What is the matter with us says Arthur Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane argues many Americans ask what is wrong with the nation and cites excessive government and taxes. He compares local government in New York Michigan and Georgia to England noting inefficiency and calls for consolidation. He notes President Roosevelt’s remark on the old system and urges public action. A Jacksonville widow vanishes after her husband’s fatal car crash, leaving $2,000 in orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Hearst
Nore
France
Roosevelt
Man Slashed After Dance Ejection in Downtown Disturbance
Dudley Didier, 2 percent, of 400 North Third Street, returned home after a knife wound to the stomach fire from a downtown disturbance at a Veterans of Foreign Wars dance. Morris Hendricks was charged with drawing and displaying a dangerous weapon after witnesses said he slapped Didier’s wife. Didier was taken to St Francis sanitarium and then released. Police say Hendricks was ejected from the dance hall before the attack near the Bernhardt building on DeSiard Street.
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Dudley Didier
North Third Street
St. Francis Sanitarium
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Morris “Red” Hendricks
Hendricks
Didier
F. C. Shelton
DeSiard Street
Bernhardt
Collinston Man Arrested on Sedition Charge
T W Butler a 52 year old Collinston farmer was arrested in Bastrop La on a charge of insurrection or sedition after notes warned white farmers to abandon their land within a week. He posted 500 bond and denies statements as deputies investigate alleged plotting to force black farmers to seize property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
T. W. Butler
Collinston
J. Fred Carpenter
Butler
Sheriff's Department
Callinston
Chautemps Agrees to Form Cabinet in France
Paris on November 1 25 Camilles Chautemps agreed to organize a new French cabinet to succeed Albert Sarraut. He would serve as premier as President Lebrun pursued consultations with leaders after Edouard Herriot declined the post due to illness. Chautemps would be the fourth man to head a government in France this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Cammille Chautemps
Albert Sarraut
Chautemps
Lebrun
Edouard Herriot
Herriot
France
Vallee Troubles to Be Aired in Court
New York dated report says Rudy Vallee's lawyer Hyrman Bushel will reveal the Vallees marital troubles in court next Tuesday. He will respond to Mrs Fay Webb Vallee charges that Vallee seeks a Mexican divorce to marry a singer and that she signed a separation agreement under mental duress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Hyrmnan Bushel
Rudy Vallee
Dana Forsakes Goat Castle To Bow to Girls at Natchez
Natchez Miss November 25 4 Richard Dana once the wild man of Goat Castle now appears in public as a pianist. he and guardian Miss Octavia Dockery face murder charges in the Jane Sarget Merrill case. Sheriff Roberts presides as courtroom sections are reserved for ladies with the trial possible.
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Natchez
Miss
Richard Dana
Goat Castle
Glenwood
Dana
Octavia Dockery
Miss Dockery
Jane Sarget Merrill
Ayers Merrill
Germany
Blic Geze
Noice
R. E. Smith
C. P. Roberts
Merrill
Earle Wynekoop Confession in Slaying Reported
Monroe police report a sensational confession by Earle Wynekoop regarding a woman's slaying. The article also details a separate crash injuring Fred A. Coon and Robert H. Hope, with Coon severely hurt and Hope dazed after a taxi collision driven by M. F. Bailey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Wynekoop
Fred A. Coon
Robert H. Hope
Borah challenges Roosevelt critics in monetary clash
Senator Borah Idaho Republican challenged Alfred E. Smith and critics to propose alternatives to the current monetary policy. The dispute drew in R Walton Moore and Senator Fess while Governor Black disputed a rift between the fed and treasury as the administration moved to adjust domestic gold pricing and farmers' buying power rose slightly.
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Washington
Senator Borah
Idaho
Roosevelt
Borah
Alfred E. Smith
R. Walton Moore
Fess
Ohio
Black
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Agriculture Department
Leniency Granted to Louisiana Convicts by Governor Allen
Governor Oscar K. Allen granted a pardon and a sentence commutation to several Louisiana convicts and restored citizenship to an ex-convict. Herman Kinnaid of St. Martin parish freed from four to seven years for attempted murder. Matt Phillips of Natchitoches reduced from two to three years for cow stealing to one year. Jesse Brown of Orleans had his one year sentence for possession of stolen property restored as citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Oscar K. Allen
Herman Kinnaid
St. Martin Parish
Matt Phillips
Natchitoches
Jesse Brown
Orleans
Man Charged With Wife’s Slaying Seen Shielding Mother
Chicago prosecutors say Earle Wynekoop confessed to killing Rheta Wynekoop 23 on an operating table and reenacted the deed to protect his mother Dr. Alice Wynekoop who had previously admitted firing the bullet. The case hinges on discrepancies in his statement as he is held on murder charges while the mother awaits grand jury action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheta Wynekoop
Inlaw
Alice Wynekoop
Chicago
Earle
Kansas City
Wynckoop
Associated Press
Rheta
Earle Wynekeep
Charles S. Dougherty
Wynekoop
Earle Wynekoop
Dougherty
Cook County
Grand Jury
Stanley Young
Young Wynekoop
Peoria
Young
Roosevelt orders Bullitt to Moscow to establish Soviet ties
President Roosevelt ordered Ambassador William C. Bullitt to proceed at once to Russia to establish new relations with the Soviet government. He will report on permanent embassy and consulate setup and organize staffs, sailing next Wednesday from Warm Springs as recovery leaders gather for Friday talks.
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Roosevelt
William Bullitt
Warm Springs
William C. Bullitt
Russia
Bullitt
Moscow
Schools Victimized By Queer Financing
A Louisiana education state of crisis claim alleges public schools are owed over a million dollars misused by Baton Rouge officials. The Monroe World reports on a certified November 1 1933 balance sheet and calls for accountability amid political manipulation affecting funding for teachers and pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
North
State Auditor's Office
Monroe
L. B. Baynard
Monroe World
Louisiana State Tigers Triumph Over Maroons in Big Crowd
About 6000 fans gathered at Brown Stadium for the Louisiana State Tigers versus Mississippi State Maroons clash. LSU won 21 to 6 after a standout 99 yard return by Carl Sikes for Mississippi. Clear November weather and festive atmosphere marked the afternoon.
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Louisiana
Louisiana State University
Tigers
Maroons
Mississippi State College
Monroe
Tiger
Brown Stadium
Mississippi
Carl Sikes
Monroes Boatner Myatt Named Police Juror
Boatner Myatt of Monroe is appointed by Gov. O K Allen as police juror from ward three to fill the vacancy caused by the death of George O Breece. He will serve an unexpired term of about two and a half years. He heads A B Myatt & Co public accountants and lives at 206 Pargoud drive with his wife and son.
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A. Boatner Myatt
A. B. Myatt and Company
Certified Public Accountants
Monroe
W. A. Myatt
Ward Four
Capt. A. Myatt
Ward Eight
Myatt
Ouachita Parish
Eastman College
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Lions Club
Pargoud Drive
Five Cuban Officers Are Seized and Slain
Five former Cuban army officers are killed by unidentified gunmen on a highway near Colon Matanzas. The victims were seized from guards escorting them from Matanzas to Santa Clara and shot near the ranch of the late Gallego Alvarez, a 1932 victim. The officers had served under Gerardo Machado and were said to be linked to the Alvarez killings.
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Matanzas
Cuba
Colon
Santa Clara
Gallego Alvarez
Gerardo Machado
Alvarez
Gunshot Fatal for Grangeville Youth Archie Watson 16
Archie Watson aged 16 son of I L Watson a well known Grangeville merchant died from a gunshot wound suffered while squirrel hunting near Grangeville St Helena parish The wound in his thigh was caused by an accidental discharge by Sidney Hornsby 16 a hunting companion His brother Hertis Watson 21 was present They rushed him to a Baton Rouge hospital but he did not survive
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Baton Rouge
Archie Watson
I. L. Watson
Grangeville
St. Helena Parish
Watson
Sidney Hornsby
Hertis Watson
Rogers Has His Say in Big Bankers Roiling Roosevelt
A Beverly Hills column recalls bankers unloading government bonds while opposing Roosevelt. The writer questions past government support and laments the financial clash as bankers switch tactics and protest the New Deal.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Roosevelt
Mama
Papa
Youth recounts crime story tying Clyde Barrow to multiple killings
Dallas teen W. D. Jones, 17, says he was Barrow’s prisoner for months and witnessed the Doyle Johnson murder in Temple last Christmas Day and the fatal shooting of Deputy Sheriff Malcolm Davis in Fort Worth. He signed a detailed statement to Sheriff R. A. Schmid and pledges its truth.
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Dallas
Tex
W. D. Jones
Clyde Barrow
West Dallas
Doyle Johnson
Temple
Malcolm Davis
Fort Worth
Jones
Barrow
Johnson
Davis
R. A. Schmid
Schmid
Winter King
Frank Hardy
Bonnie Parker
Grand Prairie
Buck
Iowa
Middle West
Treasury aide testified Long linked campaign funds
Wade O. Martin testified before the senate sub committee that Seymour Weiss, treasurer of Huey P. Long's political organization, gave him 10 000 to 12 000 dollars to run for public service commissioner mostly in cash and via drafts. He said the money financed campaign expenses, with funds raised from jobholders who contributed as insurance to keep their jobs.
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New Orleans
Seymour Weiss
Huey P. Long
Wade O. Martin
John H. Overton
Senate
Overton
Weiss
Roosevelt Hotel
Long
Louisiana
Tom Connally
Texas
Martin
Elbert Thomas
Utah
Ford Dealer Blasts Federal Officials Over Bid Rules
Northwest Motor Co of Bethesda Maryland a Ford dealer charged a “studied effort” by government officials to eliminate Ford products from federal purchases. The protest to Secretary Dern cites rewritten bid specifications for motor equipment and reports a ruling by the comptroller general supporting the dealer after a Civilian Conservation Corps bid dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ford Motor Company
Northwest Motor Company
Esda
Ford
Dern
R. L. Sabine
Northwest Company
Civilian Conservation Corps
NRA
United States
Many Kiddies in Two Cities Needing Good Fellows Help
Letters from children across two cities appeal to the Good Fellows editor for aid this Christmas. A 14 year old and siblings describe hunger and need, asking for shoes, a cap, and toys as Santa Claus arrives. The Monroe News-Star sponsors the Good Fellows Fund guiding donations and distribution via the Monroe Welfare Association with B. B. Martin directing collections.
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Good Fellows
Santa Claus
Santa
Hall Street
St. Nicholas
Monroe News-Star
Good Fellows Fund
B. B. Martin
Monroe Welfare Association
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M. F. Bailey
Mr. Hope
Ickes
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Secretary of the Treasury
Hugh S. Johnson
Edward McGrady
Labor
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Wade Martin
Race For Public Service Commission
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Rogers
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