Louisiana faces mounting debt and looming tax burden
The Long-Allen administration leaves Louisiana with a massive 1934 bond and interest load totaling about 8.89 million dollars, funded largely by ad valorem taxes. Officials warn of near-term budget strain as school and state services absorb funding while bond issuance and highway debts balloon, with interest costs predicted to surpass principal retirement.
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Louisiana
Louisiana State University
New Orleans Medical Center
Huey P. Long
Baton Rouge
Long
Tulane
Tulane University
Mr. Long
Long- Allen
Highway Commission
New Orleans
Tax Reform Commission
Long-Allen
Plan to withhold funds risks state institutions in 1934
The author argues that ongoing underfunding by the current regime will force legislative action on schools and state institutions. They predict the legislature will demand overdue state money and note feeble support for new taxes. Bond issues and fund shortages heighten bleak prospects for many institutions, while pieboys remain optimistic.
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Senator Long
Louisiana
Brothers Eases Street Car Jams
John M. Brothers, superintendent of the Municipal Street railway, announced a new plan to relieve morning and afternoon street car congestion as schoolchildren travel. A bus service from DeSiard and Jackson will run two morning trips at 6 50 and three afternoon trips starting 2 50, easing crowd handling along Lee avenue and end of the line. A separate bus line already operates to connect Loop road to Neville high and parish high schools for students.
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John M. Brothers
Municipal Street Railway
Lee Avenue
DeSiard
Jackson
DeSiard and
Loop Road
Neville High
Parish
Low Bus Fares Now in Effect Across Interurban Lines
The Interurban Transportation Company announces a radical fare cut on luxurious motor coaches based in Monroe. New rates reach 112 cents per mile and two cent mileage, with round trips even lower. Sample routes include Monroe to Alexandria 1.95 and Monroe to New Orleans 5.40, among many others as part of the nationwide low distance fare program.
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Interurban Transportation Company, Inc
Monroe
Interurban Company
Interurban
United States
Interurban Transportation Company
Alexandria
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Shreveport
Lake Charles
Oakdale
Natchez
Natchitoches
Bunkie
Coushatta
Melville
Tri- State
Fire prevention work is lauded in Wisconsin report
The Industrial Commission of Wisconsin credits intelligent fire prevention and rapid extinguishment with reducing city losses from 1929 to 1932 while rural losses rose. It links lower urban fire losses to better fire inspection and modern equipment, urging farms to adopt self inspection and safer practices.
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Industrial Commission of Wisconsin
McReynolds and Company
Ouachita Bank
Joss
Commission
Wisconsin
Sales of Pontiacs Show Good Increase
Pontiac Motor Corp reports sales in late November up more than threefold from 1932 for the same period. By December 1 dealers held very limited stock of current models, enabling a quick push to 1934 models once announced. Retail sales for January through November 1933 exceeded the prior year by 37,965 vehicles.
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Pontiac Motor Company
A. W. L. Gilpin
Pontiac
United States
Gilpin
Missing Car Sighting Near Monroe Prompts Reward
E. O. Meadows of Shreveport asks Monroe police to watch for his Plymouth coupe Louisiana license 151375. He says a salesman drove off with the vehicle and has reportedly been seen in the Monroe area in recent days. Meadows offers a $15 reward for the car's return.
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E. O. Meadows
Shreveport
Monroe
Louisiana
Meadows
Theft Reported In West Monroe Insurance Agent's Car
A. W. Crowell reports a billfold stolen from his car on DeSiard Street. The papers include life insurance policies and documents of no value to anyone else. He reported the loss to police late Friday night.
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A. W. Crowell
Stewart Avenue
West Monroe
DeSiard Street
Crowell
Pershing Arrives in New York After Paris Trip
General John J. Pershing, age 73, reaches New York from Paris noting that the world seemed to be improving. He appears hale despite illness rumors during the rough sea voyage.
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John J. Pershing
New York
Paris
Schedule Rating Substituted By Experience Rating Plan
The shift from schedule ratings to experience rating marks a new era in industrial safety. Insurers move from broad plant hazards to year by year risk studies, tailoring safety plans to each employer and reducing costs while prioritizing the human element in accidents.
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Seymour Insurance Agency, Inc
Bernhardt Building
National Bureau of Casualty and Surety
Goodrich Rubber Company Wins Important Tax Case
The case, argued in Akron Ohio, held that molds used in rubber product manufacture are exempt from taxation. B F Goodrich sued for tax relief on molds valued at 1 114 340, totaling 15767 in tax. Judge L S Pardee ruled molds fall under exempt patterns or dies, a decision seen as saving thousands annually for Ohio rubber firms.
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Common Pleas
L. S. Pardee
Akron
B. F. Goodrich Company
Jacob Mong
Summit County
Tax Commission of Ohio
United States
Ohio
Silk exports by Japan move by boat through Kanama
A recent month saw 96,315 bales of silk exported by Japan, with 45,007 bales sent out by sea via Kanama routes. The report highlights canal cargo movements and maritime trade activity.
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Japan
Kanama
El Cubos Real Yule Gift Promoted by Phil Mayer and Son
Phil D. Mayer and Son, Ltd. promotes a special Christmas box of El Cubo cigars wrapped in red cellophane with a holly design and Merry Christmas message. Boxes come in 250 and 50 counts and are pitched as ideal gifts for smokers. cigars are handmade from fine tobaccos with a constant aroma. Also notes silkworm growth and cocoon formation.
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Phil D. Mayer and Son, Ltd
Dad
Morrow
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