Slain Puyallup police chiefs belied pursuit by feds
In Tacoma on July 16 Justice Department agents joined local possemen in a vast hunt for the man who killed Chief Frank Chadwick and Patrolman Harry Storem as they chased a bank robber near Puyallup. Officials consider William Dainard alias Mahan a prime suspect in the broader kidnapping case.
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Tacoma
Wash
Department of Justice
Puyallup
William Dainard
George Weyerhaeuser
Frank Chadwick
Harry W. Storem
Justice
Justice Department
Dainard
Mahan
Ernie Yoris
King County
Seattle
Orting
Chadwick
Storem
John Urden
Urden
Holt Ross accuses ship interests of conspiracy forming unions
Holt Ross of the International Longshoremen's Association charges Gulfport and New Orleans shipping interests conspired to break up ILA units in the south Atlantic and gulf states. He cites failed truce talks, planned independent unions, and a deadly clash in Lake Charles as proof, warning ILA members to withhold labor at Gulfport and New Orleans ports if employers do not recognize ILA unions.
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Gulfport
Miss
Holt Ross
International Longshoremen’s Association
New Orleans
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Ross
Joseph P Ryan
Gulfport Maritime Association
Mobile
Lake Charles
I. L. A. Labor
Girl 13 Screams Free in Portland Kidnapping Case
Nelva McCrary, 13, was seized from her bedroom in Portland by three men and carried away in a car but escaped after biting through a gag and screaming. Neighbors and her parents heard the cries. searchers found her near the residence as officers noted prior break-in attempts. The family, of modest means, doubts ransom was the motive.
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Portland
Ore
Nelva McCrary
Cliff Miller
Ferdinand Gaunt
W. W. Waller
Waller
Robert McCrary
McCrary
National Guard Head Injured After Bailout Near Kingman
Major General George E. Leach head of the National Guard was wounded in a burned plane bailout near Kingman Arizona. He parachuted to safety after the aircraft caught fire en route from Washington to California. Pilot Capt Charles M. Cummings continued to Santa Maria before abandoning the burning ship. A wide search began as rescue planes and guard units scoured the area. Leach, dusty from his desert trek, joked about wandering lost in the wastelands.
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Kingman
Ariz
George E. Leach
National Guard
Arizona
Washington, D. C
Santa Maria
Calif
Charles M. Cummings
Cummings
Seligman
War Department
Washington
Leach
Accused Slayer To Get Preliminary Hearing
MONTICELLO Mississippi July 16 Cecil Allen age 30 will face a preliminary hearing tomorrow in the fatal shooting of Guy Berry 36 at New Hebron 18 miles northeast of here Allen surrendered after the incident and admitted the shooting claiming Berry threatened him with a knife earlier in the day Sheriff W J Bourn noted ill feeling between the men Berry is survived by his widowed mother and sister Mrs Jewel Ledet Allen is the father of two children
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Monticello
Miss
Cecil Allen
Guyselle Berry
New Hebron
Here
W. J. Bourn
Allen
Berry
Bourn
Jewel Ledet
Italy and Ethiopia Mobilize Forces in Africa
Addis Ababa reports Ethiopia has begun defensive preparations for an emergency. Rome notes two new Italian divisions being mobilized to confront East Africa, backed by about 75,000 colonial troops. Blackshirt volunteers flood registration as new divisions gear up for action against Haile Selassie’s forces.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Rome
Italy
East Africa
Eritrea
Somaliland
Haile Selassie
Mexican students vow revenge in Tabasco clash
Mexican students mobilize against Tomas Garrido Canabal’s rule in Tabasco, seeking vengeance for five classmates killed in a campaign. Governor Lastra Ortiz labels the group clerical as they clash with Red Shirt revolutionaries after twenty students returned to challenge anti church authorities. Telegram messages from Adelio Brito Foucher, the student leader, indicate a protest movement.
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Mexico City
Villa Hermosa
Tabasco
Tomas Garrido Canabal
Manuel Lastra Ortiz
Red Shirt “Bloc of Young Revolutionaries
Podolfo Brito Foucher
Congress OKs Easements for Louisiana Highway Near Alexandria
Washington July 16 Congress completed action on the Overton bill authorizing the veterans administration to grant the Louisiana highway commission easements over government properties near Alexandria for state highway construction. The measure passed the House and goes to President Roosevelt for signature.
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Washington
Overton
Veterans’ Administration
Louisiana Highway Commission
Alexandria
House
Roosevelt
Walmsley Defies Huey Long as Old Regulars Battle Rift
In New Orleans on July 16, Huey Long moves to reform theater programs after his plan to remove Mayor T S Walmsley falters as the Old Regulars vote not to circulate petitions. The faction reaffirmed its loyalty to Long, while dissidents claim betrayal.
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T. Semmes Walmsley
New Orleans
Huey Long
Huey
Ulric Burke
Walmsley
Associated Press
Huey P. Long
Long
Brewster Vote Called Surprise in Utilities Bill Debate
Washington July 16 Testimony before the house rules committee said Representative Brewster Republican Maine claimed he could win 25 Republican votes for a provision to abolish unnecessary holding companies in the utilities bill Brewster later opposed the abolition favored by President Roosevelt He prompted the lobby inquiry by saying RFC attorney Thomas G Corcoran threatened to halt the Passamaquoddy tide harnessing project unless the representative backed the president Rankin and Maverick Democratic reps testified further that Rankin repeated to the committee charges about a tapped telephone and pressure related to the bill
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Washington
Brewster
Maine
House Rules Committee
Rankin
Mississippi
Maverick
Texas
House
Roosevelt
Thomas G. Corcoran
RFC
Passamaquoddy
Compromise Rate On Cotton Is Accepted
The Louisiana public service commission accepted a compromise cotton rate schedule from Natchitoches Alexandria Bunkie and Ferriday to Lake Charles and New Orleans ending a session. The action stemmed from a suit by American Compress and Warehouse company Natchitoches Compress company and Union Compress and Warehouse against Chicago Rock Island and Pacific Railway and others.
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Alexandria
Natchitoches
Bunkie
Ferriday
Lake Charles
New Orleans
Louisiana Public Service Commission
American Compress and Warehouse Company, Inc
Natchitoches Compress Company, Ltd
Union Compress and Warehouse Company
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Law Reverence Urged At Meet Of American Bar
Los Angeles July 16 The American Bar association opens its annual convention with President Scott M Loftin urging reverence for the supreme law. He warns that without courts to determine constitutionality statutes, rights of life liberty and pursuit of happiness and protection against tyranny by majorities are at risk. The remarks introduce a discussion of disciplinary procedures within the profession.
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Los Angeles
American Bar Association
Scott M. Loftin
America
Loftin
Death probe reopens on 1931 Griffith sisters case
Newkirk Okla July 16 County Attorney O B Martin said his office is investigating a rusted pistol found near the site where Blackwell teachers Jessie and Zexia Griffith were discovered dead in December 1931 Earl Quinn Kansas City and Tonkawa bootlegger was executed for the women s deaths and insisted he was framed Martin sent Assistant County Attorney Gaymond Pratt to Tonkawa to verify the pistol s calibre which could not be determined due to rust bullet torn bodies were found beside a highway near Tonkawa after Christmas 1931 Quinn was convicted twice and executed November 24 1933
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Newkirk
Okla
O. B. Martin
Jessie
Zexia Griffith
Blackwell
Earl Quinn
Kansas City
Tonkawa
Quinn
Martin
Missouri
Court of Appeals rules taxes under agricultural act unconstitutional
Boston July 16 The United States circuit court of appeals held unconstitutional the processing and floor taxes under the agricultural adjustment act. It found no authority to impose such taxes by the constitution or Supreme Court decisions. The test case, brought by receivers of Hoosac Mills, sought $81,694.48. Judge Scott Wilson and Judge George F. Morris joined the majority while Judge George H. Bingham dissented.
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Boston
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Secretary of Agriculture
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
Hoosac Mills
Scott Wilson
George F. Morris
George H. Bingham
Congress
RFC loan obtained for LSU work in Washington
Louisiana State University will receive a 1,777,000 Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan for a building expansion. Secretary Ickes bars public works funds for Louisiana, as Huey P. Long factions clash over oversight of state projects and PWA funding.
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Washington
Louisiana State University
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ickes
Louisiana
RFC
State Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Public Works Administration
Huey P. Long
New Wrinkle In Cow Thievery Uncovered
Colfax Louisiana July 16 Sheriff W L Nugent reports the arrest of Leon Dennenberg 26 Pineville and David Jones ne gro for driving up to cows shooting them in the head and hauling them to market in the rear seat of a car. Cattle have been missing in the area for weeks. Deputies were mobilized to pursue the rustlers and exchanged shots with them Sunday. the suspects were captured in a buckshot shattered automobile.
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Colfax
W. L. Nugent
Leon Dennenberg
Pineville
David Jones
Moon Eclipse Dazzles Nation In Longest Sky Show In 50 Years
Millions watched the copper colored moon during a total lunar eclipse described as the longest visible in the United States for half a century. The event unfolded as the sun earth and moon aligned, with precise timings from penumbra entry at 9:15 p.m. EST to exit at 2:35 a.m., casting a pale phosphorescent hue across the night sky.
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Associated Press
Motion to adjourn Congress tabled in vote
Washington July 16 The House tabled by 111 to 48 a resolution to force adjournment of this session next Tuesday The measure offered by Democrat Deen of Georgia was deemed not debatable and was tabled after a voice vote led by Democratic leader O Connor of New York A standing vote confirmed the tally with party line division and six Democrats joining Deen
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Washington
House
Congress
Deen
Georgia
Representative O'Connor
New York
Burns
O'Connor
Representative Woodrum
Virginia
Britain Boosts Strength in Air Defense
Britain allocated over 25 million dollars to strengthen its air defense amid Italian mobilization and Ethiopian dispute diplomacy. A 5.335 million pound supplement funds expansion of the Royal Air Force with more personnel and aircraft, though much equipment will arrive next financial year as plans add nearly 50 new air stations.
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London
Great Britain
Royal Air Force
House of Commons
Benito Mussolini
Mobili
Acquitted in Slaying, Farmer Returns Home
LOUISVILLE MISS July 16 Acquitted by a Winston county circuit court jury in the alleged pistol duel slaying of Olin Avery a farm neighbor Felix Wright returned to work on his farm today. The jury deliberated since Saturday night and Wright claimed self defense.
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Louisville
Miss
Winston County
Olin Avery
Felix Wright
Wright
Cotton Farmers Condemn AAA Policy At New Orleans Confab
C L Merritt president of the Louisiana Cotton Employers association denounced farm aid policies as unconstitutional and urged alternatives to the AAA. He backed J E McDonald’s plan for production quotas and said tariff reform could fund farmer benefits while the meeting adjourned with many departing after the floor resolution was ruled out.
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New Orleans
Cotton Farmers
C. L. Merritt
Louisiana Cotton Employer’ Association
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
AAA
J. E. McDonald
Texas
Joseph Haspel
Mr. Merritt
Tragic Drowning Story From Utowana Lake
Two seven and three year old sisters recount the safety boat accident that claimed the life of their mother Mrs Lillian Prentiss Schwarz of Scarsdale, the motor barge guide Wickor Van Ree and seven year old Joseph Middlebrook of Pittsburgh. The boy fell overboard while retrieving a rubber ball and the guide dived after him, later calling for help as the mother joined the rescue effort and both drowned.
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Utowanna Lake
N. Y
Joseph Middlebrook
Pittsburgh
Wickor van Ree
Cornelia Schwarz
Henrietta Schwarz
van Ree
Cornelia
Lillian Prentiss Schwarz
Scarsdale
Will Rogers quotes Pat Hurley on Republicans and the constitution
Will Rogers relays Pat Hurley’s call describing a bold, rising Republican tone. Hurley warns that free American institutions and the constitution are in danger, noting rapid party gains and a shift in rhetoric since six months ago.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Pat Hurley
Pat
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