15 Nov 1936
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1936
Page
1
A brief note marks a celebratory day in California with a focus on aviation feats and public accomplishments. Mentions iconic figures and enduring institutions, hinting at anniversaries and notable milestones in the state’s civic and technological life.
A New York report says wage rises and extra dividends will total over 100 million dollars annually for more than a million workers across steel, motor, textile, meat packing, and rubber sectors. Thousands of shareholders in seven large firms will receive about 162 million in year end payouts, with 25 million in bonuses to workers.
Fascist aviators struck Madrid with a sudden attack on the Clarieta Atocha plaza killing 53 and wounding at least 150 as workers gathered to discuss defense plans. Military Governor Jose Miaja urged reprisals and ordered troops to wipe out the enemy. A bomb pierced a subway car amid chaos.
The Bay Bridge linking San Francisco and Oakland stands as a monumental 4 year project costing 77 million dollars. It cuts ferry routes, speeds travel for 10 million cars yearly, and is praised as a public-spirited achievement benefiting California and the nation. The piece highlights regional proximity gains for 400,000 nearby families and envisions a broader continental journey from Maine to Asia, ending with a tribute to Justice Brandeis’ eightieth birthday and the defense of fundamental rights.
Tokyo reports Japanese naval circles are nervous over Washington talks of establishing a powerful U S air base on Midway Island Major General Edward McKarham urged a seaplane base there to support Pan American trans Pacific service, seen as defense value and a possible end to the non fortification clause of naval treaties.
The engagement of Miss Ethel DuPont to Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. was announced by her parents in Wilmington Delaware. The couple plans a late June wedding. Miss DuPont, 21, is the eldest daughter of the Du Pont family of Greenville and a member of the Du Pont board.
Ferris Millard said his truck carrying 102 boxes of dynamite weighing 50 pounds each overturned two miles east of Dubois. The dynamite spilled but there was no explosion and Millard was uninjured. The driver attributed the incident to another car forcing him off the road at a curve.
A group of Shreveport leaders led by Mayor Cald well will visit Monroe to view the Caddo parish dentist on wheels and attend a lunch hosted by R. D. Swayze. The event also includes formalities for a new Monroe post office office, and guidance on Social Security employer cards with a November 21 return deadline.
William Parker father of Monroe police officers L G Parker and H B Parker fell from a porch at 100 South Sixth street. He sustained an unusually bad fracture of the left hip and is a patient at St Francis sanitarium. A Mississippi native, his wife died last year.
The Resettlement Administration opens its first rural project 10 miles southwest of Ark. to house 100 farm families on 36 acre tracts. Secretary Wallace Rexford Tugwell and Sen. Joe T. Robinson attend dedicatory ceremonies as 3,600 acres become cultivable in 1 of about 130 planned RA ventures to aid over 17,000 families.
In district court Solomon Sheftall and R B Alexander were tried on assault with intent to rob. The five man jury failed to reach a verdict and Judge David I Garrett declared a mistrial. The case will be tried again at a later special term.
About 4000 teachers and school officials from across Louisiana are scheduled to gather in Monroe Thursday through Saturday for the state teachers association convention. Prominent educators will speak, including Dr. Robert Hoppock of New York City who will address the general session and appear at the Neville High School program. Hoppock, associated with the National Vocational Guidance, will discuss occupational information for eighth grade and related demonstrations at B'nai Israel Temple. Dr. J Ralph McGaughy of Columbia University is another guest speaker.
Building in Monroe shows rising momentum with 316 permits issued in the first ten months of 1936, valued at 333 439 dollars, eclipsing similar periods since 1931. City inspector Sam Howell notes most months beat 1935 figures, and 1936 outperforms 1930 in total permits.
The Louisiana State Board of Pardons recommended clemency for 99 inmates from penitentiary sentences at a November 14 meeting. Secretary Laurence A. Sauer said the list grew because no session had been held in nine months, from 411 applications. Final action rests with Governor Leche. some applicants were rejected, including Bonnie Hill for stabbing her escort.
Businesses seek rooms during the Louisiana Teachers convention in November 1921. The Chamber of Commerce lists contact numbers 315 or 1430 and will pay delegates one dollar per person per night for multi person accommodations. Hundreds of rooms are needed for about 4 000 delegates.
Bethlehem Steel plans a 35 million dollar program with most spending in Baltimore to serve a growing southern market. United States Steel expands 29 million in Birmingham for Tennessee Coal Iron and Railroad. Southern chemical and paper plants rise, with 85 million invested in three years as industry shifts toward timber, cotton, salt, and oil resources.
The body of Verna Garr Taylor was exhumed for an autopsy showing a single bullet caused her death on November 6. Investigators say the bullet pierced the heart and exited via the shoulder, inconsistent with a back wound. Brigadier General Henry H. Denhardt faces an examining trial in New Castle as detectives compile a full report.
Mrs Wal lis Simpson American friend of King Edward mingled with London's society at a concert at the Yugoslavian legation. Guests included the duke of Kent and other nobles. She wore an emerald necklace and diamond earrings and sat beside Mrs Reginald Fellowes, a famed figure in European high society.
The 1935 Northeast Center of Louisiana State University prepares for its fourth annual homecoming next Friday. Dr. W. M. Caskey leads a publicity drive sending alumni invitations nationwide. A barbecue at Bernstein Place precedes a football game against Ouachita College, with the 1935 undefeated Center eleven returning to play.
Jefferson county grand jury returned no bill against four men tentatively identified by Joseph S. Gelders as his alleged kidnappers and floggers. Gelders, a National Committee for the Defense of Political Prisoners member, testified after being seized, beaten, and dumpaked in Chilton county. He recovered after days in Clanton hospital.
Jacksonville Vermont November 14 A sturdy laborer William E Bird 30 offered himself to the medical profession for a $2500 loan to feed and clothe his wife and children. He faced the future cheerfully today because he had a job and looked forward to several weeks of work on a construction project.
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