Investigations Over Kraft Death Re-exhumation Planned
New Orleans district attorney moves to re-exhume Jack Kraft's body for killer inquiry. Creole liner case focuses on Sammy Epstein steward and Gloria Rouzer as witnesses while possible dismissal of murder charges against John McGoulderick is considered.
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New Orleans
Jack Kraft
Pointe A la Hache
Leander Perez
Eugene Stanley
Orleans Parish
Sammy Epstein
Joseph O'Hara
State Board of Health
Perez
Nolle Prasse
John J. McGoulderick
Epstein
Gloria Rouzer
New York Society
Kraft
Miss Reuzer
Miss Rouzer
Dorothy Frooks
New York
McGoulderick
Kraft Leap
Veteran Succeeds at Last in Killing Self
Lunenburg Mass November 5 Associated Press Hicks 34 year old World War II veteran from Fitchburg ended his life by tying a rubber hose to an automobile exhaust and running it into the car. A note dated April 13 addressed to his divorced wife stated his plan to commit death by his own action. Hicks was born in Grand Butte Texas.
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Associated Press
Luneburg
Mass
Til Hicks
Fitchburg
Hicks
Grand Butte
Tex
Gloria Rouzer Mother Pleads To Free Her Daughter
Mrs. Gloria Rouzer, tied to a lineage including a Marquis of France and a Navy admiral, pleads in New Orleans for her daughter’s release from jail. She vows to sacrifice family pride for Gloria Ione Orde as she gazes toward Pointe a la Hache where her daughter is jailed.
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New Orleans
Gloria Rouzer
France
United States Navy
John Hopkins
Jung Hotel
Pointe A la Hache
Gloria
Mrs. Rouzer
Ione Orde
Perritt Joins Century Carbon as General Manager
H W Perritt, former director of the minerals division for the state Department of Conservation, resigning November 1, becomes general manager of the gas and land division at Century Carbon. The Swarts plant runs ten million cubic feet daily with two units, and Mangham sites under construction will add 20 million cubic feet capacity. Perritt will oversee field operations and gas and land leasing from a Monroe office.
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H. W. Perritt
State Department of Conservation
Century Carbon Company
Swarts
Mangham
Perritt
Monroe
Negotiations End With Monroe Chosen for Chemical Plant
Mayor Arnold Bernstein said reliable information from New York City confirms the American I. G. Chemical plant negotiations have closed with Monroe selected as the site. The mayor expects a formal official statement in a few days, noting job creation and surrounding building activity will follow.
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Arnold Bernstein
I. G. Chemical
Monroe
Bernstein
New York City
Neighbors fear testifying in Weddle double murder case
In Independence Missouri on November 3 1931 county officers hunted George Hosetter the man accused of killing Mr and Mrs Albert Weddle as they sat in their farm home Neighbors refused to talk fearing reprisal and an extra deputy force patrolled the area The suspected killer was linked to plans to wed Miss Mary Hunter cousin of Mrs Weddle while Miss Hunters sister Maud opposed the match Weddle was found dead in his chair and Mrs Weddle died later in hospital without naming a suspect
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Independence
George Hosetter
Albert Weddle
Weddle
Hosetter
Weddles
Miss Hunter
Maud
Editor Jailed on Contempt Charge Over Mississippi Prophecy
Frederick Sullens editor of the Jackson Daily News was placed on federal probation after being found in contempt for an editorial from March 22 predicting outcomes in federal patronage cases. Perry W. Howard and others faced trial in Meridian on conspiracy to sell influence for appointments. Howard was acquitted and Sullens suspended during good behavior.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Frederick Sullens
Jackson Daily News
the News
Perry W. Howard
Republican National
Howard
Harold Teen Wiggle Triggers Riot Squad Arrests
In New Orleans the Harold Teen wiggle sparked a riot at the Alamo dance hall. A borough officer halted Camille Onora and Nicholas Gristina dancing with two girls, then a clash ensued after a blow to the officer. Twenty dancers were arrested and moved to a patrol wagon.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Harold
Alamo Dance Hall
Camille Onorato
Nicholas Gristina
$10 000 Witness Fails to Arrive in Wig gins Slaying Probe
In Gastonia North Carolina a $10 000 witness did not answer a summons to testify in the Ella May Wiggins murder inquiry. Sheriffs' officers searched for him after he reportedly told a grand juror he would reveal the killer for $10,000. L H Baumgartner identified Thompson as the man who halted the vehicle and said communists would be run out of town.
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Gastonia
N. C
Ella May Wiggins
L. H. Baumgartner
Moonshiners Quit As Cleanup Drive Wanes Too Warm
In Tuscumbia Alabama on November 5 moonshiners surrendered their stills and distilling gear at the courthouse saying the enforcement campaign had grown dangerous. The crackdown led to a grand jury indictment, resignation of Sheriff J F Keeton, dismissal of 100 county deputy sheriffs by Governor Bibb Graves, and removal of a justice of the peace.
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Tuscumbia
Ala
O. P. Romine
J. F. Keeton
Bibb Graves
Justice of the Peace
Transfer Street Crossing Row To U S Court Here
A writ transferred the Monroe Missouri Pacific crossing case from Louisiana district court to the U S district court. Judge Percy Sander granted the petition for a permanent injunction to stop the railway from closing or obstructing the Thomas Street crossing. Henry Bernstein represented the railroad. the city did not protest the transfer. The hearing date remains to be set in federal court.
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Louisiana District Court
United States District Court
Monroe
Missouri Pacific Railway
Thomas Street
Percy Sander
Henry Bernstein
Fertilizer Freight-Rate Hike Delayed Until Next Year
The Interstate Commerce Commission postponed the fertilizer rate increase set for November 25 in Louisiana. Acknowledging an appeal for postponement after the current crop, the delay will push the effective date to after the first of next year as rates in the state undergo review in Washington. Francis Williams, Louisiana Public Service Commission chairman, reported the decision.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Francis Williams
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Ernest J. Lewis
LC. C
Federal Board
Washington
State Commission
Louisiana Farm Bureau Federation
Williams
McCulloch appointed to succeed Burton in U.S. Senate
Gov Meyers Y. Gooper named Roscoe C McCulloch of Canton to fill the late Theodore E Burton seat in the U S Senate. The appointment is to serve as a Republican from Ohio with the announcement coming from Columbus.
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McCulloch
Burton
U. S. Senate
Columbus
Meyers Y. Gooper
Roscoe C. McCullouch
Canton
United States
Theodore E. Burton
Cleveland
Watchman Dies by Own Action Near Hattiesburg
W A Sumrall 65 a night watchman for Gulf Refining company committed suicide in a pine thicket about a mile from his home on the Eatonville road two miles north of Hattiesburg. The body was found after an all day search yesterday.
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Hattiesburg, Miss
W. A. Sumrall
The
Gulf Refining Company
Eatonville Road
Police Use for N Y Riot at Election
In Boston a man died from stab wounds after a political argument at a Mattapan lunch room. In New York Keyes Winter announced wiring Governor Roosevelt for state police to control the election amid disturbances in the Bronx and East Side. A man named Ollie Margarehi, 4, suffered a fractured skull during the day.
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Boston
New York
Keyes Winter
Laguardia
Roosevelt
Winter
Bronx
Ollie Margarehi
Mean Trick Cambridge Mayor Candidate Seeks Police Protection
Richard M. Russel, candidate for Cambridge mayor, demanded state police protection at select polling places. He cited a blind man given an incorrect ballot argument at public school 32 in the Bronx and reported intimidation disputes at public school 21 on the East Side. The article notes a large Italian naturalized voter presence as election contests draw voters from many states.
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Cambridge
Mass
Richard M. Russel
Public School 32
Bronx
Public School 21
Winter
Morehouse Gains Over $500000 in 1929 Assessment
Morehouse parish shows a tax roll increase of 504420 over 1928 with total property value at 21689420. Baynard Turpin, assessor, notes progress despite a smaller rise than 1928 after the prior flood-driven surge. Sheriff’s department to begin tax collection. continued report on page ten.
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News-Star
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Baynard Turpin
Louisiana Tax Commission
Sheriff's Department
Cold Wave Sweeps Louisiana Mississippi as Temperatures Dip
November 5 reports show coats and wraps in use across the region as temperatures fall sharply. Monroe records 35 degrees as the coldest spot, with Meridian at 38 and Shreveport at 40. Forecasts keep brisk conditions through central and southeastern Louisiana.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
North
Louisiana
Monroe
Meridian
Mississippi
Shreveport
Vicksburg
Alexandria
Bentonville
Ark
Beggar in Warsaw Goes Insane Over $1 Million Legacy
Moses Feingold a 70 year old Warsaw beggar went insane after learning from the United States consulate that his brother John left him 1 000 000. John had not seen him for about 65 years after moving to America and settling in Texas. Feingold was taken to an insane asylum.
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Warsaw
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Moses Feingold
United States
John
America
Texas
Feingold
Fledgling Cranes Hailed as Lucky for Japanese Emperor
Two fledgling cranes hatched in the Kanko Arbor grove near Imperial Chiyoda castle arouse joy. In Japanese legend a crane lives a thousand years and two fledglings signal double happiness, seen as assurance of Emperor Hirohito’s long, healthy life.
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Tokio
Imperial Chiyoda Castle
Hirohito
Japan
Bastrop Judge Calls Special Term For Sanity Trial
Judge J T Shell set a special criminal term starting November 18 to try the sanity of Joe Winn and Bo Webb both charged in the slaying of Bob Lee, a white man. A lunacy commission previously found them sane, sending the case to a jury for final determination.
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News-star
Bastrop
J. T. Shell
Joe Winn
Bo Webb
Bob Lee
Farmer is Convicted of Assaulting Daughter
Blytheville Ark November 5 Wes Morris a 50 year old farmer was sentenced to life imprisonment in circuit court after a jury found him guilty of criminal assault His 15 year old daughter testified and the jury deliberated for one hour Morris has been in the county jail since his arrest two months ago Chicago November 5 Attorneys for Ann Livingston Tulsa Okla divorcee said Franklin P Hardige offered a substantial settlement instead of awaiting court action on his appeal from a 25000 judgment in Miss Livingston s 260000 breach of promise suit
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Blytheville, Ark
Wes Morris
Ness
Morris
Associated Press
Chicago
Ann Livingston
Tulsa
Okla
Franklin P. Hardige
Miss Livingston
Washington hears Brookhart on Wall Street booze dinner
Senator Brookhart recounted to the Senate a Washington party dubbed the Wall street booze dinner. He said Otto Kahn and E. E. Loomis were present and that guests helped themselves from hip flasks while Moses presided. He noted Smoot disapproved and that Gooding abstained. The account continues on page five.
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Washington
Wall Street
Senate
Smith Wildman Brookhart
Tawa
Otto Kahn
E. E. Loomis
Morgan Company
Walter J. Fahy
Brookhart
Moses
N. H
Pahy
Btookhart
Norris
Lafollette
Dinener
Smoot
Goodng
Fishing Boat Master Killed in Accident Near Biloxi
Anthony Stanovich aged 43, master of the Lone Star owned by Foster Packing of Biloxi, was killed aboard the fishing boat while transporting 40 company workers from a shrimping plant in the Louisiana marshes to Biloxi. He was struck in the machinery and died about thirty minutes later.
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Bay ST. Louis
Mia
Nev
Anthony Stanovich
Lone Star
Foster Packing Company
Biloxi
Louisiana Marshes
Scooba Bank Closing Triggers Hunger and Hardship
In Scooba Mississippi the Bank of Kemper closed after a $45,000 shortage tied to cashier A. J. Oubre. Citizens suffer with no money in circulation as officials seek reorganization and outside aid. Oubre faces bond and grand jury action while defending himself and vowing to make good the shortage.
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Scooba
Miss
Bank of
W. B. McLain
Say Qoubre
Hearing for Mississippi Life and Casualty permit
Insurance Commissioner Ben Lowry held a hearing in Jackson to decide if L Cadenhead s stock-selling permit should be revoked. Cadenhead faced scrutiny after Bank of Kemper failure revealed his sale of a half interest to A J Quibe who faced a $40 000 short in his accounts. Cadenhead skipped the hearing and sought a temporary permit suspension until a organizers meeting.
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Jackson
Miss
Ben $. Lowry
L. €. Cadenhead
Mississippi Life and Casualty Insurance Company
Bank of Kemper
Scooba
Cadenhead
A. J. Quibe
Lowry
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Atchafalaya
Melville Becameeassel
Missouri
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Ohio
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Arkansas
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Red
Ouschita
Perry Howard
Harold Teen’ Wiggle
Orleans
U.S. Court
C.C
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Haid
Bell Syndicate, Inc
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Hoover
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