Third Defendant Testifies in Death Trial
In Webster parish, during a high tension death trial, the third defendant testifies about persuading Willie Carter to return to her husband on McDowell farms. Milton McDowell corroborates Louis in detailing the shooting of a man named Davis. Alton McDowell has yet to take the stand.
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Willie Carter
Negress
Webster Parish
Alton McDowell
E. P. Mills
Campbell
McDowells
Powell Plantation
Milton McDowell
McDowell
Louis
Davis
Alton
Fireman Injured By Falling Timber During Blaze
John Welch city fireman sustained a head injury Friday when timber fell during a fire at 1902 Breard street home of Robert Beckwith. He received treatment at St Francis sanitarium and was released.
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John Welch
Robert Beckwith
Breard Street
Welch
St. Francis Sanitarium
Scarcity of water in Alsace villages forces high pump handles
In many Alsace villages water scarcity has led to pumps being fitted with unusually high handles to keep them out of reach of children, highlighting severe drought conditions and public safety concerns.
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Alsace
Bid Made for Political Eye
The speech discusses unemployment numbers and the need to prioritize the American farmer. It quotes Felix Frankfurter advocating greater government control of private industry. Governor Frank Murphy cites improving worker employer relations as a hopeful trend for the nation.
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Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Yale Demonstration Draws Record Holiday Crowd
A large crowd attended a Yale Christmas demonstration at De Siard and Jackson streets. Illuminations featured a radiant star and a double barred cross for tuberculosis awareness. Three bands from local schools and three negro choirs performed on floats along the street before a street dance ended at 10 p.m. Santa Claus on a motorized float distributed favors to children amid festive decorations and window displays.
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Bethlehem
DeSiard
Jackson
Santa Claus
Quachita Parish High School
Neville High School
Louisiana Training Institute
Dual unionism obstacle pushes AFL conference toward merger
The conferees face dual unionism as a barrier to autonomy within the AFL. Amalgamating rival unions in mass production, maritime trades, and transport is seen as the solution amid disputes over finances and jurisdiction. Lewis followers and CIO affiliates figure in the talks at the Willard hotel.
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A. F. of L
Lewis
Lewis-Green
Willard Hotel
Spaulding says he paid $100000 to quiet wife
Howard E. Spaulding testified before a state supreme court justice that he paid $100,000 as part of a million dollar pact to silence Mrs. Marion Allgeyer about their 1925 Milwaukee marriage. He claimed she demanded a million and that she knew of his other wife, while she said he promised half an inheritance.
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New York
Howard E. Spaulding
Marion Gustine Allgeyer
Supreme Court
Spaulding
Milwaukee
Wis
Kenneth O'Brien
Curtis Publishing Company
Wave of bag snatching boosts patent fasteners in Europe
A surge of purse thefts in European women’s shopping districts spurs popularity of coin purses with patented fasteners. The trend highlights security concerns and consumer interest in theft deterrents as retailers note rising sales of compact coin holders.
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Europe
Alarm Operator Reports Monroe Fire Calls in November
Alarm operator L W Petagna at the central fire station reports Monroe fire department answered 97 calls in November. The breakdown shows 3 business premises, 10 residential, 60 grass fires, 7 automobile fires, 15 miscellaneous, and 2 false alarms.
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L. W. Petagna
Central Fire Station
Monroe Fire Department
Busines
W. C. Fields Returns to Broadway in Search of Opportunity
Hollywood reports W. C. Fields plans a Broadway return after seven years away to test the scene and seek work. He dismisses prompts to “save Broadway” as hype, saying art is driven by money and that actors go where the best pay awaits. He notes flea circuses and lack of stalwart prestige in current shows.
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New Amsterdam
Broadway
Broadway Sets Sail for Future After Big Broadcast of 1938
Field will set out for Broadway when he completes his current picture the Big Broadcast of 1938 guiding plans for stage work and further film projects following the production.
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Fields
Broadway
Insurance man Robert Tatum is found after disappearance
Meridian Mississippi reports that Robert Lee Tatum a young insurance agent who vanished from his home earlier in the week returned today stating he wanted to be alone. Police and county officers had conducted a search for him.
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Meridian
Miss
Robert Lee Tatum
Flacy Couple Welcome Second Son Robert Martin Flacy
Mr and Mrs C W Flacy of 315 South Second street announce the birth of a second son named Robert Martin Flacy born November 16. The article notes there are 148 national forests in the United States with over 2000 public camp grounds.
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C. W. Flacy
South Second Street
Robert Martin Flacy
United States
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