Violence Averted By Agreement In Oil Controversy
In Baton Rouge a mass meeting of Standard Oil workers paused as Senator Huey P. Long announced a compromise with the Louisiana administration over a five cent per barrel tax on refined oil. The deal rebates the tax on Louisiana oil and requires 80 percent use of domestic crude at the refinery, 20 percent foreign oil, with 1,000 workers to be reinstated. Only a formal ratification remained before the plan takes effect.
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New Orleans
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
New York
Senator Long
Ernest Bourgeois
Standard Oil Company
J. C. Hilton
Mr. Hilton
Oil Company
Statehouse
Long
Washington
Senate
New Oil Workers Group Seizes Baton Rouge Meeting
A dissident group of oil workers in Baton Rouge after Huey P. Long’s oil tax plan hijacked a protest gathering. They demanded action as the original committee adjourned, with Ernest Bourgeois of the Standard Oil refinery leaping to the rostrum amid heated speeches.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Ernest Bourgeois
Baton Rouge Standard Oil
Mussolini and Laval Pledge Franco Italian Peace Ties
Mussolini and Laval, leaders of Italy and France, publicly pledged friendship and active collaboration for peace at a Rome banquet. They hinted at Italo French accords to safeguard Austria's independence and strengthen postwar stability amid calls to consolidate peace.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Pierre Laval
Europe
France
Il Duce
Venezia
Laval
Mussolini
Austria
Laval Seid
President Says You Are Over-Privileged in Broad Address
In a syndicated feature, Charity Lindbergh discusses the President’s address framing wealth as a concern and urging vigilance against excess. The piece notes a national tone of responsibility and calls for public reflection on privilege.
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Lindbergh
President's Message Warns of Inequality and Privilege
The president's address to Congress denounces old inequalities and vows to weed out the over privileged while lifting the under privileged. The message cautions the well off and privileged to heed potential reforms and economic shifts.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Prisoner admits two burglaries in West Monroe
Bernard Haywood 24, arrested in MarionArk after being shot by deputies, confessed to two West Monroe burglaries on December 28. He previously broke jail in Marion Christmas night and said he acted alone, recalling past offenses from 1932 in Minnesota and a 1931 reformatory stay.
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Marion
Ark
Jack Wolf
West Monroe
Milton Coverdale
Arkansas
Willis Montgomery
Monroe
Bernard Haywood
Coverdale
Haywood
T. John
St. Cloud
Minn
Kaw
Marshall
Westfield
N. Y
Paraguayans Take Major Stronghold Fort Capirenda Falls
Paraguayan forces won a smashing offensive at Capirenda, a key Bolivian fort between Villa Montes and Carandayty. The capture threatens Villa Montes and nearby oil fields, signaling a renewed drive toward Bolivian invasions amid heavy fighting and losses reported from La Paz.
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Buenos Aires
Capirenda
Bolivia
Asuncion
Villa Montes
Paraguay
Carandayty
la Paz
Congress to Tackle $880 Million Relief Then Broad Social Security Plan
Washington reports that leaders pledge swift approval for an $880 million emergency relief appropriation to taper handouts by next November, followed by a $4 billion work relief setup. Roosevelt will also seek a new funding stream and consider reauthorizing $416 million in expired nuisance taxes to finance the program, with a broad social security package on the agenda.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
White House
Carbon Plant Sale Recorded in Ouachita Parish
The Century Carbon company sold properties to United Carbon company for about one million dollars. Readily located near Swartz and Archibald in Ouachita and Richland parishes, the deal includes carbon plants gas wells leases pipelines and related mineral rights. A second United Carbon purchase covered 420 acres at Lamkin station for 23000 dollars with mortgage assumption.
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Century Carbon Company
United Carbon Company
Ouachita
Richland Parishes
Swartz and
Archibald
International Gas Products
Union Gas Products
North American Carbon
James W. Standley
Lamkin Station
Carbon Company
Federal Land Bank of
California Hit by Heavy Rains From Coast to Coast
A powerful storm lashed California with wind driven rain and floods while California and Florida resorts sheltered refugees. Flooding closed highways in San Francisco and southern cities, with landslides near La Crescenta and Tujunga. The Crescentia tanker risked loss at sea amid shipping delays. Rescue rowboats prepared for Long Beach residents stranded by floodwaters.
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Associated Press
California
Florida
San Francisco
Crescentia
Japan
Sierra Madre Mountains
Los Angeles
Biloxi Eyes National Guard as Mayor Rivalry Heats Up
Biloxi Mississippi reports a possible request to Governor Sennett Conner for national guard troops to keep order Monday during the mayoral crisis. Mayor R Hart Chinn and rival J A O Keefe face disputes over delinquent taxes and qualifications while deputies stand by.
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Biloxi
Miss
Sennett Conner
National Guard
Harrison County
R. Hart Chinn
Chinn
J. A. O'Keefe
O’keefe
John Swanzy
O'Keefe
NRA Adjustment Board Named for Ouachita Parish
Government approves three members to form the Ouachita Parish NRA adjustment board with M C Redmond as chair and Lee Ellis G C Williams to represent labor and business. The panel will hear complaints and appeals from employers charged with code violations. The board will be active for about ten days on site and monthly thereafter.
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NRA
Ouachita Parish
T. S. Hickman
North Louisiana
Monroe
Shreveport
M. C. Redmond
Lee Ellis
G. C. Williams
Williams
Ellis
Redmond
Hickman
Miss Irene Clark Named Union Parish School Supervisor
Miss Irene Clark, daughter of O. O. Clark of West Monroe and a Crosley school teacher, is named supervisor of classroom instruction for Union parish schools. She began work Saturday, will reside in Farmerville, and will oversee pupil work in 33 parish schools.
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Irene Clark
O. O. Clark
West Monroe
Crosley School
Union Parish
Farmerville
Miss Clark
Chrissie Williams
T. O. Brown
Ouachita Parish
Huey Long Seeks Court Accounting Of City Expenditures
In New Orleans Huey Long moves to compel an accounting of city expenditures. He argues the city failed to provide full financial records and requests a court order for detailed disclosure. The filing raises questions about municipal spending and governance.
Outside judge named in New Orleans funds suit
Senator Huey P. Long supporters seek an accounting of mayor Walmsley era city funds. The Louisiana Supreme Court appointed Judge A L Ponder to hear the case with a hearing set for January 15.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
O. K. Allen
Gaston L. Porterie
George Wallace
Monroe West Monroe Chamber Board Members Named 1935
The 1935 senior board members elected for three years are Sam Davis C E Faulk Joe E Marx J W Rohr H K Touchstone with C W Wallace as West Monroe two year member. Hold overs are Jack Rogers Albert Horuff Joe Isaacman A V Miller W K Anders. Junior board members for one year include Jack Boyer A B Clarkson J S Cage Harry Frazer Tom Monk Albert Marx O N McNeil C M Strauss with A B Colmer representing West Monroe. The senior board meets January 16 at 4 p.m. to elect a president. junior board meets January 17 to elect officers.
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Chamber of Commerce of
Monroe
West Monroe
H. McClary
Sam Davis
C. E. Faulk
Joe E. Marx
J. W. Rohr
H. K. Touchstone
C. W. Wallace
Jack Rogers
Albert Horuff
Joe Isaacman
A. V. Miller
W. K. Anders
M. S. Biedenham
R. Downes, Jr
J. L. Keenan
H. Flood Madison, Jr
H. H. Reardon
G. B. Anderson
Hotel
Virginia
Final Winners In Jinky Contest Named Today
The Morning World and News-Star lists last week’s Jinky contest winners in Ouachita Parish Monroe. Grand prize of 100 dollars went to Mrs. C. C. Bell of West Monroe. runner up was the Parent Teacher association. Marie Bankhead Owen of Alabama promotes Jinky booklets to aid crippled children with proceeds split between charity and prize funds.
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Morning World and
News-Star
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
C. C. Bell
West Monroe
Parent Teacher Association
Marie Bankhead Owen
Department of Archives and History
State of
Alabama
Hauptmann Trial Expands To Probe Wider Circle
In Flemington New Jersey on January 5 1935 the Hauptmann murder trial broadens as Edward J Reilly questions several familiar Lindbergh case names including Red Johnson Ollie Whateley Betty Gow Violet Sharpe and even the New Jersey state police and Dr John F Condon while suggesting broader scrutiny of those connected to the baby kidnapping case.
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Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Edward J. Reilly
Brooklyn
Hauptmann
Reilly
Lindbergh
Red’ Johnson
Ollie Whateley
Charles A. Lindberghs
Whateley
Lindberghs
Betty Gow
Violet Sharpe
New Jersey
John F. Condon
Anderson
New England
City Will Honor Pres. Roosevelt
Monroe plans to join a nationwide observance of the president’s birthday on Wednesday January 30 with Mayor Arnold Bernstein as local chairman of arrangements. The Junior Charity league sponsors the ball with support pledged by the Chamber of Commerce Monroe and West Monroe and the city. More than 5 000 communities participate nationwide to raise funds for the infantile paralysis campaign.
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Monroe
Arnold Bernstein
Henry L. Doherty
Bernstein
Junior Charity League
Chamber of Commerce of
West Monroe
Gun runners hunted on Mexican border
Calexico California January 5 a fleet of trucks and cars carrying 120 machine guns and ammunition for revolutionaries pursued by guards on both sides of the border as orders to stop the caravan at all costs were issued. Police report 300 more guns stored in a Los Angeles warehouse provoking a hunt there and two men held after alleging the arms were gathered over months.
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Calexico
Calif
United States
Mexico
International Line
Los Angeles
Bilbo Says He Wanted Library Committee Post
Senator Bilbo of Mississippi explains his request for a library committee seat to probe the Guttenburg Bible bought by Ross Collings. He questions why three guards earn 1440 dollars annually to guard the book behind iron doors, noting his lifelong interest in books.
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Bilbo
Washington
Library Committee
Mississippi
Ross Colling
Ross Collins
Senate
Congressional
Saar plebiscite may be delayed several months
Officials in Saarbruecken weighed a postponement of the Saar plebiscite as rival Nazi and anti Nazi factions planned massive open air demonstrations. Police and international troops prepared to maintain order with potential delays if clashes occurred.
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Associated Press
Saarbruecken
Saar Basin
Saar
League
International Army
League of Nations
Saar River
League Army
Skeleton Found Near Waterproof Likely Drowned Man
The skeleton of a man was found below Waterproof between the Mississippi River and the levee. Sheriff John Hughes said it is believed to be a floater with no foul play. Death likely occurred years ago, possibly five. A quality purse with five and three one dollar bills was found beside the remains. The body was buried at the site under sheriff supervision after no inquest was held. Discovery occurred about one and a half miles below Waterproof near a path used by locals. The exact date of discovery was last Wednesday.
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ST. Joseph
Mississippi River
John Hughes
Sheriff's Department
Waterproof
Hauptmann Defense to Name Four Kidnappers
Edward J. Reilly, defense chief, says four persons will be named next Thursday as the Lindbergh baby kidnappers none of them Bruno Hauptmann. Prosecutor Hauck demands disclosure of identities and questions why delays. Reilly cites alibi fingerprint and expert witnesses as Hauptmann’s defense. Betty Gow’s role remains unconfirmed.
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Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Edward J. Reilly
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Anthony M. Hauck, Jr
Reilly
New York
Hauptmann
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Betty Gow
Hunterdon County
Hauck
Hauptemann
Brooklyn
N. Y
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Bruno Hauptmann
Red” Johnson
Miss Gow
Red Johnson
Englewood
Lindberghs
New purge planned by Nazis signals fear among party members
Berlin reports describe fears of mass removal from party rolls by mid April. Officials say cleansing has begun with expulsions seen across party circles including storm troopers. Hermann Goering publicly denies another blood purge, though observers deem the claim unlikely.
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Berlin
Hermann Wilehelm Goering
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