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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1936
Page
1
Arthur Brisbane presents a concise daily roundup of world events and notable happenings, reflecting on political shifts, economic trends, and international developments with a broad, observant lens suitable for a 1936 readership.
Midnight congratulations pour in at Hyde Park as Franklin D. Roosevelt greets neighbors on the birthplace porch with his wife and mother present. Mrs. Roosevelt praises him while commentators note the landslide across 46 of 48 states.
Detroit November report says Rev. Charles Coughlin announced the National Union for Social Justice will cease active radio work. He claimed the union is sleeping but will endure while truth remains. He pledged a policy of silence toward the New Deal and tied action to election results.
Hollywood star Buddy Rogers recalled while in Hollywood that he has served as best man at least eighteen weddings during a visit to his hometown of Olathe Kansas. He joked his father Judge H H Rogers is the marrying judge of Kansas and dodged questions about marriage to Mary Pickford.
J Pleasant Harris, convicted murderer of Katherine Wilson in New Orleans in 1925, was captured in Cincinnati after years as a fugitive. He was sentenced to hang but had his sentence commuted to life, and various furloughs allowed him to stay free until last August. He was recaptured following a nationwide police manhunt and an eventual return from Canada.
Charles Chic Sale, 51, noted comedian and author, died today in Rollywood California of lobar pneumonia at 12:00 p.m. PST. His family was by his bedside as he had been under an oxygen tent since Monday. The crisis in hush lines was reached last night, following which Sale lost consciousness.
In Kosciusko Mississippi Bishop Hoyt M. Dobbs led two conference sessions naming new ministers Grover Meaders George York Basil Moore and advancing several others to the next class. Clarksdale was chosen as the 1937 conference city after invitation by Dr J E Stephens and a courteous review of all items before him.
An appeal by Jack Boyer of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce urges private homes to provide lodging for about 4,000 teachers attending a three day Louisiana convention. With hotels full, host households are asked to register rooms and capacity with the Chamber via telephone numbers 315 or 1430, as committee members coordinate transport to convention headquarters at the Virginia.
The State Department reported about 100 American citizens remained in Madrid along with Filipinos and Puerto Ricans. They stayed on their own responsibility for business or family reasons despite urging by U S diplomats to evacuate while facilities existed. About 1,500 Americans had been evacuated earlier in the weeks after the July revolution.
Unidentified man about 30 is found in the Mississippi River at Stacks Island near Lake Providence Louisiana. Coroner says the man died several days earlier and officers think he may be Barney a fireman aboard the steamer Mississippi who fell overboard October 28 between Duncanville and Greenville, Mississippi.
The Associated Press reports the presidential popular vote total with many units unreported. As of last Saturday night Roosevelt led with 25,810,049 votes, while London had 16,000,109 and Lemke 655,312. full results await official canvass across states.
Superintendent C R Tidwell announced a city wide crackdown on children using air and BB rifles within Monroe. He warned that repeated complaints over street lamp and property damage would lead to confiscation by police if parents fail to curb the practice.
The 1936 Red Cross roll call starts in Monroe and West Monroe on Armistice Day with C. R. Gibson named general chair man and C. E. Faulk leading gifts. Mrs. Noe chairs house-to-house solicitation. meetings at Catalpa street HQ on Wednesday at 3 pm. Sub chairmen guide north and south sides. The piece highlights past aid, disaster relief totals, and parish services.
President Roosevelt and budget chief Daniel Bell discuss the next year’s budget as he drafts recommendations for Congress. The talks focus on balancing the budget amid pressure from liberals for a broader New Deal and conservatives urging cuts, with officials hinting at possible increases for regular departments.
Montgomery Alabama Nov 7 two more of the ten long term convicts who escaped Kilby prison Thursday night were captured today by deputy sheriffs Hayden Sellers and Ray Guice Dismissal of two guards involved was announced by Hamp Draper chief of the state convict department Three fugitives remained at large F E Schooley T A Hamrick and Olin Raburn were named as still on the run Emergency power switches will be installed outside the prison walls to prevent a repetition of the break.
Detective Akers linked the Morton Ballard murder suicide in a Hot Springs hotel to a Florida lawsuit. Ed Ballard of French Lick Indiana and Detroit native Ro65 reportedly quarreled after Ballard faced a $250,000 breach of contract suit. Alexander allegedly sued Ballard in Miami but the suit failed for lack of jurisdiction.
Roger Wendell Christie 23 of Hollis Long Island died when his car collided with a Shreveport truck driven by James Sykes. Christie’s companion Charles Daniel of Hollis was injured. Coroner’s jury ruled a car-truck accident. Christie, a licensed airplane pilot, was en route seeking work. Daniels, an airplane mechanic, was injured.
Veterans of Foreign Wars drum corps and women’s auxiliaries join Qua chita parish in Armistice Day rites at Paramount theater at 10 30 A M Wednesday with Rev Ernest Holloway Colonel Leonard J Daniels and Rabbi F K Hirsch delivering addresses organ music and Red Cross roll call campaign kickoff to follow the service continuing with solos by Mrs B A Trousdale Jr and Mrs Kate Smith Allison.
The Louisiana Federation of Women’s Clubs at its annual meeting in Shreveport refused to name New Orleans’ charity hospital after Governor Leche. Mrs. Joseph F. E. Friend moved to table the resolution, which was adopted by a large majority, underscoring the group’s non political stance. The convention approved other resolutions endorsing state initiatives.
Nov 7 in Tokyo Pi Maojiro Kato, a 72 year old hardware dealer and patriarchal figure, won the national championship for the longest beard in Japan. His beard measures five feet six inches, and he must manage it carefully during daily walks by tucking the ends into a handbag to prevent tripping.
Insurgents press toward Madrid with plans to seize Princesa Segovia and Vijeceas bridges to enter the city. Socialist defenders threaten to dynamite key bridges to delay the advance as heavy bombardment pounds the outskirts. Reports from Associated Press describe the tense standoff with the capital facing imminent crisis.
Washington Nov 7 With important New Deal cases before the Supreme Court ailing Associate Justice Harlan Stone remained off the bench threatening possible influence on decisions. Court attaches said consent from both sides would be needed for him to participate if illness ends. The cases include challenges to public utility holding company acts PWA hydro loans 50 percent tax on silver profits embargo on arms to Bolivia and Paraguay and a prison-made goods labeling measure.
In Rome Georgia a 11 year old girl Virginia Park and her mother Eva Knight, long believed dead, reunited at the Hogan home in Kingston. They embraced joyfully as relatives gathered for a family reunion and planned more meetings with kin.
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