Leibowitz says progress in questioning Bruno Hauptmann
Trenton New Jersey February 17 Bruno Hauptmann insisted on his innocence in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping case as attorney Samuel Leibowitz reported progress after long questioning in Hauptmanns death cell. Governor Hoffmann refused another reprieve and state attorneys planned to seek a new execution date between March 20 and April 15. Hauptmann maintained he told the truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N JL
Bruno Pichard Heuptmann
Sammuel S. Leibowitz
New York
Hauptmann
Leibowitz
New Jersey
South Amboy
Harold G. Hoffman
Unlis
David T. Wilentz
Thomas W. Trenchard
Flemington
New Cold Wave From Northwest Sweeps Country
A fresh cold wave moved across the nation from the northwest as an ongoing snow storm battered many areas. Sub-zero records fell in several states with Havre Montana at 38 below and Watertown South Carolina at 36 below. Traffic deaths rose as rescue teams struggled amid drifting snow and freezing conditions.
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Chicago
Havre
Mont
Watertown
S. C
New York
Pacific States
Kansas-Oklahoma
Illinois
Mackinac Straits
Michigan
Little Falls
N. J
Sycamore
Grand Forks
N. D
South Dakota
Hatfield
Alleged Slayer of Bainbridge Officer Arrested in Texas
Dalhart Texas February 17 A youth Raymond Kimbrell 20 wanted for questioning in the Bainbridge Georgia deputy sheriff Neil C Brooks slaying February 10 was jailed for Georgia authorities He was arrested Saturday at Tex homa on the Texas Oklahoma line by Sheriff J W Garoutte of Lehman county Garoutte said Kimbrell admitted striking the deputy with a car tool and dumping the body in a roadside ditch
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dalhart
Texas
UPA
Raymond Kimbrell
Georgia
Texhoma
Texas-Oklahoma
J. W. Garoutte
Lehman County
Garoutte
Kimbrell
Neil C. Brooks
Bainbridge
Pan American conference plan gains broad support
President Roosevelt presses a Pan American conference to discuss peace among American republics. Officials from Geneva and Latin America weigh in with cautious enthusiasm and signals from Mexico City and Buenos Aires suggest wider backing for the idea.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Geneva
League of Nations
Buenos Aires
Pan- American League of Nations
King
Utah
Vandenberg
Ik. Mich
League For
Mexico City
Lazaro Cardenas
Orie
Army official on trial for alleged improper actions
Colonel Joseph I. McMullin, an authority on Army patent law, goes on trial before a general court martial at Walter Reed Hospital on charges he accepted two round trip railroad tickets to San Francisco as a reward for legal advice to a civilian seeking army contracts.
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Washington
Joseph I. McMullin
San Francisco
House of Representatives Military Subcommittee
Upton Birnie, Jr
Field Artillery
Army Medical Center
Walter Reed Hospital
Edmond R. Tompskins
John S. Fair
Cavalry
Dern
McMillen
Army
McMullen
Palo Alto
Calif
House
Joseph Silverman, Jr
War Department
Traders upset by TVA ruling shocks New York market
The Supreme Court TVA decision delivered a bitter lesson to traders in New York. The session was the most active in two years, with leading shares dropping 50 cents to 3 dollars as the true meaning of the ruling emerged. Public utilities and other issues fell $1 to $4 from closing levels before recovering some ground in the final hour.
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New York
Supreme Court
TVA
No Decision Tonight On Coast Line Overpass
No council meeting tonight to decide the overpass over Coast Line tracks in the north city sector. Mayor Inman said two council committees are not ready to report and offered no details. He and Supt Pringle had traveled to Atlanta seeking maps and cost data for Madison and Broad streets routes.
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Coast Line
Inman
Atlanta
Supt. Pringle
Highway Department
Madison and
Broad Streets
Alderman Chastain
Alderman Key
Italian Victory Seals Break in Amba Aradam Fight
Italian forces of the January 3 division breached Ethiopian defenses atop Amba Aradam as Sila division secured Spine of Dansa and captured a nearby town. Casualties ran high with 129 Italians dead and 275 wounded while Ethiopian regulars lay scattered on the slopes. Ras Mulegheta and imperial guard held the fortress before retreating south as Alpine troops and blackshirts planted the Italian standard. Artillery and air power pounded the Makale to Amba Aradam line ahead of the occupation.
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Priest’s Hat
Amba Aradam
Dansa
Antalo
Ras Mulegheta
Ces
Makale
Bill of Exceptions Granted in Roscoe Luke Case Move
Macon Ga February 17 a bill of exceptions presented to Judge Bascom Deaver of federal court by former Judge Roscoe Luke Thomas ville was approved and will be sent to the Circuit Court of Appeals. Luke seeks a new trial on charges of using the mails to defraud convicted weeks ago in Valdosta.
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Macon
Bascom
Deaver
Roscoe Luke Thomasville
Circuit Court of Appeals
Luke
Valdosta
No Further Legislative Action Necessary
The article notes that the general assembly has previously provided for salaries and continued annual appropriations for state officers and agencies. It states that appropriations for 1932 to 1935 remain in full force, unpaid amounts have not lapsed due to requisition failures, and funds remain available for the state government and institutions.
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Aws
Department of Game and Fish
General Assembly
Residents hear Bishop Barnwell at St Thomas Church
Visitors including Mr and Mrs C T Tillman of Quitman attended services to hear Bishop Barnwell at St Thomas Episcopal Church. Others visit with local families while updates on hospital and local figures unfold.
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C. T. Tillman of
Quitman
Bishop Barnwell
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Payment Not Yet Placed in State Treasury
The record notes that payment thereof has never before been placed in the state treasury, indicating a prior handling outside the formal treasury accounts and awaiting proper remittance or accounting. The phrasing suggests an unfinished financial action requiring historical review and final disposition by state authorities.
Notable visitors and local golf interests at Thomasville Open
Herbert Orme visited the Thomasville Open as guest of Cliff O Shea at Greenwood Plantation. Orme runs the Menhasset golf links on Mrs Payne Whitney’s property and showed interest in local plant outfitting. Separately, W J Jackson formerly of this county, jailed for Bank of Pavo robbery, is being held in Dade City to finish a five to ten year term after escape from a Clay county gang. Sheriff Gordon E Davis will bring him back to Georgia once investigations in Dade City are complete.
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Herbert Orme
Thomasville
Cliff O’shea
Greenwood Plantation
Orme
Menhasset
Payne Whitney
W. J. Jackson
Pavo
Dade City
Fla
Gordon E. Davis
Georgia
Clay County
Jackson
Davis
Ybor City
Tampa
Lawrence Deaz
Four Georgians Die In Weekend Auto Crashes
Traffic accidents over the weekend killed four Georgians. Julius White, 26, died in a head on collision near Lithonia. Harold J. Williams, 19, died when a car struck a wagon nearby.
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Julius White
Lithonia
Harold J. Williams
Two Deaths Mark Traffic Perils And Political Struggle
In Social Circle a wagon rammed through a windshield fatally injuring Leon Jolley Jr. at Savannah Beach. Near Columbus Sid Newman, 35, was killed by a car while beside his parked vehicle as a separate road incident. The piece notes Germany’s prewar book output and a 1934 drop to 20 852 titles, and mentions legislative resistance to the Frazier Lemke farm bill with Speaker Burns predicting defeat if voted on.
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Leon Jolley, Jr
Savannah Beach
Sid Newman
Columbus
House
Burns
Local Voices Debate Citizenship Prompts Printing Censorship
Fragments show a reader accusing a newspaper of silencing critique about American citizenship. The quoted citizen warns the press against publishing certain remarks, highlighting tension over free expression and editorial restraint.
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Bruno
Northwest
Troy Company, Inc
South Broad Street Quality Cleaners
Ethiopia
Roscoe Luke
New Trail
Roy J. Smith
B. J. Davis
Delray Beach
J. A. Thompson
Jackson, Tenn
John S. Montgomery
Gordon Avenue
Guy S. Jones
National Tires
McDavid
Madison St
Jacqueline Carter
J. Sharpe Carter
John D. Archbold Memorial Hospital
Addison Hough
Ethel Silva
James Clark
Franklin Clark
James W. Evans
Maud McMath
Thomasville-Moultrie Road
George Cochran
Summerhill
Mr. Evans
T. L. Kerr
H. H. Floyd
Wm. Thomas Powell
Meigs
Jack Bower
University of Georgia
Bainbridge Business
Williams
Carroll Hill
Thomas County
Florida
Nunn-Bush
Kaynee Seits
Hicks Clothing CO
N. Broad St
Germany
White House
Wall Street
O'Conngh
Priest
America
Photographic Records
Srcial Bank
Thomasville, Georgia
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