West Monroe damage suits heard over fatal ditch accident
Four suits against the city of West Monroe seek 118750 in damages after an automobile crash on January 3 1937 killed Mr and Mrs A P Golden and others. Plaintiffs claim negligence for lacking warning markers at an open ditch across North Fourth Street. Trial before Judge J T Shell began with plaintiffs testimony.
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West Monroe
J. T. Shell
Henry P Clinton
W. T. Perrett
Berdie Willis
Pinkie Hoxiges Madden
Miss Willis
Witin Parish
A. P. Golden
A. Clinton
E. E. Madden
Madden
North Fourth Street
Murray Believes He’ll Be Elected in Oklahoma Governor Race
In Oklahoma City on April 26 1934 Alfalfa Bill Murray discusses his comeback bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He recalls his 1930 campaign style while promising a stronger effort this time and naming May 1 in Marietta as his first platform salvo. Farmers ranchers and local supporters gather in his hotel room as he predicts victory.
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Oklahoma City
Murray
Marietta
Yashau Creek Sage
Volunteer Army
Split warned as Southern Methodists face unification vote
In Birmingham on April 26 anti-unificationists warned a merger of the Southern Methodist Church with the northern and Protestant branches could trigger a new schism. They said about 50,000 Southern Methodists might form new churches if the quadrennial conference favors unification, with legal appeals planned to challenge the vote.
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Birmingham
Als
Southern Methodist Church
Methodist Episcopal
General Conference
Southern Branch
Atlanta
Church Judiciary Council
John M. Moore
Dallas
Tex
Ex-NYSE President Richard Whitney Starts Prison Cleaning Job
Richard Whitney former president of the New York Stock Exchange and now inmate No 94835 began a 5 to 10 year sentence for grand larceny at Sing Sing. He graduated from the rookie class and started by mopping floors in the old cell block and may later teach in the prison school.
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Ossining
N. Y
Richard Whitney
Sing Sing Prison
Whitney
New York Stock Exchange
Simon Jolts Nation with Disclosure of Increase
Sir John Simon raises income tax from 25 to 27 ½ percent in the 1938-39 budget. The government cites total needs of 944,398,000 pounds and announces new duties on tea and oil. He also reveals large purchases of wheat sugar and whale oil to bridge possible wartime costs.
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London
John Simon
House of Commons
Sir John
Simon
Rebels Claim New Advances Along Coastal Front in Spain
From Hendaye France April 26 insurgents report a general advance along the coastal front from Albocacer to Alcala de Chivert after artillery and air bombardment. They push toward Castellon de la Plana while government counterattacks claim to have broken insurgent lines. General Aranda’s forces resume the offensive.
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Hendaye
France
Albocacer
Alcala de Chivert
Castellon de la Plana
Mediterranean
Albocacer-Alcala de Chivert
Miguel Aranda
Four Killed in Bus and WPA Truck Collision
Four people died and several were injured in a crash 12 miles south of Newport Arkansas when a school bus collided with a WPA truck at about 7 30 a m. The dead include Fannie Torain Billy Torain Judie McDonald a school boy was critically injured. Two WPA laborers were identified among the dead. Other details were unavailable.
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Newport
Ark
WPA
Here
Fannie Torain
Billy Torain
Judie McDonald
War department allocates 85000 for Barksdale chapel
The War Department informed Representative Brooks that 85 000 dollars is allotted for immediate construction of a chapel at Barksdale field near Shreveport Louisiana.
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Washington
War Department
Representave Brooks
Democrat
Louisiana
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
District Head Lands Rotary Meet Here As Big Success
District Governor H. V. Cooper hailed the three day Rotary gathering of 33 Louisiana clubs and five from Mississippi as the most successful conference in district history. Jack Welch of Baton Rouge accepted the nomination for president of Rotary District 139 at a Tuesday luncheon in Hotel Virginia. Welch, a Smithville Mississippi native and 1924 Charleston Rotary charter member, has led the Baton Rouge club as president this past year.
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Jack Welch
Baton Rouge
Rotary
Virginia
Welch
Smithville
Miss
Rotary Club
Charleston
H. V. Cooper
Vicksburg
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ford Brotherhood wage proposal meets union rebuff
Detroit April 26 Ford Brotherhood of America urged a $1500 minimum annual wage for Ford workers. U A W assistant president Richard T. Frankensteen dismissed the figure as too low and questioned the car purchase condition. Harry H. Bennett noted the proposal drew little enthusiasm as talks continued on strikes at Bohn Aluminum and Gar Wood plants.
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Detroit
Ford Brotherhood of America
Ford Motor Company
United Automobile Workers of America
Richard T. Frankensteen
Harry H. Bennett
Ford Company
Ford Brotherhood
Frankensteen Today
Bennett
Bohn Aluminum and Brass Corporation
Gar Wood
Czechoslovakia pressed by Henlein demand for autonomy
In a Berlin meeting with Goering, Nazi leader Konrad Henlein pressed for full autonomy for the large German minority in Czechoslovakia, threatening upheaval. The bid, amid broader Hungarian revisionist moves over Slovakia, signals possible dismemberment if refused.
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Czechoslovakia
Konrad Henlein
Henlein
Berlin
Hungarian Revision League
Budapest
Slovakia
Hungary
Vidalia to Be Moved Inland by Levee Project
Government engineers plan relocating Vidalia Louisiana a half mile inland as Mississippi River cutoffs raise flood pressure. Officials aim to abandon the old levee and build a new backwater barrier by summer, with decisions on ferry routes and highway 65 changes pending.
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U.S
Vidalia
Huff and Puff
Giles’ Bend
Mississippi
Norris Opposes Navy Expansion Bill in Vote Contention
Senator Norris Independent Nebraska said he would vote against President Roosevelt's naval expansion bill stating we have already funded an adequate navy. He cautioned that rapid battleship buildup risks obsolescence and supported some navy air force expansion but called the combined ships and planes bill too large.
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Washington
Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
House
Foreign Affairs Committee
State Department
Japan
Italy
McReynolds
Tennessee
Department
Sniffers and Sippers urged for Water Quality
New Orleans April 2 6 delegates at the 58th annual American Water Works association session heard M M Braidech of Case School of Applied Science argue for chief sniffers and sippers in water works. He warned citizens demand palatable water and cited 28 odor classifications including fishy grassy musty earthy and like over ripe wine.
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New Orleans
American Water Works Association
M. M. Braidech
Cleveland
Case School of Applied Science
Measures to Halt Red River Caving Near Forks
Emergency steps to stop bank caving on Red river near The Forks north of Shreveport will be requested from Governor Leche at a special meeting called by state engineer Harry Jacobs. Attending are Caddo parish levee board member W. E. Glassell Jr and Caddo representative John Jolley. A Caddo levee board meeting is set for tomorrow to discuss the caving after a 50 landowner gathering Sunday.
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Shreveport
Red River
Forks
Leche
Harry Jacobs
W. E. Glassell, Jr
Caddo Parish Levee Board
John Jolley
Caddo
Claudius M. Dickson
Dawes Remains in Satisfactory Condition After Appendectomy
Former Vice-President Charles G. Dawes, who had an appendectomy Sunday night, was reported in satisfactory condition at Roosevelt Hospital today. The note confirms his recovery status following the operation.
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New York
Charles G. Dawes
Roosevelt Hospital
Public Health Workers Hold Regional Parish Conference
Public health workers from 11 parishes gathered in the city hall for a one day regional conference to discuss current health problems and improve management of parish health units. Dr R W Todd of New Orleans opened the meeting with remarks from the Louisiana bureau of public health administration.
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R. W. Todd
New Orleans
Bureau of Public Health Administration of Louisiana
W. K. Sharp
United States Public Health Service
L. A. Masterson
Maternal and Child Welfare
J. A. Coleman
Laurence Bernard
St. Mary Parish
G. B. Umstead
Direc
Liberals Spark Talk of a National Third Party
Governor Philip LaFollette calls liberals to a Madison meeting to gauge third party strength amid congressional realignment debates. Senator Norris warns against forming a new party until Roosevelt's term status is clear, while Rep. O'Connell argues liberals may back a Roosevelt third term if needed.
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Washington
Philip LaFollette
Madison
Wis
Congress
Norris
Nebraska
Roosevelt
O'Connell
Montana
Vast evacuation as Suchow area reports mass flee
Shanghai April 26 Japanese forces push toward Suchow driving civilians to abandon the area. Roads are clogged with farmers moving south and west ahead of possible advance. Aerial observations confirm evacuation as 200000 troops stream from Shantung into Kiangsu amid Chinese counterattacks north of Taierhchwang and near Pihsien and Tancheng.
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Shanghai
Sunghai
Suchow
Lunghai
Tientsin-Pukow
Taierhchwang
Leche Pushes Civil Service Plan for Labor and Welfare
Governor Richard W. Leche outlined a proposal to place employees of the state departments of labor and welfare under civil service. He said the plan mirrors the Louisiana teacher tenure act to limit spoils system influence. The plan follows budget talks with state heads and the tax commission ahead of the May 9 session.
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Baton Rouge
Richard W. Leche
State Departments of Labor and Welfare
State Tax Commission
Leche
Porterier Expected to Get Judgship in Louisiana
Porterie, Louisiana attorney general, is anticipated to become the western district’s federal judge if a new judgeship is created. An unnamed north Louisiana political leader told a Journal representative that Louisiana’s eight representatives and two senators will recommend Porterie with broad support from New Orleans and other western district areas. Porterie has served as attorney general for six years. The informant locates in Marksville Avoyelles parish.
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Shreveport
F.gaston L. Porterie
Louisiana
North Louisiana
Congress
Porterie
New Orleans
Jourenal
Portere
Higee
Marksville
Avoyelles Pare
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Britain
Elizabeth Wagner
Astoria
Henry
Charles
Felice
Wagner
Cooper
Priscilla Weld
Boston
DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Concordia Parish
Louisiana Levee Board
Tallulah
Natchez
Vidalia High
Nye
Arms
Spain
Water Works Convention
DAWES
U. S
Samuel Insull
Baltimore
Rome
Insull
Chiang
Civil Service Plan
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