Arkansas Solons Seek Source of State Unrest
Arkansas legislators probe unrest amid sharecroppers evictions and relief strikes in eastern counties. Talks target Commonwealth Labor College and outside agitators while bills seek to curb sedition and defend civil liberties as investigations widen.
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Arkansas
Solons
Little Rock
Ark
House of Representatives
Commonwealth Labor College
Commonwealth
Joe E. Beck
Crittenden
Kling
Luciench
South
Koch
Western Arkansas
Man revived after five minutes of apparent death in Tyler
W. A. Strang, 71, revived by Dr. Howard Bryant after five minutes with adrenalin following a coronary occlusion. Strang regained movement in the heart and spoke briefly, asking for his watch, as attendants held cautious optimism for recovery in an oxygen tent.
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Tyler
Texas
W. A. Strang
Howard Bryant
Smith County
Strang
Soviet note seen as adroit move in European diplomacy
London observers call the Soviet démarche timely smart as it presses Britain and France to back pacification amid Locarno talks. The note warns against ignoring regional agreements and follows debate on sending Sir John Simon to Berlin. Russia backs an eastern security accord via France, while Germany resists.
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London
Russia
Great Britain
France
Germany
John Simon
Berlin
Italy
Belgium
United States
Hauptmann case stayed as writ of error filed in New Jersey
A stay of execution for Bruno Hauptmann was ordered after a writ of error was filed with the state prison clerk. Seven autopsy experts testified that the body found near Hopewell, New Jersey, could not be Lindbergh Jr. due to height and decomposition discrepancies. The defense plans to present the new evidence to the Court of Errors and Appeals.
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Trenton
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Court of Errors and Appeals
Frederick A. Pope
Somerville
Ernest Kerr
State Department
Thomas A
New York
Lindbergh
George H. Foster
Hopewell
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Lindbergh, Jr
Home Building Shows Upward Trend in January
Survey from New York reports residential construction in 37 eastern states reached 22.4 million dollars in January, up 54 percent from December and 48 percent above January 1934. Public works and utilities also rose, despite overall industry still below pre depression levels. The National Association of Real Estate Boards notes space shortages in large cities and rising rents as residential demand improves.
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New York
Real Estate
American Enterprise
Rocky Mountains
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Kidnap Hoax Unfolds In New Orleans Case
Chief of Detectives John J. Grosch announced that the report of Miss Margaret Rich being kidnapped and beaten was a hoax. He quoted her saying she made up the tale to hide riding with a strange man and beating she received from him from her fiancé.
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New Orleans
John J. Grosch
Margaret Rich
Not Guilty Plea Entered By Man In Slaying Case
W M Carter indicted with Ouida Keeton for murder in the slaying of Daisy Keston 52 a widow and mother. He pleaded not guilty in circuit court and was taken to Jones county jail. A trial date was to be set after another court appearance as his family visited.
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Laurel
Miss
W. M. Carter
Ouida Keeton
Daisy Keston
W. Joe Pack
Carter
Jones Country
Jackson
Step
Duel Called Off as One Refuses to Fight
Paris, Feb 21. The duel between Bertrand de Jouvenel and Julien Duvivier was canceled after Duvivier, a film director, said he does not believe in dueling. De Jouvenel called it deplorable that an adversary refused satisfaction by arms. Seconds for both men met in a cafe to arrange the disposition of the affair.
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Paris
Bertrand de Jouvenel
Julien Duvivier
Duvivier
de Jouvenel
Two Tulsa youths plead guilty to petit larceny in Louisiana
In Lake Charles on February 21 two 17 year old males identified as Robert Reed and J C Carter pleaded guilty to petit larceny in court and were sentenced to thirty days in jail.
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Lake Charles
Robert Reed
J. C. Carter
Tulsa
Okla
Revisions Call for 245 Million Flood Control Cost
Major General Edward M. Markham recommended to Congress a complete revision of the Jadwin flood control plan for the lower Mississippi valley at an added cost of about 245 million dollars. Ten changes include replacing the Boeuf floodway with the Eudora floodway and adding a controlled spillway from Morganza to the Atchafalaya backwater, with landowner compensation. The total added work would cost about 313 million dollars, 245 million more than previously authorized.
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Washington
Mississippi Valley
Congress
Edward M. Markham
Army Engineers
Louisiana
Arkansas
Riley J. Wilson
House
General Markham
Boeuf
Baron Macon
Eudora
Ark
Mississippi River
Morganza
Atchafalaya River
Arkansas River
Quadrangular Marital Mixup Before Court
Beverly Hills divorce case before Judge Ben Lindsey unfolds as Walter Emerson sues Jane Schultz Emerson with Barton Sewell named as co respondent. Mrs Emerson seeks $250 monthly alimony custody of three children and names in dispute. Continues on fifth page.
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Los Angeles
Ben Lindsey
Beverly Hills
Lindsey
Walter Emerson
Jane Schultz Emerson
Denver
Barton Sewell
Messina Posts Bond On Charge of Assault
Joe Messina chief bodyguard to Senator Huey P Long posted 1000 bond on a charge of assault with intent to kill Associated Press photographer Leon Trice. Messina was accompanied by Jules Moustier and bond signed by Athony Cusimano after an appendicitis operation delayed his appearance.
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New Orleans
Joe Messina
Huey P. Long
Leon Trice
Associated Press
Messina
Jules Moustier
Fifth Ward
Athony Cusimano
Eugene Stanley
Trice
Senator Long
Administration Satisfied With Monetary Plan
Secretary Morgenthau stated the administration is satisfied with its monetary policy and sees no change, despite Herbert Hoover's push for a return to the gold standard. He spoke at a press conference on the devalued dollar’s exchangeability for gold to aid recovery. Hoover’s remarks drew quick opposition on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Herbert Hoover
Capitol Hill
Tugwell Mulls Exit From Post As Aide Weighs Options
Washington, Feb 21. Rexford G Tugwell, undersecretary of agriculture, weighs three paths after Jerome Frank’s ouster. He may stay and fight conservative opposition, resign to return to Columbia University, or shift to relief and social security work in another government branch. Tugwell favors federal initiative in social policy.
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Washington
Rexford G. Tugwell
Jerome Frank
AAA
Chester C Davis
Frank
RFC
Tugwell
Department of Agriculture
Columbia University
Prosecution Denied Wallet in Kennamer Murder Trial
Stuart disputes bribery claims as Phil Kennamer faces murder charges for the Thanksgiving night shooting of John R. Gorrell. The defense argues a simple, romantic motive as jury deliberations begin after closing statements by Judge Hurst and prosecutor Dixie Gilmer.
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Pawnee
Okla
Phil Kennamer
John F. Gorrell
Oklahoma
C. B. Stuart
W. F
Dixie) Gilmer, Jr
Thurman Hurst
Sesson
John R. Gorrell
Stuart
Young Gilmer
Sprout
Kennamer
Gorrell
Tulsa
Kidnapped Girl Found Bound in Woods
Caroline Mustaine, 15, of Stafford County, was found bound hand and foot in the woods about a mile from home after disappearing from her house yesterday morning. Her father Leo Mustaine reported finding her with the dog Queenie and said she appeared unharmed.
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Fredericksburg
Caroline Mustaine
Stafford County
Leo Mustanne
Queenie
Caroline
Mustante
Precedence Of NRA Is Before Appeal Court
Lee H Hooks appeals from a judgment on a $200 loan from Legal Rate Loan Company now Family Loan company. The case asks if NRA rules override Louisiana wage assignment laws after employer refused to assign wages, dispute arising from a ten percent wage assignment in default. The first city court ruled for the loan company and Hooks seeks review in the state court of appeal.
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New Orleans
Court of Appeal
NRA
Louisiana
Lee H. Hooks
Legal Rate Loan Company
Family Loan Company
Hooks
First City
State Court of Appeal
Fliers' Lovers Die Together in Plane Fall Over England
Jane and Elizabeth Du Bois daughters of the US consul general in Naples died when they plunged from a London bound airliner at 1500 feet. They reportedly were engaged to Flying Officer Forbes and Flight Lieutenant Beatty, among those killed in the Ace of Diamonds crash.
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Naples
Jane du Bois
England
John A. C. Forbes
Elizabeth
Henry Longfield Beatty
Associated Press
Upminster
Essex
Royal Flying Corps
Paris
London
Court du Bois
United States
Messina
Sicily
West End
Italy
Willis
Allen
Bailey
Rees
Wogan
Wallace
Penn
du Bois
J. Kirton
Shadow Sales Details Sought In Mellon Tax Inquiry
Pittsburgh Feb 21 The government seeks details of alleged shadow sales by Andrew W Mellon to gain deductions. Howard M Johnson Mellon confidant and secretary testified for a third day, stating Mellon sold 123000 shares of Pittsburgh Coal to Union Trust Co. Mellon kept interests in two other coal concerns.
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Pittsburgh
Andrew W. Mellon
Howard M. Johnson
Mellon
Board Tax Appeals
Robert H. Jackson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Johnson
Secretary of the Treasury
Pitsburgh Coal Company
Union Trust Company
Pittsburgh Coal
Con
Robbery at Dryades Street Restaurant in New Orleans
Thieves broke into the Dryades street restaurant of M. d. Gambino and stole a small iron safe with $40 in currency and $35 in old coins, a gold watch, and gold cuff buttons. The safe was found later in the street, police reported.
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New Orleans
Dryades Street
M. d. Gambino
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