English Papers Declare Police Cause Of Death
Alpine New Jersey June 13 The case of Violet Sharpe an English domestic waitress drew international attention as police denied press charges of coercion in her death Investigations continue to test alibis and statements while officials note no undue pressure was used during questioning by the Morrow and Lindbergh households and the case remains under review
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Alpine
N. J
Violet Sharpe
Labor
United States
Dwight W. Morrow
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Miss Sharpe
Ernest Brinkert
White Plains
N. Y
Col
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
State Police
Morrow
Lindbergh
Ernest Miller
Brinkert
Schwarzkopf
Miller
Catherine Minners
Elmer Johnson
Violet
Ernie
Democrat chiefs pledge loyalty to party choice
In New York on June 13 a group led by Alfred E. Smith and Franklin D. Roosevelt vowed to back the eventual Democratic nominee and support the party’s 1.5 million dollar victory fund, urging unity and party patriotism ahead of the Chicago convention.
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New York
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jouett Shouse
Owen D. Young
Newton D. Baker
James M. Cox
John W. Davis
Chicago
Rambling Tales From Monroe By H H B News Star Reporter
A Monroe News Star column recalls a wild open cockpit flight with Aeronautical Industries of Louisiana manager H C King at Smootfield and the reporter’s fear and thrill. It also notes golf with Charles Mitchell, a VFW encampment planned for Sergeant York, a mistaken York double rumor, a 1916 Dodge seen with California plates, a lively bootlegger dance at Darktown, long time desk builder J F Wetzel, Rabbi Hirsch’s radio, Monroe’s Adam and Eve alley, Rivoire jewelry shop family, and Edna Ray’s wasp nest injury on Memorial Day.
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News-Star
H. C. King
Aeronautical Industries of Louisiana
Smootfield
King
Charles Mitchell
Missouri Pacific
Monroe
Houston
C. A. Hunt
York
A. C. Thomason
Alto
J. E. Lockwood
Thomason
Hunt
Virginia
California
J. F. Wetzel
St. John Street
F. K. Hirsch
DeSiard Street
R. N. Slater
St. John Drive
Liquor Question Dominates GOP Convention Debate in Chicago
The June 13 session of the Republican National Convention in Chicago faced a flood of wet and dry liquor proposals as leaders grappled with a long awaited compromise. Delegates from New York and New Jersey pressed for repeal or expanded control, while party captains, contacting Washington, sought a formula pleasing most members.
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Chicago
New York
New Jersey
Congress Hotel
Washington
Taxpayers to Meet Differ With Huey P
Baton Rouge prepares for signing of administration tax bills to balance the budget while taxpayer delegations converge on the capital for a public hearing. Clerical engrossment advances suggest bills may be signed tonight in open session by Lt. Gov. Fournet and Speaker Ellender before presenting to Gov. Allen for signature.
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Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
John B. Fournet
Allen J. Ellender
Senate
House
Allen
Joint Judiciary
C. B. Huson
Mansfield
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
Cecil Morgan
Shreveport
J. L
Leaders Arrive for Convention in Shreveport
Democratic leaders gather in Shreveport to elect the state delegation as part of a regional convention. Key figures from across the party arrive to discuss strategy and candidate support ahead of the election cycle.
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Shreveport
Tax Protesters Train to Baton Rouge Trip Over Rumor
George Breece of a Monroe tax relief committee said a special four coach plus diner train will depart from the Missouri Pacific depot at 5 AM for Baton Rouge. No reservations required. tickets from Monroe are $3. Train arrives in Baton Rouge at 11 AM and returns tomorrow night.
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George Breece
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Missouri Pacific
Mr. Breece
Breece
Hausner Too Fatigued To Describe Flight Experience
Stanislaus Felix Hausner the New Jersey movie operator whose attempted transatlantic flight toward Poland ended at sea was too exhausted to recount the ordeal aboard Circe Shell. He rests en route to New Orleans in about two weeks and officials decided to abandon his drifting red monoplane after it drifted from the European coast for a week.
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S. S
Hausner
Coroner Probes Death Of West Monroe Resident
An investigation into the sudden death of H. Sanderson, 22, of West Monroe, was held at the courthouse under Parish Coroner Dr. C. L. Mengis. Viscera samples were sent to Dr. Willis P. Butler in Shreveport for lab tests to determine any poison presence. Residents mentioned Sanderson had allegedly attempted suicide three times prior to his collapse at the Monroe traffic bridge.
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H. Sanderson
West Monroe
C. L. Mengis
Parish
Willis P. Butler
Shreveport
Sanderson
Monroe Traffic Bridge
Sanity Hearings Scheduled for Three Prisoners
Sanity hearings set for James Newsom Louis Aaron and William Elmore on June 30 at 10 a m. Each faces murder charges with pleas of insanity entered. Newsom’s attorney urged an early hearing to commit him to the state asylum at Jackson.
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James W. Newsom
Louis Aaron
William Elmore
C. L. Mengis
Parish
S. E. Burgoyne
Newsom
Jackson
J. B. Thornhill
Glenn J. Smith
Clarence Pierson
Earhart Receives Belgian Order From King Albert
Amelia Earhart was awarded the Order of Leopold by King Albert of Belgium in recognition of her solo Atlantic flight. She was guest at luncheon with the king and queen after arriving with husband G. P. Putnam for the visit to Brussels.
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Brussels
Belgium
Amelia Earhart
France
Leopold
Albert of the
Atlantic
G. P. Putnam
Flood Plan Nears Agreement After Engineer Talks
Washington D C June 13 After talks with the chief of engineers and the secretary of war Congressman Riley J Wilson chairman of the flood control committee said an accord on amendments to the flood control act of May 15 1928 is near First compensation for lands or rights exposed to floodwaters and lands used for flood passage or storage and second major changes in engineering features from the reviewing board He noted the fuse plug and uncontrolled floodway in southeast Arkansas and northeast Louisiana may be abolished as dredging on the main channel and lower Atchafalaya end advances.
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Washington, D. C
Chief of Engineers
Secretary of War
Riley J. Wilson
Committee On Flood Control
Special Reviewing Board
Wilson
Arkansas
Louisiana
Atchafalaya Ba
Mother of Ireland’s President Dies in Rochester Home
Mrs. Catherine T. Wheelwright mother of Eamon De Valera president of the Irish Free State died yesterday in Rochester at 74. She came to the United States in 1876, trained as a nurse, and sent De Valera to Ireland after her 1887 second marriage. Funeral services set for Wednesday at 9:30 a m.
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Rochester
N. Y
Catherine T. Wheelright
Eamon de Valera
Eamon
Ireland
Playgrounds Open Today With Strong Attendance in 1932 Season
Municipal playgrounds opened for the 1932 season this morning with good attendance. Four locations—Atkinson on Oak Street, South Side on Bark dull Faulk campus, North Side on Georgia Tucker campus, and Lida Benton campus—started at 9 o clock with about 50 children each. Afternoon hours begin at 5, weekdays with weekend exception.
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Lucyle Godwin
Atkinson On Oak
Hart Street
Barkdull Faulk
Georgia Tucker
Lida Benton
Louisiana Delegation Backs Hoover for Republican Nomination
The Jahncke Jackson delegation from Louisiana to the Republican national convention unanimously pledged support for President Herbert Hoover and his full convention program. Led by Ernest Lee Jahncke, they will back any vice presidential candidate and platform aligned with White House favors, reaffirming prior renomination support. John E. Jackson, New Orleans, chairs the state central committee.
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Chicago
Jahncke-Jackson
Louisiana
Herbert Hoover
Ernest Lee Jahneke
White House
Hoover
John E. Jackson
New Orleans
State Central
War Mother Celia P. Davis Admitted With Pneumonia
Mrs. Celia P. Davis of West Point Mississippi. visiting France as an American war mother. She entered the American hospital yesterday with bronchial pneumonia. Her condition is not serious.
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Paris
Celia P. Davis
West Point
Miss
France
House Moves Toward Cash Bonus Payment for Veterans
The House voted 226 to 175 to bring up the Patman resolution authorizing a 2.4 billion dollar cash bonus for World War I veterans. Thousands of veterans gathered in Washington while galleries filled and lines formed outside. The measure faces a Senate test and a promised veto from President Hoover.
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Washington
House
Senate
White House
Hoover
Patman
Texas
Byrns backs 2 billion dollar veterans bonus plan
Chairman Byrns of the House Appropriations Committee says he will support the 2 billion dollar new money outlay for the veterans bonus just before the House vote. He argues paying now could save the government 112 million annually through 1945 and promote prosperity for all citizens.
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Washington
Byrns
House Appropriations Committee
House
Capitol
Burns
Kansas Abductor Returns for Hearing in Donnelly Kidnapping
Martin Depew whose real name may be Martin Deputy is en route from South Africa to Kansas City in custody after admitting involvement in the December kidnapping of Mrs Nell Q Donnelly, a Missouri dress manufacturer. He fled six months ago with the gang demanding 75000 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Martin Depew
Kansas City
Nell Q. Donnelly
Missouri
South Africa
Depew
Martin Deputy
Bodies Reclaimed From Pele by Nipponese Daredevil
In Hawaii a Japanese contractor Ri kan Kunishi descended into Halemaumau crater to recover the bodies of Sylvester Nunes 20 and Margaret Enos 17, linked to a murder and forced suicide. He survived eight hours in the lava pit, signaling success with a white flag and claiming a $1000 contract reward.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Halemaumau
Pele
Rikan Kunishi
Kilauea
Sylvester Nunes
Margaret Enos
Kunishi
Nunes
Pete
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U.S
Jared Y. Sanders
Sixth
Edward Righter
Orleans
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M. P
J. W. Newsom
Amelia
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Memphis
Helena
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Angola
Cumberland
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Serene
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