25 Apr 1935
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1935
Page
1
Mae West dismisses rumors linking her to several men including Frank Wallace and R A Burmester. She jokes about marriage plans and notes the claims about a 1924 license are part of ongoing gossip.
Senator Long faces reporters with a blunt forecast that a major party nominating a man of Borah’s caliber would avoid a split. He named Norris Nye Wheeler Frazier and Thomas as possible backers and floated McCarran as tentative. Long suggested any such candidate would push redistribution of wealth.
Gus Blanchard of New Orleans labeled Huey Longs share the wealth program as Communistic in an All Saints church men's club address in Mobile. He said the senate has become manipulated through legislative tactics.
Senate leaders warned of a likely clash between the anti lynching bill and the cash bonus proposal as the anti lynching measure faces an open filibuster and the finance committee submits the bonus bill for floor action. Southern Democrats including Chairman Harrison are determined not to act on the lynching proposal.
President Roosevelt will address the nation Sunday night in a 30 minute radio speech starting at 10 p m eastern time. He will explain the new works relief program and outline his stewardship while Congress returns to action. An important allotment board for distributing the 4 billion dollar fund is expected to be announced tonight.
A jury freed Opelousas dentist Dr. R. D. Hudspeth after ten minutes of deliberation on a murder charge for the Christmas Day 1933 slaying of Leo Manuel of Ville Platte. Hudspeth testified he acted in self defense after Manuel threatened him with a knife.
Machinery setup in a work drive draws praise from some and criticism from others. The debate splits opinion as supporters cite progress and efficiency while opponents express concerns over costs and disruption.
Washington April 25 The capital awaited Roosevelt’s choice for the new work relief allotment board as praise and criticism met the administration’s fund setup. Hopkins, relief administrator, was seen to influence spending while the president was expected to chair the board. The plan aims to direct 4 billion dollars to 3.5 million relief beneficiaries and transfer 2.5 million others to direct assistance programs.
Fr Charles E Coughlin and allies push the National Union for Social Justice into a political force after a Detroit rally at Olympia Stadium with 15382 attendees. Chicago New York and Philadelphia eyed as next state units as he and two senators plus four representatives press the anti plutocrat platform.
The ad copy notes a small price difference between weekly and three day advertisements. It urges quick placement and says charges can be adjusted if the run ends early by calling 4800. Three days cost 1.08 dollars and the ad highlights cheaper long term options through the classifieds department.
In Buffalo, April 25, Boleslaus Kaperzynski, 52, killed his wife Anna 51 and wounded Frances 18 Estelle Gordon 25 and Fred 27 before fatally shooting himself as police closed in on a garage where he was last seen. Frances was listed in critical condition with abdominal injuries.
Snow in the Rocky Mountains and rain on the plains improved crop prospects across Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, and Northern Texas. The southwest dust bowl stayed dry with only a few clouds while dust storms continued in southwest Kansas and nearby areas. Heavy snow in Colorado boosted irrigation water supplies. highway drifts reached nine feet.
W. D. Anderson president of the American Cotton Manufacturers assails Secretary Wallace and urges his resignation at the Augusta convention opening. He alleges poor business judgment and suggests Tugwell join him in farming. He denounces the processing tax as harming the southern textile industry amid imports and synthetic fibers. Marvin H. McIntyre was expected to attend.
Two Georgia grand juries and a former gubernatorial candidate rallied to support President Roosevelt and the New Deal. They condemned attacks on the cotton processing tax, with Judge Pittman calling it a breach of faith to remove farmers’ benefit payments. Representative Cox in Washington expressed regret over Talmadge’s attacks and said Georgians largely back Roosevelt. Roosevelt, calling Georgia his other home, visits Warm Springs regularly.
In Jena Louisiana Judge Wiley R Jones overruled a severance motion for Louis Hamilton Floyd Miller and Harmon Buck Sheppard in the murder of Dr Fred Hamilton former LaSalle parish coroner and father of Louis Hamilton The trial was ordered to begin at 1 pm with jury selection Hamilton a Tulane medical student and attorneys for Hamilton and Miller filed the motion seek support with closed arguments in chambers
Miami authorities vow to unearth all persons tied to a $185,000 jewel robbery after two Brooklyn men are convicted. Special prosecutor George A. Worley Jr. says names of everyone involved from theft to return will be revealed before the case closes as jurors weigh the verdict and future actions.
In cooperation with the Twin City Safety Council, sections of the Monroe City Traffic Regulations are printed daily to help the public become familiar with the provisions.
A La Salle Parish jury found Eddie Watson 23 guilty of manslaughter in the slaying of John C. Manchester at Watsons Nichol community home. The state claimed premeditation while the defense said self defense. Watson testified of years of ill will and warned Manchester not to visit.
Howard Pierson, 20 year old son of Texas Supreme Court Justice William Pierson, confessed to luring his parents on a lonely road and shooting them for revenge. He led officers to a roadside cache including the watch and purse of Justice Pierson, a pistol, and a broom.
Secretary Morgenthau announced the treasury will keep buying silver until prices hit 1.29 an ounce or treasury stocks reach one third of total gold. He cited recent price boosts as mandates from Congress, with no time limit set for building 25 percent silver base.
Dr. Robert H. Potts, assistant coroner, ruled that Mrs. Robert C. Anderson, 58, died by her own action due to despondency over financial trouble. Her son Arden Anderson found her with a pistol wound in the right temple in their Adams street home at about six this morning. Her husband had died four years earlier from burns.
Government evidence in a federal trial in New Orleans seeks to prove State Representative Joseph Fisher evaded income taxes for 1929 to 1932. The case, tied to Huey P. Long's Jefferson parish organization, features four counts of tax evasion and related filings, with final arguments under way before Judge Borah.
It shall be unlawful to drive a vehicle across or upon any track of the municipal street railway in Monroe without first stopping and ensuring no street car is near enough to cause an accident. The rule does not apply when traffic is controlled by automatic signals or a police officer directs traffic.
Berlin authorities say Germany is considering officer exchanges with other nations, notably Japan, following a recent pilot with Great Britain. German artillery infantry and cavalry officers are in England, with British officers expected in Germany soon for a four week service period.
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