10 Mar 1935
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1935
Page
1
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The piece imagines readings for Holmes’s funeral, debating hymns and poems like Nearer My God to Thee and Mysterious Night, notes Holmes’s Civil War service and grave in Am cemetery, and critiques a political broadcast about generous but altered gift amounts to families.
Blanchard a law student represented himself in a federal case in Shreveport Louisiana where Judge Mdge Dawkins directed a verdict for the defense. The suit claimed he paid $2,500 in currency for gold and $100 to Garret for fees amid a dispute over revaluation. The judge ruled there was no plaintiff's case against the defendants and dismissed the claim.
Terrific firing broke out in central Havana amid a nationwide strike. Snipers on rooftops fired near Cabana and La Punta forts as searchlights scanned the Malecon and Prado. Four bombs hit the Parkview hotel, two men reportedly killed, one gravely wounded, as army units and police moved toward the targets.
Olan H. Black named scout executive of the Ouachita Valley council, replacing duties April 1 after six years as field scout executive in Berks county Pennsylvania. He will study at Schiff camp in New Jersey while assuming leadership of 15 parishes and 1199 scouts. Judge W M Harper announced the appointment after an exhaustive committee search with regional director Harold Lewman advising.
Washington reports praise from the Chamber of Commerce of the United States for Congress slow scrutiny of administration proposals. Observers say this session marks a break with Roosevelt era pressure and shows lawmakers handling legislation at a measured pace.
Tom Lott the court attendant testified Ouida Keeton a mute defendant in a wheelchair slapped him with her palm during a court recess after he said he would move her from the hospital to the jail. Another guard was appointed after the incident.
Washington March 9 A Senate demand from Senator Borah urges junking NRA provisions except child labor minimum wages and maximum hours as part of extending the recovery act. Borah backs full restoration and enforcement of anti trust laws and says the proposal would aid recovery. Harrison plans expedited hearings and potential testimony by Hugh S Johnson and Clarence Darrow in NRA investigation. Johnson says NRA is dead.
Washington March 9. Senator Thomas Democrat Oklahoma a leader of the inflationary bloc urged moderation in monetary changes. He said only active expansion of the treasury silver program is needed, not a large or dangerous increase. He noted a split among inflationists cautioning against cash payment of the bonus and related refinancing schemes.
Heavy rains pushed streams to overflow in south Mississippi sending flood waves through basins. In Hattiesburg up to thirty blocks near Leaf river and Bowie creek flooded, affecting mainly Black neighborhoods and forcing 200 to 250 families to flee. Jackson faced similar inundation along Pearl river and Town creek with numerous residents displaced.
A female body, head and limbs missing, was found encased in lime along the Forked Deer river near Brownsville Tennessee. Sheriff Hawkins suspects it may be Daisy Keeton, mother of Ouida Keeton on trial in Laurel Mississippi, with bones identified as female by a Bells Tennessee physician. The sheriff estimated the remains had been there two to three months, likely placed after the January river flood.
Los Angeles report that actress Jean Harlow will file for divorce Monday on grounds of cruelty. Cameraman Hal Rosson allegedly read in bed keeping her awake. service by publication completed. Rosson not contesting. Interlocutory decree lasts a year in California. Nevada offers quicker final divorce. William Powell linked as friend. Harlow says they are just good friends and she lives in California.
In Ypsilanti Michigan police probe two motives vendetta and degeneration as they seek the killer of 7 year old Richard Streicher Jr stabbed a dozen times with a double edged knife and hidden under a foot bridge on the Huron River. A juvenile was questioned but cleared by alibi. State investigators pursue a man linked to repeated extortion attempts on the boy's grandfather as a possible motive. Dr Stacey Howard an Ann Arbor pathologist says the boy likely died from a heart knife thrust with further blows to head throat and torso.
The U S House postponed a key vote on the HOLC expansion bill for distressed homeowners as a dispute over private loan guarantees for industrial plant repairs blocked final approval. The fight centered on a 20 percent loan insurance provision and a $25 000 cap, with further procedural shifts planned for Monday.
Sir John Simon will travel to Berlin to meet Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler after a two week delay for Hitler to recover from a cold. The German government renewed the invitation to discuss Anglo French security proposals. Ivan Maisky welcomed Capt. Anthony Eden to Moscow and Warsaw as part of the same itinerary.
The Baush Machine Tool company of Springfield Massachusetts won 2 868 000 in a restraint of trade suit against the Aluminum Company of America in US district court Hartford Judge Harland B Howe trebled the jury award to 2 868 000 under the Sherman act The company had asked 3 000 000 and Aluminum filed a notice of appeal after taking 96 exceptions to the judge's charge.
Huey Long pledged to press a full Senate vote next week on his call for an inquiry into Postmaster General Farley. Administration leaders expect strong post office committee opposition, with McKellar signaling readiness to vote immediately. Rumors of Farley quitting circulated but were denied by White House officials.
Arrival of the first shipments of steel for the state highway bridge across the Ouachita River is imminent. Vincennes Bridge company officials expect work to begin by Wednesday, with earlier start possible if the steel arrives today or tomorrow. H. W. Batchellor supervises on site and has arranged with Louisiana employment service to source most labor locally.
Mrs Olive Powell Ransdell 70 wife of ex senator Joseph E Ransdell died after long illness at Lake Providence Louisiana She native of East Carroll parish sister of late mayor Thomas J Powell She survived by husband two nieces and two nephews Funeral services set for Sunday at 3 PM officiated by Father Platz at Lake Providence Catholic church
In Beverly Hills Malcolm Campbell is praised for breaking speed limits with a 276 mph car run, while locals note the city supplied the beach and question why the automobile speed record remains unheld. The piece mentions Huey as a Republican favorite and ponders the fate of the four billion relief bill.
Curtis Dean, 21, paroled from Washington federal reformatory, confessed to robbing Miss Edna Mae Mullen, teacher, in the 700 block of Oak street. Mullen identified him. $22.63 and a letter were found on Dean, who discarded the purse under a Depot street depot building before his capture by Monroe officers.
Washington March 9. The House faces a doubtful path for the bonus next week as leaders set an unusual 10 to 12 hour debate to test inflation. The plan allows votes on the Vinson American Legion bill and the Patman bill for printing 2 billion in new currency. Vinson will be presented Monday and a rules committee vote on a resolution to choose between bills follows Tuesday.
New York report says Joseph Teischbein, 26, was shot twice and found slumped in a car between Long Island City and Astoria as police pursue efforts against vice, lottery, and bail bond racketeering. Police Commissioner Valentine disclosed that his two daughters have been threatened amid the widening crime front from Broadway to Albany.
Athens reports say government forces bombed rebel positions in Macedonia and struck at rebel Crete as air and naval units press a decisive campaign. Unconfirmed rumors speak of foreign intervention and potential rebel capitulation, with morale and commerce already strained across Greece.
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