Abduction Tale Trails a Hattiesburg Teacher
Virginia Switzer, 28, a country schoolteacher, claimed she was abducted by three men for a $30,000 ransom. New Orleans police found her in a theater dressing room and dismissed the tale as ridiculous, while her family supported her story.
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Mchenry
Miss
Hattiesburg
Virginia Switzer
John Bennett
New Orleans
Miss Switzer
Harry Gregson
Henry Asset
R. A. Switzer
Gulf
Gulfport
Jones’ Drug Store
Admitted slaying ties youth and family in Mississippi case
In Jasper county Mississippi, 13 year old Kermie Jackson his father George Jackson and mother Lois plus older brother are charged with murder over 15 year old Hester Jackson’s October 15 shotgun death on a tenant farm. The boy confessed to shooting on his father’s instruction and to writing a death note. The father and Lois are jailed in Jones county and the boy in Jasper. the mother remains jailed in Ellisville.
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Laurel
Miss
Jones County
Jasper County
Kermie Jackson
Lois
Kermie
Hester Jackson
Jacksons
J. L. Thompson
Bay Springs
George Jackson
Hester
Ellisville
Bankers pledge full cooperation in Roosevelt recovery plan
Washington October 26 The American Bankers association officers pledged full cooperation in the recovery campaign to President Roosevelt Hecht new president said bankers are ready to lend money to business They will lend if business borrows and notices have been sent to clearing houses by retiring president Law announcing credit willingness The group included Fleming and Smith and the report continues on the tenth page
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Bankers Association
Rudolph S. Hecht
Association
Hecht
Francis M. Law
White House
Law
Robert V. Fleming
Tom K. Smith
St. Louis
Bankers’ Study
Starving Texans Back at Homes
In Austin on October 26 a small group in Travis County paused their threat to starve in the state capitol corridors. Case workers will investigate after representative-elect J. H. Lucas urged them to return home. They had petitioned Governor Ferguson claiming aid had been refused and ignored by state relief officials.
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Austin
Tex
Travis County
State Capitol
State House
J. H. Lucas
Henderson County
Lucas
Miriam A. Ferguson
Texas Relief Administration
State Board of Control
Ferguson
Administration to Battle Drive to Cash Bonus
The Roosevelt administration will oppose the immediate payment of the adjusted service certificates as a national drive gains momentum. The American Legion backed the plan at its Miami convention, while President Roosevelt signaled resistance in his Roanoke address. Estimated cost runs to about 2.506 billion with most going to veterans. The issue stalled in the Senate after House passage last session.
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Washington
Roosevelt
American Legion
Miami
White House
Roanoke
Legion
Veterans Administration
Congress
House
Senate
Ellen McAdoo Back Home Denies Elopement
Ellen Wilson McAdoo, granddaughter of Woodrow Wilson, returns to Los Angeles to deny eloping with Rafael Lopez de Onate. She says marriage plans are indefinite and plans to seek a license in Riverside are postponed pending proof of de Onate’s nationality. Her parents threaten disinheritance if the marriage proceeds.
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Los Angeles
Ellen Wilson McAdoo
Woodrow Wilson
Rafael Lopez de Onate
de Onate
Miss McAdoo
William Gibbs MccAdoo
Riverside
Manila
William H. Neblett
McAdoo
Three Greenwood Youths Held For Selling Rubber Money
In Greenwood Mississippi three youths were jailed for selling rubber money novelty bills that resembled real currency. Police said buyers passed the stretchable bills as money, prompting police to notify federal authorities for inquiry.
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Greenwood
Miss
Fed
Mob Seizes Claude Neal From Alabama Jail
An armed mob of about 100 men stormed the Escambia county jail at Brewton Alabama in the early hours and abducted Claude Neal a 23 year old negro. Leaders said they would take him to Marianna Florida to face the father of Lola Cannidy the white girl he allegedly attacked and killed. Sheriff Byrne reported no word by nine am and jail staff said Neal was placed in a car as the mob left.
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Marianna
Fila
W. F. Chambliss
Jackson County
Claude Neal
Brewton
Ala
G. S Byrne
Neal
Escambia County
Lola Cannidy
Greenwood
Fla
G. S. Byrne
Florida
Jake Shanholster
Byrne
Shanholster
PWA Plans to Create Jobs Through Surge in Public Works
The Public Works Administration quietly plans a new multi billion dollar push to create jobs nationwide. Officials expect a possible mix of millions or billions in funding, tied to private sector recovery prospects. Don Richberg urges private re employment while PWA prepares to present Congress with ready to start projects if funds are replenished.
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Washington
PWA
Congress
Roosevelt
Donald Richberg
New York
PWA State Engineers
Kidnap suspect fights removal from Nashville
U S Commissioner Campbell ruled the guilt or innocence of Thomas H. Robinson Sr in the Stoll kidnaping case will not be considered in the removal hearing to Louisville. The indictment itself was deemed prima facie probable cause, with the trial court to decide guilt or innocence later. Robinson testified that his fugitive son had only visited to discuss job loss and travel funds.
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Nashville
Tenn
U. S
Julian H. Campbell
Thomas H. Robinson
Alice Speed Stoll
Louisville
William E. Fort
Campbell
Robinson
Robinson, Jr
Stoll
Robinson, Sr
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Jinky $100 Grand Prize Draw Seeks Winners Statewide
Many hope to win the Jinky grand prize of 100 dollars by submitting Jinky sets from multiple firms. Read the Sunday page for week three winners and enter every Wednesday. free Jinkys are available from numerous local businesses and receipts from purchases count toward entry.
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Jinky
News-Star— World
Sunday World—News-Star
Iron Mountain Bakery, Inc
Griffin Studio
Johnnie S. Elbert
Central Savings Bank and Trust Co
West Monroe Hardware and Furniture Co
West
E. Jack Selig, Inc
Monroe Furniture Co
Monroe Hardware (Furniture) Co
Sandman’s Pharmacy
Bella Scherck Davidson
Alice Henry
Ruth Touchstone Beauty Salon
E. R. Kiper Hardware and Supply Co
Hemp’s
Ouachita Baking Co
Ford Levi Stationery Co
North Side Pharmacy
Quebec killer admits slaying six in postal office rampage
Police said former mail carrier Rosaire Bilodeau admitted killing six relatives including Oscar Fiset and Marie Bilodeau and wounding two others. He led officers to bodies of three women and a search for two nephews in woods near Quebec. Postmaster J B L Morin was badly shot and hospitalized.
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Quebec
J. B. L. Morin
J. Rosaire Bilodeau
Oscar Fiset
Quebec Postal Service
Marie Bilodeau
Bilodeau
Ter
Rosalie Bilodeau
Yvette Gauvin
Gaston Gauvin
Fernand Gauvin
Beauport Woods
Fiset
Morin
Moise Jolicoeur
Cronin Sold to Red Sox for Record Contract
Washington reports indicate Joe Cronin, 28, shortstop and manager, was sold to the Boston Red Sox for a five year player manager contract. Boston paid a record price and also sent Lynford Lary to the Senators as part of the deal. Cronin will replace Bucky Harris as Red Sox manager. Harris is away on a hunting trip.
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Washington
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Yankees
Babe Ruth
Red Sox
Lynford Lary
Senators
Cronin
Stanley
Bucky) Harris
Harris
George Herman
Babe) Ruth
San Francisco
June Robertson
Danger Of Flood In Washington Decreases
Seattle reports receding rivers ease the flood danger after a weekend storm. Rain continues, a cross state highway remains impassable, and four people are marooned in a Tacoma area farmhouse. The death toll from Sunday's storm rises to 20 with William Hall, 18, among the victims.
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Seattle
Washington
Tacoma
Pacific Northwest
William Hall
Woman accused of stabbing husband during guitar quarrel
In New Orleans on October 26 21 year old Edna Mack an expectant mother is accused of stabbing Orrison Mock 32 after he allegedly strangled her during a dispute over his guitar playing She was placed in neighbor custody pending further investigation Mock died shortly after at a hospital with his account stating the stabber was the woman who said she acted in self defense.
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New Orleans
Edna Mack
Orrison S. Mock
Long Declines Talk Invitation From Nashville
Senator Huey Long said he declined an invitation to speak in Nashville for Tennessee Democratic candidates after the Louisiana State University football game. He noted it would be a physical impossibility to speak postgame and quipped about training an army for possible campaigns while traveling with LSU supporters.
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Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Nashville
United States Senate
Tennessee
Long
Louisiana State University
A. H. Roberts
Kenneth D. McKellar
Nathan L. Bachman
Hill McAister
Mexico
Huey
Span at Capital Is to Be Built
Baton Rouge plans for a joint rail traffic bridge across the Mississippi River announced by Senator Huey P. Long. Construction to start by January 1 with a $7,000,000 PWA loan and grant. firm plans by Herrington and Cortelyou. completion predicted within 16 months. Long also aims to widen the air line highway between Baton Rouge and New Orleans to connect with the bridge.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Mississippi River
Long
Public Works Administration
Railroad
Louisiana Highway Commission
PWA
Highway Commission
Herrington and Cortelyou
Kansas City
New Orleans
Roosevelt Defends Policies in Western New York Campaign
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt spoke in Rochester defending the New Deal amid a clash with Republican Natalie Couch and others. She urged support for Democrat Caroline O Day for Congress and stressed democracy and the value of women in politics while addressing boos and cheers from the audience.
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Rochester
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Albany
Caroline O'Day
Buffalo
Moses
Natalie ¥. Couch
Miss Couch
League of Women Voters
Roosevelt
Erie County
Gold country roads and a Twain heritage tour in Angels Camp
Special report from Angels Camp describes the region as a living link to Mark Twain and Bret Harte tales. It touts gold town history, period roads and hotels, and invites visitors to see mining on the original grounds. The note ends with a call to read the president's speech and notes bankers remain in the dog house.
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Angels Camp
Cal
Mark Twain
Twain
Bret Harte
P. S
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