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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1931
Page
5
Chicago report states Al Capone pleaded guilty to income tax evasion and prohibition conspiracy. Judge James H. Wilkerson set sentencing for June 30 with potential terms including decades in prison for tax charges and up to two years for conspiracy. Capone entered guilty pleas after negotiations as police guarded the scene.
President Hoover condemned a few trusted aides who betrayed Warren G. Harding. He recalled Harding's disillusionment and fading health after his fatal Alaska trip, calling the betrayals a crime against public trust and national integrity.
The United States brings Alphonse Capone to federal court on liquor and income tax indictments. Arraignment set for 2 pm before Judge James H. Wilkerson. Prosecutors George Q. Johnson and Victor E. Larue lead the case with tax expert Dwight H. Green.
Federal Judge James H. Wilkerson ordered Tony Volpe a bodyguard for Scarface Al Capone and a top public enemy be turned over to immigration officials for deportation to Italy. A stay of execution was granted pending appeal.
Marion Ohio June 16. Edward J. Duffy recalls Warren G Harding as the twenty ninth president who led postwar America through the Washington conference and peace with Germany and Austria. He notes his long career from newspaper publisher to U S Senator and his trusted friendships.
Elizabeth New Jersey June 16 Frazer testified as first defense witness in his murder trial saying the shooting was accidental after a night of drinking. He described meeting Mrs Strader on February 16 driving to Walden New Jersey where a rifle discharged as he climbed out of the car. He drove home to Rahway and later attempted suicide. He said he moved the body and traveled through Philadelphia Baltimore and Washington before being arrested in Raleigh North Carolina.
Two masked men robbed the Peoples Bank in Dresden as bookkeeper Conley Rawls opened the vault. They forced entry and fled with about $5,000. Authorities described the heist as swift and planned.
Cardinal Pedro Segura y Saenz, expelled from Spain, crossed the border at San Sebastian and drove to Hen daye France in his own car. He was accompanied by his brother and officials, amid protests and heightened security in San Sebastian and Guadalajara.
Weather forecast notes generally fair conditions in South Carolina and Georgia tonight with regional thundershowers on Wednesday. Florida remains partly cloudy with possible showers Wednesday, while Alabama sees partly cloudy skies and local thundershowers in western and eastern sections through Wednesday.
President Hoover urged careful reconsideration of national and local taxation in Indianapolis speech. Secretary Mellon and undersecretary Mills favored a regular revenue flow but gave no pledge of a tax system overhaul. Senate voices split with Democrats pushing restraint and Republicans calling for higher levies on large incomes and a revival of the gift tax.
Thomas Jasper, a black farm hand convicted in Huntsville city court for disturbing a white girl, was abducted from the city jail by two white men who fled with him. Police fear a lynching. deputies and police search for the trio after breaking Jasper from his cell and forcing the rear door lock. Jasper had just been fined $100 for the disturbance.
Grenada Mississippi June 16 word was received that the body of T Lamar Ross 28 who ended his life with a plunge from a skyscraper in Akron Ohio would be brought here for burial Thursday afternoon accompanied by his step father and his mother Mrs St George Tucker of Colorado Springs The young man a Missouri native came to Grenada with his parents at age ten and was educated in local schools His father a prominent farmer was killed accidentally several years ago.
Ford Motor Company announces a semi annual dividend for employees in Detroit and nationwide. About $880,000 will be paid on July 1 from the Ford investment fund which totals roughly $19,000,000 invested by workers and officials.
Heads of the University of Georgia and branches along with state department chiefs faced the budget commission inAtlanta to trim 1932 requests totaling 13.4 million dollars. The panel estimated 1932 income at 10.7 million and projected 1933 revenue, while outlining major departmental increases and funds earmarked for building, maintenance, and debt.
Graduation exercises were held in Woolsey Hall New Haven as Yale University marked its 230th commencement. Diplomas went to 681 students including 323 BA 170 BPhil and 188 BS with further degrees and honorary awards planned for tomorrow.
President Hoover spoke to 5,200 in Indianapolis and on nationwide radio, proposing to expand housing, factories, and highways to accommodate 20 million new people. He blamed WWI taxes and armaments for the downturn, praised industry leaders, and urged faith in recovering resources.
Nassau county district attorney notes fifty new angles in Starr Faithfull death case. Police seek two men, Jack Greenaway and Bruce Winston, who Starr said she spent time with prior to disappearing. Toxology shows sleeping powder. murder theory favored by officials.
North Wilkesboro June 16 Sam McArthur of High Point was injured in a 300 foot fall from a cliff on the Jefferson Highway. He paused to admire the scenery when he slipped and rolled down the mountainside toward a ledge and beyond, facing possible fatal injuries.
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