Woman Found Guilty in Slaying Near Valentine Day Incident
In Lake Charles Louisiana Mrs Annie Beatrice Henry 42 Texas salesman Joseph P Calloway befriended her before the St Valentine day shooting is convicted of murder. The jury imposed a mandatory death sentence and the verdict was delivered last night. The case involves a woman who reportedly asked for mercy as a man pleaded for life. The trial's outcome follows a dramatic sequence after a college graduation note appears in the background.
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Woman given death sentence in Louisiana lynching case
Prosecution and jury condemned Mrs. Henry to death for the murder tied to a robbery in rural Louisiana. The trial revealed she had worked as a prostitute since her teens and faced the gallows after her companion Finnon Burks and Calloway were involved. Witnesses described the shooting near a rice field as part of a complex crime.
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Death hits British cabinet veteran Sir John Gilmour
Sir John Gilmour a 63 year old minister of the Unionist Conservative party for two decades died at his London home. He had held cabinet posts since 1926 and was seen as a potential candidate in a ministerial reshuffle.
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Attackers of Maid Believed Burglars
Denver police conclude two men who assaulted maid Mrs Edith Lowe in her home and robbed a paint factory widow may be burglars or kidnappers. Detectives say Mrs Margaret Hill 36 described the attack and noted a man carried a small tool box typical of burglars.
Bandit Captured by Practiced Method
In Boston Arthur P. Andrews 68 manager of a liquor store rehearsed a hold up plan for two months. A bandit entered the store and police later found Andrews using his practiced technique as the gunman was overpowered. Meanwhile in Northern California residents along the Nepa river fled rising flood waters after February's turmoil. About 250 families moved as the river stood about three feet below flood stage.
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Army and Police Quell Ecuador Uprising in Quito
In Quito on March 30 the government announced quick precautionary measures by police and army to forestall a revolutionary plot. An attack against the Atahualpa military barracks had been scheduled for this morning, but troops and police were placed on alert to crush any uprising.
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Weather recap for San Antonio and Texas coast
The report notes partly cloudy skies for Saturday night and Sunday with light to gentle variable winds. Airport temperatures forecast high Saturday around 4, low Saturday night around 5, high Sunday about 8. City forecasts show high Friday 74, low Saturday morning 57, with Saturday morning low 69 in another area and slightly warmer in the northwest.
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Slaying Die, 60 Hurt at State College Mystery
State College Pa March 39 Grilling of an unmarried heating contractor failed to yield clues in the murder of 17 year old Rachel Taylor a Penn State freshman The body was mutilated and found in a driveway near her dormitory Police questioned a single suspect while the state police declined to disclose details The body was returned home for burial as 500 students at Penn State remained stunned by the slaying.
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Philadelphia
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Two Young Girls Reported Missing
Two girls aged six and eight were reported missing from their home at 339 Cottonwood Street on Saturday by relatives who could offer no reason for their absence. Oleta Beard and Jessie Ship were not found by press time.
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Election Slated by Cotton Group in Texas
GALVESTON March 30 A Starke Taylor of Dallas was slated for election as president of the Texas Cotton association as the annual convention entered its final business session today. All other business has been finished and the election of a new president and directors will take up the remaining time.
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Texas Cotton Association
Nazis Report Aerial Fights Over Front And Raid
BERG IN March 30 German high command communique says aerial fights occurred over the western front and a raid targeted a British convoy. The report also notes a German submarine rescued the crew of one of two German planes missing at sea yesterday.
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Texas Winds Cause Widespread Damage Across State
Heavy spring storm outbreaks lashed Texas communities causing unroofed buildings and power outages. Two women in Dallas suffered minor injuries from a lightning strike. Five buildings in Grapeland’s business district lost their roofs, while Bryan saw damaged homes and several unroofed structures. Strong winds toppled trees and delayed trains near Trinity. Beneficial rainfall was reported in Athens Galveston and other towns, with base damage noted in Austin.
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Father of Young Driver Is Fined
The father of a teen driver, H. Gray Sr., was fined 15 dollars plus costs after pleading not guilty. Officer testimony stated the youth, who had no license, was allowed to operate a vehicle between Wilton and Waverly avenues in February. Frank Vaughan represented Gray in the corporate court proceeding.
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Polish documents target Kennedy and Bullitt in Berlin
Berlin reports say German Foreign Office published Polish archives depicting alleged conversations with U S ambassador Bullitt and Kennedy as part of a partisan effort to influence American policy. The dispatches, printed on marked paper, show signatures and marginal notes, with officials awaiting U S reaction amid rising tension over European affairs.
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Bullitt
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Lansom
Nage
Wang Ching-wei crowns himself head of new China
In Nanking on March 30 Wang Ching-wei proclaimed a new central government allied with Japan. He read Sun Yat-sen’s will and ordered an immediate ceasefire with Japan while Chinese troops wait further orders. Wang’s authority covers areas controlled by the Japanese, chiefly northern and central ports and cities. Lin Sen denounced him as a traitor in a radio address, and Wang and his wife were burned in effigy at a Chungking rally.
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Russell Loses Appointment To City College Professor
New York March 20 Justice Joan E McGechan upheld Brook ly housewife Dean Kay's petition to revoke Bertrand Russell's appointment as a professor of mathematics at City College of New York terming it a chair of indecency. The ruling blocks Russell from taking the post next February sparking protest from church figures while educators defend him.
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Pime
Ann Aomis Reedon
Dean Kay
Roosevelt Denounces German White Book Propaganda
President Roosevelt dismissed documents from captured Polish archives as propaganda. Secretary Hull said the State Department never heard of such conversations or gave them credence. Ambassador Bullitt and Polish envoy Potocki rejected the alleged statements as untrue. Roosevelt urged taking propaganda with a grain of salt, then adjusted to three grains.
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American reporter freed after suspended six month term
James R. Young of Springfield Illinois, an International News Service correspondent, was convicted on spreading false rumors and released today under a six month suspended sentence. The period for potential appeal expired. The court cited extenuating circumstances noting he is an American and a news correspondent whose duty is to transmit information.
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International News Service
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Police Radio Use in Business Hit
Federal Communications Commission inspector Joe H. McKinney warned lawyers, insurers, garages and ambulance drivers they violate federal law by using police radio to locate wrecks and rush there for business. Five Dallas garage operators have hired an attorney to file a test case under the ruling. Official dies. Secretary of State Earl Griffith, 52, died today from a heart ailment aggravated by asthma.
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War at a Glance AP
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