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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 13, 1935

Page

9

Dear Seeks Louisiana Pension Plan Amid Campaign Fire

In Jonesboro Louisiana Congressman Cleveland Dear on the Home Rule ticket accuses the state machine of blocking old age pensions. He says federal funds cover half the $30 monthly pension, with Louisiana paying the rest, and promises economy and reform under his governance.

Jonesboro Cleveland Dear State Administration State Machine Dear Allen el Jender Wade O. Martin Oscar Allen gov@mnor Ing United States Congress Conan John N. Sandlin Allen Ellender United States Senate Louisiana Pick Leche Ellender Loul- Siang Jimmy Noe Oscar Seymour Weiss Earle Christenberry Win Or Lose Oil ‘Company Joe Fishers Highway Commission Abe Shushan Orleans D. J. Simmons Simmons Alice Lee Grosjean Su Sor Osjean Pleasant Hill Dee Logansport Leche-Allen F. R. Alston QO. K. Allen State Bureau of Identification Administration Alston Earl K. Long Governor Allen Machine Allen Mr. Alston Huey P. Long Cleveland Columbia Richard W. Leche Lewhe Huey Long Grover Cleveland George Washington

Friday the Thirteenth In New Orleans Ailing Man Hospitalized

Phillip Garrison a 22 year old from Alabama is hospitalized in New Orleans with osteomyelitis. He has spent 20 of the past eight years in hospitals and has endured multiple holidays within wards. Doctors say little can be done for him.

New Orleans Philip Garrison Yandley Ala Phillip Baptist Hospital Phil

Franco British peace plan for Ethiopia made public

Rome dispatch reports the Franco British plan would grant Italy sovereignty over about two thirds of Ethiopia. Five points include Tigre province control, redrawn frontiers, an Ethiopian port corridor to Assab, arms embargo guarantees, and a Haile Selassie led zone of influence across Ethiopia. Emperor Selassie would retain sovereignty over the zone while ceding key frontiers.

Rome Italy Ethiopia Tigre Aksum Banakil Aussa Somaliland Kenya- Somaliland Gorrahei Guaramdab Assab France Great Britain Geneva Emperor Haile Selassie Haile Selassie

Madman Kills Two Professors at Columbia Presbyterian

Victor Koussow, 52, killed two dental school professors at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center before killing himself. Authorities attribute the killings to a persecution complex linked to job loss from illness. Deputy Chief Inspector Mee Auliffe called the case closed.

Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center Victor Koussow Koussow David J. Mee Auliffe MceAuliffe

Gift Of God Baby Declared Ward In Contested Case

St Louis court of appeals upheld Special Commissioner Limbaugh in ruling that a baby claimed by Anna Ware and Mrs Nellie Tipton Muench is Miss Ware's child. The infant remains a court ward until next Wednesday to allow motions for rehearing by the other parties.

ST. Louis

Doctor forecasts suspended animation to extend life centuries

Dr. Alexis Carrel of the Rockefeller Institute proposes preserving a man in suspended animation for hundreds of years so he can return in a future century. He described a drying out process as a possible method, noting the idea is remote and applicable to a few selected individuals. He also called clairvoyance a scientific act.

New York Alexis Carrel Rockefeller Institute For Medical Research New York Academy of Medicine Carrel

Alexandria Club Entertains Here

Rotarians and Rotary Anns from Alexandria paid their forfeit to the Monroe Rotary club Thursday night. They entertained local Rotarians and their wives at a banquet in the Virginia hotel. The entertainment was a result of a recent membership con.

Rotarians Rotary Anns Alexandria Monroe Rotary Club Virginia Hotel

Beauty-Likes-Homely Mate Vote Shows Hollywood

Dr. Paul Popenoe says beautiful women prefer homely husbands for security and harmony. A survey of over 100 screen beauties shows most favor plain, characterful mates, with only a few liking handsome husbands. Lorraine Crawford and Dorothy Belle Dugan share views against vanity and ego. Continued on Tenth Page.

Hollywood Calif Paul Popenoe Popenoe Los Angeles Institute of Domestic Relations Colleen Lorraine Crawford Des Moines Dorothy Belle Dugan

Good Fellows Fund passes 300 as charity drive grows

The Good Fellows Fund nears and surpasses three hundred dollars with generous late contributions. A Missouri Pacific Booster Club dance raised funds for underprivileged children, described as a major success, with final totals to be announced.

Good Fellows Fund Missouri Pacific Booster Club

States Receive Old-Age Pension Questionnaires

The Social Security Board sent questionnaires to all states to determine readiness to launch a non-contributory old age pension program after New Year. The plan would provide 15 dollars monthly to each needy person aged 65 or over, matched by state funds. States must have in place full old age assistance, a single supervising agency, fair hearings, and compliant administrative methods to qualify for federal grants.

Washington Social Security Board Congress

Hoffman offer to call session refused in Hauptmann case

Legislative leaders rejected Governor Harold G Hoffman’s proposal for a special session to probe his conduct in the Hauptmann case. Assemblyman Crawford Jamieson accused plans to keep the case in the press until the Republican convention. Hoffman weighs presidential prospects while leaders say no session is needed for emergency relief or social security measures.

Trenton N. J Harold G. Hoffman Bruno Richard Hauptmann Crawford Jamieson Mercer Democrat Hauptmann Jamieson Hoffman

P Van Sweringen to Lead Business After Brother's Death

Cleveland December 13. O P Van Sweringen is expected to take over directing operations after the death yesterday of his younger brother M J Van Sweringen. The brothers had split duties, with O P directing western road expansions and M J overseeing eastern lines. The elder Van Sweringen died at Lakeside hospital from a heart ailment.

Cleveland P. van Sweringen M. J van Sweringen Mississippi River O. P. van Sweringen Lakeside Hospital Eas Orae Oy

Bartender Gains Fame For Tatting At Wauwatosa Tavern

Milwaukee December 13. Harry Haberman the tatting bartender lifts a beer barrel and answers fan mail during Christmas sewing. Readers from several states write seeking patterns and offers range from show appearances to a crochet ball holder business venture. He jokes the requests may delay his bedspread work valued at about 1500 dollars.

Milwaukee Harry Haberman Harry Wauwatosa West Boylston Mass Fresno Calif Reading McMinville Ore Cleveland Miami Arizona New York

Lone Bandit Steals 131 At Electrik Maid Bakery

Night manager Jimmie Stratos reports an unidentified bandit robbed the Electrik Maid bakery at 402 DeSiard Street early Friday. The thief demanded money, showed a .38 pistol, and stole $131 from the cash register after threatening to shoot if alarm was raised.

Electrik Maid DeSiard Street Jimmie Stratos

Large Washington post office fire causes 100000 damage

Washington eastern post office building on Pennsylvania Avenue suffered an interior blaze that raged through the sixth floor fire room housing General Accounting Office and Reclamation documents. Fire crews battled flames, with over a dozen firefighters briefly overcome, and Recovery of records and $100,000 plus damage reported as officials inspected the scene. Postmaster General Farley visited the site and observed water damage in the reception area while inspecting other offices.

Washington Pennsylvania Avenue White House General Accounting Office Reclamation Farley

Solon Hoeppe? Hoeppel Found Guilty In Appointment Sale

Representative John H. Hoeppel and his son Charles were found guilty by a District of Columbia jury of conspiring to sell a West Point appointment for one thousand dollars to James W. Ives of Baltimore. A quick appeal was planned as the men faced up to two years in prison and a ten thousand dollar fine.

Washington West Point John H. Hoeppel California Charles District of Columbia Supreme Court Samuel T. Ansell Ives

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