President-elect Opposed to Sales Tax Levy
Roosevelt's stance on a general sales tax surfaced amid Democratic push for budget balancing. Friends said he was horrified by reports of endorsing such a levy, while Albany officials noted his opposition to broad tax measures. House Democrats had considered the plan to meet expenditures.
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Washington
Congress
Albany
Roosevelt
General Manufacturers
House
Garner
Agriculture Department
N. Y
John N.garner
New York
Goup Chosen for Hearings on Short Work Week
Senate Chairman Norris named a five member subcommittee to study the Black five day work week bill. Hearings begin January 5 to explore desirability and constitutionality. The bill aims to limit interstate goods labor to 30 hours weekly. Members include Borah Robinson Walsh and sponsor Senator Black.
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Washington
Norris
Senate Judiciary Committee
Black
Alabama
Borah
Idaho
Robinson Republican
Indiana
Walsh
Democrat
Montana
Ambulance misadventure echoes Bourbon Street mischief
A Browville call for an ambulance to fetch John Doe ends with the recipient denying the request and threatening the driver. The prankster's ruse follows a drinking party scheme. The mishap surfaces amid a collage of local notes on weddings and political returns in Monroe and Ouachita parish.
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Brownville
John Doe
Doe
Mister Doe
Monroe
Awag
Rivers threaten lowland settlements across four states
Rivers in Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama and Georgia rose above flood stages as heavy rains swelled Cassidy Bayou, Yazoo and Pearl. The Yazoo neared 25 feet while the Coosa and Black Warrior rivers issued flood warnings and forced evacuations from Jackson to Wetumpka and Rome.
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Sumner
Miss
Cassidy Bayou
Mississippi Delta
Webb To
Yazoo
Yazoo City
Arkansas River
Lavaca
Fort Smith
Ark
Mississippi
Jackson
Rose
Alabama
Coosa
Black Warrior
Montgomery
Mobile
Miller’s Ferry
Ala
Wetumpka
Rome
Georgia
North Carolina Senator McCoin Reported Slain in Letter
An anonymous Chicago mailed letter to North Carolina Chief Justice Walter P. Stacey claims highway murder of former state senator R. S. McCoin. The note says McCoin was killed near Petersburg Virginia after refusing to pay damages from a crash, then buried between Hagerstown Maryland and Uniontown Pennsylvania.
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Raleigh
N. C
U.P
Chicago
Walter P. Stacey
North Carolina Supreme Court
R. S. McCoin
North Carolina
State Advisory Budget Commission
McCoin
Petersburg
Virginia
Hagerstown
Uniontown
Hendersonville
Columbus
McCain
Richmond
Virginia City
Jacksonville
Fila
Shorty
Miss Collins Urges Poll Tax Payment for 1932 and 1933
Miss Lillian Collins the West Monroe registrar of voters urged poll tax payments for 1932 and 1933 saying 1934 city election will elect a mayor and city commissioners and eligibility depends on paid taxes. She noted 1933 district attorney vacancy and 1934 congressional election plus parish school board seats. A total of 3,350 poll taxes were collected this morning.
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West Monroe
Lillian Collins
Miss Collins
David I. Garrett
Percy Sandel
United States
Insull to Stay in Greece After Extradition Rejected
Samuel Insull declares he will remain in Greece permanently after the Greek appeal court refused his extradition to the United States on embezzlement charges tied to his prior utilities collapse. Senate inquiry into the Insull case will proceed despite Greece’s decision.
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Insull
Washington
U.P
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Samuel Insull
Norbeck
Athens
U.R
Greece
United States
Petit Palais
United Press
Legation
Woman Found Slain on Muskogee High Campus
Miss Mary Wolfenberger, a middle aged dressmaker, was found beaten to death on the grounds of West High School in Muskogee Oklahoma. Police traced her movements after a telephone call to her 80 year old mother stating she would stay with someone but the name was not heard. Investigators seek to establish last night’s whereabouts to resolve the case.
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Muskogee
Okla
Mary Wolfenberger
West High School
Death of Memphis recluse Victoria Zanone under investigation
Police seek cause of death for 70 year old Victoria Zanone found dead in her squalid Memphis home. Coroner's inquest returned an open verdict while officers scan her filled safety deposit boxes for clues to possible murder or accident.
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Memphis
U.P
Victoria Zanone
C. W. Miller
Zanone
Woman Sentenced to Die Is Called By Grand Jury
Winnie Ruth Judd, sentenced to hang February 17 for the murder of Agnes Ann Leroi, was brought from Florence state penitentiary to appear before the Maricopa county grand jury. No reason for the appearance was disclosed.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Ann Leroi
Maricopa County
Florence
Pay Your Poll Tax in Parish La 1932 Request
A notice from Sheriff and Tax Collector of a Louisiana parish urges payment of the 1932 poll tax and accompanying state and parish taxes. It asks for one dollar with a self addressed stamped envelope for receipt and warns penalties for non payment begin January 1.
David I Garrett Increases Lead in Judges Race
Complete returns from Ouachita and Morehouse parishes show David I Garrett won the Democratic primary for fourth judicial district judge by 659 votes over John M Munholland. Ouachita parish totals Garrett 3205 Munholland 2697. Morehouse 923 to 772. Garrett carried 19 of 29 Ouachita precincts. Monroe gave him 1859 to 1430. Nomination awaits the January 17 general election to fill Judge Percy Sander's unexpired term.
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Ouachita
Morehouse Parishes
David I. Garrett
John M. Munholland
Fourth Judicial District
Ouachita Parish
Garrett
Munholland
Morehouse Parish
Monroe
Percy Sander
Mrs Fannie Trousdale Rites Held In City Cemetery
The funeral service for Mrs. Fannie Mae Trousdale 65 widow of Charles H Trousdale was held at 3 pm from 305 Park Avenue to the old city cemetery Rev E F Hayward of Grace Church officiated Active pallbearers included Neal McHenry L P Abernathy Tom Stander W C Oliver George Gunby Morris Haas Honorary pallbearers listed Formerly Miss Fannie Witt she was a native of Atlanta Ga and pursued magazine and literary work during a lively early career her southern travels brought her to Monroe and led to meeting Charles H Trousdale who shared literary interests and early newspaper work
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Fannie Mae Trousdale
Charles H. Trousdale
Park Avenue
Old City Cemetery
E. F. Hayward
Grace Church
Neal McHenry
L. P. Abernathy
Tom Standifer
W. C. Oliver
George Gunby
Morris Haas
Paul Fudickar
Ernest Fudickar
Tom Easterling
T. O. Brown
E. L. Neville
Allan Sholars
Fred Williamson
Carl McHenry
Dr. P. M. Gayle
A. G. Herring
W. A. Walker, Sr
L. R. Powers
Leon McHenry
T. L. Morris
Judson Smith
Trousdale
Atlanta
Fannie Mae Witt
Monroe
Former National Tennis Champion Falls to Death in NYC
Malcolm D. Whitman 55 a textile firm vice president and former national tennis champion leaped from his penthouse at 136 East 67th Street. He died on impact after suffering a nervous breakdown. Whitman a Harvard graduate and NY bar admitted attorney held directorships with Acadia Mills Katama Mills and several others.
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New York
Malcolm D. Whitman
Lasher and Whitman
East 67Th Street
Whitman
William Whitman Co., Inc
Boston
Acadia Mills
Katama Mills
Monomac Spinning Company
Nashawena Mills
Calhoun Mills
U. S. Testing Company
Harvard
Plan Sought For Raising Cotton Price
Memphis report on southwide cotton conference seeks best plan to boost king cotton prices through output reductions. Proposals include acre limit laws, prohibitive taxes on sales above quotas, or bale caps. C. C. Hanson says six to eight million bales could lift price to ten cents. Conference chiefs to review recommendations Thursday.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southwide Cotton Conference
C. C. Hanson
United Action
Hanson
Four or Five Seek D. I. Garrett’s District Attorney Post
Following David I. Garrett’s resignation to become a fourth district judge, at least four and possibly five candidates have signaled bids for district attorney. Confirmed entrants include J. B. Thornhill George Lester Paul Fink and Frank Hawthorne with Ronald Lee Davis also a probable contender. Official announcements are anticipated soon ahead of the January 17 general election.
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David I. Garrett
Fourth Judicial District
J. B. Thornhill
George Lester
Paul Fink
Monroe
Frank Hawthorne
Bastrop
Ronald Lee Davis
Principal of Abduction Decades Ago Succumbs
William Whitla died of pneumonia at 31 in Sharon after a 23 year old kidnapping case that stunned the nation. He was eight when James and Helen Boyle abducted him under false pretenses and paid $10,000 ransom to secure his release in Cleveland. Boyle received a life term and died in prison. Mrs Boyle served 25 years and was pardoned nearly seven years ago.
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Sharon
William Whitla
Whitla
Willie
James Boyle
Helen
Cleveland
Ohio
Boyle
Senate Judiciary Nearing Action On 3.2 Per Cent Beer Bill
Lack of a quorum delayed a vote by the senate judiciary committee on the house 3.2 per cent beer bill. Chairman Norris scheduled another meeting for next Monday as a subcommittee studies constitutional questions to save time. Four members attended, with talks favoring committee hearings and rapid approval.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Norris
Blaine
Republican
Wisconsin
King
Utah
Dill
Black
Alabama
Norrig
Hoover
Senate
Senator Dill
Mr. Hoover
New Orleans Bridge Contracts Sanctioned for Mississippi River Span
In New Orleans on December 28, parties approved the rail-vehicular bridge over the Mississippi River. Gov. O K Allen signed the state contract with the highway commission advisory board, Public Belt railroad bonds of 6 million dollars were approved for the Reconstruction Finance corporation, and four major builders agreed to contracts for approaches substructure and superstructure. The joint state railroad project aims for a 1935 completion with about 2000 workers and a total cost of 13 million dollars.
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New Orleans
Mississippi River
O. K. Allen
Louisiana Highway Commission
Public Belt Railroad
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Texas railroad commission bars price testimony in oil hearing
In Austin on December 28 C V Terrell chairing the Texas railroad commission opened a hearing with oil operators across Texas to discuss production problems. He announced the commission would not permit any testimony bearing on price questions.
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Austin
C. V. Terrell
Texas Railroad Commission
Texas
Hoover Continues Florida Coast Cruise With Hoover in Palm Beach
President Hoover extends his Florida coast cruise aboard the U S Sequoia with no fishing planned until weekend. The flotilla sailed past Daytona Beach around 10 a m as Justice Stone Mark Sullivan Lawrence Richey and Dr Joel Boone joined the president on deck for the voyage along the inland passage.
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Hoover
Florida Inland Passage
Florida East Coast
Palm Beach
Daytona Beach
U. S
Vermont
Mark Sullivan
Lawrence Richey
Joel T. Boone
White House
Daytona
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