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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1933
Page
1
As the 73rd Congress convenes January 3 in Washington, Democratic leaders anticipate a smooth start to pass Roosevelt’s recovery program. They expect fewer partisan clashes, plan to curb opposition with rules, and focus on tax, budget, and public works measures to boost employment and stabilize the economy.
In Riverview burial park a young mother who faced hardship and peril dies at 30 after a life of toil. From Oak Grove to Monroe she raised a child who later journeyed to Alaska with hopes of reunion. A fatal trip to Oak Grove during a Christmas toy mission ends that hope.
Hugh S. Johnson protested to the Civil Works Administration today against paying higher wages than are being offered by many industries under wage codes. The issue centers on the balance between federal job pay and private sector rates as the New Deal administration reviews labor standards.
An 88-year-old Civil War veteran named C. J. Israel of Maxwell offered a building for a post office, but the government rejected the gift. He told officials he would die within four days, citing reverses and age. He shot himself in a Kearney station after a Christmas dinner for local children and left gifts to the North Platte library and Lincoln county indigents.
Chicago officers fatally shot three gunmen in a sensational apartment raid staged by city police. The operation involved a coordinated assault with overpowering force and rapid gunfire, leaving no suspects alive.
Chicago police killed three men in a Rogers Park apartment raid while pursuing John Dillinger and his gang. Fingerprints later identified the dead as Louis Katzewitz 28 Charles Tattlebaum 30 alias Chuck Tilden and Sam Ginsberg 33, all linked to Indiana and Michigan prison escapes and a 1992 Union National Bank robbery.
In St Johns Arizona a 15 year old girl Mattie Turley pleaded guilty to attempted murder for shooting her father E J Turley with a shotgun. Authorities consider six years at the state industrial school as punishment. The mother Dorothea Turley denies the Ouija board tale and seeks habeas corpus equity. The father is hospitalized in San Diego with a hip wound.
In New Orleans on December 22 a potential strike by Munson line longshoremen was stopped temporarily by the NRA industrial relations board acting as conciliator. The workers, part of an independent union labeled a company union by AFL affiliated groups, reportedly refused to unload the Munson line ship Munplace until they were paid for three previously unloaded boats.
Paris December 22 Two young Americans Mr and Mrs Robert Switz will be the first to be questioned on the evidence in France s great military spy affair The examining magistrate M Benon will hear them Saturday with Switzs lawyer Charles Moyse present on the deposition by Chief of Detectives Martz Martz heads the military angles of the case which points to Soviet Russia and Germany The investigation has reached abroad including Warsaw where officials seek documents tied to France s defense system Continued on second page
President Roosevelt approved the rubber tire industry code of fair competition joining five other codes to 174 total. Hugh S. Johnson will report in 96 days on unfair trade practices with the trade commission. The code’s effective date is December 25 along with the rayon and silk dyeing pact.
Dominick A. Bove Jr. was found not guilty in Vicksburg after a second trial for the June death of his sister-in-law Miss Billie Haring. The state argued a beer bottle strike. the defense said she died from an accidental fall while lighting a water heater. Bove’s wife testified for the defense as relatives wept with relief.
In Edinburgh the Court of Session granted Lord Inverclyde a divorce from Lady Inverclyde actress Jane Tripp. The couple wed in 1929, separated after a Reno Nevada decree by default in 1931, and Britain does not recognize Reno decrees. The petition proceeded under Scottish law for a lawful divorce.
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered today a nationwide rise in salt freights, revising the rate structure across all sections of the country. The ruling applies to all shipments and sets new prices for salt transportation.
The president issues a proclamation opening federal mints to newly mined silver to lift commodity prices. The move aims to push silver prices to about 64 1/2 cents per ounce, with half the metal coined for producers and half held as government reserve. The administration also ramps RFC gold purchases to 100 million dollars and continues plans toward a commodity dollar.
Beverly Hills report shows a new hotel liquor sale rule allows buying in the lobby or at the news stand to drink in the dining room. The item cites a shopper asking for gin, vermouth, bitters, magazines, and aspirin. Also notes the capture of an American spy in France and implies expertise on the spy.
The Associated Press reports prominent Americans disclose holiday plans. President Roosevelt will host four generations at the White House and read Dickens. Alfred E. Smith will celebrate at his Fifth Avenue home with family, while Charles G. Dawes spends Christmas in Evanston with relatives. James B. Conant begins his Harvard presidency with a first reception to students. Frank Kellogg has no special plans.
A broad transportation strike in Philadelphia halts 27,000 workers across nine unions, including bakery drivers and taxi drivers, threatening Christmas deliveries as pickets target trolley crews. The action stems from a dispute with Philadelphia Rapid Transit amid national labor board mediation.
The House Ways and Means Committee approved a tentative liquor tax bill estimating 470 million dollars in revenue including beer. The plan imposes a 2 dollar per gallon levy on distilled spirits, expected to raise 300 million dollars from about 150 million gallons in the first full post repeal year.
In New Orleans on December 22, Huey Long loses influence over the Old Regulars as city politics heat up. Rumors swirl that John Klorer may run against Mayor T Semmes Walmsley, while mass meetings across districts call for resignations of top state officials amid anti Long sentiment. Walmsley and Long sever ties, with clashes over police actions and campaign arrests intensifying the political rift in Louisiana.
The 1935 Good Fellows fund has come to an official close. Although not as large as hoped, the collected sum will help relieve misery in the poor homes of the Twin Cities.
The Good Fellows' Fund totals donations of 453.15 and 576.76 after a Christmas campaign. News-Star-World carrier boys collected cash and merchandise, with 56.86 in cash. A preview benefit show at Capitol theater is planned for Saturday at 9 30, with proceeds for the fund.
Federal Judge Evan A. Evans ruled Samuel Insull Sr guilty of collusion in the creation of receiver ships for his two billion dollar group of public utility holdings and finance companies. The decision upheld Ettelson's claim that no further fees should be paid to certain receivers and attorneys.
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