14 Dec 1933
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1933
Page
1
A relative testified in the hotel slaying case, detailing a strange childlike outburst and events described to the jury. The trial process continued with each side presenting testimony and evidence.
Iris Aunt Iris Burney recounts a 13 year old incident where Kenneth Neu chased his grandmother with a horsewhip. Prosecutors cite past psychiatry records and hospital commitment to argue mental abnormality. Defense notes earlier army discharge for psychosis and multiple enlistments under different names. The state rests its case. defense awaits further evidence as trial continues.
Flood conditions monitored on the river with a 24 hour stage report showing changes and current readings. Stage values indicate rising water levels compared with prior measurements. Local authorities warn of potential overflow and urge residents near low-lying areas to stay alert.
A 10 year old asks about the new baby as Rufus Goza confirms the arrival. Poultry dealer B J Stern recovers from a trailer wreck turning a litter of poultry into roadside chaos. Children from the theater visit the Little Theater with membership cards. A Cotham car ride features a young squirrel dog. A mother on a bridge uses a harness and leash for her child. The piece notes liquor names perplex older generations post Volstead.
Douglas Fairbanks came back from a skiing trip in the Bernina mountains near St Moritz and reassured friends after an unexplained absence. He left without revealing plans and was joined by two guides who praised his expertise and said he planned to stay longer.
A freight train crashed into a Crescent City Florida school bus at Silver Pond Grove crossing six miles south of town. The death toll reached six with several others injured including D B Niles the bus driver in serious but not critical condition. Names of the dead include William Evelyn and Frederick Smith Hazel Nellie and Phyllis McGrady Bertha Gorton and Merle Smith plus additional injuries to Joseph King Violet Hogg Thomas Freeman and others. The bus had just collected the last pupils when the collision occurred and ambulances rushed victims to Palatka and other area hospitals.
Judge John B. Halstead of Ruston died after a brief illness at his home. Funeral services set for 10 a.m. Friday at the residence with interment in the local cemetery. A pioneer Ruston resident and former Vienna editor, he helped establish Louisiana Polytechnic Institute and is survived by his widow and four children Clyde and George Halstead, Mrs. Lavery M. Lewis, and Mrs. Bernice Moss.
Col and Mrs Charles A Lindbergh landed in San Juan Puerto Rico after a 753 mile flight from Port of Spain Trinidad arriving at 1 35 this afternoon in their red hydro monoplane The pair journeyed from Trinidad concluding their Caribbean hop.
A Monroe newspaper story recalls a letter from a childhood skeptic asking if Santa Claus exists. The paper reassures the girl that Santa lives in the heart, echoing the idea that good deeds come from within. It notes local generosity with possible donations to a fund near five hundred dollars.
New York police seek underworld clues to the strangling of Margie Criochock 26 a Shenandoah Pennsylvania migrant held as a witness in a ex convict murder case. Slain in her pajamaed bed with cord around her neck a pillow pressed to her face and signs of a struggle. A man’s shout was heard by neighbors as investigators pursue links to the convict murder case.
The international wheat marketing committee found the United States among nations blocking world wide wheat recovery. It cited the Pacific Northwest Emergency Export Association operating in Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana as a depress ing factor along with other subsidies hindering remedial measures.
In Louisiana politics Huey P. Long delays tax revision tours as Washington action on state bonds looms. He plans to return to DC soon while anti Long forces in the sixth district rally at Port Allen with J Y Sanders Jr promising a hard fight.
The article critiques Alice Lee Grosjean as public supervisor of accounts. It alleges secrecy over expenditure records and vouchers, political influence, and potential misallocation of tax funds. It notes public suspicion and possible concealment within the office.
In Baton Rouge on a downtown street a contractor and special deputy sheriff, a first cousin of Huey P Long, argued with a thirty three year younger admin official. The cousin fled when the contractor drew a pistol and shouted murder causing a cafeteria scene as bystanders, a cashier and a waiter, intervened amid the chaos. The contractor fled after the exchange and the cousin escaped unscathed claiming fear for safety.
U S and states compete over gallonage taxes as Congress weighs a federal levy to curb bootlegger profits. Hearings before House Ways and Means and Senate Finance discuss cooperation, warnings of higher prices, and existing state taxes up to $2 a gallon.
Acting Secretary Morgenthau said he would not compromise in the income tax case against Charles E. Mitchell and will pursue ordinary legal steps to collect the tax. He noted the treasury declined a settlement and will proceed with civil action after Mitchell was acquitted in criminal tax proceedings.
In Ouachita Parish, Judge David I. Garrett weighs whether local option survived the Hood act repeal. C. Ray Carter faces a blind tiger charge amid claims parish remains dry under local option, with defense and prosecution debating legal reach and licensing.
A Beverly Hills correspondent writes that gold dollar arguments are fading as people scramble for any kind of money. He jokes about passing Confederate money and notes a peace conference in South America near a war. The writer recounts Geneva memories of Japanese officers drafting a delegation for Manchuria.
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