Powers Confesses Five Murders in Matrimonial Killings
Claimed to have killed five women and three children as authorities pursue more victims. Powers described luring wives and their families to a garage death scene near Clarksburg and later admitting the murders amid an ongoing nationwide search for other potential victims and letters from hopeful brides.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Harry F. Powers
Powers
Asta Eicher
Chicago
Dorothy Lempke
Worcester
Mass
Corneling
Pierson
Harry Eicher
Second Relief Conference Set for September in St Louis
Oklahoma Governor William H. Murray announced the second mid west unemployment relief conference will meet in St Louis from Sept 20 to Oct 1. Murray said the St Louis meeting will surpass the Memphis session and named Rep Frank R Reid of Aurora Illinois as chairman of the conference. Murray chairs the relief board appointed at Memphis with power over timing and location.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
William H. Murray
St. Louis
Memphis
Frank R. Reid
Aurora
Jil
Murray
Oklahoma
Board of
Desolate V. S. P. station recalled in old town ramble
In a column by H. H. B- the deserted V. S. P. station in Northeast Louisiana is remembered as a once bustling meeting point with its signs and memories. Vignettes note locals like Brownlow Hastings and R. P. Hart, along with jokes about public office numerals and political chatter.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Walnut Street
DeSiard
South Grand
Accord Between Italy and the Vatican Completed
The Vatican and Italian government announce a completed accord approved by Pope Pius XI and Premier Mussolini. The agreement, kept private, covers education of youths under clerical inspectors and limits Catholic activity to local bishops rather than national hierarchy as prefects reopen Azione Cattolica clubs nationwide.
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Thomas Bd. Morgan
Rome
U.P
Vatican
Pius XI
Mussolini
College of Cardinals
Italy
Youth Killed Father Shot in Halbert Gun Fight
In Halbert Texas area a church yard quarrel between the Tatum and Adams families ended with Jodie Adams 16 killed and Johnnie Adams 55 wounded. Ralph Tatum 22 and Buford Tatum 50 were fatally wounded and treated at a center hospital. About 50 shots were fired as witnesses disputed who fired first.
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Halbert
Tex
Jodie Adams
Young Adams
Johnnie Adams
Ralph Tatum
Buford Tatum
Tatum
Adams
Tatums
Licenses to Wed 35 Couples in August Here in Ouachita Parish
A August tally from the clerk of Ouachita parish district court shows 35 marriage licenses issued. Of these 21 were white couples and 14 were negro couples. Average ages were 29 for men and 23 for women with first marriages averaging 25 for men and 21 for women. The oldest couple were both negroes ages 54 and 45. The youngest groom was 20 and the youngest bride 14, both white.
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Ouachita Parish
Texas Commission Debates Oil Production Proration Order
The Texas railroad commission debated a new order to curb production in East Texas. It planned to issue the order and make it effective the next day with Governor Sterling to confer for enforcement. Cavalry would stay to help enforce the proration and potentially reopen wells.
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Texas Commission
Austin
Tex
Texas Railroad Commission
East Texas
Sterling
Texas Cavalrymen
Phoebe Omlie Wins National Sweepstake Race
Phoebe Omlie of Memphis wins the national sweepstake handicap derby in Cleveland. Scorers rated her 109.13 percent, ahead of Martie Bowman and others, with officials noting unofficial prize prospects pending final checks. The win follows her Dixie derby victory last year and marks her as a leading early aviatrix.
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Cleveland
Phoebe Omlie
Santa Monica
Cal
Memphis
Tenn
Aviatrix
Martie Bowman
Glendale
Reg Burrows
Los Angeles
Myron Griffin
Omilie
Omlie
Guardsmen hunt arson plotters in Kilgore area
Kilgore Texas August 31 guardsmen under martial law patrolled the oil field after fires damaged two buildings including a morgue and a grain warehouse. Two men were questioned as authorities blamed reds for the spree that has hit churches and other structures.
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Kilgore
Texas
East Texas Oil and Gas
Jacob F. Wolters
Wolters
Enrollment Boom at Quachita Parish Junior College
Fall term enrollment at Quachita Parish Junior College began with 26 students in morning sessions. Superintendent T O Brown expects up to 100 or more as outlying parishes like Morehouse Richland Caldwell and possibly Union send pupils. Free city transportation reduces costs to students for textbooks. faculty selection by C C Calvert, the president, will be announced soon.
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Quachita Parish
Supt
T. O. Brown
Morehouse
Richland
Caldwell
Union
Brown
C. C. Calvert
Impersonated Officer Charged In New Orleans Bribery Case
Oliver K. Evans, 22, was held for federal authorities after being accused of impersonating a federal prohibition officer. He allegedly solicited bribes from soft drink stand proprietors under threats of raids, while claiming to be an undercover agent. Deputy Agent Henley denied the claim.
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New Orleans
U.R
Prohibition
Oliver K. Evans
Evans
Henley
Eyes of World on Texas Says Governor Long
Governor Huey P. Long warned that Texas must act quickly on the cotton ban plan to save or wreck the industry in 1932. He cited overwhelming support from Southern farmers and said legislation already passed in Louisiana should be adopted by other states to ensure relief and demand United States aid if needed.
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Eyes OF World
Texas
Governor Long
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
South
New Orleans
Washington
United States
Physician Rescued From Window Ledge Attempt
In New Orleans a man claiming to be Dr. Moscow E Bridges a 47 year old Myrtle Mississippi physician was pulled back from a second story window ledge after tying a bathrobe cord to his neck and to nearby telephone wires.
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New Orleans
Moscow E. Bridges
Myrtle
Miss
South Eyes Texas Action On Long Plan
The cotton belt watches Texas for action on Huey P. Long's Louisiana plan to curb production as a price stimulus. Louisiana's measure activates only with ratification by states handling 75 percent of the crop. Observers note growing Texas support and potential for a special session.
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Atlanta
South
Louisiana
Farm Board
Walter F. George
Georgia
Texas
Huey P. Long
Murder of gangster Mickey Duffy shocks Atlantic City crowd
Police across New Jersey Pennsylvania and New York hunt killers of Mickey Duffy slain in Atlantic City as Duffy faced threats and guarded his Philadelphia mansion. Harry Green and James Richardson arrested in Berlin New Jersey on suspicion of knowledge of the crime as diversions unfold.
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Mickey Duffy
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
New York
South Jersey
Duffy
Harry J. Green
James Richardson
Berlin
N. J
Ritz-Carlton
Death of Young Physician Found in Gotham Apartment
New York August 31. Dr William R Hurst 30 a physician was found dead in his apartment slumped on a settee his hands tied behind his back with a handkerchief He was in pajamas The cause of death not yet determined His body remained in place pending medical examiner arrival The radio he kept running all day and night had tenants seeking the source of the nuisance and led to discovery of the corpse.
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New York
William R. Hurst
Miss Germany 1930 Marries DO-X Pilot's Wife
Frau Dortz Von Clausbroch, once named Miss Germany in 1930, is the wife of the DO-X seaplane pilot. She traveled to New York aboard the giant German aircraft with her husband.
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Frau Dortz von Clausbroch
Germany
New York
Plans for November Methodist Conference in Monroe
The city to host a major Methodist Church conference from November 18 to 22 led by Bishop Hoyt Wobbs of Shreveport. More than 500 attendees are expected, marking the first Monroe gathering of this scale since 1912. Pastors of the state's denomination will be named at session close.
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Methodist Churches
Hoyt Wobbs
Shreveport
Monroe
Prominent Lake Charles Citizen Dies After Long Service
Robert Patton Howell 69 prominent Lake Charles and Calcasieu parish figure died at home Sunday after a sudden illness. He served as real estate man since 1916, secretary treasurer of the Calcasieu National Farm Loan association since 1920, and a long time Methodist church steward. Howell was a member of Calcasieu lodge 400 F and A M and Calcasieu Chapter Order of Eastern Star and was the first state representative from Jeff Davis parish after its 1912 formation. Funeral held at First Methodist Church officiated by Rev. R. H. Harper.
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Lake Charles
Robert Patton Howell
Calcasieu Parish
First Methodist Church
R. H. Harper
Calcasieu National Farm Loan Association
Calcasieu Lodge
Calcasieu
Order of Eastern Star
Jeff Davis Parish
Arkansas man injured in Texarkana auto accident
SHREVEPORT Aug 31 Mr A H Aswelle of Fort Lynn Arkansas was run down by an automobile driven by Dr Williams of Texarkana Louisiana late Sunday. He is very weak and unconscious at the state charity hospital with a fractured skull.
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Shreveport
H A. Aswelle
Fort Lynn
Ark
Williams
da la
Texarkana
State Charity
Aswelle
Smokestack ledge saves aged worker after plunge
In Rochester New York 63 year old James Kemp clung to a ten inch ledge atop a 150 foot chimney for more than two hours awaiting rescue after fellow worker Gondolfo di Primo, 40, fell to his death when scaffolding collapsed. Fire nets and a rope gun failed to reach him until Kemp hauled in a line and was lowered to safety. He walked into the emergency room unharmed.
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Rochester
N. Y
James Kemp
Gondolfo di Primo
di Primo
Kemp
Houston Couple Found Shot to Death in Home
Houston residents report a double in home murder in the Montrose district. Mr C A Jones and his wife were found fatally shot in the living room just before noon. An oil producer arriving at the scene found a pistol in an adjoining room with no blood trails between rooms. The woman suffered two wounds. the man four.
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Houston
Texas
C. A. Jones
Montrose
First Two Police Jury Candidates Announced in Monroe
John M. Breard and C. R. Tidwell announced their bids for re election to Ward 10 and Ward 3 respectively. They seek Position Number One under new voting rules intended to reduce run offs. Breard currently serves Ward 10 with E Montgomery. Tidwell sits Ward 3 with JL Myatt.
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John M. Breard
C. R. Tidwell
Monroe
State Democratic Committee
E. Montgomery
JL IM Myatt
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