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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1933
Page
1
In Monroe a clear case references destruction by Ir Bendel tied to the phrase IS HARVILL 3 Poison At. The wording is fragmented but indicates a legal or administrative matter involving alleged poisoning. Further details are unclear from the fragment.
A 33 year old woman from Newell reportedly took poison tablets at about 4:15 PM in a room at a local hospital. Doctors and the coroner describe the death as the victim's own action amid secrecy surrounding letters and names addressed to a sister and others. investigation ongoing.
A damaged text fragment shows defense counsel disputing a trial strategy. The note references an attorney named Mark H and mentions Shank’s and Colley in a vague context. The passage hints at alleged wrongdoing and foregone action but lacks clear facts or dates.
Two young women search for Little Theater headquarters in Monroe. After a fruitless tour of several buildings, a theater member reveals the Covington building on North Grand Street as the correct site, correcting a local misnaming. A reader’s letter describes an oil fueled heater on a houseboat and a harmonica band at Brown Paper Mill with practice five nights weekly. A civics test prompts a student joke about presidential powers.
Fragmentary OCR notes reflect factional conflict as party figures debate redistricting. Mentions Kemp and Democratic Congress pursuits hint at internal power struggles shaping upcoming district maps. The text remains unclear on exact roles or dates.
West Feliciana parish jurors approve paying officers for the Sixth Louisiana district election while lending ballot boxes to a local editor. The move coincides with a bitter power struggle around Huey P. Long ally Oscar K. Allen and the December 5 primary to name a successor to the late Boliver E. Kemp. Mrs. Kemp accepts the nomination amid calls for federal intervention and charges of illegality by Long opponents.
The article profiles Miss Suesse, a versatile composer who writes accessible tunes like Whistling In The Dark Have You Forgotten and Ho Hum. Her mother vouches for the tale and even her wire haired dog Skippy attests to the story as the piece highlights her comfort in light music and public performances. Ho Hum reportedly sold half a million copies and she is slated to perform at Whiteman's forthcoming experiment on December 15 for the bene.
Senator Borah pushes for silver remonetization and criticizes the limited use of a 50 million gold buying fund. He argues the program should be expanded to stabilize currency and safeguard markets.
Washington reports government gold buying fund usage was far below the $50 million plan with actual outlay under half that amount. The American Federation of Labor cites dollar uncertainty and fiat money fear as stalling business, while Senator Borah pushes remon etization of silver and replies to critics of Roosevelt's policy. Continued on Fifth Page.
R B Mellon of the Mellon National Bank and brother of Andrew Mellon died at 75 in Pittsburgh. He faced months of ill health and died at 5 19 am with wife Jennie King Mellon and children Richard K Mellon and Sarah Cordelia Scaife at his bedside. He helped build the Mellon business empire and led numerous enterprises while active in philanthropy. He recently asked for a tax review of 1930 indicating an income of 3 598 931 with a dispute over 18 951.
The Senate Banking Sub-Committee, examining RFC loans, cleared Jesse H. Jones of personal interest in government loans to three Texas mortgage firms. It found the Bankers Mortgage, Midland Mortgage, and Southwestern Investment loans justified and adequately secured and concluded Jones had no improper involvement.
Mrs. Bolivar E. Kemp claims her nomination by the Democratic executive committee of the sixth district to succeed her late husband in Congress. Lawyers note the cited law misstates Act No. 97 passed during Governor Parker's term, introduced by Barron, not Perrault, requiring direct primary nominations for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, state, district, parish and city offices.
A Monroe meeting of local lawyers including George W. Lester and H. H. Russell failed to reach a unified stance on Ouachita parish liquor law. Lester supported local option under 1917 rules. Russell argued the Hood act repeal nullified dry status and local option. The police jury may vote and a test case or court appeal was discussed to resolve the issue. In Washington, Hugh S. Johnson warned codes could be imposed on the telephone and aluminum industries if voluntary talks fail.
The Civil Works Administration reports about 1,250,000 men were added to the payroll in the first week of operation. As of November 25, 1,183,267 were employed across 44 states and the District of Columbia, with several states not yet reporting. Oklahoma reached its quota with 191,000 hired.
The NRA restored the blue eagle to Loft Inc Washington candy stores after the firm promised to faithfully follow the president's reemployment agreement. The dispute arose over counting tips in employee compensation and waitresses were paid 14 12 cents per hour instead of 27 cents before the settlement.
New Orleans witnesses testifying before the senate committee denying fraud at the polls say city and state jobholders rebut charges. Moran and Regel, Overton election commissioners at precinct 5 ward 10, insist only ballots for disabled electors were marked. The hearing, reconvened after Thanksgiving, resumes with Rabin as a watcher for ex Senator.
Washington reports a heated battle over ratification of the St. Lawrence Seaway pact with Canada. Supporters led by President Roosevelt push for approval, while opponents including Huey Long warn it shifts commerce and water from the Great Lakes to the gulf. Senators La Follette and Vandenberg support the treaty as vital to public works.
Beverly Hills, Calif. Dec 1 Special I did not want to get too enthusiastic about Thanksgiving until I saw how it turned out. My old friend W S Bill Hart arrived with a gobbler he shot with two guns. Homer Croy writer of They Had to See Paris and Mrs Florenz Ziegfeld appeared and an outlaw dropped in Prince Ferdinand crown prince's son Kaiser grand son. He left with wings and no white meat but cheerful and content.
Willie Sharkey, alleged Chicago gangster and Touhy gang member, hanged himself with a necktie in a Ramsey County jail cell in St Paul early today. Sheriff Moeller said he was found by jailer Ed Davis between 5 and 6 a.m. after earlier complaints of a headache and requests for aspirin.
Four men were killed and one injured in a late night headon crash a mile north of Kerrville Texas. Arthur West 27 of Comfort was identified among the dead while three other Mexican men in another car remained unidentified. West rode alone in his vehicle and the Mexicans were in the other car, with the cause still undetermined as there were no witnesses.
A Monroe LA reader Mrs Duffy sends a yearly check for $2.00 to the Good Fellows Fund in memory of her son John Russell Doonar. The note, dated November 933 at Sollinsville Okie, describes the son as a contributor in life and asks continued support for the charity during the holidays.
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