Claimant Rosa Stansbury presses $50 million Wendel estate fight
Rosa Dew Stansbury of Vicksburg Mississippi aims to contest the late Ella Wendel's will in U S district court with attorneys Hays and Untermyer. She says she signed a release for $1000 plus $24000 later if probated but will pursue her claim despite age. She travels with Alice Calder and is visiting Raleigh at Mrs Godfrey Cheshire's home.
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Rosa Dew Stansbury
Vicksburg
New York
Ella Wendel
Wendel
U. S. District Court Today
Arthur Garfield Hays
Samuel Untermyer
Miss
Raleigh
N. C
Ella von E. Wendel
Winfield P. Jones
Atlanta
Jones
Miss Stansbury
Wendels
Samuel H. Boyd
Alice Calder
New Orleans
Godfrey Cheshire
Joseph Blount Chesire
Hoover Asked to Speak Before Legion Meeting
President Hoover was invited to address the American Legion armi stice day gathering in Washington by national commander Henry L. Stevens Jr. Stevens will return home to Warsaw North Carolina after the event where a local celebration will mark his Legion post election.
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Washington
Hoover
Henry L. Stevens, Jr
The
American Legion
Legion
Stevens
Warsaw
N. C
Ramblin on Town Ugly Christmas Advice and Local Quips
Local commentator H. H. Bond shares light humor and social jabs about Christmas shopping cotton surplus Boy Scouts safety code and odd town anecdotes. Items note Perry White gift ideas streetcar work sons of Matthew Wetzel lawn care popcorn heat 1890s drought gossip and playful predictions about local politics and everyday quirks.
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Ond
Perry White
Investigators Clash Over Inquiry in Collings Case
Huntington dispatch reports a rift among the investigation of Benjamin P. Collings’s murder on Long Island. Dr. Otto H. Schultze testified at the coroner’s inquest and refused to discuss evidence of blows, citing potential hindrance to justice.
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Collings
Huntington
N. Y
Benjamin P. Collings
Long Island
Otto H. Schultze
Schultze
New York County
Suffolk County
Cotton holiday loan urged by Louisiana officials in 1932 plan
W. H. Hodges Jr leads an executive committee calling legislators to approve a $50,000 state loan for continuing the cotton holiday campaign in 1932. Governor Huey Long has not committed to participation and has opposed a state loan, while Baton Rouge reports indicate many lawmakers may favor continuation. P M Atkins, a promoter of Long's plan, relays the telegrams and expectations to the local business community.
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W. H. Hodges, Jr
Shreveport
Monroe
Executive Committee
Long
P. M. Atkins
Huey P. Long
House
Senate
Innocent Man Freed After 23 Years in Prison
Jesse Lucas, jailed 23 years for a murder he denied, was released after a death bed confession by George R. Pond, a farmer from near Decker Indiana, who admitted killing Clyde Showalter. Lucas, prisoner no 401, was paroled to Mt. Carmel mayor T B Wright who offered him a home and a job. His mother died three years earlier and had been freed on a new trial.
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Chester
Iil
Jesse Lucas
Menard State
George R. Pond
Decker
Ind
Clyde Showalter
Lucas
Illinois Board of Pardons and Paroles
T. B. Wright
Mt. Carmel
Ill
Showalter
Patoka River
Travis Oliver to attend national bankers meeting in DC
Travis Oliver and Mrs. Oliver left Saturday for the east to join the United States Chamber of Commerce meeting in Washington DC as a member of the committee on federal expenses. The appointment signals recognition of his banking leadership and he will also attend the American Bankers national convention in Atlantic City on October 5 to 7.
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Travis Oliver
New York Edison Company
Oliver
Nathan Adams
First National Bank
Dallas
Tex
George Morris
Commercial Appeal
American Bankers National Convention
Atlantic City
New York
Bankers’ Association
Two burglaries in Monroe reported Sunday
Two burglaries in Monroe were reported to police. At the Independent Ice company plant burglars stole 84.60 dollars and cash and groceries at Sur-Wa store No 3 in Lee avenue 2900. Ice plant entry noted by 2 50 a.m. and Suspect familiar with the cash drawer. Burglars also pried open Sur-Wa store front door and took cash eight pounds of lard eight sacks of flour bacon cans milk and sugar among other items.
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Monroe
Independent Ice Company
Hall Street
Layton Avenue
Sur-Wa
Lee Avenue
Ice Company
A. P. Clower
D. J. Bedsole
G. W. Horton
I. L. Causey
H. T. Ward
J. M. Reed
Borden
New Supreme Court Posts To Be Probed
Samuel Seabury will probe a pact to create twelve New York Supreme Court judges for Brooklyn Queens and Long Island. Seven Democrats and five Republicans named with endorsements from both parties, each paid 25000 dollars yearly for fourteen year terms. Key figures John McCooey and Meir Steinbrink linked to the plan. McCooey’s son and Steinbrink named among nominations. Bar Association questions several candidates.
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New York
Samuel Seabury
Legislative Committee
New York City
State Supreme Court
Brooklyn
Queens
Long Island
Albany
John H. McCooey
Meir Steinbrink
McCooey
Steinbrink
Seabury
The
Bar Association
Bandit Executed In Rockview Prison Pennsylvania
William C. Snipes 28 formerly of Lancaster S C was executed at Rockview penitentiary for the murder of Edward Gamils 44 proprietor of the Blue Spruce Inn Trevose near Philadelphia He refused a final statement and was strapped in the chair at 1701 EST Dead after one contact at 1706 Prison physician Dr W A Barrett declared death The Feb 14 slaying followed a robbery attempt by Snipes and accomplices John Massey 22 and John Tagg 24 who fled in a car paused by an awaiting driver Continued on Page Two
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Bellefonte
William C. Snipes
Lancaster
S. C
Rockview
Edward Gamils
Blue Spruce Inn
Trevose
Philadelphia
Snipes
C. F. Lauer
W. A. Barrett
Gamils
Cecilia
John Massey
Massey
John Tagg
South Langhorne
Ship Owner Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison
Capt. John G. Murphy, ship owner, convicted of conspiring to scuttle the steamship Rose Murphy to collect insurance, was sentenced to seven years and fined $5,000 by Judge C B Kennamer in federal court. An appeal was filed, Murphy released on $20,000 bond.
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Mobile
Ala
John G. Murphy
Rose Murphy
C. B. Kennamer
Federal District Court of Appeals
Murphy
Blast Kills Man at Birmingham Filling Station
An explosion and subsequent fire at a west end Birmingham filling station killed one man and seriously burned three others this afternoon. Firefighters battled the flames as the station was destroyed.
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Birmingham
Ala
West End
Speedboat Miss Evinrude II Fails To Break River Record
St Louis observers report the speedboat Miss Evinrude II of C F Shokmiller and George H Blaich Jr failed to beat the Mississippi River record of 74 hours from New Orleans to St Louis. After carburetor trouble at Crystal City Mo the craft was delayed and later missing between Cape Girardeau and St Louis. The team still could vie for the Koenig cup time while the Greyhound memory remains unrecognized due to rule noncompliance.
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ST. Louis
C. F. Shokmiller
George H. Blaich, Jr
New Orleans
Crystal City
Miss Evinrude II
Cape Girardeau
Memphis, Tenn
Louis Leroy
Memphis
Tenn
Edwin Koenig
Pentz Jones
Hickman
Akron Giant Takes Off For Fourth Test Flight
The U S S Akron lifted from the Akron airport at 10 44 a m for its fourth test flight after a night return to the mooring mast. Ground crews prepared for relanding at 5 30 p m as the 785 foot airship aimed to test its turning radius with six turns planned above Akron within a six hour flight.
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Akron
Hoover Back In Capital After Week End at Camp
President Hoover returned to the White House after a week end at his Virginia mountain camp. Governor Roosevelt of Porto Rico and Senator Bingham of Connecticut accompanied him. Mrs. Hoover and other guests planned to follow later. The cool air forced them to wear topcoats as they traveled in a closed car.
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Hoover
White House
Virginia
Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Senator Bingham
Connecticut
Bilbo Calls Mississippi Legislature to Relieve Distress
Governor Theo Bilbo urges a harmony session of the Mississippi Legislature to enact relief measures. He seeks cotton acreage reduction, deficit clearance of seven million dollars, sale of five million in state bonds for bank guaranty certificates, a hard surfaced road bond issue, and tax sale relief with expense cuts across state, counties, and municipalities.
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Jackson
Miss
Theo G. Bilbo
Texas
Supervisors of State Banks Meet in New Orleans
The thirtieth annual convention of supervisors of state banks opened in New Orleans for a three day session led by L. A. Andrew Iowa superintendent. Delegates came from across the United States and possessions with Henry Ach Hawaii deputy bank examiner noted for traveling farthest to attend.
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New Orleans
Supervisors of State Banks
L. A. Andrew
Banks of
Iowa
United States
Henry Ach
Territory of
Hawaii
Two Nations Plan to Help One Another in Berlin Parley
Premier Laval and Aristide Briand met Chancellor Bruening and Foreign Minister Curtius in Berlin to discuss Franco German economic cooperation. A Franco German economic commission was announced to devise means of cooperation. Talks focused on financing Germany’s surplus labor with French capital and possible cross contracts in coal iron electrical and chemical sectors.
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Berlin
France
Germany
Laval
Aristide Briand
Bruening
Julius Curtius
von Hindenburg
Europe
Southern Foreign Trade Conference Opens in Orleans
Delegates from 13 southern and middle western states and 23 foreign countries opened the Southern Foreign Trade conference in New Orleans. About 300 attendees were expected for the two day meeting. Capt. Frank Hawks was scheduled to fly in from New York to address the convention on aviation.
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Southern Foreign Trade
Orleans
New Orleans
George S. Hensley
Simon J. Lubin
Sacramento
Cal
Pan-American Institute of Reciprocal Trade
Frank Hawks
New York
First World Series Fan Arrives Early at Sportsman's Park
Horace L. Anspaugh a 31 year old Horton Kansas hotel clerk arrived at Sportsman's park at 7 a.m. and planned to be first in line for bleacher seats which go on sale at 8 a.m. Thursday.
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ST. Louis
Sportsman’s Park
Horace L. Anspaugh
Horton, Kan
Steps to form new Southern Athletic conference
In Atlanta on September 28 eight Southern Conference universities moved to create a new athletic group limited to ten members. They proposed uniform scholarship standards, an appointed commissioner, banned scouting, and barred recruiting and subsidies. A coaches committee would draft rules for a December New Orleans meeting.
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Atlanta
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
Auburn
University of Florida
University of Georgia
George School of Technology
University of Kentucky
University of North
Southern Conference
Southern Athletic Conference
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