Tax Commission Head Describes Work By Letter
Jackson Miss October 1 The tax commission chairman Alf H Stone sent a six word letter to state legislators outlining progress since May He praised the 1932 legislation expanding duties and explained reorganized operations The letter notes new quarters on the capitol first floor and cites sales tax revenue projections of 1 3 million for eight months of 1932 and 2 million for 1933
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Jackson
Miss
Alf H. Stone
State Tax Commission
Stone
Commission
Capitol
Revenue Administration
Biloxi Druggist Dies at Tulane Texas A and M Game
William Grant Sr., Biloxi druggist and local Democratic leader, collapsed from a stroke while attending the Tulane Texas A M football game in New Orleans. He died at Charity hospital and will be sent to Biloxi for burial. Survived by widow two sons William J. and Leslie, daughter Mrs Henry B. Curtis of New Orleans, two sisters Mrs John Hill and Mrs R Renfro of Pascagoula, and brother L Grant of Picayune.
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Biloxi
Miss
William Grant
Tulane
Texas A. & M
New Orleans
Grant
Charity Hospital
Democratic Executive Committee
Mississippi Seafood Commission
An Elk, Mason
William J
Leslie Grant
Henry B. Curtis
John Hill
R. Renfro
Pascagoula
L. Grant
Picayune
Local VFW Post to Hold Meeting in Bastrop
The Boone-McDowell post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet next Monday at 7 30 p m in Bastrop city hall. Overseea veterans are invited and Monroe post with the Monroe Drum and Bugle corps will attend as guests. A barbecue will follow a program expected to draw many members.
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Bastrop
Boone-McDowell
Veterans of Foreign Wars
City Hall
Monroe
Hold Up Plans Believed Frustrated in New Orleans
Police thwarted a planned holdup when they found a group of men in a vacant lot with sacks containing improvised head hoods gloves cartridges and a sawed off shotgun. One man dropped the sacks and fled. others were captured or released. The detained man identified himself as Joseph Eisenhardt 27.
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New Orleans
Joseph Eisenhardt
Grain Steamers Collide and Sink in Hudson Strait
The Bright Fan carrying 253,000 bushels of grain from Churchill Manitoba to London struck an iceberg in the Hudson Strait and sank in three hours. A crew of 30 rescued by a Canadian patrol steamer after abandoning ship. The vessel was 2357 tons.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of Marine
Churchill
Manitoba
London
Hudson
Forgotten Man remarks stir debate on democracy and reform
Former Governor Alfred E. Smith critiques political talk of the Forgotten Man while hinting at Roosevelt. He questions how 30 million voters will convey plans to end unemployment and restore prosperity and whether broad popular government can deliver clear results or linger in muddled governance.
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Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
Smith
Dickens
Branch Offices to Register Job Seekers in Ouachita Parish
Relief director Miss Maude Barrett announces branch offices will open next week for registrations under the Reconstruction Finance Corporation relief program in Ouachita parish. Residents should register at the nearest branch and bring existing introductory cards if previously registered at the central office on South Grand Street.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Ouachita Parish
Record cotton in Winnsboro tops previous highs
Winnsboro officials report over 17 000 bales of cotton on hand at the local compress with facilities stretched to capacity. Ginning has slowed and picking has passed its peak while growers hold for higher prices, likely totaling about 35 000 bales this season versus 57 000 last year.
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Winnsboro
Winnsboro Company
Franklin Parish Fair Association
Compress
Washington
Vice President Curtis Joins Redmen Parade in Pawhuska
Charles Curtis the vice president attended a Osage and Kaw dominated parade in Pawhuska Oklahoma. He spoke on Republican tariff policy with emphasis on oil prices, noting Indians reliance on oil for income. Curtis arrived from Ponca City and rode in regalia with tribal members.
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Pawhuska
Okla
Charles Curtis
United States
Curtis
Ponca City
Herbert Hoover
Insull brothers urged to return for questioning
State's Attorney Swanson sent cable and telegraph asks to Samuel In sull Sr. in Paris Samuel In sull Jr. en route to join his family in Paris and Martin J. Insull at his Ontario retreat to return to Chicago immediately for questioning. The probe cites disclosures about their companies including payments of six figure brokerage debts by Martin’s brother Samuel In sull.
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Chicago
John A. Swanson
Insulls
Cable and Telegraph
Samuel Insull
Paris
Samuel
Junior
Martin J. Insull
Orilla
Ontario
Cable
Swanson
Middle West Utilities
Mississippi Valley Utilities Investment Company
Martin Insull
Time limit to register for election nears
The final day for voter registration before the November 8 general election falls on Saturday. Miss Lillian Collins, registrar of voters, announced that those registering since January 1, 1930, will not need to re register.
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Lillian Collins
Indian Mound at Jonesville Probed by Smithsonian Team
Jonesville October 1 Special Excavations after leveling a huge mound built by ancient Indians reveal an immense hut of timbers and cane mats. Smithsonian scientists E F Walker and W M Walker study the site with a four man crew, finding animal bones and petrified plant remains but no human bones yet. The mound was once 80 feet high and covered 180 square feet, the largest in the south, second only to a massive mound near East St Louis.
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Jonesville
Louisiana State Highway Commission
Black River
Smithsonian Institute
E. F. Walker
W. M. Walker
East St. Louis
Ill
Cotton Decline and New Arrests Stir Bad Cash Case
Washington reports on cotton price declines amid political uncertainty and impending government production data. In Shreveport, two alleged counterfeiters were arrested in Alexandria, bringing the total to four. J D Hudson and John J Ray face bonds of 2000 and 1000 dollars respectively as authorities pursue a counterfeit ring.
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Shreveport
J. Fair Hardin
United States
Philip H. Mecom
Alexandria
C. K. Langham
Secret Service
J. D. “Virgi
Hudson
John J. Ray
Frank R. Bres
Gaston L. Lininger
Ray
R. C. Bauer
Mississippi Officials Join Grand Parade of Hunters
Jackson Mississippi October 1 Mississippi officials led a hunter parade with Lt Gov Dennis Murphree and Representative Charlie Mansell joining the field and trail. They carried firearms and licenses issued under new fish and game rules though the mandatory license buttons were not yet available. A total of 62 wardens were on duty to enforce wildlife protection.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Dennis Murphree
Charlie Mansell
Lake Charles Oil Operator Drowns on Fishing Trip
E B Stear a Lake Charles oil operator aged about died after falling into the Calcasieu River during a fishing trip with his grandsons Frank and Bobo Stear The boy Frank 10 described his grandfather’s head wobble and collapse as the body slid into the water The child then drove two miles for help in his grandfather’s car a local Negro man recovered the body near Perkins ferry two miles below the river point of the fall
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Lake Charles
E. B. Stear
Calcasieu
Frank
Bobo Stear
Bobo
Stear
Perkins Ferry
Aged Deaf Man Fatally Struck by Train Near Memphis
John B. Fuller 78 formerly of Jackson Mississippi was killed in Memphis Tennessee when struck by an N C and St L train as he walked from a store toward his home. He was deaf and appeared unaware of the approaching train. His body will be sent to Jackson for burial.
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Memphis
Tenn
John B. Fuller
Jackson
Miss
N. C
St. L
Fuller
Freight car loading increase revealed in week’s statistics
The American Railway association reports revenue freight car loadings for the week ending Sept 24 at 595 745, up 444 from the prior week. Totals show YoY declines with 142 290 fewer cars than 1931 and 354 917 fewer than two years ago, while increases occur in less than car lot merchandise, grain products, coal, forest products, coke and livestock.
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Washington
American Railway Association Today
Claiborne Parish Set For Two Community Fairs
Plans for two Claiborne parish fairs proceed with Cross Roads October 13 and Summerfield October 15. Organized last year by Miss Mary Mims, these new communities will showcase speakers music and large exhibits with prizes for educational purposes.
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Homer
Claiborne Parish
Cross Roads
Summerfield
Mary Mims
Extension Department
Baton Rouge
Midnight marriage of teen wed and annulled in Oklahoma City
The midnight marriage of 17 year old Marjorie Lackey daughter of former mayor Dan V Lackey and Eddie Sherrill of Louisville Kentucky was annulled today by District Judge R P Hill. They wed August 12 after knowing each other three days and the annulment was uncontested.
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Oklahoma City
Marjorie Lackey
Dan V. Lackey
Eddie Sherrill
Louisville
R. P. Hill
Roosevelt Sees Post Prohibition Economic Relief Start
Franklin D. Roosevelt told a Chicago crowd he would back 100 percent the Democratic platform including Volstead Act modification. He urged after national prohibition ends, renewed focus on economic readjustment and relief amid Chicago’s budget cuts under Mayor Anton J. Cermak.
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Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Stevens Hotel
Detroit
Roosevelt
Anton J. Cermak
Young Whangdoodle editor seeks pardon on reprieve
Kemble K. Kennedy, a Farmerville man and former LSU law student, seeks a pardon from the Louisiana Pardon Board. He was sentenced for alleged criminal libel in The Whangdoodle and served seven days of a year in jail before a governor’s reprieve. a second reprieve expires this November. Kennedy says the campus paper was published by a fraternity of 60 men and 16 women and that he was singled out. The pardon hearing is set for October 10 alongside about 100 other applicants.
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New Orleans
Kemble K. Kennedy
Farmerville
Louisiana State University
Whangdoodle
State Pardon Board
Kennedy
Huey P. Long
Many Pennsylvania Men Obtain Jobs as Mills Reopen
October 1 report from Pittsburgh notes hundreds of western Pennsylvania homes cheered as the American Sheet and Tin Plate plant at Monessen reopens with 1200 workers on a three to four day week. Other mill departments aim to resume in about 10 days, adding another 1200 jobs.
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Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Monessen
Williams appoints Gallagher Chicago bank receiver
A. C. Williams acting commissioner of the farm loan board announces John B. Gallagher of Chicago is appointed receiver for the Chicago Joint Stock Land Bank. Gallagher assumes control as the bank defaults on October 1 interest payments after its board decided to pay none.
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Washington
A. C. Williams
Farm Loan Board
John B. Gallagher
Chicago
Chicago Joint Stock Land Bank
Gallagher
Sales tax adds revenue for Mississippi through September
Mississippi reports September receipts from the two per cent general sales and income tax reach 178123.11, bringing May to October total to 701123.11. Officials note August lag and August sales, with the tax proving a major revenue source for the commission.
Supreme Court Reopens After Long Recess
The U S Supreme Court reconvenes Monday with a crowded docket led by the Scottsboro case involving seven Alabama defendants awaiting a ruling on trial fairness. No actions at the first session. motions and a White House courtesy call slated before adjourning to October 10.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Scottsboro
Alabama
High Court
White House
Steamer Upends on Mississippi River Near Lake Providence
Five crew members drown when the Standard Oil tugboat Standard capsizes two miles north of Stack Island after striking a shoal and eddy in the Mississippi river. Twelve crewmen survive as Captain William J. Dobler and four others are reported missing near Lake Providence.
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Lake Providence
Standard
Standard Oil Company
Mississippi River
Stack Island
Here
Vicksburg
Baton Rouge
William J. Dobler
Dobler
Willie LeJeune
Better Leave Us To Be Shot Kidnap Letter Dictates Fate
A message from Mrs. Kenneth Pawley, kidnapped with Charles Corkran in Newchwang, Manchuria, says the bandits demand 1 100 000 dollars and 200 ounces of opium. She notes desperation, bandits moving them, and lice beginning to bite as authorities fail to locate the pair.
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Newchwang
Manchuria
Kenneth Pawley
Charles Corkran
Court Mandate Halts Franklin Parish Gasoline Tax
Taxpayers in Franklin parish won a temporary restraining order against the police jury which planned to renew a one cent per gallon gasoline tax. The order sustains a month‑old challenge to the tax used for parish road maintenance outside the state highway system. The police jury meets next Thursday to decide on further action.
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Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Biloxi Guardsman Injured In Drunken Driving Crash
L. J. Ray Biloxi coast guardsman was seriously hurt when his car hit a truck driven by Vernon Shell of Fernwood. Shell was arrested and charged with driving under the influence. Ray lay unconscious for about 12 hours with a broken collar bone, arm, and possible brain injury.
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Biloxi
Miss
L. J. Ray
Coast Guardsman
Vernon Shell
Fernwood
Shell
Ray
Hin Sid Soara
Three Bandits Shoot At Victim In Highway Robbery
McDowell, 33, was shot and badly wounded late last night after resisting three highwaymen trying to steal his car in Shreveport. Police believe the trio are the same men who previously attempted to blow the door of another vehicle.
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Shreveport
McDowell
Oon
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