Reduced Prohibition Unit Enforces Volstead Law
A condensed prohibition unit of the division of investigation began enforcing the Volstead Act while states decide on repeal. J Edgar Hoover directs the new division with John S Hurley as assistant. Details remain unreleased as the attorney general returns from vacation.
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Washington
Division of Investigation
Prohibition Bureau
Bureau of Investigation
Justice Department
J. Edgar Hoover
John S. Hurley
Prohibition
Cummings
Lecturer to Speak on Social Purity at Nazarene Church
Dr. J. T. Upchurch, nationally known lecturer, will speak at the Nazarene Church on Thomas at Richmond streets Friday at 7 45 p m. The event is interdenominational and not a church service. A seven member program includes a women's quartet from the Berachah home Arlington Tex, a facility for unmarried mothers and erring girls.
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J. T. Upchurch
Church of the Nazarene
Thomas
Richmond Streets
Berachah
Arlington
Tex
Ft. Worth
Dallas
Upchurch
Blue Star Ointment Advertisement Claims Quick Relief
An old advertisement promotes Blue Star Ointment to treat itch rashes tetter foot itch eczema and related skin conditions. It promises quick relief and money back if unavailable, urging coverage with the ointment for best results.
Black Boat Fight Ends With Arrest And Accusations
Curtis Tucker and Archer Baker, both Black men, were in a boat chase on Ouachita River near Bosco. Tucker says Baker attacked with a paddle and glass in sandwiches, tried to throw him overboard, while Tucker fought back and subdued him. Sheriff investigates poisoning claim.
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Curtis Tucker
Archer Baker
Sheriff's Department
Tucker
Baker
Ouachita
Bosco
President pushes four point economic move on Hudson
The president, in buoyant mood, signals the blue eagle over government supplies. He issues an executive order applying the new industrial code for shorter hours and higher pay to suppliers to the government as part of the recovery drive. He plans to return to Washington Friday night and supervise the reorganized government. He travels by special train through Virginia and plans to visit CCC camps before returning. He monitors Cuba and expects action Friday, then intends to stay in Washington over Labor Day.
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Hudson
Washington
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
Harrisonburg
Luray
Civilian Conservation Corps
White House
Cuba
Labor Day
Roosevelt to depart for Washington then return to Hyde Park
President Roosevelt plans a Friday departure for Washington by train with a Virginia motor return. He will stay in Hyde Park until August 31 then sail back to the capital aboard Vincent Astor’s Nourmahal, with the same guests and Mr Astor.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Capital
Roosevelt
Washington
Vincent Astor
Nourmahal
Mr. Astor
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia
White House
Tax Notices Prompt Renewal of Delinquent Taxes
Considerable response to notices calling attention to tax delinquencies has been received at the sheriff's office. After a lull, payments renewed following mailing. Real estate taxes for 1932 unpaid will be advertised for sale on September 1. Enforced collections on movable property will begin soon.
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Sheriff's Office
Five Immigration Men To Be Dropped Aug 19
In New Orleans on August 19 five employees in the immigration district will be dropped following the merger of the immigration and naturalization bureaus. Among those removed are Charles D. Kemp, Gulfport station inspector, and Dr. Joseph T. Ware, Mobile inspector.
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New Orleans
Immigration and Naturalization Bureaus
Eugene Kessler
Charles D. Kemp
Gulfport
Miss
Joseph T. Ware
Mobile
Ala
Sugar Marketing Agreement Faces Quota Criticism on Labor Costs
The debate centers on sugar quotas with critics alleging bad terms for labor. Chadbourne denounces conditions in domestic beet sugar and Puerto Rican cane sectors. He cites low wages for Mexican labor and argues Hawaii and Philippine production rely on minimal pay. Senator Hendrick defends domestic beet sugar growth within Roosevelt era relief aims.
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Cuba
Chadbourne
Knights of Columbus
Hawaii
Hendrick
Wyoming
Roosevelt
Obituary for Charles Benson Former Monroe Resident
Funeral services were held Friday morning at 8 for Charles Benson, a former Monroe resident who died Monday night in New York. The body arrived on a Missouri Pacific train and was taken to the Jewish cemetery for interment. Services were conducted by Rabbi F. K. Hirsch.
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Charles Benson
Monroe
New York
Missouri Pacific
F. K. Hirsch
Autopsy Considered in Greenwood Poison Case
Greenwood Mississippi August 11 district attorney R A Jordan weighs holding an autopsy on Dr John P Kennedy who died after alleged poisoning by Dr Sarah Ruth Dean his former associate now charged with murder A roomer reported calls and a letter signed Ruth hint at a motive Kennedy had planned to remarry his divorced wife and fought poisoning after drinking a whisky highball before dying in Jackson hospital.
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Greenwood
Miss
R. A. Jordan
John P. Kennedy
Sarah Ruth Dean
Jackson
Barney Kennedy
Kennedy
Dr. Dean
Dean
Unsatisfactory Proposals In Newspaper Wage Code
Winston Johnson criticizes the American Newspaper Publishers Association code of hours and wages as containing unsatisfactory provisions. He will review sections with publishers and says a code cannot be approved without a hearing. Signers of the blanket reemployment pact may be first to display the blue eagle.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Johnson
Blue Eagle
Natchez Minister To Speak At Church Here
Rev. George D. Booth of Natchez Mississippi will preach at the First Presbyterian church Sunday at 11 oclock. He previously led Monroe church for five years and has served Natchez for fifteen years, widely known as a brilliant speaker and devoted minister. A large crowd is expected.
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George D. Booth
First Presbyterian Church
Natchez, Miss
Booth
Monroe
Natchez
Louisiana
Former Dry Informer Is Arrested After Battle
Paul Duplessis, once said to be an informer for prohibition, was arrested at his home after a gun battle in front of a Lizardi street residence. Richard A. Vaughan, 47, a trapper, said four men who claimed to be officers tried to force entry and he fired in defense, believing they intended to hijack the home for liquor. Police found Duplessis's blood-stained car near the scene. he denied involvement.
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New Orleans
Paul Duplessis
Prohibition Department
Lizardi Street
Richard A. Vaughan
Vaughan
Duplessis
Despondent Ex-Officer Ends Life In Dallas Park
J P Huddleston age 63 a longtime peace officer shot himself in a Dallas park Friday with a .45 pistol ending 35 years in law enforcement He died instantly Despondent since his release as a Texas ranger after the new governor took office Bryce L Twitty his son in law said.
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Dallas
Tex
J. P. Huddleston
Bryce L. Twitty
Huddleston
Texas
Former convict sought in Ohio slaying case
Meridian Mississippi and Tennessee officers hunt an unidentified ex convict from Ohio as an accomplice in the slaying of Oliver S Bailey 27 of Cincinnati. District Attorney Robert Dunn questions the motive and says accomplices may be involved. Henkel says he killed Bailey after an immoral approach. Authorities have requested search in Mississippi and Tennessee for a former inmate of Chillicothe Ohio reform school.
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Meridian
Miss
Tennessee
Mississippi
Ohio
John H. Henkel
Oliver S. Baily
Cincinnati
Robert Dunn
Henkel
Baily
Dunne
Tommy
Dunn
Chillicothe, O
Shreveport Preacher Pushes Local Option Laws
Rev. A. W. Turner of the Louisiana Prohibition league urges Governor Allen to include local option measures in the special session. He asks citizens sheriffs and district attorneys to contact the governor and press for laws to protect dry territory from liquor sales.
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Shreveport
A. W. Turner
Louisiana Prohibition League
O. K. Allen
Louisiana
Allen
Turner
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