France Britain Pact Talks at Stresa Shape Western Europe
France and Britain favor regional European pacts under the League framework with Italian backing. France abandons a proposal to condemn Germany at Geneva in exchange for British support. Leaders meet Mussolini to seek a united approach while Europeans await further developments.
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Associated Press
France
League of Nations Council
Stresa
Paris
London
Berlin
Germany
Lithuania
Moscow
Geneva
Council
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
Pierre Laval
Mussolini
Italy
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
John Simon
Rambling Town Notes Include Dust Storm And Straw Hat Day
The column recalls a six year old Boy Scout incident in Stresa Italy where 30 boys paid 30 dollars to avoid jail after a skylight accident. A Texas Oklahoma dust storm hits Monroe with dust altering meals and daily life as offices and services suffer. Straw Hat Day is set for April 12 and Jess Rambling explains his book lending quirk with Cody Watkins signing off.
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Stresa
Italy
England
France
Hessel Cahn
Monroe
Texas
Oklahoma
Harry Prophit
Colorado
Steel Tower Blasted Near Ridgeville Lorain County
Cleveland officials disclosed an apparent attempt to disrupt power as a 132 000 volt transmission line tower was toppled by dynamite near Ridgeville Lorain in Lorain county. Automatic safety devices kept service on despite the attack.
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Cleveland
Greater
Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company
Ridgeville- Lorain
Lorain County
Huey Chief Legal Officer Resigns Reported
Reported row indicates Huey long time Chief Legal Officer has resigned from post. No further details provided on successor or reasons. Local sources note internal discord and potential restructuring within the organization.
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Huey
Rumors Fly Of Huey Long Rift In Louisiana Politics
Reported split between Senator Huey P. Long and Assistant Attorney General George Wallace unsettles Baton Rouge observers. Long met in the attorney-general’s offices amid speculation, with Wallace’s presence unconfirmed and confirmation sought on the rift.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
George M. Wallace
Huey IP. Long
Statehouse
Gaston L. Porterie
Wallace
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
George Wallace
Long
CCC Promises 300000 Enrollees Within Sixty Days
Robert Fechner CCC director announced at a White House conference with President Roosevelt that 300,000 new CCC men would be enrolled within two months. He proposed 1,500 new camps across 48 states under the $4 billion work relief program, with War Department building sites and federal absorption of some college graduates seeking work. Rexford Tugwell and Daniel Bell joined the discussions on program allocation.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
Robert Fechner
CCC
Roosevelt
Fechner
War Department
Rexford G. Tugwell
Daniel Bell
Texas Man Drowns in Arkansas Lake Hamilton Crash
A fishing boat capsized on Lake Hamilton near Hot Springs Arkansas early today. Jack McClure 25 of Paris Texas drowned while two companions escaped Andy Priest was pulled from the water in an exhausted condition and a third unnamed crewman swam ashore.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Lake Hamilton
Here
Jack McClure
Paris
Texas
Andy Priest
College Antiwar Strike Sparks National Walkout
National committee calls a one hour antiwar strike with about 150000 students expected to participate including 50000 in New York and concerns of clashes in Boston. Police guard Boston high schools while 10 students are arrested in New York for distributing strike literature.
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Associated Press
National Committee
Boston
James R. Claflin
Chicago
National
New York
Harvard and Theological Seminary
Last Rites Held For Adolph Ochs Publisher Of New York Times
Last rites were conducted for Adolph S. Ochs in Temple Emanuel New York with about 3000 in attendance. The service featured organ music cantorial singing and readings by Rabbi Samuel Goldenson as mourners filed out into light rain. The service closed with prayers and a Handel piece performed by the choir.
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New York
Adolph S. Ochs
New York Times
Temple Emanuel
Fifth Avenue
65Th Street
Samuel Goldenson
Moshe Rudinow
Rabbi Goldenson
God
Highway reopening eyed for Baton Rouge to Opelousas
The Louisiana Highway Commission says the highway between Baton Rouge and Opelousas will reopen Saturday after months of paving work. A new bridge over the river has been opened recently.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Here
Opelousas
Barrymore Break Seen In Moving Divorce Story
Beverly Hills April 12 reports from the Barrymore Costello household mention an impending divorce as Dolores Barrymore leaves Tower Road for an exclusive city apartment with her two children. She refuses to discuss rumors of John Barrymore filing for divorce and abandoning the couple’s six year marriage.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
John Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Screen
New York
Dolores
Barrymore
Tower Road
Local Court Spring Term Sets Trials and Sentences
Ouachita parish district court heard guilty pleas from five defendants with sentences ranging from five to fifteen years for felonies tied to robberies and assaults. Gossett and Dean received prison terms, while Dean also drew five years for a separate burglary. Judge Garrett scheduled future misdemeanor trial dates and noted continued proceedings on Saturday. In a separate report, Secretary Perkins expressed optimism that a threatened rubber strike in Akron may be averted after talks with manufacturers.
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Ouachita Parish
Howard Wesley Gossett
Curtis Dean
Gossett
State Penitentiary
Mildred Smith
Monroe
West Monroe
Dean
Edna Mae Mullen
Wood Street
A. R. Bauerfind
David S. Garrett
Washington
Perkins
Akron
Ohio
Campaign to Aid Northern Cotton Industry Maps Relief Plan
Washington April 12 delegates from New England meet northern governors to plan relief for the cotton industry amid threats of shut downs and court actions over a tax dispute. Bishop Cassidy and Rep Edith Nourse Rogers weigh in as mill owners press for relief funds and federal aid. The row centers on Roosevelts failure to use work relief funds for the tax burden.
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Washington
New England
Roosevelt
James M. Curley
Massachusetts
Fisher Warned to File Returns in Tax Evasion Case
In New Orleans on April 12 the government rested its case against State Representative Joseph Fisher on charges of attempting to evade income tax payments for 1929 to 1932. Witnesses testified Fisher had been warned to file returns, countering defense claims he did not know of the filing obligation. The case centers on alleged taxes of about $188 000 in four years.
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New Orleans
Joseph Fisher
Federal District Court
Jefferson Parish
Fisher
Fever Cure Reported for Tuberculosis in Animals
An artificial fever cure for tuberculosis shown to work in 50 percent of tested monkeys and other animals was described at the Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology meeting held in Detroit on April 12.
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Detroit
Federation of American Societies of Experimental Biology
Relief Rolls Hit Broad Areas in Census Snapshot
The report notes large areas affected with relief rolls totaling substantial figures, but the data emphasize that only a small segment of the overall picture is represented. Officials caution that the figures shown reflect partial coverage and may understate true need.
Dust Clouds Sweep from Dust Bowl into Gulf of Mexico
Dust clouds from western storms spread over Louisiana and Mississippi then moved to the Gulf as northerly winds cleared the air. Officials forecast cooler weather with light frost possible in north Louisiana. Crop losses exceed 30 million dollars across more than 15 million acres, with relief for over 20 thousand families.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
J M Cline
Alabama
Florida
Associated Press
Senate Inquiry into Colt Arms Firm Cancelled
The Senate munitions committee cancelled its probe into Colt Arms of Hartford Connecticut for alleged NRA labor clause violations after President Roosevelt assured the panel the issue would settle Monday. Committee counsel said Richberg’s explanation of delay is unnecessary due to the pending settlement.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Colt Arms Company
Hartford
Conn
NRA
Roosevelt
Stephen Raushenbush
Nye
Republican
North Dakota
Donald R. Richberg
National Recovery Board
Colt
Richberg
Traffic Regulations Explained by City Safety Council
In cooperation with the Twin City Safety Council Monroe City prints portions of traffic regulations daily to help the public become familiar with their provisions. The printed series covers sections of the Monroe City Traffic Regulations for resident education and compliance.
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Twin City Safety Council
Monroe City
Prohibition on Animal-Drawn Vehicles After Sunset
City of Monroe bans driving or stopping animal drawn vehicles on streets from one hour after sunset to one hour before sunrise unless the vehicle carries a clearly visible lantern or light. Also bans use of spot lights on any vehicle on city streets or alleys.
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City of
Monroe
Mangled Bodies Found at Rockville Funeral Home
Disturbing scene in Rockville Maryland as anguished parents search to identify corpses amid the chaotic aftermath. Officials report a shocking incident at a local funeral home prompting swift investigation and family counseling efforts.
Tragic Maryland Bus Tragedy Kills Fifteen Students
Fifteen students and a teacher injured as a Maryland high school trip bus is struck by a St Louis to Washington express near Rockville. The crash fatalities include a mass of mangled bodies and an improvised morgue is set up at a local funeral home. Driver Percy Line is jailed on manslaughter charges pending an inquest set for Tuesday.
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Rockville
Washington
Williamsport
Margaret Crebs
Jane Staley
Percy Line
Line
Louise Funk
Williamsport High School
University of Maryland, College
St. Louis
Cecil J. McNeal
Edward L. Stevens
Manor Club
Norbeck
Wilson Carr
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