Young Jake Fleagle Shot in Bran son as He Resists Arrest
A fugitive linked to the Fleagle gang and implicated in the Lamar bank raid was wounded by police in Branson Missouri when he tried to draw a weapon while attempting to board a Missouri Pacific train. Federal agents and detectives from multiple cities assisted in the arrest attempt. His condition was listed as critical.
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United Press
Branson
Jake” Fleagle
Fleagle
Secret Service
Mexico
Lamar. Colo
Missouri Pacific
Robber Captured After Burglary In Crescent City
In Crescent City a thief grabbed 23 in cash and papers from an open safe at a Texas oil station on South Lopez Street and Tulane Avenue in daylight, ran through a busy area, and was captured after a chase. He identified himself as 20 year old Francis Russell. manager Gordon L. Gaston confirmed the recovered money and identification.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Texas Oil Station
Lopez Street
Tulane Avenue
Francis Russell
Gordon L. Gaston
Prosperity Depends on Paying Debts and Courage
Eugene R. Block, governor of the Federal Reserve bank at Atlanta, told the Investment Bankers of America convention in New Orleans that prosperity will not return until Americans pay their debts. He urged economizing and warned that mortgage debt harms the home life while stressing the need for American business courage and certainty.
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New Orleans
America
Eugene R. Block
Federal Reserve Bank
Atlanta
Investment Bankers of America Association
Block
Deflation in Real Estate Blamed on High Taxation
Oct 14 report from New Orleans cites heavy land taxation as halting real estate values. Edward Hopkinson Jr of the Investment Bankers Association pins the rise in local taxes on expanded municipal services and calls for income taxes or bank taxation as remedies. About 600 bankers attend the 19th annual convention amid golf and tennis breaks.
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New Orleans
Edward Hopkinson, Jr
Investment Bankers Association of America
Hopkinson
Henry T. Ferriss
St. Louis
Mississippian Crushed Under Truck's Wheels
Lamar Nicholson age 55 of Newton died after falling beneath a truck on a highway six miles from Bay Springs Mississippi. He was seated on the truck when it hit a rut and threw him under the wheels.
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Bay Springs
Miss
Lamar Nicholson
Newton
River Stage Readings Show Flood Conditions Across Stations
24 hour stage readings indicate rising or falling water levels at stations including St. Louis Vicksburg Baton Rouge New Orleans Ouachita Camden and Monroe. Changes range from declines of about 0.2 to rises exceeding 14 700 at Monroe with varied river stages signaling shifting flood risk across the region.
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St. Louis
Vicksburg
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Prolonged Drought Triggers Water Famine Fears Eastwide
A long drought across the east sparks water shortages and crop damage fears. Philadelphia officials urge prayers for rain and designate a day of public prayer. water leaks are being checked house to house in Lancaster County. New England bakes in mid summer heat with dry wells and prostrations, while White Mountains see cooler air.
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Associated Press
New York
Philadelphia
Presbyterian Ministerial Association
Mackey
Pennsylvania
Mariette
Lancaster County
New England
Connecticut
Boston
Weather Bureau
White Mountains
New Hampshire
Police Clash With Communists Outside Labor Hall
In Boston on October 14 police and Communist demonstrators fought near the American Federation of Labor convention hall. Several arrests were made as officers fought to regain control while the federation continued its business despite the melee. Police commandeered a taxicab to move arrested individuals. mounted officers arrived to aid the effort.
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Boston
American Federation of Labor
Sooner Supreme Court Upholds Oil Prorations
Oklahoma City October 14 The Oklahoma supreme court upheld the constitutionality of state oil conservation laws and the jurisdiction of the state corporation commission to administer them by proration of output in the Oklahoma City field. The ruling follows a suit by C C Julian Oil and Royalties company to bar enforcement of proration orders.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoma Supreme Court
State Corporation Commission
C. C. Julian Oil and Royalties Company
Corporation Commission
Two Bandits Sentenced Day After Capture
Thomas Martin and James Gallagher were sentenced in Centerville to life imprisonment less than 14 hours after their capture following the killing of State Trooper John Burke and the robbery of the East End branch of the Old Merchants Trust and Savings Bank in Battle Creek. They pleaded guilty to murder. The pair were arrested near the Indiana state line after their automobile overheated while being pursued.
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Associated Press
Centerville
Mich
Battle Creek
Thomas Martin
James Gallagher
John Burke
Indiana
East End
Old Merchants Trust and Savings Bank
Indiana State Line
Spanish Students Fire Ruler Portrait Amid Republic Slogans
In Barcelona four hundred university students rushed into the main hall at noon and tore down a life sized portrait of King Alfonso. They shouted for the republic and set part of the portrait ablaze while displaying the severed head on a pole.
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Barcelona
Spain
Barcelona University
Alfonso
Republic
Hambone's Meditations Caption Sparks Local Chatter
A humorous cartoon caption by J. P. Alley titled Hambone's Meditations draws laughs as a Wen Folks piece jokes about self praise and social pretenses. Readers react with bemused comments on the punchlines and style.
Brunk Suspended as State Treasurer in Missouri
Gov. Henry S. Caulfield suspended State Treasurer Larry Brunk today pending investigation into alleged improper conduct in the treasurer's office. In New York, gangster Jack Legs Diamond was reported sinking at Polyclinic Hospital after four gunshot wounds. In Arkansas, Gov. Harvey Parnell filed an amendment to his primary campaign expenditure statement prompting Republican leaders to meet on challenging his eligibility in court.
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Jefferson City
Larry Brunk
Henry S. Caulfield
New York
Jack
Diamond
Polyclinic Hospital
Little Rock
Ark
Harvey Parnell
Germany Faces Strike Problem Opens Tomorrow
Berlin reports a surge in labor unrest as 140000 metal workers vote 90 percent to strike starting tomorrow. Employers warn of a prolonged struggle to resist a six percent wage cut tied to Chancellor Bruening’s reform plan.
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Germany
United Press
Berlin
Stefen Oppenheimer
Berlin Metal Manufacturers Association
Heinnrich Bruening
Oppenheimer
Motive elusive in Arkansas youth shooting
West McKewen a 19 year old high school football player was shot on his parents back porch in De Witt Arkansas. Officers found four men fleeing the yard in an automobile after six shots rang out. one bullet wounded McKewen as neighbors reported the incident. He was taken to Stuttgart believed to be fatally injured.
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McKewen Yard
West Monroe Judgeship Runoff Draws Most Attention
In Ouachita parish a runoff election concentrates interest in West Monroe where W Decker Moore and J O McCormick seek the city judge post. Harvey G Fields and Rovian D Hendrick contest the third district public service commissioner seat in Farmerville and Shreveport respectively. By 1 pm 1 089 votes were cast in three wards, about half the day’s total pace.
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Ouachita Parish
West Monroe
W. Decker Moore
J. O. McCormick
Harvey G. Fields
Farmerville
Rovian D. Hendrick
Shreveport
Twin Cities
Ward Five
Ward Ten
Ward
Popeye Pumphrey Leaves Hot Springs by Train
Neil K. Popeye Pumphrey a New York racketeer and alleged gambler faced a municipal court choice to buy a one way train ticket or serve 90 days on the city chain gang. He chose to purchase the ticket and depart. He had been arrested for an Alabama bank robbery probe but not convicted and had been connected to a gambling scheme in Syracuse after returning to Hot Springs.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Neil K
Popeye” Pumphrey
New York
Popeye
Pumphrey
Memphis
Syracuse
N. Y
Two Drownings Reported in Texas Floods at Christoval
San Angelo Texas October 14 two persons drowned in the South Concho river at Christoval twenty one miles south of here during recent high water The bodies of Har Calhoun twenty one bookkeeper for the First National Bank at El Dorado and an unidentified man were recovered after an auto was found in the riverbed The unidentified man is believed to be FE M Duke son of a Del Rio blacksmith en route to aid identification.
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San Angelo
Tex
del Rio
Telephone Vote Returns to 219 or 292 Tonight
Election commissioners across Monroe West Monroe and Ouachita parish must telephone returns to The News-Star tonight using 219 or 292 from their box. Commissioners in other Northeast Louisiana parishes should call the sheriff's office. Cooperation to speed returns is appreciated.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
News-Star Tonight
Louisiana
Wealthy Winnsboro Merchant Louis Lowentritt Dies
Special to The News Star Winnsboro October 14 Louis Lowentritt a wealthy prominent Winnsboro merchant died suddenly this morning at age 58 Heart failure superinduced by acute indigestion was the cause Attending physicians noted he had been in fairly good health until today He arose at his usual time and went to his office before the attack fell ill Earlier he had complained of minor ailments
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Martha Hardy Trimble
Shreveport
Winnsboro
Louis Lowentritt
Bodenhamer Weds El Dorado Woman in Boston
The marriage of L. Bodenhamer of El Dorado, former national commander of the American Legion, to Irene Richardson of El Dorado was confirmed from Boston. The couple left Boston for New York and will return to El Dorado to establish their home after a years long courtship.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Test Case on Seizure of Auto for Personal Tax
In New Orleans Judge Walter L. Gleason heard a test case injunction by Max Blanchard against city officials over the seizure of his automobile for non payment of personal tax. Blanchard was arrested for attempting to remove the car from the pound after it was seized.
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New Orleans
Walter L. Gleason
Civil District Court
Max Blanchard
Blanchard
Jockey Fredy Fox Wins Charity Rocking Horse Prize
Wantage Berkshire report says Fredy Fox rode G. Richards to win a rocking horse in a charity competition this season, aiming for most winning mounts.
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Rocking
Wantage
Berkshire
Fredy Fox
G. Richards
Too Busy Day in Jail for Doctor Lithgow
United Press reports in Miami that Dr William Lithgow was sentenced by Federal Judge Halstead Ritter to 24 hours in jail after he told officers he was too busy to appear in court as a witness.
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United Press
Miami, Fla
Halstead Ritter
William Lithgow
Miss Alma McKinley Kidnapping Shocks Missouri Town
Greenfield Missouri residents aided by officers from many cities search roads from the Ozarks to the Missouri river for a masked kidnapper who abducted 24 year old expectant mother Alma Wilson McKinley from her father Benton Wilson’s ranch. A $2000 reward is posted for her safe return.
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Greenfield
Alma Wilson McKinley
Missouri
Ozarks
Missouri River
Benton Wilson
Olin Killingsworth
Wilson
Homeless kitten saves family as fire traps bed room door
In Birmingham on October 14 a kitten named Fluff, taken in three months ago, alerted a sleeping family by crying at the bedroom door. The heroic cat suffocated while guiding Luke H. Denton, his wife, and two children to safety, saving the home from worse damage.
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Birmingham
Ala
Luke H. Denton
Denton
Illinois to Organize Plan to Ease Unemployment
Illinois will form a state unemployment relief effort led by a Governor appointed commission with broad representation from business, industry, labor, banking, church and government. The group targets solutions within 60 days and faces a severe jobless crisis with about 400,060 unemployed men estimated by State Labor Superintendent Barney Cohen and reports warn the situation is worse than any year since 1921.
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United Press
Chicago
Illinois
Louis L. Emerson
Albert Fisher
Barney Cohen
Ilinois
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