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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1935
Page
3
Governor Allen backs a rule allocating five election commissioners and five observers per precinct with alternating two versus three seats for rival factions. Congressman Wilcox urges equal representation to ensure fair voting while Clement Moss accuses the governor of deception.
Frank Odom president of the East Baton Rouge parish board of election supervisors said he wired Congressman James M. Wilcox that anti administrationists would receive two commissioners and two alternates at local primary polls. Wilcox asked parishes if they would permit opposing factions at least two of five commissioners at alternating precincts. The board has yet to decide exact numbers while administration candidates pressed for equal representation.
Judge Richard W. Leche state administration candidate for governor conferred with Governor O. K. Allen in Laton Rouge and predicted victory in the state primary He said he would return to the stump in a few days.
Chicago solon Prignano, former state representative elected in 1934, was killed in a gangland assassination near his home. Police say the car was stolen and money and a gold watch were found on his clothing. Lieutenant Barry notes a long history with Capone and that the killers waited at his car for over an hour, addressing him by name.
Authorities arrest two men in an extortion scheme involving letters sent to Wehle and Gannett. Letters demanded up to 150 000 dollars with the final demand to Gannett at 100 000. First letters dated 1934 and 1935 reference an easy money scheme.
Classes resumed at Dodson High School in Dodson Louisiana after a Christmas holiday closure from December 20.
A severe blizzard sweeping the New England coast caused at least 16 deaths and extensive damage from Georgia to New York. In Atlanta damage reached about 2 million dollars as lights and phones failed and streetcars ceased. Restoration crews worked to fix 5,000 phones amid widespread travel disruptions.
After a cold weekend, the noon temperature here rose from about 10 am as bright sun warmed the day. The minimum fell to 24 degrees and the maximum reached 38, with frost on cars and frozen milk on porches. North east Louisiana expected warmer temps Tuesday while south Louisiana stayed chilly.
Kipling, 70, celebrated in hush as the King George silver jubilee notes his legacy. Villagers describe him as well but reclusive, with close friend William Lavender noting Kipling’s fading hearing yet continued engagement, while neighbors admire his long health and refined education.
The annual meeting of parish agricultural and home demonstration agents will be held in Baton Rouge January 6 to 11. EF R Strahan Ouachita parish agent and Mrs Jewel McQuiller parish home demonstration agent reported the notification from J W Bateman director of the state extension service. Activities include outlines and discussions of major projects for the new year.
An advertisement touts Foley’s Honey & Tar as a fast acting cough suppressant. It claims six added ingredients improve relief from tickling hacking and bronchial irritation for adults and children. Aimed at night use for better sleep, it markets itself as non upsetting and urging readers to buy today.
A push to prohibit straw ballots is framed to draw ire from discordant elements with tricky questions. The debate cites sensational testimony and notes robbery among recipients. Pierce claims Republicans manage voters and ballots marked under inspiration threaten Roosevelt’s 1936 reelection prospects.
A public forum urges southern industry growth aligned with agriculture. It argues buying south made goods boosts local purchasing power, raises farm prices, and speeds cash flow. It calls for chamber of commerce action and limited early taxes to attract new industries and grow jobs, homes, and land values.
Miss Loraine Grissom of Jonesboro and Dan Hughs of Hodge were quietly married at the Jonesboro Justice of the Peace office on December 21. Hughs recently moved from Bangor Maine and works for the Southern Advance Bag and Paper company. The couple will reside in Hodge. Also, Miss Pearl Forman of Eros and Guy Feazel of Monroe were married in Monroe on Sunday.
Clement M. Moss accuses Governor Allen’s team of steering oil land deals on Bayou La Fourche and routing profits to officials. He claims state leases and assignments netted hundreds of thousands while election power was shaped to favor the Democratic primary.
The governor defends his severance tax shift to a quantity basis claiming it funded schools and hospitals with five million dollars. He accuses Sanders backers of pushing a value basis tax to topple his administration and touts accomplishments like homestead exemptions and road and bridge paving.
A collection of remarks from diverse figures. Pope Pius and Roosevelt offer debt and finance views. Senator Glass and J. P. Morgan weigh politics and earnings. Helen Wills and Helen Jacobs discuss tennis glory. Al Smith comments on Germany under Hitler. Father Coughlin and Norman Thomas contrast social views. Haile Selassie condemns wartime civilian suffering.
The king of kings leads Ethiopia in a pivotal defense against occupation. Ras Kassa and Ras Immeru rally the northwest Gojjam army while Ras Seyoum and Dedjazmatch Ayele push from the northwest. About 100,000 Ethiopian troops stand in the east under Ras Guetatchou.
Jury hears details of Thelma Todd death case with West revealing he will identify the alleged mystery escort who would have taken the actress to a party. Mother and daughter were seen crying together hours before Todd left for a Hollywood event.
Government statement from Rome reports 52 Italian and native soldiers killed with 14 wounded in a Sunday battle at Uarieu. Heavy Ethiopian losses claimed as Mussolini’s forces clash on the northern front and Badoglio says Italian air units aided Ethiopian defectors in the upper Webbe Shibeli valley.
The Lindberghs are due in Liverpool aboard the cargo steamer American Importer. Miss Gow, key witness in the Hauptmann trial, testified in the kidnap murder case involving Charles A. Lindbergh Jr. and awaits Hauptmann's execution at New Jersey State Prison.
Ruston physician and World War I major in the medical corps dies from injuries. A charter member and former post commander of the American Legion McFarland post, he practiced in Ruston since 1909 aside from Army service on the Mexican border and in France. Survived by wife Esme O. Bannon, three brothers C P Rutledge and John and Frank Rutledge, and his mother of Demopolis. Funeral arrangements not yet completed.
The First Baptist Church of Monroe will send a delegation to the Southwide Baptist Training Union Conference in Birmingham Alabama. The meeting runs Tuesday night through Friday night. Kawaga the noted Oriental and deemed world s greatest Christian will attend the conference. The Monroe group includes L A Stulce educational director Mrs Stulce Miss Maude Gallman Mrs C C Carroll Miss Alma Hodge and Brownlow Hastings.
J. R. Freeman, 55, a city electrician, is convalescing at Riverside sanitarium after a fall from the rear of the second floor of Collens pharmacy at 200 DeSiard street. X rays show no skull fracture but a badly broken right shoulder. He is expected to remain in hospital about four weeks, then convalesce at home for two to three weeks.
A large amphibian vehicle is developed to function as a tractor on land in tropical jungles and as a steel-hulled houseboat on rivers, enabling versatile movement and shelter.
Local Methodists report that none of the three Monroe and West Monroe churches will host Watch Night gatherings this year. First Methodist in Monroe and West Monroe and Gordon Avenue Methodist Church have voted to skip the midnight observance.
Ouachita parish police jury opened at 8 pm to consider re enacting the one cent motor fuel tax for 1936. The tax funds relief for unemployables and mothers aid cases and will fund parish relief efforts.
W. M. Mahoney, 68, of Monroe, credits Gly-Cas with reversing long standing health issues from asthma to rheumatism. He says kidney liver and bowel function improved, pains disappeared, and sleep appetite and energy returned. The Phoenix Drug Co. markets Gly-Cas at 1.00 per box with eight box deal.
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