Torture letter traces dentist Bevier drove to murder
A 60 year old dentist Dr Squire Pomeroy Bevier left a 13 page note in a Meramec River cabin detailing mental torture he felt from enemies and a quarrel with patient Mrs Josephine Elder before beating her to death with a mallet and then shooting himself. The note, found after his body was recovered, cites payments and threats by a landlord and others as triggers, and describes intent to haunt his wife and two daughters if provoked again.
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ST. Louis
U.P
Meramec River
Here
Squire Pomeroy Bevier
Josephine M. Elder
Bevier
Thas
Pontiac Unveils New 1933 Car With Power and Style
General Motors introduces the 1933 Pontiac with a new straight eight motor offering strong performance and economy. The model features Fisher bodywork, wide 5 foot wheel tread, balloon tires, safety glass windshields, no draft ventilation, adjustable front door ventilation, and a cowl ventilator for hot weather comfort.
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Pontiac
General Motors
Pontiac Motor
Fisher
Clothing Stolen From Kellogg Lumber Company Building
Police reported a theft at Kellogg Lumber Company at 1200 Grammont Street. Yard foreman R L Leatherwood said a black sheepskin coat brown leather boots whip cord trousers two pairs of boot socks two heavy underwear sets and two work shirts were taken from the company building.
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R. L. Leatherwood
Kellogg Lumber Company
Grammont Street
Lumber Company
Prevent Flu With Simple Home Precautions
Public health note advises avoiding crowded smoky places and cold drafts, staying in sunshine, drinking water, eating citrus, and dressing warmly. It promotes Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine as a preventative and treatment, claiming four actions to open bowels fight infection relieve fever and headache and tone the system. All druggists sell it and it has been a standard cold remedy for over forty years.
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Grove
Heart of a Wife excerpt reveals hospital scene and planning
In a tense farm house moment Adele Garrison scenes unfold as Marion resists Carolyn's arrival and Hugh and the father coordinate a plan. Dicky is safe, messages are sent to the airport, and Hugh carries the injured Lady Fair to Nettie's room while Phillip Veritzen watches with sly amusement.
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Hugh
Lillian
Marion
Dicky
Harry Underwood
Fair
Toy Rebuilding Program Proves Great Success
The American Legion Auxiliary reports a highly successful third annual toy rebuilding campaign for needy children at Christmas. Mrs. Charles Mitchell directed repairs at Camp Fire Girls' HQ 707 St. John with a staff from the relief group. A total of 687 toys and 245 dolls were distributed to 932 children through local schools and groups, with gifts also sent to the Louisiana Baptist Children's Home and St. Francis Sanitarium.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Charles Mitchell
Camp Fire Girls
St. John Street
Palace
Ford Levi
Lida Benton
Barkdall Faulk
Central Grammar
St. Matthew’s
Georgia Tucker
Ouachita Parish
Sherrouse
West Monroe
Crosley
Millsaps
Mitchell
Claiborne
Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home
St. Francis Sanitarium
Junior Charity League
Sixty Four Die in Dixie Holiday Mishaps Across States
The Atlanta dispatch reports sixty four deaths from Christmas holiday accidents as normal life resumes. Auto crashes sum to thirty eight, five from poisoned cake, one from alcoholic poisoning, six drownings, five accidental shootings, four railway incidents, one faulty parachute jump, and additional misc casualties across Arkansas North Carolina Georgia Louisiana Virginia Tennessee South Carolina Florida and Alabama.
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Atlanta
South
Arkansas
North Carolina
Georgia
Louisiana
Virginia
Tennessee
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Intruder Breaks Into Monroe Marble and Granite Works
An intruder broke into the Monroe Marble and Granite Works at 903 DeSiard Street last night but took nothing. Police, led by L. G. Parker and D. J. Bedsole, found the front door ajar and the office door pried open, suggesting the burglar sought money but found none.
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Monroe Marble and Granite Works
DeSiard Street
R. D. Farr
L. G. Parker
D. J. Bedsole
St. Francis Auxiliary Meeting Set for Wednesday
The St. Francis Auxiliary led by Mrs. Sam Orchard will meet tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the reading room of the St. Francis sanitarium. All members are expected to attend as the time shift moves from 3 p.m.
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St. Francis
Sam Orchard
St. Francis Sanitarium
Camp Bire Girls Aid Noted by Local Scouts
No 37 of the Boy Scouts and Singer Sewing Machine company honor Mrs. F B Neeley and Mrs J G Cobb along with Camp Bire girls for aiding in the work.
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Boy Scouts
The
Singer Sewing Machine Company
F. B. Neeley
J. G. Cobb
Camp Bire
Subcommittee To Cut Fixed Federal Expenses
Washington December 27 A special appropriations sub committee was named by Chairman Byrns to trim fixed expenditures estimated above 140 million dollars excluding the public debt. The panel will study permanent sums and consider placing them on regular annual approp priations for yearly review. Members include Griffin Wright Ludlow Hart French Murphy and Tabor with Ways Means to follow.
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Washington
House
Byrns
Burns
Ways and Means
Griffin
New York
Wright
Georgia
Ludlow
Indiana
Hart
Michigan
French
Idaho
Murphy
Ohio
Tabor
Appropriations Committee
Sudden Natural Deaths Reported in Laurel
Two sudden deaths recorded as natural causes were reported in Laurel Mississippi. Mrs I Aley was found dead in a rooming house on Front Street and is survived by two sons and five daughters. Ed Perdue, a Gilchrist Fordney Lumber employee and former engineer, was found dead at his place of business.
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Laurel
I. Aley
Oney Adams
Front Street
Ed. Perdue
Gilchrist-Fordney Lumber Company
Frances Perkins Seen as Possible Roosevelt Labor Secretary
New York میs Frances Perkins, New York state industrial commissioner, is widely reported as a leading candidate for Roosevelt's labor secretary. A liberal, Perkins has championed unemployment relief and workers’ welfare, directing factory commission investigations and shaping social legislation. She is 50, married to Paul C. Wilson, with one daughter Susanna, and known for her statistics work and public explanations.
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Frances Perkins
New York
Labor Post
New York State
Roosevelt
Miss Perkins
Perkins
Massachusetts
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
Paul C. Wilson
Susanna
Four Negroes Held After Woman's Slaying
Four men were held in Jefferson county jail in Dandridge Tennessee for questioning in the assault and murder of Addey Rainwater a 53 year old inmate of the county poor farm. Her body was discovered in a nearby thicket with torn and bloody clothing. Physicians reported she had died since Sunday and a wide probe was opened.
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Dandridge
Tenn
Jefferson County
Addey Rainwater
Here
Stores observe January 2 holiday for retail division
Herbert Fink, president, announced a January 2 holiday for the retail division after a group meeting. The measure aims to ease near term holiday congestion that retards business and disrupts collections, following a December 26 holiday vote when Christmas fell on a Sunday.
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Herbert Fink
Miss Dollie Smith Returns to Work at C of C
Miss Dollie Smith secretary 8 H McClary of the Chamber of Commerce has returned to work after a hospital operation and is back at her usual post. Friends welcomed her back after more than three weeks away.
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Dollie Smith
H. McClary
Chamber of Ferce
Aspironal touted as quick relief for colds and coughs
An advertisement extols Aspironal as a lab tested cold and cough remedy claiming two minute relief surpassing whiskey and other options. It urges purchase at drug stores and promises money back if symptoms do not fade within two minutes. The copy targets both adults and children and promotes safety and ease of use.
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Milwaukee
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Madge
Hugh Grantland
Harry
Noel
Mary
Ronald
Mums
Carolyn
Hugh Hugh
Nettie
Philip Veritzen
Dixie
St. Francis Auxiliary
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