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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1932

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Men Who Located Body of Lindbergh Baby Tell About It

Hopewell New Jersey May 13 Two men who found the Lindbergh baby body recount the discovery. William Allen of Trenton described seeing a skull and hair in a woods hollow. Orville Wilson, with Allen on a lumber truck, detailed the search leads and the corpse's condition. They later reported for work amid newsreel crews.

Hopewell N. J Orville Wilson William Allen Allen Roosevelt Avenue Trenton Wilson Charley Williamson W. S. Titus Titus Marshall Corner

Methodist Union Meeting At First Church Annex

The Epworth League Service union met with 65 attendees at the First Methodist church annex. Representives came from Bastrop Collinston Gordon Avenue West Monroe and Mer Rouge. Mer Rouge won the banner for largest attendance and an all day rally May 29 was proposed. Miss Monnie Mae Byrd of West Monroe presided.

Epworth League Service Union First Methodist Epworth Bastrop Collinston Gordon Avenue West Monroe Mer Rouge Met Rouge Assemblies of Methodist Mansfield

Lindbergh's Mother Heads East to Hopewell Home

Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh Sr. travels to New Jersey to join son Col. Lindbergh and daughter in law after the Lindbergh baby’s body is found. She declines comment and arranges a substitute teacher as she avoids talk of the case.

Detroit Charles A. Lindbergh Col New Jersey Sourland Mountain Lindbergh Cass Technical High School Hopewell East

New Eyelashes Possible in Hair Transplant Surgery

Surgical scalp hair grafts can grow new eyelashes and even eyelids. Dr Vilray Blair described transplantation to correct damaged eyes, noting brow hair is less suitable and back of the ear provides a good donor site without visible scarring. Other reports cover goiter related eye misalignment, Raynaud's disease treatment, and rubber glove skin irritation tests.

American Medical Association Vilray P. Blair M.D St. Louis Blair Howard C. Nuffziger San Francisco Raynaud Edgar V. Allen George & Brown Rochester Minn Maximilians. Ober Mayer Chicago

Last Jury Case Presented In Court On Friday

The last jury case of the current term was tried this afternoon with defendants Tom Gray and Willie Clark charged with robbing W. G. Morris of $2.50 and a .22 rifle valued at $10. Jury members not selected for Gray and Clark were discharged for the term and those trying Clark and Gray will be discharged upon case conclusion. Earlier, Herman Thompson was found guilty of burglary and possessing stolen property and sentenced to 16 to 24 months in the penitentiary. The Robbins case involving shooting with intent was then listed for next action.

Tom Gray Willie Clark W. G. Morris Gray Clark Herman Thompson Francis Eugene Robbins

Two men jailed in P St. Petersburg kidnapping plot

Two men were imprisoned in St. Petersburg Florida as police pursued three others in a plot to kidnap the six year old daughter of Rev. David M. Gardner general chairman for the Southern Baptist convention. Authorities say the conspiracy aimed to extract a thirty thousand dollar ransom from convention delegates. Names of those arrested and sought were not released.

St, Petersburg Fla David M. Gardner St. Petersburg Southern Baptist Convention Clearwater

Music Teachers Merge into Louisiana Teachers Association

The Louisiana Music Teachers association merged with the Louisiana Teachers association in Baton Rouge at a recent executive committee meeting. The music teachers unit will retain its identity and operate as a separate unit within the larger association.

Baton Rouge Louisiana Music Teachers Association Louisiana Teachers Association Music Teachers Group

Summary of Facts In Lindbergh Kidnap Case

A United Press resume lists key events from March to May detailing the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. March 1 abduction in Hopewell NJ. March 6 7 8 go-betweens named Salvatore Spitale Irving Bitz. March 12-14 officials detain Hartford and Newark suspects. May 12 skeletal remains found at Mount Rose NJ four and a half miles from home.

Associated Press Mount Rose N. J Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr Lindbergh Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr Hopewell Salvatore Spitale Irving Bitz Underworld Henry Red Johnson Betty Gow Hartford H. Dobson Peacock Guy H. Burrage John Hughes Curtis Norfolk Jassie John H. Condon Baby New England Condon Curtis Gaston B. Means Washington Edward B. McLean New York Col H. Norman Schwartzkopf

Writers labeled radicals during Kentucky coal tour

George M. Chescheir testifying before a senate committee described two visiting Dreiser group writers as communists. He said Harry Gannis editor of The Daily Worker and George Maurer of the international labor defense accompanied Theodore Dreiser on a tour of Harlan and Bell counties. He quoted a House report calling the national miners union a revolutionary agency of the communist party.

Washington Dreiser Kentucky Senate George M. Chescheir Louisville Chescheir Kentucky National Guard Theodore Dreiser Harlan Bell Cheschier Harry Gannis The Daily Worker Communist Party United States George Maurer International Labor Defense Special House National Miners’ Union

Negro’s death in sanitarium saves Willie Calloway

Willie Calloway a negro condemned to hang for the slaying of Jasper Gordon a Missouri Pacific special agent died at a local hospital after an operation for a recurrence of a bone disease linked to the wound from Gordon. The gallows date had not been fixed.

Willie Calloway Jasper Gordon Missouri Pacific Arkansas Calloway Gordon

Author of Note Takes Her Life at Caddo Home

Mrs. Stanley Lewellyn Simonsen formerly Margery Land May a nationally known author died by suicide at her Shreveport home. She had recently suffered a nervous breakdown and had visited Hot Springs before returning Tuesday night. She married Mr. Simonsen of Los Angeles after the death of James M. Foster, her first husband. She was granddaughter of Justice Alfred Land and niece of Judge R Land of Shreveport.

Shreveport Stanley Lewellyn Simonsen Margery Land May Hot Springs Ark Simonsen James M. Foster Caddo Parish Los Angeles Cal Supreme Court Alfred Land R. Land Lister Gth Louisiana

Monroe native Eddie Lynn returns after Chicago years

By H H B Eddie Lynn a former Monroe lad who sang on Columbia broadcasts visits home after living in Chicago. He was soloist in Phil Bernhardt's Gloom Chasers in 1926 and later gained fame in an endurance contest with Tilden Austin when Charleston thrived.

Eddie Lynn Monroe Chicago Columbia Lynn Phil Bernhardt

Hoover orders federal hunt for Lindbergh baby murderers

President Hoover directs law enforcement and secret service to pursue the Lindbergh baby killers relentlessly. He notes federal authority is limited but vows unceasing federal aid to New Jersey police and urges lasting justice. An official condolence message to the Lindberghs is sent. The burial details indicate the infant will be laid to rest without the Lindberghs viewing the body.

Hoover Washington Prurdal New Jersey

JAFSIE Cleared in Lindbergh Kidnap Case

Trenton authorities announced that Dr. John F. Condon known as Jafsie has been cleared and released after inquiries found no evidence tying him to the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. Mercer County prosecutor says John Hughes Curtis has not been located. The Trenton Times reports the baby’s missing sleeping suit was turned over to the prosecutor.

Coleone Lindbergh Mr. Hoover Hopewell Mitchell Trenton N. J Erwin Marshall John F. Condon New York Marshall Mercer County John Hughes Curtis Norfolk The Trenton Times Today Erwin E. Marshal Lindbergh Home

Former King of Spain Beaten at Marsailles

Former King Alfonso of Spain was assaulted on the Marsailles dock as he stepped from a Maltese steamer. A rough man punched the monarch repeatedly before bystanders intervened. The attacker, identified by police as Gongalez Macanares, was arrested.

Spain Marsailles Marseilles France Alfonso Malta Gongalez Macanares

Lindbergh doubted ransom kidnap would occur

Col Charles A Lindbergh said he considered the possibility of a kidnapping but believed a highly publicized child would not be chosen. He explained the uproar would deter kidnappers and reduce any ransom chance. The crib’s discovery on Sourland Hill heightened public shock as investigators weighed a bold abduction by a skilled group.

The United Press Hopewell N. J Charles A. Lindbergh United States Lindbergh Sourland Hill

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U.S Highway Flier Charles K. Lindbergh, JR Methodist Union Met Rouge Epworth New Orleans Petersburg Florida Music Teachers Join Educator Association Negro Caddo Jes’ Ramblin HH. L. Presley F. L. Cox Mr. Presley Frank Guerriero Charles Schulze al Smith L. D. Davis Davis J. A. Rainbolt Crosley School Twin Cities Chamber of Commerce Board of Trade MH. VW. Apgar T. L. Hood Vad Sig Haas Paramount Theater Dr. Hood Central Savings Bank and Trust Company South Grand Street C. W. Wallace Uncle Sam Mississippi Aeeaeneee Srise Memphis Helena Anneeeneee Arkansas City Faleee Vicksburg Natchez A Angola Cumberlan Nashville Eeree Ohio Tweens Rise Cincinnati Cairoce the Eaglet Anne Charles Lindbergh Frank W. Swayze Jafsie LINDY Dr. Condon
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