Inflation bill sparks partisan clash in Senate debate
U.S. debate over the administration inflation measure opens with White House praise from Roosevelt and Woodin, while Republican leaders condemn it as radical and unconstitutional. Senators Reed Walcott and others compare the proposal to past German policy as Democrats push to extend farm relief. Continued on Fourth Page.
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Ashington
Senate
White House
Roosevelt
Woodin
Republi
Capitol
Reed Pennsylvania
Walcott
Contient
Snell New York
Luce
Massa
Thomas
Soldiers Ready for Dynamiters Near Belzoni
Belzoni Mississippi April 24 troops stood ready to meet a new levee attack after Sunday gunfire in the Yazoo river patrol zone. Guardsmen aided by 25 civilian guards and Major D. Birdsong of Clarksdale man the sector while farmers in boats exchanged shots and some tried to breach the dykes to relieve pressure. Adjutant General Grayson left for Gulfport and was to return Monday.
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Belzoni
Miss
Silver City
Yazoo River
Rds
D. Birdsong
Clarksdale
Omas J. Grayson
Iday
Gulfport Port
Jes Ramblin about the Town features oddities and locals
In this column by H H B, readers are regaled with quirky notes from Dubach and Monroe Louisiana. It recounts a 13-toed chick, a mean woman claim, motorman exchanges, and residents like Vivian Gender and Bob Allen, ending with a streetcar wait room clarification at Ouachita and Jackson.
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Jes
John Bennett
Dubach
Vivian Gender
Monroe
Ouachita
Bob Allen
Bob
W. B. Clarke
France Golden Fortress and Gold Flows In
Gold pours into France as the Bank of France expands its reserves to defend the franc. Air shipments from Amsterdam bring over a ton of gold, with trains from Belgium and Switzerland delivering more. France holds about 29 percent of world gold, United States about 38 percent, as a global gold standard battle intensifies. Deep underground vaults reinforce France as a fortress for the gold standard fight.
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John Evans
Associated Prensa
France
Bank of France
Belgium
Holland
le Bourfield
Amsterdam
Switzerland
United States
Assurance Inflation Will Be Used Prudently Says Robinson
Senator Robinson of Arkansas spoke at the annual Associated Press meeting in New York, assuring a prudent inflation program to stabilize currencies. He urged international treaties to end the race to depreciate money, favoring executive-led negotiations and prompt credit expansion for commerce, noting Congress cannot carry the negotiations alone.
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New York
New York Financial Center
Robinson
Arkansas
Associated Press
Senate
Roosevelt
United States
Congress
Twenty three die in Dixie weekend mishaps
Twenty three persons were killed in week end accidents across the south. North Carolina and Georgia reported six fatalities each, with other states tallying two or one deaths. Names include Claude Hice Roy Ramsey Tom Williams Edna Henry and Jimmie Lee O Neal among others from Morganton Cherryville Fayetteville Macon Decatur and Atlanta.
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Atlanta
South
North Carolina
Georgia
Arkansas
Florida
Louisiana
South Carolina
Virginia
Mississippi
Claude Hice
Roy Ramsey
Tom Williams
Morganton
N. C
Edna Henry
Franklin
Cherryville
J. Walter Lindsey
Willie Davis, Jr
Fayetteville
Jimmie Lee O'Neal
Charles B. Hampton
Alpha Williams
Cecil Keller
Macon
Olin Black
Hattie Lee
Decatur
Rich
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
Flood conditions persist with a 24 hour stage change affecting the river system. Officials report rising water levels and potential impacts to nearby communities and transportation routes as crews monitor levees and barriers.
Chinese Launch Counter Attack On Upper Lwan
Chinese forces reportedly counter attacked along the upper Lwan river in response to a Japanese proposal. Two towns, Chienan and Lulung, were recaptured as heavy fighting continued near Kupeikow, with Chinese claims of over 200 Japanese killed since Friday and significant Chinese losses.
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Upper
Lwan
Tientsin
China
Lwan River
Peiping
Chienan
Lulung
Kupeikow
Great Wall
Tokyo
Parley on Bank Bill Set for White House Talks
Senate banking subcommittee members drafting permanent banking legislation will meet President Roosevelt at the White House Monday afternoon to resolve divergent views. Secretary Woodin pressed for the talks before final approval, with the bill proposing a two billion dollar federal deposit insurance fund for member banks.
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Washington
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Roosevelt
White House
Woodin
Federal Reserve
Subcommittee
Apparent Ride Slaying of Negro Probed in Opelo
Officers investigated the apparent ride slaying of Edward Green a Negro whose bullet punctured body lay in front of his home after a Saturday night discovery. Green had recently been released on bond in a case accusing him of attacking and stabbing John Barley a white man of Ville Platte Louisiana.
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Opelousas
Edward Green
Green
John Barley
Ville Platte
Memphis Banker Found Dead Before Fraud Trial
W E Stansbury former Memphis banker died from a pistol shot Monday hours before a fraud trial on multiple charges including misappropriating church funds and local estates. Indicted for converting funds and larceny, he had been at large on a $10 000 bond and recently returned from Bolivar where he was examined.
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Memphis
Tenn
W. E. Stansbury
W. T. McClain
Charles Bryan
Stansbury
W. T. Griffin
Mississippi
Charles M. Bryan
Western State Hospital
Bolivar
Liberty
Duke C. Bowers
Fidelity Bank and Trust Company
Man Dies As Hostelry Burns In Bossier Hotel Fire
Fire at the Bossier hotel in Bossier City Louisiana left one man dead and badly damaged the building. A body believed to be from Vicksburg Mississippi remained unclaimed among many visitors at the morgue. Three others were injured as 17 guests were trapped with two escaping by jump.
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Shreveport
Bossier
Bossier City
Vicksburg
Miss
Monroe withdraws funding from five civic groups
City of Monroe cuts financial support for the Chamber of Commerce, Monroe public library, city recreation department, Monroe Welfare Association and Juvenile Protective Association. Ouachita parish health unit funding reduced to 438.25 dollars monthly. Mayor Arnold Bernstein cites reduced budget and regretful necessity but warns programs may be discontinued.
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Monroe
Arnold Bernstein
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Public Library
City Recreation Department
Monroe Welfare Association
Juvenile Protective Association
Ouachita Parish Health Unit
Winnie Judd to leave death row for Phoenix hospital
Winnie Ruth Judd was ordered to depart condemned row for the state hospital at Phoenix after a sanity verdict. She will live in the hospital for life unless her mental state returns, which could trigger reimposed execution. Her husband Dr William C Judd and other relatives visited the prison as psychiatrists noted changes in her condition.
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Florence
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Phoenix
Agnes Anne Leroi
Los Angeles
Mrs. Judd
Rogers Has His Say In Inflation View
In a Los Angeles column dated April 24 AM McNanett jokes about inflation and confusion. He notes old friends accuse concern, then claims widespread explanations have clarified the topic. He mentions two medical tests for tracing insanity and ends with a playful jab at economic understanding.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Woman and Daughters Face Hearing Monday
Mrs Nowell and her two daughters Ruby and Helen 20 and 18 faced murder charges in St Joseph Louisiana after the death of James A Nowell January 24 at the Steep Bayou plantation home. An inquest by Tensas parish officers and physicians found head injuries resembling those from a heavy blunt object. The trio contends Nowell suddenly fell ill and struck his head. They were held in custody days after his death.
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ST. Joseph
James A. Nowell
Tensas
Nowell
One Man Killed in Raid on Needle Trades Union
About 15 armed assailants raided the Needle Trades Workers' Industrial union at 131 West 28th Street in New York. One man died and roughly ten people were injured as gunfire erupted on the crowded second floor, causing a citywide lockdown while police searched the area.
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New York
Needle Trades Workers’ Industrial Union
West 28Th Street
Seventh Avenues
Gold and Arms Topics of Talks at U.S. Capital
France joins the White House talks as Roosevelt and MacDonald push toward an international gold standard and disarmament. Herriot arrives. Canada’s Bennett also enters the discussions as experts review dollar ratios and debt issues during a Potomac cruise.
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Washington
France
White House
Roosevelt
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Edouard Herriot
Canada
Richard B. Bennett
M. Herriot
Ex convict Shoemaker to face assault charge in police court
Washington April 24 Representative F H Shoemaker Minnesota waived immunity and appeared in police court charged with assaulting neighbor Theodore Cohen. He pleaded not guilty and asked for a jury trial. Judge Ralph Given set May 17 for trial and released Shoemaker on his own bond.
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F. H. Shoemaker
Minnesota
Theodore Cohen
Shoemaker
Cohen
Washington
Ralph Given
United States
Terrific hailstorm strikes Mooringsport damages roofs
A severe hailstorm hit Mooringsport Louisiana on Sunday demolishing roofs and windows and causing damage estimated in the several thousand dollar range.
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Mooringsport
Romance Ends For College Girl With Amarillo Pastor
Pat Holdridge a Springfield college student fled with Rev. Sharon Inman on April 15 and has lived in seclusion with her Sanford aunt and uncle since. the minister said they were never married and Pat has not contacted him. The girl's uncle Claude Akers, a Phillips Petroleum engineer, reported Pat telephoned April 15 asking to be returned and that Inman planned to travel west.
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Akers
United Press
Sanford
Inman
Pat
Springfield
Phillips Petroleum Company
Hoyt
Okla
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