Police chief rescues two women from lynch mob in Lebanon
In Lebanon Tennessee on September 6 a mob of about 500 stormed the jail after the slaying of two officers. Chief of Police Robert Gan, aided by bystanders, freed two women seized with alleged suspects and restored them to jail. National Guardsmen, called earlier, returned to Nashville as the crowd dispersed.
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Lebanon
Tenn
National
Nashville
Ben Northern
M. E. Brown
Ed Climer
Robert Gan
Col
Otho Robinson
Okaloosa School to Add Two Rooms This Fall
Superintendent T O Brown announced two extra rooms will be added to the Okaloosa school this fall to handle higher expected enrollment. He cited good cotton yields and new residents as the cause and noted no houses are vacant. The additions free a main building room for science. all teachers have been secured. Last year the school enrolled about 300 students with 80 in high school. Ouachita Parish operates three high schools: Okaloosa, Calhoun, and local high. The Okaloosa school is the only parish facility expanding now.
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Okaloosa
T. O. Brown
Brown
Ouachita
Calhoun High
Layton Castle and Lover's Lane Featured in Monroe Notes
A travel writer praises Layton Castle in Monroe Louisiana a Swiss style 1816 residence with 1810 roots and mentions a wine cellar from the period The piece also extols Lovers Lane lined by tall poplars planted in 1549 and recounts a Southwestern Grotto convention ball at Hotel Virginia with notable locals and visitors including Lara Caspari Senator James A Noe and Mayor C C Bell.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Layton Castle
Henry Bry
France
Southwestern Grotto Association
Hotel Virginia
Lara Caspari
James A. Noe
Joe Dawkins
H. W. Engstrom
C. C. Bell
West Monroe
Felix Terzia
I. O. Hart
Joe Petagna
Three Arson Suspects Arrested In New Orleans Fire
Police detained store proprietor John Held and brothers in law Albert Fos 24 and Alphonse Fos 21 after a 1:30 a.m. explosion and blaze at a grocery caused $3400 damage. Albert suffered serious burns while Alphonse escaped unharmed. The Fos brothers told conflicting accounts of the events.
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New Orleans
Albert Fos
Alphonse
Charity Hospital
John Held
Fos Brothers
Albert
Alphonse Fos
Held
Two Hundred Die In Holiday Celebrations
United Press tallies show more than 200 fatalities during the Labor Day holiday as autos, trains, planes and heat claimed lives across resorts, parks, and cities. Include Portola California plane crash three deaths and Hollywood stunt flyer Al Wilson among the losses.
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United Press
Portola
Calif
al Wilson
Hollywood
Cleveland
Radio bandits sought by Chicago police
A gang of radio cracksmen is wanted for robbing Koch and Company safety deposit boxes, with loot estimated between 100000 and 1000000 dollars. Police say the group uses a low wave radio to hear alarms and may be operating nationwide. Lieutenant Joseph Ronan links them to a prior safe blowings.
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Chicago
Koch and Company
Joseph Ronan
Jasper Police Believe Slain Store Manager Murdered
Jasper Alabama September 6 authorities say Charlie Rutledge a 29 year old store manager was found shot to death in the store where he worked Two notes near the body suggest a prior dispute A nightwatchman saw him enter the store and three shots were fired A coroner cited a fractured skull and a bullet in the back and speculated Rutledge may have killed a robber who surprised him after a robbery attempt.
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Jasper
Ala
Charlie Rutledge
Barron
Rutledge
A. B. Legg
Coolidge Endorses Hoover In Post Article
Former President Calvin Coolidge voices strong support for Herbert Hoover in this week’s Saturday Evening Post essay The Republican Case. He says Hoover should be reelected for what he has done and what he has prevented, signaling unity with the Hoover camp.
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Washington
U.P
Calvin Coolidge
Hoover
Saturday Evening Post
Coolidge
German General Reiterates Stand On Arms
General Kurt von Schleicher, Germany’s defense minister, told reporters in Koenigsberg that Germany will arm if equality of arms is denied. He said Germany will defend East Prussia to the last man and could bring munitions by sea if necessary. He stressed that Germany will do what is necessary for defense and will not be treated as a second-class nation.
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Berlin
Kurt von Schleicher
Europe
Germany
Koenigsberg
East Prussia
Meridian Engineer Shot In Family Argument
W B Bacot a 62 year old former railroad engineer was shot and killed at his Meridian home in what police called a family argument. His son Theodore surrendered to officers and is in county jail. Bacot leaves a widow and another son William of New Albany Indiana.
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Meridian
Miss
W. B. Bacot
Bacot
Theodore
William
New Albany
Ind
Florida avoids path of new tropical storm
Miami reports the tropical storm east of the American mainland has recurved out to sea and Florida is no longer in danger. Early today the disturbance was east of Titusville and far enough offshore to miss the coast even if it resumes movement. Weather officials had warned of possible hurricane activity along the middle Atlantic coast though precautionary alerts remained in force.
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Washington
Florida
Weather Bureau
Middle Atlantic
Caribbean
Wilmington
N. C
Cape Hatteras
Miami
Fla
Miami Weather Bureau
Titusville, Fla
Mutiny Aboard Dutch Liner Rotterdam Ends in Police Custody
The Holland America liner Rotterdam was taken into Rotterdam under police escort after a mutiny aboard during its voyage from New York. Four officers arrested rebellious crew members on board, with 30 Dutch marines meeting the ship near West Hinder lightship following crew protests against debarking at Southampton.
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Rotterdam
New York
Meerlandt
West Hinder
Boulogne
Southampton
Flood Crest Drives Homelessness in Rio Grande Valley
Hundreds forced from homes as Rio Grande flood crest moved toward Brownsville Texas. Lowlands flooded but levees protected key farming lands. American aviators reported width of river from two to five miles between Penitas and Rio Grande City. Relief groups formed in McAllen and other towns to aid evacuees while Fort Ringgold prepared to re occupy.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande Valley
Rio Grande
Gulf of Mexico
Rio Grande City
Hidalgo County
Penitas
Rio Grand City
Reynosa
Mexico
San Juan
United States Army
San Antonio
McAllen
Fort Ringgold
Flying family fined by Greenland for landing without permit
George Hutchinson and eight aboard a New York to London Arctic flight were fined 1000 kroner by Southern Greenland's governor for landing without a permit. The party included Mrs. Hutchinson and two children. officials noted safe conduct so far and only uncertain plans for continued travel.
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George Hutchinson
Kathryn
Janet Lee
Floyd Bennett Field
N. Y
Easy Stages
London
Greenland
Copenhagen
Denmark
New York
Arctic
Hutchinson
Godthaab
Lower Rail Barge Rates On Cotton Approved
A tentative agreement for lower rail barge freight rates on cotton was approved today by Major General T. Q. Ashburn, chairman of the Federal Inland Waterways Corporation. The proposal will be presented tomorrow to executives of southwestern railroads by J. A. Brown of the Missouri Pacific, and must win approval from the railroads and Secretary Hurley before taking effect.
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Washington
T. Q. Ashburn
Federal Inland Waterways Corporation
Southwestern Railroads
J. A. Brown
Missouri Pacific
Hurley
Ashburn
Brown
L. D. Chaffe
St. Louis
Cotton and wheat held by farm board halt sales
Washington reports stabilization wheat sales and government controlled cotton are suspended until 1933. Chairman Stone notes a 50 million dollar reconstruction loan to support cotton and wheat programs and gradual liquidation as demand rises. Unsold wheat stocks under 3 million bushels will not be sold before January 1, 1933.
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Washington
Stone
Farm Board
Reconstruction Corporation
Cotton Stabilization Corporation
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Grain Stabilization Corporation
Natchez Woman Shot. Ex Husband Denies Intent
In Natchez Mississippi Mrs Juanita Fleming 32 says her ex husband J R Fleming shot her twice in her hotel room while she was on the phone. Fleming claims the shooting was accidental during a failed attempt to disarm her. The injured woman remains critically wounded but slight chance of recovery is noted.
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Natchez
Miss
Juanita Fleming
Fleming
Cardozo refuses to lift Blair-White redistricting injunction
Justice Cardozo declined to intervene with the New Orleans three judge court injunction on the Blair-White act. He warned no final ruling on constitutionality will come before the November election and the injunction remains in force. The New Orleans court had held the act unconstitutional and barred state officials from listing candidates by district. The petition for writ of superseders was filed by First Assistant Attorney General J A Lauderdale. The Democratic state executive committee had held a primary for nominees under the Blair-White districts, claiming the courts lacked jurisdiction.
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Jackson
Miss
Benjamin Cardozo
U. S. Supreme Court
Cardozo
New Orleans
Secretary of State
Justice Cardozo
J. A. Lauderdale
Democratic State Executive Committee
Five youths arrested on peace warrants in West Monroe
Five young men from Ransom addition in West Monroe were arrested by the sheriff's department on peace warrants and jailed. Names include Bob Clark 21 Howard Thompson 19 Elvin Clark 19 Tebe Clark 17 and Buck Clark 18. Warrants sworn by M L Brady. Fingerprints taken for future reference.
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Ransom Addition
West Monroe
Sheriff's Department
Bob Clark
Howard Thompson
Howard Spears
Elvin Clark
Tebe Clark
Buck Clark
M. L. Brady
Clark
Farmerville
Pat Murphy
McKellar Calls for Reduction of Federal Taxes
Memphis speech by Senator McKellar Democrat warns the republic safety hinges on cutting federal taxes. He criticizes recent federal spending, cites 5.178 billion then 9.156 billion, says investments via reconstruction finance and farm loan banks risk heavy losses, and urges reducing expenditures to balance the budget.
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Memphis
Tenn
Republic
Senator McKellar
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Loan Bank
Farm Loan Bank
Congress
McKellar
Hoover
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