Three Negroes Slain as Search for Killer Continues
In Senatobia Mississippi a posse hunting Jesse Williams shot and killed three Negroes near town and wounded two others as they surrounded a house. Deputy Sheriff Walker Williams was killed after Williams was arrested on a robbery charge. Bloodhounds aided the search while the church scene disrupted the service.
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Senatoria
Miss
Jesse Williams
Walker Williams
J. T. Dixon
Crawford
Tate County
Here
Williams
Clarksdale
A. C. Williams
Roosevelt Opposes Immediate Bonus Cash Payment
The New York Times reports Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt will oppose immediate cash payment of the soldiers bonus in a Pittsburgh address. It says he will back a relief program for destitute veterans, via draft board like machinery, to ensure aid for needy veterans with active war service. He may also critique Hoover administration and comment on the B E F from Washington. The speech is nearly finished but not fully assembled.
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New York
New York Times
Franklin D
Roosevelt
Pittsburgh
Times
Hoover
Washington
Prediction of Stimson Resignation Over Manchurian Policy
Japanese political writer K. K. Kawakami predicted on Oct 17 that Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson would resign soon over his handling of the Manchurian regime. Kawakami noted his Washington correspondence for Hachiman Shim bun and his tour of Manchuria.
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Shanghai
Henry L. Stimson
Manchukuo
K. K. Kawakami
Washington
Tokyo
Hachi Shimbun
Kawakami
United States
Manchu
Tiger Shark play stirs memory of Monroe tragedy and local sports
The Riverside theater piece Tiger Shark depicts a man killed by a shark then buried with his legs and dead limbs recovered from a sea cave. In Monroe the recent football game drew about 4,000 despite rain, with L. S. A. defeating Mississippi A. and M. and references to a prior local figure.
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Heaven
Monroe
Jupiter Pluvius
Mississippi A
Aubrey Haas
Sig Haas and Son
D. A. Haas
Wedell Heads to Hartford for Motor Tuning Before Ottawa Flight
Speed pilot Jimmy Wedell, aiming to break Major James Doolittle’s record, departed Providence for Brainard Field Hartford to tune his engine before the Ottawa to Washington to Mexico City flight staged tomorrow.
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Providence
R. I
Jimmy Wedell
James H. Doolittle
Brainerd Field
Hartford
Ottawa
Washington
Mexico City
The Spider Wounded. Police Suspect A Girl Shot Him
John Murtha known as The Spider is reported wounded near a Glendale cemetery in Queens after a shooting tied to underworld activity. Detectives believe a gun girl fired the shot given the .25 caliber pistol used and Murtha’s history of gangland violence.
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Girl
New York
John
Murtha
Glendale
Queens
Woebegone
Spider
Martha
Kings County Hospital
Joe Glickman
Ozone Park
Brooklyn
Catherine Pinther
26 Southerners Die in Mishaps Over Week End
Weekend crashes cost the South 26 lives with 17 fatalities from automobile wrecks on rain slicked roads. Georgia led with 10 deaths, followed by Virginia six, South Carolina and Arkansas three each, North Carolina two, and Tennessee and Mississippi one each.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Virginia
South Carolina
Arkansas
North Carolina
Tennessee
Mississippi
Ivey Parker
Valdosta
Newport
Harrisonburg
Daniel Clary
South Hill
James Carlton Nauman
Hazel Flippen
Peters Furniture Store Burned in Major Monroe Blaze
A morning fire at Peters Furniture Company, 501 South Grand Street Monroe, caused about 15000 dollars in damage. Four fire companies fought the blaze beginning at 2 21, with the front wall scorched and most showroom inventory destroyed while stored stock remained intact in the rear.
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Monroe
Peters Furniture Company
South Grand Street
Travis Oliver Returns From Western Bankers Meeting
Travis Oliver president of Central Savings Bank and Trust company and Mrs. Oliver returned from Los Angeles where 1600 bankers attended the American Bankers Association sessions. He cited глав talks by Ogden Mills and Gov. H S Connor on taxation and the Mississippi sales tax as highlights.
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Travis Oliver
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Oliver
Los Angeles
Cal
American Bankers’ Association
Ogden Mills
the Treasury
Gov. H. S. Connor
Mississippi
Christmas Seal Meet Set for October 20 in Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita Parish Tuberculosis and Public Health Association plans a Christmas seal sale conference at Hotel Frances on Thursday October 20. National and state representatives will attend. Morning sessions include remarks by Mayor Arnold Bernstein and talks on fund raising Health education, parish program work and state wide aspects led by Arthur Strawson Mrs John McBryde Bernice Wright and Dr W L Bendel.
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Ouachita Parish
Arthur J. Strawson
National Tuberculosis Association
John M. McBryde
The
Tuberculosis and Public Health Association of Louisiana
Bernice Wright
Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health Association, Inc
W. L. Bendel
War Veteran Burned To Death In Hotel Fire
George Poleman a 35 year old World War II veteran was burned to death in a fire that destroyed the St Denis hotel in Natchitoches Louisiana. Proprietor Z J Boyd and his wife suffered severe burns trying to rescue him as roof collapsed. The brick building formerly the Live Oak burned with losses estimated over 50000 dollars.
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Natchitoches
George Poleman
St. Denis
Z. J. Boyd
Poleman
Live Oak Hotel
Ivan Skinner Killed In Auto Crash Near Rayville
Ivan Skinner 22 of Richland parish died instantly when the forepart of his skull was crushed in after an auto collision eight miles north of Rayville at 9 30 last night. Ernest Philips 22, also of Richland parish, was in serious condition with a torn off left arm hip dislocation chest injury. The two were returning from Pentecostal arbor church with four others in a Chevrolet car after Earl Battenfield’s Ford ton and a half truck left the church a short time earlier.
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Ivan Skinner
Richland Parish
Ernest Phillips
Mosely
Rayville
Phillips
Skinner
Pentecostal Arbor Church
Earl Battenfield
Battenfield
Baton Rouge Officials Weigh 15 Percent Rail Rate Rise
Chairman Francis Williams of the Louisiana Public Service Commission and aide depart for Washington to discuss with the Interstate Commerce Commission a 15 percent freight rate increase set to apply within Louisiana by November 1. Joining are W M Barrow and Edgar Oulton to seek exemptions for certain Louisiana commodities from the boost.
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Baton Rouge
Francis Williams
Louisiana Public Service Commission
L. F. Sherer
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana
Williams
Sherer
W. M. Barrow
Baton Rouse
Enony Service Commission
V. M. I. Teacher Dies in Virginia Auto Crash
In Lynchburg Virginia a car collision killed Captain Joe Thomas Broadnax biology physics instructor at Virginia Military Institute. Four men were involved and three teachers were injured with Captain George Landon Browning Jr among the critically hurt.
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Lynchburg
Joe Thomas Broadnax
Marshall, Tex
Virginia Military Institute
George Landon Browning, Jr
S. Turner
Curry A Guinn
SCRIPPS HOWARD PAPERS ENDORSE ROOSEVELT CANDIDACY
The Scripps Howard newspapers announced support for Franklin D. Roosevelt with reservations noting the Hoover administration is a failure. They caution Roosevelt must prove leadership and gain congressional support before endorsing a full administration.
Two Gold Star Mothers Taken In Death Here
Two gold star mothers, the only known in the parish, died within days of each other. Georgia Hobbs 68 died Saturday at 414 Breard street. Lettie Frost 82 died Sunday at 2611 South Grand street. Hobbs son Rodney J. Hobbs died in France in World War I. Riverside Burial Park holds a memorial plot. Funeral services concluded with interment in the plot.
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Georgia Hobbs
Breard Street
Lettie Frost
South Grand Street
Mr. Hobb
Rodney J. Hobbs
France
Monroe
Riverside
Merchants to discuss Golden Opportunity sale plan
The retail merchants division of the chamber of commerce will hold a 10:30 a.m. meeting at the chamber rooms to plan a second Golden Opportunity sale for Twin Cities merchants. The first sale, which ended last August, boosted new business and collections, and a repeat is strongly expected. All retail division members are urged to attend.
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Chamber of Commerce
Twin Cities
Cae
Prison Riot Report Filed From Speigner State Prison
Warden A B Smith submitted the official riot report to William Feagin director of the state board of administration. Feagin said information would be controlled by the board and that the press could not question guards or prisoners at Speigner to avoid injuring prison discipline.
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Montgomery
Ala
A. B. Smith
Speigner State Prison
William F. Feagin
State Board of Administration
Feagin
Speigner
Smith
Family feud turns fatal near Sellers school in Hancock County
In Hancock county near Sellers school, Rosalre Moran 47 was shot dead while riding a horse as family feud climaxes. Semon Moran 35 is jailed at Bay St. Louis for the fatal shots, Adrion Moran 32 jailed in Gulfport on a related charge, and Aden Moran reports say the quarrel stemmed from a long standing feud.
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Gulfport
Miss
Hancock County
Here
Sellers School
Rosalre Moran
Semon Moran
Bay St. Louis
Adrion Moran
Rosaire
Tony Moran
Admon
Rosalie
Aden Moran
Rosarie
Unemployed Protest Breaks Up In Crescent City
Police dispersed a crowd in Lafayette square near City Hall Crescent City as welfare wage cuts from 2.50 to 1.50 a day sparked a protest. Mayor Walmsley had forbidden the mass meeting and urged a committee be formed to handle grievances. Welfare officials blamed outside agitators for the disturbance.
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New Orleans
Lafayette Square
City Hall
Welfare Committee
T. Semmes Walmsley
Editor Suggests Roosevelt “Isn’t Crazy” About Being Mistaken
Washington Herald editor Eleanor Patterson fuels a feud with Alice Roosevelt Longworth by a front page piece joking that Franklin D. Roosevelt may not enjoy being mistaken for Longworth's brother. She cites the first installment of Longworth’s reminiscences noting Theodore Roosevelt's daughter claims Roosevelt is her fourth cousin once removed. Patterson questions the governor’s reaction to mistaken identity and recalls past editorials tied to Ruth McCormick’s Senate bid.
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Washington
U.P
Eleanor Patterson
Washington Herald
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Patterson
Residential Construction Now Is on Upward Grad
New York October 17 reports a rebound in residential building activity after a sharp August decline. September contracts total around 22.8 million dollars, up about 2.9 million or nearly 10 percent, with the first nine months showing improving figures.
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New York
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