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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1935
Page
1
Italian authorities mobilize additional troops amid rising war threats. French forces prepare to shift closer to the German border as tensions intensify in Europe.
Paris hosts French Italian and British foreign ministers as they push for a united approach to Germany and the looming rearmament crisis. Britain’s Simon heads to Berlin for talks while Mussolini declares Italy ready for any threat, and Hitler eyes bilateral pacts with Britain.
President Roosevelt urged the Ways and Means leaders to advance and perfect the social security bill. House members Doughton of North Carolina and Hill of Washington along with Vinson Kenly Lewis Cooper, and other Democrats discussed the tentative draft, with Doughton saying no substantial changes are expected.
Hudson Bolinger, 50, well known in Shreveport business and civil affairs, died in a local hospital. He was past president of the Shreveport Chamber of Commerce and the Norwish Boy Scout council representative. Funeral set for 4:30 p.m. Sunday at First Methodist church. He is survived by his wife and four year old daughter.
A 1935 King Features Syndicate piece speculates on large power funding for soldiers, noting financial and political implications. The preview emphasizes wartime economy and national priorities shaping defense expenditures in San Diego.
A Los Angeles dispatch describes travel along Cajon Pass and Barstow to promote America’s Exposition 1935 in San Diego. It highlights low rail fares for round trips, agents’ bonuses, and the expo's scenic setting with Pacific views, mountains, forests, and ocean access.
One hundred recreation leaders from Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and representatives of the National Recreation Association will attend the eleventh Southwestern district conference in Monroe at the Virginia hotel. Key figures include Al H. Wyman of St. Louis and G. W. Danielson of Oklahoma City with Roy A. Lane of Tulsa among those present.
Wallace states loans on cotton will continue but offers no assurance on keeping the 12 cent rate. The article notes uncertainty about future policy and the duration of current lending terms.
Secretary Wallace told senators that cotton loans would continue for the 1935 crops, denying claims that processing taxes on bread meat and clothing would be lifted. He indicated the department plans to maintain loan support amid surplus and low prices, with millions of bales held by the government.
In New Orleans on March 23, Marion King faces murder charges after stabbing John Irving Pierce, 23, a magazine writer from Jackson Mississippi. Police seek her family ties in New Orleans Chicago Detroit and New York while she refuses to reveal her real name. She claims the stabbing was not intentional and says Pierce handed her the knife during a quarrel at the Nut Club on Bourbon Street.
Tallulah La March 23 Opposition to the proposed floodway through East Carroll Madison and Tensas parishes crystallized with the Northeast Louisiana Protective association formed by civic business and professional leaders and planters Former Senator Joseph E Ransdell chosen president The group vows to fight the Washington based flood control plan and a public meeting drew about 400 local property owners The report outlines an Eudora floodway extending 190 miles with levees 10 miles wide and a flood depth of 20 feet and 3 feet freeboard
Engineers announce two sided Ouachita levees costing about 2 million dollars with earthworks sheet metal piling and concrete. The plan spurs local hiring and business activity, with highway work and housing programs boosting markets in Monroe and West Monroe. Recovery momentum is described as turning a corner and growth potential is noted for 1940s era readers.
Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani, a $42 million heiress, leaves London for Southampton and the Bremen bound for New York and Reno. She insists the Reno divorce will not yield her Georgian prince any money as her cousin Jimmy Donahue appears to assist in the court action.
Four elected East Baton Rouge parish police jurors allied with Huey Long announced plans to test the constitutionality of Long's act that adds 13 appointed jurors to equal the 13 elected. They will intervene in the state administration suit to contest interference and seek a full ruling. Judge W Carruth Jones schedules Monday hearing. The four are Dr. T L Mills A H Harelson Joseph Gobelin and J F Millican.
Good progress is being made on two river bridges in Caldwell parish. The Qua chita river bridge at Columbia is by List and Weatherly of Kansas City at a cost of 350000 with steel work completed on the lift span and work underway on concrete flooring. The Three Rivers bridge across the Boeuf river about 12 miles from Columbia on the Winnsboro road is by Forcum James Construction of Dyersburg Tennessee at 140000 with steel work completed and the structure soon ready for traffic after curing.
Pan American clipper plane returns to Miami after a nonstop test flight to the Virgin Islands. Capt. Edwin C. Musick led the mission to simulate future trans Pacific service conditions and push a new distance record.
Dr. George H. Bigelow, a physician who disappeared almost four months ago, was found in a water reservoir. The discovery ends a lengthy Missing Person case with local authorities confirming the death and identifying the victim.
The body of Dr. George H. Bigelow former director of Massachusetts General Hospital was recovered from Fayville reservoir after four months missing. Farmhands spotted the object in water and aided by doctor M J Shaughnessy identification confirmed the physician’s death. He leaves a widow Margaret Wesselhoeft a daughter and a son.
Otis Stratton fourteen fell from the Illi nois Central railroad bridge into the Ouachita river near Monroe and swam to shore. His bicycle dropped into the river as floodgates were removed for repairs and firemen searched the water below the bridge.
Beverly Hills message reflects on statements about holding companies and the money issue. The speaker warns against naming bad actors and notes the uncertainty of monetary policy while favoring secrecy and restraint in explanations.
Herbert Hoover's public condemnation of the New Deal sparks renewed talk of a 1936 bid. Republicans including Henry P. Fletcher and Speaker Burns frame Hoover’s letter as a rallying call, while Democrats criticize it as a failed effort to regain the White House. The timing coincides with mixed signals on Roosevelt's policies and ongoing party campaigning.
Herb Bassett 26, a Colorado Springs native and Flying Aces parachute jumper, died at 1600 feet when his plane’s right wing failed during a tail spin at Jackson municipal airport. The crash ended a show substituted for Lilio Benvenuti. announcer Ed Sherrard called the fatal moment as the crowd watched helpless. Bassett had flown since 1921 and supported his widowed mother.
The Senate narrowly passes the administration's 4.88 billion relief measure after eight weeks of debate. A 375 million silver rider is accepted as a procedural move. leaders expect it to be stripped in conference. Proposal for a 4 billion greenback issue is defeated.
Washington March 23 the House flood control committee reported favorably the Wilson bill authorizing an allotment of at least 600000000 for flood control funded by the four billion dollar relief measure Representative Riley J Wilson the bill’s sponsor said he would push for passage before President Roosevelt allocates the money. The House approval would not bind the president but could influence his decision.
Nicholas Roosevelt, former U.S. minister to Hungary, told the Chicago Council of Foreign Relations that a European war is inevitable, hastened by Germany's rearmament. He warned the Balkans are being exploited by major powers for advantage as in the lead up to World War I, with national losers seeking strength in a strengthened Reich.
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