Snake murder hearing in Los Angeles targets Mary Bush case
A mixed group of witnesses told a grand jury about the death of Mary Emma Bush James, a 28 year old housewife. District Attorney Baron Fitts aims to indict her husband Robert James and Charles Hone for first degree murder in the August fish pond drowning. Hope testified that James ordered rattlesnakes and that Mrs James’s body was dragged to a fish pond after repeated snake bites.
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Hope
Landon Lead in South Dakota Primary Shrinks
Sioux Falls May 6 9 updates from Tuesday's primary show Landon still leads the Republican delegates to the national convention over Borah by about 1607 after partial results. With 448 of 1958 precincts reported the gap narrows to 1248 and Borah gains 607 as 292 precincts report. Landon led early and maintains a variable margin from about 10 to 2000 votes as tabulations continue.
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Bajah
Fogre
Dayt Landon
Borah Inj” Uhr
Landon
Arrowhead Girls Plan Camp Event and Speeches
All Arrowhead girls of San Antonio plan a campfire gathering at St Mark’s Church to stage a style show and play, with speeches by officials. Rev Arthur McKinstry will discuss the camp and introduce directress Mrs C E Gills, who will present counselors. Miss Barbara Furlong will perform accordion pieces.
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Arthur McKinstry
C. E. Gills
Barbara Furlong
Townsend plan sparks row at San Antonio convention
In a raucous Bexar county Democratic convention held Tuesday night 700 attendees witnessed Mayor Quin and backers push a pro Townsend agenda. James O Ball clashed over a Townsend endorsement while Rail attacked city leadership calling them hypocrites.
Bexar County Republicans unite to vote as a unit at state convention
About 100 members including several Negroes attended the Bexar county Republican convention in the old Thirty seventh District courtroom. They unanimously instructed delegates to Fort Worth on May 26 to vote as a unit, left candidates uninstructed, and praised Dr Frederick Terpell and county chairman J B Albright as they reported precinct conventions in 154 of 383 voting precincts showing new strength for the party.
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Thirty-seventh District
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Charles W. Anderson
Gentry Taylor
Bexar Republicans
Fort Worth
B. L. Thomson
Texas
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Qhoub
Frederick ‘Terpell
J.B. Algright
Cheirmna
Tennessee Goes to Landon Banks
Tennessee Republicans pledged support for Governor Alf M Landon of Kansas for the presidential nomination at the upcoming Cleveland national convention. The state convention met late yesterday and gave a unanimous endorsement to the Kansan.
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Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Tennessee
Cleveland
Indiana Solons Given Approval
Indianapolis May 6 All of Indiana s 12 representatives in congress apparently were assured of renomination as the counting of ballots cast in the primary election yesterday proceeded slowly today.
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Indianapolis
Congress
Missouri Votes Go to Roosevelt at Joplin Convention
Missouri's 30 Democratic votes were pledged for Roosevelt at the state convention in Joplin. Delegates re elected James P Aylyard and Mrs Nat S Brown national committeemen and committeewoman. A resolution attacking the national administration was read by Arthur J Bernett urging election of a president to endure constitutional government.
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Ray Campbell
Paul Schirmer
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Bankhead Brothers Revisit Congress Wins in Alabama
Senator John A Bankhead and brother William B Bankhead claimed new terms in Congress after sweeping unofficial counts in Alabama Democratic primary. Roosevelt lands Alabama's 22 electoral votes without opposition as Democrats clinch nominations.
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Tirmingham
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Walliams
B. Bankhead
House
Roosevelt
Alabama
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