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26 Aug 1934
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Monroe Morning World in Monroe, Louisiana
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1934
Page
1
Global market yawns as currencies slip and wars loom
The piece notes historic currency devaluation fears with France trimming the franc and potential American dollar shifts. It cites Mussolini forecasting war and Russia pressuring Japan, while detailing a dramatic Long Beach garage battle where a Black Widow spider traps a larger scorpion using a silken web.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Russia
Long Beach
Calif
Wimberly’s Father Refuses Statement In Case
Rush Wimberly Jr. is jailed in Ouachita parish on charges of criminal assault and kidnaping. His father, Arcadia lawyer Rush Wimberly Sr., refused to discuss legal representation or issue a statement. Two alleged victims, Miss Anice Henderson and Mrs. E H Martin, placed charges, with two detainers freed on $1,500 bonds each. The 28 year old suspect has proclaimed his innocence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rush Wimberly, Jr
Ouachita Parish
Rush Wimberly
Arcadia
Wimberly
E. H. Martin
Anice Henderson
Miss Henderson
Young Wimberly
Radio Entertainers End Hunger Strike in Mexico City
XEAL radio workers near Mexico City end a hunger strike after Pan American Radio pays all back salaries owed to 62 employees. Announcer Ramon Perez lasts 104 hours of near continuous speaking. broadcasts continue unknown duration as workers recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
D. F
XEAL
Pan American Radio Company
Ramon Perez
Mahatma Gandhi
Pan-American Company
Strik
Rioting Convicts Corralled After Kitchen Rampage
About two hundred inmates rioted at Graterford prison farm near Philadelphia, damaging property and starting fires. State police and guards enclosed them in a wire freight siding for transfer to Cherry Hill. No deaths or escapes. investigation launched as authorities assess the causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collegeville
Graterford
Eastern Penitentiary
Cherry Hill
Philadelphia
Guy Holcombe
Prison Board of Trustees
Senator Schall Warns of Press Censorship Move
Republican Senator Schall of Minnesota sent an open letter to President Roosevelt accusing the administration of planning a national press service to replace major news agencies. The scheme would grant exclusive government news access to papers loyal to the Roosevelt administration. Roosevelt telegraphed for the factual basis supporting Schall’s charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Schall
Republican
Minnesota
Roosevelt
National Press Service
Associated Press
Hearst News Service
United Press
Mayor Promises Probe Into West Monroe Traffic Rumors
Mayor C. C. Bell pledged an investigation into reports that motorists were detained by West Monroe traffic officers for traffic violations and forced to post cash bail immediately. He urged complainants to report to proper authorities and said he would direct Chief J. C. Cobb to review the matter on his return from vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
C. C. Bell
Morning World
Bell
J. C. Cobb
Baird Named Legion Chief In Louisiana Convention
Bruce Baird of New Orleans was named commander of the Louisiana American Legion department at the Lake Charles convention, defeating Jack Lichtermann 265 to 222. M. J. Fruge was elected vice commander, Baton Rouge chosen as 1935 convention site, with several district commanders and other officers also elected. Ex-officio national delegates include Sam H. Jones and Larry Fox with Baird and Leo Morris among district delegates named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Bruce Baird
New Orleans
Louisiana American Legion Department
Department
Jack Lichtermann
Alexandria
Lichtermann
Baird
M. J. Fruge
Eunice
Baton Rouge
James C
Jim) Casserly
Edward Keller
Edwin Meyer
Thibodaux
Francis Theall
Abbeville
E. L. Gladney
Bastrop
Warren Hunt
Ray
Taxable wealth of Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks falls
Hollywood August 25 distinct drop in Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks taxable wealth is shown in county records. Mary’s Los Angeles wealth declined about 750000 and Doug’s about 660000 as Mary increases real estate holdings. Divorce filing lists September 8 as key date for summons publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Calif
Mary Pickford
Douglas Fairbanks
Doug
Mary
Los Angeles
Pickfair
Allred Leading For Texas Governor In Runoff Primary
Dallas Aug 25 James V Allred 35 year old state attorney general held a lead over Wichita Falls attorney and oilman Tom F Hunter in early runoff primary tabulations for Texas governor Ferguson era ends as 303 676 votes counted from 148 of 254 counties giving Allred 160 284 to Hunters 143 392 Early unofficial tallies in metropolitan areas showed Allred ahead Hunter expressed confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
James V. Allred
Tom F. Hunter
Wichita Falls
Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson
Allred
Hunter
Fergusonism
Renovize Drive Pledges Pass $261,000 in Twin Cities
In Monroe and West Monroe, more than $260,000 in alterations and repairs have been pledged under the Renovize the Twin Cities campaign since July 9. ERA workers report $261,390.61 in pledges with $46,709.61 redeemed, as canvassing moves to West Monroe after completing the east side of the river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
West Monroe
Twin Cities
S. H. McClary
McClary
Renovize
Body of Homer Van Meter Arrives in Fort Wayne
The body of gangster Homer Van Meter, slain Dillinger associate, arrived at Fort Wayne station at 1 25 PM. Brother Harry Van Meter said the body would be moved to another casket then placed in a Lindenwood cemetery receiving vault with no funeral or burial today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Homer van Meter
Dillinger
Harry van Meter
Lindenwood Cemetery
Germans rally in Saar region for mass loyalty mobilization
More than 200 special trains carry Germans toward the Saar region where a January 13, 1935 vote will decide sovereignty whether to return to Germany, stay under League of Nations mandate, or join France. Hitler to speak as propaganda aims to unite the nation behind Saar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Rhine
Saar
League of Nations
France
Rhineland
Hitler
Reich
Temperature Drops on Heels of Wind in Monroe
After a 98 degree official maximum Saturday Monroe cooled rapidly in the late afternoon as storms and strong winds moved through. The 24 hour minimum ended at 73 degrees with notable drops at city hall readings and intermittent light rain reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Katie Key
Screen Actress Sues Husband For Divorce
Los Angeles reports Sue Carol a dark haired screen actress seeks divorce from Nick Stuart after a separation of a year. She accuses him of throwing a crossword puzzle book at her head and shunning her for days while showing jealousy and berating her for social visits at their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Sue Carol
Nick Stuart
Stuart
Mayors home bombed as union strike erupts in Ohio
In M'Guffey Ohio a violent day tied to a Scioto marshland union strike saw the mayor's home bombed and union leader Okey Odell clubbed. Odell, 38, was spirited away by supporters but later returned to defy attackers and warned he may be forced to leave town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M’guffey
Ohio
Scioto Marshland
All
Okey Odell
Odell
Mississippi Voters Rally For First Primary Battles
Mississippi voters race to the polls Tuesday after a crowded slate of 80 entries for 36 public offices. The spotlight centers on a four way fight for the junior U S Senate with Hubert D. Stephens Theo Bilbo Ross Collins and Frank Harper issuing pre primary confidence statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
United States Senate
U.S
Hubert D. Stephens
Theo G. Bilbo
Ross A. Collins
Frank Harper
Stephens
Bandits Abort Bank Hold Up At Lecompte
Unmasked robbers attempt a daytime heist at Lecompte Bank in Alexandria area. Wade H. Jones, bank president, reaches for a Winchester but the plan aborts as the trio, two inside and one outside, flee in a car toward Forest Hill after Century coat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Bank of Lecompte
Wade H. Jones
G. P. Davis
President Jones
Forest Hill
Rogers Has His Say From Siberia Dispatch
A Siberian dispatch from Aug 25 describes telegraph operators using a different alphabet in several towns while harvests proceed. The writer notes the land is beautiful with rivers flowing toward the Arctic Ocean and comments on local gender roles at work and depots amid a late sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Novosibirse
Siberia
Wiley Post
Arctic Ocean
Body found concealed in trunk identified as Bernard McMahon
Police say the mutilated body of Bernard McMahon alias Dalton Murray was found in a metal trunk in the areaway of General Louis W. Stotesbury's home in a wealthy New York district. Autopsy revealed a gangrene left leg and shotgun slugs in the leg and thigh. Authorities consider possible murder by a gangland style assault with concealment in the trunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Louis W. Stotesbury
Bernard McMahon
McMahon
Dalton
Murray
Elmire
N. Y
General Stotesbury
Norris
Mrs Lewis ordered to leave Germany by 24 hours
Berlin reports that Dorothy Thompson born Dorothy Thompson was ordered by the secret police to depart Germany within 24 hours. She says the expulsion cites an interview with Hitler in 1931, notes it predated his chancellorship, and questions its relevance to Germany today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Sinclair Lewis
Dorothy Thompson
Germany
Hitler
Woman Sought as Key Witness in Alabama Co-Ed Death
Birmingham investigators pursue a new woman as a potential key witness in the slaying of Faye New, 19, a Howard College co ed. Detectives hope the witness details will advance grand jury evidence before a special session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Birmingham
Ala
Faye New
Howard College
Solicitors Office
Robert McAdory
Harold Taylor
Police Department
Clara Cost
Taylor
Miss New
Irondale-Trussville
Neutral Orleans leaders to aid peaceful election
A group of 100 prominent citizens in New Orleans formed to ensure fair and peaceful primary voting on September 1. They established downtown headquarters to register volunteers for polling place service and pledged orderly procedures free from intimidation or violence. Police and National Guard tensions persisted around Jackson Barracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
Long
Jackson Barracks
Walmsley
Senator Long
Clarksdale Student Dies In Mississippi Road Crash
Miss Mary Lou Sherard aged 17 of Clarksdale Miss died when the car carrying her and her sister and an aunt collided with a truck at the Mississippi Tennessee border near Lakeview. Beverly Sherard 13 suffered severe head lacerations and Mrs E L Rawles was shocked. The driver of the truck, a Negro, was jailed at Hernando Miss as police investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Mary Lou Sherard
Clarksdale
Miss
Lakeview
Mississippi-Tennessee
Beverly Sherard
E. L. Rawles
J. Holmes Sherard
Sheard
Montreal
N. C
Sherard
Hernando
Tobacco Ads Are Taboo In College Newspaper
Ouachita college in Arkadelphia bans tobacco advertising from its publication the Signal. President Dr J R Grant says it is preferable to close the paper than run tobacco ads while editor Wilfred Lee and business manager Lawson Glover lament revenue losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkadelphia
Ark
J. R. Grant
Ouachita College
Wilfred Lee
Lawson Glover
Grant
Former Texas Fullback Francis Domingues Dies Suddenly
Francis J. Domingues, 35, a Texas University fullback star and 1921 graduate, died suddenly in Atlanta. An electrical engineer for Georgia Power, he is survived by his widow, his parents Dr and Mrs P J Domingues of Kerrville, Texas, a brother Louis Domingues, and a sister Mrs R Jobes, also of Kerrville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Francis J. Domingues
University of Texas
Domingues
Texas
Georgia Power Company
P. J. Domingues
Kerrville
Louis Domingues
R. Jobes
Also Mentioned on This Page
Scorpion
Black Widow
Mr. Capone
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Synd
Mussolini
Dollfuss
Moscow
Tokyo
Dunstan
Huey
Ong
Louisiana
Baird IS
Legion
Convention City of Veterans
Fort Wayne, Ind
Saar Region
Ohio Union
National Guard
Rogers
Were Rapert
McNaught Syndicate
Stotesbury
Orleans
Fair Ballot
Huey Long
Texas University
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