Monroe to get large modern natatorium under WPA funds
Monroe will receive 120000 WPA funds for a new large natatorium and pool facilities in Forsythe park. The project, the first federal relief work in the city, was approved in Washington and relayed to Congressman Riley J. Wilson. Work will start once a site is chosen, with the pool moving from its Ouachita river bank site to accommodate a levee plan.
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Monroe
Works Progress Administration
Washington
J. R. McCarl
United States
Riley J. Wilson
WPA
Wilson
Arnold Bernstein
Bernstein
Forsythe Park
Ouachita River
Mortgage rate drop sought from Roosevelt at Warm Springs
A delegation of Meriwether county farmers met with President Roosevelt at Pine Mountain cottage in Warm Springs to urge lower mortgage rates. The group included County Commissioner Carley and others while Judge Render Terrell joined the visit and Mayor W. G. Harry organized the gathering.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Meriwhether
W. G. Harry
Pine Mountain Cottage
Render Terrell
Greenville
Carley
Ben Keller
Alex Gill
Otto Riehle
Walter Johnson
P. D. Blake
J. Gaulding
Tom Callaway
Howard Snelson
Tom Lovette
Wise Va. Teen Shoots Father After Auto Break Down
In Wise Virginia a 16 year old mountain boy Haugemen Abram Falin is jailed for shooting his father after a quarrel over their car’s breakdown. The event follows a prior case where Edith Maxwell a schoolteacher was convicted of killing her father. Associated Press photo accompanies the report.
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Wise
Edith Maxwell
Haugemen Abram Falin
Associated Press
Negro Claims Pay For Work Done In 1873
William Faris, a Black man from Birmingham, filed a claim with city officials for work done during the June 1873 cholera epidemic. He cited travel distance and health as reasons for the lack of written documentation, recalling service under Colonel James R. Powell, Birmingham’s second mayor, and noting uncertain dates of the outbreak.
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Birmingham
Ala
William Faris
James R. Powell
Charges Dismissed Against Colonel Sullivan in New Orleans
In federal court Judge Wayne G. Borah refused to remand charges of operating a confidence game against Colonel John P. Sullivan. The case, tied to real estate transactions and filed earlier this year by the state attorney general, was dismissed due to a one year limit.
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New Orleans
Wayne G. Borah
Federal District Court
John P. Sullivan
Huey P. Long
State Attorney General's Office
Sullivan
Filmland Fracas Leaves Tracy and Wellman Friends
Hollywood report says Spencer Tracy and William Wellman broke into a brief punch exchange at a cocktail lounge last Sunday. Tracy laughed off the incident saying their friendship remains on the same basis as ever.
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Hollywood
Calif
Filmland
Spencer Tracy
William Wellman
Tracy
Wellman
Federal Agent and Ex-Officer Shot Down
Two men, a federal agent and a former police officer, were killed after being expelled from a night club. The incident occurred as they were escorted out, and authorities are investigating potential motives and suspects.
HoldUp Claimed as Bouncers Arrested at Oklahoma Club
Tulsa federal agent Louis Pappan aged 42 and ex Tulsa detective captain George Stewart aged 39 were shot to death after being ejected from the Sheridan nightclub by two bouncers. County Attorney Holly Anderson called the shooting worse than murder and pledged to pursue a case.
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Tulsa
Okla
Federal Revenue
Louis Pappan
George Stewart
Sheridan
Holly Anderson
Two Are Killed By Two Bouncers
Tulsa dispatch reports two men were shot to death at a downtown night club after being thrown out by two men posing as bouncers. One victim was identified as a federal revenue agent. No witnesses could be found and guests knew nothing of the affray.
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Tulsa
Okla
Here
United Front of Veterans Urged on Bonus Fight
A united front of veterans organizations was urged to press Congress for a quick showdown next month on the $2 billion soldiers bonus. Senator Steiner arranged conferences with the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars to unify efforts after failure to agree on a bill last session.
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United Front’ OF Veterans
Washington
United Front’ of Veterans’ Organizations
Congress
Steiner
Oregon
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Farmers Buying Lands Rapidly Across Deep South
In New Orleans on December 4, Edward B. Green, president of the Federal Land Bank of New Orleans, said hundreds of farmers in Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana are using the 1935 farm credit act to purchase farms. October and November saw 239 loan applicants totaling 413 877 with Alabama at 105 applications worth 127 561 Mississippi 93 applications.
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New Orleans
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Farm Credit Act
Edward B. Green
Federal Land Bank of
Dog Orders Silence On Police Command
Policeman Rollen Somer responded to a barking dog complaint in Atherton California. He reported going to the address, instructing the dog to be quiet, and the dog complied with the order.
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Atherton
Calif
Rollen Somer
Five Desperadoes Hunted by Armed Possemen in Oklahoma
In McAlester Oklahoma armed possemen pursue five fugitives in the Winding Stair mountains south of Wilburton and north of Clayton. The group includes four Irish O Malley mob members awaiting December 9 sentencing. A sixth man was killed in an earlier breakout.
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Mcalester
Okla
Winding Stair Mountains
H. H
Leonard Short
Dewey Gilmore
Dan T. Heady
Russell Cooper
O'Malley
Okemah
Dan Garrett
Mann
John Blackburn
Ben Bolton
Clayton
Detroit plant violence erupts as picket lines clash
At the Motor Products plant 21 were injured last night as police, backed by more than 60 officers, halted picketing by about 75 strikers. Two officers and two workers were hit by bricks and night sticks during clashes before strikers retreated to union headquarters. A federal conciliator had just left the city.
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Detroit
Motor Products Corporation
Automotive Industrial Workers Association
Irwin Patterson
Automotive Industrial Workers’ Association
Robert Mythen
Farley asks funds for trans Atlantic airmail service
Post master General Farley said he will seek funds in the coming session of Congress to start a trans Atlantic airmail service. He expected experimental flights next summer and a probable operation within the following year. Pan American Airways is the only American company currently interested.
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Washington
Farley
Congress
Pan-American Airways
Royal Dutch Airlines
Lufthansa
Imperial Airways
Settlement of Strike Expected as ILA Firms Agree
Houston accord edges toward ending the longshoremen strike as 13 steamship companies declare willingness to employ ILA members. The boycott against operators not using ILA labor is lifted for the 13 firms and their cargoes.
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Houston
Texas
International Longshoremen’s Association
Association Against
Good Fellows Fund Appeals For Monroe Christmas Relief
Three weeks remain before Christmas as the Good Fellows Fund seeks donations to aid Monroe and West Monroe children. Pitiful letters describe dire need for winter clothing and basic gifts for youngsters, urging early, generous responses to brighten a dreary day.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Italy to receive usual US oil under policy stance
Secretary Ickes clarified that normal shipments to Italy and Ethiopia may continue as the administration stays out of voluntary embargo calls. Standard Oil of New Jersey said it would keep supplying its Italian subsidiary, though president Walter C. Teagle denied any guarantee of ongoing volumes.
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Ickes
Italy
Ethiopia
New York
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Walter C. Teagle
Agreement on flood control near Washington debated
Sen Overton and a southern delegation urged quick passage of flood control legislation for the Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi overflow area. He hinted at drafting a bill based on an outline with Rep McClellan, Arkansas, without releasing details.
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Washington
Lower
Mississippi Valley
South
Overton
Louisiana
McClellan
Arkansas
Industry hears times improving in New York address
In New York on December 4, Robert L. Lund chairman of the National Association of Manufacturers urged confidence in Democratic governance and business prudence as private industry could lift the nation from economic doldrums. C. L. Bardo, association president, predicted a favorable long-term historical view of the postwar decade and a half.
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New York
Robert L. Lund
National Association of Manufacturers
Congress of American Industry
C. L. Bardo
Association
Automobile Accident Fatal To Orlears Man
John P. McGee aged 72 a laborer of Orlears died after being struck by a car driven by 20 year old Robert OBrien Jr in a June 19 accident in New Orleans Police said McGee walked into the path of the vehicle Physicians attributed his death to injuries and noted no action was taken against OBrien at the time of the incident
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New Orleans
John P. McGee
Robert O’brien, Jr
O’brien
McGee
King and Queen Send Mussolini Wedding Rings
In Rome King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena reportedly sent Premier Mussolini their wedding rings as part of a national drive by 900 Italian women to oppose sanctions. The queen allegedly sent a letter to the Duce reading I desire you to know that among...
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Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Elena
Mussolini
Italy
Air Maneuvers Watched by Army Air Force Leaders
In Miami on December 4, army air force staff officers review supply unit work backing 150 planes. Lt Col J T Mc Narney oversees moving parts fuel food clothing for wings in Miami Fort Pierce and Vero Beach with 50 000 to 60 000 spare parts kept ready plus parts for machine guns radios and bomb racks.
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Miami
Fla
Army
General Headquarters Air Force
J. T. McNarney
Fort Pierce
Vero Beach
Louisiana Highway Bonds Sold At Profit
The $7,000,000 Louisiana 5 percent highway bonds sold to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation at 109 for the Mississippi river bridge project, yielding the RDFC a $630,000 profit. Separately, $1,800,000 New Orleans sewerage and water board bonds sold at 102.50 to bankers via the Public Works Administration, yielding a $45,000 profit. The Chase National Bank of New York participated in both deals.
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Washington
Louisiana
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Mississippi River
New Orleans
City of
Chase National Bank of New York
Army plane crash kills two officers near Bolling Field
Two Mitchell Field fliers First Lieutenant Harry H Geoffrey and Major George E Rice died when their high wing Douglas C 43 plane crashed into a hill near Bolling Field while approaching land. The crash followed a gale from the Potomac River hindering the landing and the motor was running at impact. Both men resided Hempstead Long Island and St Paul Minnesota.
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Washington
Mitchelfield
Long Island
Bollingfield
War Department
Harry H. Geoffrey
St. Paul
Minn
George E. Rice
Thermopolis
Wyo
Mitchell Field
Hempstead
L. I
Potomac River
Law to unseat Garland before Supreme Court
New Orleans law designed to oust district attorney R. Lee Garland and reassign judge B. H. Pavy alights before the state supreme court. The act shifts Garland from St Landry to the 15th district and moves Pavy to a 15th district judgeship, seen as pro Long.
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Law
Garland
Supreme Court
R. Lee Garland
13Th Judicial District
St. Landry
15Th Judicial District
Pavy
15Th
Court Fight Over Two Livermore Boys Likely
Santa Barbara Calif Dec 4 A custody dispute over two sons of Mrs Dorothy Wendt Longcope and Jesse Livermore may emerge after the shooting of Jesse Livermore Jr The 16 year old remained in critical condition from a bullet said to be fired by his mother in a drunken quarrel She was under a physician s care after a nervous breakdown following release on 6000 bond Her younger son Paul 14 stayed with his father despite her demand he return home where his brother was shot last Friday Mrs Longcope expressed hope Jesse Jr would forgive her and come home after recovery The older Livermore declined comment but friends suggested he might seek to revoke a court order granting custody to Mrs Longcope and the two boys a divorced couple
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Santa Barbara
Calif
Dorothy Wendt Longcope
Jesse Livermore
Paul Livermore
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Anne K. ‘Mac Donald
Sabbath School of Temple B'Nai Israel
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Huey Long
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Carl Austin Weiss
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