Miller Clinches Cleveland Mayoral Victory for Democrats
Ray T. Miller, former Notre Dame football player and current Cuyahoga County prosecutor, defeated Republican Daniel E. Morgan 102,632 to 94,929 to become Cleveland’s first mayor in eight years and end the long use of the manager system. The election saw high turnout and some disorder amid a battle against Maurice Maschke’s political machine.
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Cleveland
Ray T. Miller
Notre Dame
Daniel E. Morgan
Miller
Cuyahoga County
Officer admits aiding bank robberies in Indiana
In Blackford and Jay Counties Indiana ex sheriff Barton confessed to aiding robbery of three banks on July 8 October 2 and the First National Bank Dunkirk November 25. He said the blackjack used in the escape was brought by his nephew Linden Barton. He cited domestic troubles and farm finances as factors and noted his divorce last summer.
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Blackford County
First National Bank
Montpelier
Barton
Dunkirk
Jay County
Linden Barton
Voudou Interment Involving Drums and Dancers At Lake Pontchartrain
Report describes a funeral rite near Lake Pontchartrain with a Voudou priestess performing an obscene dance on a box, a king snake, and a queen on a throne, while a white man suffered bites in the swamp as mourners watched. The account centers on the burial of Lucille Williams and vivid, sensational details recalled by locals.
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Lake Pontchartrain
Lucille Williams
Dope Agents Face Federal Narcotics Probe
Black alleged a New York grand jury found narcotic reports were padded to justify funding. He said agents failed to arrest top figures behind the trade and that there was poor coordination among federal enforcement bureaus in narcotics enforcement.
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United States
New York
Federal Grand Jury
Washington
New cheap alloy prevents hot rust in furnaces
At the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers meeting, Nicholas A. Ziegler of Westinghouse described an iron aluminum alloy with six to eight percent aluminum that resists hot rust, reducing the need for expensive metals in furnace parts. Dr. Wheeler P. Davey and Dr. R. T. Phelps presented X ray findings on alloy behavior, offering a new fundamental view of alloy formation and solute interactions.
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New York
Mettalurgists
American Institute of Mining and Mettalurgical Engineers
Nicholas A. Ziegler
Westinghouse Company
Wheeler P. Davey
Pennsylvania State College
R. T. Phelps
Japan to demand 20 kilometer Shanghai withdrawal
Japan orders Chinese forces to retreat 20 kilometers from Shanghai and prepares to present an ultimatum to General Tsai Ting kai. Tokyo authorizes Mamoru Shigemitsu and Gen Kenkichi Ugeda to enact the demand amid talks of mediation and possible inspections with foreign observers.
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Shanghai
Washington
Henry L. Stimson
International Settlement
Tsai Ting-Kai
Mamoru Shigemitsu
China
Kichisaburo Nomura
Kenkichi Ugeda
Chiang Kai
Shigemitsu
Nomura
Uyeda
Tokyo
Wu Teh- Chen
Japan
Man Returns Wrong Car After Lending It
Ben Stern reports his Ford coach stolen after it was parked on Catalpa Street between 4 and 6 p m. Joe Blanton borrowed J H Carroll’s car using Carroll’s keys and drove off thinking it was his own. Both men notified police. Stern’s car was recovered and Carroll’s car found at its usual spot.
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Ben Stern
South Grand Street
Catalpa Street
Joe Blanton
J. H. Carroll
Thaa Carroll
Blanton
Carroll
Stern
Overcast Skies Stir Unease Across Delta Flood Areas
Across Missouri and neighboring states residents fear rising waters as a new levee shows seepage on both sides of town. Inland floods in Mississippi and Louisiana ease gradually while engineers report near mend of a levee south of Silver City. Red River at Alexandria falls five feet and Bayou Rapides gates open. Monroe and Camden area backwater persists amid ongoing rains.
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Ersville
Mississippi
Louisiana
Atchafalaya
Yazoo River
Silver City
Miss
Red River
Alexandria
Bayou Rapides
Quachita River
Monroe 5
Camden
Ark
Monroe
Janesville
Black River
Miss Godwin Honored for State Playground Board
Miss Lucyle Godwin director of the Monroe Playground and Recreation Department is named a member of the board of directors of the Louisiana State Playground Association. The association headquarters are located at Alexandria.
First Shipment of Strawberries From McComb
McComb Miss February 17 The Sersons first shipment of strawberries has just been iced here five carloads packed at Independence Louisiana and sent to market.
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McComb
Miss
Independence
House panels to vote on 3.2 beer legalization bill
Washington cites executive committees of House Democratic and Republican anti prohibition blocs will be asked tomorrow to approve a bill to legalize beer of 3.2 per cent alcohol by weight and establish a tax proponents say would raise 600 million dollars annually.
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Washington
House
Pilots Outnumber Planes in U S as Year Ends
At year end 1931 the Aeronautics Branch reports more than 17 700 licensed pilots in the United States than 10 780 planes. New York had the most planes and California the most pilots.
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Washington
United States
Aeronautics Branch
U. S. Department of Commerce
New York
California
Baychimo wreck tale ends with no salvageable cargo
Captain recounts brutal Arctic ordeal as the Baychimo drifted during a 60 below climate with shifting ice and gale forces. Crews searched three miles offshore and along the Barrow shore for open water and the stranded ship, which was later deemed sunk with nothing aboard worth salvaging. Aviators and a sportwoman embarked from Yakima to Point Barrow to chase a salvage lead, but uncertainty remained.
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Wainwright
Murchie
J. Sommers
A. V. Kively
Point Barrow
Barrow
C. D. Morris
William Graham
Edna Christofferson
Portland
Ore
Yakima
Wash
Hazleton
B. C
Atlin
British Columbia
Murray May File Georgia Primary Entry Said to Help
The report notes Murray plans to enter Georgia’s primary, with emphasis on his potential to boost his candidacy if he performs well there. It explains Georgia’s county unit system, where 159 counties each award delegates, requiring separate county campaigns for every contender. Murray will campaign in Indiana, with a scheduled speech in Indianapolis on March 23.
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Mississippi
North Dakota
Georgia
Oklahoma
Lemans
Murray
Indiana
Indianapolis
Kill the Cause Of Skin Trouble
Promote a skin ointment named Tetterine claiming to treat eruptions pimples itch tetter ring worm eczema. It states parasites are killed and relief is quick and permanent. Sold by druggists for 60 cents a box or by mail from Shoptrine Co Savannah GA.
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Shoptrine Co
Savannah
Judge scolds robbers in New Orleans court
In New Orleans Judge A C O'Donnell taunted Jack Shay of Detroit and John Anderson of Binghampton after convicting them of a holdup. He warned he could give them a good licking but condemned firearms, sentencing both men to 9 to 14 years in the state penitentiary on another concurrent base.
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New Orleans
Criminal District Court
A. C. O'Donnell
Jack Shay
Detroit
John Anderson
Binghampton
N. Y
Hoover Proposes Broad Administrative Reforms
President Hoover hints at sweeping changes that would cost about 40 000 dollars annually but promise savings far beyond that amount in reducing administration. He rejects moves to merge army and navy into one department while urging Congress to consider consolidations despite past opposition from affected interests.
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Mr. Hoover
Capitol Hill
Army
Navy
Congress
Prin
President supports broad reorganization and western water policy
The President urged a twofold reform including a major reorganization of activities under a single head and a separate legislative overhaul for reclamation and conservation of western ranges. He proposed expanding reclamation to water conservation nationwide with storage projects like Boulder Dam and Grand Coulee to proceed when power sale tracts exist. He backed Congress measures allowing western states surface title to public lands while the government retains mineral rights.
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Ciple
Boulder Dam
Grand Coulse
Columbia River
Umatilla
Cove Creek
Muscle Shoals
Congress
Fire crews quell noon house fire on Louise Anne Avenue
Firefighters were summoned to a residence at 1008 Louise Anne Avenue around noon. The blaze caused slight damage to the floor but was extinguished upon their arrival by the time they reached the scene.
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Louise Anne Avenue
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