Freeman Burford encircled as Texas oil case links Leche
Federal officials reveal Burford is under “encirclement” in hot oil investigations. Warrants and photos sent to six districts while Dallas delays his extradition. The Burford case ties to former Governor Leche and Seymour Weiss in a wide Louisiana political scandal. Also noted is an indictment against George Caldwell for mail fraud tied to kickbacks at Louisiana State University.
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New Orleans
Freeman W. Burford
Ills
Tex
Richard W. Leche
Seymour Weiss
United States
John Rogge
Rogge
Louisiana
Burford
Dallas
T . Davidson
Justice Department
Weill
Lewhe
Weiss
Robert Weinstein
Tulan
Shreveport
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Houston
Beaumont
Aed
Warne G. Borah
George Caldwell
Louisiana State
Caldwell
Melton Explains Ties With Senator Noe in Bribery Case
L J Melton former field agent for the Louisiana department of conservation indicted in Ouachita parish on bribery charges released a written statement about his relationship with State Senator James A Noe. He said Noe placed him in charge of field operations in north east Louisiana with orders dated February 13 1935 from Dr J A Shaw director of the minerals division.
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James A. Noe
L. J Melton
Louisiana Department of Conservation
Ouachita Parish
Noe
News-Star
Melton
Senator Noe
Louisiana
J. A. Shaw
Department of Conservation
W. D. Dark
Conservation Department
Shreveport Lawyer Howard B. Warren Dies in Baltimore
Shreveport La August 29 Howard B Warren a noted local attorney and former Louisiana state senator died in Baltimore Md after a cerebral hemorrhage and a recent relapse His career included service as district attorney of Lincoln Union parish and social assistant attorney general under Governor Ohm M Parker during the Ku Klux Klan investigations in Morehouse parish lasting 1922-23
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Shreveport
Howard B. Warren
Louisiana
Baltimore
Warren
Lincoln Union Parish
Morehouse Parish
Undergov Gnent
Ohm M. Parker
Evacuation Plan Outlines U S Citizens Moves From Britain
U S embassy in London announces four evacuation sectors across southern central Scotland and Ireland to move Americans home by bus rail and ships. Swedish liner Drott ningholm to Glasgow Sept 5 with 1009 passengers bound for Gottingen and New York. Embass officials note hotels and halls will house evacuees and urgency to preempt wartime disruptions.
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London
United States
Glasgow
Gottingen
New York
England
Scotland
Ireland
Dies committee weighs anti fascist steps in broad probe
In Washington on August 29 the Dies committee pressed actions against groups labeled fascist. It directed the IRS to review William Dudley Pelleys income records and to check if German American bands and other leaders might face Foreign Agents Registration enforcement. Rep Thomas urged securing Pelleys testimony with North Carolina police. Pelleys affidavit and failed injunction in Asheville were noted.
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Washington
Dies Committee
Congress
Dies
Texas
William Dudley Pelley
Silver Shirts
Internal Revenue Bureau
Representative Thomas
New Jersey
North Carolina
Pelley
Asheville
N. C
Proposal Sent to Five Principal Crisis Nations
France Britain Germany Italy and Poland questioned over proposal to address escalating crisis. Leaders from each nation examined the plan's feasibility and potential impact on regional stability and security commitments.
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France
Britain
Germany
Italy
Poland
Rationing Tangles Hit Berlin as New Rules Begin
Berlin imps houses stock up as Nazi authorities roll out wartime rationing. A hundred dollar bill buys little. no two dresses or extra shoes without a special permit. Rolls delayed, deliveries disrupted, and shoppers face strict limits amid mounting concern over war readiness.
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Berlin
Reich
Poles Blame Germans for Subversive Acts in Poland
Poles accuse Germany of orchestrating violent acts as war tensions rise. Seven killed in a Tarnow railroad station bombing. two Germans, including university student Herbert Frendel, arrested after confessing to placing bombs. Warsaw presses denounce German claims of Poles mistreating Germans as propaganda to justify aggression. Rail and port links strained amid German railway blockade.
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Warsaw
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Tarnow
Herbert Frendel
Breslau
Germany
Katowice
Biala
Silesian
Klaj
Krakow
Gazetta Polska
Gdynia
Hitler Adheres to One Course Meal Measure
Berlin Aug 29 Adolf Hit ler tightens emergency rules by ordering a single course lunch for himself and Wilhelmstrasse staff. Officials say soup and dessert are removed from menus and meal tickets are clipped at the chancellery casino for coffee milk meat and fats.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Wilhelmstrasse
Fuehrer
Casino of the Chancellery
War avert plan to buy Polish Corridor for Hitler
Lieutenant Commander Allan R Wurtele a retired U S N onetime Louisiana sugar planter and Minneapolis industrialist launched a plan to buy the Polish Corridor and Danzig for 70 million dollars and present it to Adolf Hitler to avert a European war. He posted 5000 with Northwestern National Bank in Minneapolis to start a fund.
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New Roads
Danzig
Allan R Wurtele
Louisiana
Minneapolis
Northwestern National Bank and Trust Company
Twin City
Hitler
Germany
Wurtele
Annapolis
U S Holds Big German Vessel for Inspection
U S authorities detain 19 passengers from the Bremen at Ellis Island and halt the giant liner Bremen at her pier pending a thorough inspection. The action, part of a new policy to scrutinize ships of nations in the European crisis, follows similar checks on the Normandie and De Grasse.
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New York
Bremen
Ellis Island
Normandie
Germany
United States Treasury Department
Hebert Outlines Plans For Future Of L S U
A civic banquet at Northeast Junior College honors acting LSU President Paul M. Hebert and university officials. Hebert presents eight reforms for rebuilding LSU focusing on academic advancement, merit based aid, a formal academic survey, character building, transparent finances, greater faculty input, and a coordinated state leadership role.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Northeast Junior College
Paul M. Hebert
Louisiana State University
Hebert
C. C. Calvert
Flashes In The News Chronicle Two Accidents
In Washington Missouri Frank Richardson accidentally discharged a rifle wounding his back the bullet resting since a 1927 squirrel hunt. He predicts giving up as he recovers. In Uniontown Pennsylvania Earl Wolfe 34 survives multiple illnesses after hospital stay and faces uncertain future.
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Washington
Frank Richardson
Richardson
Oil shutdown extended to Friday in several states
Louisiana and Texas announce a two day extension of the 12 day oil production shutdown. Governor Earl K Long and Commissioner Ernest S Clements say the move aligns with Texas and aims to reopen wells Friday morning. Oklahoma New Mexico Kansas Arkansas may follow after interstate compact commission meeting.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas Railroad Commission
Earl K. Long
Ernest S. Clements
Texas
Austin
Tex
Lon A. Smith
Interstate Compact Commission
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Arkansas
Interstate Oil Compact Commission
Americans Told to Leave Netherlands
The American minister at The Hague with US envoys in London Paris and Berlin advised Americans to return home now to avoid possible difficulties if a European war breaks out. Other diplomats did not issue the same directive. the Netherlands urged travelers to continue through the country rather than linger.
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The
Hague
United States
London
Paris
Berlin
Netherlands
Preacher Held as Plotter of Girl's Death
Camden New Jersey August 29 The Rev Walter Dworecki nicknamed Iron Mike is accused by County Prosecutor Samuel P Orlando of hiring his daughter's suitor Peter Shevchuk to murder Wanda Dworecki for insurance The 18 year old was found battered and strangled after being beaten and left unconscious on a country road last spring The prosecutor says the murder was planned to collect 5000 to 6000 with double indemnity and alleges Shevchuk signed a statement admitting the crime Dworecki is in custody and Shevchuk surrendered in Chester Pennsylvania The clergyman founded a church in the area 13 years ago The girl had previously suffered injuries in April and spent three weeks in hospital before leaving home he said
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Camden
N. J
Walter Dworecki
Iron Mike
Samuel P. Orlando
Wanda
Peter Shevchuk
Dworecki
Peter
Shewchuk
Wandal
Lover's Lane
Chester
Shevchuk
Orlando
Yazoo City Miss Oil Well Produces Commercial Flow
The Union Producing company reports a well 10 miles south of Yazoo City yielded 4,000 feet of oil in under five minutes in a drill stem test at depths of 4,540 to 4,560 feet. The oil, 32 to 34 gravity, showed no water and the site is on the Green and Woodruff place in Yazoo County.
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Yazoo City
Miss
Mississippi
Union Producing Company
Here
W. J. Quigles
Louisiana
Yazoo County
Tinsley Dome
Green and Woodruff Place
Hitler Sends German Answer To British War Crisis
Berlin reports Hitler handed the British ambassador the German reply to London’s position in the German Polish crisis. Britain reaffirms its stance to fight for Polish independence as Europe awaits Hitler’s next move. Americans seek passage home with over 2,000 registrations at the U S embassy in Paris. German martial law proclaimed in Slovakia under Premier Tiso. Swiss frontier controls partially reimposed. Roosevelt studies European moves for peace.
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Andre Charles Corbin
Great Britain
Foreign Office
London
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Nevile Henderson
Europe
Paris
United States
Bratislava
Slovakia
Josef Tiso
Washington
Roosevelt
Britain
Hitler
Germany
SANE DRIVING IS SAFE DRIVING
Reader urges caution on night driving to reduce glare from dim or single headlights. He cites a 101 mile Alexandria to Monroe trip with five oncoming cars using only one headlight and argues dimming lights is common sense and lifesaving. He warns penalties for persistent offenders and urges sane driving.
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Alexandria
Monroe
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