29 Dec 1935
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1935
Page
1
A King Features panel outlines a January election strategy for fair voting. The piece cites a push for honest ballots and teacher involvement and notes concerns about bias and ignorance.
Ingenious Ethiopian warriors hid in a deep pit and sprang out to repel an Italian air raid. They downed one plane with three Italians, wounded two more who fled, and captured the third, whose head was displayed on a pole in Duggah Bur. The article ties the act to Mussolini’s war. It then shifts to denunciations of tyranny and notes Rockefeller Institute progress on infantile paralysis and public health, praising John D. Rockefeller’s philanthropy and advances in science and education.
Ouachita parish schools will reopen on Monday December 30 as superintendent T O Brown announced. High school pupils and all district schools resume first with city schools delaying until January 2 and Northeast Center delaying until January 6 for classes to restart.
Mauna Loa erupts again with a giant lava surge within three miles of Hilo reservoirs after an aerial bombing aimed to redirect the flow. Government volcanologist Thomas A. Jaggar notes uncertainty on bombing impact as lava destroys timber and ignites a skyful of flames.
An automobile carrying five Home Rule candidates overturned near Eunice Louisiana injuring E H Fisher state superintendent candidate. Fisher was taken to Eunice hospital for X ray and treatment for a possible left side injury. Fellow candidates Philo Coco Wilfred Begnaud Clement Moss and Jules Carville escaped injury as the car skidded on rain slicked highway. They were en route from Lafayette to Pine Prairie for planned morning speeches.
Chicago reports a roundup of prominent figures sharing resolutions as 1936 nears. Newton D. Baker says his pledge remains “to be a better boy” after sixty years. Roper urges extra car caution to save lives and property. James V. Alfred jokes he will try not to smoke, but likely fails again.
Dr. James M. Smith denies the Association of American Law Schools findings on LSU's law school, calling the report biased after inspectors hobnobbed with politicians. He praises LSU and says the association will watch the university with anxious solicitude for the next year.
Caleb Milne a 23 year old heir to a textile fortune confessed a staged kidnapping to federal agents. He admitted the ruse was to gain publicity and a job on stage. He was arraigned on attempted extortion charges and ordered held on $7500 bond for January 9.
A Manchoukuoan army, escorted by Japanese planes, advanced into Chahar province northern China. They aimed to sever a large area from Chinese control and isolate the northern frontier city Shangtu, threatening key trade routes to Outer Mongolia. Movements followed recent Moscow talks on the threat.
Premier Laval survives a double confidence vote in the French Chamber of Deputies, keeping him as conciliator in the Italo Ethiopian war and League contact with Mussolini. He pledges League support to the crisis, while critics urge caution. Haile Selassie reports a large battle on the war front via a telegram from Addis Ababa.
A ship bearing Col. Lindbergh Mrs. Lindbergh and their son Jon nears the British Isles with an airplane waiting under sealed orders at Aldergrove. A Belfast stop could be used to continue to England by air, pending engagement of a tender and route changes on the S. S. American Importer.
Deputy District Attorney George Johnson charged that publicity seekers hinder the Thelma Todd death inquiry. He said many unnamed persons have entered the case for personal gain, turning the probe into a publicities band wagon and making it hard to distinguish honest evidence from faked material.
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States declares it will oppose all measures with an NRA flavor and any cash bonus or heavy federal expenditure bills as Congress opens. It rejects mandatory NRA reenactment while favoring voluntary trade practice agreements to ease labor relations.
In Ville Platte and Baton Rouge reports Congressmen and Governor candidates clash over a $9,272.58 fee paid for securing tax reductions for Canal Bank and Trust. The machine ticket led by Judge Richard W. Leche is under fire as critics demand he explain the payoff amid district campaigning and accusations against anti machine figures.
The commerce department reports a holiday trade surge with volume near record highs in several cities. New York and Philadelphia show strong gains ahead of 1935, while Minneapolis Kansas City Dallas and St. Louis post double digit increases over 1934. Funding for travel and Christmas bonuses noted.
Los Angeles December 28 Deputy District Attorney George Johnson decided not to file a complaint against actor Ted Healy after reviewing the Christmas morning fire incident. Healy was jailed eight hours on arson suspicion while his former partner Marian Bonnell declined to sign a complaint, calling it a misunderstanding. Healy said he did not intend to burn the house and cited a film memory as cause for piling items on the stove with the gas burners lit.
Washington reports a wide reorganization of ground force men and bases by the Army Air Corps as 600 new planes are to be delivered in 1936. A board led by Colonel W. S. Browning studies corps-area personnel to propose readjustments and likely boost officer and enlisted strength.
House leaders say no White House liaison will operate on Capitol Hill in the new session. They cite little major legislation expected and resentment over Roosevelt’s use of a contact man last session. Speaker Burns warned his office will not be at the disposal of a White House spokesman.
Representative James M. Wilcox of Florida announced a plan to give each Democratic faction two men at polling boxes during the January 21 primary. He spoke after meetings with Governor Allen, state officials, and Home Rule supporters, outlining how election machinery would be shared between the Long AllenLeche faction and the Home Rule faction.
New York reports that Alfred E. Smith will not attend the January 25 Liberty League dinner in Washington despite being invited by Mrs. Roosevelt. Smith plans to stay with friends in the capital area with a Pennsylvan ia Avenue hotel stay and will likely include John J. Raskob among his guests. His hostility to the New Deal surprised allies who expect an anti administration speech.
The forecast says no relief Sunday with continued damp air and likely rain mixed with sleet in the upper state. Monday D ays to bring some relief with partly cloudy skies and rising temperatures. The day saw highs near 38 and a 30 degree minimum, with recent lows at 21 and 22.
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