Wallace warns inflation not a cure for farmer woes
Secretary Wallace told President Roosevelt that currency inflation would raise general prices but not close the gap between agricultural and non agricultural product prices. He urged grain exchange regulation and bank separation to shore up country banks, and noted the need to balance production with demand while forecasting a long term crop control program.
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Wallace
Roosevelt
Farm Credit Administration
Roosevelt orders navy to aid coast guard against rum runners
President Roosevelt directed the navy to cooperate with the coast guard to stop rum running off the Pacific coast, announced at the treasury. The move aims to curb illicit liquor traffic and bolster enforcement along western shores.
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Washington
Roosevelt
The
Treasury
Navy
Coast Guard
Pacific Coast
Adventures of Isaac Lemle and a Child Heroine Florence Goza
Local tale recalls Jes' Ramblin Isaac Lemle detaining a shoplifter until the police arrived. Florence Goza, 1 from Texas Avenue, protected a baby during a burglary scare, alerted authorities, and held the scene until help came. A separate vignette portrays a down and out man at a theater gate, begging for money while joking with staff about cheese as a distraction.
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Florence Goza
R. H. Gua
Texas Avenue
Florence
Civic Leaders of Orleans Seek Public Works Funds
New Orleans civic leaders met with Public Works Administration and Reconstruction Corporation officials to pursue funding for approved projects. They seek financing for a Mississippi River bridge, drainage improvements, a city hall, isolation hospital, auditorium repairs, and Legion home repairs, plus other未acted state board projects and bank support to enable deposits.
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Orleans
Washington
New Orleans
Public Works Administration
Reconstruction Corporation
Interstate Bank and Trust Company
Canal Bank and Trust Company
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company
Moring Plan Bank
Continental Bank and Trust Company
Mouledoux
Jesse Jones
Mississippi River
Gretna
American Legion
Woman Sought After Dentist Slain Police Seek Suspect
Police search for a woman suspect after a dentist is slain. An apparently whispered conversation in an inner office is noted as part of the investigation. The report emphasizes ongoing pursuit and implies possible involvement of a female figure.
Jealousy Suspected in Slaying of Pasadena Dentist
In driving rain in front of the Scottish Rite cathedral, Dr Leonard Siever, a Pasadena dentist and mysticism student, was killed as he tried to enter his car. Investigators seek a mysterious attractive dark haired woman who met him inside prior to the murder. Police note his ties to many women and possible jealousy as motive.
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Pasadena
Calif
Leonard Siever
Cold Weather Abates in Europe Amid Heavy Storm Toll
A deadly cold wave and storm across Europe left over two score dead as it waned. In the US warmer air neared the east and central regions while the Midwest faced more cold snaps. England reported 35 more deaths. Berlin saw zero temps. birds froze in flight.
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Europe
United States
East
Middle West
English Channel
Severa
England
France
Germany
Berlin
Silesia
East Prussia
Ohio Valley
Chicago
Midwest
North Dakota
Minnesota
Sterling
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Lake Michigan
Greece Grants Samuel Insull Brief Extension
The Greek government extended Samuel Insull’s stay to January 31 after previously refusing renewal of his police residence permit. His existing permit expires December 31 and he was told to depart by January 1. His passport remains valid for travel to any chosen country after departure.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Insull
Greece
Broadside Aimed at Roosevelt by Ex Senator Reed
Memphis, Tenn. December 15 James A Reed and his bride Nell Quinlan Donnelly arrived for a quiet honeymoon. Reed, aged 72, criticized the Roosevelt program saying the nation faces trouble from rising debt and potential credit failure. He charged government overreach and opposition to inflation.
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Roosevelt
Reed
Memphis
Tenn
James A. Reed
Nell Quinlan Donnelly
Missouri
United States
Senator Couzens Seeks Equal Penalty for Bootleg Purchasers
Senator Couzens of Michigan proposes to make the buyer of bootleg liquor equally guilty with the seller. He told reporters he will urge an amendment to the liquor tax bill when the senate finance committee considers it. He argues that patronizing bootleggers under prohibition differs from buying when legal liquor is available.
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Washington
Couzens
Michigan
Senate Finance Committee
France Defaults on War Debt to America
Paris reports France defaulted again on its war debt to the United States. An interest payment of 22,200,925 dollars on the remaining 3.86365 million dollars debt was due today, along with a 6,093,759.44 dollar installment under the Hoover moratorium.
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France
America
Paris
United States
Corpse Found Promptly. Suspect Arrested In Slaying
Chicago police held Fred Markham after the body of John A. Jobb was found in a vacant lot. Jobb a 53 year old building caretaker from Saskatchewan was identified by a relative as his killer confessed. Letters postmarked Brandon and Swift Current tied to the case. Roosevelt approves relief plan for mortgage defaults.
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Chicago
John A. Jobb
Fred Markham
Bill
Oliver Hoffman
James Sullivan
Jobb
Saskatchewan
Canada
Brandon
Swift Current
Jackie Threlkeld
Mittle Threlkeld
Morgenthau proposes drastic tax reform to close loopholes
Treasury Secretary Morgenthau urged sweeping changes to the income tax before the House Ways and Means Committee. He favored a single 4 percent rate on all net income, with higher surcharges on large earnings, and noted the budget must be finished before new rates are set. He avoided specifying exact rates, signaling a potential near 100 million dollar gain.
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Washington
Morgenthau
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Rosewell Magill
Treasury Tax
Woman 10 Take Stand at Trial in Franklinton
In Franklinton Louisiana on December 15 1940 a 38 year old grandmother Alice Mae Purvis mother of five faced a state conspiracy to kill husband by drowning him in Pearl River last July during a picnic. The state sought the death penalty and relied on alleged confessions from Purvis and Louis Richardson an 18 year old yard boy. Testimony on the confessions was heard yesterday while the jury was out as Judge C Ellis Ott prepared to rule on admissibility.
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Franklinton
Alice Mae Purvis
Pearl River
Purvis
Louis Richardson
Bogalusa
C. Ellis Ott
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Four Million Are Employed Under CWA Plan
Washington report says the Civil Works Administration has reached its target of over four million people on payrolls as of December 15. Harry L. Hopkins stated the full December quota is met, with plans to seek more funds to extend CWA into spring.
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Washington
Civil Works Administration
Roosevelt
Congress
Harry L. Hopkins
Civil Works
Rogers Has His Say In Arizona Benefit Stage Act
Roscoe Turner and another performer breezed into Phoenix to present a brief benefit show. The pair joked about politics and current events, noting Democratic and Republican stances. He joked about gold prices, silver for money, and western boom ahead of broader economic recovery.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Roscoe Turner
Roscoe
France
Jesse Jones
West
Tobacco seizure from Louisiana Stores ruled illegal
Judge David S. Garrett dismissed the seizure of cigarettes and smoking tobacco from the Louisiana Stores warehouse finding no law violation. The ruling said the warehouse was not a wholesale or retail outlet and stamps need not be purchased in advance. An appeal is expected.
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Joe Dawkins
E. M. Steen
Louisiana Stores, Inc
Huey P. Long
Steen
Long
Garrett
Bradford
Capital Verdict for Kenneth Neu Sought by Cocke
Assistant District Attorney seeks a capital verdict against Kenneth Neu in Cocke County court. The defense argues for life imprisonment and questions aggravating factors. Trial proceedings and jury deliberations are ongoing with no final verdict announced.
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Kenneth Neu
Cocke
Hotel killer Neu faces possible death sentence in New Orleans
In New Orleans on December 15, the trial nears its end for Louis Kenneth Neu, 26, Savannah cabaret singer and confessed slayer, as prosecutors urge the jury to condemn him to death for killing Sheffield Clark Sr. The case hinges on whether Neu was sane at the time, with defense claiming lifelong insanity and a “mental child.”
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Louis Kenneth Neu
Savannah
Sheffield Clark
Nashville
J. Bernard Cocke
Nel
Cocke
Billy
Lawrence Shead
Paterson
N. J
Neu
Clark
New Jersey
Nell
Joseph A. O'Hara
State Board of Health
H. Randoph Unsworth
Foster M. Johns
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Good Fellows Fund Nearing Goal as Week Remaining
The Good Fellows fund struggles to reach its $1,000 goal for underprivileged Monroe children. Receipts from Miss Armadine Renaud's dance recital at the parish high school auditorium will go entirely to the fund. Friday's total topped $200, with one week left to secure a Christmas for every child in need.
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News-Star
Good Fellows
Good Fellows’ Fund
Monroe
Armadine Renaud
Parish High School
Harry Rice
Paramount
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