Last gangster of Al Brady mob executed in Indiana
James Dalhover, 32, Madison, the last survivor of the Al Brady gang, was executed in the electric chair at the Indiana State Prison for the murder of Paul V Mineman, Logansport policeman, after the Goodland Bank robbery. The nine minute procedure followed a Hammond court session led by Judge Thomas W. Shaw.
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al Brady
James Dalhover
Madison
Paul V. Minneman
Logansport
Goodland
Alfred Brady
Clarence Lee Shaffer, Jr
Indianapolis
Calhover
Bangor
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
Brady
John Dillinger
Dalhover
Loren Ayres
Delphi
Minneman
Hammond
Thomas W
Mayor Benoit Urges Prayers for Oppressed Peoples
Monroe officials align with a nationwide church call to designate Sunday, November 20, as a day of prayer for Europe’s oppressed peoples, especially German Jews. Mayor Harvey H. Benoit asks city ministers to lead intercession and urges residents to attend church services in unity and spiritual support.
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Federal Council of Churches of Christ
Catholic Bishops
Central Conference of American Rabbis
Europe
Germany
Monroe
West Monroe
H. H. Benoit
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
Harvey H. Benoit
Father Gave Life to Save His Son on Trestle
Indianapolis report says Robert Branham 38 a Works Progress Administration worker sacrificed himself to shield his 16 year old son Robert Jr as an electric interurban struck their 160 foot Eagle creek trestle. Branham died on a stone abutment forty feet below while the boy was only bruised.
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Indianapolis
Robert Branham
Works Progress Administration
Robert, Jr
Eagle Creek
Hunt
Branham
Blum Warns Daladier of Dictatorship
Former French premier Leon Blum warns Premier Daladier against ruling without the chamber of deputies. He warns the plan would suppress parliamentary government. Public unrest grows as decrees spark protests and calls for broad resistance and possible general strike. Several ministers face resignations over decree-law disputes.
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Leon Blum
Socialist Party
Daladier
France
le Populaire
Blum
Chamber of Deputies
Albert Lebrun
Republican Federation
Extreme Right
Louis Marin
General Confederation of Labor
Fall from wagon fatal for Guy Slay at Oak Grove
Guy Slay 68 of Chickasaw died from injuries after a wagon accident near Oak Grove eight miles north of Osk Grove. He was found unconscious November 11 at 10 p.m. with neck fractures, transported to a Lake Village hospital where he died. Funeral held in Kilbourne. he leaves two sons and a daughter.
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Guy Slay
Chickasaw
Osk Grove
Kilbourne
Slay
Lake Village
Little Rock
Woman Hangs Self in Barn at Baceland Home
Coroner Charles Barker said Mrs Mack Hebert, 56, despondent over ill health, hanged herself in the barn at her home yesterday in Baceland Louisiana.
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Baceland
Charlies Barker
Mack Hebert
Labor Chief Elected President of Congress of Industrial Organizations
John L. Lewis was elected first president of the CIO after a 28 minute rally by 500 delegates representing about 3 8 million workers in over 40 unions. Philip Murray praised Lewis long championing industrial democracy and profit distribution as fireworks and flags filled the Pittsburgh hall.
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John L. Lewis
Congress of Industrial Organizations
Lewis
Philip Murray
United Mine Workers
Steel Workers Organizing Committee
Labor Movement
Murray
United States
Business
Finance
Jewish Slayer Gets Attorney in Grynszpan Case
Paris November 18 Vincent de Moro Giafferi famed criminal lawyer accepted an American request to defend Herschel Grynszpan the 17 year old Polish Jew who killed Ernst vom Rath in Paris The defense follows Grynszpan awaiting trial in a French prison for the shooting The German government may portray the act as part of a wider Jewish plot in Europe as Hitler attendance marks the funeral rites for Vom Rath.
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Vincent de Moro-Giafferi
Bluebeard
Grynszpan
Weidmann
Saint Cloud
Moro-Giafferi
International Legal Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Corsica
Edouard Herriot
Grynazpan
Iris
France
Vom Fath
Vom Rath
Dusseldorf
Germany
Reichsfuehrer
Hitler
Four Men Beat Irving Baker in Kidnapping Trial
Irving Baker testified in superior court about being kidnapped and tortured after being accused of intimate relations with Dr. Kent Berry's wife. The four defendants including Berry faced first degree kidnapping and assault charges for the August attack at an abandoned quarry after a staged arrest.
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Olympia
Wash
Irving Baker
Kent W. Berry
Berry
Baker
Coast Guard
Dr. Berry
James Reddick
Robert H
Anti Jewish Drive Hits German Economy and Society
Berlin reports an anti Jewish campaign harming exports as orders decline in five key markets. Prohibitions target Jewish tenants and lodging, while Paris incident repercussions bolster Nazi actions. Industrialists urge German chambers to assess overseas markets amid continuing restrictions.
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Berlin
Germany
Paris
Ernst Vom Rath
Anariff
United States
Britain
Market Ponai
Artist Ben Wolf Refuses Highway Department Check
Philadelphia item notes Ben Wolf received a $22.75 highway department check then returned it after saying he never drove a highway truck. The note on the returned check claimed payment for driving a truck hours at 3 cents an hour, with Wolf noting the mismatch and his inability to locate the driver named Wolf.
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Philadelphia
Ben Wolf
Safe Highway Department
Ben
U S Britain and Canada sign far reaching pacts
The United States Britain and Canada sign historic tariff agreements expanding concessions on 2250 plus products. Canada and Britain gain access to many American goods while the U S cuts duties on British and Canadian products. Leaders foresee stronger trade and world peace though some critics warn of unfair competition and regional impact.
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Associated Press
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Britain
Germany
White House
MacKenzie King
Ronald Lindsay
Hull
Aiken
Vermont
Barrows
Maine
New England
John D. Battle
National Coal Association
Thomas J. Watsom
International Chamber of Commerce
Robber Flees With Small Change Plunder
An Indianapolis filling station operator William Dauneh raised his hands as a robber emptied about $5 in coins into his pocket and fled. The thief’s pocket tore leaving nickels dimes and quarters scattered.
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Indianapolis
William Dauneh
Deusch
Gendusa Sentenced to Death for Dupont Machete Attack
New Orleans jury returns a death verdict for Peter Gendusa 34 for breaking and entering the Dupont home with a machete assault on Thomas Dupont 61 and his sister Jennie Dupont 54. Co defendant John Beecham testified he aided with a tire tool. judge notes historic coincidence in timing.
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New Orleans
Peter Gendusa
Heggard Gendusa
Gendusa
State Supreme Court
Thomas Dupont
Jennie Dupont
Gendula
Fred Oser
Johnson Elected County Treasurer Amid Quick Campaign
Provo Utah J Wallace Johnson won a United county treasurer post without opposition. He filed as a Democratic candidate while at Brigham Young University and intended to finish his senior year but left school to take the office.
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Provo
Utah
J. Wallace Johnson
United County
Brigham Young University
Johnson
Achool
Salem youth sports names spotlight Chemawa athletes
In Salem Oregon readers are introduced to Chemawa Indian School where standout athletes Raymond Plentyhoops and Melvin Woundedeye gain attention. Chief Afraid-Of-His-Tracks is noted as the creek dash man for the basketball team.
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Salem
Ore
Chemawe Indian School
Raymond Plentyhoops
Melvin Woundedeye
Thanksgiving Turkeys Run Loose At Finnegan Farm In Peoria
In Peoria Illinois 223 bronze turkeys on the Finnegan brothers farm wandered off a 1006 acre property ahead of a planned Thanksgiving sale. Police search the timber near the farm three miles from normal habitat recovered the flock as authorities investigated the incident. In Des Moines Iowa jail discipline tightens after kitchen dish mischief. Police order tin dishes seized from prisoners after meals to curb noise.
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Peoria
Finnegan Brothers
Finnegan Farm
Des Moines
H. A. Alber
Alber
Three Methodists to Be Ordained in New Orleans
Three young men admitted into full connection by the Louviane Methodist Episcopal church South in conference. The new ministers to be ordained tomorrow are M. B. Robertson of Baton Rouge Ted Howes of Glenmors and M. D. Fulkerson of Newellton. Lay delegates named to the unifying conference at Kansas City next April include C. O. Holland T. L. James and Mrs. George Sexton. Clerical delegates selected are Dr W. W. Holmes and Dr W. L. Duren.
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New Orleans
Louviane Methodist Episcopal Church
South
M. 8. Robertson
Baton Rouge
Ted Howes
Glenmors
M. D. Fulkerson
Newellton
Kansas City
C. O. Holland
Shreveport
T. L. James
Ruston
George Sexton
W. W. Holmes
W. L. Duren
Egypt Celebrates Birth of Princess in Cairo
Cairo November 18. Government aid distributed to thousands of poor families with new clothes and free meals for the princess birth. Education ministry gave gifts to 2 000 school children as official celebrations included parades in Cairo and Alexandria and other cities.
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Egypt
Farida
Ministry of Education
Cauro
Alexandria
Eles
U S Views On Jewish Suppression Confounds Berlin
Berlin reports say the United States attitude toward Germany’s anti Jewish measures unsettles officials. Ambassador Dieckhoff will file details with Foreign Minister Ribbentrop after Roosevelt declarations and related U S reactions.
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Berlin
Germany
Washington
Roosevelt
Itas
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Digelehoff
DNB
United States
Amerea
German ambassador Dieckhoff may depart Tuesday
The German embassy announced orders for Ambassador Hane Dieckhoff to return to Berlin from New York with sailing time uncertain. If he leaves Friday the ship will head east across the Atlantic while another liner carries the American envoy home to Germany. Hugh R. Wilson escorted by the president to the United States is noted.
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Washington
Hane Dieckhoff
Berlin
New York
Europe
Dieck
Eaid
Atlantic
Parkway plan stirs protest over courthouse driveway
J Lloyd Warren explains the Ouachita Parish Police Jury asked the parish engineer to prepare costed plans for a concrete driveway and parking on the courthouse lawn. He says no construction has been decided and public opposition could halt the project. Warren defends cooperation with state and city beautification programs.
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Quachita Parish
J. Lloyd Warren
Warren
West Monroe Chosen for State Baptist Meeting
Hammond La Nov 13 The Louisiana State Baptist convention closed with West Monroe selected as the 1999 meeting site Dr M E Dodd pastor of First Baptist Shreveport spoke on China and Japan arms sales and Nippon ese resilience China withstood invasions for centuries
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Louisiana State Baptist Convention
West Monroe
M. E. Dodd
First Baptist Church of
Shreveport
Japan
China
Ching
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