Sinclair Lewis storms Nobel banquet over photo request
The former Sauk Center writer refused to stand for photographers at a Nobel prize winners banquet in New York. He left the hall briefly, then returned to his seat after apologies were offered. He said he dislikes having pictures taken while eating.
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New York
Sinclair Lewis
Sauk Center
Minn
Main Street
Alfred Bernhard Nobel
Lewis
Albert Einstein
Irving Langmuir
Frank B. Kellogg
Dr. Einstein
Miss Anne Morgan
Dr. Langmuir
Mr. Kellogg
Estelle M. Sternberger
World Peaceways
Elmer Gantry
Babbitt
Ann Vickers
Nobel
Sternberger
Theodore Dreiser
Inquirers
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
Flooding persists along the river with a 24 hour stage update showing stage changes and ongoing flood conditions. Authorities warn of rising water levels and potential impacts on nearby communities and transport routes.
Three Election Officials Sentenced in November 1932 Fraud
New Orleans December 19 three local election commissioners Harold Pujol E W Huck and C J Lusk were convicted of falsifying November 1932 election returns. They received seven months in parish prison and $100 fines each with a one month extra for nonpayment. The case was a test under blanket informations by District Attorney Eugene Stanley. The defendants appealed to the Louisiana Supreme Court with the judgment returnable January 20.
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New Orleans
Frank T. Echezahal
Harold Pujol
E. W. Huck
C. J. Lusk
Eugene Stanley
Pujol
Huck and Lusk
Christmas Charity and a Curious Cat Tale
An editorial urges giving to the Good Fellows fund and Salvation Army volunteers to share Christmas joy with the less fortunate. A separate note describes Mrs. Lillian Davis discovering a yard filled with mice and rats after a fire exposed vermin, and her cat Grandma Kitty having seven litters of seven kittens each.
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Lillian Davis
Kitty
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr Stopped for Traffic Violation
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr on a cross country tour was halted in Lake Charles Louisiana for parking on the wrong side of Ryan Street. He was not booked and left with his party of three at 7 30 this morning for New Orleans.
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Lake Charles
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
New Orleans
California
Ryan Street
City Hall
Vanderbilt
Insull Plans England Visit With Expires Greek Permit
Samuel Insull, dethroned utilities czar, plans to go to England after his Greek police residence permit expires January 31. British authorities require new visa instructions from London before any entry. His U S passport is revoked and he would travel on temporary papers while pursuing passport negotiations.
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Athens
Greece
Samuel Insull
Czar
England
Insull
London
United States
Ingsall
Reuters
Poor prospects to regain old jobs seen in Ickes report
Secretary Ickes reports scant chances unemployed workers can return to their predepression positions. He notes a shift toward farming and self-sustaining homesteads, while vocational training offers a path for industrial recovery as traditional skills become obsolete due to new, more economical processes.
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Washington
Ickes
Roosevelt
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Poignant Notes Appeal to Good Fellows Fund
A montage of charitable notes and donations listed for Monroe’s Good Fellows fund includes names like Roy Boyd Jr and Carolyn Louise Boyd of Fairbanks and contributions from Seymour Insurance Agency and Adrienne Gestion. The piece urges readers to respond to Christmas distress as letters from children and destitute mothers highlight the season’s need. It ends noting continued coverage on the fifth page.
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Monroe
Salvation Army
Red Kettle
Good Fellows Fund
Good Fellows’ Fund
News-Star
Morning World
Yuletide
Santa Claus
Nations seek greater wine trade amid US France stalemate
Eight nations push to boost wine quotas as US France trade talks stall over tariff concessions. Spain Portugal Greece Australia South Africa Russia Chile Argentina press for larger wine shares while Britain seeks an increased quota.
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France
United States
Maurice Garreau-Dombasle
M. Garreau-Dombasle
Paris
Bernice Kincaid Crash as Car Goes into Ditch
A vehicle driven by Bernice Kincaid left the roadway and rolled into a ditch. Investigators cited blinded lights from an approaching machine as the contributing factor.
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Bernice Kincaid
Four in car escape with minor injuries in Morehouse crash
Miss Bernice Kincaid 31, of Monroe, died when her light sedan plunged into a ditch six miles east of Mer Rouge at 1 a m Tuesday. S. J. Smith and Miss Kincaid's escort plus Mr and Mrs J A McMillan survived with minor injuries. coroner ruled accidental death.
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Bastrop
Bernice Kincaid
Frances Grill
Monroe
Mer Rouge
R. B. Leavell
Morehouse Parish
Miss Kincaid
S. J. Smith
West Monroe Motor Company
J. A. McMillan
Oak Grove
J. O. Kincaid
Miss Bernice Kincaid Mourned After Tragic Death
Miss Bernice Kincaid a longtime Monroe hotel worker died Tuesday in Morehouse parish while en route to her mother in Oak Grove to deliver Christmas gifts. She leaves a 13 year old daughter in Alaska, a mother Mrs J O Kincaid and three Oak Grove brothers. Burial planned in Oak Grove.
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Bernice Kincaid
Morehouse Parish
Monroe
Frances Grill
Oak Grove
Miss Kincaid
Alaska
Dawson City
J. O. Kincaid
State Fiscal Records Claim School Funding Bias
Louisiana Teachers Association finance committee cites state fiscal records to allege discrimination against public schools by the state treasurer. The October 24 letter to Treasurer Care questions why schools receive 60.32 percent of the FY 1932-33 general fund allocation while other agencies get full tax-dollar support.
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Louisiana
Legislative Committee
Louisiana Teachers Association
C. C. Pittman
Jess S. Cave
Winn Parish Skepticism Grows Over Governor Allen
In Winnfield and Winn Parish residents doubt Governor Oscar K. Allen’s loyalty to the area as a man claims a state official accused him of bias in a manslaughter case. The alleged remark tied to the governor was spoken at a dinner with a CCC worker.
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Oscar K. Allen
Winn Parish
Winn
Oscar
Louisiana
Bailiwick
Winnfield
Bolivar Kemp
Huey P. Long
New Orleans
N. C. Morgan
CCC
Charles Ray Willis
BBC
Willis
Sikes
Axman” Douglas
Morgan
Oscar K. Alien
Douglas
Allen
Mass Meeting Aims to Deliberate Huey Long Sequel in Louisiana
About twelve hundred residents are expected at a mass meeting tonight at the Ouachita parish high school auditorium. Judge Nat B. Tycer, Mayor George W. Hardy, and Mrs. Blanche G. Oliver will discuss political issues surrounding Huey Long’s bid to seat a personal pick in Congress, urging adherence to state law and the constitution. Attendees from across the fifth district will hear resolutions supporting the sixth district’s stance and urging Riley J. Wilson to oppose seating Mrs. Bolivar E. Kemp.
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Ouachita Parish High School
Nat B. Tycer
Hammony
George W. Hardy
Shreveport
Blanche G. Oliver
Monroe
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Congress
Fifth District
Allen Kimball
S. L. Digby
Digby
Sixth District
Senator Long
Riley J. Wilson
Bolivar E. Kemp
First Snow Falls In Rogers As Temperatures Edge Up
Arkansas reports a light snow in Rogers with the 7 a m temperature at 32. The national weather picture shows overcast skies and rain east of the Mississippi, with varying readings from Boston to Dallas.
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Rogers
Ark
Arkansas
Associated Press
Weather Bureau
Atlanta
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Great Lakes
New England
South Dakota
Minnesota
Virginia
Alabama
Missouri
Oklahoma
Memphis
Tenn
Montgomery
Mississippi
Louisiana
Moorhead
Minn
Canada
Manitoba
Montreal
Idaho
Texas
Dallas
South
Boston
Chicago
Buffalo
New York
Jacksonville
Charleston
Three Maladies Increase in State Health Report
New Orleans December 19 The state board of health reports week's rise in smallpox chickenpox and whooping cough cases above five year averages for week 50 of 1933. Smallpox totals reach 30 with 28 in Catahoula parish and one in Caldwell and Lafayette. chickenpox 11 cases. whooping cough 22. influenza 11 versus prior year 4945 and five year average 45.6.
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New Orleans
State Board of Health
Catahoula Parish
Caldwell
Lafayette
Armistice Hour Set as Paraguay Bol via Agree to Christmas Truce
Paraguay and Bolivia, longtime foes, declare a Christmas season armistice valid until midnight December 31. The Pan American peace commission hails the move and hopes for a permanent settlement with League of Nations backing. Citizens in Montevideo celebrate. Bolivia pledges to join the Argentine anti war pact as talks continue in Montevideo and La Paz.
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Peace Commission
Paraguay
Bolivia
League of Nations Commission
World Court
Hague
Pan-American Peace Commission
League of Nations
Geneva
Gabriel Terra
Uruguay
Pan-American Commission
Montevideo
Vivas
Casto Rojas
la Paz
Asuncion
Chaco Boreal
League Commission
United States
Brazil
Aregentina
Atlantic Ocean
Chile
Peru
Gran Chaco
Boqueron
Vanguaredia
Rogers Has His Say on RFC Loans to Industry
Beverly Hills December 19 Special Jesse Jones and his Redistribution Finance Corporation plan to make loans to industries to shame banks for sitting on their money. The note suggests banks will end up borrowing from Jesse as a result.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Jesse Jones
RFC
Redistribution Finance Corporation
Jesse
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