Leniency Explained in Russell Scott Case Noose Looms
Chicago July 15 Robert Scott avoided the death penalty by pleading guilty to the 1924 drugstore murder charge while his elder brother Russell faces execution on October 15 Judge William Gemmell sentenced Robert to life imprisonment noting he did not fire the fatal shot in Maurer killing The judge cited Robert’s guilty plea and testimony as factors in the lenient sentence.
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Chicago
A. P
Robert Scott
Russell
William Gemmell
Robert
Joseph Maurer
Gemmell
Maurer
Gemmel
Plotter Hanged Twice as Rope Fails First Time
In Smryna on July 15 A P reports Churki Bey, central to a plot against President Mustapha Kemal Vasha, was hanged twice after a rope broke during the first execution. Thirteen conspirators were executed at separate spots under a new Turkish penal code.
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Smryna
A. P
Churki Bey
Mustapha Kemal Vasha
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Woman Swimmer Rescues Aviator From Wreck Blaze
In Portland Oregon on July 15 Mrs Ola Reich rescues Army air pilot William J Nauff from a flaming plane that plunged into the Willamette River after hitting power lines Lieut Raymond Parshnell who flew with Nauff reached shore unaided Reich swam to the wreck ignored warnings and freed and carried Nauff to safety under water until he could be freed from the strapped belt.
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Portland
Ore
A. P
Williamette River
Here
Ola Reich
William J. Nauff
Raymond Parshnell
Nauff
Reick
Berlenbach Delaney Ready for Big Fight Tonight
Paul Berlenbach weighed 174 1 4 pounds and Jack Delaney 166 1 2 pounds for their 15 round light heavyweight title bout at Ebbets Field tonight. The News Star will provide a blow by blow report from North Second Street over leased AP wire with preliminaries and main event about 8 pm, readers urged to be in front of the News Star by 7 36 pm for bulletins.
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Delaney-Berlenbach
News-Star
North Second Street
Associated Press
Berlenbach Delaney Title Bout Postponed By Cloudburst Threat
Promoter Fugarzy said only a cloudburst could postpone the 15 round light heavyweight title fight in Brooklyn between Paul Berlenbach and Jack Delaney after a conference with the State Athletic Commission. Weather bureau forecast cloudy unsettled conditions with possible light showers but skies later appeared to brighten.
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New York
A. P
Paul Berlenbach
Jack Delaney
Brooklyn
Fugarzy
State Athletic Commission
Weather Bureau
Banking Institute Delegates Settle Into Formal Work
Dallas July 15 delegates to the 24th annual frolic of the American Institute of Banking begin departmental meetings preparing to close the convention. Conferences include chapter presidents with 150 of 186 chapters represented. Miss Adelia Hampel of Little Rock was elected chairwoman of the Woman's Committee succeeding Miss Ellen M O'Donnell of Rochester New York. Fifteen committee women to be chosen by Hampel.
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Dallas
Texas
A. P
American Institute of Banking
Adelia Hampel
Little Rock
Ark
Ellen M. O'Donnell
Rochester
Miss Hampel
Round faces favored for movie success say MGM experts
Culver City July 15 MGM experts state a round face aids screen success more than long features. Hair and eye color matter little. many stars with slight defects gain appeal. A rounded contour is preferred though not necessary plump, with actresses like Sally ONeil Gertrude Olmsted Greta Garbo and Joan Crawford cited as examples of effective round faces.
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Culver City
Cal
A. P
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Norearer
Eleanor Boardman
Lil
May McAvoy
Sally O'Neil
Gertrude Olmsted
Greta Garbo
Joan Crawford
Georgia bank closings surge after Bankers Trust collapse
Georgia banks continue to fail with 15 more closed today and 49 already shut this week following the Bankers Trust collapse. Officials attribute problems to real estate backed securities and chain ownership outside the reserve system, while national banks state no danger to the South.
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Atlanta
A. P
Georgia
Bankers Trust Company
State Banking Department
Washington
South
Mellon
Florida
Sears
New Exalted Ruler of Elkdom Reviews Big Chicago Parade
Chicago July 15. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks held a grand parade to close their annual reunion with 300000 attendees. Bands drill teams and floats marched along Michigan Avenue toward Sheridan Road as Grand Exalted Ruler William Hawley Atwell and officials reviewed the procession. Grand Exalted Ruler-Elect Charley Grakelow led the reviewing party amid ceremonies at the newly dedicated Elks memorial headquarters.
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Charles H Grakelov
Chicago
A. P
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Michigan Avenue
Lake Shore Drive
Sheridan Road
Elks Memorial
Grand Lodge
William Hawley Atwell
Len Small
Ilinois
Martin J. O'Brien
Charley Grakelow
Endgame in McPherson kidnapping probes near
Los Angeles July 15 In a closing phase of the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping case the Los Angeles county grand jury resumes hearings with District Attorney Asa Keyes saying witnesses must be heard today unless Kenneth G. Ormiston is found. Milton Carlson the handwriting expert will testify on the sender of a telegram to Angelus Temple claiming McPherson was alive after she was reported drowned.
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Los Angeles
A. P
Aimee Semple McPherson
Los Angeles County Grand Jury
Asa Keyes
Kenneth G. Ormiston
Angelus Temple
Milton Carlson
Oakland
Calif
Minnie Kennedy
Ocean Park
Carlson
Ormiston
Illinois Central electrifies suburb line ending steam service
Chicago marks the seventieth anniversary of suburban rail with Illinois Central switching to electric trains on its lines for commuters from 1856 steam era. The move fulfills a 1927 contract seven months early and follows years of lakefront reclamation and park development.
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Chicago
A. P
Illinois Central
Hyde Park
Michigan Boulevard
Lake Michigan
Lake Front
Hissing Fuse Warns of Impending Blast in Fire
In Perth Amboy New Jersey on July 15 17 year old Vincent Ferraro escaped a time bomb blast when the fuse hissed he leaped out a window seconds before the explosion destroyed a two story frame house. his father Patsy Ferraro was in New York and the fire afterward finished the destruction. Police blamed an old feud for the explosion which was set as a time bomb.
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Perth Amboy
N. J
A. P
Vincent Ferraro
Patsy Ferraro
New York
Fruit culture urged for northeast Louisiana farmers
State Agriculture Commissioner Harry D. Wilson led a mass meeting at city hall to promote diversified farming in northeast Louisiana. He urged growers to plant two acres of watermelons cantaloupes or peaches cooperatively alongside cotton, citing the Hammond strawberry success and regional market potential.
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Harry D. Wilson
Louisiana
W. F E. Anderson
Baton Rouge
H. W. Fristoe
L. S. A. Extension Department
J. O. Tacket
Illinois Central System
E. R. Strahan
Wilson
Hammond
Beauty queens and performers pop up in cities coast to coast
Miss Jean Marre of Chicago gains Elks reunion fame and screens. Eva Phipps of West Virginia wins a beauty contest earning a free trip to New York and Philadelphia. Maxine Wells of San Antonio joins the Broadway cast of Sunny as a soprano. London judges strip in a heatwave during court.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Jean Marre
Queen of the Elks
New York
West Virginia
Eva Phipps
Smith Field
Philadelphia
Broadway
Maxine Wells
San Antonio
Sunny
Long letter returned as probe into carbon black permit
Monroe lawyers defend Owl Oil permit for carbon black plant in Caddo parish. They deny Huey Long and J. Y. Sanders accusation, saying Owl Oil, Shreveport, obtained the permit. the plant would use a new rock gal process and benefit Was kom area landowners. CONTINUED ON PAGE SEVEN.
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Baton Rouge
Henry L. Fuqua
Huey P. Long
Shreveport
Public Service Commission
Hugh P. Long
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Huey Long
Louisiana Conservation Commission
Caddopaellah
J. Y. Sanders
Stubbs and Thompson
Ow! Oil Company
Waskom
Gal
Long
New Orleans
Monroe
Fuqua
Irion
Department of Conservation
Caddo Parish
Sanders
Owl Oil Company
Glassell
Louisiana
Storey and Phillips
Continuing Fire Patrols In N. J. Explosion Area
Dover N J July 15 Marines patrol Lake Denmark and adjacent Picatinny area after Saturday’s lightning sparked explosions killing at least 21 and injuring 100 more. Army and naval boards assess damage while an army detachment is withdrawn and fires continue to smolder despite rain.
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Dover
N. J
Lake Denmark
Army Board
Picatinny
Naval Board
I. R. Harris
R. E. Coontz
Hugh Drum
Fort Jay
Fort Wadsworth
Emberg
Coolidge Demonstrates Fishing Skill With Large Pike
President Coolidge shows notable fishing talent while on a wilderness lake trip. Guides Oscar Otis and Ormond Doty assist as he casts, tugs, and reels in a big pike, sometimes piloted by a motor boat, with Mrs. Coolidge observing from the lakeside promontory.
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Coolidge
Paul Smiths
N. Y
A. P
President Coolidge
Osgood Jake
Oscar Otis
Ormond Doty
Cotton crop may be cut to half prices higher
J. H. Watkins reports extensive cotton acreage inspection in the Delta section. He notes the crop will be cut to about half due to the Mexican flea and urges dusting with sulfur to save part of the crop. He says hill lands west of Monroe may fare better and that higher prices may result from pest damage.
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J. H. Watkins
Delta
Hill Lands
Monroe
Extension Department
Mr. Watkins
Doctors Walsh and wife charged in ward Edith Green dismemberment
Boston July 15 warrants charging murder were issued for Dr John E Walsh and his wife for alleged illegal operation on Edith Green state ward whose dismembered body was found Tuesday Police raided Walshs office last night but he and his wife had disappeared James Ford the dead girls young sweetheart admitted bringing her to Walsh last Friday
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Boston
A. P
John E. Walsh
Edith Green
State Ward
South End
James V. Ford
Berlenbach Delaney Title Fight at Ebbets Field Tonight
New York light heavy champion Paul Berlenbach faces Bridgeport challenger Jack Delaney in a 15 round 175 pound world title bout at Ebbets Field Brooklyn. First preliminary at 7 18 p m with an estimated attendance of 50000 and gate around 500000. Referee and judges to be announced ringside promoter Humbert J Fugazzye.
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Associated Press
Paul Berlenbach
New York
Jack Delaney
Bridgeport
Conn
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
Humbert J
Fugazzye
Ferguson asleep as Texas train wreck injures fireman
Gov. Miriam Ferguson on a campaign trip slept through a Santa Fe freight collision near Temple Texas. An engineer was killed and Fireman Casson of Clayborn injured as a southbound passenger train struck an open switch and piled into a freight engine. The governor learned of the wreck after awakening and returned to Temple.
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Temple
Tex
A. P
Texas
Miriam Ferguson
Santa Fe
Fort Worth
Galveston
Here
Casson
Clayborn
Canadian evangelist claims $70 million estate as gift
Jaspar Fla July 15 A P David Samuel Kidd Byrne a Canadian evangelist seeks to be sole heir and executor of a $70 million estate he says was bequeathed by the father of a woman he saved from the Chicago underworld. The will of William George Byrne dated June 27 1909 is on file as he presents securities and properties across the world.
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Jaspar
Fla
A. P
David Samuel Kidd-Byrne
Chicago
William George Byrne
Kidd-Byrne
Byrne
Liong
Brewdley
Ontario
Canada
Gacy Byrne
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Bankers Trust
Banking Department
Lough
I. C
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Glasgow
Mercury
W. A. Ponder
Army
Navy
J. N. Watkins
Giri
Gov. Ferguson
Ferguson
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