Baptist Preacher Acquitted Of Murder After Eight Minutes
Rev. Dale Crowley, pastor of the Jonesboro Baptist tabernacle, is acquitted of murder in the slaying of janitor J. W. MacMurdo after an eight minute jury deliberation. Crowley claimed self defense amid a church power struggle that had drawn in factions and National Guardsmen years earlier. He plans to continue preaching at the tabernacle as prosecutors criticized the case as a publicity move.
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Piggott
Ark
Dale Crowley
Jonesboro
Tabernacle
Chancery
MacMurdo
Joe Jeffers
Crowley
Denver Dudley
Envoy's Brother Arrested Again In Tennessee Case
Paul M. Davis, Nashville banker and brother of U S ambassador Norman H. Davis, was arrested on a warrant charging false entries at Nashville and American Trust Co. on December 31, 1931. A prior warrant alleged a conspiracy to defraud $22,682 for a 1932 gubernatorial campaign. Davis denied the charges.
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Nashville
Tenn
Paul M. Davis
Davis
American National Bank
Norman H. Davis
United States
Max H. Goldschein
Nashville and American Trust Company
Conspiracy to Kill Calles Thwarted in Sonora
In Hermosillo ten men were arrested after a gun fight as authorities said a conspiracy to kill Rodolfo Elias Calles governor of Sonora was frustrated. One soldier wounded. several suspects including alleged leader Pedro Salazar Feliz escaped. Two men face charges in Monroy for attempting to kill Plutarco Elias Calles Jr.
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Hermosillo
Sonora
Mexico
Rodolfo Elias Calles
Plutarco Elias Calles
Pedro Salazar Feliz
Iron Man
Nava‘oa
Monroy
Plutarco Elias Calles, Jr
Brisbane’s Today column notes evolving world tensions
Arthur Brisbane discusses international events and political currents shaping 1933, highlighting rising tensions in Europe, economic challenges, and the stance of major powers as seen through a conservative columnist’s lens.
Umbrella Seller Reflects on Enterprise and American Spirit
In a New York Broadway moment a rain soaked umbrella ped dler bargains to a woman, his energy and craft praised as a model of work ethic. The piece contrasts individual drive with government debt plans and suggests issuing interest free currency.
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Broadway
New York
Morgenthau
Commerce Boards Named for Ensuing Year
Election results provide senior board members S Jack Rogers Albert Horuff Joe Isaacman A V Miller W K Anders and West Monroe pick G B Anderson. Junior board lists Tom H Monk L P Landry Ben Downing Bernard Biedenharn A B Clarkson H G Frazer F L Jones E R Dawson. West Monroe picks J S Cage. Holdovers include M S Biedenharn Downes Keenan Madison Reardon Warren White Slagle Proprit McHenry. All juniors are elected each year. both boards will meet this week to elect officers.
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Chamber of Commerce
Sec
S. H. McClary
S. Jack Rogers
Albert Horuff
Joe Isaacman
A. V. Miller
W. K. Anders
West Monroe
G. B. Anderson
Tom H. Monk
L. P. Landry
Ben Downing
Bernard Biedenharn
A. B. Clarkson
H. G. Frazer
F. L. Jones
E. R. Dawson
J. 5
Cage
M. S. Biedenharn
R. Downes, Jr
J. L. Keenan
H. F. Madison
H. H
Allen Sets Ballot Date for Calcasieu Parish Race
Governor O K Allen said he will issue a proclamation calling a general election in Calcasieu Parish in April to fill the vacancy caused by S O Shattuck. The Calcasieu Democratic committee will set primary dates with strong voter registration activity and 9 000 poll taxes by year end.
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Lake Charles
O. K. Allen
Winnfield
Calcasieu Parish
S. O. Shattuck
Allen
Democratic Executive Committee
Parole Denied for War ren K Billings in Mooney Case
Folsom Prison California January 6 1920 The parole application of Warren K Billings who was convicted with Thomas J Mooney for the 1916 San Francisco preparedness day parade bombing was denied by the State board of prison terms and paroles.
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Folsom Prison
Cal
Warren K. Billings
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Ministers Call for Honesty in State Politics
A group of New Orleans ministers issued a statement urging election purity and urging voters to cast ballots under God rather than ward leaders. They pray for renewed faith in honesty and justice amid a hopeful new year while expressing shame over political corruption and urging reform.
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New Orleans
New Orlean
Cotton collapse avoided says Cobb in 1933 actions
Cully A. Cobb chief of the cotton section says the farm administration’s emergency plow up campaign reduced production by about 3 423 000 bales and saved the market. He notes a 11 000 000 bale carryover from 1932 and a potential 17 600 000 bale crop would have flooded warehouses. Total 1933 cotton value near 617 716 000 with seed value 79 532 000 total income about 698 248 000.
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Washington
Cully A. Cobb
Farm Administration
United States
Underhill Taken To Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Wilbur Underhill the outlaw known as the tri state terror was moved to the Oklahoma state penitentiary in McAlester after a Shawnee hospital transfer. He arrived at 11 30 a m and is to complete his life sentence for the Okmulgee clerk holdup. The trip was described as uneventful with Underhill carried on a stretcher.
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M’alester
Okla
Wilbur Underhill
Desperado
Shawnee
Sam Brown
Oklahoma
Okmulgee
Underhill
Tristate
LaGuardia Signals Compromise on Emergency Budget Bill
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia indicated he would accept a compromise to balance New York City’s budget, noting the need to meet a February 1 deadline. He referenced Governor Lehman’s letter opposing his control over the city and stressed balancing the budget with possible concessions.
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New York
Fiorello H. LaGuardia
Herbert H. Lehman
LaGuardia
Monroe to inaugurate new federal building January 8 1934
Monroe prepares to dedicate its second federal building at Jackson and Grammont. The modern classical limestone structure cost about 400 000 and replaces the St John Street building from nearly 50 years ago. Plans by J W Smith Associates note three entrances and artwork depicting mail transport history.
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Monroe
Jackson and
Grammont Streets
St. John and
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
J. W. Smith
Jackson Street
Move Grows to Curb State Tax Bureau
A movement to reform Louisiana tax administration seeks abolition of the Louisiana Tax Commission or curtailment of its powers. The Old Regulars of New Orleans declare the commission a tool of persecution and support relief from tax oppression felt by rural districts and taxpayers allied with city halls. The article notes ongoing pressure and potential action this year.
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Louisiana
Louisiana Tax Commission
New Orleans
Tax Commission
Mounting Cost Of Oppression in Louisiana Tax System
A table shows the Louis ana Tax Commission costs rising over forty percent during the Long- Allen era while overall assessments fall. From 1924 to 1982 state taxes climbed from 14.6 million to 60 million, yet property values drop and administration costs rise. Critics argue assessments are unequal and politically influenced across parishes.
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Louisiana Tax Commission
Louisiana
GOP Launches Bombardment of Proposed Budget
In Washington on January 6 Republicans began attacking President Roosevelt's budget. Senator Patterson of Missouri led the opposition, arguing the deficit exceeding 7 billion dollars signals financial ruin as Congress reads into recess for liquor tax, river St. Lawrence treaty, and appropriations battles. The GOP accused administration control of Congress of steering the country toward wasteful outlays.
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Washington
Senate
House
St. Lawrence
Bailie Quits Treasury Post in Resignation
Earle Bailie special assistant to Secretary Morgenthau resigns effective at the secretary’s earliest conveni ence. Bailie says he accepted the role only temporarily to aid his ill partner at J and W Seligman in New York. Morgenthau regrets the departure. Bailie had assisted with government security issues and fiscal tasks.
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Washington
Earle Bailie
Morgenthau
Bailie
Wall Street
W. Seligman
New York
The
Treasury
Brother of Walmsley Charges Oyster Move
R. M. Walmsley, brother of Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley and Louisiana insurance commission chair, accused a move to oust him from the commission and pledged to stay. He offered resignation as chairman at a special session, which was rejected, insisting he would not quit the panel.
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New Orleans
R. M. Walmsley
T. Semmes Walmsley
Louisiana Insurance Commission
Commission
I. W. Gajan
New Iberia
Rodney P. Woods, Sr
Lutcher
Mr. Walmsley
Huey P. Long
Porterie Aide to Testify in Kemp Sanders Contest
Attorney General Gaston Porterie announced that George M. Wallace his first assistant will appear before the House Elections Committee to provide information on Louisiana election laws in the Kemp Sanders sixth district contest. Wallace will serve as state counsel and explain relevant statutes if asked.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Attorney General's
Kemp- Sanders
Louisiana
House of Representatives Elections Committee
Gaston L. Porterie
Porterie
George M. Wallace
Wallace
Oscar K. Allen
Bolivar E. Kempf
Kemp
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
Huey P. Long
Allen
Sanders
East Baton Rouge
Sena
Delhi Fire Destroys One Building, Damages Two More
Monroe fire company No. 5 responded to a Saturday blaze in Delhi lasting five hours and fifteen minutes. A building owned by Mrs. Annie Abbington and used by W. S. Wood burned, while adjacent properties housing H. P. Gunter’s general store and Frank McEachern’s Jitney Jungle store suffered exposure damage. An earlier alarm at Miller service station on Jackson Street reported a fire from a wiring short and caused no losses.
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Monroe Fire Company No. 5
Delhi
Annie Abbington
W. S. Wood
H. P. Gunter
Frank McEachern
Miller
Jackson Street
Hull sails north from Valparaiso on goodwill tour
Secretary of State Cordell Hull ends Chile visit and sails aboard the Santa Barbara heading north to Antofagasta for the next leg of his goodwill tour in the Americas before returning to Washington.
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Hull
Valparaiso
Chile
Cordell Hull
Santa Barbara
Americas
Washington
Antofagasta
Roosevelt seeks ten billion dollars
Rogers reflects from Beverly Hills on President Roosevelt asking Congress and the nation to spare ten billion dollars. He suggests this request marks a historic moment as the country faces a large financial need. The piece frames support as a compliment to the approach.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Roosevelt
Congress
Handsome Jack Klutas Slain in Police Trap
Police killed Handsome Jack Klutas, leader of a Chicago area kidnap ring, as he tried to flee a Bellwood apartment after a ten day surveillance. Five others were arrested, including Adolph Anzone and Paul Stroud, with tear gas bombs and weapons found at the scene. The case ends a seven year hunt involving a university of Illinois alumnus and the so called collegiate gang.
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Chicago
Jan
Jack” Klutas
Secret Service
Bellwood
Klutas
Adolph Anzone
Wisconsin
Paul Stroud
University of Illinois
Melvin H. Purvis
United States Bureau of Investigation
James Hackett
Blue Island
Russell Hughes
Peoria
Ill
Hughes
Nanking Troops Seize Yenping in Fukien Campaign
General Chiang Kai-Shek said Nanking forces have seized Yenping as they push toward Foochow, capital of Fukien, after the 56th division’s victories over Fukien revolutionaries. Foochow remains tense with 144 Americans in the area believed safe in foreign sections while others stay at posts.
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Nanking
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Yenping
Foochow
Fukien
Anti Long Nominee Goes to Washington
Daniel D. Moore, collector of internal revenue at New Orleans, arrives in Washington for his nomination to the Senate for confirmation. He is an anti Long nominee and Senator Huey P. Long said he would oppose confirmation. The Senate Finance Committee will review the nomination, with Senator Harrison of Mississippi as chairman. Long warned he would oppose confirmations of anti Long leaders' picks after losing patronage power. Moore declined comment beyond noting Long would oppose his appointment.
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Washington
Daniel D. Moore
Internal Revenue
New Orleans
Senate
Huey P. Long
Senate Finance Committee
Harrison
Mississippi
Long
Moore
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Walmsley
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Iris
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