Bloodhounds Track Four Killers as Durand Flees
Bloodhounds were readied in Cody Wyoming to Track Earl Durand a 2%-year-old killer who fled a mountain stronghold north of Cody after killing two officers and four others The search included a 10 man posse a Montana national guard detachment with a howitzer and trench mortar and sharpshooters As Durand slipped away he looted two rifles and a pair of shoes from his victims while authorities pressed the pursuit with a large crossfire around the hideout
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Cody
Wyo
Earl Durand
Frank Blackburn
Durands
Park County
Tarzan
Wyoming
Orville Linabury
Arthur Argento
Meetertse
Clarksfork Canon
Durand
Blackburn
Montana
Natonal Guard
Surrender in Spain Nears as Madrid May Fall
Italian dispatches report a second republican delegation in nationalist Spain and say Madrid’s surrender to Francoist forces is imminent. Burgos hosts officials while Mussolini weighs a broader move against France as the war nears a decisive turn.
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Rome
Burgos
Madrid
Italy
France
Mussolini
Spain
Il Piccolo
Francisco Franco
Associated Press
Berlin
Hitler
Memel
Germany
Bucharest
Romania
Danube
Black Sea
London
Britain
Moscow
Soviet Russia
Czecho-Slovakia
Paris
LeBrun
Hendaye
Marshal Petain
Six Execute in South Carolina Penitentiary Mass Execution
Six white convicts were executed at the South Carolina state penitentiary for the murder of prison guard captain J Olin Sanders during an escape attempt on December 12, 1937. The executions lasted 48 minutes with George Wingard 21 from Columbia first at 6 31 a m followed by Gentry 25 from Biloxi Suttles 29 from Simpsonville Moorman 42 from Detroit Crans 29 from Rochester and Bair 24 from Sumter.
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Columbia
S. C
State Penitentiary
J. Olin Sanders
George Wingard
William B. Gentry
Alias Woods
Biloxi
Miss
Pat Harrison Heads Senate Economy Bloc Leader
Washington March 24 A tall ruddy man with a Mississippi drawl assumes leadership of the senate economy bloc Senator Pat Harrison is a veteran finance committee chairman focused on tax reform and fiscal overhauls to aid business He often clashed with President Roosevelt and meets with the White House to discuss policy differences while maintaining cordial exchanges.
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Washington
Senate
Pat Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
House
Cox
Harding
Jim Watson
Indiana
Watson
Jim
Religion enters Al Capone's life at Terminal Island prison
Reverend Silas A. Thweatt, delivering the first service at Terminal Island prison, said Al Capone rose first among 16 inmates to seek spiritual help and signaled a desire for prayer. Capone, formerly of Alcatraz, attends Sabbath rites, according to the Baptist minister.
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San Pedro
Calif
al Capone
Chicago
New Terminal Island
Silas A. Thweatt
Capone
Abner
Dieth
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Slovak Defense Reports Bombing Near Sobrance
The Slovak defense ministry announced Hungarian forces bombed the town of Sobrance in eastern Slovakia and a Hungarian plane was shot down. Slovak fliers conducted observation flights over Kosice Michelovec Trebisov as Hungarian incursions were reported 50 miles west of Carpatho Ukraine.
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Bratislava
Slovakia
Slovak Defense Ministry
Sobrance
Carpatho-Ukraine
Defense Ministry
Kosice
Michelovec
Trebisov
Humenne
Jovsa
Lucky
Minister T W Lofton Dies After Illness at 72
Rev. T. W. Lofton, 72, longtime Sterlington Baptist pastor, died Friday morning after a two year illness. Funeral at Sterlington Baptist Church Saturday at 2 pm with Rev. L. T. Hastings officiating. Interment in Hasley Cemetery West Monroe with Masonic lodge handling committal. He taught in Louisiana churches and served as moderator of the Morehouse Ouachita Baptist association. He was praised as a devout preacher and active in church finances and growth.
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T. W. Lofton
Baptist Church
Sterlington
L. T. Hastings
G. E. Gwinn
L. R. Morgan
Hasley Cemetery
West Monroe
Masonic Lodge of
Lofton
D. D. Cantrell
A. D. Langston
I. J. Brooks
H. G. Hammons
J. F. Dring
H. M. Bennett
C. K. Smith
R. L. Phillips
B. E. Spencer
W. E. McMains
A. D. Tisdale
J. R. Horton
R. L. Moore
J. N. Peters
L. H. Burns
C. Dunham
G. Wright
C. H. Young
L. B. Stall
O. K. Bailey
Rev. Loften
Quadruplets Set to Lead Texas Twins Convention at Baylor
In Waco Texas on March 24 two sets of quadruplets three sets of triplets and several twins from colleges and universities will open a twins convention at Baylor University. The Keys sisters from Oklahoma City Leota Mary Mona and Roberta aged 23 join the Perricone brothers Anthony Bernard Carl and Donald from Beaumont as part of the quad groups. Sunday the Badgett quadruplets now seven weeks old will host the Keys and Perricone quads in Galveston.
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Waco
Tex
Baylor University
Keys
Oklahoma City
Leota
Mary
Mona
Roberta
Perricone
Beaumont
Anthony
Bernard
Carl
Donald
Badgett
Galveston
High figures convicted in Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron, former superior court judge and mayor, hailed a “new day in Los Angeles” after the jury found two Shaw era figures guilty on 63 counts of selling civil service jobs and promotions to police and firemen. Joe Shaw and William H. Cormack faced possible terms from 1 to 14 years per felony, with sentencing set for Monday.
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Los Angeles
Fletcher Bowron
Superior Court
Frank L. Shaw
Shaw
Joe Shaw
Civil Service
William H. Cormack
Bowron
Cormack
Labor Peace Talks Resume as A F L and CIO Press Case
Washington reports renewed peace talks between the A F L and CIO with no clear sign of progress. The AFL executive council vowed to act within its powers while opposing moves that would undermine affiliated unions. CIO President John L. Lewis warned against dissolving unions or sacrificing unity for a settlement. Both sides accuse each other of raiding fields representing 7 to 8 million workers.
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Washington
A. F. L. Executive Council
Executive Council
New York
John L. Lewis
Mine Workers
A. F. L. Council
Government tax collectors meet in Baton Rouge conference
In Baton Rouge on March 24, U S tax collectors held a two day meeting led by Rufus W Fontenot the internal revenue collector for Louisiana. About 40 assistants and deputy collectors from major cities attended to discuss changes in federal tax laws and new collection regulations.
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Baton Rouge
Uncle Sam
Louisiana
Rufus W. Fontenot
United States
Internal Revenue
Amendment of Labor Act is Urged at Meet
New Orleans March 24 James A Emery general counsel of the National Association of Manufacturers in an address prepared for the 24th meeting of the Southern Pine association urged amending the labor relations act to reduce economic uncertainty and spur recovery. He argued for fair employment relations and warned that penalties are needed for breaches of agreements. He criticized current fiscal policy as wasteful and cautioned against excessive taxation reducing enterprise risk taking.
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New Orleans
James A. Emery
National Association of Manufacturers
Southern Pine Association
Emery
Hines Maps Fight to Escape Prison
New York report says James J. Hines, ex Tammany leader, plans an appeal after being sentenced to four to eight years for selling political protection to Dutch Schultz’s policy racket. Stryker and Shallock withdraw as counsel. Martin W. Littleton takes over. Parole possible after two years eight months.
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New York
James J. Hines
Tammany
Dutch Schultz
Lloyd P. Stryker
Hines
Martin W. Littleton
Stryker
Joseph Shallock
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Duce Believed Growing Tired Of Hitler Acts
DeWitt MacKenzie reports that Rome and Paris seek negotiated settlements with Italy and France to avoid war. The article suggests Britain and France aim to split the Berlin Rome axis, with Mussolini showing signs of unhappiness since Austria’s annexation and pressure from Hitler to stay aligned.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
New York
Memel
Rome
Paris
France
Italy
Britain
Berlin-Rome
Mussolini
Austria
Il Duce
Hitler
Europe
Woodmen of the World elects new Louisiana camp leaders
W O W officers were chosen at a Louisiana Woodmen of the World convention in Alexandria. J L Treadway of Alexandria was re elected head camp consul and other officers include John A Adams head escort and James F Halphen head auditors. Lafayette chosen for next convention city after 200 delegates and 100 visitors attended.
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J. L. Treadway
Alexandria
Louisiana
Woodmen of the World
John A. Adams
Natchitoches
James F. Halphen
St. Martinsville
R. E. Kenton
Mangham
A. P. McGrew
Baton Rouge
F. H. Myers
L. A. Richard
Eunice
W. B. Clark
Lafayette
W. S. LaFargue
Thibodaux
W. C. Braden
Omaha
Neb
Hotel Frances
Flier in Pursuit Plane Killed Near North Beach
Lieutenant E. F. Holcombe died when his pursuit plane crashed during a night flight from Langley Field Virginia. His body was found beneath a partially opened parachute. Private F. M. Ridenour parachuted to safety after the fuel ran low and guided volunteers to the tobacco field location.
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North Beach
E. F E. Holcombe
Langley Field
Tobacco Field
Here
F. M. Ridenour
Holcombe
Flashes From The News: Jail Crowd Pries For Early Release
In Greensboro a 19 year old serving one day of a W day sentence for drunkenness prompts a jailer to plead with the judge to release him. The judge agrees after learning the prisoner had the mumps and the jail was crowded. In Denver security over liberty prompts freeing a deer released from a zoo herd. In Indianapolis a truck heist ends with $124 loss and a neighborhood treasure hunt as suspects recount $130 in hand.
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Greensboro
N. C
Denver
Indianapolis
Ind
F. Gail Geiger
Wilbur Stackhouse
Russell Paxton
Stackhouse
Paxton
Garden Club Pilgrimage Planned for Twin Cities
The Chamber of Commerce civic affairs committee plans a Garden Club pilgrimage to Monroe and West Monroe next spring. It will showcase lawns and blooms such as azaleas camellias and dogwoods while promoting wider publicity to attract visitors from Natchez Vicksburg Lafayette New Orleans and Mobile. Residents with photogenic gardens are urged to contact the chamber so photographers can schedule shoots when flowers peak.
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Chamber of Commerce
Twin Cities
Monroe
Natchez
Vicksburg
Lafayette
New Orleans
Mobile
West Monroe
George Holland
Chamber
Photographer in jail for contempt over cockfight photos
Chattanooga News photographer Robert Brown remained jailed for contempt after refusing to testify before the Hamilton county grand jury about a cockfight he photographed. He cited editor promises and moral conflict as the court pressed him to disclose what he knows.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Robert Brown
Chattanooga News
Brown
Hamilton County Grand Jury
Charles W. Lusk
Lusk
Poland to boost armed forces to the limits amid rising tensions
Warsaw officials quoted by the Warsaw Express Potanny say Poland will augment strength by internal unity and by arming to the limits. The piece notes Poland rejects bloc alignments, rejects German expansion, and insists on protecting frontiers and national honor.
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Britain
France
Russia
Poland
Czecho-Slovakia
Poland declines join British French stop Hitler bloc
Warsaw paper Express Poranny reports Poland will join no international bloc, seen as rejection of a British French accord. In Bratislava, Slovak defense says Hungarian held Sobrance town bombed and one Hungarian aircraft shot down.
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Warsaw
Warsaw Express
Foreign Office
Poland
Associated Press
Express Poranny
Bratislava
Slovak Defense Ministry
Sobrance
Slovakia
Hungae
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