Cotton Sales Rule Explained for 1938 Adjustment Payment
Ouachita parish agent E. R. Strahan clarifies farmers need not sell all 1937 cotton to receive the 1938 price adjustment. Only the portion eligible for payment, up to 65 percent of base production, must be sold before July 1, 1938, with payments based on actual sales if production falls short of 65 percent of base. Farmers must cooperate with future 1938 agricultural programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Strahan
Ouachita Parish
Mr. Strahan
Strahan
Congress
Turkey ends treaty with Syria over French mandate
Ankara denounced the treaty of friendship and non aggression with Syria in a note to France. Officials cited French authorities in Syria as hostile to Turko Syrian amity under the League mandate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ankara
Turkey
Syria
League of Nations
Civil Service Announces Fisheries Examination Posts
The United States civil service commission offers open competitive exams for assistant fisheries statistical and marketing agent at 1800 dollars yearly and junior fisheries statistical and marketing agent at 1620 dollars yearly in the bureau of fisheries, department of commerce. Required are education and experience in fishery work. details from the superintendent of mails at Monroe post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Civil Service Commission
Bureau of Fisheries
Department of Commerce
Monroe
Mellon Tax Suit Reaches Court Over Art Gifts and Deductions
Government claims Mellon 1931 gross income far higher than return and seeks 3 million dollars in taxes plus penalties. Key issues involve stock sale losses, gifts of five paintings to his trust, and treatment of dividends. Mellon contends deductions for the transfers and other sales, with a counterclaim for a tax rebate, while a prior grand jury did not indict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Museum of Art
Washington
Mellon
Tax Board
Treasury
Pittsburgh Coal Company
Western Public Service Company
A. W. Mellon Charitable and Educational Trust
Melton
Pittsburgh
Union Trust Company of Pittsburgh
Union Construction Company
Western Public Service Corporation
McClintic-Marshall Corporation
Raphael
House of Alba
Sandro Boticelli
John
Jerome
Perugino
Jan van Eyck
Titian
Hermitage
Petrograd
Wooten Arrested on Peace Warrant in Bosco
W. R. Wooten of Bosco was arrested by the sheriff on a peace warrant sworn by M. H. Antley. He was released from parish jail Tuesday morning after bond posted by Russell Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Wooten
Bosco
Sheriff's Department
M. H. Antley
Wooten
Russell Adams
Gly-Cas Praised By Suffering Ark. Man In Ad Claim
Ed Kearny of Hot Springs Arkansas says neuritis and lumbago vanished after using Gly-Cas. He details years of pain and failed medicines before trying Gly-Cas and urges others to obtain it from Phoenix Drug Co. or local drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Kearny
North Border Street
Hot Springs
Ark
Mr. Kearny
Phoenix Drug Company
DeSiard Street
Jeading Drug
Adv
Monroe Police Get New Uniforms Amid Banter and Pride
Monroe's police force unveiled new winter blue uniforms, with every officer fitting well except Jailer Big Joe Anders whose trousers were too long until shortened. Officers Bruscato Gaza LeVasseur Busby Platt Butler shared laughs and light ribbing as the department marks its semiannual uniform issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Big Joe Anders
Calaboose
Big Joe
Joe
Police Department
Charlie Bruscato
Rufus J. Gaza
E. N. LeVasseur
J. D. Busby
Poppa Platt
C. W. Platt
Five Points
J. R. Butler
Du Pont Presses Stabilization Plan for Taxes Labor Rules
Du Pont outlines a recovery plan emphasizing stabilization of tax rates and fair labor conditions over a definite period. He urges immediate stabilization of legal rules governing business with changes only upon clear public demand, arguing certainty is essential for industry planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Pont
Coates Rites Held Tuesday
Funeral services were held Tuesday for Coates who died after a brief illness. He leaves his parents Mr and Mrs J T Coates of Highland Park addition and six siblings including Vernor Skeet Coates a Delhi High School teacher and coach Harold Coates a Monroe police officer Garvis Coates a Rayville High School teacher and assistant coach Marion Folk a Louisiana Tech faculty wife and Josephine Coates a Rayville High School teacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coates
J. T. Coates
Highland Park Addition
Vernor “Skeet” Coates
Delhi High School
Harold Coates
Monroe
Garvis Coates
Rayville High School
Marion Folk
Louisiana Tech
Josephine Coates
Chicago Professor Stuart Putnam Meech Shot in Hotel
Stuart Putnam Meech a 40 year old associate professor of finance at the University of Chicago and author on banking was found shot and critically wounded in his hotel apartment. A small caliber pistol with one chamber discharged lay at his side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Stuart Putnam Meech
University of Chicago
Births Reported in Tullos and Damascus Ties
In Tullos Louisiana Mr and Mrs J E Gunn announce a son Robert Lewis born December 2 with maternal grandmother Mrs Bessie Sanders of Tullos. Also in Tullos Mr and Mrs Sam David announce a daughter Patricia Irene born November 28 with maternal grandparents Mr and Mrs James Crutchfield of Tullos and paternal grandmother Mrs Sadie David of Damascus Syria. R A Sweatt announce a son Richard Wayne born November 9 with maternal grandmother Mrs Dupree of Shreveport and paternal grandmother Mrs I L Sweatt of Pineville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tullos
J. E. Gunn
Robert Lewis
Bessie Sanders
Sam David
Patricia Irene
James Crutchfield
Sadie David
Damascus
Syria
R. A. Sweatt
Richard Wayne
Dupree
Shreveport
I. L. Sweatt
Pineville
Freeze Drives Widespread Crop Damage Fears Across South
Reports show chilling temperatures across states from North Carolina to Louisiana with readings as low as 12 in Tupelo and 30 in New Orleans. Officials warn cane crops and produce face damage while New Orleans records its season low and a cold death is reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Alexandria
Monroe
Tupelo
Biloxi
Weather Summary Miss Key Reports 23 Degree Low
Miss Katie Key, official weather observer, reports a 23 degree minimum for the 24 hours ending Tuesday at 7 a.m. The same hour on Monday recorded 22 degrees. The maximum reached 41 degrees. Indications suggest the cold wave will persist for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katie Key
Inventors Convention Prompts Strike Talk at Pacific Coast Meet
The Pacific coast convention opens with 600 devices on display urging 50 000 inventors and workers to withhold inventions if needed. Highlights include Arnulfo Mora’s ladder style roach trap and James Weyman’s handkerchief simulator. Other exhibits feature a hydraulic bath tub water walking shoes and anti switch cow tail holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Coast
The
Congress
Arnulfo Mora
James Weyman
School Fire Forces 1000 Children Out in Birmingham
In Birmingham Alabama more than 1 000 grade school pupils evacuated South Highland school after a basement ventilator fire. Principal R G Johnson said the students left in under two minutes as fire trucks arrived. Students waited in a park or shops while classes resumed 39 minutes later. damage estimated at $50 with more smoke than flame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
South Highland School
R. G. Johnson
Five Points
Johnson
Engineer Dies in Train Crash Near Lake Cormorant
A southbound Yazoo and Mississippi Valley freight struck a northbound freight a mile north of Lake Cormorant Mississippi killing engineer C S Roach 70 of Whitehaven Tennessee and injuring fireman W J Kinney. Roach attempted reverse to avert impact and was crushed between locomotive and tender. Kinney later reported both crews observed the crash and the cause remained under investigation by U S M V officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Cormorant
Miss
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
Here
C. S. Roach
Whitehaven
Tenn
W. J. Kinney
Memphis
Kinney
Lynch
Gwin
Japan Celebrates Nanking Advance as War Moves Forward
Celebration sweeps Tokyo after reports of Nanking fall. Police ease curbs, crowds flood streets, and shops stay open as news extras thrill the nation. General Sugiyama host toasts and medals glow while stock markets surge on victory hopes. A lantern parade is planned for a march to the imperial palace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet
Russia
Nanking
Japan
Chiang
China
Tokyo
War Office
Gen Sugiyama
Army
Imperial Palace
Hirohito
Yasukuni
Women’s Club Sells Tickets for Charity Dance
The Women’s Club offers tickets at 30 cents a couple for a forthcoming benefit dance. Proceeds after expenses go to the Good Fellows fund. an excellent orchestra will play, and donations can be mailed or brought to the World and News-Star at 110 North Second Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Fellows Fund
Good Cause
the World and News-Star
110
North Second Street
Youth Blames Cold For Auto Theft
John Adam Cook aged 20 blamed cold weather and lack of an overcoat for stealing an automobile belonging to Herman Suffrin. Suffrin caught him driving away and turned him over to police at the first precinct station. Cook said he planned to fill the car with gas and oil later and return it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John Adam Cook
First Precinct
Cook
Herman Suffrin
Stonewall Lodge to Nominate Officers Thursday
Stonewall lodge Knights of Pythias will nominate officers for the ensuing year at the regular meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in the lodge rooms. The session follows a one week pause due to the Community Christmas Festival. The rank of page will be conferred and all candidates urged to attend. C A Kimball has been chancellor commander for the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Lodge
Knights of Pythias
C. A. Kimball
Captain Cooley Receives Gold Trophy for Public Service
Captain G B Cooley accepted the gold ship trophy from Barkdull Faulk post No 13 American Legion in Monroe for outstanding public service to tuberculosis relief efforts. He dedicated the award to his co workers and the community, crediting local citizens for his success and urging continued humanitarian work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooley
Monroe
Joe E. Marx
Chamber of Commerce of
West Monroe
Captain Cooley
C. E. McKenzie
Barkdull Faulk
American Legion
McKenzie
G. B. Cooley
Bernice Wright
Ouachita Parish
Opponents of Forced Crop Control Fight Senatorial Clash
Debates over wheat marketing quotas spark claims of unconstitutional penalties and calls of Hitlerism from Representative Wadsworth. Senate delays on amendments push a final vote to late this week or next, as Borah McNary Vandenberg and Cope land press ahead reading sections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wadsworth
New York
United States
Senate
Borah
Idaho
McNary
Oregon
Vandenberg
Michigan
Copeland
Army Officers Missing After Third Typhoon
Three or four hours without food or water amid a typhoon that isolated much of central Philippines. The Sierra barrier cut a large arc, causing two confirmed deaths and a dysentery epidemic in Sorgoson province after the November 11 storm. Lieutenant Lee is identified as a key Philippine air corps leader praised by President Quezon for advancing island defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippine Archipelago
Sorgoson
Weather Bureau
China Sea
Culion Island
Lee
United States Army
Philippine Army Air Corps
Commonwealth
Manuel Quezon
Insular
Death notices for John T Avery and Windy Woods
Funeral services were held for John Tyler Avery 60 of 1705 DeSiard street who died of heart disease while walking near his home. Interment in Old City Cemetery followed at Mulhearn funeral home with Rev. L R Morgan officiating. Also announced is the funeral of Windy Woods 52 veteran railroad engineer at Mulhearn with burial at Riverview Burial Park and relatives listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Tyler Avery
DeLiard Street
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Old City
Mr. Avery
Texas
Monroe
Irving J. Wolff
Lloyd Avery
Mary Avery
Taylor
Tex
O. M
Windy) Woods
Alexandria
L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church
Riverview Burial Park
Woods
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
A. and
L. M
Sue
L. E. Russell
Shreveport
Mary Woods
Sallis
Miss
S. S. Woods
G. S. Woods
Jim Milwood
DeSiard Street
L. R. Morgan
Wallace Proposes Seven Ways To Restore Trade
CIO President John L. Lewis outlines seven steps in his new paper to revive trade. He calls for unemployment committees and targeted actions to protect jobless workers while urging Congress to pass wage hour reform and expand housing social security measures and public works programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
WPA
PWA
LSU Student Stricken With Appendicitis In Baton Rouge
L S U student Bernard Berry son of Police Juror and Mrs Sander Berry of Ouachita parish was stricken with appendicitis Monday afternoon. Parents report they are en route to the capital after receiving the news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benard Berry
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Sander Berry
Quachita Parish
Open Bids For Courthouse In Jackson Parish Jonesboro
Jackson parish police jury will open 10 bids Wednesday morning for a new courthouse in Jonesboro designed by J. W. Smith and Associates and H. H. Land. The project replaces the building destroyed by a past explosion and awaits PWA funding approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Parish
Jonesboro
J. W. Smith
Morehouse Parish
East Side
Bastrop
McBride and Son
Basey Trop
West Side
Glasses Construction Company
Bonita High School
Delony and
Tatum
Dubach
Family Says Arthur Fried Not Kidnapped Claims Refuted
Report notes Hugo received a mysterious ransom note call and instruction to pick up a $200,000 note in a bar restroom. Chief Miller says the FBI declined to join as no federal offense is evident. The article also cites a drop in cotton acreage among top 10 producing states in 1936 versus 1928–32 averages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo
Miller
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Mime Ounlte
Civil Service
U. S
MR. ED. Kearny
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Williston
N. C
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Minn
Stearns
Tampa
Fla
Pensacola
Miami
Jacksonville
Thomasville
Macon
Brunswick
Savannah
Moultrie
Albany
Joshua Ward
Arcadia
Seaboard Air Line
W. A. Lyons
Fort Myers
Gilbert Miller
ICKYO
Women's Club
Capt. Cooley
Avery Funeral
O. M. Woods
Wallace
Arthur Fried
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