NRA Codes Board to Enforce Blue Eagle Rules in Cities
Washington reports set up of “compliance boards” in each city under Hugh S Johnson to investigate violations, hear complaints, and seek voluntary compliance with NRA blue eagle agreements. Boards lack executive power and will report noncompliance to Washington for action.}
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Washington
NRA
Hugh
Johnson
Inca
Roosevelt
Recovery Council
Hugh S. Johnson
Pennsylvania
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
Flood watch outlines 24 hour stage changes as river levels fluctuate along the river system. Officials issued alerts for nearby communities and urged caution for travelers and residents in flood prone zones.
Woman Held Prisoner for More Than Year Rescued by Police
Margaret La Gette a Jacksonville nurse said she was held captive for over a year in a second floor flat above Theodore Economakos’s State street cafe. Police freed her after a plain clothes officer intervened. she showed welts from beatings and described coercion and attempts by men to help her escape.
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Chicago
Margaret la Gette
Jacksonville
Fla
Theodore Economakos
State Street
Miss la Gette
St. Luke's Hospital
Economakos
South Market Street
Washroom Battle figure Huey Long replies from Capone era
A Chicago style feud unfolds as Al Capone replies to Huey Long over the Sands Point washroom clash. Capone mocks Long while boasting gangland honor and implying punishment for crossers. A Louisiana show and a local post office visit add to the era’s colorful intrigue.
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Huey (Crawfish) Long
Sands Point
L. 1
al Capone
Atlanta
Monroe
Huey
Louisiana
Maine votes to repeal 18th Amendment in historic step
Maine backed the 21st Amendment about two to one, joining 26 states in the repeal column. Prohibition backers contest the push as Maryland Colorado and Minnesota prepare Tuesday ballots on repeal while Arizona joins ratification. By Associated Press.
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Associated Preas
Maine
Maryland
Colorado
Minnesota
Arizona
Washington
Idaho
New Mexico
Michigan
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
Wyoming
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
Nevada
Illinois
Indiana
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Iowa
West
NRA plan boosts jobs in Monroe and West Monroe
A Chamber of Commerce survey shows 169 persons added to local payrolls under the NRA program. At a $12 weekly minimum, wages total about $2,028, based on 185 questionnaires returned or in progress. Mr McClary notes ongoing mailings and presses ahead with data as unemployment lessens.
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S. H. McClary
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
West Monroe
NRA
McClary
Band Robbers Loot Bank Abduct Employee in Farrell
Ten men armed with shotguns and revolvers robbed the S J Gully bank in Farrell Pa. on payday at Carnegie Steel. Eight entered the bank while two waited at two cars and kidnapped employee Carl Wiesen 21. They fled toward Sharon with the money yet to be totaled as police scoured surrounding roads.
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Sharon
Carnegie Steel Company
Man shoots woman then kills himself in Dallas bureau
In Dallas a 68 year old man shot and seriously wounded Mrs. Jules Cahn a club woman and social worker, then killed himself with a bullet to the heart in the main office of the Jewish social relief service bureau.
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Dallas
Tex
Jules Cahn
Jewish Social Relief Service Bureau
Firemen Gather for Conventions in Monroe
Firefighters from across Louisiana converge in Monroe for the twenty eighth annual Louisiana State Firemen's association convention. Activities include registration, a 5 30 parade, a big barbecue at Mayor Bernstein's home, and a full schedule of talks on fire codes school programs and cooperative protection.
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Monroe
Louisiana State Firemen's Association
Hotel Virginia
Arnold Bernstein
R. A. Bogan
State Association
Baton Rouge
Bogan
N. F. Vandeguer
W. I. Neel
Ernest A. Thibodaux
Thibodaux
International Association of Electrical Inspectors
Gaston Porterie
Louisiana
B. L. Neville
Edward Wright
Houma
Louisiana State Firermen's Association
James E. Hassinger
Louisiana Insurance Society
Bertrand Barnett
Arcadia
Joh M. Evans
New Orleans
Board of Supervisors
Louisiana Fire College
Louisiana tax reform outlines $20 million property levy cut
The Louisiana tax reform commission proposes an early special session to cut property taxes by about 20.964 million dollars, shift school support to the state, and slash expenses. It calls for abolishing the supervisor of public accounts, consolidating levee districts, repealing parish gasoline taxes, and boosting home stead exemptions to reduce levies.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Tax Reform Commission
An Intendictricts
Orleans
Motorists Groan Under Heavy Tax
A veteran writer critiques Louisiana motor license taxes under Long and Allen. He argues the state keeps the old horse power based system, with increases for trucks and buses, while many states cut rates. Plea for relief faces legal and bond-related obstacles. license reductions appear unlikely.
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Long-Allen
Louisiana
Long and Allen
Parker
Lang
Moonlight pistol duel fascinates Asheville police
A 26 year old filling station attendant, Jack Moody, says he was wounded in a moonlit pistol duel over a girl. Moody gave a tale of a mysterious, unnamed rival who fled in a car after missing and then hitting Moody. police seek the stranger called Lamb but have no solid leads.
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Asheville
N. C
Jack Moody
Moody
North Carolina
Sir Galan
Beaver Lake
Lamb
Blue Ridge
Bold bandits terrorize Minnesota cities amid crime wave
Police in St Paul and Minneapolis tighten defenses after a wave of kidnappings bank robberies and payroll and diamond stickups. State agents guard crime scenes while eight masked gunmen robbed Railway Express workers of two chests worth an estimated 100000 to 5000. Two men held for questioning.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Twin Cities
State Department of Criminal Apprehension
Minneapolis
Railway Express Agency, Inc
South St. Paul
French aviation mission departs for Moscow
In Le Bourget France on September 12 three tri-motored planes carrying air Minister Pierre Cot and 11 associates left for Russia to promote French commercial aviation to the Soviet government.
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Russia
LE Bourget
France
Moscow
Pierre Cot
Cuba's Ramon Grau San Martin sworn in as new president
Hundreds of officers oppose the new regime as Grau San Martin administers cabinet oaths at the National hotel. He declares Cuba finally free and possessing a stable government while ceremonies occur at the presidential palace and legislative chambers amid crowds and fears of bloodshed.
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Havana
Ramon Cgrau San Martin
Cuba
Defiant Cuban Officers Bar Against Government Demand
In Havana, army officers barricaded inside the National Hotel resisted President Grau’s ultimatum. They refused to yield within the 24 hour deadline and prepared for a possible showdown as the new government sought terms.
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Havana
Ramor Grau Sin Martin
Oklahoma Governor Presses Salary Cuts and Court Challenge
Governor Murray campaigns to force the state supreme court to accept reduced salaries. A special court ordered Chief Justice Riley to $625 monthly, higher than the $400 last funded. Legislature approved 15 percent cuts, while Murray threatens amending the constitution to remove justices if needed.
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Oklahoma City
National Guard
Oklahoma
William H. M Alfalfa Bhi Murray
Supreme Court
Guv
Robert Burns
Murray
Frank Carter
Fletcher Riley
Murrays
Special Court
Riley
Two Killed Three Gassed At Birmingham Foundry
In Birmingham Alabama carbon monoxide seeped into furnace No 2 at Sloss Sheffield plant. George Byrd and Henry Florence were killed while working in the hopper. Three of the five others overcome were gassed during rescue attempts. Foreman Joe Walsey escaped and summoned aid.
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Birmingham
Ala
Sloss-Sheffield Coal and Iron Company
George Byrd
Henry Florence
Byrd
Florence
Joe Walsey
Walsey
Prison Break Links Pawnshop Purchase to Slayings
Police say a Louisiana penitentiary escape was aided by a pistol smuggled to inmates by visitors. Mrs. Marion Russell confessed buying a gun under an alias at a pawnshop and delivering it during a prison visit while her husband James Russell allegedly planned the escape and killings.
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New Orleans
Marion Russell
James Russell
John Grosch
Russell
J. Davis
Bae
Hin
Prisoners Thought Cornered In Simmesport Woods
Report from Sept. 12 states three prisoners, John Abderson, James Russell, and Charles Frazier, were believed to have escaped into the woods near Simmesport after hiring a native to obtain food. Bloodhounds and highway patrol pursued tracks but the men eluded capture, with officers continuing to search the area.
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Farly
Simmesport
Lawyer Oscar Lawler Defends NRA Ethics View
Beverly Hills report notes California attorney calls NRA a code of fair ethics among business partners. He says government pressure to enforce what is right amounts to decency by regulation, framing it as a market conscience effort. The letter adds personal reflections on corporate finance terms like preferred stock.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Oscar Lawler
California
NRA
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