Soviet Union warns in row over Spain war
Soviet Russia demands virtual blockade of Portugal by Britain and France to halt arms to Spanish insurgents and urges immediate action by the international neutrality committee. Russia presses for isolation of the Spanish civil war as it hints at withdrawing from non intervention and potentially aiding Madrid.
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Associated Press
Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Portugal
London
International Neutrality Committee
Spain
Lord Plymouth
Madrid
Ivan M. Maisky
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Moiseyevich Kagan
Rome
Ouachita Parish Approves 30 Million Road Bond Issue
The Ouachita parish police jury unanimously adopted a resolution approving a 30 million dollar state road bond issue to fund highways bridges and farm to market roads. The measure will be voted on by Louisiana’s public in November and proceeds go to the highway commission for construction.
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Ouachita Parish
People of
Louisiana
State Highway Department
Highway Commission
Louisiana Highway Commission
Julius Caesar Case in Court in Newark
In Newark New Jersey on October 14 Judge Walter D Van Riper opened the next case in orphans court a lawyer presented the final accounting in the estate of Julius Caesar The judge noted the unusual name with a light remark about haste as he began the accounting proceedings.
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Newark
N. J
Walter D. van Riper
Orphans’ Court
Julius Caesar
Ford backs Alf Landon for president in Michigan push
Henry Ford and son Edsel endorsed Alf M Landon as the Republican nominee amid Landons Michigan cross state tour for the states 19 electoral votes. Ford criticized the New Deal while Landon warned of executive power and urged constitutional amendments before election day.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Alf M. Landon
Michigan
Kansas
Ford
Roosevelt
Landon
Lake-States
Consuming of Cotton Gains
Census Bureau reports cotton use in September totaling 629,727 bales of lint and 67,859 of linters. On hand September 30: lint 848,734 and linters 132,264 in consuming establishments. lint 6,305,999 and linters 31,852 in public storage and compresses. Exports in September reach 569,624 lint and 12,801 linters. Exports and imports compare with prior months. spindles active during September.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Clemency Plea For Beadle In Mor gan City Killing
The Louisiana Board of Pardons reviewed James Beadle of St Mary parish Tuesday seeking clemency for a life term linked to the 1927 sensational murder of James Le Boeuf. Le Boeuf’s body was weighted and sunk in flood waters near Morgan City. Dr Thomas Dreher and Ada Le Boeuf were executed in the case.
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New Orleans
State Rd of
James Beadle
St. Mary Parish
James le Boeuf
le Boeuf
Morgan City
Thomas E. Dreher
Ada le Boeuf
Beadle
Powder and rouge bruise Smith girls at GOP rally
Smith College students suffered minor bruises in campus clashes before a Republican rally on October 14. Supporters marched to John M. Greene Hall for Governor candidate John W. Hargis as Democrats confronted them with painted signs and noisy demonstrations.
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Northampton
Mass
Smith College
Massachusetts
John M. Greene
John W. Hargis
British aviator Mollison to plan west east Atlantic flight
Major James Mollison, famed British flyer, plans to start next week on a west to east crossing of the Atlantic from New York to England.
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New York
James Mollison
Fler
Atlantic
England
Plot to arm Rightists sparks Paris political clash
Le Populaire charged Colonel Francois de la Rocque hid thousands of automatic rifles machine guns and tear gas bombs to arm his Croix de Feu followers for a putsch. Cabinet ministers discussed internal and international tensions as Maxim Litvinoff arrived in Paris amid accusations of Soviet interference.
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Paris
Leon Blum
le Populaire
Francois de la Rocque
Maxim Litvinoff
Croix de Feu
Elysee Palace
Roger Salengro
Interior
Yvon Deibos
Alsace-Lorraine
Maurice Thorez
de la Rocque
Litvinoff
Geneva
League of Nations
Figaro
Moscow
Noe to Open Fight on Tax
Former Governor James A. Noe announces a campaign against the state sales tax and proposed amendments before the November 3 election. He urges a special session to repeal the tax and notes possible opposition to Amendment 3 extending New Orleans mayoral elections to 1942. Gerald L. K. Smith will join with speeches initiating a statewide effort.
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Shreveport
James A. Noe
Gerald L. K. Smith
Huey P. Long
Noe
New Orleans
Claudette Colbert Skulls Fracture Keeps Star Home
Hollywood October 14. Claudette Colbert is confined to her home after a slight basal skull fracture from an automobile accident in Hollywood two weeks ago. Dr. Samuel Hirshfeld said she will rest and is expected to return to work on Monday after attempting to resume filming for Maid of Salem.
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Hollywood
Claudette Colbert
Samuel Hirshfeld
Paramount
Germans Fortify Borders With Heavy Coastal Line
German authorities report a large fortification push along border areas including ten gun bases on Helgoland near the Schlei wig coast and new batteries along the western and southeastern fronts. The Helgoland harbor is being rebuilt, guards patrol the island, and access is restricted while work continues under secrecy.
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Berlin
Germany
Helgolana Island
Schleswig
Helgoland
Reich
Shreveport Negro Receives Death Penalty In Grafton Case
In Shreveport Louisiana on October 14 Tommie Howard a 38 year old black man was sentenced to death for wounding a white man during a robbery attempt He was convicted for lying in wait and ambushing Dan L Perkins a wealthy oil geologist in his garage on August 10 Perkins remained in critical condition for weeks after the shooting and could only sit up intermittently The jury took eight minutes to reach the verdict noting the rarity of death sentences when the victim survived.
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Shreveport
Tommie Howard
Dan L. Perkins
Louisiana
Perkins
Typhoon Death Toll Rises to 408 with 600 Missing in Philippines
Reported in Manila on October 14, the typhoon disaster's death toll reached 408 with about 600 missing. News from Zambales province describes miners drowned by a flood wall, ten more drowned near Magalang, and widespread famine as relief efforts falter along the Pampanga river valley north of Manila.
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Manila
Philippines
San Nancisco
Zambalese
Magalang
Pampanga
Pampanga River Valley
Arctic Night Seals Barrow as Six Month Darkness Falls
Barrow Alaska enters a six month Arctic night with the start of winter darkness after the September equinox. Nome shipping has ended and explorers paused work as Eskimo prepare for trapping while whites await a northern bridge club season.
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Barrow
Alaska
America
Nome
Arctic Ocean
Baldwin's Cabinet Reviews British Fascist Strife
London October 14 Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin convened his cabinet to review developments in British fascist strife. The terse briefing notes suggest heightened concern over extremist activity and political stability amid rising tension.
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London
Stanley Baldwin
President Roosevelt dedicates memorial site in St Louis
President Roosevelt dedicates a World War memorial site in St Louis on October 14. He states the best honor for the dead is peace and notes progress in domestic recovery and global good will. He calls for social equality at home and cites war’s disturbances to social and economic order.
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St. Louis
Roosevelt
Roosevelt campaign pushes into Missouri and Illinois
President Roosevelt spoke in St. Louis at a war memorial ceremony and delivered rear platform talks across Illinois as part of a western to eastern campaign swing. He expressed confidence in a growing national prosperity and a fairer, warmer political climate during the journey from Kansas and western Missouri.
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Roosevelt
ST. Louis
Missouri
Illinois
Kansas
Memorial Site Report Details Truck Driver Arrests
Truck driver Bob Carlisle, linked to a July 15 collision near Swartz that killed Boyce Humphries, was arrested by the sheriff on a grand jury indictment for driving while under the influence. Clarence Ramsey, car driver in the crash, faced involuntary homicide charges but was indicted for driving while intoxicated. The Carlisle indictment followed the Ramsey case.
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Bob Carlisle
WPA
Swartz
Boyce Humphries
Sheriff's Department
Clarence Ramsey
Carlisle
Ramsey
Mule Kills Child in Tennessee Farm Accident
Obbie Rose Geren, two, daughter of Mr and Mrs H M Geren, died after a mule stepped on her while she played among tall weeds on their farm near Cleveland Tennessee. The incident occurred last night and the child died in a local hospital.
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Cleveland, Tenn
Obbie Rose Geren
H. M. Geren
Upstate New York Endures Cold Wave With Record Low
Upstate New Yorkers faced a third straight day of unseasonable cold. Owls Head in the Adirondacks recorded an unofficial October 14 low of 12 below zero, ground froze three inches deep and ponds iced over. Weather officials said the cold crest is moving past western New England with temperatures rising tonight and tomorrow.
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New York
New
Albhiny Weather Bureau
Health officials urge nasal spray to prevent infantile paralysis
KnoxCounty Health Officer A G Hufstedler appeals to all families to use a nasal spray preventive treatment after another infantile paralysis case was found and a county school closed indefinitely.
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Knoxville
Tenn
A. G. Hufstedler
Governor White vows Mississippi gains in industry at first factory dedication
Governor Hugh White predicted a bright industrial future for Mississippi during the dedication of the first factory under his balanced program. He cited inquiries from manufacturers coast to coast seeking Mississippi's resources and transportation advantages.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Hugh White
Mississippi
Maine
California
Advertising Commission
Fbi Links Extortion Plot To New York Adagio Dancer
Four federal agents probing an extortion plot against Mrs. George Horace Lorimer, wife of a publisher, aimed to connect the crime to Frank Vittolo, a 33 year old Yonkers resident, after he was detained in New York in a case involving extortion letters sent to seven prominent New Yorkers and Rhode Islanders.
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Philadelphia
George Horace Lorimer
New York
Reed Vetterli
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Frank Vittolo
Yonkers
N. Y
Rhode Island
Third Biennial Lutheran Convention Chooses Pensions Plan
In San Antonio on October 14 the American Lutheran church's third biennial convention selected a pensions plan for ministers after approving the election of 140 officials.
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San Antonio
Tex
American Lutheran Church
Robbery Case To Go On Trial In Federal Court
The United States case against Roy Demming 36 Omer Storm 45 and Ralph Rice 45 for breaking into the Gil bert post office in Franklin parish is set for trial in federal court Wednesday afternoon. They were indicted December 18 on two counts claiming entry on November 4 with intent to commit larceny and stealing 44 cents. The war risk insurance case of Ruth Matthews Pratt widow of a soldier was to proceed with witnesses later.
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United States
Roy Demming
Omer Storm
Three Die In Plane Crash Near Hilliard
A cabin monoplane crashed two miles south of Hilliard killing Ralph Green a Daytona Beach real estate dealer Robert Bond and a third man still unnamed The craft left Daytona Beach for Detroit circling CCC camp then dove as a wing collapsed CCC workers reached the wreckage and Navy Ensign J E Lanier said the motor appeared to run at the moment of the crash.
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Hilliard Flo Od
Ralph Green
Robert Bond
Daytona Beach
Detroit
CCC
J. E. Lanier
Navy Air Corps
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Inset
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Omaha, Neb
Jena
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OLD Boy Farms
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