Three Feuding Gangsters Killings Shock Clay County
Earl Porter was shot to death in Clay county marking the third fatal shooting in a week amid a feud. Earlier James Cupp and Robbie Baker had been slain in the mountains and on Main street. Officials urged a special term of Clay circuit court to probe the violence while denying outside reports that misrepresented conditions.
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Manchester
Earl Porter
Clay County
James Cupp
Robbie Baker
Porter
Rockcastle Creek
Portersburg
Clay Circuit Court
William Rogers Clay
Court of Appeals
Munitions Group Seeks Policing of Shipbuilders
Senate munitions committee urges a four point plan to curb shipyard profiteering and bid collusion. It calls for banning private lobbying, limiting profits, preventing patent leakage, and requiring disclosure of income and expenditures by shipbuilders. The report warns naval defense could be set by private interests and urges strict government policing.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Nye
North Dakota
Navy Department
Congress
Five In Louisiana Ask Re-Study Of Tax Claims
Five Shreveport, Louisiana petitioners applied to the board of tax appeals for a re-determination of a 1932 income tax claim of 26728 dollars assessed as transferees of Pelican Natural Gas company. The petitioners are the Hunter Company Inc Samuel Douglas Hunter W J Hunter Mrs Mary P Hunter and Miss Octavia Hunter. They denied liability for the company's debts as transferred and repeated the Pelican company’s error claim from June 3.
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Washington
Shreveport
Board of Tax Appeals
Pelican Natural Gas Company
Hunter Company, Inc
Samuel Douglas Hunter
W. J. Hunter
Mary P. Hunter
Octavia Hunter
Pelican Company
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Former Federal Investigator Held in Bribery Case
A former investigator for the Securities and Exchange Commission was seized at the home of a wealthy oil trader and held as a federal prisoner. The man, William A. Raybell of Pelham New York, is accused by his captor of being the principal in a $27500 bribery plot and was to be arraigned before U.S. commissioner J Edward Jones in Scarsdale.
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New York
Federal Securities and Exchange Commission
William A. Raybell
Pelham
N. Y
United States
J. Edward Jones
Raybell
Jones
Scarsdale
Walmsley Links Long to City Garbage Strike
New Orleans mayor T Semmes Walmsley charged that Senator Huey P Long inspired last Friday’s 300 city garbage collectors strike. The strike aimed to pressure Walmsley to resign and cede control to Long’s political faction. A morning meeting with the workers’ six member executive committee failed to settle demands for back pay and longer work hours.
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New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
Huey P. Long
Walmsley
Long Machine
Two Husbands Arrested For Mistreating Wives
In Jennings Louisiana two men, Louis Belon of Fenton and Pete Crader of Lake Arthur, were jailed on domestic abuse and related charges. A third man, D Dozier of Port Arthur, Texas, received a five year sentence after pleading guilty to a poultry confidence game.
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Jennings
Louis Belon
Fenton
Pete Crader
Lake Arthur
D. Dozier
Port Arthur
Texas
Monroe Auto Show Ends Monday Night With Cash Awards
The Monroe automobile show closes at 9 30 Monday night after a three day run. $100 in cash awards will be distributed to ticket holders who joined the event through merchants in the trade days. Hundreds attended as auto dealers from Monroe and West Monroe sponsored the display of new models with music and entertainment. Merchants report strong business and several notable bargains during the event.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Mussolini Deaf to Eden Talks on Anglo German Pact
Rome dispatch says Mussolini rejected Eden explainations of the Anglo German naval accord. Italians predict no breakthrough from the Sidne and Eden talks, except possibly a European air accord. Mussolini refused unilateral terms and reserved right to seek a higher ratio in a general settlement.
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Rome
Benito Mussolini
Anthony Eden
Si Dnce
Britain
Mussolini
Eden
Italy
France
Ilduce
Ickes Advances $1 Million In PWA Allotment Checks
Secretary Ickes today forwarded checks totaling 1 007 243 for 55 non federal PWA allotments. Included is 5 197 for a Gretna Louisiana water system, with other payments spread across states and projects.
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Washington
Ickes
PWA
Louisiana
Gretna
Dillinger Fear Is Told In Chicago Trials
Witnesses described four hours of death fear and paranoia at the trials of Attorney Louis Piquett charged with harboring John Dillinger and Homer Van Meter. The testimony covered hush money, mistrust among allies, and a sleeping quarters allowance as the outlaws faced possible execution by bullets.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Louis P. Piquett
Dillinger
Homer van Meter
Piquett
U S Embassy in Mexico Bombed Causes Alarm
In Mexico City on Sunday a dynamite bomb was hurled from a speeding car into the U S embassy garden. The blast damaged walls and shattered several windows including the private office of Ambassador Josephus Daniels. Police guards increased at the embassy as investigations began. Acting Secretary Ciniceros expressed regrets.
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Mexico
D. F
United States
Josephus Daniels
Ciniceros
Fast Drop Seen In Floods In Arkansas
Muddy waters spread across Arkansas lowlands as weather bureau reports indicate river stages will fall rapidly barring new rain. In Little Rock crews work to avert property damage from cave ins as two garages and 15 trees toppled into the river and five houses were cabled to prevent further damage.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Weather Bureau
Monroe Mayor Invited to Cotton Parley in New Orleans
Mayor Arnold Bernstein received invitations from New Orleans officials to attend a July 15 conference in New Orleans addressing the economic harm from the South losing cotton markets. He plans to attend and urged regional groups to send delegates to safeguard the raw cotton industry.
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Arnold Bernstein
T. S. Walmsley
New Orleans
John M. Taylor
New Orleans Association of Commerce
South
United States
Bernstein
Business Upturn Predicted Soon by Wall Street Analysts
New York reports that if current patterns hold since spring 1933, the next few months may bring a pronounced upswing in business. Since the March 1933 banking holiday there have been three nine month cycles, with activity now at the bottom of the third wave, hinting at a fourth approaching.
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New York
Wall Street
Chief of Police at Hammond Is Removed
Baton Rouge June 24. George F. Smith was removed as chief of police of Hammond by the state civil service commission for incompetency inefficiency and negligence.
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Hammond
Baton Rouge, la
George F. Smith
Hammond, la
State Civil Service Commission
Group suspected in biggest cash loot in history
Eight alleged gangsters were arrested in a Pompton Lakes hideout and questioned in connection with the $427,000 Brooklyn armored car robbery last September. Police say the men from the Charlie the Jew gang are also suspected in the Queens tavern killings and other crimes. No shots were fired as state police, with New York detectives, surrounded the bungalow by the Passaic River.
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Paterson
N. J
Pompton Lakes
Brooklyn
Passaic County
New York
George Keeler
Stevedore
Thomas
Tommy) Protheroe
Grace Moore
Sunnyside
Queens
Augustus Albrecht
New Jersey State Police
Joe Louis
Boxer
Albrecht
Passaic River
State Horse
Trenton
Electric rate proposals eyed as PSC studies phase in
Baton Rouge La June 24 The Louisiana public service commission took under advisement its proceedings against Southwestern Gas and Electric after consultant Mark Wolff urged rate cuts in Shreveport area while the company denied earning more than a fair return.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Southwestern Gas and Electric Company
Mark Wolff
Shreveport
Hearing Opened on Electric Rates in Louisiana
The Louisiana Public Service Commission opened a hearing into Shreveport electric rates without Senator Huey P. Long, who started the probe weeks ago. Long was in Washington and cancelled plans to return to Baton Rouge to personally prosecute the rate case and monthly index of industrial production.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Shreveport
Huey P. Long
Long
Washington
Pardoned Ex-Convict Arrested In Holdup
In New Orleans on June 24 21 year old pardoned ex convict William Martin and two others Henry Marici 19 and Martin Kiern 18 were injured during a holdup at Canal liquor store. Martin attempted to take nine five dollar bills when Marici night manager tackled him. The trio faced beating with bottles an adding machine and other items. Marici was shot in the lung and Kiern in the leg. The bandit was knocked unconscious after pleading for mercy.
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New Orleans
William Martin
Henry Marki
Martin Kiern
Martin
Canal
Marici
Kiern
Louisiana Press Names Directors and Committees
Bastrop, La June 24 Announcement by Isaac Chapman secretary lists board of directors for the Louisiana Press Association and standing committees. Estelle Tannehill Winnfield presides. plan to sponsor a Louisiana-made products exhibit at the state fair with the Louisiana Manufacturers' Association.
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Bastrop
Louisiana Press Association
Louisiana Manufacturers’ Association
Isaac Chapman
Estelle Tannehill Af
Denham Springs
C. G. Scott
George T. Goodman
Ponchatoula
Dolph G. Frantz
Shreveport
O. C. Robichaux
Thibodaux
P. W. Kiplinger
Lake Charles
Marvin N. Lipp
Oak Grove
Fred Williamson
Monroe
A. C. Munch
Plaquemine
H. A. Mangham
Rayville
W. F. Roy
Arabi
Vatican Intervention Regarded As Unlikely
Prelates stated no Vatican action against Rev. Father Charles E. Coughlin was expected. They noted the Holy See had been informed of no canon law violations by the radio priest and that the pope seldom disciplined parish priests, as a bishop is the diocese’s chief ecclesiastical ruler.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Charles E. Coughlin
Holy See
Tax plan debate roils Congress as Borah backs Roosevelt
Washington June 24 lawmakers shift to District of Columbia bills while split over taxes dominates. Senator Borah criticizes the Roosevelt wealth tax proposal as sound, fueling tax the wealthy pressure. Senate munitions probes urge curbing shipyard profits and lobby disclosures as banking reform looms.
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Senate
House Commerce Committee
Securities Commission
House
District of Columbia
Borah
Roosevelt
Senate Munitions Committee
Nye
North Dakota
Senate Banking Committee
Adolph C. Miller
Federal Reserve Board
American Liberty League
Plan Borah Says Roosevelt Tax Plan Backed
Washington June 24 Senator Borah voices support for Roosevelt's wealth tax proposals calling them sound in principle. A Wisconsin Progressive leader Senator Lee Follette leads a legislative group vowing action this session to push the plan.
Will Rogers on taxes and the cost of living
Beverly Hills dispatch notes Will Rogers lampooning the rich tax debate. He recalls Senator Joe Robinson urging a frank, immediate fix rather than delaying to the next congress. Rogers mocks fear of delaying action and questions if citizens should be told the true cost of dying.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Congress
Joe Robinson
Joe
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Rockefeller Institute
Charles A. Lindbergh
Col. Lindbergh
Alexis Carrel
Associated Press
Il Duce
Ethiopia
U. S
Orleans
Association
Attaboy
Gulfport
Miss
James Fletcher
Fletcher
Mobile
Biloxi-Gulfport
Press Body OF State
Elt
Will Rogers
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