American pair awaiting fate in spy ring case in France
A year in jail has passed for Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gordon Switz of East Orange New Jersey and 32 Europeans accused of a Soviet spy ring that sold France's military secrets. An official report to the district attorney recommends actions. five years is the maximum possible prison term.
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Paris
France
Robert Gordon Switz
East, Orange
N. J
Switzes
Vassar
Switz
United States
Soviet Russia
Holiday mailing rush underway at local postoffice
Postmaster James R. Wooten reports a brisk start to Christmas mail with about 1500 parcels received for mailing and over 15000 outgoing letters on Monday. The new post office adds staff and trucks to cut lines, urging clear addresses, return info, secure packing, and home delivery to speed service.
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James R. Wooten
Club to Present Handel Oratorio at Northeast Center
Preparations underway for a Wednesday night performance of Handel's The Messiah at the Northeast Center auditorium of Louisiana State University. About 125 singers from the Monroe Choral Club and state university soloists will be joined by the university symphony orchestra under Roger Frisbie and Henry Stropher. Admission will be free and a large audience is anticipated.
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Northeast Center
Louisiana State University
Monroe Choral Club
State University
Roger C. Frisbie
Department of
Henry W. Stropher
University
1 400 Students Stage World Pageant at Neville High
One thousand four hundred students from the city school system present a pageant of Christmas traditions from nations around the world at Neville High School auditorium Thursday at 7 30 pm. Superintendent E L Neville and district principals lead the event with staged scenery and costumes.
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Neville High School
E. L. Neville
Charles E. Kenney
Myrtle Rodgers
Kate Key
Julia Wossman
Maidie Moore
W. S. Vincent
Behold My Wife at Paramount and Pursued at Capitol
Sylvia Sidney stars as an Indian maiden in Behold My Wife at the Paramount with Gene Raymond H B Warner Laura Hope Crews and Juliette Compton in support The plot follows a heartbreak and a deadly feud leading to a dramatic desert road crash in New Mexico The Capitol hosts Pursued a tropical love drama with Rosemary Ames Victor Jory Pert Kelton and Russell Hardie based on Larry Evans story Fox Films notes authenticity from John Arensma The piece also mentions the Welcome Stranger gold nugget found in Victoria Australia in 1867.
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Sylvia Sidney
Paramount Theater
Gene Raymond
H. B. Warner
Juliette Compton
Laura Hope Crews
Monroe Owsley
Charlotte Granville
Kenneth Thompson
Paramount
Wife
Miss Sidney
Raymond
New Mexico
Tonita
Capitol
Dutch East Indies
Tropics
Capitol Theater
Rosemary Ames
Victor Jory
Pert Kelton
Russell Hardie
George Irving
Torben Meyer
Larry Evans
Borneo
Jory
Water use in New York City hits 936 million gallons daily
In 1933 the city’s residents consumed about 936 million gallons of water each day, reflecting the scale of New York’s urban demand and the vast municipal supply system sustaining daily life.
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New York City
Betty Gow Rumors Fly About U S Witness Trip
Reports from London Southampton and Glasgow say Betty Gow former Lindbergh nurse may sail to the United States as a Hauptmann trial witness. Ships Aquitania and Caledonia were mentioned with conflicting claims and officials deny her aboard.
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London
Betty Gow
United States
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Miss Gow
Caledonia
New York
Glasgow
Southampton
England
Lindbergh
Aquitania
Taylor
White Star Cunard Line
America
New Jersey
Obituary for Mrs. Thomas Valf of Haile
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Thomas Valf 42 who died Monday at a local hospital. Interment was in Oak Ridge cemetery. She is survived by her husband four daughters and two sons from multiple marriages including Mrs. W. E. McCrean Cypress Fla and J. T. Kelly Columbia.
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Thomas Valf
Haile
Oak Ridge
Sam Kelly
Columbia
Local Reserve Officers Attend City Hall Lecture
Monroe and Bas trop reserve officers are to attend a 7:30 p m lecture in the city court room at city hall. Capt Val Irion of the infantry reserve in Shreveport will discuss Motorization of Infantry.
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Monroe and
Bastrop
City Hall
Val Irion
Infantry Reserve
Shreveport
Two Men Arrested for Cotton Seed Theft in West Monroe
Sheriff’s deputies captured Lawrence Wade aged 20 and J O Osborne aged 28 at Union oil in West Monroe after they attempted to sell 60 pounds of stolen cotton seed. They were held in West Carroll Parish jail. The seed was reported stolen from John Smith near Darnelle. Osborne confessed, officers said.
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Sheriff's Department
Union Oil
West Monroe
Lawrence Wade
J. O. Osborne
West Carroll Parish
John Smith
Darnelle
Osborne
Cotton Seed Theft At Baker Gin Reported In Darnelle
A theft involved 4320 pounds of cotton seed taken from Baker Gin at Darnelle and sold in Tallulah. An Oak Grove sheriff's deputy was due to arrive Tuesday to collect the restrained men.
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Baker Gin Company
Darnelle
Tallulah
Sheriff's Department
Oak Grove
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Fox Film
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Sol M. Wurtzel
Louis King
Lester Cole
Stuart Anthony
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U. S
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P. G. Maddox
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