Three Felons Put To Death In Oklahoma
In McAlester Oklahoma on May 5 three men were executed in the electric chair marking the first triple execution in the state since 1928. Joe L Martin 53 Proctor McDonald 23 and Albert Ellis 25 were put to death for two slayings and a robbery with firearms. Martin killed Pete Von Nearop after a dispute over cussing the United States. McDonald shot Raymond Butler 68 the son of an Oilton pharmacist during an attempted holdup. Ellis robbed the Webber family on a highway near Sulphur.
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Associated Press
Mcalster
Okla
Oklahoma
Joe L. Martin
Proctor McDonald
Albert Ellis
Martin
Pete von Nearop
von Nearop
United States
Apple Blossoms Festival Arrests Led to Many Freed Without Fines
Police rounded up more than fifty intoxicated revelers during the Apple Blossoms Festival. After sober-up stories, most were released without fines. A few faced charges including driving under the influence, assault, and disorderly conduct with fines ranging from 10.75 to 100 dollars and jail terms in some cases.
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Hester Police
C. W. Hollis
Hollis
Allo
Donald L. Weems
Logan Crawford
Wilbert Chapman
Thomas Bell
Tony Crimprell
William Taylor
James Coleman
Martinsburg
Furman Bragg
Public Res Ames
Schacht Arrives for Conference With Roosevelt
German Reichsbank chief Hjalmar Schacht arrived in New York aboard the Deutschland for talks with President Roosevelt. He voiced belief that America can solve world problems and praised the President’s courage as he traveled to Jersey City and then to Washington.
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Associated Press
New York
Hjalmer Schacht
Reichsbank
Ik Entosevend
America
Deutschland
Matom
Italian Finance Minister Opens Final Day Talks in Washington
Guilo Jung, Italy's finance minister, meets with Secretary Hull at the State Department to wrap up discussions with American officials. Breckenridge Long, new ambassador to Italy, and State Department adviser Herbert Feis join the talks with several other American experts.
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Washington
Guilo Jung
State Department
Hull
Breckenridge Long
Italy
Herbert Feis
Missing Two Year Old Girl In Ossipee Search Proceeds
Sarah Walker two years old has been missing since Monday as volunteers, jail prisoners, and a bloodhound search swamps and woods near her home in Ossipee New Hampshire. Her mother remains hospitalized awaiting the birth of a fifth child.
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Associated Press
Ossipee
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Sarah Walker
Onde
Sarah
Mrs Pinchot Joins Youth Strike Over Sweatshop Wages
Mrs Gifford Pinchot wife of the Pennsylvania governor joins teenage picketers protesting sweatshop conditions in the garment industry. She walks with a 14 year old girl on one arm and another on the other as about 100 youths march past Morris Feeser Shirt Company demanding higher wages and better conditions.
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Allentown
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Morris Feeser Shirt Company
Marriage Ban Persists for Naval Academy Grads
Secretary Swanson ruled that Naval Academy graduates cannot marry during the two year post graduation probation. He cited letters from lovers and appeals from lawmakers but upheld the policy, praising those who wait to wed.
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Associated Press
Washington
Swanson
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Five Maryland Judges Seek Salary Cuts
Five Maryland judges have voluntarily asked to take pay reductions, signaling a stance on fiscal restraint. The Associated Press reports the four judges and one senior justice in Annapolis initiated the request as a measure of shared sacrifice amid budget pressures.
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Associated Press
Annapolis
Maryland Judiciary
State officials donate part of salaries to state
The comptroller William 8 Gordy disclosed that officials earning over 3600 annually have reduced salaries by 15 percent as requested. Thirty jurists did not make such requests. Chief Judge Carroll T Bond of the Court of Appeals led those contributing part of their pay to the state.
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William 8. Gordy
Carroll T. Bond
Court of Appeals
Roosevelt Eyes Trade Pact Path For Farm Relief Plan
President Roosevelt leads with a personal push to administer the trade agreement provisions of the farm relief bill. George N. Peck of Moline Illinois is named administrator to steer commodity pacts in wheat cotton corn hogs and other products. Secretary Wallace and R G Tugwell outline aims to cut acreage revive foreign markets and explore voluntary antitrust exempt steps to stabilize prices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
George N. Peck
Moline, Til
Wallace
R. G. Tugwell
Bill
Baseball Standings and Results From Yesterday and Today
The American and National Leagues show New York leading with Chicago behind. standings list Cleveland Washington Detroit Philadelphia St Louis and Boston among others. Yesterday featured Cleveland over Washington and Chicago over Philadelphia while New York beat Detroit 5 to 2 and Boston blanked St Louis 5. Today’s games include Washington at Detroit New York at Cleveland Philadelphia at St Louis Boston at Chicago and the Chicago at Boston series. Tomorrow plans include New York at Cleveland Boston at Chicago Washington at Detroit and Philadelphia at St Louis.
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Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
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Pitsburgh
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