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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1937
Page
5
The committee discussed a plan to set a minimum price for commodities, adjust tariffs to support farm prices, and consider a Republican substitute raising the corporate tax and fixing capital gains at 12 percent. Chairman Vinson noted potential revenue losses estimated at 416 million dollars if the plan were in effect this year.
President Roosevelt told a press conference he did not believe a public referendum on going to war fits a representative form of government. He answered a reporter's question by saying the simplest reply is to say no and stop there.
Shanghai dispatch details the Panay incident aftermath with the United States gunboat Oahu arriving with 60 survivors and four bodies, aided by Japanese destroyers and the British Ladybird. A naval court of inquiry began gathering survivor stories as officers and crew were reassigned to the Augusta for burial and travel.
Tokyo indicated it may not send another note to the United States as it weighs the response after Japan apologized before Washington received its note. Hirota sent a formal apology and indemnity pledge after the Panay attack, while denying machine-gunning the river vessel.
A Winnsboro man died when his motorcycle riders were thrown from their machines onto the pavement. Hatfield, a Louisiana State University graduate, had a fractured skull. Survived by parents, two brothers, five sisters and other relatives, funeral arrangements were not yet set.
The social service exchange, run by the Council of Social Agencies, shows excellent work overseen by Mrs. W. C. Holstein. Cecile Parker directs the effort across 14 parishes in the fifth district to eliminate aid duplications and coordinate welfare lists.
John L. Lewis addressed steel mill workers urging unity against wage and hour disputes as leaders of rival labor factions plan to resume peace talks. He warned Congress and industry to act, noting current contracts with United States Steel expire February 23 and urging renewed organizing to be heard.
San Francisco reports the post office and mailmen found unemployment census envelopes marked unknown at this address. Fictitious names at cheap lodging houses on Skid Row will be checked against state relief roles to uncover fraud.
Mrs. Cora L. Logan of 101 Spruce Street is recovering rapidly after an operation at Vaughan Wright Bender clinic on December 9 and may receive visits from friends.
Baton Rouge December 17 William E Linn age 33 in charge of the tax auditing department of the Louisiana state department of revenue died after an extended illness following a period of illness at home friends and colleagues mourn his loss as the department notes his service and dedication to state tax work.
Reporter recounts the four day battle around Nanking with thousands killed by shell fire, gunfire, and the river crossing. Chinese losses reach about 5,900 plus hundreds more shot or trampled. civilians incur hundreds of deaths as Japanese forces advance toward Riverside gate and the Gate of Benevolent Peace.
Seasonable dullness persisted in several wholesale markets per Dun and Bradstreet while overall national volume rose 1 to 5 percent above the prior period. Bush replacement orders for Christmas gifts and heavy apparel drove activity, with New England lifting retail sales to last year’s level and other regions posting gains ranging from 2 to 15 percent.
Willie Sutton was arrested by Ouachita Parish deputies after his wife reported a beating at their Millhaven road home. Sutton, 175 pounds, allegedly struck his 90 pound wife and threw her over a fence into an adjoining field. She plans to file assault charges when she recovers.
J. E Gunn, worker at the Economy Service station in Tallulah Louisiana, was held up and robbed of 70 dollars at his place of business at 9 o'clock Thursday night. The lone walking robber had not been arrested by Friday.
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