Budget Outlook Brightens as Revenues Rise Sharply
Substantial revenue gains in the first five months of the fiscal year boost hopes that the long budget gap may be closed next year. Receipts total $1.623 billion, up $171.98 million from last year, with individual income taxes leading increases. Secretary Morgenthau indicated March receipts would be very large, while deficits have largely matched expenditures as the upturn continues.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Platform Promises Reform in Washington D C
Washington news brief outlines proposals for consumer protections and laborer welfare with constitutional revision and housing improvement. The report notes actions likely from the platform and statements by officials.
Roosevelt platform promises shape next four years
The article analyzes the Democratic platform of June and Roosevelt’s pledges on consumer protection, fair prices, wage and hour laws, child labor, and labor reforms. It notes potential creation of a consumer agency, possible constitutional amendments to regulate commerce, and ongoing farm aid through soil conservation and domestic allotment payments.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Madison Square Garden
Philadelphia
Congress
State
United States Supreme Court
Administration
Fatal Kicking of Girl Investigated in Georgia
Sheriff forces probe a 14 year old girl Maude Salter found dead beside her chained mother in Waycross area. A 51 year old itinerant repairman identified as L. R. Ward was arrested and jailed on murder charges. The man claimed a car struck the girl and deny striking the child. Investigation began after a funeral and a woman provided informant details.
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Jesup
R. FE. Warren
Wayne Ty
L. R. Ward
Brunswick
Maude Salter
Istant
O. E. Burch Brunswick
Briff Warren
Iff Warren
Warren
Monroe Music Drive Launch Promotes Civic Cultural Interest
The Monroe Civic Music association begins a membership campaign with a Monday dinner for 150 workers at the Virginia hotel roof garden. Miss Mary Springsted, affiliated with the National Broadcasting company, urged local cooperation to bring top national musical talent to the community.
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Monroe Civic Music Association
Virginia Hotel
J. Norman Coon
Mary Springsted
Civic Concert Service, Inc
National Broadcasting Company
Daring Truck Driver Dies After Tree Collapse
Horace Drury a 35 year old PentChatoula Louisiana truck driver for a saw mill died after felling the third tree as two others fell toward a third. He was struck by a falling trunk and died at Charity hospital a day after the incident.
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New Orleans
Horace Drury
Pentchatoula
Drury
Charity Hospital
Gun Battle With Suspect On Congo Street
Police patrol officers F K Ham and M W Cummings exchanged fire with a black suspect on Congo street around 3 am Tuesday. The suspect fled a ditch and fired as the officers tried to question him. no one was wounded. Earlier, officers investigated an attempted hold up at 2504 DeSiard street.
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F. K. Ham
M. W. Cummings
Congo Street
DeSiard Street
Cummings
Ham
East in Grip of Cold Wave Hits Northeast
A severe cold wave swept the eastern United States with subfreezing readings. New York reached 12 above and forecast a 30 degree high while Lowell Massachusetts logged its coldest December 1 in 47 years at 8 above. Canal shipping faced ice on the Erie Canal with several barges potentially wintering. Firefighters used a flame thrower at lock 17 to clear ice as frostbite injuries were reported among firemen.
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New York
Lowell
Mass
Erie Barge Canal
Lake Erie
Hudson River
Albany
Lock 17
Suicide at home ends life of Tangipahoa man
Coroner L. L. Ricks reports Joseph T. Graziano, 22, of Tangipahoa parish, died at his home yesterday from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No reason for the act was learned. his father is a local merchant in Hammond, Louisiana.
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Hammond, la
L. L. Ricks
Tangipahoa Parish
Joseph T. Graziano
Drunks to Receive Castor Oil Under Spokane Judge Plan
In Spokane Washington Justice Frank Yuse ordered 10 days in jail or castor oil for repeat drunken offenders. The oil would be administered in a physician’s presence as part of a new effort to curb repeat drunkenness. The plan met an early snag.
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Spokane
Wash
Frank Yuse
Yuse
Lighting Plan Gets Response for Monroe Christmas Illumination
Widespread response to plans for lighting Monroe NE Louisiana streets this Christmas season indicates many business houses and residences will participate. DeSiard street festooning with electric lamps will begin Wednesday under the city power and light department. An elaborate display is planned in the business section with cash prizes for entrants.
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Monroe
Louisiana
DeSiard Street
City Power and Light Department
G W M'Cranie dies after crossing train accident
George W. McCranie aged 64 died Tuesday morning at a local sanitarium from injuries after a Missouri Pacific train struck the automobile he rode in at the Thomas street crossing. He had two prior train incidents and funeral services are set for Wednesday at Peters Funeral Home.
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George W. McCranie
Missouri Pacific
Thomas Street
McCranie
Louisiana
Peters Funeral Home
Old City
Illinois Central
North Second Street
W. G. Gladney
Calypso Street
Gladney
Mr. McCranie
Pathetic Letters Request Help From Good Fellows
Children of Monroe and West Monroe beg for Christmas aid in letters to the Good Fellows editor. Revelations include a seven year old boy asking for warm clothes and shoes, a paralyzed father, and a widow mother, plus siblings left behind and basic candy requests.
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Good Fellows
Monroe
West Monroe
Santa
Deadline Approaches for State Unemployment Tax Share
The piece explains how the 1936 unemployment insurance taxes require states to enact their own systems or forfeit benefit rights. It details the 1 percent, 2 percent, and 3 percent tax schedule and the incentive for states to join to fund benefits, with examples of payrolls and tax implications.
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Wnews-Star
Washington
Congress
New York
Pennsylvania
Prin
Fight Against Tuberculosis Urged At Virginia Hotel Breakfast
Speakers at a Tuesday morning breakfast in the Cameo room of the Virginia hotel pressed the Tuberculosis and Public Health association's drive. They warned the public about the disease and the ripple effect of each death, noting 1,58 Louisiana TB deaths last year and 36 in Quachita parish. The Christmas seal sale aims to raise funds for education and local programs targeting children.
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Cameo
Virginia
Quachita Parish
Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Louisiana
Perry County News Editor D. F. McLaurin Dies
D F McLaurin 25 longtime editor of the Perry County News at Perryville since 1933 died after a brief illness in a Morriston hospital He also taught at Perryville High School and served as athletic coach for two years A Louisiana native and Louisiana Tech graduate he was sports editor of the college paper Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning in Ton La
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Morriston
Ark
D. F. Mclaurin
Perry County News
Perryville
McLaurin
Louisiana
Louisiana Tech
Ton
Home-sick boy pleads to leave hospital for Munford
A four year old from Munford, Tennessee, in a Memphis hospital, pleads for permission to go home as brain specialists determine the cause of 14 days of nonstop talking. Nurses soothe him while doctors monitor his frail 20 pound frame and his dog Roscoe. Emmie Wilson’s stamina and hope to see his mother and father, Mr and Mrs Cal Wilson, anchor the report as he fights the illness. Meanwhile, turkey supply remains ample after Thanksgiving, with ag department experts estimating each consumer’s share of this year’s turkeys would be about one sixth if divided equally.
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Memphis
Tenn
Munford
Emmie Wilson
Cal Wilson
Roscoe
Emmie
Washington
Gobbler
Agricultural Department
Old Prisoner Conjures Up Much Money
Newport officers guard Sam Malusch a 75 year old prisoner who, while held for mental observation, repeatedly produces five and ten dollar bills from his clothing to request cigarettes. Relatives report his brother Alex may help with more money. officers doubt the source and fear what comes next.
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Newport
Sam Malusch
W. J. Ulrich
Malusch
Alex Malusch
Cold Springs
Leo Livingston
Sam
Ulrich
Expect Mill at Tallulah to Be Rebuilt
Tallulah Louisiana December 1. F W Schatz vice president of Chicago Mill and Lumber will travel from Chicago to Tallulah to discuss plans to rebuild the veneer mill and box factory burned Monday night causing reported losses up to 800000. Fire origin unknown, but the blaze began beneath the veneer plant and spread to the adjacent box factory prompting aid from Monroe Vicksburg Lake Providence and Tallulah fire departments to fight the blaze for hours.
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News-Star
Tallulah
Chicago Mill and Lumber Company
F. W. Schatz
Chicago
Monroe
Vicksburg
Lake Providence
Inter American peace conference opens with wide support
Delegates from 21 American nations greet President Roosevelt's opening address and praise the conference as endorsed by citizens of western world republics. They credit Roosevelt with proposing the meeting last February and set the session to begin at 6 p.m. local time after formal gavel.
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Buenos Aires
Roosevelt
August
Gus) Gennerich
United States
Beer Parlor Fight Ends in Death in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Arkansas a beer parlor fight left Jerry Demby 45 dead and Vernon Robertson 17 wounded. Police report Robertson claimed he stabbed Demby after being knocked into a wall and cut on the face. Robertson fled and was hospitalized, with no charges filed yet as investigation continues.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Jerry Demby
Vernon Robertson
Bob Moore
Robertson
Demby
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