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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1933
Page
1
Dollar declines amid gold standard debate and science notes
The dollar slipped to 32.57 per ounce as debates over returning to the gold standard stirred the New York Chamber of Commerce. The column also covers Jimmy Weddell’s record bid for a 260 mile per hour flight and Milikan’s electron mass remarks alongside cosmic ray notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chamber of Commerce
Sam
RFC
Governor and oil men in agreement on proration plan
Baton Rouge Louisiana governors and oil producers reached a nine point proration proposal to limit state crude output to the federal allowance. The plan exempts wells under 100 barrels from curtailment and seeks state supervision of production with later potential increases. Local independent operator W Scott Wood urged full exemption for small wells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Oscar Klen
Louisiana
W. Scottwood
Jennings, la
Jamestown Boy Killed In Automobile Mishap
In Ringgold Louisiana on November 4 Ford McDowell aged 10, son of Otis McDowell of Jamestown, died instantly when a car carrying several youths ran off a gravel road and rolled down a 12 foot embankment. His brother Lamar McDowell, 18, escaped injury while Edwin Corley, 14, was injured but not seriously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ringgold
Ford McDowell
Otis McDowell
Jamestown
LamarcDowell
Edwin Corley
Ringgold-Jamestown
CCC Helping to Curb Crime Says Warden
Washington November 4. L F Chapman superintendent of the Florida penal farm credits the civilian conservation corps with curb ing petty crime. In a letter made public by Robert Fechner CCC director he says that from 1932 a large share of new inmates were under 21 and 30 while since CCC camp openings receipts of new convicts have dropped to almost negligible levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
L. F. Chapman
Florida
Robert Fechner
Chapman
CCC
Mystery Enfolds Slaying of American Dancer in Jerusalem
In Jerusalem the death of Joan Winters, an American dancer, and an Indian government worker grows mysterious as police probe reports of a third Muslim man traveling to Egypt. Authorities question romantic ties noted in an unmailed letter found with Winters suggesting she met him in Athens and traveled to Haifa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Joan Winters
Egypt
India
Miss Winters
Wall of
Mohamed Karaman
Madras
Hyder Abadi
Karaman
Athens
Haifa
Palestine
New York
Plan to Prevent Kidnapping Outlined by Dr. Condon
New York November 4 1934 Dr John F Condon the Jafsie in the Lindbergh kidnapping case proposed a plan to prevent kidnappings and to avoid errors he said hindered the unraveling of the greatest case in criminology The plan calls for a central chief in Washington a pledged press committee an official investigating apparatus and undercover investigators plus a general remedy of teaching children respect and religious instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John F. Condon
Jafsie
Washington
Central Committee
Pair Who Face Holdup Charge Freed on Bond
Loyal Zeigler 27 and Breard Ziegler 17 were released on $500 bonds in Jackson Parish after a preliminary hearing. They had been jailed since October 14 on robbery charges connected to an alleged attack on Robert Skipper near Scruggs' filling station on the Jonesboro road. Skipper says he was beaten shot at three times and robbed of $11.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loyal Zeigler
Breard Ziegler
Robert Skipper
Jackson Parish
David I. Garrett
Skipper
Scruggs
Jonesboro Road
Police Aid Sought in Rayville Girl Missing
Police and sheriff offices collaborate in a search for 15 year old Pauline Davis who vanished from her Rayville home Saturday. She had light hair and wore a red blouse white skirt low quarter shoes and red anklets with no hat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Department
Rayville
Pauline Davis
World News Briefs From Berlin to Damascus
AP dispatches report Goering’s courtroom claim that murder is communism’s first commandment and cruel acts occur when Communists command power. Havana sees Grau’s supporters reject resignation. Paris confirms Sarraut’s budget battle and Painleve’s Pantheon funeral. Rome marks armistice day’s fifteenth anniversary. Siam reports ongoing guerilla fighting in the northeast. Rasmussen ill in Copenhagen from food poisoning. Damascus sees one killed and five wounded in a clash near a police station amid pro Palestine protests. Exchange rates note the dollar at 4.85 to the pound in London and 1645 francs in Paris. Reichsbank sets dollar at 2.705 marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Berlin
Goering
Reichstag
Havana
Grau
Paris
Sarraut
Chamber of Deputies
Paul Painleve
Pantheon
Bangkok
Siam
Copenhagen
Artic
Knud Rasmussen
Damascus
London
Reichbank
New Dealers Organize Here to Fight Long Regime
A large gathering Tuesday night aims to form a new local chapter of the New Dealers to oppose the Long regime. The meeting will convene at an unspecified venue with local organizers pushing for rapid mobilization and public support.
George McGee Sentenced to Life in Kidnap Case
George McGee, aged 22, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a jury for participation in the $30,000 ransom kidnapping of Miss Mary McElroy, daughter of Kansas City city manager H. F. McElroy. Walter McGee faced a separate trial with a verdict against him on earlier charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
George McGee
Mary McElroy
McGee
Walter
Walter McGee
Charles A. Lindbergh
Four Men Held by Crowley Officers In Separate Slayings
Crowley Louisiana sheriff filed murder charges against Ellis Abshire for the Halloween shooting of 14 year old Atkin Harmon. In a second case Frank Picard Joe Sattler and Morris Thibodeaux faced murder charges for the September 30 dance hall killing of 17 year old Theogene Richard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theogene Richard
Prudhomme
New Deal Democratic Association Plans Ouachita Parish Rally
The New Deal Democratic association schedules a mass meeting in Ouachita parish high school on South Grand Street at 8 o clock Tuesday night. Judge Harmon Drew of Minden is the principal speaker with Sam Jones also expected to speak. Organizers aim to unite parish delegates in the fight against Longism citing heavy taxes and political corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Deal Democratic Association
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
Parish
South Grand Street
Harmon Drew
Minden
Drew
Sam Jones
J. Harvey Trousdale
Monroe
Unsettled Weather Promises North Louisiana Freeze
The weather observer forecasts a cold wave and freezing temperatures for the north portion of Louisiana by Monday night. Saturday’s high reached 67 degrees with a low of 54, and Monroy saw a heavy early morning rain shortly after 4 a.m. local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Monroy
New Orleans Teachers Demand Action Over Payroll Delay
Angry teachers at the Roosevelt hotel protested as Orleans parish school board failed to meet payroll. Association leaders urged force to secure funds while debating sales tax versus general fund support for schools amid repeated pay cuts and political criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
J. A. Davenport
Association
Mississippi
James M. McArthur
Notorious jewel thief nabbed in New Orleans
Harry Sitamore, a leading jewel thief with multiple aliases and a 40 year Florida sentence for breaking and entering and grand larceny, was arrested on a busy downtown street corner. A Florida fugitive hunt since June 2 ends as Tampa detectives plan to return him to Florida tonight or Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Harry Sitamore
United States
Florida
William Busch
Tampa
Sitamore
Raiford
Schools of Louisiana At Mercy of Politics
The article argues Louisiana public schools face dire funding as state administration governs education finance. It notes precarious finances, potential school closures by year end, and parishes like Tangipahoa with only a month of funds. Local groups deride Treasurer Cave’s 25 cent per pupil distribution as insufficient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Tangipahoa Parish
Jesse S. Cave
Richardson Opposes Whiskey Money for Louisiana Schools
Senator Richardson, anti prohibitionist for East and West Feliciana, objects to liquor license funds being used for public education. He contacted State Superintendent T H Harris to protest fast tracking whiskey money for schools, while Harris defended quick funding via liquor and gambling profits. Harris acknowledges schools need money but Richardson says alternate sources should be found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richardson
Louisiana State Senate
East
West Feliciana Parishes
Louisiana
T. H. Harris
Harris
Johnson offers Ford code exception to avert layoffs
Roosevelt era recovery chief Hugh S Johnson promotes a possible exception to NRA rules to allow Ford Motor Co to keep all workers when seasonal demand drops. He speaks as codes move to the White House for signature and a community cooperation mobilization is proclaimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Recovery Administration
Ford Motor Company
Ford Company
Hugh S. Johnson
Ford
Johnson
Midwest
White House
NRA
TWO YEGGS ROB ARKANSAS BANK
Two armed masked men robbed the Bank of Cotter Missouri 15 miles north of Blytheville Arkansas. They forced cashier Abie Rushing and his wife to sit in the bank lobby until daybreak. About 3500 dollars was taken. The Rushings were locked in the vault and their car disappeared, with a warning it would be found later on the highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blytheville
Ark
Bank of
Rushing
Rushings
President finishes debt talks no agreement reached
Washington November 4 Roosevelt and British debt negotiators concluded discussions with no revision agreed upon A final push to avert ending the debt negotiations failed The president spent an hour with Sir Ronald Lindsay and Sir Frederick Leith Ross as the talks ended with no further sessions planned and a statement likely next week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Ronald Lindsay
Frederick Leith-Ross
White House
Ronald
Body of Gang Victim Found Near Chicago Suburb
The body of Angelo Alonei, 35, presumed victim in a Cicero gang struggle for control of minor rackets, was found shot twice in the head in the rumble seat of his car on a dump edge in Stickney Illinois. His body was wrapped in a blanket. The slaying follows another killing of Cicero publisher Loui Cowen within the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
U.P
Angelo Alonei
Cicero
Stickney
Alonei
Loui Cowen
Capone
Outlaw Ralph King and Jack Stewart Captured After Shootout
In Houston on November 4, Ralph King and Jack Stewart, recent escapees from Greenville Texas, were captured after a gun battle with city detectives and a posse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Ralph King
Jack Stewart
Greenville
Possess
Rogers Has His Say on Ford and Johnson Fallout
Beverly Hills letter to the editor laments Ford and Johnson arbitration, warns against upheaval in national life, and asserts strong opinions about political party loyalties and public respect for the Ford family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Cal
Ford
Johnson
Noted magazine writer William G. Shepherd dies in Washington
William G. Shepherd, 55, renowned magazine writer and former United Press war correspondent, died of pneumonia at George Washington Hospital in Washington on an assignment. Born in Springfield Ohio, he covered Vera Cruz and the Balkan wars and reported from Moscow during the Russian Revolution. He leaves a widow and two children. funeral planned in New York. Among mourners were Mrs Shepherd Ray T Tucker and Mr and Mrs David Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.P
William G. Shepherd
George Washington Hospital
Shepherd
Colliers Weekly
United Press
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Moscow
Springfield
Ohio
Ray T. Tucker
Colliers
David Lawrence
New York
Postponed Stratosphere Hop Lands Balloon Safely in Chicago
Lieutenant Commander Settle and Major Fordney avoided a risky ascent as strong winds forced another postponement of the balloon flight at the World's Fair field. Weather forecasters cited wind between 15 and 20 miles per hour and predicted little improvement, with a new takeoff hoped for tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
T. G. W. Settle
Chester L. Fordney
Settle
Virginia Police Chief Seeks Return of Prisoner
Portsmouth Police Chief James Talbot reports the commonwealth attorney will ask the governor to extradite Carlos Ulyses Robinson from Monroe to Portsmouth. Robinson, son of a former Alexandria justice of the peace, is charged with criminal assault related to an attack on a Portsmouth police department member's daughter. He was arrested November 1 by Portsmouth police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V. Tarver
James Talbot
Portsmouth
Commonwealth
Carlos Ulyses Robinson
Monroe
Robinson
Alexandria
Police Department
Officers in Meridian liquor raid kill Mississippi man
In Meridian Newton county Moore Jackson of Hickory was killed in a gunfight with officers during a liquor raid. The man opened fire and was shot by officers, dying within minutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Meridian
Miss
Wash Jackson
Hickory
Newton County
Jackson
Five Midwestern Governors Oppose President on Farm Prices
Governors Olson of Minnesota and colleagues from Wisconsin Iowa South Dakota and North Dakota criticized President Roosevelts plan to license farmers and fix farm commodity prices. Milo Reno urged leaders to push the strike, while Appleton leaders called a mass meeting to oppose strikers and restore normal marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olson
Minnesota
Milo Reno
National Farmers Holiday Association
Wisconsin
Iowa
South Dakota
North Dakota
Holieday Association
Appleton
Wis
Neillsville
State Federation To Meet This Week In Monroe
Monroe to host the Louisiana Federation of Women's Clubs annual session at Hotel Frances this Wednesday and Thursday. About 200 women from across the state are expected. Mrs. Edward Pilsbury of New Orleans presides with Mrs. Joseph K. Walker of Shreveport directing. Mrs. Addison Thompson of Ruston is fifth district president and Mrs. Henry Whitfield of Monroe chairs general arrangements. President's breakfast at 7:30 a.m. in a private dining room. registrations run 8 to 9 a.m. with the first business meeting at 9 in Cherokee Terrace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Louisiana Federation of Women's Clubs
Hotel Frances
Edward Pilsbury
New Orleans
Joseph K. Walker
Shreveport
Addison Thompson
Ruston
Henry Whitfield
Chereokee Terrace
Kidnap Plotter Held Under $25,000 Bond
John Lanier an unemployed textile worker was held on 25 000 bond for trial on charges of attempting to extort 10 000 by threatening to kidnap Mrs R G Reynolds Jr after a decoy package triggered his arrest Lanier told United States Commissioner he expects to plead guilty A government request for 40 000 bond was denied and no Reynolds family member attended the hearing The Reynolds heir reportedly hoped for leniency
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
N. C
John Lanier
R. G. Reynolds, Jr
Lanier
United States
E. M. Whitman
Reynolds
Tobacco
Senate group to probe foods and drugs abuses
A commerce subcommittee led by Sen Copeland of New York will begin hearings December 7 to investigate misbranded or adulterated foods drugs and cosmetics. Members include Sen Caraway of Arkansas and Sen McNary of Oregon. Other committees focus on Wall Street practices and ocean mail contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Congress
Commerce
Copeland
New York
Caraway
Arkansas
McNary
Oregon
Wall Street
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Arthur Brisbane
King Features Synd
United Tes
Washon
Jimmy Weddell
Total College
R Millikan
California
Millikan
Carl D. Anderson
World News
Italy
C. A. Hunt
Foreign War Veterans
A. E. Nolan
DeSiard Road
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Louisiana-Mississippi
Oak Street
DeSiard Street
Nolan
Hunt
Luther Howell
Stuckey Rubber Company
George M’gee
Crowley
Crawfish
Orleans
Beard
Schools of Louisiana At Mercy of Politics
Mit
Henry Ford
Arkansas Bank
Rogers
McNaught
Virginia
Senate Group
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