Indiana gang trial ends with two death sentences
Judge George C. Kopp sentenced Ed Coffin to die in the electric chair on July 9 and Laceyl Long to life imprisonment after a Clark county jury found them guilty of first degree murder in a robbery and killing spree. Robert Neal faces trial Monday as the third gang member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Kopp
Ed Coffin
Laceyl Long
Robert Neal
Hd Coffin
Lacell Long
Wilbur Amick
Larole Amick
Amick
Coffin
Earl Dunlevy
Long
John Pfaftenberger
Here
Pfattenberger
Underwood
Ind
Multiple World Events and Local Notices Across 1935 Dispatches
Foreign Vienna bombings threaten lives and disrupt three Austrian rail lines. London sources forecast likely stalemate before the 1935 naval talks opening soon. San Salvador reports a tropical hurricane hitting Central America with eight dead and heavy property damage. Corbeil quintuplets not given rum as stimulant. babies improving. Haakow missionary appeals for aid from bandits. Geneva disarmament talks show harmony and Russia’s possible entry into the league. Woile Organdy Frocks at Irwin's in Seymour sizes 14–20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Salvador
Central America
Indiana bans various fireworks for safer 4th plans
Indiana state fire marshal Al Feeney and local fire chiefs announce a 4th of July safety push. Several fireworks items are banned statewide, though Seymour prohibits sales within its limits. Rules cover handling and display, with displays limited to enclosed, non inflammable setups and no street selling in cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seymour
Indiana
al Feeney
Indianapolis
Frank P. Colemeyer
Chief Colemeyer
Mr. Feeney
Colemeyer
Niemeyer Rites Held for Local Contractor
Funeral services for Henry Niemeyer aged seventy five longtime Seymour resident and prominent contractor were held at St Ambrose Church with Monsignor A J Rawlinson presiding Burial followed at Riverview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Niemeyer
Seymour
St. Ambrose Catholic Church
A. J. Rawlinson
Riverview Cemetery
Parking Limited for Legion Parade Route on Sunday
Chief Julius Harlow announced temporary parking restrictions on streets the Legion parade will pass Sunday afternoon to keep routes clear. He urged all citizens to observe the rule to ensure an open parade avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Harlow
Legion
Caet
Campaign Expenses Report From Jackson County Primary
Jackson county candidates filed campaign expense reports totaling 2880.89 for the May primary. Ninety seven candidates submitted figures with several listing no expenses, and individual amounts ranged from thirty cents to 117.82 with numerous entries including names such as John Stewart, Oscar Deckard, Ralph Hanner, Edw. S. Lustig, H. Warner Murphy, Joel V. Hinderlicher, and J. Dean McCormick among many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
John [. Stewart
Oscar Deckard
Ralph Hanner
Alvis Baringer
Ernest H. Giddings
Fred Lett
Virgil Stewart
R. J. Barbour
Walter W. Stradley
Giles Manuel
Charles W. Frey
Jesse A. Reid
Henry Sprenger
Logan Largent
Dan Jovwner
George RoscLaughlin
Henry F. Huber
Charles W. Burkart
Charles L. Kessler
Louis EK. Jennings
John A. Emly
Arthur L. Jackson
John M. Lewis
Edw. S. Lustig
H. Warner Murphy
Eline Henderson
Michael Herron
Donley B. Hill
J. R. Thompson
Thomas KF. Conner
Joel V. Hinderlicher
J. Dean McCormick
Louis Hi. Schroer
William Barkman
Clarence Carr
William D. Carr
Conrad C. Christie
Forest Herman
Raymond C. Huffman
Chris R. Lunte
William H. Lemp
Charles Otto
van Robertson
Charles D. Gray
Lillian L. Lutes
Price McNiece
John CC. Noe
Bernice P. Reimbold
Fred Christopher
Everett ©. Foster
Andy J. Frey
James L. Densford
George Mellen Camp
William A. Dick- Meyer
Charles H. Ruch
Leon F.F. Shaver
Albert G. Wisehmeier
John M. Hamilton
Emil Zabel
Frank Ratcliff
Charles T. Reinbold
George BF. Bailey
Oscar Freeman
Orvill Gibson
Rolland D. Griffiths
R. Wiley Phillips
Lawrence G. White
John Boreham
Henry A. Fosbrink
John H. Meabl
Legion Meeting Opens Today With Parade Planned
Ninth District American Legion convention details announced as it opens today and runs through Sunday. Parade order released by parade chairman T Harlan Montgomery with events at Seymour Country Club tonight a dime night dinner and Counters Club dance. Sunday sessions at Shields High School include business meetings and entertainment by Don Phillips and his Minute Men Orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
T. Harlan Mongomery
Seymour Country Cliboat
Counters Club
Legion and Auxiliary
Don Phillips
Minute Men
Shields High School
Troops Arrive Here In Rain For Local Parade
Rain drenched Sixth Street as 270 enlisted men of the Third Field Artillery U S Army arrived from Fort Benjamin Harrison en route to Fort Knox. They camped at Shields Park and prepared horses and guns for the Ninth district American Legion parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sixth Street
Shields Park
Third Field Artillery
U.S. Army
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Fort Knox
Kentucky
Ninth District of the American Legion
Columbia
Rate Reduction Order Issued by Public Service Board
The Public Service Commission issued a rate reduction order reestablishing lower rates for southern and central Indiana communities served by Public Review Company of Indiana. The order also directs continued service improvements and outlines the new rate framework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Indiana
Public Reviee Company of
Public Service Commis
Attendance tied to Shields Senior High sixth six weeks
Average daily attendance at Shields Senior High for the sixth six weeks of 1933-34 stood at 60 percent. Home room percentages are listed by room and sponsor, with rates ranging from 99.5 to about 54 percent, reflecting uneven participation as the school year ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iho Shields Senior High School
N. N. Martin
Lathe Fosbrink
B. A. Asbell
A. L. Glaze
Pfaffenberger Rites Planned for Seymour Officer
Funeral services for John G. Pfaffenberger, 38, a Seymour night police officer, will be held at 2 30 this afternoon at the First Baptist Church. The Rev A Cobn will lead with the Rev Albert Schmitt assisting. American Legion Post 89 and VFW Post 1925 will participate. Burial is in Riverview Cemetery. Pfaffenberger, a World War veteran, is survived by his widow and five children. He died from bullet wounds sustained while trying to stop three bandits Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Pfaffenberger
Seymour Night
First Baptist Church
A Cobn
Albert Schmitt
Trinity Methodist Church
Seymour Post
American Legion
Leslie Arbuckle
Zimmerman Post
Riverview Cemetery
Vfaffenberger
Memorial Fund Opened As Tribute To Slain Officer
The Daily Tribune announces a memorial fund to honor Officer John Pfaffenberger who died in the line of duty. Citizens and businesses urged the plan to provide a channel for the city to express sympathy and support for the officer’s family. The fund opens to all who wish to contribute beyond existing insurance coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daily Tribune
John Pfaffenberger
Eryone
Man Struck by Lightning Near Reddington Farm
Arthur Miller, about 45, working to set out tomato plants on a farm east of Reddington, was struck by lightning during a Friday storm. He was knocked unconscious, burned on the chest and abdomen, and remained in critical condition at Sehneck Memorial Hospital after storm damage and heavy rains afflicted Jackson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson County
Arthur Miller
Fitte
Sehneck Memorial Hospital
Reddington
Miller
Survivors Describe Plane Crash in Cascades
Survivors recount a United Airlines crash in the western Cascades about 100 miles east of Seattle. Nine aboard, three injured seriously, with pilot Ben Redfield and passenger Mercedes Boyd among those hurt or missing. rescue followed after a night in the woods with rain and difficult terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Seattle
Cascades
Here
United Air Lines
Ben Redfield
Dwright Hansen
Helen Curran
Beesley
Joan
Mercedes Boyd
Winthrop
Wash
Kansen
Hansen
Bank Held Up in Magnolia North Carolina
Two bandits robbed Magnolia Bank as it opened. Bank men were wounded in the exchange and the robbers fled with an undetermined loot amount amid a chaotic scene outside the bank. Local authorities pursue leads and motorists reported seeing a vehicle flee toward the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
N. C
Two Black Men Lynched by 125-Member Mob in Mississippi
In Lambert Mississippi an armed mob of about 126 white men took Joe Love and Tiane Thomas from Sheriff W T Mavaes and deputies. They hanged the men from a highway bridge near Lambert after arrest near Greenwood. The victims, both about 25, were accused of attempting to assault a plantation manager’s wife near Sledge. District Attorney Greek Rice arrived to pursue leaders of the mob and investigate the circumstances who fled with silence across Quitman Bolivar and Leflore counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambert
Miss. Dane
Delta
Joe Love
Tiane Thomas
Here
Greek Rice
Clarksdale
W. T. Mavaes
Quitman County
Quitman
Bolivar
Leflore
Love
Thomas
Haynes
Columbus
Miss
Carrollton
Greenwood
Sledge
Sherif Spidle
J. F. Summerall
Tallahatchie County
Haines
Hushpechena, Miss
President asks Congress for flexible drought relief funds
President Roosevelt asked Congress for 525 million dollars to finance a widened drought relief program. He urged flexible authorization to spend as needed, detailing 125 million for relief work, 75 million for livestock purchases, 100 million for cattle processing and distribution, 100 million for farmer loans, 50 million for submarginal farms and relocation aid, 50 million for work camps, and 25 million for seeds and seed loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Congress of the United States
Department of Agriculture
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Farm Credit Administration
Funeral Rites for Henry W Termelien Monday
Funeral services for Henry W Termelien a 68 year old prominent farmer north of Seymour are set for 1 30 pm at the home and 2 pm at St Pauls Congregational Church with Rev J Willard Yoder in charge Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery Termelien died Friday morning at his daughter Mrs Howard Wenning home after a four day illness a native of Germany he lived in Jackson county about fifty years
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Henry W Termelien
Seymour
St Paul's Congregational Church
J. Willard Yoder
Riverview Cemetery
Termelien
Howard Wenning
Germany
Jackson County
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Vienna
London
Haakow
Howard Smith
U.S
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Russia
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State
State of
Niemeyer
Legion Meeting
Sion
Lilian Wells
Hoeom Zoo
Elsheth Feaster
Kroom
Grace Anderson
Sponser
Green Beach
Kenneth Warbritton
Mina McHlenry
Pearl Shaffer
Los
Los, Sponsor, Miss Patience Dryden
Room 415
DeWitte Ogun
Room
H.R. Noe
Pfaffenberger
Mississippi
The
Illcers
Sherif Wavoes
Spidle
Jackson
Tlinds County
Administration
Man
Riley Goble
Lecal
Offlee
Mour Water Co
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