Death penalty urged for Orange pastor in police chief slaying
District Attorney Hollis Kinard announced he will seek the death sentence for Rev. Edgar Eskridge charged with the slaying of Ed J. O'Reilly, chief of police and a church member. Eskridge fights extradition from DeRidder La as Orange officials plan an early trial, saying two wrongs never make a right.
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Texas
Hollis Kinard
Edgar Eskridge
Ed J. O'Reilly
Kinard
Chief O'Reilly
Eskridge
DeRidder
O'Reilly
Prohibition
Orange County
Richberg and Johnson clash as NRA policy fight grows
Washington May 31 The Roosevelt administration debates how to preserve NRA elements after the Supreme Court invalidated the code structure. Richberg chief of the agency voices displeasure at Johnson's re-entry while Johnson criticizes the court presentation and the White House notes he is one of several advisers. House members weigh plans to rewrite the constitution and mull reactions as wage cuts and longer hours draw complaints.
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Donald R. Richberg
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
NRA
Richberg
Johnson
Supreme Court
White House
Blue Eagle
High Tribunal
Recovery Board
Texas
Fang
New York
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American Legion Conference Set in Monroe Weekend
A fifth district American Legion conference will convene in Monroe and West Monroe with co hosts. Delegates gather at the Hotel Virginia lobby Saturday 5 30 pm and tour Noe's ark on the Ouachita river with Linden Dalferes leading a service school. A Dutch lunch will be served on the boat. Sundays sessions begin 9 30 am on the Hotel Virginia roof with Edward L Gladney Jr calling the meeting to order.
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American Legion
Fifth Congressional District
Monroe
West Monroe
Virginia
Noe's Ark
Ouachita River
Linden Dalferes
Edward L. Gladney, Jr
Fifth District
Tarver Marks 23 Years as Monroe Police Chief
L. V. Tarver celebrates twenty three years with the Monroe Police Department and leads the force as superintendent. under his guidance the department is praised as efficient and model for cities of similar size. colleagues commend his quiet, effective policing and years of service.
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L. V. Tarver
Mon- Police Department
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Monroe
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Karpis Gang Suspected in Boynapped Ransack Case
Seattle May 31 Theories that Alvin Karpis gang members were in the Pacific northwest last weekend gain strength after Fred Stojack University of Washington student says he sat beside a man reading a letter to Volney Davis on the Seattle bus May 24 the day of George Weyerhaeuser kidnapping Davis is a mob lieutenant wanted for murder and linked to the Bremer kidnapping A stranger studied on the trip asked about Fox and Vashon islands and Chicago postmark seen on the letter Continued on Third Page.
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Alvin Karpis
Pacific Northwest
Fred Stojack
University of Washington
Volney Davis
Karpis
George Weyerhaeuser
Davis
Edward G. Bremer
Stojack
Weyerhaeuser
Chicago
Fox
Vashon
Puget Sound
Two Men Convicted in Gretna Killing Riot in Court
Ralph Eisenhardt and Gladstone James were found guilty of the capital murder of Vincent Bologna during a March 30 holdup in McDonoughville. After the verdict, Eisenhardt doused Assistant District Attorney Ernest M. Conzelmann with water, was handcuffed, and apologized. A third suspect, Joseph Pamila, awaits trial.
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Gretna
Ralph Eisenhardt
Gladstone James
Vincent Bologna
McDonoughville
Eisenhardt
Ernest M. Conzelmann
Robert Rivardo
Joseph Pamila
Baccalaureate Services Slated in Monroe
Two baccalaureate services are planned in Monroe on Sunday. Neville High School class of 1935 graduates will assemble at 11 a.m. at Temple B Nai Israel, while the Northeast Center of Louisiana State University class will meet at 3 p.m. in the college auditorium. Special music will garnish the Temple service with a named choir and organ. Rabbi F K Hirsch announced the sermon theme.
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Neville
Temple B'Nai Israel
Northeast Center
Louisiana State University
College Auditorium
Temple
H. Whitfield
Frances Leavell
Harry Prophit
Harold Monk
Leon Hammonds
F. K. Hirsch
Alleged Brains Caught in Luer Kidnapping Case
Walter Holland alias Walter O Malley was captured in Kansas City and identified as the brains of the August Luer kidnapping at Alton Illinois on July 10 1930. Prosecutors say his arrest brings the mastermind to justice amid prior life sentences and prison terms for four others in the case.
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Walter Holland
Walter O'Malley
August Luer
Alton
Department of Justice
Ill
O'Malley
August Suer
Walmsley Denies Truce Talks With Huey Long
New Orleans reports a peace pact between Senator Huey P. Long and Mayor T Semmes Walmsley amid city funding deadlock and voter registration surge. Walmsley says no talks occurred and calls rumors a lie. Long radio address disarms his usual sharp tone and addresses Walmsley directly.
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Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Walmsley
Long
Poll Books Closing Tonight in Ouachita Parish
Sheriff Milton Coverdale to close 1934 poll books at midnight Friday affecting eligibility for city parish and state elections in January 1936. The sheriff’s office remains open until the zero hour to accommodate Ouachita parish residents, with the registrar’s office on the courthouse second floor also extending hours.
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Milton Coverdale
Coverdale
Quachita Parish
First Cotton Bloom Raised Near Opelousas
Mortimer Cain of Leonville brought the season’s first cotton bloom to Opelousas. He planted fifty two acres of Stonesville three variety cotton on March 22 and the stalks are full of forms after seventy days.
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Opelousas
Mortimer Cain
Leonville
Roosevelt Deliberates on Nation Control Post NRA Ruling
President Roosevelt described the Supreme Court NRA decision as pivotal, declaring it removes federal jurisdiction over farming, manufacturing, mining, and construction. He urged the public to decide whether 48 states should regulate these areas or if the federal government should. He spoke at length in the White House with press representatives, signaling deep reflection on the week’s historic developments.
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Supreme Court
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Long Folly or Law Defect Looms In Baton Rouge Case
In Baton Rouge on May 31 the question of Huey P. Long's dictatorial Louisiana measures was raised as a potential violation of republican government guarantees. The suit, brought by Gov O K Allen, seeks recognition of 13 police jurors appointed by the governor to rule East Baton Rouge parish. Nine anti Long jurors filed the answer in district court, opposing Long aligned and Allen control.
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East Baton Rouge Parish
O. K. Allen
Long-Allen
W. Carruth Jones
Will Rogers Reports California Assembly Fight Over EPICS
Will Rogers notes a fierce dispute in the California Assembly over the EPICS 27 faction in the lower house. The group, part of the Sinclair ticket with about 80 members, supports a bill to stop unemployment inflows, while others argue about cross-state migration and Supreme Court remedies. The lower house passage is implied.
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Santa Monica
Cal
California
Sinclair
Supreme Court
Class Graduated by St Matthew's
The graduating class of St Matthew's Parochial high school were urged at commencement at St Matthew's Catholic church to hold fast to their Christian faith and apply Catholic training in daily life.
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St. Matthew's Parochial School
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Quetta Earthquake Reports 20 000 Dead in Early Estimate
A Quetta wireless message estimated 20 000 killed in the Quetta area after the quake that struck northeast India at 3 am. Earlier reports put deaths as high as 30 000 with hundreds injured. Royal Air Force garrison losses noted, troops buried debris and search operations began.
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Karachi
India
Quetta
Earthquake Death Toll Estimates From Quetta Disaster
London reports unconfirmed estimates place quake deaths at about 30 000 in Quetta two thirds of the population wiped out while Simla’s Reuters correspondent cites 1 000 deaths in Quetta. Fragmentary wires warn of city rail and civil areas devastated with heavy casualties.
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London
Karsachi
India
Exchange Telegraph Agency
Quetta
Simla
Reuters
Quetta Earthquake Kills Airdrome Attaches and Pilot
An earthquake near Quetta India killed three attaches of the military airdrome including a pilot. The shocks damaged the city railway station and government offices and toppled most buildings in the area. The quake struck around 2 44 am local time. A large portion of the population between Quetta and Kalat was reported killed.
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Associated Press
Quetta
India
Kalat
Crowd watches calm death in Colorado flood
In Colorado Springs on Memorial Day a couple from Pueblo Helen Carver and Orville Neil were trapped on their car as Fountain Creek flood swept them away. Rescue attempts failed as flood waters carried the vehicle downstream and the pair disappeared in the mud.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Fountain Creek
Helen Carver
Orville Neil
Pueblo
Six Are Drowned In Wyoming Flood
Six persons were drowned and two others may die with several missing in eastern Wyoming foothills flood near Glendo. The dead include Mrs. Willis Strickland and her five year old son near Horseshoe creek, and Dr. and Mrs. Fred Phifer with son Wood Phifer.
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Wyo
Wyoming
Willis Strickland
Horseshoe Creek
Glenda
Fred Phifer
Wood Phifer
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