Powers Guilty of First Degree Murder in Lemke Slaying
Harry F. Powers, of West Virginia, convicted Thursday of first degree murder for the slaying of Mrs. Dorothy Pressler Lemke of Northboro Massachusetts. The verdict carries a mandatory hang ing sentence after a two hour jury deliberation in an opera house.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
Harry F. Powers
West Virginia Bills
Dorothy Pressler Lemke
Northboro
Mass
Hell
J. Ed Law
Powers
Opera House
Nathan Richards
Eicher
Labor factions meet in Chicago to discuss wage cuts
General chairmen of 21 railroad brotherhoods and unions held a guarded Chicago meeting to plan possible voluntary wage reductions for one year. D P Robertson led talks, with reps elected to deal with wage cuts and unemployment relief and a full report due Friday to 1,500 leaders.
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Chicago
D. P. Robertson
Firemen’s Brotherhood
Newspipermen
Robertson
Cxucus
Railway Labor Executives’ Association
Woman Passenger Killed In Braniff Crash Near Kewanee
A Braniff Air Lines plane crash in a farm yard near Kewanee during a sleet storm killed Mrs. Myrtle Messenger of Denver and left four others injured. Miss Elma Duncan of Kansas City was reported near death from internal injuries. pilot Jack Ayres was unhurt. The flight was en route from Kansas City to Chicago.
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Kewanee, Hl
Braniff Air Lines
Here
Myrtle Messenger
Denver
Elma Duncan
Kansas City
Jack Ayres
Chicago
Italian Will Explains Long Life Of Village
Croveo Italy Dec 6 Ire and envy are the arch enemies of long life says the will of Mrs Anna Lunghe who died at 166 The document counsels her three sons all over 70 to avoid these failings and to eat lots of vegetables Mrs Lunghe s death was the first in several years in this village Vro veo is noted for longevity and most villagers at the funeral were near 90.
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Croveo
Italy
Anna Lunghe
Quick Change in Park Boundaries Urged
Washington December 6 Horace Albright director of the park system urged immediate adjustments in the boundaries of several national parks led by Grand Teton Wyoming He asked that lands held in trust for park purposes by the Snake River Land company totaling about 30000 acres be accepted as soon as possible Opponents oppose the transfer in Wyoming.
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Washington, D. C
Grand Teton
Wyoming
Horace Albright
Snake River Land Company
Lincoln Man is Shot in a Farmhouse Still Scuffle
Three men were jailed in Lincoln after a daytime shooting at an east Lincoln farmhouse over illegal liquor. Andrew Og lon, Clifford Robinson, and Gene Spore faced charges or investigations related to operating a still, illegal transport, and conspiracy as police seized 250 gallons of mash and 35 gallons of whisky. Spore was injured but not seriously. another suspect remained at large.
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Lincoln
Here
Clifford Robinson
Gene Spore
Andrew Oglon
Spore
Oglon
Oslon
Robinson
Helen
Robert van Pelt
United States
Hquer
Omaha Bee-News
Nebraska contractors push ten hour day limit on highway projects
Nebraska Associated General Contractors adopt a ten hour day limit for state highway contracting jobs at their annual meeting. A committee will meet with the Public Works Department to consider changes in highway specifications based on 1931 experience. Directors named represent bridge paving and grading. Officers include L E Ray re elected president and Voyles Gaines Yant Abel and Green in key roles.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Associated General Contractors of America
Department of Public Works
Glen I. Voyles
R. C. Yant
Hubert Malone
Lincoln
Justice Paine
State Supreme Court
T. ©. Thee
United States Bureau of Public Roads
L. E. Ray
Grand Island
Glen L. Voyles
A. W. Gaines
George FP. Abel
Wilmer G. Johnson
Wahoo
R. O. Green
FOUR WILL DIE IN CHAIR IN ILLINOIS ELECTRIC CHAIR
Four men are scheduled for execution by electric chair Friday morning. Henry Pannier, 57, the only white inmate, was linked to the murder of Mr and Mrs Schulme on a farm near Evansville on July 24. Others slated include Hazel Johnson 23 Willie Green 31 and James Jackson 31. Johnson faces the killing of railway officer William Keller during a brass theft scheme. Jackson is to die for killing his wife. Green is to be executed for the holdup and murder of East St Louis grocer Max Newman.
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Menard
Henry Pannier
Herman Schulme
Evansville
Hazel Johnson
Decatur
Willie Green
East St. Louis
James Jackson
Johnson
William Keller
Jackson
Green
Max Newman
Convict Robber in Hamlet Bank HoldUp
Lincoln authorities Friday learned Richard Brumfield was convicted Thursday at Hayes Center for participation in the $132 Hamlet bank robbery of 1927. Brumfield’s conviction follows the long pursuit and legal action stemming from the historic crime.
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Lincoln
Hayes Center
Richard Brumfield
Hamlet
Bates Book and Stationery Store advertises tory paper
The notice states the regular standard grade of history paper at 40 cents per ream not a special sale. It describes a light weight high quality paper marked at a close price.
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Bates Book and Stationery
Lincoln Schools Do Not Enter State Basketball Tourney
Lincoln officials announced that Capital City high schools including Lincoln High Jackson Havelock College View and Bethany will not participate in the 1932 Nebraska state basketball tournament at the University of Nebraska. They cited no lasting benefits and added strain from the season while noting the Loup Valley association also opposes state tourney play. Despite abstaining the schools will support the association financially with higher assessments.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Capital City
Lincoln High
Jackson
Havelock
College View
Bethany
Lincoln School
Loup Valley Association
Nebraska High School Athletic Association
Loupe Valley
Twenty Chosen For Wests Grid All Star Eleven
West team for the East West Shrine charity game on New Year's Day will include 20 players from Pacific Coast colleges and eight chosen by Coach Dann Bible. Invited players from Stanford, St Mary, Washington State, Oregon State, Olympic Club, and Washington University join Bible selections. two more positions remain. Coach Bible and Percy Lacey will coach the West squad.
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San Francisco
Islam Temple Shrine of
Dann X. Bible
University of Nebraska
Shrine
Neil
Stanford University
Fisher
St. Mary College
Hurley
Washington State
Ehrhorn
Edwards
Bican
Olympic Club
Hemmer
Oregon State
Toscani
David
Dyackfield
Hufford
Washington University
Beckfield
Conrad Fisher
Oklahoma A. &. M
Basil Wilkerson
Oklahoma City University
Charles Justine
Nebraska
George Kesier
Weldon
Mason
Southern Methodist
Ishmael Pilkington
Tulsa University
Elvin McCoy
Emporia
Kas
Teachers College
Walter Johnson
Haskell Institute
Bible
Percy Lacey
Three Letter Men on Auburn Squad
Auburn Neb December 10 three letter men captain Lanning Andrews guard Herman Jurgenmeier center and Edward Abington forward form the Auburn High basketball squad. A 46 man group is in suit with prospects Wheeler Umland Bohl Perdue Ruddy Maag Ely Bradner Sailors Brown Chambers and Jenkins. Schedule lists games against Nebraska City Tecumseh Hum boldt Plattsmouth Falls City Pawnee City Peru Prep Syracuse and Peru with dates across January February.
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Auburn
Neb
Ralph
Higgins
Lanning Andrews
Herman Jurgenmeier
Edward Abington
Wheeler
Umland
Bohl
Perdue
Ruddy
Maag
Ely
Bradner
Sailors
Brown
Chambers
Jenkins
Nebraska City
S—Tecumseh
Butler Made An Admiral In Nebraska Navy
General Smedley D. Butler was made an admiral in the Nebraska state navy. The commission was signed by Lieutenant Governor Metcalfe in Governor Bryan’s absence at a football game. There are over 1,000 admirals in the state navy but no seamen or ships to command. The Butler commission was sent to Florida where he is resting.
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Omaha
Smedley D. Butler
Marine Corps
Butler
Nebraska Navy
Metcalfe
Bryan
Denver
Nebraska State Navy
General Butler
Florida
Gandhi Arrives at Geneva for Visit with Rolland
Mahatma Gandhi arrives from Paris to stay with biographer Romain Rolland at Villeneuve on Lake Geneva until Friday. Crowds gather at stations to glimpse him as he travels. He denies claims that Indians would turn to violence, insisting he would rather die than permit violence and supports civil disobedience as nonviolent action.
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Geneva
Mahatma Gandhi
Paris
Romain Rolland
Villeneuve
Lake Geneva
Great Britain
Survey River at Decatur Plans Missouri Navigable Bank
Eighteen government engineers survey the Missouri river at Decatur to prep for navigability. Work may begin at the banks this spring and stretch seven or eight miles. once banks are permanent a bridge between Decatur and Onawa will follow after preliminary negotiations.
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Decatur
Missouri River
Onawa
Fourteen Convicted in Conspiracy Case in Illinois
A federal court jury convicted fourteen of twenty five defendants in a large liquor syndicate operation across Illinois Iowa and other midwest states after a three week trial. Nine defendants were found guilty of conspiracy three of manufacturing liquor and two on all counts. Eleven were acquitted or not guilty including Ted Newberry Capone gangster and Patrolman Kampster. The jury deliberated twenty nine hours on five count indictments and sentencing may follow if new trial motions fail.
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Peoria
Illinois
Iown
Middle West
Ted Newberry
Capone
Chicago
Illlinois
Asbney
Kampster
Mike Blumberg
Clinton
Fitzhenry
Milty
Nick Cain
Edward Lathrop
Davenport
Hard Reed
East Moline
Ill
Mike Redovich
Sam Sideras
Moline
Plumberk
Jack Wall
Sam Karas
Silvis
Dominic Leonnetti
Des Moines
James Andrews
Jack Coin
Rock Island
Isadore Lucchessi
James Stathis
Mike Polios
Marks Alexander
Kempster
Newberry
Emory Keith
Ralph Knight
Muscatine
New York Team Topples Four Horsemen in Bridge Championship
In Philadelphia on Saturday night a team of New Yorkers edged out the Four Horsemen to win the national contract team championship. The victors, led by Commander Winfield Liggett Jr and teammates Elizabeth Banfield Norman Newman and George Unger, scored 46 of 76 matches. The Four Horsemen, P Hal Sims Willard Karn Oswald Jacoby and David Burnstine, all from New York, finished second. Clevelanders Edward Wolfe Henry Jaeger Omar Mueller Sam Guggenheim finished third by half a point. Commander Liggett chairs the official system advisory council.
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Philadelphia
Four Horsemen
Winfield Liggett, Jr
Elizabeth B. Banfield
Norman Newman
George Unger
P. Hal Sims
Deal, N. J
Willard S. Karn
Oswald
Hoover Well Guarded On Visit To Capitol
President Hoover arrived in Washington for a surprise Capitol visit during a tour of federal construction projects. Secret Service and extra police protected him as unemployed demonstrators gathered, with metro police and a motorcade closely shadowing the president.
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Hoover
Capitol
Washington, D. C
Washington
Secret Service
White House
Treasury security sale oversubscribed by nearly 484 million
Washington reports the treasury oversubscribed a 1300 million dollar security sale by 484,068,900 with books closed Friday. Secretary Mellon says the fourth billion offering totals 1,784,068,900 in subscriptions including 3 1 2 percent one year notes 703,703,400 and 3 percent nine month certificates 619,715,500. Final allotments and details follow after reserve reports.
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Washington
Treasury
Mellon
Government
Federal Reserve
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ASES
Wests Grid
Gandhi
Decatus
Betty Rose
Fashion Built
Palmer Coats
Pease
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