Inferno at Monroe Furniture Building Shocks City
A major fire tore through the furniture company building in Monroe, burning from the rear to upper floors. Firefighters, police and off duty crews battled extreme heat and smoke, evacuating the block and protecting a World and News-Star plant as the blaze raged for hours. The fire, Monroe’s worst in 20 years, prompted emergency measures to publish despite damage, with warehouse stock preserved and plans to reopen the store at North Third Street.
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North Second Street
Bernhardt
Tom Dufree
Walter Veach
Roddy
World
News-Star
Newspaper
Furniture Company
Earl Taylor
West Monroe
Trin
Reitzell
Alen
J. F. Hardin
Monroe
Shreveport Times
Aress
Joe Jasacman
North Third Street
H. K. Touchstone
Frey links communists to union control in New York
John Frey testifies before the Dies committee alleging the Transport Workers union is led by four Communists under Moscow orders. He claims 280 Communist party members are or were on CIO payrolls and lists 60 top figures, including John Brophy and Harry Bridges, with promises of more names next week. He cites 1935 shifts in party strategy at Moscow congress and U.S. government protests over delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Transport Workers’ Union
Communit Party
Moscow
New York City
Communist Party
C. I
John Brophy
C. IL. O
Francis Gorman
United Textile Workers
Wyndham Mortimer
United Automobile Workers of America
Frey
George Baker
Harry Bridges
Maritime Union of the Pacific
C. SO
Dies
Democrat
Texas
United States
Communist International Congress
Maxim Litvinoff
Desperadoes Hunted After Ark Hold Up And Shootout
Sheriff reports no word on Floyd Hamilton shot near Texarkana as deputies search Rodessa area for him and Ted Walters. Pursuit follows a bottling plant robbery at Ashdown Arkansas earlier. Sheriff plans to direct the manhunt in Rodeossa later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
T. R. Hughes
Floyd Hamilton
Texarkana
Hughes
Rodessa
Hamilton
Ted Walters
Ashdown
Ark
Rodeassa
Leche Urges Griffith Re election at Independence Hospital Start
Gov Richard W Leche asked the re election of Rep John K Griffith from the sixth district as Senators Overton Ellender joined the call and Griffith opened his campaign in Donaldsonville. The Independence hospital groundbreaking drew about 12 000 attendees with 30 000 sandwiches and featuring Russell Long son of Huey Long.
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Hammond
Richard W. Leche
John K. Griffith
Louisiana
Florida Parishes
Independence
United States
John H. Overton
Allen J. Ellender
Griffith
Addres
Donaldsonville
Leche
New Orleans
Shreveport
Monroe
Lafayette
Alexandria
Russell Long
Huey P. Long
Lie-Down Striker Taken to Hospital
Joseph Unterreiner a 28 year old 250 pound lie-down striker was taken to Presbyterian hospital for seven days of observation. He had lay in Turtle Creek council chamber for five days protesting borough relief for medical aid before agreeing to hospital care arranged by the Falk clinic at the urging of Rev. Francis Schlater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Joseph Unterreiner
Presbyterian Hospital
Turtle Creek
Unterreiner
Falk Clinic
Francis Schlater
Roosevelt Lashing Echoes Across State Primaries
A political surge by President Roosevelt reverberates in Georgia amid efforts to defeat Senator George. Washington insiders note his flair for surprise tactics and headline effects, shaping expectations for upcoming August primaries and state contests nationwide.
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Connecticut
Delaware
Wyoming
Mississippi
House
Roosevelt
Georgia
George
Washington
White House
Gertainly
Theodore Roosevelt
Two Americans Die In German Plane Crash
In Kehl Germany foggy conditions led to a Czechoslovak air liner crash on a mountain top killing 16, including two Americans Dorothy Cohen and Moritz Abeles of New York. Only survivor Marthe Krentner, 23, was thrown from the plane and clung to a tree.
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Kehl
Germany
Republic
Praha
Dorothy Cohen
Moritz Abeles
New York
Marthe Krentner
Appreciation for Firemen Amid Publishing Setbacks
The notice thanks 10 firemen for aid after a blaze that damaged a building delaying publication. The paper explains insurance will cover losses and publishing was delayed by smoke and water. Editors regret the inability to publish a full Sunday issue and note operations resumed in one section.
Real Hardship Felt as 147th Signal Corps Stays On
The unit will remain until September 1 amid ongoing wartime strain. Medical cases hospitalized include Sergeants Harvey Posner Plaquemine La and Clar ence E McClellan Fort Moultrie 8 C along with Lieutenants M C Garret Jerome Lee Newby and Roy G Beck and Privates Ira Fallon Arthur Sanford D F Massey Aaron Jacobs and H C Wren plus Corporals Percy Stone H B Nail An drew Smith and A Gibson. Surgical cases include Private Ira Fallon and Corporal H B Nail and Private Arthur Sanford and Private D F Massey and Corporal Andrew Smith and Private A Gibson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
147Th Signal Corps
Harvey Posner
Plaquemine
H. L. Turner
Atlanta
M. C. Garret
Logansville
Jerome Lee Newby
Jefferson, Ga
H. C. Wren
Fort McPherson
Millard Lawrence
Boaz
Ala
Clarence E. McClellan
Fort Moultrie
8. C
Percy Stone
Fort Bragg
N. C
Aaron Jacobs
Leland
Ira Fallon
Ruston
H. B. Nail
Grenada
Miss
Arthur Sanford
D. F. Massey
Andrew Smith
Tuscaloosa
A. ©. Gibson
Nashville
Tenn
Roy G. Beck
Barksdale Field
Saranac Sets for Hurricane Patrol Duty from Galveston
The Saranac with 8 officers and crew under Commander L I Bennett sails from Galveston to the hurricane zone. The 250 foot, 2000 ton vessel, 3000 horsepower, will report findings to the weather bureau hurricane service. The Jacksonville forecast calls the storm small yet dangerous and moving west northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
Weather Bureau
Saranac
L. I. Bennett
Jacksonville Weather Bureau
La Follette to Fight Roosevelt Candidate in Wisconsin
Senator Robert La Follette of Wisconsin said he would campaign for his Progressive party candidate against Senator James Duffy, a Democrat and administration stalwart up for re election. The dispute signals a possible presidential campaign clash and may draw President Roosevelt into campaigning in Wisconsin.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Progressive
Senator la Follette
Wisconsin
Duffy
la Follette
Airliner Brandenburg Homeward From New York to Berlin
The German airliner Brandenburg roared toward Berlin on a nonstop return flight from New York. In regular messages she reported all well and flying at about 4000 meters altitude. At midnight she was approximately halfway home.
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Berlin
Brandenburg
New York
Seal skin coats tied to bachelors limit harvest
Women wear seal skin coats supplied by bachelors under sealing rules that restrict annual slaughter to immature males referred to as bachelors.
Wage Hour Law Changes Promise New Hours and Rates
The new wage hour law sets a 42 hour week after the first year and 40 hours after two years with a base of 25 cents an hour, 40 cents at the end of seven years, and a possible higher minimum in some industries. It lacks administrator exemptions and raises questions for manufacturers and jobbers about coverage and compliance, while Elmer F Andrews prepares to take over and form industry committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus Poole
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Poole
Elmer F. Andrews
New York
Governor White Spends Comfortably Day After Heart Attack
Jackson Miss Aug 13 Governor Hugh White, recovering from a heart attack linked to overwork, spent a very comfortable day. His physician said he would be required to remain in bed for a while as he recovers and continues treatment for the homestead exemption program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Hugh White
Farmers 10 Get Additional Cash
The article explains small farmers receiving an extra payout after initial advances on cotton. It details advances of 4, 2, and C-5 I certificate entitlements, notes pool income lack, and cites the 1950s Farm Act authorizing 1.8 million dollars to buy up cotton. J. O. Lamkin, pool manager, oversees the process with year end book closure and forms guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. O. Lamkin
AAA Examination and Claims Division
Governor Allred cancels statewide broadcast in Texas
Governor James V. Allred has cancelled a statewide broadcast planned for Sunday evening to launch social security week in Texas due to illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
James V. Allred
Exas
Three Rescued as Car Plunges Down Embankment
Passing motorists pulled a woman and two boys from suffocation after a car carrying clothing and bedding left U S highway 70 six miles west of Brinkley Arkansas. Mrs Jessie I Halapin of Norfolk Virginia wife of U S Navy Chief Petty Officer Joseph Halapin, her son Joseph Jr nine and grandson Birley B Piland seven were in the vehicle. Birley Piland received a minor injury while Mrs Halapin and Joseph Jr were uninjured. The car rolled six times and clothing and bedding smothered the occupants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brinkley
Ark
Here
Jessie I. Halapin
Norfolk
Joseph Halapin
U. S
Conyngham
San Diego
Calif
Joseph, Jr
Birley B. Piland
Piland
Halapin
Watches on Sudeten Rift Deepens European Tensions
Amid Czechoslovak German minority frictions Britain acts as informal mediator with Viscount Runciman. Gold in London climbs as political anxieties rise. Chamberlain and Daladier monitor continental tensions as Germany presses claims and warning signals mount. The text also briefly mentions a banyan tree metaphor about East Indies roots.
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Britain
Praha
Europe
Chamberlain
No. 10
Downing Street
France
Edouard Daladier
London
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Senator George Stump Camp Rivalry Recalls 1918 Letter
Macon Telegraph recalls 1918 wilson endorse ment urging defeat of Thomas Hardwick. William J Harris won the seat. Senator George defends New Deal voting and opposes court reorganization while asserting federal pressure won t sway him. Lawrence Camp backed by Roosevelt era forces campaigns as a 100 percent New Dealer.
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Georgia
Macon Telegraph
Clark Howell
Constitution
Democratic State
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Hardwick
Wilson
William J. Harris
George
Supreme Court
The
Atlanta Constitution
Lawrence Camp
United States
Roosevelt
Camp
Sons of the American Revolution publish number in phone book
The Pennsylvania society of the Sons of the American Revolution announces their new telephone listing as Atlantic 1776 in the updated phone book.
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Pittsburgh
Sons of the
Pennsylvania Society
New Telephone Book
Atlantic 1776
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Neure
Woeelworth Bidg. Qui
DeSlard St
Sunday World
John Frey
Wilton
DeQueen
Jacob Riis Park
Euvers
Gulf Shipping
Gov. White
Wilkins Foerus Chang
Bulte
Cty Bank
Gaveroport
Loeinens
Allred IN
East Indies
Snoops
Helin ST. Gite
Freebury
Rudolph Valentino
SHEIK
Paramount
Floor Axminstei
Dixie
Columbia Venetian
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