17 Mar 1935
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1935
Page
1
A provocative headline protests gender roles and political power, urging women to take leadership. The piece cites public debate and references Mecca and orange NJ as symbolic locations.
A San Simeon report traverses politics and prophecy as it recounts AFL calls to stand by McCarran, doubts about statepower, and a suggestion that women fund cleanup efforts. The column blends satire on Washington power with a Mecca scene involving Ibn Saud and the Kaaba, noting assassins and royal defense.
A Little Rock dispatch reports Arkansas signs liquor measures ending prohibition for package sales. Governor Futrell and Revenue Commissioner Earl Wise announce permits will not be issued before next bootlegger and that a 45 cent per gallon excise tax applies. Wholesalers await permits as 16 carloads of liquor are prepared for unloading statewide.
The Senate voted to extend the Federal Emergency Relief Administration for one year, deferring a two year extension of the PWA. The move accompanies a $4.88 billion work relief bill, amid talk Ickes and Hopkins may share leadership of the new relief setup.
The new house liberal bloc adopted a 16 point program aimed at economic and social justice for all. It calls for federal credit and currency regulation, ending tax exempt securities, graduated inheritance and income taxes, and refinancing of farm debts, with chairmanship alternated among four parties.
On St Patrick's day loyal Irish, wearing green symbols, observed the holiday in several cities. In Monroe yesterday paper shamrocks were sold as celebrations marked the occasion. Saint Patrick, born about 389, is famed for driving snakes from Ireland and linking Ireland with Rome and Western Europe.
A rising business mood spreads through industry and commerce nationwide with stable economic footing. In Monroe the building trades anticipate a surge as the federal housing program eases borrowing. two meetings led by the federal housing administration are set for next Wednesday at 2 PM and 7 PM on the Hotel Virginia roof. The program, plus state road projects and levee work, are expected to boost payrolls and stimulate demand, with local firms featuring announcements in the World and News-Star as part of a six month series.
Barbara Hutton Mdivani presses divorce proceedings against Prince Alexis Mdivani. The Woolworth heiress announced the action from a London hotel suite where she has remained in seclusion with a maid and masseur, after denying earlier reports of a family rift.
Four people, including a seven year old, died as a two day dust storm swept the Midwest and Rocky Mountain regions. A child suffocated after getting lost near Hays Kansas. Others perished near Hutchinson Kansas and in Omaha while a Winona boy survived injuries from a barbed wire entanglement.
Opera star Mary McCormic plans a rugged hunt on her father J H Harris’s ranch in northern New Mexico. She seeks wild game and says men are becoming soft. She won’t reveal the hunting companion or her age or marital history.
In Chicago on March 16 the state abandoned its case against Samuel and Martin Insull over the investment debacle. State's Attorney Courtney said the remaining indictment would be dismissed. Samuel, 75, plans advisory work in industry. Martin, younger, reportedly accepted a Canadian offer and must return as an alien under extradition terms.
Federal Judge Wayne Borah denied an interlocutory injunction to block the East Baton Rouge police jury from functioning under Long ally Governor Allen. Plaintiffs Dougherty Howard and Raiche claimed their rights were jeopardized by the board’s reorganization. The suit, involving minimal tax assessments, was dismissed for lack of equity.
A school of instruction for builders contractors and dealers in building supply materials to explain the federal housing administration program will be held in Monroe on Wednesday March 20. Sessions are at 2 PM and 8 PM atop the Virginia hotel with instructors from FHA state headquarters in New Orleans. The event aims to show loan methods and the act's conditions under Title II. The People's Homestead association获authorized to make insured mortgage loans under the act. Central Savings Bank and Ouachita Na—
Dust storms whip the St Francis River into a flood that breaches a levee on a 20 mile front near Piggott Arkansas. 1100 families homeless as rescues slow. 500 families flee. War Department allocates 20000 dollars for rescue work and levee maintenance in Missouri and Arkansas.
Europe reacts as Hitler signals plans to expand Germanys armed forces violating the Versailles Treaty. French observers recall actions that preceded World War II as tensions escalate across the continent.
Widespread European reaction as Germany announces compulsory military service in breach of Versailles guarantees. Paris Lond on Rome stake out positions amid fears of a broader arms race and renewed conflict. Berlin accuses neighbors of rearming in violation of the peace treaty.
In Tallulah Louisiana March 16 a special endorsement of the Tensas Bayou Macon spillway with modifications by the fifth Louisiana levee board committee was recommended. The meeting heard a resolution opposing the spillway proposed by J B Snyder fail 7 to 3 while a unanimous resolution approved the chief engineer's recommendations with specified modifications in the flood control plan for the Mississippi Alluvial Valley.
Senator Huey P Long announced plans to campaign in several states during the 1936 election. He called General Hugh Johnson a dead mackerel and pledged reelection to the Senate. Long, en route from Washington to Baton Rouge, said he would speak in Columbia, South Carolina, next Saturday. He did not disembark from the train here.
Sheriff Mil ton Coverdale and the West Monroe police offer a $50 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the attacker who slugged and robbed Miss Mildred Smith, a Paramount theater cashier near 203 Lazarre Avenue. Evidence includes a blood smeared wooden bowling pin like weapon found near Cypress and Wood streets, and the victim was treated for shock at Vaughan Wright Bender clinic.
A reader insults California writer John Stevens McGroarty over Sierra Madre trees. McGroarty replies that being a congressman brings impertinent letters, telling the critic to take two running jumps and go to h-. Score one for congress.
Berlin reports a near quadrupling of the regular army after a cabinet decree ending compulsory service. Hitler vows peaceful aims while citing European rearmament and Versailles violations. Officials say future peacetime forces will range from 325000 to 480000 men, with potential dispatch figures around 500000.
Labor difficulties spattered the nation from Texas to Alaska and from California to the East Coast. Striking San Antonio cigar workers clashed with police, eleven arrested. Bricks flew as coal and utility workers faced government actions.
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