Opened Fight For Flat 12 Cent Loan Slayings
Skeptical officers seek to verify the tale of prospector Earl Bud Kimball alias Cramer who confessed to killing 25 more victims in two years near Auburn California. Sheriff Elmer Gunn organized a search for two graves described by Kimball with a battered Chicago contractor James G. Kennett Sr. and a 17 year old youth identified as T Mangan found, while Johnson and Realing or Girling bodies are also reported missing.
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Auburn
Calif
Here
Elmer H. Gunn
Earl
Bud) Kimball
Cramer
James G. Kennett
Chicago
T. Mangan
Colfax
CCC
Ball
Johnson
Realing
Girling
Kimball
Kennett
Ouachita Parish School Budget Approved for Next Year
The Ouachita Parish School Board approved a $412,257.26 budget for the coming year. The plan covers anticipated expenses and staffing needs for the district's instructional programs and operations.
Ouachita Parish Approves 1935 36 Teacher List Budget
The Ouachita parish school board in a special session approved a $412,257.26 budget for the new year and forwarded the teacher list to state officials for final approval. The board expects the list of teachers to be reviewed by a special board and notes no federal funds have been received here, with a similar current year budget and detailed breakdown of revenues and expenditures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
T. O. Brown
T. H. Harris
Willig
Federal Vocational Board
Iee Ee
IB Sg
Csv
Hacravies Adhe
Ssivabenecin Ereeae Tatmtore Nein Neccandice Keansss
Ajene
Thaun Snev Disereeskess
Tydings Denies Cocktail Party Tie to Lobbyist
Senator Tydings of Maryland denied before the senate lobby committee that he ever attended a cocktail party hosted by Bernard B. Robinson of Associated Gas and Electric. Robinson was recalled to confirm he had dinner with Tydings at the F street club, noting two young ladies were present but could not recall the date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Tydings
Maryland
Senate Lobby Committee
Bernard B. Robinson
Robinson
Associated Gas and Electric
F Street
Howard C. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric Company
Drowned Boy in Berwick Bay After Fishing Accident
In Morgan City Louisiana on August 23 Dudley Langly ten drowned when a fish on his line pulled him from his boat into Berwick Bay his body was recovered.
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Morgan City
Dudley Langly
Berwick Bay
Will Rogers Sealed In Forest Lawn Crypt
Will Rogers body sealed in crypt at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Los Angeles after a Wee Kirk o the Heather ceremony. Oklahoma will receive interment beside his parents in Chelsea cemetery. Public life paused as Hollywood honored the home-spun philosopher with 50,000 in mass viewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Will Rogers
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Hollywood
Gulf Pacific highway linked New Orleans to Seattle
New Orleans will be linked with Seattle in a memorial highway honoring the Louisiana Purchase. The Gulf Pacific highway would follow United States highway 71 to the west coast. Incorporation papers for the Gulf Pacific Highway association were signed by Olin Linn, chairman of the good roads committee of the Association of Commerce.
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New Orleans
Seattle
Gulf Pacific Highway Association
Olin Linn
The
Association of Commerce
Man Killed When Truck Overturns Near Zwolle
Zwolle La Aug 23 One man was killed and another slightly injured last night when their speeding truck overturned at a curve two miles north of Zwolle. William Snooky Ross 21 of Pleasant Hill was killed instantly. his companion O W Moffett 21, who had just relinquished the wheel, suffered minor bruises.
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Zwolle
Here
William “Snooky” Ross
Pleasant Hill
O. W. Moffett
Selassie Offers to Sell Ethiopian Province to Italy
Addis Ababa August 23 report says Emperor Haile Selassie proposed selling the Aussa province in northeastern Ethiopia to Italy. Proceeds would fund the fight against slavery and finance schools roads and hospitals. Details were scarce and officials were doubtful this move would succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Haile Selassie
Italy
Aussa
Eritrea
Ouachita Valley Fair Premium List Issued for West Monroe
The premium list for the Ouachita Valley Fair to be held in West Monroe on October 15 has been issued. It outlines prizes for vegetables nuts canned goods cotton 4-H livestock baked goods textiles art floral displays home crafts metal work and more. Exhibitors should request lists from George H. Dierlamm West Monroe La and send a classified exhibit list to the fair manager.
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West Monroe
E. R. Strahan
Parish
George H. Dierlamm
Roosevelt appoints social security board leaders
President Roosevelt named John J. Winant former New Hampshire governor as chairman of the new social security board. Arthur J Altmeyer of Wisconsin and Vincent Morgan Miles of Arkansas were chosen as the other members. Winant, a Republican, previously headed a textile strike inquiry committee.
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Washington
Roosevelt
John J. Winant
New Hampshire
New Social Security Board
Arthur J Altmeyer
Wisconsin
Vincent Morgan Miles
Arkansas
Winant
Senators grapple with cotton loan figures in crackling farm policy
Washington senators clash over 12 cent per pound loans for the 1935 cotton crop as Byrnes pushes to undo AAA changes. The dispute centers on guarantees via grants and the effect on growers under the farm mortgage moratorium bill.
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Washington
King
Byrnes
South Carolina
AAA
School Dispute in St. Landry Grows Warmer
In St. Landry parish clashes over Huey Long policy continue with rival mass meetings. Citizens in Opelousas condemn the school board for dismissing 14 teachers under a recently directed law, while Eunice echoes support for the board’s action.
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ST. Landry
Opelousas
Huey Long
St. Landry Parish
Long
Eunice
Ouachita River Bridge Between Monroe and West Monroe
A new bridge across the Ouachita River linking Monroe and West Monroe is slated to open between December 1 and 15. Vin cennes Bridge Company officials report most bascule section material has arrived, with 45 ton leaves due by September 15 and a rising bascule span for the draw mechanism. Authorities expect formal opening with state officials and planned ceremonies.
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Ouachita River
Monroe
West Monroe
H W. Bachellor
Vincennes Bridge Company
Vincennes
Indiana
Bachellor
New Orleans Exchange Hails Cotton Loan Decision
In Mississippi a campaign event tied to Huey Long issues frames the gubernatorial race as part of Roosevelt's re election drive. Senator Theo G Bilbo told rural listeners at Eupora that he discussed the matter with President Roosevelt, asserting his commitment to the Democratic party while supporting Hugh White in the race.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Huey Long
Roosevelt
Theo G. Bilbo
Hugh White
President Roosevelt Signs Banking Measure
President Roosevelt signed the banking bill granting the Federal Reserve Board greater control over national credit. Sponsors Senator Glass and Rep Steagall attended, with Mor genthau, Eccles, Crowley, and O Connor as guests. The signing marked a rare ceremonial approval for a major new law.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Board
National Credit
Glass
Virginia
Steagall
Alabama
Senate
House
Federal Reserve Board On
Morgenthau
Eccles
Reserve Board
Leo Crowley
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
J. F. T. O'Connor
Cotton loan plan praised by New Orleans cotton groups
The American Cotton Cooperative Association and New Orleans Cotton Exchange leaders welcomed the government's cotton loan plan. N. C. Williamson said it would accelerate movement to consumption without penalizing cooperative farmers, while C. P. Ellis Jr. called it a great improvement over last year's 12-cent loan.
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New Orleans
American Cotton Cooperative Association
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
N. C. Williamson
Four Injured as Bus and Auto Crash in Winnsboro
Four persons injured when a Missouri Pacific bus traveling from Natchez to Monroe collided with a car at the intersection of highways 15 and 239 in Winnsboro Louisiana. Sixteen year old Fred Neilson, son of Louie Neilson publisher of the Franklin Sun, suffered a fractured skull and was hospitalized.
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Winnsboro
Missouri Pacific
Natchez
Monroe
Fred Neilson
Louie Neilson
Franklin Sun
American Freighter Detained in Japan at Port Tokuyama
An American freighter believed to be the Golden Mountain was held at Port Tokuyama in Yamaguchi prefecture after an intensive search with naval planes. Japanese dispatches say the vessel was suspected of photographing the Inland Sea fortress area while officers and crew undergo rigid examination by military authorities and gendarmes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Port Tokuyama
Yamaguichi Prefecture
Kengo
Golden Mountain
Tokuyama
Ren
Suit Dismissed Over NRA Military Code Funds
Supreme Court Justice Aaron J. Levy dismissed a suit to recover money collected and disbursed by the NRA militaery code authority. It was described as the first such decision in the United States since the Supreme Court ruled NRA unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Supreme Court
Aaron J. Levy
NRA Militaery Code Authority
United States
United States Supreme Court
NRA
Bermuda Town Deserted As Hurricane Strikes
Bermuda’s capital Hamilton lay deserted as a tropical disturbance approached. Winds reached 70 mph gusts and 45 mph steady, with the center 120 miles SW at midnight. by 9:30 a.m. winds eased to 40 mph as the storm loomed offshore. The liner Queen of Bermuda with 600 passengers waited off harbor for safer passage.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Here
Tuberculosis Sanitarium Set for Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish to receive a federally funded tubercular sanitarium. A 26 acre deed near White's Ferry at Pine Top is transferred to the parish with no parish maintenance obligation. Funding for upkeep is to be sought from future measures and federal/state health programs.
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Pine Top
White's Ferry
Ward 5
Tuberculosis Association
Hawthorne
Frank Hawthorne
State Board of Health
Ouachita Parish
Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
House Leaders Push Neutrality Bill Under Fast Rules
House leaders plan to push the neutrality resolution quickly with no amendments and limited debate. A two thirds vote is expected, followed by a conference with the Senate version before Roosevelt can sign, with the army embargo term expiring February 29.
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Washington
House
Senate
Roosevelt
McReynolds
Foreign Affairs Committee
Rules Committee
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Prospector
Special State Board
Rogers
Forest Lawn
Oklahoma
Orleans
Louisiana Purchase
Social Security Board
Rogers and
POST
Wiley Post
Alaska
Joe Crosson
Oklahoma City
Associated Press
New Orleans Exchange and Cotton Cooperative Body
Bilbo
Japan
White’s Ferry Institution
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