Weidmann On Trial For Six Slayings At Versailles Court
Former German convict Eugène Weidmann goes on trial for the murder of dancer Jean DeKoven of Brooklyn and five others in France. The case, tied to profits from killings, draws heavy police presence and a packed, tense courtroom near Versailles.
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Versailles
Eugene Weidmann
Jean DeKoven
Brooklyn
N. Y
Weidmann
Edouard Laemle
Renee Jardin
Wellesley College
Miss Jardin
DeKoven
Chateau of
Henri Landrau
Miss DeKoven
St. Cloud
Roger Million
Elm Tree Planted On Fifth Avenue By Rockefeller Group
A 25 foot elm transplanted from Connecticut was planted on Fifth Avenue New York witnessed by Deputy Mayor Curran and several dignitaries. Nelson A Rockefeller led the effort with volunteers and floodlights as the Rockefeller Center initiative promises a line of companion elms along the avenue at midnight during the next week. Each tree costs about $275 with $1,000 for moving.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Henry H. Curran
Connecticut
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John D. Jr
List Streets
Madison Square
Central Park
Motorist Locked Out as Police Lock Car Keys
Kansas City March 10. Motorist Scott T Allen reported at police HQ that his car was locked with the keys missing. The sergeant revealed the department had locked the car as part of an educational program to teach motorists not to leave keys in parked cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Scott T. Allen
A. F. Green
State police protect berry roads in strawberry belt
Louisiana officials announced planned reinforcement of state police to keep highways clear in Tangipahoa and Livingston parishes for the opening of the strawberry season. Authorities pledged to prevent traffic obstructions and searches as the first berries go to market. James H. Morrison of the Louisiana Farmers Protective union disputed rival groups and alleged propaganda in the runup to the marketing season. In Washington, the United States opened a Brazil credit pact to boost Latin American trade with three federal agencies coordinating the plan.
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Baton Rouge
Tangipahoa
Livingston Parishes
Louis Guerre
Earl K. Long
Richard W. Leche
Leche
Tex
Louisiana Farmers Protective Union
James H. Morrison
Morrison
Hammond
Louisiana Farmers’ Protective Union
Tomorow
Louisiana Farmers’ Protective
Washington
Brazil
United States
Germany
State and Treasury Departments
Export-import Bank
Hull
Arabica
Hitler
United
Sproul rejects fifty thousand dollar bank offer
University of California President Robert Gordon Sproul declined the Anglo California National Bank presidency offer worth $50,000 a year. He cited instinct and commitment to UC Berkeley where his salary is $13,500, and noted student support influenced his decision to stay. Mortimer Fleishhacker had offered the post after Herbert Fleishhacker Sr. resigned.
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Berkeley
Calif
Robert Gordon Sproul
University of California
Anglo California National Bank
Mortimer Fleishhacker
Anglo California National Bank Board of Directors
Herbert Fleishhacker, Sr
Dr. Sproul
Unchanged Relief Figures of Roosevelt
Joseph B. Anderson known as Smokey Joe, confessed murderer, died in Arkansas electric chair at 6 42 a.m. He confessed a fourth murder and claimed 12 to 15 killings, though he denied Cooley slaying. Anderson spoke of forgiveness, begged clemency for his wife, and named other killings during final statements. Witnesses noted his calm demeanor as the chair was administered.
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Tucker
Ark
Joseph B
Smokey Joe” Anderson
Arkansas Electric Chair
Eldon Cooley
Hot Springs
Anderson
J. P. Ward
Buford Goad
Little Rock
Wayne County
Mich
Robert A. Mouldh
Hobart Manufacturing Company
Detroit
Michigan
Cooley
William Roberts
Wayne County Sheriff's Office
Lucille
Alfred Pug Dickson
Clarence
Bill) Johnson
Supreme Court
Dickson
Johnson
George W. Howey
John Colla
Gary
Ind
Fred L. Firth
Oakland County
Farmer
Roberts
Moulch
Colla
Howey
Firth
Roosevelt May Seek 150 Million WPA Relief Addendum
Representative Woodrum said Roosevelt may renew a request for 150 million dollars in relief. The deficien cy appropriations sub committee discussed the amount with the president who asserted January estimates still held. The president hinted at a possible special message to Congress on relief funds while noting 850000 people await WPA aid.
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Washington
Woodrum
Virginia
Roosevelt
Taylor
Colorado
House
Congress
Best Dressed Five Men and Women Picked in Monroe
Plans to select ten judges to name the Twin Cities best dressed ten men and ten women were announced by the Monroe merchants division of the Chamber of Commerce. Judging runs March 19 to April 5 with photos of the ten winners to appear in The World on Easter Sunday April 9.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Merchants’ Division
Chamber of Commerce
Twin Cities
H. R. Saenger
M. G. Moore
Mr. Saenger
I. Liebreich
G. L. Holloway
Hal Hodges
W. D. Ross
J. C. Liner, Jr
Bob Hall
George Lofton
George D. Holland
Cooking School To Open At Neville High Tuesday
The News-Star-World announces the famous cooking school and home-makers exposition returns to Neville High auditorium for a three day run starting Tuesday March 14. Ida Chitwood will lead sessions with prize awards and a final night style show promising large crowds and notable participation from merchants and manufacturers.
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News-Star
Louisiana
Neville High School
Ida Chitwood
America
Morning World
Chitwood
Chitwood Schools of Cookery
Dallas
Tex
Chamberlain Hopes to End Arms Race in Europe
Britain plans to sound out major powers on halting the arms race that Prime Minister Chamberlain says could end Europe in bankruptcy. London papers show optimism about disarmament, tied to a trade mission led by R S Hudson to Berlin with talk of a token cut and possible conference.
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London
Britain
Chamberlain
Europe
R. S. Hudson
Berlin
Hudson
The
Daily Mail
Tu Lane law dean calls for bar to remove politics
Dean Paul W. Brosman of Tulane University College of Law told a Fourth Judicial District Bar Association luncheon that the Bar of Louisiana must be removed from politics to restore public esteem. He warned the bar has not cleaned house and criticized a politically controlled bar in Louisiana.
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Paul W. Brosman
Tulane University College of Law
Organization of the Bar of Louisiana
Fourth Judicial District Bar Association
Brosman
Louisiana
Orleans Archbishop May Go to New York
Rome March 10 American prelates regard Monsignor Josef Rummel archbishop of New Orleans as a leading candidate for archbishop of New York. His former New York pastorate and the Eucharistic congress organization in New Orleans are noted strengths. Other contenders include Donahue Mooney Spelman and McMicholas.
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Rome
Josef Rummel
New Orleans
New York
Patrick Cardinal Hayes
Stephen J. Donahue
Edward Mooney
Detroit
Francis Spelman
Boston
John T. McMicholas
Cincinnati
Roosevelt 10 Be Represented at Coronation
Vatican City March 10. The United States will send its official representative to the coronation of Pope Pius XII with the American ambassador to London, Joseph Kennedy, arriving in Rome. Officials expect a record crowd in St. Peter's Square and basilica, and the event will be broadcast worldwide for the first time.
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Roosevelt
U. S
London
Vatican City
United States
Pius XII
St. Peter's Basilica
Joseph Kennedy
Rome
Vatican
St. Peter's Piazza
St. Peter's
Pius XI
Italy
Alfonso XIII
Spain
Saint Gregory
Possible next president of France named Jules Jeanneney
Jules Jeanneney emerges as a leading candidate in France’s upcoming election and is regarded by observers as a possible next president. His bid gains momentum amid party support and campaign activity across key regions.
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France
Jules Jeanneney
Seizure Ends Clamor for Secession in Madrid Strife
Reports from Bratislava and Prague mention Czech police and troops clashing with Slovak separatists with a guard member killed and three wounded. In Madrid, mechanized units under General Miaja breach Plaza Manuel Becerra and report 14,000 rebel soldiers surrender as communists are driven from nests and snipers.
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Budapest
Bratislava
Slovak People’s Party
Vienna
Joseph Tiso
Hitler
Prague
Tiso
Madrid
Jose Miaja
Plaza Manuel Becerra
Miaja
Secession Drive Fights Within Czechoslovakia Rifts
Associated Press reports a secession movement stirring within Czechoslovakia, paired with a fierce internal struggle in a militant commune, highlighting sharp factional divides and political tension across the region.
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Associated Press
Czechoslovakia
U S Highways Deemed Inadequate for War Mobilization
The American Road Builders' Association heard that U S highways would entangle troops and supplies within 24 hours in an invasion due to slow roads. The staff report urged a modern highway system for rapid mobilization and hinted at war readiness benefiting peacetime travel.
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San Francisco
American Road Builders’ Association
America
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