Mystery of missing Agnes Turverson stirs cemetery probe
New York reports police search cemeteries for the missing lawyer Agnes Turverson, suspected to have been slain by Captain Ivan Poderjay. Vienna hints the prisoner may go free without a body, as investigators trace shares transfers in Philadelphia and a newly bought trunk linked to the voyage.
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Ivan Poderjay
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Vienna
Poderjay
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Chase National Bank
James T. Neary
Miss Turverson
Europe
Associated Press
London
Detroit
Disordered Scene Met Gaze Of Maid In Missing Case
New York report details a toppled room with papers strewn about when a maid walked into Captain Ivan Poderjay’s apartment on December 22 last. The reveal contrasts prior reports and deepens the mystery of missing Agnes Tufver son with new claims about a claim of affection involving Poderjay amid ongoing inquiries.
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Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
A 24 hour flood stage is shown for Rivers Daily area with stage changes recorded. Authorities monitor rising water levels and potential impacts on nearby communities and infrastructure.
Mob kills Black man after abducting from officers
In Kirbyville Texas on June 21 a mob of about two hundred white men abducted Lon Griggs a 30 year old Black man seen with a 17 year old white girl. Griggs died after being dragged from a police car tied by a rope and shot multiple times. His body was dumped near a box factory commissary after the mob forced officers to drive toward Orange. White girl and Griggs were jailed as authorities anticipated mob violence.
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Fisherman chases crickets as crowd watches downtown
In Monroe several downtown stores draw curious onlookers as a man crawls on hands and knees catching crickets for bait. Rufus Gaza claims a fish story rivaling state tales, recounting a fly rod catch of a rabbit on Bayou DeSiard. A rear business sign warned against parking, and Rev. Yeager showed Jess Ramblin a moon-marked egg from his yard.
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Alleesamee
I. L. Yeager
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Peltier Seeks Change On Campaign Fund Provisions
Senator Harvey Peltier of Lafourche moved to broaden drastic provisions in the Schwing bill to bar city employees from campaign contributions and to forbid firms or corporations from using coercion to force employee donations. He noted New Orleans and the Old Regular administration as target areas. Schwing offered no objection as the amendments were set to be printed. the bill was reported without action by the Senate elections committee.
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Germans Lose Steamship Dresden Tragedy Surges
At Kopervik Norway the S S Dresden wreck, caused by a drift in mist, leaves three women drowned among 1000 German Nazi passengers. Captain Tacogsen accepts sole responsibility as 15 rescued with injuries, many unaccounted as the liner tears into hardanger fjord. Survivors describe sudden panic and lifeboat chaos aboard the holiday excursion ship.
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NRA slams back at cleaners in row over code
Washington June 21 NRA fired back at the cleaners and dyers code row accusing Hugh S Johnson of bad faith. The code authority's executive committee denounced NRA actions scrapping price control and warned of reprisals including removal of the blue eagle and other steps. Deputy Administrator Sol Rosenblatt provided the answer in reaction to the code authority declaring wage and hour provisions discarded.
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NRA
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State Schools Vote Building Appropriations
The house approved general appropriations including 50000 for a Southwestern Louisiana Institute dining hall at Lafayette and 20000 for a Louisiana Tech stadium at Ruston as preferred items. An amended proviso removed the if clause, making the funds available only from unappropriated surplus.
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Southwestern Louisiana Institute
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Louisiana Tech
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Hutchinson
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Tech
Von Hindenburg to Be Consulted by Adolf Hitler
Berlin June 21 Chancellor Adolf Hitler left for Neudeck to consult President Paul von Hindenburg who yesterday endorsed a sharp attack on the Nazi regime by Franz von Papen the vice chancellor. Officially Hitler planned to report to the reichs president on the Venice meeting with Mussolini. It was believed von Papen's speech would also be discussed.
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Government forges anti oppression weapons and reform
The government, an authoritative source disclosed today, says the federal trade commission will become a business court to mete out swifter decisions against monopolistic oppression of the little fellow and graft. The change in procedure aims for faster remedies and tighter enforcement of anti monopoly protections.
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Associated Press
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Federal Trade Commission
Celotex Plant Workers Back At Work Thursday
Seven hundred Celotex plant workers in New Orleans area will return to their jobs at 7 am, ending a walkout that began May 24. Local No 149 union members voted 278 to 28 to resume operations at the Marero plant, under the wage and conditions that existed before the strike.
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Brotherhood of Pulp, Sulphite and Paper Mill
Westwego
Holt Ross
American Federation of Labor
Action Delayed On Liquor Bill By House Group
Baton Rouge June 21 The Ways and Means Committee adjourned without acting on the reform commission administration liquor tax bill after hearings where New Orleans Mayor T Semmes Walmsley Alexandria Mayor W V Lamkin Louisiana Municipal Association L A Babin and Police Jury Association lobbyists opposed a 50 cents a gallon tax in favor of a license based levy. Senator Jules Fisher also opposed the gallonage plan urging license only. Opposition centered on enforcement difficulties for locals.
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Mayors and Police Jury Association
T. Semmes Walmsley
New Orleans
W. V. Lamkin
Alexandria
Louisiana Municipal Association
L. A. Babin
Police Jury
Fliers Start Endurance Flight From Meridian Miss
Al Key and Fred Key prepare their plane Ole Miss in Meridian to try to beat the 23 day world endurance flight record. Genevieve Lynn will christen the ship as officials from Mississippi and acrobatic teams join the event. Wives manage ground provisions while a ball game and band concert fete the start.
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al Key
Fred Key
Ole Miss
Hunter Brothers of
Chicago
Genevieve Lynn
Mississippi
J. D. Sellers
National Aeronautic Association
Montgomery
Ala
Keys
Munisipal Aixnors
Dispute Over Proposed Tax Body Grant in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge on June 21 the Louisiana House wrestled with appropriations for the state tax commission. Speaker Ellender proposed a 10 percent cut across the board, while Ferguson sought deeper cuts to the tax item. The body adopted Ellender’s trim and rejected Lester’s plan to divert highway funds to farmers roads, as well as other department cuts.
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Ferguson
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Lester
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Kuhn Again Heads Sigma Phi Omega Fraternity
P Hubert Kuhn of Chattanooga was re elected national president at the tenth annual Sigma Phi Omega convention ending after three days. Other officers chosen were Hillard Phillips Nashville national secretary George Bennett Mobile first district deputy and Charlie Bird Atlanta second district deputy. Honor badges for distinguished service were awarded to Joe Robinson Mobile.
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Chattanooga
Sigma Phi Omega Fraternity
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Nashville
George Bennett
Mobile
Charlie Bird
Atlanta
Joe Robinson
Six Englishmen Freed By Chinese Pirate Band
Six English sailors kidnapped by Chinese pirates last Sunday were released after British air force attacks on their swampy hideout. They were found aboard the aircraft carrier Eagle and moved to Weihaiwei. One Chinese prisoner was freed. a Japanese man and 19 Chinese captives remain with the pirates who demand ransom.
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Eagle
Weihaiwei
Delta
Reward Begging in Bonnie and Clyde Reward Split
In Austin Texas on June 21 officers discuss a four thousand dollar reward for Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. Louisiana officers Henderson Jordan and Paul M Oakley have not applied for a share, while Texas rangers Frank Hamer B M Gault and Dallas deputies Ted Hinton and Bob Alcorn have filed formal claims. Reward payments delayed by pledge remittals.
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Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
L. G. Phares
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Phares
Monroe junior college bills spark tax fear and transfer plan
A Louisiana educational association leader denounces Noe and Burgess bills to turn Monroe junior college over to LSU as a branch. He warns that passage would raise state taxes and shift local funding to taxpayers statewide, arguing local support should decide Monroe’s fate. The statement, signed by parish school heads, follows Senate approval of the Noe bill and pending House action.
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A. R. Yates
Normal-Southwestern Tech Association
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Ouachita Parish
Yates
Monroe
T. H. Harris
Louisiana
Heat Bakes Midwest As Summer Debuts In 1934
Chicago records 95 degrees with Peoria at 100 and Kansas City Wichita Oklahoma City at 102. The dry spell harms crops across the grain belt despite last week’s showers. A Wisconsin windstorm killed one person and injured several as Joseph Ohl died near Moprec, Wis.
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Peoria
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Wisconsin
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Bet Moprec
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Huey P. Long Meets Gov. Allen in Baton Rouge
United States Senator Huey P. Long arrived in Baton Rouge and went to the Governor O. K. Allen’s offices to confer with Long-Allen administration lieutenants. Allen suggested he would let the legislature handle the general appropriations bill under debate, as the House concluded a two-day fight over the measure supplying state department support.
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United States
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O. K. Allen
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Long
Oscar K. Allen
Allen
House of Representatives
Allen Asserts Long Can't Help Him Any
Baton Rouge June 21 Governor Oscar K Allen said Huey P Long could not assist him with any legislation as the legislature sat in session. The remark came as Long was expected to arrive in the state capital around noon. The exchange underscored tensions between the governor and the senator's influence in Louisiana politics.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Oscar K. Allen
House of Representatives
Three Women Die In Benton Grade Crossing Crash
Three women were killed when a light delivery truck carrying them was struck by a Rock Island southbound motor car near Benton Arkansas at 9 35 am. The victims are Mrs Mattie Burton 50 widow Sallie Murray about 55 and Miss Clyde Busick about 18 niece of Mrs Murray and daughter of A W Busick postmaster at Belfast. Relatives were notified as bodies waited for transport. Mrs Burton is mother of Earl Burton of Benton oil company manager in Saline county.
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Clyde Busick
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A. W. Busick
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Earl Burton
Saline County
Outlaws in Beverly Hills Stage a Fake Bank Robbery
A June report from Beverly Hills describes a staged bank robbery by outlaws with a truck and winch. Crowds gathered to watch as the plan failed when they could not load the safe, prompting a joke about charging admission as bank robberies become a spectator sport.
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