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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1937

Page

5

Blood-Strangled Girls Found Near Del Mar Ravine

A brutal murder case near Del Mar ends with the bodies of Melba Everett Marjorie Stephens and Madeline found in a ravine. Suspects include Otto Rasmussen once questioned after an attack on Carol Sims. Sheriff and district attorney pursue a killer amid mob threats. Olive Everett identifies a suspect from a park photograph.

del Mar Jack Cornell Strong Otto R. Rasmussen Los Angeles Carol A. Sims Baron Fitts Miss Sims Rasmussen Centinela Park A. F. Wagner William Penprase Sheriff's Bureau Olympia Wash Huntamer Everett Boston California Floyd Stephens Sacramento Frank Merriam Olive Everett Campbell Olive Ed Muir Kenny Anderson Kenny

Harrington Gun Incident Described In Testimony

A witness testified Harrington armed with a pistol confronted a man at a Harrington store after an altercation sparked by a insult from the man’s daughter. The confrontation ended with shots fired. authorities say the five bullets traced to the other man, not Harrington, and no bullet from Harrington’s pistol was found.

Harrington Daddy Vance E. M. East

Like A New Man Gly-Cas Acknowledged By User

Mr W R Willett of El Dorado Arkansas reports dramatic relief from kidney and bladder distress after using Gly-Cas He says dizziness back and joint pains vanished and his overall health improved at age 70 Gly-Cas is sold by Phoenix Drug and other local stores

W. R. Willett Route 6 Box 76 el Dorado Ark Mr. Willett Phoenix Drug Company DeSiard Street Adv

Explosives plot tied to Warren steel strike

Three unionists including Arthur Scott John Borawek and George Bundas are jailed on charges tied to an explosives plot aimed at non strikers homes. Widespread production resumed under guard as officials warned the draft of a work stoppage intensified across Ohio Pennsylvania and Indiana.

George Buchwalter Arthur Scott John Borawek George Bundas Warren Hall Harry Vines Wines B. J. Gillen Youngstown National Guard Johnstown Franklin Gautier Cambria C. R. Ellicott Pennsylvania Ohio C. SO Warren-Niles Light and Power Company Mahoning Valley Calumet Indiana Ilinois Townsend Chicago Ind House Perkins Washington Miss Perkins Charles P. Taft Federal Steel Mediation Board Taft Labor Department

Grand jury session in Irwin case and defense moves

The grand jury questioned Irwin regarding the triple homicide as his father and Dr. Perry Lichtenstein prepared to assess his sanity. Attorney Dodge seeks a court order for the alienist examination while Leibowitz questions the timing of a trial and reschedules to fall.

Irwin Ronnie Rudner Thomas Gonzales Joseph Gedeon Martin Owens Frank Crimmins Chicago John Moffett Thomas Tunney Gene Tunney William A. Adams William Allen Perry M. Lichtenstein Libowitz Leibowitz Dodge Lichtenstein Alabama Scottsboro

House Rebuffs Large Cut in Soil Conservation Aid

Congress moves toward finalizing annual appropriation bills with a $3 million reduction from the budget bureau's recommendation. The debate includes farm tenant relief loans and broader administration measures on court reform agriculture housing and labor standards. The Senate studies wage rules while a joint panel probes personal holding company tax dodging.

House Budget Bureau Congress Senate Ard House Roosevelt Senate Agriculture Committees Senate Labor Committee

Library board elects Baton Rouge leaders in Louisiana

J. O. Modisette of Jennings was reelected chairman and Miss Katherine Hill was named treasurer by the Louisiana library commission at its quarterly meeting in Baton Rouge.

Baton Rouge, la J. O. Modisette Jennings Katherine Hill Louisiana Library Commission

Alcatraz inmates recall rivals and heists in prison lore

The narrator details fellow inmates and their crimes at Alcatraz. Bailey, near 50, disputes involvement in the Urschel kidnapping while facing threats from a Black inmate and a near-fatal self-harm episode. George Bates and Harmon Waley are described, along with others like Karpis, Chase, Barker, and Volney Davis, who share crimes and fates as they await release or transfer.

Bailey Urschel Texas Hope Island of Lost Hope Alcatraz Walter Machine Gun George Bates George Bates Harmon Waley Weyerhauser Capone Waley William Mahan McNeil Island Alvin Karis Karpis John Paul Chase Nelson Chase Doc Barker Ma Barker

Nations Divide Nine-Power Subcommittee Over Spanish Naval Patrol

Nations split as Italy and Germany oppose extending the naval patrol around Spain while Britain and France push to curb arms and manpower flows. The nine powers plan to take the issue to their capitals after Germany and Italy refuse a joint demonstration off Valencia.

Italy Soviet Russia Belgium Portugal Czechoslovakia Sweden Britain France Spain Germany Valencia Leipzig Count Grandi von Ribbentrop Charles Corbin London Rome Berlin Plymouth

Mrs C Wilder Dies After Three Weeks Ill in West Monroe

Mrs. C L Wilder 67 died after a three weeks illness at her daughter’s home in West Monroe. Funeral at Clark's Springs Baptist church Cadeville Wednesday at 9:00 am with interment in nearby cemetery. She was a Qua chita parish native and survived by eight children and numerous grandchildren.

C. L. Wilder A. D. Golson West Monroe Clark's Springs Baptist Church Cadeville Ouachita Parish Wilder

Fahey to Speak on Home Loan Board Address Tonight

John H. Fahey chairman of the Federal Home Loan Board will deliver a radio address from 8 to 8:30 PM on WWL New Orleans. The talk targets shareholders and builders, forming part of a national educational campaign across the United States.

John H. Fahey Washington Federal Home Loan Board WWL New Orleans Mr. Fahey United States

Ad for Peters ons Ointment boosts skin relief

A vintage ad claims pimples and eczema ruin job chances. It pitches Peter son’s Ointment at 35 cents, promising relief and improved skin appearance from external causes. Money check is not delighted.

Peterson

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