Two Men Admit Involvement In Kidnap Plot Kansas City Case
Two men from Kansas confess participation in the plot to kidnap Mrs Net Quinien Donnelly, a leading Kansas City businesswoman. Police aim to arrest the gang leaders who kept her and her chauffeur George Blair captive for 96 hours on a Bonner Springs area farm. Scheidt and Browning admit awareness of the pleas and identify the gang leader.
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Kansas City
Net Quinien Donnelly
Maxer
Kansas
Dot Peid
Paul Scheidt
Bonner Springs
Kas
William Lety Browning
Holliday
Kans
Scheidt
George Blair
Browning
Browning Offers Reward for Suitable House to Hold Victim
Browning proposed locating a house to confine the victim and promised one tenth of the ransom as payment if a suitable dwelling was found.
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Browning
Mississippi Governor Bilbo Goes to Louisiana Gaffe
State Senator William B Roberts becomes acting governor of Mississippi as Governor Bilbo and Lieutenant Governor Bidwell Adam depart unexpectedly. Roberts will hold executive powers including pardons while Bilbo and Adam are away with no return date. Roberts is father in law of Weer Sillers a political rival of Bilbo.
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Louisiana
Long
Mississippi
Jackson, Miss
William B. Roberts
T. G. Bilbo
Bidwell Adam
Senate
Bolivar County
Senator Roberts
Senate Finance Committee
Bilbo
Roberts
Jackson
Adam
Rosedale
Bidwell
Weer Sillers
House Judiciary Committee
Mr. Sillers
Atchafalaya Levees Weakened Amid Delta Flood Threat
Water threatens towns along the Mississippi Delta as Coowder and surrounding areas face rising floods. Webb and Glendora report flooded streets while merchants use sandbags to protect stores during a busy Christmas period. Whaley levee seven miles above Greenwood was saved after two days of sandbagging. Ouachita River flood surge near Monroe eased to 1.1 feet overnight as stage stands at 348 feet at 8 am.
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Coowder
Tallahatchie
Sumner
Glendora
Webb
Greenwood
Whaley
Monroe
Louisiana
Ouachita River
Ouachita
Countess Keeps Title While Seeking Citizenship
Detroit woman Vera Grace de Chappedalaine sought restoration of her citizenship and asked to keep her title. Judge Simons ruled the title is not government recognized and may be kept as a social distinction, not surrendering it as part of naturalization.
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Detroit
Vera Grace de Chappedalaine
Simons
Cadillac
Mich
Trees and plants bloom in middlewest amid warm spell
In Herrin Illinois on December 22 residents report springlike conditions with trees and plants showing tiny blooms and people strolling in shirtsleeves after a summerlike storm. The weather man warns a heat related report could arrive soon.
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Herrin
Middlewest
Nye Committee Submits Report On Cannon Case
The Nye committee finds funds totaling 18300 dollars, contributed for political purposes, deposited to credit of James Cannon Jr or James Cannon executor before the 1928 general election and held thereafter. Cannon attended the Senate gallery as Nye presented the report, with a bishop observing from the public gallery using a crutch. No debate followed the routine presentation.
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James Cannon
Senate
Nye
The Chickens Stolen From 717 Wilson Street
Police report from this morning states Sarah Watson living at 717 Wilson Street reported the theft of all her chickens. She could not say how many were owned and noted none remained for Christmas dinner.
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Sarah Watson
Wilson Street
Goodfellows to Close Fund With Final Baskets
The Goodfellows Fund will close soon after a third and substantial contribution from Sur-Wa Stores. The stores have already provided 94 Christmas food baskets and will add 50 more to help West Monroe families. Letters requesting home visits for Christmas are turned over to the Monroe Welfare Association which handles distribution of food toys and fruit.
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Sur-Wa
Monroe
West Monroe
News-Star
Goodfellows
Monroe Welfare Association
North Second Street
Goodfellows’ Fund
Welfare Association
New Miami to Havana Air Line Inaugurated
The sea plane Caribbean Clipper arrived today from Miami inaugurating a new air service between the two cities. Senorita Laudelina Machado De Grau daughter of President Machado is to christen the ship.
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Havana
Miami
Senorita Laudelina Machado de Grau
Machado
McCann Displays Blooming Christmas Trees on Georgia Farm
W H Mc Cann, of Moultrie Georgia, showcases unusually early blooming peach trees due to weeks of warm weather. His farm features extraordinary Christmas trees amid the springtime blossoms.
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Moultrie, Ga
W. H. McCann
Tulane Green Wave Arrives in Tucson for Pasadena Prep
The Tulane Green Wave football team and a small group of fans arrived in Tucson from El Paso before sunrise and planned a long workout today before the New Year’s Day game with USC. Coach Bernie Bierman oversaw two workouts on Monday, including desert drills and scrimmaging against USC plays at El Paso High School.
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Tucson
Ariz
Green Wave
Tulane
Rooters
el Paso
Tex
Greenies
Pasadena
University of Southern California
Bernie Bierman
Desert
el Paso High School
Southern California
Ouachita Parish awards sidewalk contract to Coates firm
The Parish School Board yesterday awarded the contract to construct sidewalks at Ouachita Parish Junior College to the low bidder C. and M. L. Coates of West Monroe. Bids opened in the office of T. O. Brown, superintendent of parish schools.
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Ouachita Parish Junior College
Parish
M. L. Coates
West Monroe
T. O. Brown
Kidnapped Girl Found Slain After Disappearance
Marion vanished after playing near a car with 17 year old Julius Servisai saying she followed a dark complexioned foreign man. Firemen searched districts for traces and fire hazards, then authorities found Marion's body less than an hour later. Albion Bank fails to open after 1858 establishment with 50,000 capital and 523,876 deposits.
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Julius Servisai
Marion
Albion, Mich
Albion State Bank
Metlakatl Indians Use Cannery Profits for Town Band
In Metlakatts Alaska profits from the local fish cannery fund a 60 piece town band with new instruments and finish paying for a new town hall. The hall is noted as the largest in Alaska and serves the Prosperous Fish Village in Ketchikan.
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Ketchikan
Alaska
Metlakatts
Pilot Curtis Averett Visits Grandfather in Ouachita Parish
Curtis Averett arrived yesterday afternoon from Natchitoches to visit his grandfather W. W. Curtin. Averett then flew to Monroe in his own plane.
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Curtis Averett
Natchitoches
W. W. Curtin
Ouachita Parish
Young Averett
Monroe
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Moon Mullins
MR. Mulling
Sunny
Willard
General Electric
T General Electric
Electric Utilities CO
Fleming Touchstone
North Second St
Rollins Rumstop
The
Hesiery
DeSiard St
Atchafalaya
George Seth Guion
Old City School
James
V. le Als
Caticura
Sidhaee Maas
Cotoure Caboratoien
Collens Pharmacy, Inc
Morning World
News-Star—World
Coldfax
Leo
General American Finance System, Inc
PHONT
Ouachita National Bank Building
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