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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1933

Page

1

Notoriety Queened by Stock Deals. Livermore Missing

Jesse L. Livermore, the so called boy plunger, is reported missing by his wife who says he left their Park Avenue apartment yesterday afternoon and has not contacted her. Police check hospitals for possible accident as case sails through breach of promise suit against Livermore and his personal life unfolds with Reno divorce and remarriage details.

New York Jesse L. Livermore Park Avenue Livermore Neida Krassnova Dorothea F. Livermore Harriet Metz Noble Omaha Neb Curb Exchange Great Neck L. 1 Arthur Barry James W Boston Billy” Monahan Monahan Connecticut Barry

Federal Agents Join In Search For Livermore

The Justice Department Bureau of Investigation opened a case into the disappearance of Jesse Livermore a noted stock market operator. Acting with New York police agents the bureau reported scant information and did not confirm kidnapping at this time. The inquiry appears centered in New York as investigators seek clues and coordinate with metropolitan police.

Washington Justice Department Bureau of Investigation Jesse Livermore Investigation Bureau Livermore New York

Roosevelt Extends Blanket Reemployment Plan to May

President Roosevelt announced a four month extension of the blanket reemployment code beyond January 1. He said the fair competition agreements now cover 70 percent of employees and the extension keeps recovery momentum in industries not yet under codes. He expressed confidence permanent codes for the remaining thirty percent would be worked out by the end of the extension.

Washington Roosevelt

Monroe Folks Rebound With Noted Returns and Local Quips

Friends recount Fred Coon’s recovery from a serious car crash and Jeaae Chapman’s swift hospital-to-street comeback in Shreveport to Monroe. Geene Simmons vows loyalty to Monroe while C Beatner MecQuiller cycles spiritedly. City linemen Red Cooper Tex Condit Poor Boy McKeller and Bell Love loom tall in local chatter as a judge’s office is raided for a thief’s amusement. Dr Charles Mosely pens an Owed Ode.

Fred Coon Jeaae Chapman Bastrop Shreveport Monroe Geene Simmons Winnfield C. Beatner MecQuiller South End Red” Cooper Tex” Condit McKeller Fourth District Court Charles Mosely

Creation of NRA Board Considered to Aid Independents

Washington. The administration weighs forming an NRA board to hear complaints from independents and small businesses about fair practice codes. Republican independents invited to serve. powers under review to allow reopening of codes if justified. President supports aid for the "little man" similar to the labor board, but scope remains undecided.

Washington Dec NRA Roosevelt National Labor Board Senate

Robbery Attempt Foiled at Hotel Alvis by Clerk and Officers

Night clerk Paul H. Safford alerted police and hotel staff as an intruder tried to hold up Hotel Alvis at 2 45 am. Officer G W McDuffie and Chester Gossett confronted the robber, who fled when Safford raced out. The assailant entered again with a pistol demanding compliance from the lobby group.

Alvis Hotel Alvis G. W. McDuffie Chester Gossett Paul H. Safford the Inquirer Fifth Street Safford Gossett

West Coast Storm Worsens With Fourth Day of Gales

Storm damage mounted as Pacific Northwest endures a fourth straight day of high seas and high tides. Three deaths reported in Washington as power lines fall, 50 barns wrecked, cattle scattered. Dredge Clackamas damaged near Astoria. floods hit British Columbia and coastal Washington towns.

Seattle Pacific Northwest Tillamook Oregon Coast Astoria Clackamas Washington Woods Sam Brewer Snoqualmie Richard Hillaire Bellingham Nicky Fumar Port Angeles British Columbia Vancouver B. C Spokane

Fund To Assist Needy Increases

News-Star and Morning World carriers urge readers to donate small sums to the Good Fellows fund with anonymity for donors if desired. Monroes Yuletide scenes show festive lights and shoppers though a needy undernourished boy selling papers highlights the season’s contrast. Continued on third page.

News-Star Morning World Good Fellows’ Fund

Pennsylvania Plans Civil Works Drive for 323000 Jobs

An Associated Press report notes mixed recovery signals with gains in relief funding reaching needy households while jobless figures remain stubborn in parts of the country. Pennsylvania advances a program to put 323,000 men and women to work as the state civil works administration approves it.

Pennsylvania State Civil Works Administration

Good Fellows' Fund Donations and Local Club Items Totals

A list shows various small donations and acknowledgments including Betty Jane and David Masur two dollars, Lions Club twenty eight dollars, and individual sums from Richard Sackett Barbara Sackett and Raymond Sackett. Items mention a Lions club clothing collection toys Rex canned goods and Temple B'Nal Israel Sunday school.

Betty Jane David Masur H. L. Collins Babette Krauss W. B. Moore Winsor Greene Cccene Lions Club Ae Leonidas Barkdull Faulk Post American Legion Richard Sackett Barbara Sackett Raymond Sackett CIE Faulk-Collier Bonded Warehouses, Inc Harry G. Frazer, Jr Pire Ie Criscetvese Cere Tvawesesveouse R. N. Slator Slator Idas Shetwell and Brown Lions Club Collection Toys Lions Club Rex Canned Goods Temple B'Nal Israel

Guarded killer held in Redwood prison after confession

Umberto Guisti, 37, confessed to killing opera singer Emilia da Prata, 26, and was held in Redwood City jail awaiting a secret arraignment. He was moved from South San Francisco amid threats from the singer’s relatives and friends. Guards placed three other prisoners with him to deter possible self harm or retaliation.

San Francisco Umberto Guisti Emilia da Prata Redwood City Guisti Miss da Prata

Natchitoches Witnesses Longs Tactics In Race Politics

In Natchitoches parish voters oppose moves seen as administration meddling in the sixth district race to fill a vacancy. The piece recalls 1933 sheriff succession and administrative efforts to keep Long dominance, with residents resenting the influence on elections and nominations.

Natchitoches Natchitoches Parish Sixth Congressional District Sixth District Louisiana Long Allen Bolivar E. Kemp J. W. Payne Baton Rouge

Huey Long Accused of Outrunning Voters in Natchitoches and District Six

The account charges Senator Huey P. Long with rushing a sheriff election in Natchitoches while delaying a sixth district primary. It contrasts decisive timing in Natchitoches with six months delay in the district, alleging political favoritism and imminent defeat risk.

Natchitoches Huey FP. Long

Chief Switz and wife held in French espionage ring

Paris dispatch reports an American salesman Robert Switz and his wife alongside a Canadian couple among ten arrested for leading an espionage ring reaching into the French ministry of marine. Police found 19 000 francs and military documents in Switz’s room and 33 000 francs in Bercowitz’s pockets as arrests followed attempts to flee.

Paris Ministry of Marine Robert Switz East Orange N. J Switz Marjorie Tilley New York Benjamin Bercowitz Jassy Romania Frances Bercowitz

Tax-Property Redemptions Rise as Delinquents Pay Up

Baton Rouge reports a sharp rise in property redemptions for unpaid state taxes in 1933. Miss Lucille May Grace notes delinquents restored through federal funds and loan programs, with 1,521 redemptions to date versus 952 in 1932 and 775 in 1931. Many farmers regain title after surrendering lands.

Baton Rouge Lucille May Grace State Land Office Miss Grace Federal Land Bank and Home Owners Loan Corporation Land Office

Convict Shouse Captured After Paris Shootout

Indiana patrolmen ambushed escaped convict Edward Shouse in Paris Illinois as two female companions were taken into custody. Patrols expected his arrival and blocked the France hotel area, wounding officer Eugene Teague who was fatally shot.

Paris Ill Eugene Teague Indiana Illinois Edward Shouse Michigan City Ind Shouse Indiana Highway Police Edgar County France Hotel

Roosevelt Presses Fast Track on Liquor Tax Plan

President Roosevelt urges Congress to push the liquor tax during the first week of the January session. House Ways and Means Chairman Coughton and Senate Finance Chairman Harrison outline swift action plans at a White House conference. The administration also prepares the annual budget and stewardship report to accompany the messages to Congress.

Washington Roosevelt Congress White House Coughton North Carolina House Harrison Mississippi Senate Finance Committee Capitol Hill

Eighth District Protest Meeting Planned in Alexandria

In Alexandria on December 29 a district wide protest mass meeting is to condemn Huey P Long and demand resignations of several Louisiana officials. Anti Long leaders invite citizens from eight parishes to attend at Boston high school auditorium and hear invited speakers.

Eighth Congressional District Sixth Congressional District Huey P. Long Boston High School Eighth District

Christmas Gift Paroles Issued By State Pardon Board

In New Orleans the state pardon board urged full pardon and citizenship restoration for three murder convicts Fol Sharp Livingston parish George Bolden Jr Jefferson parish and Fannie Austin Vernon parish and for manslaughter inmates Jeff Chandler Morehouse parish Clyde L Williams DeSoto parish and Wilson Sharp Tangipahoa parish. Atlanta note reports Alabama Governor Miller on his sick bed issued 298 long term paroles as a holiday gesture.

New Orleans State Pardon Board Fol Sharp Livingston Parish George Bolden, Jr Jefferson Parish Fannie Austin Vernon Parish Jeff Chandler Morehouse Parish Clyde L. Williams DeSoto Parish Wilson Sharp Tangipahoa Parish Atlanta Santa Claus Miller Alabama

Louisiana to Build Tickfaw River Bridge at Rome Ferry

The war department approved plans by the Louisiana highway commission to replace a cable ferry with a bridge across the Tickfaw River at Rome Ferry, Louisiana. Construction will create a fixed crossing connecting the area.

Washington War Department Louisiana Highway Commission Rome Ferry

Huey Long Breaks With Walmsley Over New Orleans Slate

Senator Huey P. Long severed his alliance with Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley over the city slate for January elections. Long warned he would not back Walmsley if he ran on the same ticket, while Walmsley faced opposition from Francis Williams and others in New Orleans and a mass meeting condemned Long’s conduct. Long remained in conference at his hotel headquarters, declining comment as he weighs future steps.

New Orleans Huey P. Long T. Semmes Walmsley Long Louisiana Democratic Association Walmsley Francis Williams Fifth Congressional District

Fournet Labels Hardy a Vicious Liar in Texas City Feud

La. Lieutenant Governor John B. Fournet of Jennings wires Shreveport Mayor George W. Hardy calling him a vicious, contemptible and malicious liar in reply to graft and misappropriation charges. Fournet denounces Hardy's resignation demand as premeditated false and dangerous to the state.

Lake Charles John B. Fournet Jennings George W. Hardy Shreveport Hardy Fournet Times- Picayune

Old Regular Caucus Seeks Resignations Over Corruption Ties

A(last) night Old Regular caucus voted 12 to something to allow a compromise over district attorney selection and demanded a fifth district mass meeting at Monroe. Resolutions called for resignations of Huey P Long John H Overton Governor O Ky Allen and three other state officials over corruption charges.

Alexandria Monroe Ment Long John H. Overton O. Ky Allen Huey P. Long United States Louisiana

Hutchinson sees England viewing U.S. markets hopeful

Beverly Hills dispatch quotes Hutchinson, Fox Films executive in London, saying England has stocked up on U.S. securities at low prices and expects the United States to straighten out. He calls England wary but believes Americans will sober up and improve.

Beverly Hills Cal Hutchinson Fox Film Company London Hutchin England

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