Plan to destroy one third of cotton crop draws opposition
In New Orleans Aug 13 officials and traders oppose the federal farm board proposal to destroy a third of the cotton crop to lift prices. Lloyd H D Wilson and others describe the plan as impractical and unenforceable amid widespread skepticism from planters brokers and exchange officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Federal Farm Board
Louisiana
Plan
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Edward S. Butler
the Exchange
South
Lee McMillan
Fenner and Beane
Wilson
United States
Five Die In Michigan Garage Fire Explosion
Battle Creek, Mich. Five persons were burned to death in a garage fire and explosion on the city eastern edge. The blaze began when an employee poured gasoline into a radiator mistaking it for water. Rescue efforts saved those in the rear, but the roof collapsed before all could escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle Creek
Mich
Fires Chief humor over hospital reverse side in invitation
Fire Chief Frank J. Roddy jokes about a Louisiana State Firemen's convention invitation printed on a Haynesville hospital image and plans to let more local firemen attend. The item follows a birthday surprise for Monroe resident A K Kilpatrick, a prank involving two men, and a small cricket-selling venture by two young boys in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Roddy
Louisiana State Firemen's Association
Haynesville
Musical Monroe
Negro Held As Suspect In Michigan Quadruple Killing
In Ypsilanti a Black man was arrested as a suspect in the four youths killings near Willis. Police seek two white men, one likely owner of the pistol used. The gun tied to Harry Lore’s death was turned in by Ypsilanti police and identified by ballistics experts as the weapon that killed Lore. Lore and three others, Thomas Wheatley, Anna May Harrison, and Vivian Gold, were slain with blows and set afire in Wheatley’s car. a man about 30 seen with the group in Milan is also sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ypsilanti
Mich
Willis
Detroit
Herbert Smith
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Harry Lore
Earl O. Stephens
Young Lores
Lore
Thomas Wheatley
Denton
Anna May Harrison
Vivian Gold
Cleveland
Wheatley
Milan
No Assurance Yet in Harper Case Fight for Reprieve
Local forces seeking a reprieve for William M. Harper, set to hang August 21 for the Harvey C. Pepper murder at Sikes in Winn parish, had not obtained a governor's stay. Affidavits suggesting trial testimony concealed facts surfaced in Monroe, with two Winn parish young women claiming to witness the killing and conceal details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William M. Harper
Harvey C. Pepper
Sikes
Winn Parish
Baton Rouge
Monroe
Pepper
Texas Oil Bill Passed by Legislature in Texas
Texas lawmakers approved a conservation bill to curb oil output, signed by Governor Ross Sterling as Oklahoma halted production under Governor Murray. The measure targets East Texas overproduction and aims to stabilize crude prices, with refiners signaling potential price adjustments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
Oklahoma
W. H. Murray
Ross S. Sterling
Murray
Cushing Refining and Gasoline Company
Cushing
Okla
East
Q Oilmen
U S Apologizes for Bombing of Italian Consulate Building
Washington Aug 13 acting Secretary Castle expressed the U S regrets over the bombing of the Italian vice consulate in Pittsburgh after a conference with Ambassador De Martino of Italy no formal apology would be asked and the American government Regrets would be satisfactory Castle had asked Governor Pinchot for a report on the incident
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pittsburgh
Castle
State Department
de Martino
Iuly
Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Murray Proposes Unit Control to Stabilize Oil
Governor Murray outlined a plan for state wide unit control of flash oil production to stabilize crude prices to the dollar level, aiming to act immediately after winding up his campaign. A second item reports a suspect captured in the August 13 killings of two teen couples near Willis Michigan, admitting possession of the gun on several prior occasions, per Prosecutor Toy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Oklahoma City
Okla
W. H. Murray
Ypsilanti
Mich
Harry S. Toy
Wayne County
Willis
Toy
Governors’ Attitude Key to Cotton Salvage Plan
Chairman Stone and Carl Williams of the Farm Board say cotton farmers’ salvation rests on southern governors backing the plan to destroy one third of the crop. The proposal, initiated by the board, aims to boost prices with White House sources noting Hoover was not involved. If approved, officials foretell millions in gains for the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Stone
Carl Williams
Farm Board
White House
Hoover
Williams
South
Thirty Men Employed On Monroe Bridge Project
Stevens Bros and Shafer contractors increased work force on the state highway bridge across the river at Monroe. About 153 men are seeking employment with 123 applicants yesterday. Workers protest wages as Louisiana Labor Bureau members observe the scene. Coffer dams for three of four piers are about 20 percent complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens Bros. and
Shafer
Monroe
Louisiana Labor Bureau
Magnolia Hikes Price on East Texas Crude
Magnolia Petroleum increases crude oil price in East Texas from 20 to 25 cents per barrel at the well. The flat rate applies to all grades. News desk note: price change takes effect at 7 am today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia
East Texas
Dallas
Tex
Magnolia Petroleum Company
Rambone’s Meditations by J P Alley
Ambiguous note from a historical page fragment recounts a boastful line about a man named Rambone and a confrontation involving golf sticks. The readable text centers on a claim of a shot fired and a challenge to an opponent, with slang and obscured wording.
Labor Leaders Urge 5 Day Week and 6 Hour Day
Atlantic City August 13 The American Federation of Labor executive council urged a five day week and a six hour day to meet a national emergency of a third winter unemployment. The plan calls for six hour days if needed with maintained pay and ongoing public works programs plus a prepared industry stabilization plan and a Hoover era conference between labor and industry leaders. President William Green cited growing unemployment and suffering and urged action to avoid societal collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic City
N. J
WUP
American Federation of Labor Today
Herbert Hoover
William Green
Convicted Rum Runner Captured by U S Agents
Galveston Texas August 13 George Musey a convicted liquor runner held incommunicado in a city hotel after federal secret service agents brought him in last night He is being questioned by E A Gleason of the treasury department and Deputy U S Marshal A A Savell Musey believed captured at Lake Charles La and previously convicted in 1928 in the Lena launches seizure case involving $15000 bonds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Tex
George Musey
Secret Service
Musey
E. A. Gleason
Treasury Department
United States
A. A. Savell
Lake Charles
Appelate
Pinchot argues federal action needed to feed hungry
Governor Gif Ford M. Pinchot of Pennsylvania told a Detroit luncheon that only the federal government can adequately feed the nation’s hungry this winter. He declared a national emergency, criticizing state and local charities as unable to cope and urged federal relief despite a treasury deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
U.P
Gifford M. Pinchot
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Learcheon
Frank Murphy
United States
Parish Schools to See Record Enrollment This Fall
Superintendent T O Brown predicts parish school enrollment will exceed prior years, with a new record likely. Faculty will grow by at least two teachers, ten male staff, and a fuller slate of well trained educators. Buildings are being prepped for fall with hardwood floors and slate blackboards. Okaloosa will gain a new water piping system from a distant spring to supply the school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. O. Brown
Brown
Parish Grammar School
Okaloosa
Long Urges Fair Distribution Of Nation Riches
Governor Huey P. Long told LSU agri cultural short course crowds that if wealth remains concentrated the masses will seize relief. He warned a senator or governor might fear such talk, then argued for meeting basic needs as cotton, wheat, clothes, food, and shelter shortages could provoke action. He noted questions about 12,000,000 cotton bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Long
Louisiana State University
United States
Tropical Hurricane Aims for Gulf Route From Caribbean
Weather officials issued Advisory 16:30 a m noting a tropical disturbance centered this morning near latitude 16 and longitude 75 moving west at about 12 mph. Centered about 175 miles south-southeast of Jamaica, the system could recur to steer into the western Caribbean and into the Gulf of Mexico via the Yucatan channel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Weather Bureau
Miami Weather Bureau
Jamaica
Gray
Caribbean Sea
Yucatan Channel
Gulf of Mexico
Pardon plea denied by President Hoover in Fall case
Albert B. Fall former interior secretary serving a year and day plus a 100000 dollar fine had his clemency request denied after a shared cabinet order limited presidential action. Mitchell said papers were not sent to the president except in exceptional cases. Fall’s appeal was submitted by New Mexico officials and citizens, not by Fall himself. Hitz Pomerene and Rover advised against clemency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Albert B. Fall
Secretary of the Interior
Hoover
Mitchell
Fall
Santa Fe
N. M
Fallhi
New Mexico
William Hitz
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Atlee Pomerene
United States
Leo A. Rover
District of Columbia
Alexandria's Federal Site Is Determined
The federal site for Alexandria's new post office will cover the entire block bounded by Fifth Sixth Murray and Johnston streets. The site cost $75,000 with $275,000 remaining for the building. The Treasury Department will decide whether plans are drawn by government architects or by private architects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Found Committee On Public Buildings Today
Alexandria
Fifth
Sixth
Murray
Johnston Streets
Treasury Department
Smaller Yields Predicted For Many Important Crops
Washington reports a broad forecast of lower yields for key crops, with corn near 2.775 billion bushels, durum wheat down 34 million, and substantial drops across oats barley rye flaxseed and cotton. Cotton faces a 584 000 bale crop and price collapse, while overall farm income and employment implications stir debate, citing two sides of the wealth and mood argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Also Mentioned on This Page
Paes
H. D. Wilson
Dixie
Jes’ Ramblin
A. K. Kilpatrick
Bob Ed Tucker Lect
Telegraph Company
Kit
Bob Ed
Johnny Judy
Bernhardt
Virginis
Appoval
Harper
U. S
Boss Tell Mistis
Oman
U.S
Supt. Brown
St. Louis
Wannene
Memphis
Helena
Teases
Arkansas City
Oe Eeerees
Nashville
OHI
Chattanooga
Fort Smith
Beene
Little Rock Sheer
Fulton
Peers
Eeene
Alexandria Ouachita
Eeeeeare
Wolfgang von Gronau
Germany
America
North Atlantic
Iceland
Greenland
the Gulf
B. N. Timmons
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!