Bjorkvall Reported Near Norway En Route Ocean Flight
Swedish aviator Kurt Bjorkvall, flying solo from New York to Stockholm in the Pacemaker, was reportedly sighted 44 miles south of Christiansund Norway at 5 13 p m Stockholm time. Unconfirmed by noon New York time, conditions were favorable but winds near Ireland may delay sighting. the flight faces headwinds and high altitude sailing at 13 000 feet with a 450 horsepower Bellanca engine.
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London
Dispatch
Stockholm
Kurt Bjorkvall
Christiansund
Norway
New York
Sweden
Atlantic
Floyd Bennett Field
James H. Kimball
U. S. Weather Bureau
Bjorkvall
Ireland
Irish
Eva von Blixen Finecke
WRECK DAMAGE-THRILL HINGES LONG OBITUARY
Louisiana split with Reverend Gerald L. K. Smith as Governor Leche backs the administration and Share Our Wealth clubs refuse to recognize Smith as a leader. Paul English, named state organizer, says Smith cut him off from the movement while Smith traveled the country promoting Share Our Wealth.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Gerald L. K. Smith
Paul English
Smith
English
United States
Long
Leche
Prisoner seeks right to marry while in Brushy Mountain jail
Robert L. Jones, a Brushy Mountain prisoner serving five to ten years for a Knoxville robbery, asks Institutions Commissioner Pardue for permission to marry. He cites his mother living alone at 63 and says a consent from Warden Russell has been given. He claims no statute bars marriage in prison and hopes his fiancé, described as of irreproachable character, can join him.
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Nashville
Tenn
Robert L. Jones
Jones
E. L Pardue
Brushy Mountain
Knoxville
Herbert N. Russell
Pardue
Illiteracy Not Bar to Justice of Peace in Tennessee
Nashville dispatch reports the state legal department answered a query on whether illiteracy disqualifies a person from serving as justice of the peace. Assistant Attorney General John L. Neely notes there are no educational requirements, stating a person who cannot read or write may hold the office.
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Nashville
Tenn
State Legal Department
John L. Neely
Justice of the Peace
Last Minute Briefs in Lexington Court Appeal
W M Ward aged 29 appealed a $100 drunkenness fine from police court. Evidence was reviewed in circuit court where the jury doubled the fine to $200.
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Lexington
W. M. Ward
Nagging Linked to Accidents, Safety Expert Says
In Atlantic City on October 7, A. A. Nichoson of New York told the National Safety Conference that nagging at breakfast and family troubles are major sources of thousands of industrial accidents, based on his research as personnel manager for a Texas company.
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Atlantic City
N. J
A. A. Nichoson
New York
National Safety Conference
Nichoson
Texas Company
Bus Drivers Strike Ties Up 24 London Routes
London service cloaks 24 bus routes as 1,400 drivers and conductors strike from five garages over a dispute on time schedules. The stoppage halts ordinary transit and disrupts commute in the city.
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London
Tradition of the earth's oldest race faces clash
In Cincinnati on October 7 1943 the long standing tradition of one of the earth's oldest races confronts a pivotal moment as competitors prepare for the event.
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Cincinnati
Roosevelt son denies 1934 Fokker sale to Russia
Anthony H. G. Fokker deposition alleged Elliott Roosevelt agreed to sell 50 military planes to Russia for 590000 in commission. Roosevelt, 25, told Fort Worth Star-Telegram he never agreed to sell to any government and that he represented Fokker in selling commercial transport planes to private companies only. He said no 500000 broker fee was mentioned and left for his Fort Worth home.
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Washington
Anthony H. G. Fokker
Elliott Roosevelt
Russia
Senate Munitions Committee
Roosevelt
Fokker
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Texas
Star- Telegram
Critic warns Norris amendment may hamper next Congress
Washington reports House parliamentarian Lewis Deschler warned the Norris lame duck amendment could trigger snarls. He argued the text lacks specifics for contingencies and that the next House, with only two weeks to organize, might struggle to elect officers and count electoral votes, complicating inauguration plans.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Norris
Congress
Nebraska
Lewis Deschler
House
Deschler
Two Absolved in Concordia Deaths
In Concordia Parish two no-bills freed two people in separate killings. Harry G. Pugh, 42, was absolved for the death of Mrs. Anna Cooper during a dispute over a fence on her Ferriday property. Charles Phillips Jr., 15, was absolved of killing his father Charles Phillips Sr., in a hunting incident. the judge will decide if the youth may be freed or sent to a welfare institution.
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Vidalia
Concordia Parish
Harry G. Pugh
Anna Cooper
Phillips
Young Phillips
Mussolini to groom son-in-law as successor
Premier Mussolini is said to be grooming his son-in-law Count Galeazzo Ciano as his successor and possibly head of the Fascist cabinet while Mussolini remains capo del governo. Elevation reportedly discussed at the Fascist grand council meeting in November to provide a future heir and tighten party governance.
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Galeazzo Ciano
Associated Press
Rome
Mussolini
Il Duce
Ciano
Grand Council
Capo del Governo E Primo Ministro
Duce del Fascismo
Old State Bar's Group Recognized
SHREVEPORT La Oct 7 The American Bar association at its Boston meeting declined to seat delegates from the State Bar of Louisiana and instead recognized delegates from the Louisiana State Bar association the original attorney’s organization The State Bar of Louisiana was created by act of 1934 under state control and required all attorneys to belong Roy E Brumby president of the Louisiana Bar association called the ABA action an endorsement of self government for which our association has stood
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Shreveport
American Bar Association
Boston
State Bar of Louisiana
Louisiana State Bar Association
Roy E. Brumby
Louisiana Bar Association
Hull Says Trade Pact Support Is Highly Assured
Secretary of State Cordell Hull told reporters en route to Minneapolis for a speech defending reciprocal trade agreements that the administration’s chances at the November polls are highly assured. He departed at 8 am CST aboard the Burlington Zephyr, due in Minneapolis at 3 pm.
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Chicago
Cordell Hull
Minneapolis
Burlington Railroad
Zephyr
Socialists fail to spark clash with New Orleans mayor
New Orleans October 7 The Socialists cannot provoke Mayor Robert S Maestri into an argument over a permit to hold a protest meeting. Mrs W Louise Jessen seeks a permit to protest the arrest of William Binkley, scheduled for trial tomorrow on alleged lack of visible means of support. The mayor offers the $10 permit but she refuses, citing constitutional protection of peaceful assembly. He offers to cover the fee himself.
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New Orleans
Robert S. Maestri
W Louise Jessen
Louisiana Socialists
William Binkley
Communist Party
Binkley
Marriage in Reno Booming and Divorce Rise
Reno, Nevada reports a surge in marriage licenses with a 25 percent rise in the first nine months of this year to 5588 licenses, while divorce suits total 2,301, just seven fewer than last year. Californians flock to Reno to dodge California’s gun marriage delay. The 1931 six weeks residence law set a filing record, with 1934 and following years showing changes in divorce activity.
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Reno
Nevada
Placards Urge Amendment Support Across Abbeville Parish
Placards urging support of constitutional amendments to be voted on next month appear across Abbeville Parish. The Associated Press corrected an erroneous report that earlier claimed opposition to the amendments. Merchants then mobilized to rally opponents of the state two percent luxury sales tax to vote against the amendments.
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Abbeville
Associated Press
Federal Court Disposes of Numerous Indicted Defendants
Federal court here disposed of many cases arising from a grand jury indictment. Morris Galloway and wife of Concordia parish faced liquor law violations and conspiracy charges. Estelle and Dorothy Davis and Dr. and Mrs. George D. McAnally appeared or pleaded not guilty with trials set for spring. D. Ross Banister Travis Oliver Jr Howell Heard admitted to practice. Floyd Worthington Smith and Johanna Smith faced narcotics charges with Smith placed on probation for treatment at the Lexington federal farm.
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Morris Galloway
Concordia Parish
D. Ross Banister
Travis Oliver, Jr
Monroe
Howell
West Monroe
Estelle
Dorothy Davis
Joe Guerriero
George D. McAnally
Floyd Worthington Smith
Johanna Smith
Suspect Held in Vivian Slayings in Louisiana
In Shreveport on October 7, sheriff officials announced the arrest of C. B. Hewett, 28, a log cutter near Vivian, La., as a suspect in the violent deaths of Frances Boyter, 21, and her 19‑month‑old child, and a fire at the home. Boyter died after a suspected hatchet attack. the child was killed as the house burned. Hewett’s statements reportedly conflicted with others at the scene. no charges were filed. The husband, J. P. Boyter, 23, was working at a refinery nearby during the incident.
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Shreveport
Frances Boyter
T. R. Hughes
C. B. Hewett
Boyter
Vivian
Hewett
Willis P. Butler
J. P. Boyter
Madrid Drive Launched by Rebel Forces
Insurgent forces under General Francisco Franco pushed toward Madrid, driving a 50 mile front from Navalperal to Torrejon and reaching within 20 miles of the capital. Santa Cruz del Retamar and Avila sector towns were seized in dawn to night assaults aided by heavy artillery and air bombardment. Government militiamen fought to hold crumbling lines as the fascist advance continued.
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Associated Press
Francisco Franco
Madrid
Navalperal
Torrejon
Santa Cruz del Retamar
Santa Cruz
Avila
San Martin de Valdeglesias
Inquest Opens Into Death Of Bride Frances Brady
Covington Ky October 7 Coroner James P Riffe opened an inquest into the death of Frances Marie Brady 37 on the eve of her wedding. Attorney for fiancé John J ODonnell and Brady sisters Essaline and Margaret urged a thorough investigation amid tongues wagging. Witnesses subpoenaed include ODonnell and the sisters who saw a figure flee the rear of the home after the shot. Autopsy showed the bullet entered near the left shoulder and hit heart and liver, fired from an angle.
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Covington
James P. Riffe
Frances Marie Brady
Joseph Goodenough
John J. O'Donnell
Essaline
Margaret Brady
Brady
Goodenough
O'Donnell
Riffe
James C. Riffe
Pair floating on Mobile Bay saved
Two men Captain Clifton Gallagher and Charles Foster aboard the state oyster patrol boat Vera Quinn were rescued after a fire and gas stove explosion caused the craft to burn to the water line. They suffered minor burns and cuts, the boat sank in 16 feet of water about five miles from shore, and the Vera Quinn was a total loss.
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Mobile
Ala
Mobie Bay
Clifton Gallagher
Charles Foster
State Oyster Patrol
Vera Quinn
Woman Hopes Sleep Spells Lessen in Atlanta
Mrs. Georgia Brown, 32, wife of a WPA carpenter, reports two long spells of nearly continuous sleep kept her in hospital. Doctors cannot explain the condition, which began June 19 and recurred for 10 days ending last Monday. She recalls a sensation of floating and darkness before awakening. Landlady Mrs. Frank B. Cowart recalls a faint like episode in June.
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Atlanta
T—Gj
Georgia Brown
WPA
Internet
Brown
Frank B. Cowart
Roosevelt Maintains Large Maryland Lead in Poll
In Baltimore on October 7 the Sunpapers poll shows President Roosevelt leading Governor Landon by 61,631 votes among registered Maryland voters. Roosevelt tops 64.01 percent of 265,789 votes cast, with Landon at 35.37 percent. Major results list London 94,002. Roosevelt 170,133. Thomas 979. Aiken 173. Browder 502. 2,619 write-ins for Lemke.
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Baltimore
Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Sunpapers
Maryland
Landon
Herbert Hoover
Evening Sun
London
Thomas
Aiken
Browder
Lemke
Communists barred from Louisiana ballots in October action
Secretary of State BE A. Conway refused to print names of Communist party presidential electors on Louisiana ballots citing late filing. Deadline for filing was five weeks before election. Applications of Socialists and the People’s Party for ballot recognition also refused.
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Baton Rouge
BE. A. Conway
Communist Party
Louisiana
People’s Party
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