drivers and the concession tightens controls pending policy alignment with Japan.
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Tientsin
F. M. Richeard
Britain
China
Chengchow
Tot Lost in Swamp Found by Herder
A 22 year old boy Kent Olson wandered from the Stanley Askeroth farm near Battle Lake Minnesota Sunday. Selmer Nelson heard a wail and found the distressed boy after a 24 hour search by as many as 609 men. He had wandered about a mile and a half, were cold hungry and mosquito bitten.
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Battle Lake
Minn
Selmer Nelson
Kent Olson
Stanley Askeroth
Fergus Falls
Kenneth Oleson
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Train Wreck
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Quachita College
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