Powers Testifies In Murder Trial In Clarksburg
Harry F Powers took the stand to defend himself in his murder trial as the prosecution rested after about 25 witnesses. He described his relation with Mrs Dorothy Pressler Lemke, tracing a trip from Worcester to West Virginia and noting a tense moment over a letter from a man named Cecil Johnson.
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Harry F. Powers
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Dorothy Pressler Lemke
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Lemke
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Cecil
Democratic Leader in House Attacks Hoover Program
Representative Rainey, House majority leader, assails Hoover's legislative proposals as inflationary. He promises a progressive Democratic program soon and criticizes the Hoover administration's record, arguing current policies worsen the world situation.
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Hoover
Washington
Dec
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Leap Year Birthday Notes and Local Oddities
Leap year will bring February 29 birthdays for the first time in years. Mrs. D. R. Pine of Monroe will celebrate her leap day birth after 128 years of life with eight prior birthdays. The column recalls candidates, humor, Santa letters, and local incidents including Major Doolittle piloting a Ouachita River boat and a charitable spectacle solution for an elderly man needing spectacles.
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Monroe
D. R. Pine
North Sixth Street
Twin Cities
Ouachita River
Jimmy Doolittle
Vernon Ohlie
Dockery
Pat Higgins
Don Dice
Welfare Association
W. P. McCall
Receiver Sought for Warner Brothers Pictures Firm
Jules Endler of New York filed in Delaware Chancery Court a petition seeking a receiver for Warner Brothers Pictures alleging insolvency. The bill was prepared by Clarence A. Sutherland former Delaware attorney general. Sutherland declined to release bill details. court rules keep petitions private until action.
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Wilmington
Del
Warner Brothers Pictures
Delaware
Warner Brothers Reports No Stockholder Merits in Delaware Petition
Warner Brothers Pictures said a Delaware chancery court petition seeking a receiver by a person claiming stockholder status is baseless and untrue. The company asserted it pays bills promptly, has no bank loans, and holds large cash balances. Hugh M. Morris of Wilmington represents the corporation.
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New York
Warner Brothers Pictures
Chancery Court of
Delaware
Hugh M. Morris
Wilmington
Woman given life term in Ohio murder case
Mrs. Julia Maude Lowther, 24, confessed killer of Mrs. Clara Smith of Ashtabula, was sentenced to life imprisonment in Marysville reformatory after a first degree murder verdict with mercy. Judge Starn credited an unhappy upbringing and ruled Tilby Smith orchestrated the crime. Smith was electrocuted November 20.
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Ashtabula
Lowther
Officers Cooperate In Mississippi Liquor Drive
Prohibition agents in the Delta cross river region have focused a week to ten days on Rosedale Mississippi to curb liquor flow from Arkansas and Louisiana. Louisiana and Arkansas officers join in the joint effort to keep the area dry for Christmas.
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Rosedale
Miss
Delta
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Japan Decides to Seize Chinchow. Shanghai Reports
Shanghai dispatches quote Chinese military headquarters in Chinchow stating Japan has decided to force evacuation and retire south of the great wall within two weeks. Plans to advance on the city via three routes are outlined with daily Japanese air over Chinchow.
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Kuomin
Chinchow
Great Wall
Hsinmin
Peiping-Mukden
Tungliao
Tahushan-Tungliao
Haicheng
Kuomin Agency
Mukden
Japan
Fight Against Debt Moratorium Plan Begins in Senate
Senator Johnson Republican California introduces a resolution to investigate the sale of foreign securities in the United States and to urge immediate Senate action. Senate rules delay, audit committee to report tomorrow. Hoover plans to submit a one year moratorium proposal to Congress for ratification.
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Senate
Washington
Johnson
California
Californian
Watson
Audit Committee
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
Y W C A Holds Membership Meeting Thursday
A Young Women's Christian Association membership meeting, the last for the year, will be held at the Washington Street home tomorrow at 4 p.m. The 250 members are expected to attend. Attorney John Madden will speak on Louisiana laws concerning women and girls, with emphasis on marriage rules for minors.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Washington Street
John Madden
Louisiana
Williams Withdraws From Race For Attorney General
Augustus G. Williams of New Orleans has withdrawn as a candidate for Attorney General. T. A. Edwards, chairman of the State Democratic Executive Committee, received Williams's wire today.
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Augustus G. Williams
Canal Street
New Orleans
T. A. Edwards
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Williams
Which Civic Club Will Be First to Aid Goodfellows
Monroe and West Monroe civic clubs are urged to contribute to the Goodfellows Fund as the drive nears, with individuals also asked to donate. The fund has surpassed $100, and organizers warn that funding determines gift deliveries and Santa visits.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Goodfellows’ Fund
Santa Claus
Louisiana to Feel Effects Of Reduced Federal Budget
Louisiana will share in reduced federal expenditures in 1933 as set by the new budget sent to Congress. Flood control for 1933 totals 32 million dollars, down from 1932 by 3 million, with most funds for the lower Mississippi and tributaries. The intracoastal waterway receives 60.2 million for rivers and harbors, with Louisiana allocations totaling 1.742 million for the Louisiana section and 2.614 million for the Louisiana Texas portion.
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Bascom N. Timmons
News-Star
Washington
Louisiana
Congress
Mississippi River
United States Army Engineers
Gulf Coast States
Louisiana-Texas
Police Jury Seeks Relief Donations At Monthly Meeting
Ouachita Parish Police Jury discusses Red Cross relief work led by Mrs. W C Holstein. Call to farmers for surplus food and animal donations. vote to appropriate funds for recent gas line tax election costs. advice on tax delinquency. parish to maintain a Swartz area road. parish insurance to be reapportioned among local companies.
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W. C. Holstein
The
Red Cross
John Breard
W. J. Vinson
David I. Garrett
C. L. Mengis
Vinson
Swartz
J. M. Myatt
Columbia Lions Defeat Princeton In Muddy Stadium Debut
In New York at Yankee Stadium Columbia Lions defeated Princeton 13 to 0 in the charity football tournament opener despite a muddy field. In Chicago Hack Wilson and Bud Teachout were traded to the St Louis Cardinals for Burleigh Grimes with no cash exchanged.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Columbia Lions
Princeton
Hack Wilson
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Bud Teachout
St. Louis Cardinals
Burleigh Grimes
Tax increases shown for 1931 income plan
Washington data table shows federal income tax under administration proposals for married with one dependent and for single filers. It lists current versus proposed tax amounts at income levels from 3,000 to 500,000 dollars, with the increases per bracket.
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Washington
Bill calling for home loan bank system offered
Washington reports outline of early measures as Congress opens docketing. Senate and House fans across the spectrum propose a home loan discount bank system per President Hoover. Norris pushes road bonds and constitutional reform ideas alongside Muscle Shoals and Farm Board oversight. Cable seeks residence certificates for aliens per Hoover.
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House
Senate
Hoover
Hale
Naval Committee
Norris
Nebraska
Senate Independent Republican Group
Congress
Muscle Shoals
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Cable
Ohio
Hoover Plan Submits Tax Proposals to Congress
Democratic leaders condemn the Hoover administration tax plan as soon as presented, vowing to craft a rival approach favoring higher taxes on large incomes. The plan, backed by President Hoover and Secretary Mellon, would raise taxes next month on nearly all, with rates on personal and corporate incomes, inheritances, auto and telegraph charges, and other levies.
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House
Congress
Hoover
Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
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