William Shakespeare Best Book by George Brandes
Russia faces rapid shifts in politics as Stalin could adapt to a more conservative regime. A Montville man refuses aid and prefers jail over road work, while Colonel Knox emerges as vice president candidate with Governor Landon.
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Knox
Chicago
Governor Landon
Landon
Roosevelt
Garner
Russia
Stalin
Shakespeare
George Brandes
Denmark
William
Three New Oil gushers finish in state reported
New Orleans dispatch notes thirteen new oil gushers completed in Louisiana during the week ending Friday. Eight were in proven South Louisiana fields with five more in Rodessa fields. Shaw also cites 27 permits issued and total new wells brought into production for May at 55.
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New Orleans
Tirteen
South Louisia
D. A. Shaw
State Servation Department
Minerals Uiion
Shaw
Southuisiana
Rodessald
Caddo Parish
Les
Martin
Ascension
Iberia
Lambe
Rodessa Field
Ilban Heir Set To Press Claim In Sulu Succession War
Manila reports Rajah Muda Iltan, heir apparent to the late sultan, prepared to press his claim to the throne of the Sulu Sultanate after the sovereign death. Moroland chiefs dispute the line, with rivals gathering behind a notable royal faction in the archipelago.
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Manila
Sultanate of Sulu
Damalu'l Kiram
Biel
Sulu
Thoreto
Rajah Muda
Owerful
Bethe
Modi
Corpse Found On Tracks In Grammont Yard
A white man’s decapitated body was found on the Illinois Central railroad tracks near Grammont Street at 6 am. Police suspect possible murder to obscure identity and staged crime scene. Sheriff’s department arrests a man seen near the area, identity withheld pending verification.
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Hhinois Central
Grammont Street
F. S. Pettit
C. W. Platt
Irving J. Wolff
Parish
Sheriff's Department
New Monroe and West Monroe Directory Ready for Distribution
Monroe Printing company completed the new city directory for Monroe and West Monroe. Copies will be distributed Monday to business firms under contract, addressing changes since the 1933 edition published by Interstate Directory company led by C. B. Page.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Monroe Printing Company
Interstate Directory Company
C. B. Page
Monroe Printing Company, Includ
Shreveport Men Near End Of 1362 Mile Bet Ride
C E Landrum of Shreveport and W F Bussey continue a nine week trek in a two wheel cart toward Washington. The pair wagered on a Louisiana gubernatorial race and a national election with Bussey driving and Landrum walking. They report daily averages around 28 miles with mountains slowing progress and weighs on Landrum’s endurance.
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Warrenton
C.E. Landrum
Shreveport
W. FE. Bussey
White House
Bussey
Landrum
Democratic Party
United States
Cleveland
Richard W. Leche
Louisiana
Vets Get Money by End of Week in Northeast Louisiana
World War veterans in Monroe West Monroe and the surrounding territory will start receiving government bonus bonds on Friday with heavy mail deliveries to follow across northeast Louisiana. About six million dollars in bonds will be delivered to roughly 12 000 veterans with most receiving checks within three to four days after the initial delivery.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Louisiana
H. B. McClendon
Quachita Parish
Federal Reserve Bank
McClendon
Fifth Congressional District
Ouachita Parish
Caldwell
Catahoula
Concordia
East Carroll
West Carroll
Franklin
Jackson
Lincoln
Madison
Morehouse
Richland
Union Parishes
J. R. Wooten
Parole Board Grants Pardon For Several Offenders
The Louisiana Board of Paroles announced pardons for George OBrien convicted of larceny and for Sam Montalbano Edward Fuselier and Clarence Wehner all convicted of assault and robbery. Montalbano Fuselier and Wehner parole effective June 5 OBrien parole starts June 18.
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Baton Rouge
State Board of Paroles Today
George O'Brien
Fast Baton Rouge Parish
Sam Montalbano
Edward Fuesher
Clarence Wehner
New Orleans
Montalbano
Fuselier
Wehner
O'Brien
Leche
Pardon Board
Louisiana Bears Texan In Spitting Contest
Dallas Texas June 13. Representative Leon Friedman of Louisiana won the Texas centennial spitting contest after a heated clash with Captain Leonard Pack. Pack’s best throw stood 13 feet 2 inches before judges ruled he used snuff. Friedman claimed the brass cuspidor prize despite Pack’s disappointment and claim of wind aiding his toss.
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Dallas
Texas
Leon Friedman
Natchitoches
Leonard Pack
Centennial Police
James V. Allred
Friedman
Louisiana
Richard W. Lewher
Leonard Spinks
Hammond
Capt
Pack
Towne Young
Grover Adams
C. P. Liter
Baton Rouge
3 Year Old Sonny Mathews Slayer Convicted
Roy Lockard, 24, was found guilty of slaying three year old Sonny Mathews in Hollidaysburg Pennsylvania and the jury recommended the death penalty. Sonny's mother Margaret Karmendi faces trial on similar charges. The defense argued insanity and cited alleged romantic entanglements with Sonny's mother.
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Hollidaysburg
Roy Lockard
Sonny” Mathews
Margaret Karmendi
Sonny
Lockard
WPA Achievement Day to showcase Fifth District progress
The fifth district WPA plans an Achievement Day at Ouachita Parish High School to highlight WPA results in the area. James H. Crutcher, Louisiana WPA state administrator, will speak. The program covers adult education, NYA activities, women and professional projects, and recreational demonstrations with afternoon entertainment and a WPA exhibit ongoing Friday to Saturday.
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WPA
Works Progress Administration
Ouachita Parish
James H. Crutcher
Louisiana
F. K. White
Crutcher
Fifth District
Red Cross Warns Against River Swimming Near Ouachita
At an Ouachita chapter meeting a Red Cross executive board resolution warned parents not to let children swim in the Ouachita river while the municipal pool is closed. It cited shifting river sandbars and suction holes as hazards and noted lifeguards at the pool reduce risk. Two-Paw beach near the power plant was named safest. La Zarre point and Zeigins beach were flagged as dangerous or closing soon.
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Ouachita
The
Red Cross
Ouachita River
Zeigin's
Leach
Two-Paw
LaZarre Point
Barney Oakland
West Monroe
Toney Bayou
Tropical Storm Forms in Lower Gulf of Mexico
A tropical disturbance forms in the lower Gulf of Mexico south of Yucatan, moving northwest and causing squalls. Blustery conditions reach Florida despite the storm heading away, and a disaster organization is ready for emergencies. The unit, created after last Labor Day’s hurricane, aims to gather weather data, warn the public, and coordinate relief.
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Gulf OF Mexico
Weather Bureau
Yucatan
Florida
President Roosevelt Heads Eastward on 4000-Mile Swing
President Roosevelt begins the final leg of a week long West to East speaking tour aboard the Roosevelt train. He departs Fort Worth and travels through Oklahoma and Missouri toward Vincennes Indiana to dedicate a memorial to George Rogers Clark. He warned against monopolies and pledged moral support to war weary nations while avoiding foreign entanglements.
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Roosevelt
Vincennes
Ind
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Missouri
George Rogers Clark
Northwest
Falling Tree Kills Vicksburg Banker in Street Crash
In Vicksburg Mississippi on June 13 R Preston Wailes 35 cashier of Merchants National Bank and Trust died when a tree fell on his car as he drove home for lunch. His wife Mrs Wailes was critically injured with skull fractures and internal injuries. Firemen freed the body after a long effort to lift the elm trunk from the sedan. The couple were en route to their new subdivision home on Chambers Street.
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Vicksburg
Miss
R. Preston Wailes
Merchants National Bank and Trust Company
Mayor McNair Arrested in Pittsburgh Grand Jury Case
Pittsburgh mayor William N. McNair was arrested at city hall on charges of misbehavior in office and interfering with the law. Bond set at 5000 by Judge Ralph E. Smith after deputy sheriffs served the warrant. The arrest followed a day of police department turmoil and a grand jury investigation ordered by the judge.
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Pittsburgh
William N. McNair
McNair
City Hall
Ralph E. Smith
Michael Grogan
Police Protective Association
Judge Smith
Thomas Dunn
Frank J. Gollmar
Fresh Air Camp for Children Opens near Monroe
A divisional Fresh Air Camp for 100 children opens Monday at the United Gas clubhouse 25 miles up the Ouachita river from Monroe. Life saving scouts Salvation Army guards and corps cadets will attend with instruction provided. Attendees come from Monroe Vicksburg Baton Rouge and other places. Adjutant and Mrs Ernest Pickering manage the camp for Salvation Army youth work.
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United Gas Company
Ouachita River
Monroe
West Monroe
George W. Whitaker
Salvatior Army Guards
Vicksburg
Baton Rouge
Ernest Pickering
Salvation Army
Colfax Farmer Found Guilty in Officer Slayings
Wake ter Johnson, a Grant parish farmer, was convicted of killing Sheriff W. L. N and Deputy Sheriff D. L. Bruns during a cattle dipping dispute on April 21. A 45 minute jury verdict rejected capital punishment and life with mandatory sentence will follow.
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Colfax
Waketer Johnson
Grant Parish
Johnson
D. L. Bruns
Gillis Bowen
Nugent
Alexandria
Passed
Bates Rouge
Natchitoches
Farley Calls GOP Ticket Weak and Unclear
New York June 13. Postmaster General James A. Farley, head of the Democratic National Committee, labeled the Republican ticket the weakest ever nominated. He urged adopting Landon as a campaign slogan and attacked the GOP for secrecy and lack of achievements. He questioned what Landon stands for and what he would do as president.
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New York
Alf M. Landon
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Landon
White House
Farley
Daughter of Ralph Wheatley Killed In Accident
Miss Helen Wheatley nineteen year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Wheatley was killed in Batchelor Louisiana when a rearing horse threw her against a tree at Lakeside plantation the summer home of Mr and Mrs A B Wheeler Jr She was guest of Miss Betty Wheeler and had driven a Batchelor with J Winter Woolfolk Jr a Tulane law student Survived by her parents and sister Lee Wheatley Helen studied at Miss McGhee's school and had attended Vassar College
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Batchelor
Helen Wheatley
Ralph Wheatley
Lakeside Plantation
A. B. Wheeler
Wheatley
Planetation
Betty Wheeler
Dent Winter
Dent Winter and Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wheeler
J. Winter Woolfolk, Jr
Tulane University
Wheeler
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
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Manhattan Beach
Brooklyn
N. Y
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Board OF Paroles
Louisianian
Quachita Parish High School
Florida Coast
Miami
Fla
Vincennes, Ind
Centennial Stadium
Little Rock
Ark
Will Wile
G.O.P
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