Huey Heads Back to Fight Farley in Capital Return
Huey P. Long departs Baton Rouge for Washington to renew attacks on Postmaster General Farley. He boosts state power with martial law decrees and oil tax suspensions as Louisiana legislature ends a five day session with new laws and National Guard protection.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Washington
Farley
Tam
Louisiana
Long
New Orleans
National Capital
Senator McKellar
Post Office Committee
O. K. Allen
Final Decree on TVA Suit Delayed
Birmingham, March 2. Judge W J Grubb said he would not sign a final decree in the Alabama Power preferred shareholders lawsuit to block TVA from purchasing the utility’s holdings in north Alabama. A decree copy was sent to his home. no signing time announced. Attorneys for plaintiffs Forney Johnston and TVA chief counsel James Lawrence Fly met in a closed conference to review the decree outline.
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Birmingham
Ala
W. J. Grubb
Alabama Power Co
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ulity
Alabama
Grubb
Forney Johnston
James Lawrence Fly
TVA
Ghoul to Die With Troopers on Guard
Governor Sennett Connor ordered the Mississippi National Guard to escort Alonzo Robinson, alias James Yner, to execution for the December murder and mutilation of Mr. and Mrs. Aurelius B. Mer near their home. The hanging will take place in Bolivar County Jail, Cleveland, with sheriff E R McAver in charge. About 500 guardsmen under Major General Thomas J. Grayson will provide the escort and security.
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Jackson
Miss
UPI
Nvernor Sennett Conner
Mississippi National Guard
Alonzo Robinson
Aurelius B Mer
Robinson
U P
E. R. Mcavernor Conner
Preland
Adier
Thomas J. Grayson
Fresh Fish and Food Costs Raise Consumer Pressure
Arthur Brisbane contends government focus should address how high food costs fall on mothers feeding children. He cites price distortions from producers to consumers and recalls Tom Newman, once a Miami fishing guide, who built an ice plant and charged low prices to benefit shoppers. The piece continues on Eighth Page.
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Miami
Fla
United States
Tom Newman
Big Mellon
Pittsburgh
Big Com
Doctors Fear for Oliver Wendell Holmes’s Life
Washington March 2. Physicians attending Oliver Wendell Holmes indicated fears for the justice's life. A first formal bulletin said he is weaker than yesterday and aged, an alarming condition. Holmes remains under an oxygen tent with four tanks brought to his home, yet he stays cheerful and his mind remains sharp.
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Washington
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Holmes
Supreme Court
Thomas A. Claytor
Longcope
Ecker
W. T. Longcope
Johns Hopkins Medical School
Baltimore
Jurist
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard
Thefts Probed By Monroe Police
Police investigate two thefts reported Saturday afternoon in Monroe. The first theft at 524 Glenmar Street involved jewelry valued at 168.50 and 21 in cash taken after a burglar entered through a front window. Items stolen include a platinum bar pin, two wrist watches, a yellow gold ring, a fraternity pin, Elks ring, two gowns, stockings, and other valuables. A second theft at 1400 Jackson Street saw 105 missing, later recovered from a kitchen cabinet. Mary Johnson, a cook, was arrested and held for investigation.
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Glenmar Street
Joseph M. Gottlieb
Karl
England's Pound Plunges in World Markets
The pound hits a record low in Paris and the New York market as fears of a deliberate depreciation rise. The London equalization fund reportedly moves to stabilize the pound, while gold rises to 146 shillings 10 1-2 pence and silver climbs to 47 78 cents an ounce, signaling broad market tension.
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New York
Paris
England
London
Wall Street
British Equalization Fund
British Fund
Louisiana cuts telephone charges across state
Louisiana public service commission ordered immediate rate reductions after a three month inquiry into Southern Bell. New Orleans sees the largest cut at 25.7 percent or one dollar monthly, residence rates drop from $4.50 to $3.50. Estimated annual subscriber savings reach about $600,100 with $400,000 in New Orleans.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New Orleans
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Huey P. Long
Commission
Shreveport
Mrs T L Tippit Dies After Prolonged Illness
Mrs Marion Tippit a West Monroe social welfare leader died at a local hospital after several months illness at 3 30 am She was wife of T L Tippit a Cypress Street broker and had long served school children through the Parent Teacher Association Crosley P T A and Twin City council Her funeral was at 3 pm at the family home with Grace Episcopal officiating Burial in Hasley cemetery Pallbearers listed and noted nursing career prior to community work in Monroe.
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Marion Tippit
PT. A
Tippit
T. L. Tippit
Cypress Street
West Monroe
Shreveport
E. F Hayward
Grace Episcopal Church
Hasley Cemetery
D. C. Metcalf
Fred Thatcher
R. Seriber
H. A. McDonald
Geo. W. Welch
B. Frank Lynn
R. M. Browning
Jack Hayes
Crosley P.T. A
Twin City Council
P.T. A
Death of Heiress Still a Mystery
Pinehurst North Carolina March 2 44 Solicitor Roland Pruett after 24 hours of investigating the mysterious death of pretty Mrs H Bradley Davidson Jr heiress of the late E M Statler said he had evidence indicating either murder or death by own action and that he had discarded the possibility of an accident The solicitor said he had uncovered strong evidence pointing to both murder and death by own action adding I am not prepared to say which but insisted the tragedy was not conceivably an accident Earlier in the day the solicitor cast doubt on the original diagnosis of death from carbon monoxide poisoning and said a careful check of that angle was under way The 22 year old bride of two months was found slumped in the door of her automobile in a closed garage early Wednesday after spending practically all night with her husband and friends at a charity ball and later a night club
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Pinehurst
N. C
Roland Pruett
H. Bradley Davidson, Jr
E. M. Statler
Treasury to stay out of bonus tilt in Congress
The Treasury indicated it would not testify on the $2 billion bonus bill as hearings begin before the Ways and Means Committee. Democratic leaders say Treasury and the president oppose any bonus payment, with no plan for compromise expected.
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Washington
Treasury
House
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
American Legion-Winnon
Administration
Bonus
Jindaeren ransom threads traced from official records
Pat McGrady outlines a first compilation of investigations and testimony on the Lindbergh ransom case. The summary lists figures tied to the ransom, Hauptmann’s expenditures, and various public exchanges in 1933 and 1938, with references to specific banks and locations in New York.
Lindbergh Kidnap Case Ransom Still Largely Unsolved
Three years after the kidnapping, only two fifths of the $50,000 ransom paid by Col Charles A. Lindbergh is accounted for. Of $19,715 traced from the April 2, 1932 payment, about $30,285 remains unaccounted for, possibly hidden, circulating, or destroyed by the treasury department.
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New York
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bronx
Treasury Department
John F. Conmeban
Roosevelt Faces Congress Muddle in Early Year
Washington March 2 President Roosevelt confronts a stalled Congress after two months with little progress. House and Senate grapple over the work relief bill as backroom talks continue and leaders warn the stalemate could stretch into summer.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Congress
Legislative Express
Rehef Bill
Senate Appropriations Committees
House
Senate
Mermmbers
Kidnapped Doctor Freed by Convicts Near Cottonwood
Dr. Fred Lewis Myers, abducted by three Granite reformatory convicts, was released unharmed at Cottonwood in Major county. He told officers the escape sequence and described the convicts as telling him to drive away, then fleeing. Cottonwood lies four miles east of Chester in Oklahoma. Dale Stanphill, one of the three, formerly lived nearby.
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Clinton
Okla
Fred Lewis Myers
Granite Reformatory
Cottonwood
Major County
Chester
Dale Stanphill
Farmer is found guilty in death of his daughter
George Jackson 42, Jasper County farmer, convicted of murder in the October killing of his 11 year old daughter Hester. He was moved to the Hinds county jail to await appeal, after a mistaken transfer to Lauderdale and Meridian jails. Charges against Mrs Alice Jackson and two sons were continued to August term.
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Bay Springs
Miss
George Jackson
Jasper County
Hester
Hinds County
Jackson
Lauderdale County
Meridian
J. C. Bassett
Kermie
Yar
A. V. Clark
Ure
Clark
Alice Jackson
George Lois Jackson
Homer Currie
Y W C A Campaign Starts Tomorrow in Monroe
The YWCA begins its annual fund drive with 75 workers canvassing Monroe to support its sixth year of activity. The organization maintains a home for young women, sponsors eight clubs, and serves over three hundred women in Monroe and vicinity with cultural and social programs.
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Y W.C. A
Monroe
Young Women's Christian Association
Christan
Business Girls
Woolworth Girls
Morgan and Lindsey
Bombs Burst Again in Cuban Capital Amid Political Tensions
In Havana Col. Carlos Mendieta and army chief Col. Fulgencio Batista resist demands to resign as 300,000 students and teachers strike. Terrorists set 40 mail boxes ablaze and placed bombs at the homes of Gustavo Herrero and Carlos Narto. mail carrier Jose Lopez suffers burns. Ricardo Novoa is arrested on arson charges.
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Havana
Col
Carlos Mendieta
Fulgencio Batista
Mendieta
Gustavo Herrero
el Pais
Carlos Narto
Hoyo Colorado
Jose Lopez
Ricardo Novoa
Prominent Monroe Family Leader Dies at Crew Lake Home
Herbert Uriah Millsaps, longtime member of an old Ouachita parish family, died at his Crew Lake plantation home after a two year illness. He helped run Millsaps Hardware and Furniture, supported First Presbyterian Church, and left surviving widow, two sisters, an aunt, and several nieces and nephews. Funeral at his Crey Lake residence with ministers Ernest Henay and W C Scott officiating.
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Herbert Uriah Millsaps
Monroe
West Monroe
Crew Lake
Mr. Millsaps
Urian Millsaps
Ouachita Parish
Old Trenton
Rochelle Avenue
Millsaps
Millsaps Hardware and Furniture Company
Ufe
Uriah Millsaps School
Millseps
George Weaks
P. M. Atkins
B. Butte
Shreveport
Fred F. Millsaps
Quachita National Bank
Crey Lake
Ernest Henay
First Presbyterian Church
W. C. Scott
First Methodist Church of
King of Siam abdicates and Saar returns to Germany
Beverly Hills report notes the abdication of the King of Siam and the Saar valley being turned back to Germany. The columnist mocks Allied postwar redrawings and comments on territories and alliances. He jokes about baby bonds and baby beef as a closing quip.
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Beverly Hills
Siam
Saar Valley
Germany
Venizelos backs Greek rebels in swift Crete revolt
Former Greek premier Eleutherios Venizelos declared support for rebels in Crete as five damaged warships sailed toward the island. Government forces moved to impose martial law after a day of sea and air fighting and a cabinet reshuffle followed the navy minister’s resignation.
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Athens
Eleutherios Venizelos
Venizelos
Crete
P. Tsaldaris
Palls
Aegean
Tsaldaris
Greece
Averoff
Spain
Eugene Lanscaris
Creta
Salamis
Melons
Planters Agree to Hire More Tenants in Arkansas
In Memphis on March 2, planters from Marked Tree and area in Poinsett county Arkansas agreed to raise tenant farmer employment by 10 percent. The measure, decided at a Marked Tree Cooperative meeting, aims to ease tensions from evictions tied to the cotton acreage reduction program amid protests by the Southern Tenant Farmers Union.
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Memphis
Tenn
Poinsett County
Ark
W. H B. Chapman
Marked Tree Ark
Marked Tree Cooperative Association
Chapeman
Southern Tenant Farmers’ Union
East Arkansas Sharecrope
Pers
Attorneys Fortify Case Against Ouida
In Laurel Mississippi the Ouida Keeton murder trial resumes after a weekend recess as prosecutors prepare further testimony. Five state witnesses testified on the case involving the slaying of Ouida's mother Daisy Keeton whose body was found in woods near Laurel. Judge W Joe Pack set a Monday morning return.
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Laurel
Miss
Quida Keeton
Daisy Keeton
Jones County Circuit Court
W. Joe Pack
Ouida
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Gotham
Jassie’ Condon
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Hauptmann
J.J. Faulkner
Manufacturers Trust Co
TMP Ee
Chemical National Bank
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Rogers
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