Three Countries Line Up Against Teutonic Nation
A three power front led by the United States Great Britain and France appears ready to confront Germany at the Geneva disarmament conference. France cautions Hitler will rearm quietly and notes German factories already produce tanks heavy guns and aircraft.
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Teutonic Nation
United States
Britain
France
Germany
Geneva
Paris
Great Britain
Hitler
Reichstag
Versailles
Norman H. Davis
Amer Joseph Pe
Joseph Paul Boncour
Isle of
Elba
Mr. Davis
M. Paul-Boncour
Twelve Die in Dixie Mishaps by Automobiles Drowning and Train
A roundup from Atlanta reports twelve deaths across the south over the weekend. Causes include five auto crashes, five drownings, one train accident, and one motorcycle collision. Notable victims include Georgia residents Ellsie Squires, Julius Tripp, Eugene Honea, and Willie Keeler, plus others in Tennessee Florida Kentucky Mississippi and Alabama.
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Atlanta
South
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Mississippi
Florida
Kentucky
Elsie Squires
Moultrie
Julius Tripp
University of Georgia
Athens
Eugene Honea
Chattahoochee
Gainesville
Williams
Milledgeville
Chattanooga
Tenn
Willie Keeler
Newport
Lillie George
Nashville
Arthur Mellen
Mississippi State University
State College
Miss
James Miller
Luxapalia River
Howard Pennington
Calumet Farms
Farris Norman
Orlando
Fla
Gulf of Mexico
St. Petersburg
Rambling Town Tales and Tornado Echoes
A downtown cafe scene tracks a slot machine scamster who nickels away over $100 before being exposed. Tornado damage in north Louisiana touches old St Francis sanitarium grounds and high school roofs as residents repair with humor and grit.
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Louisiana
Old City High School
Henry Gibbs
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mike Stevenson
Washington Street
Chinese Are Determined To Die Defending Peiping
Chinese defenders under heavy bombardment hold back Japanese forces near Peiping Yenlo. Nanking Regulars battle from entrenched positions with barbed wire and machine gun nests as Peiping’s garrison fortifies sandbag barricades. Civilians flee south as the Japanese advance persists.
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Peiping
Herbert R. Ekins
United Press
Yenlo
North China
Nanking
Ernest Torrence Dies in Gotham at 54
Veteran screen actor Ernest Torrence died at Lenox Hill hospital after gall bladder surgery. The Edinburgh born performer stood six feet four inches and weighed 220 pounds, noted for Tolable David The Covered Wagon Bugs of Red Gap and many films. He earlier sang grand opera and was a concert pianist and musical comedy star. He was 54 and survived by wife Ilse Reamer, son Ernest Jr and two brothers.
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New York
Ernest Torrence
Lenox Hill Hospital
Ilse Reamer
Ernest, Jr
Trial of Cannon Now Seems Sure
Washington May 15 The District of Columbia circuit court of appeals ruled the indictment against Bishop James Cannon Jr on charges under the corrupt practices act of 1928 valid The court also upheld the indictment against Ada Burroughs Cannon's former secretary The case had earlier involved a supreme court demurrer and jurisdiction questions The ruling clears the path to trial and the story continues on page twelve
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Ada Burroughs
Cannon
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Supreme Court
District Supreme Court
Chicago gunman Belcastro found slain in parked auto
Public Enemy Rocco Belcastro, 25, described as burglar liquor dealer terrorist and circus gang member, was found shot to death Monday in a private car. He was bound with clothes line and electric cord partly wrapped in a burlap bag and covered by a blanket. A loaded pistol with six notches was found in his shoulder holster. Police say he was shown at a detective bureau showup but not identified and left the bureau with several youths. Blood on the car running board suggests he was killed elsewhere and placed in the car.
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Chicago
Rocco Belcastro
Belcastro
Happy Kitchen opens at Paramount Theater Tuesday
Tomorrow at 2 PM the Paramount in Monroe opens the Happy Kitchen cooking school, sponsored by the Monroe News-Star and World with local merchants. Mrs. Kate Stafford, famed kitchen economy expert, will conduct demonstrations to show how the modern kitchen can be happier and more efficient.
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Paramount Theater
Ouachita Parish
Monroe News-Star and World
Kate Stafford
Monroe
United States
Stafford
Detective Slays Man In Seeking to Make Arrest
New Orleans on May 15 George Roesch Jr 23 died of a gunshot wound after a chase when Detective William Grosch said Roesch moved as if to draw a revolver during an attempted arrest following a station hold up. An officer and partner pursued two other suspects. one surrendered and a third escaped.
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New Orleans
George Roesch, Jr
Illiam Grosch
Roesch
Grosch
Million Dollar Cache Fuels Ridley Murder Mystery
New York May 15 A cache of one million dollars in cash emerges as detectives probe the Edward Ridley murder case. Officers search vaults and diaries link debtors to the crime scene while clues prompt questions about Weinstein’s death and prior secretary Moench. Police request checks of Virginia deposits to trace Ridley wealth.
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New York
Edward Ridley
Ridley
Lee Weinstein
Weinstein
Herman Moench
Norfolk
Richmond
Virginia
White House to Discuss Reemployment Tax Plan
Congressional leaders and President Roosevelt convened at the White House on May 15 to consider a proposed re employment or sales tax to fund a large public works program. Attendees included Speaker Rainey Senator Robinson Reps Burns Doughton Harrison Ragan and Vinson as the draft measure circulated.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Rainey
Robinson
Arkansas
Burns
Tennessee
Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Harrison
Mississippi
Senate Finance Committee
Ragan
Vinson
Kentucky
Jarvis alias Whitey Rogers Ordered to Trial for Murder
Martin F. Jarvis, known as Whitey Rogers and jailed for a Louisiana bank robbery, was ordered to stand trial for his life in Sarasota for the March 12 murder of two women. The case ties to ongoing investigations in Florida and Louisiana authorities.
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Sarasota, Fla
Martin F. Jarvis
Whitey” Rogers
Louisiana
Charles H Myers Falls From Bridge. Body Found In Ouachita River
The body of Charles H Myers missing from 806 North Fourth Street West Monroe since May 2 was found along the Ouachita River near Bosco about 16 miles south of Monroe. Officials ruled accidental death from a fall off the Monroe Illinois Central bridge with head injuries. Police investigated murder but found no substantiation. a letter from Tallulah dated April 21 identified him.
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Charles H. Myers
North Fourth Street
West Monroe
Ouachita River
Monroe
Bosco
Milton Coverdale
C. L. Mengis
Parish
Myers
Illinois Central Railroad
C. H
Bonus Veterans Hold Convention at Fort Hunt Camp
Washington May 15 The hungry but sparse bonus army began a convention to press cash-payment demands at Fort Hunt Virginia encampment of 800 tents with about 1 200 ex soldiers present. Leaders faced tensions as a conservative faction of 200 under Mike Thomas of Camden NJ split from others allied with alleged communist links.
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Washington
Fort Hunt
Virginia
Mike Thomas
Camden
N. J
Veterans National Liar
Rogers Has His Say on Rockefeller and Art
In Santa Monica on May 14 a writer notes a clash between the Rockefeller stance and a Mexican artist. The piece coins a tale of art, inflation, and a plain ham sandwich with onions, illustrating the wit of Rockefeller while praising the artist as the best in the world.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Young Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Olls
Mississippi Flood Feeds Destruction Across Missouri and Illinois
Flood warnings spread as the Mississippi and its tributaries swelled in Missouri and southern Illinois. The St Francis and Black rivers flooded farmland for the third time this year, with Poplar Bluff seeing the Black river two feet over flood stage. Highways and railways were washed out and levees remain unrepaired from last month’s floods.
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ST. Louis
Mississippi River
Missouri
Illinois
St. Francis
Poplar Bluff
Missouri Pacific
Dunklin County
St. Francis River
Arkansas
Franklin County
Wabash
Mount Carmel
Mississippi
The
Weather Bureau
Stranger sought in kidnap threat near Jackson orphanage
A mysterious stranger is sought in a threat to kidnap a nameless two month old baby from the Baptist home for children in Jackson Mississippi. A man seen near the orphanage gave evasive answers and vanished. Police guard duty is in place while a crude note warning of Baby X was delivered to the orphanage superintendent last Wednesday. The infant was found two months ago in a crude box at the Durant Baptist church.
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Jackson
Miss
Baptist Home
S. C. Meller
Baptist Church
Durant
State delays sales of tax delinquent property in Louisiana
Louisiana state officials authorized postponement of advertisement and sale of 1932 unpaid taxes to allow farmers time to meet obligations with crop proceeds. No total halt on collections, sales likely deferred until fall as harvested crops improve payment ability. Final date not fixed. petitions from sheriffs and authorities supported delay.
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Baton Rouge
L. B. Baynard Moneday
Oscar K. Allen
Baynard
Senator Blocks Shoals Measure in Senate
Washington May 15. Immediate consideration of the Muscle Shoals Tennessee Valley development bill conference report was blocked in the Senate by Senator McNary. The single objection postponed action for a day as many senators sought time to study the agreement. Chairmen Smith and Mee Swain commented on the bill’s framework and readiness for House consideration Tuesday.
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Washington
Senate
McNary
Smith
Agriculture Committee
Harold Louderback
California
House
Mee Swain
Representative Hill
Alabama
Hill
Corporation
Tennessee Valley Authority
Furniture and Lumber Sought to Aid Storm Sufferers
George Meyer of the Red Cross asked for donations of household furniture and lumber to rebuild homes in Minden and Arcadia after a cyclone. In Monroe he met Ouachita Red Cross officials and 150 Boy Scouts will canvass the city to collect and transport furnishings, with trucks from the state highway department delivering to Arcadia and Minden.
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Minden
Arcadia
George Meyer
Red Cross
Meyer
Monroe
Ouachita
Louisiana
A. E. Montgomery
State Highway Department
Areadig
Dis
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