Briton admits guilt in sabotage trial verdict near
In Moscow on April 18 before the court retires to consider its verdict British prisoner William L. MacDonald and fellow Britons pressed for innocence while all Russian defendants admitted charges. MacDonald spoke first and declared guilt, others followed with statements asserting innocence, and some professed friendship with the Soviet Union despite the prosecutor’s case.
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Moscow
Metropolitan-Vickers
Wm. L. ‘MacDonald
MacDonald
Vassili Ulrich
John Cushny
Engishman
Wble
Charles Nordwall
Joe
Ogpu
Secret Police
Soviet Union
Trio Die in Train Wreck Near Carterville Georgia
Emerson Georgia April 18. The northbound Flamingo Louis ville and Nashville passenger limited wrecked in the mountains three miles south of Carteraville last night. Three killed and three injured. Engineer G W Evans 52 Atlanta Fireman D A Giles 45 Etowah Tenn scalded to death in cab. A H Perry 28 Atlanta warfarer crushed fatally. Flamingo runs between Florida and the Middle West. Train men could not determine the cause.
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Emerson
Louisville
Florida
Middle West
Nebraska House Okays 3.2 Percent Beer Bill
Lincoln Neb April 18 The Nebraska House passed a bill allowing 3.2 percent beer by a 58 to 34 vote. The measure did not include an emergency clause and would take effect eight days after adjournment. it moves to the Senate.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
House of Representatives
Texas
Senate
Second National Bank Reopening Plan Ok'd
The Treasury Department approves the plan to reopen The Second National Bank of Hagerstown at 100 percent. Depositors subscribe to units worth ten dollars per, with no new money required. The bank will feature Class A and B preferred stock at five dollars per unit, plus donated capital and a rebuilt capital structure of three hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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Second National Bank of
Hagerstown
Treasury Department
Jimmy Walker Marries Actress in Cannes Ceremony
Former New York mayor James J. Walker wed American actress Betty Compton in Cannes at 11:15 a.m. The couple, amid photographers and curious onlookers, left by the back door after a brief ceremony conducted by Mayor Garagnaire. They plan to live at Compton’s villa Beau Geste on the Riviera. Witnesses included Walker’s lawyer Alfred Sharon and hotel proprietor M. Martinez.
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Cannes
France
James J. Walker
Betty Compton
Garagnaire
Walker
Alfred Sharon
M. Martinez
Joseph Fisher
Miss Compton
Garagshaire
America
New York
Beau Geste
Riviera
Legally Adopts Own Children In Pennsylvania Case
In Altoona on April 18 a court ruled that Audrey and Irene Hugars aged four and six are legally adopted daughters of their own father after a prior adoption by Mr and Mrs Latchford ended with his death. The court held Hugar must take back his children and that his only option was to adopt them anew.
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Altoona, Pa
Audrey
Irene Hugars
Latchford
Hugar
Woman slain as daughter confesses in Chicago home
Otto Luetz 45 telephoned police to say he shot his wife Myrtie 42 in their residence. Their daughter Doris 16 claimed she fired the fatal shot after a struggle for the gun. Luetz and the daughter were arrested with the daughter held as a witness.
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Chicago
Otto Luetz
Myrti
Doris
Luetz
Doria
Car Crash Injures Youth Near Broadway and Potomac
Paul Ridenour 20 of East Franklin Street suffered loss of front teeth and chest bruises when his car skidded on wet trolley rails and struck a tree near Broadway and Potomac Avenue at 2315 hours. He was returning to Waynesboro. The car was demolished. MAGAZINE FOUNDER DIES IN NEW YORK APRIL 18 ORMOND GERALD SMITH 72 founder of magazines died suddenly last night of a heart attack.
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Paul Ridenour
Franklin Street
Broadway
Potomac Avenue
Ridenour
Waynesboro
New York
Ormond Gerald Smith
Akron Airship Wreck Object Found Believed Located
A naval message from New York reports grappling at the Akron crash site yielded a large sunken object. Intercepted communications indicate the main body of the airship may have been located, guiding search for debris and bodies with the Portland cruiser as sea headquarters.
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New York
Sagamore
Naval Headquarters
Portland
Beer revenue outlook grows as states act fast
Washington April 18 Reuters reports swift legislative action and high beer consumption nationwide lifting expectations that federal beer revenues will exceed the 125,009,009 dollar estimate set by Ogden Mills. Mills had projected 16 certain states plus nine possible ones. now 26 states show movement, suggesting higher revenue for Uncle Sam.
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Washington
Ogden L. Mills
Uncle Sam
Mills
Arizona
California
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Wisconsin
Connecticut
Colorado
Indiana
New Hampshire
Delaware
Ilinois
Louisiana
Minnesota
Vermont
Elements on spree rivers overflowing across regions
Rivers on a spring spree overflow lowlands in northern New England, southern Indiana, northeast Arkansas, and the Mississippi delta as rains and melting snow flood plains. The Mississippi rose to near flood level with thousands of acres inundated. guards were deployed on the St. Francis levee near Kennett, Missouri. state-wide cold and snow linger in California, Arkansas, and the South.
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Associated Press
New England
Indiana
Arkansas
Mississippi
California
Dixie
St. Johnsbury Center
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Ohio
Seymour
Louisville
Mississippi Delta
Tallahatchie
Yazoo
National Guardsmen
Kennett
St. Francis River
Creat
Missouri
Hall
Berkeley
Cal
Salesman Dismissed On Assault Charge
H W Long was arrested Saturday by Deputies Renner and Branton on an assault charge. The case, heard in Juvenile Court before Justice Harry E Snyder, was dismissed because Deputy Renner lacked a proper warrant when first approaching Long last November. Long allegedly flashed a revolver kept in his car.
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H.W. Long
Renner
Branton
Harry E. Snyder
Long
City council ousts police head and staff in surprise vote
At a special meeting the City Council, with four Republicans voting, dismissed Captain J J Cassidy and Detective William Peters and his assistant William Hamill and Policewoman Margaret Buley. The Board of Street Commissioners was instructed to appoint Sergeant Joseph F Desmond as acting chief at 150 dollars a month and Water Board pay was cut to 25 dollars annually. Mayor Wertz opposed parts of the action but aligned with the council on remaining motions.
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Board of Street Commissioners
Municipal Electric Light Office
Board of Water Commissioners
Water Board
J. J. Cassidy
Bowman
Lushbaugh
Joseph F. Desmond
Lee Elgin
Charces
William Peters
William Hamill
Margaret Buley
Major Wertz
Buley
Wertz
Peters
Police
Syitiauedl
Faewe
Army to be reduced as an economy measure in 1930s
Washington April 18. The Roosevelt administration aims to cut army enlisted strength by 12 000 to 15 000 and retire 2 000 to 3 000 officers, freeing 144 million dollars from War Department expenditures next year. Current strength stands at 117 000 enlisted and 12 000 officers. Previous war leaders urged against reductions citing defense levels.
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Washington
Dern
Roosevelt
War Department
Congress
Patrick J. Hurley
Hoover Administration
Douglas McArthur
Staf
Wife told to be prepared in Moscow trial context
The wife of L. C. Thornton, British defendant in the Moscow trial, was told to brace for bad news after receiving a message via the foreign office to prepare for the worst. She said her husband warned his punishment would likely be the severest among British prisoners.
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London
L. C. Thornton
Moscow
Struck and Car Injures Wilhamsport Woman
Mrs J A Hawken of Wilhamsport suffered body bruises after being struck by an automobile while crossing the street in a rainstorm Sunday afternoon. The accident occurred as the car was being run backward and was deemed unavoidable.
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J. A. Hawken
Wilhamsport
Potomac Nine Feet At Williamsport
The Potomac River stood nine feet above normal at Williamsport by noon, with measurements from the Potomac Edison power plant showing a slow rise toward an expected 10 feet. A lowland area below the plant is flooded but no damage is feared. Upstream tributaries are falling and the Shenandoah remains high with no damage reported along either stream.
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Potomac River
Williamsport
Potomac Edison
Potomac
Shenandoah River
Chinese Army Is In Retreat
Chinese forces retreat along the railroad from the coast to Peiping with defenses set to Tangshan 80 miles from Tientsin. Japanese authorities warn bases south of the Lian river would be destroyed. about 400 Americans in Tientsin and 1,000 more in Peiping.
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Tientsin
China
Peiping
Tangshan
Lian River
United States Infantry
Wild Scene at Hearn Court in Winnie Judd Trial
Florence Arizona April 25 jury hears evidence on Winnie Judd’s sanity as execution looms. The 28 year old blonde confessed to murder and dismemberment of Agnes Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson. Testimonies from parents claim insanity runs in the family. A reprieve request extends possible execution date toward May 29, but appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is planned. Judd shouts during the hearing while warders restrain her.
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Florence, Ariz
Winnie Judd
Mikey
Lea
Gallows
Row
Agnes Anné
Leroi
Hedvig Samuelson
Phoend
Trwolee
Tate Pontesaay
Pai
United Stated Py
Wiliam
Fudd
Ei Praecox
Waller
Wardell Walker
Mother Boasts Of Her Crimes In Bronx Gun Robbery
A 38 year old mother Me Sap Baker confessed at a police lineup to a gun store robbery in the Bronx after being arrested Friday. Mrs Bettie Baker 34 and James Gugliermo 33 were also arrested with her. The group boasted of committing multiple robberies across the Bronx estimating 25 incidents.
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New York
Oa Stago
Me Sap Baker
Bronx
Parva
Bettie Baker
James Gugliermo
Mra. Baker
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Molise
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Mowwey
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Jake
Elder Factor
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Dan Gilbert
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Torrox
Almeria
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