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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1933
Page
8
A disrupted shipment causes earache related delays as packages face hold ups. Officials cite transit errors and weather factors slowing deliveries. Residents report late arrivals and calls to customer service for updates.
B Tuey drank poison and doctors doubt recovery as ambulance takes him to sanatorium. Police alerted by wife after his action. Tuey, once a machinist, faced forgery charges and a four month sentence in Ouachita parish jail in 1932 for operating a confidence game. He later received a 12 month term for forgery. Also named in forgery charges were LM McCorkle Agnes McCorkle and J L King.
An advertisement touts HOBO a time tested remedy for night discomfort backache joint soreness and nervousness. It claims MOBO provides soothing relief makes users feel younger and more energetic and aids general health. Sold everywhere for years and recommended for both men and women.
Rochester authorities disclosed an apparent kidnap attempt aimed at one or more of the three Mayo children. The incident occurred Tuesday, and details were released on Thursday as the investigation continued.
The recovery administration plans a broad outreach with more than 200 speakers, including governors, congressmen, and cabinet members, to promote the postwar recovery program. Notables listed include Secretary of War Dern and University of Wisconsin president Glenn Frank. Codes for industries are being negotiated, with steel, oil, and lumber sides at work, while oil leaders clash over price rules.
Washington Aug 3 oil industry leaders urged extending the blanket code to retail outlet workers, proposing 12 1/2 to 16 dollar weekly scales for a 40 hour week versus 16 to 19 under the labor provisions of the oil trade plan. They argued many retailers handle gas and air products only as a sideline and higher code rates could be burdensome, affecting 400000 to 600000 workers.
Heat wave misery spread across cities with 2,000,000 gallons lost in water supply and raw pressure complaints. Mayor John P. O'Brien opened 60 docks for public use as thousands slept in parks. Elizabeth New Jersey saw 100 degrees as a skylight fire erupted. New Haven reported six deaths, Philadelphia tied a date high of 97, Quarryville hit 104, and Richmond saw a burglar steal an electric fan during a break in.
Wind and rain continue to delay General Italo Balbo's squadron of 24 Italian seaplanes at Shoal Harbor N F. They arrived eight days ago and await favorable weather to take off for Valentia Island Ireland. The report notes no further action besides weather delays.
Three men pled guilty in district court Thursday morning. Willie Brown received 14 months total on three shoplifting charges. Felix Summerville and Henry Anderson got 60 days each for stealing scrap iron. Brown labeled a professional shoplifter and got additional 60 days for stealing a cap, six months for shoes, and six months for five pairs of trousers from local stores.
Louisiana sugar industry representatives met in New Orleans and proposed amendments to the government stabilization plan to bolster the state's sugar sector. Officials named include C. D. Kemper, R. H. Chadwick, Frank L. Barker, Leon J. Landry, Dr. R. Q. O. Young, Charles A. Farwell, A. S. Lanaux, and E. J. Gay, pressing for higher syrup and molasses quotas and protections for Louisiana factories and cooperatives.
Preliminary plans by J. W. Staith and Associates for a four story natural stone building near the old site destroyed by fire. Estimated cost about 325000, with bids to be invited soon. The structure will house the National Guard unit, chamber of commerce, and Red Cross, with NRA funding anticipated.
Government seeks to curb price gouging in the NRA by tracking prices on foodstuffs clothing and textiles from 50 cities and 1 000 stores. The study will show farmer earnings materials costs labor wages and farmer purchase costs to gauge purchasing power gains.
The Navy awarded 21 vessel contracts to low bidders. Navy yards get 16 ships. private yards receive five. Shipbuilders include Newport News, Bethlehem Quincy, New York Ship, Electric Boat. A five day 40 hour work week is ordered for 44,000 shore workers.
The Navy announced awards totaling two contracts at Bath Iron Works in Bath Maine two for 3 429 000 dollars each two at Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock in Kearney New Jersey two for 3 410 800 dollars each and two at United Dry Docks Inc in New York City two for 3 400 000 dollars each.
A large community contest sponsors a fair promotion offering winners a choice between a trip or $100 in cash. Monroe West Monroe and Bastrop merchants cooperate with the newspaper to support the campaign. The event emphasizes equal chances and features educational elements valued highly by participants as the prize draws near.
Police and sheriff's deputies hunted a reported crazy man in a wet corn field along the Dixie Overland highway east of Monroe. He dodged cars, darted into corn, and fled when questioned. Despite hours of searching the drenched officers found no trace of him.
New Orleans police on August 3 sought a prominent business man after Miss Hazel Clough 35 accused him of striking her in his apartment following a dinner engagement. The injured woman was found wandering and authorities pursued leads to identify the assailant.
A dazed donation case saw a person file charges early today after being revived at a police station. The report mentions the Eiffel Tower in Paris as 1,000 feet high in the same fragment.
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