Norris Intimates He Will Not Lead Third Party Move
Senator Norris said he would not lead a third party movement while Dr John Dewey urged him to break from the Republican machine and form a new party. Dewey, head of the League for Independent Political Action, framed a plan to unite conservatives from both parties to win the presidency in 1940.
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Norris
Washington
Nebraska
Republican Independent
John Dewey
League For Independent Politicsi Action
Dewey
Nortis
Robert H. Lucas
Republican National Committee
New York
George W. Norris
League For Independent Political Action
Four Thousand Poll Taxes Paid In Ouachita Parish
An official notice amid a governor backed appeal states 4 294 residents in Ouachita Parish have paid their poll taxes for the year a little over half of the eligible 8 000. With four days left for receipts this year about 1 000 people must pay daily to reach the total. Voters in 1931 must pay by January 1 and those voting in 1932 in state and presidential elections must also pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
Ouachita Parish
Sheriff's Department
Weds Circus Man John Ringling Marries Emily Haig Buck
The former Mrs. Emily Haig Buck of New York was married in Jersey City New Jersey to John Ringling Sarasota Florida millionaire circus man. She is the daughter of Mr and Mrs James J Haag of Orange New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Haig Buck
New York
Jersey City
N. J
John Ringling
Sarasota, Fla
James J. Haag
Orange
Goodfellows Fund Totals $2226.40 For Charity Efforts
The Goodfellows fund final tally shows $2122.15 in prior acknowledgments and $104.25 received since. Donations from individuals and local businesses supported destitute families through Monroe Welfare Association with food clothing and toys distributed as part of the annual Yale Star effort.
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Goodfellows’ Fund
Yale Star
Monroe Welfare Association
Goodfellows Fund
W. C. Feazel
Joseph Airoldine Shoe Shop
Roy Q. Cole, Jr
Lennon Motor Co
Johnson Lbr. Co
H. R. Speed
Tv. c
Armandine Renaud School of Dance
James A. Noe
River Stage Readings At Ouachita Camden Station
Flood stage levels show 24 hour readings at Ouachita Camden with minor rises and stable to slight changes across the station. Data indicates stage values near 6.7 inches with small fluctuations and occasional 0.0 changes over the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita
Camden
Mnwegs
Auto Fatality in Shreveport Claims Mrs Turner
Mrs. J. E. Turner of Summer Grove dies from a fractured skull after an automobile crash in Shreveport on Tuesday night. A coroner's inquest was held today. The incident was the only fatal accident in the area during the holiday season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
J. E. Turner
Summer Grove
Mississippi Valley Weather Disaster of 1930
A Chicago report summarizes 1930 as a severe weather year for the Mississippi Valley and Great Lakes region. Extreme heat and cold killed people, with drought, floods, and fires causing widespread losses in crops and livestock worth about a billion dollars. Tornadoes, drownings, and ship disasters on Lake Michigan added to the toll.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Midwest
Upper Michigan
Wisconsin
Texas
Minnesota
Lake Michigan
Northland
Dixie
Northwest
Hatfield
Wis
Indiana
Illinois
Lindy Sees Rapid Progress In Air Industry
Charles A. Lindbergh predicts rapid advances in aviation from 1925 to the present, noting cruising speeds rising from about 60 to 140 mph, air mail planes carrying more weight, and general improvements in private and sport aircraft. He cites the Rooseveldt Field flight to Paris as a landmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Missouri
Roosevelt Field
Paris
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hart
Air Mail de Havilands
Italian Planes Prepare for Transatlantic Hop
A group of 14 Italian seaplanes rests off Bolama Portuguese Guinea awaiting favorable weather for a 12 plane strike toward Natal Brazil. From Natal the route could reach Rio de Janeiro and possibly Buenos Aires over about 1800 miles, guarded by destroyers and naval vessels ready to assist if a plane goes down. The craft arrived from Villa Cisneros yesterday. takeoff toward Natal is not expected until next week.
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Natal
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Buenos Aires
Villa Cisneros
Rio de Oro
Capital Debut Party Tonight Costs Million
Washington hosts a lavish debut in honor of Helen Lee Eames daughter of Mrs. Henry L. Doherty of New York with about a thousand guests. The Mayflower hotel on the first floor is reserved for jazz orchestras and imported entertainers through the night. Two meals, a five course midnight supper and a 5 am eggs bacon and coffee service close the event. Miss Eames recently returned from Europe and speaks seven languages including Norwegian.
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Washington
Helen Lee Eames
Henry L. Doherty
New York
Mayflower Hotel
Eames
Europe
Recommendations on Highways Sent to Capital
Ouachita parish road committee lists preferred prioritization for gravelling by the state on local roads. State Road No. 543 ranks first for work in the parish aside from paving, part of the Monroe to Winnfield route known as the Lapine road from Cotton's store to Lapine a seven mile stretch graded under plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Highway Commission
S M. Collins
O. K. Allen
State Highway Commission
Monroe
Winnfield
Lapine
Cotton's Store
Clerk Shot By Bandit Dies Today of Wounds
NEW HAVEN Conn December 26 Charles A Kern Jr 45 chief clerk at American Mills company shot by lone bandit who escaped with payroll $4931 23 died at New Haven hospital Joseph Ordazzo 54 gate tender at the plant also died en route to hospital The incident occurred Wednesday morning in New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Charles A. Kern, Jr
American Mills Company
Joseph Ordazzo
Garage Blaze Destroys Sedan, Chevrolet Saved
A garage and a sedan owned by M. McHenry a post office employee were destroyed by fire Thursday night at the rear of his residence on Aviation Lane near Selman Field. The cause is unknown. Firemen used booster pumps and the home occupants saved a Chevrolet roadster from the garage.
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M. McHenry
Post Office
Aviation Lane
Selman Field
McHenry
Hambone's Meditations Excerpt From J P Alley
A fragment from Hambone's Meditations features a deputy sheriff recounting a confrontation with a man claiming authority. The dialogue is framed in dialect and reflects regional speech patterns.
Two Hundred Die In Christmas Eve Accidents Coast to Coast
A heavy toll of more than two hundred deaths marked Christmas Eve due to accidents across the nation. Automobiles caused over two thirds of fatalities, with fires drownings gun violence poison alcohol and structural collapses contributing. Notable incidents occurred from Indiana to California including a Whiting lodging fire seven dead and a Missouri bridge collapse.
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Middle West
Whiting
Ind
South
New York
California
Missouri
Montgomery
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Anti-Saloon League Leader to Speak in West Monroe
Rev. Leon W. Sloan of the Louisiana Anti-Saloon League will address West Monroe First Baptist Church in two sermons on Sunday. He will speak in the pastor’s absence with J. G. Cobb introducing him, outlining the league’s prohibition plans to Baptists.
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Leon W. Sloan
Anti-Saloon League of
Louisiana
West Monroe First Baptist Church
Sloan
H. L. Driskell
Mississippi
J. G. Cobb
West Side Church
Louisiama
The
Baptist Church
West Side Baptists
Bank Robbery and Forgery Case Dominate Late News
Gil bert H. Bessemyer, former Guaranty Building and Loan general manager, was sentenced to 10 to 100 years in San Quentin by Superior Judge Walton Wood for defalcations. In De Queen Arkansas two masked men robbed the First National Bank, escaping with about 12 000 to 15 000.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Gilbert H. Bessemyer
Guaranty Building and Loan Association
San Quentin Penitentiary
Guaranty
Walton Wood
Bessemyer
DE Queen
Ark
First National Bank
Welfare Office Moves to Bigger Quarters
Monroe Welfare Association moves from City Hall to 307 North Second Street in a former church building. Harvey Trousdale extends use for an emergency aid program with a large warehouse as the new headquarters to handle hundreds of families for food clothing and toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Welfare Association
City Hall
Christian Science Church
North Second Street
Harvey Trousdale
Welfare Association
Louisiana to auction 15 million in highway bonds Saturday
Governor Huey P. Long leads state officials in Baton Rouge to open bids on the first 15 million of Louisiana's 75 million highway and bridge bond issue. Four officials signed 15,000 times each to ready certificates for delivery to successful bidders after bank proposals are tabulated.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Long
Alice Lee Grosjean
H. B. Conner
L. B. Baynard
State Board of Liquidation
Louisiana Highway Commission
Governor Long
State House
Young extortionist Duncan sentenced in Kansas City case
Charles Leonard Duncan, 23, received a two years and six months penitentiary term after pleading guilty to attempted third degree robbery in a scheme to extort 25000 from lumberman R A Long of Kansas City. A decoy package sting led to his arrest as detectives staged the drop near Long’s northeast district home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
Kansas City
Charles Leonard Duncan
R. A. Long
Charles Edwards
Civic Crime Committee
Duncan
Cal
Hugh Dougherty
L. H. Snyder
Gangland foe enters Chicago mayoralty race
Judge John H. Lyle a fierce opponent of gangsters announced a Republican bid for mayor promising to break up crime politics alliances. He joins Mayor William Hale Thompson and Charles V. Barrett in the race ahead of the February primary, amid shifting faction support and splits among party leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John H. Lyle
Judge Lyle
William Hale Thompson
Charles V. Barrett
County Board of Tax Review
Thompson
Barrett
Lyle
Bernard W. Snow
Republican
Cook County Committee
Americans Pay Debts Conscientiously Says Commerce Dept
Washington report says the public pays debts reliably as credit sales run into billions annually. Edwin R. George notes merchants rarely lose via nonpayment, while data show declines in industrial production and factory employment in November. Imports in 1930 remained smaller than last year, with overall credit losses around 20 million.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Edwin R. George
Marketing Service Division
Federal Reserve Board
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
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Columbia
Liberal Party
United Prey
Bernett
Dreas Hot
Goodfellows
Mississippi Valley
LINDY
South Atlantic
Bolama
Portuguese Guinea
Capital
Highways Commission
Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
Thority
Lawd
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Yale
West Monroe
First Baptist
Hoover
Drouth
Old Christian Church
John Mish
William Monroe
Harrison
State Streets
Roy Sells
Otto Linkbeiner
Mish
County Hospital
Maryville
Raymond Gunn
Velma Colter
Gunn
George
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