Premium Reaches 195 475 On Final State Road Bond Issue
Baton Rouge reports the sale of a $2 5 million block of last 1930 highway bonds at 3 45 interest with a 414 percent premium of $195 475 The bonds are bought by Chase National Bank and National Bank of Commerce New Orleans The proceeds will complete the 75 million program including railroad overpasses and farmer type roads
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Chase National Bank of New York
National Bank of Commerce of
New Orleans
Graham, Par, and Company of
New York
Rains Bring Relief End To Texas Spring Drought
A series of tornadoes and heavy rains struck Texas early today, killing two Black residents near Rockdale and injuring several on the Sims ranch, while another twister hit Cuero injuring six. General rains relief farmers statewide, easing the prolonged drought as crops await moisture. In Wharton two more people, Young Brooks and Minnie Brooks of Egypt, were killed by a tornado in the eastern part of town.
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Rockdale
Texas
Sullivan
Cuero
Cuera
Louis Lindo
Lindo
New Mexico
Wharton
Wharton Y Today
Young Brooks
Egypt
Minnie Brooks
Officer Slain by Gangsters in Indianapolis
Four men suspected in a jewelry store robbery and tied to a gunfight killed Police Sergeant Rich Rivers in a clash at an Indianapolis home. Rivers and officers arrived to question the men, who opened fire through a door then fled in a car as state police formed blockades. Local details note pursuit and later sightings, with investigation unfolding.
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Indianapolis
Lima
J . Ek
Carlinville
Jana
Richwa Rivers
Rivers
Hame
Janapolis
E. E. Rose
Pennsylvania Eyes on Pennsylvanias Political Pulse
Harrisburg reports that Pennsylvania's presidential contest focuses on expected Democratic strength to boost the party's chances in conventions. Supporters of Herbert Hoover and Democratic organizers dispute the balance of votes and delegates as ballots guide the national scene.
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Harrisburg
Pennsinia
Volimary
Prest
Henry Breckinridge
Ow York
Critichio
Repubic
William Frah
Pennsylvania
Herbert Hoov
Diet dispute splits Dionne Quinteen guardians again
In Callander Ontario April 28 the Dionne quints guardians clash over feeding. Mrs Oliva Dionne calls for hot soups and fresh meat dishes while Dr Allan Dafoe says the children are well fed but their weight is kept down to resist disease.
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Dionne
Leche Eyes Farm Program and New Orleans World Exposition
The forthcoming Louisiana legislative session may see bills to align with the federal farm program and to organize a state conservation plan. A proposed state farm agency would include the commissioner of agriculture and the state university agriculture head to support soil conservation and payment schemes. A separate bill envisions a large New Orleans exposition, with Governor-elect Leche signaling openness to such statewide development.
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Quincy Ewing
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Louisiana
Commissioner of Agriculture
State University College of Agriculture
Huey P. Long
Richard W. Leche
Police Jury Association of
Richard W. Lewhe
Harry J. Early
State Relief Administration
Gaston L. Porterie
Gerald C. Brandt
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
Resolutions Committee
Roper Proposes 0 Point Plan At DC Chamber Meeting
Secretary Roper unveiled a ten point program to let business absorb more jobless workers at a Cham ber of Commerce of the United States convention in Washington. He urged firms to examine their needs and capacity to hire while boosting efficiency and passing lower production costs to consumers.
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Washington
Roper
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
White House
Commerce
Harper Sibley
Chamber
Elderly man badly injured found near Illinois Central tracks
An unidentified elderly white man was found severely injured beside the Illinois Central tracks at Dunn, 12 miles east of Rayville. He was taken to St Francis Sanitarium in critical condition with a severe head injury and multiple rib fractures. He has gray hair and poor eye vision from a prior injury. no witnesses could identify him.
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Illinois Central Railroad
Dunn
Rayville
St Francis Sanitarium
Bridge bids set for Sabine river crossing on Texas 87
Austin April 28 The Texas highway commission will receive bids May 6 on an interstate bridge over the Sabine river on Texas highway 87 connecting Calcasieu parish Louisiana with Newton county Texas. Estimated cost 105000 dollars.
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Austin
Texas
Texas Highway Commission
Sabine River
Calcasieu Parish
Newton County
Alcatraz prisoner shot during first escape attempt
San Francisco April 2 A guard shot 40 year old mail robber Joseph Bowers as he scaled a wire fence on Alcatraz Island. Struck in the shoulder and thigh, he fell 60 feet to the shore and died of a lung wound. The incident halted the first escape attempt since the prison opened. Bowers had been imprisoned for a post office robbery in Butte California. New inmates arrived shortly after the death, boosting the prison population to 258 incorrigibles.
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San Francisco
Alcatraz Island
Sanford Bates
Federal Director of Prisons
Joseph Bowers
Bowers
Butte
Calif
Royston
Lint Shaw
Colbert
W. A. Dickerson
Dickerson
Three Slocum children die in Hollisterville fire
In Scranton Pennsylvania on April 28 a fire at the Slocum home near Hollisterville took three young lives Jean Slocum 14 Nancy Slocum 5 Marion Slocum 2. Their mother saved an eight month old infant but was injured and may not recover. The mother and a son had left earlier on a milk route.
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Scranton
D. W. Slocum
Hollisterville
Warne County
Jean Slocum
Nancy Slocum
Marion Slocum
Slocum
Goering Given New Power In Nazi Power Shakeup
Berlin officials announced General Hermann Goering superseded Hjalmar Schacht in key control of foreign exchange and raw materials. Adolf Hitler named Goering supreme dictator over these sectors, with authority to coordinate all government and party offices and to secure support from Reich ministers. Debate grows on Schacht’s fate as influence shifts in the Nazi leadership.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Hjalmar Schacht
Germany
Reich
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Prussia
Adlof Hitler
der Fuehrer
Goering
General Goering
Schacht
Reichsbishop
Ludwig Mueller
Hans Kerrl
Nazi Party of
King Fuad I of Egypt Dies at 68 in Cairo
King Fuad I of Egypt, 68, died after a long illness with a gangrenous throat. Crown Prince Farouk, 16, will ascend under a regency until his 18th birthday. Premier Ali Pasha Maher announced the sovereign's death at 1 p.m. Cairo time.
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Crownith
Fuad
Egypt
Farouk
England
Ali Pasha Maher
Cairo
Faud
Montazah
Monroe Named 1937 Louisiana Medical Society Meet City
LARF CHARLES La April 28 UP The Louisiana State Medical society meeting in session chose Monroe as the 1937 convention city Candidates for society president included Drs Charles Hardin Franklin King Rand Alexandria and Co A Lohio Baton Rouge Vice presidents named were Drs R C Young Covington Walter Moss Lake Charles and L B Long Lafayette A W Martin Bogalusa nominated for second vice president and Guy Shaw New Iberia among others
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Larf Charles
Louisiana State Medical Society
Monroe
Charles Hardin
Franklin
King Rand
Alexandria
A. Lohio
Baton Rouge
R. C. Young
Covington
Walter Moss
Lake Charles
L. B. Long
Lafayette
A. W. Martin
Bogalusa
Johnson moved to Baton Rouge jail after shooting
Walter Johnson, held for the cattle dipping slayings of two Grant parish officers, was moved today from a local hospital to the East Baton Rouge parish jail. He was wounded and captured after a posse chased the fatal shooting of Sheriff W. L. Nugent and Deputy Sheriff D. L. Brunson near Colfax as cattle were being dipped.
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Baton Rouge
Walter Johnson
Grant Parish
East Baton Rouge Parish
Johnson
W. L. Nugent
D. L. Brunson
Colfax
Morning World Expands Wire Service With AP News
The Morning World announces an arrangement with the Associated Press to gain two extra hours of wire service, allowing reception of latest news events up to midnight each night. This upgrade aligns with its claim of being North Louisiana's favorite breakfast table paper.
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Morning World
Associated Press
Louisiana
Jobless Labor Protest Occupies New Jersey Assembly
April 28 in Trenton unemployed farmers and labor activists mocked the New Jersey Assembly as Republicans debated relief financing. The group formed a Farmer-Labor party, slept in the capitol for a week, and pledged to stay until the next session. Ray Cooke called Assemblyman J Parnell Thomas a liar triggering derision from lawmakers.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Farmer-Labor
State Assembly
State House
Assembly
Thomas
Chamber
Ray Cooke
Workers’ Alliance
J. Parnell Thomas
Bergen
Secret of Growing Roses Finally Out
Washington gossip explodes as a yard blooms with artificial roses. Neighbors question A. D. Hayworth, who keeps mum while an unlocked gate reveals the ruse.
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Washington
A. D. Havyworth’s
Hayworth
Last-Minute Briefs From Multiple Cities
A set of short notices covers varied topics. Dorothy McCasland cries for mercy as she nears death in Greenville. In Buffalo a judge weighs a creditor’s bid to seize teeth diamonds from a debtor. In Washington a dispute over dog food rhetoric stirs congressional records. In Nashville a Texas Centennial mission gathers 10 Texans led by Gov Allred to promote the event opening June 6.
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Greenville
Texas
Dorothy McCasland
W. W
Dester) McCasland
Nashville
Tenn
James V. Allred
District of Columbia
Naval affairs panel approves travel for centennial events
The House Naval Affairs Committee approved a bill to authorize Marines to attend the Arkansas and Texas Centennial celebrations and the United Confederate Veterans reunion in Shreveport Louisiana in June.
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Washington
House
Naval Affairs Committee
Texas
United Confederate Veterans
Shreveport
Woman Died of Poison. Unidentified Body May Be Buried
In Birmingham a pretty young woman who died of poison remains unnamed as of April 2 with 15 000 visitors seen at the undertaker. The body may be buried tomorrow if no identification is found. In Washington on April 28 evidence shows ATandT long distance profits exceeded six percent over a three year period.
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Birmingham
Ala
Washington
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
A& Be
The
Communications Commission
Eastern railroads plan protest legal challenge to ICC fares
Eastern railroad presidents say they will file protests and enter a court test of the Interstate Commerce Commission fare order while joining the challenge. The report notes a federal housing administrator statement that a building industry comeback is under way.
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New York
Eastern Railroads
Interstate Commerce Commission
Eastern Rail
Washington
Stewart McDonald
Federal
Knoxville Girl Awaits Instrument To Remove Lighter Top
Pauline Lane a sixteen year old Knoxville resident remains in no immediate danger as doctors await a specially designed instrument to remove a cigarette lighter top from the bottom of her left lung. New York authorities bail Johnny Torrio at 190000 dollars then arrest him on forgery charges. New Orleans indicts fourteen men in a liquor smuggling conspiracy after a three year federal probe costing about one million in revenue.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Pauline Lane
New York
Johnny Torrio
Chicago
New York City
New Orleans
Gramd
Ways and Means Committee Seeks Tax Bill Amendment
The house ways and means committee voted to offer an amendment to the tax bill designed to remove a revenue lag estimated at 100 million dollars in the first year.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Threats To Lynch Lion Owner Stir Public Fury
Jackson County April 28 threats against Albert Moyer who guards his trained lion Robert le Moyer after a stranger was mauled near Albert's cage. O F Lazar of Augusta Ga hurt near Alberts cage amid fence incident. Coroner's jury declined criminal action but Lazar's brother filed a manslaughter warrant. Moyer released on bond and to face preliminary hearing Friday. He vows to protect Albert and guard the beast with a sholana.
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Jackson
Robert le Moyer
O. F. Lazar
Augusta
Alberts
Moyer
Lazer
Albert
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