Powers Sentenced to Die by Hanging March 18 1932
Harry F. Powers was sentenced to die on the gallows at Moundsville for the murder of Mrs. Dorothy Pressler Lemke after a trial in Clarksburg. The court set March 18, 1932, as the execution date and gave Powers until March 1 to appeal, with the judge upholding prior rulings.
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ARMY
NAVY
Harry Powers
Clarksburg
W. Va
Harry F. Powers
Moundsville
John C. Southern
Powers
Dorothy Pressler Lemke
Northboro
Mass
State
Jane Addams Undergoes Major Operation At Johns Hopkins
Jane Addams of Chicago social worker and longtime peace advocate underwent a major operation at Johns Hopkins hospital in Baltimore performed by Dr. Thomas S Cullen. Her hospital entry was delayed a week due to bronchial trouble she has suffered every winter for years. The 71 year old Addams, who has led the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom for 15 years, was informed Wednesday evening that she and Dr Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University had been awarded the 1931 Nobel peace prize.
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Baltimore
Jane Addams
Chicago
Women's International League For Peace and Freedom
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Thomas S. Cullen
Miss Addams
Rambling Notes from a Town Column Feature
A collage of local snippets and sketches by H H B covers school life humor and charity. It recalls Uncle Billy Sanders gift of 2300 for Selma children shoes and notes community figures like Capt Workman and Rev Camp, plus a nod to Tulane players from Monroe and West Monroe.
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Billy Sanders
Selma
S. C. Wise
Sanders
Billy
Train Wreck Claims Two Killed and Injures Seven
In Florida a Seaboard Air Line northbound limited collided with a freight on a siding near Scott, killing fireman Joe King and engineer Sam A. Eubanks and injuring seven passengers. Passengers listed include E. J. Kollos and others from Atlanta, New Orleans, New York, and Miami. Open switch caused the derailment. multiple cars burned.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Scott
Here
Joe King
Sam A. Eubanks
Plant City
E. J. Kollos
Atlanta
L. Norvalsmith
New Orleans
Fred Oldfather
Miami
Marie G. Green
Tanslay
N. J
J. A. Moss
New York
J. W. Decker
Q. F. Wells
Sapere
Senator Capper Forecasts Short Selling Inquiry
Senator Capper of Kansas predicts a congressional inquiry into short selling and bear raiding on stock and commodity exchanges. He plans to discuss with fellow senators before deciding on sponsoring a resolution, urging early hearings to regulate short selling via the FTC and to tax such trades, with similar commodity exchange measures forthcoming.
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Washington
Senator Capper
Capper
Kansas
Federal Trade Commission
Rival candidates deliver talks at town of Sulphur
Sulphur Louisiana Dec 12 After Earl K Long brother of Gov Huey P Long and John S Patton addressed voters here at 5 yesterday afternoon in the interests of their candidacies for lieutenant governor and state superintendent of education respectively the crowds listened to the Allen-Fournet ticket speakers who started their rally about 530 A large crowd heard all the speech making.
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Earl K. Long
Huey P. Long
John S. Patton
Allen-Fournet
New Richland Gas Well Brings Strong Daily Flow
A Richland Parish gas well named Rosengrant and Ducomb No. 8 was brought in with a flow of 28 296 000 cubic feet per day. The discovery was reported to the Monroe office of the state conservation department. The well location is 2546 feet east and 660 feet north of the southwest corner of section 18 in township 17 range 6 east.
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Richland Parish
Monroe
Mineral Division
State Conservation Department
Gandhi Misses Audience With Pope Over Costume
December 12 report notes Mahatma Gandhi failed to secure a meeting with Pope Pius XII as his attire was deemed not modest enough for Vatican standards. Also covers a Virginia jury charging Prof Elisha Kent Kane in a wife drowning case with possible first degree murder and death or at least 20 years, Chicago gangster Gus Winkler freed on a Lincoln bank robbery charge, and Oklahoma killer Charles Draper convicted of one murder with life imprisonment recommended.
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W. L. Workman
Lou's
Loch
Ouachita River Bridge
Joel Washburn
Kame
Mahatma Gandhi
Pius
Vatican
Lincoln, Neb
Gus” Winkler
Chicago
Scarface
al Capone
Lincoln National Bank and Trust Company
Idabel
Okla
Charles Draper
Kiamichis
Air tourists circling globe to pass Monroe today
Mr and Mrs Charles Healey Day piloting the Errant near Monroe on the last lap of their world flight toward New York. They recount monsoon dangers in Calcutta and Burma, a jungle trek, and a hotel fire as their most harrowing moment, with further details promised on page two.
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Charles Healey Day
New York
Monroe
Shreveport
Sandoway
Charlie
Hoover Seeks Nonpartisan Help for Recovery Plan
President Hoover urged united action to enact a nonpartisan domestic program aimed at deflation relief and renewed prosperity. He outlined a dozen definitions including tax adjustments, local relief, home loan aid, bank safeguards, railroad aid, and broader fiscal restraint to restore jobs and purchasing power.
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Congress
United Action
America
United Local
Federal Reserve
Emergency Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Opelousas Bank and Trust Closes Doors in Opelousas
The Opelousas-St. Landry Bank and Trust Company in Opelousas closed today with a notice stating the bank is closed subject to examination by the state bank commissioner. The bank's last statement lists capital stock as 200000, surplus and undivided profits 190613.42, and total deposits 2280127.81, making it the largest bank in St Landry Parish.
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Opelousas
Burglars Steal $1,000 From New Basin Plant Safes
The Nola Oil Company plant on Conti Street in New Basin Canal was robbed during the night. Thieves cracked two safes and took $1,000 in what investigators describe as amateurish work.
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New Orleans
Nola Oil Company
New Basin Canal
Conti Street
Few Days Left to Aid Goodfellows Fund in Christmas Drive
The Goodfellows Fund reports $113.10 to date with $112.60 from Charles McComb. Monroe and West Monroe residents are urged to contribute via the News-Star care Friday through Monday ahead of Christmas. Local firms, business groups, and civic clubs are asked to renew support to ensure gifts for distressed families.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Goodfellows’ Fund
News-Star
Club of Goodfellows
Club
Three Hurt in Winnsboro Fray. Jim Howard Arrested
In a feud escalating near Winnsboro Louisiana, three men were wounded early today at Jim Howard's home seven miles west of town. Jim Howard is jailed on a shooting with intent to kill warrant sworn by W. G. Riley. Witnesses note three shots by Howard and one by Riley amid a long standing feud.
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Winnsboro
Jim Howard
Farmer
W. G. Riley
Doyle Howard
Cupid
Riley
Franklin Parish
Howard
Two Civil Cases of Interest Set for Monday in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish District Court will hear two civil cases Monday. J. N. Lambert vs. Mrs. Mary L. Lambert seeks divorce and custody of their 14 month old daughter Jane Louise Lambert. Pioneer Gas Company vs. United Public Service Company involves related custody issues and separation of bed and board.
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Ouachita Parish
J. N. Lambert
Mary L. Lambert
Pioneer Gas Company
United Public Service Company
Lambert
Percy Sandel
Bandit shoots man in Shreveport drive by
Joe Lewis of Bossier City was shot in the left hand when a highwayman leaped on the running board of his car at night near a railroad crossing. The assailant attempted a holdup as the car neared the crossing.
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Shreveport
Joe Lewis
Bossier City
Convicts Die In Escape Break At Leavenworth Penitentiary
Seven prisoners breached the Leavenworth federal penitentiary complex. Three are dead from the breakout, three recaptured, and one fugitive Earl Thayer 65 remains at large. Warden White was wounded and hospitalised after a shotgun clash. Posse and officials pursued the men for hours, using tear bombs before a raid ended with three dead in the attic.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Oklahoma
Earl Thayer
E. C. Salsbury
Thomas B. White
Salsbury
Kansas
T. N. Sex
Ouachita River Rises After Recent Rainfall
Recent rains in Arkansas and northeast Louisiana push the Ouachita River from 14.2 feet on December 2 to 18 feet today. The rising water drags debris downstream while residents near Monroe report no complaints about odor and acid mist blamed on Brown Paver Mill waste earlier in the summer.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Ouachita River
Monroe
Locks and Dam
Army Navy clash at Yankee Stadium draws record crowd
Army and Navy battled to a 10-0 halftime lead as Army scored a field goal and a second-period touchdown at Yankee Stadium in a game watched by about 76 000 fans. The crowd and gate reported at more than 375 000 dollars, aiding the unemployed.
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Navy
Midshipmen
Tutetle
Price
Harley Trice
Army Guard
Tschirgi
Bullet Lou Kirk
Hurley
Kirn
Kilday
Stecker
Ray Brown
Moncure
Kim
Trice
Smith
Aged Woman Rescued From Burning New Orleans House
Firefighters rescue 83 year old Mrs Marguerite Klein from a second story window as flames sweep the Dixie Welding Machine Shop on Annuncia tion Street. Her quarters suffer no damage and she is returned after the blaze is put out. Loss estimated under $10,000.
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New Orleans
Dixie Welding Machine
Annunciation Street
Marguerite Klien
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