Train derails near Monticello injuring twenty five on Gulf line
A Gulf Mobile and Northern through passenger train derailed in a muddy gulch near Monticello Mississippi after a track defect. About 25 passengers were injured, with several taken to Columbia Mississippi or Bogalusa Louisiana for treatment.
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R. Kibby
Jackson
Jim Robertson
Robertson
Ler
G. P. Brock
Mobile
Hattiesburg
Mattie Bass
B. F. Rogers
Christmas Happiness Returns to Twin Cities
The column notes a happier Christmas in the Twin Cities with more family reunions, increased spending on rail, bus, and gasoline, and visits from colleagues to H. H. Brinsmade. It also reports Dr. Leon Titche’s appendicitis operation after a Christmas stay. Property tax payments and 1935 car license purchases indicate improving conditions.
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Twin Cities
H. H. Brinsmade
Sam Turner
Leon Titche
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Slays Husband Then Kills Self in New Orleans
In New Orleans police say Mrs. Thomas Piacun, 38, shot and killed her husband 45, then fatally wounded herself in their bedroom last night during a violent quarrel about his alleged infidelity. Their four-year-old son slept as the couple’s extended family learned details from daughter Mary Piacun. Piacun operated a profitable restaurant.
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New Orleans
Thomas Piacun
Piacun
Leon
Roosevelt opposes immediate war bonus payment in letter
President Roosevelt released a letter opposing immediate cash bonus for veterans, arguing the obligation runs to 1945, would cost over 1.6 billion dollars beyond existing values, and that past payouts offered little stimulus to business. He warned many veterans misjudge the vast sums involved.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Garland R. Farmer
American Legion
Henderson
Tex
Burns
Tennessee
Byrns outlines major problems facing Congress
Representative Joseph W. Byrns, likely House speaker, previews the 74th Congress. He stresses the broad, controversial agenda ahead, notably federal relief, and predicts Democrats will unite despite debate. He notes government leadership in relief began under a prior president and must adapt as conditions improve.
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Congress
Joseph W. Byrns
Associated Press
Joseph W. Burns
Washington
House
Senate
Three Men Arrested In Counterfeiting Probe
New Orleans police and federal officers report the arrest of Charles La Balla 38 Joseph Cairon 45 and Frank Grana 36 all of New Orleans as part of a broad inquiry into counterfeit money circulation in southwest Louisiana chiefly in Gretna and Algiers. More arrests are expected.
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New Orleans
Charles la Balla
Joseph Cairon
Frank Grana
Louisiana
Gretna
Algiers
Notebooks to Be Used Against Hauptmann in Ransom Case
Hauptmann's pocket notebooks showing expense accounts will be used to tie the $50,000 Lindbergh ransom to his income. A woman witness will testify she saw money packages hidden in a cabinet at the Hauptmann Bronx home. Betty Gow will testify the child was dead or dying as she found the thumbguard removal near the home. The case opens Wednesday for the Lindbergh kidnapping trial.
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Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Bruno
Cold Snap Forecast Sweeps Dixie States
Associated Press reports a significant cold front moving from the northeast into the south late Monday afternoon. Temperatures dip sharply with readings from Syracuse to New Orleans and many southern cities showing rain fog and near freezing levels by night.
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Cheyenne
Syracuse
N. Y
Albany
Buffalo
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Memphis
Tenn
Little Rock
Nashville
Floods Rise Across Northern Mississippi Rivers
Heavy rains cause many streams to overflow in north Mississippi. Rivers such as the Tallahatchie Coldwater Yalobusha are rising steadily with minor bank breaks already reported in Panola and neighboring counties. No immediate flood danger noted, but water expected to increase in lower counties in coming days.
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Charleston
Miss
Mississippi
Tallahatchie
Coldwater
Yalobusha
Panola
Final Day of Jinky Contest Brings Substantial Prizes
Wednesday marks the last chance to enter the Jinky contest in Ouachita parish with a $100 grand prize and weekly prizes totaling $40. Awards include 15, 10, 5 and eight 1 prizes plus a $2 booby. Numerous merchants offer special merchandise prizes. Entrants can obtain free Jinkys from local sponsors such as Iron Mountain Bakery, Central Savings Bank, West Monroe hardware stores, and Monroe firms among others.
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Iron Mountain Bakery, Inc
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Johnnie S. Elbert
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West Monroe Sur-Way
Holloway and Thompson, Natural Gas Co., Inc
Thompson's Pharmacy
Monroe Automobile and Supply Co
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W. Rogers
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West Monroe
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Collens Pharmacy, Inc
E. Jack Selig, Inc
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Monroe Hardware (Furniture) Co
Sandman’s Pharmacy
E. R. Kiper Hardware and Supply Co
Hemp’s
Ouachita Baking Co
Ford Levi Stationery Co
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Ecuadoran Envoy Found Dead in New York City
Ecuadorean charge d'affaires in Germany Ern esto Chacon Quirola was found dead in the vestibule of a building at 69 West 52nd Street New York under mysterious circumstances. Police suspect robbery though detectives found no immediate foul play. Continued on third page.
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Ernesto Chacon Quirola
Germany
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American Woman Faces Possible Banishment in Germany
Elsa Sittell a 31 year old New York born naturalized American citizen may be banished from Germany after a judge considers the case. The arrest followed her trip to Saar to vote in the January plebiscite and allegedly laughing at Nazi uniforms and calling Hitler a Jew.
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Waldmohr
Germany
Hitler
Elsa Sittell
New York
Sarr
Democratic Leaders Seek Unity as Roosevelt Program Looms
Washington is preparing for the 74th Congress as Democratic leaders strive to weld a broad coalition from left and right. They foresee conflicts but cite a mandate to follow Roosevelt, with a budget and public works spending uncertain. Speaker-designate Burns predicts extended debate but eventual Democratic unity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Representative Burns
Tennessee
O'Malley Ouster Pondered By State Board
Baton Rouge officials report Huey P. Long ally backed effort to remove Alexandria Chief of Police Clint C. O'Malley after he did not appear to answer a competency citation. The civil service commission, chaired by Gov. O K Allen, met in executive session and released no statement on possible action.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
State Civil Service Commission
Clint C. O'Malley
Alexandria
O'Malley
Senator Long
Long
Commission
O. K. Allen
L. M. Wimberly
Bienville Parish
Holt Delays Senate Oath Until His 30th Birthday
Rush D. Holt the 29 year old senator elect from West Virginia will not take the oath to join the Senate until June 19 his 30th birthday. Democratic leaders including Senator Robinson of Arkansas and the Senate Democratic policy committee approved the plan and said Holt will be seated when he reaches the constitutional age of 30.
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Washington
Rush D. Holt
West Virginia
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
Democratic Policy Committee
Holt
Four men rescued from Adirondack wreck in heavy snow
Three of four stranded men were en route with rescuers after being reached by woodsmen and state conservationists eight miles north of Hoffmeister New York. The rescue followed the Adirondack crash that occurred Friday night in a snowstorm.
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Morehouseville
N. Y
Adirondacks
Here
State Conservation Department
Hoffmeister
Conservation Department
Albany
Civilization
American Airlines
Syracuse
al Mitchell
Massachusetts National Guard
Past Commander of Legion Post Expires Monday
John A. McClain 41, longtime American Legion leader and immediate past commander of Leonidas Bark dull Faulk post, died at 9 50 AM Monday in a local hospital from pneumonia. He was a Mississippi native born June 14 1893 who served 18 months overseas after enlisting in 1917. His funeral is set for 3 PM Tuesday after being in state at the American Legion memorial home.
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John A. McClain
American Legion
Leonidas Barkdull Faulk
McClain
American Legion Memorial
Will le
Mr. McClain
Mississippi
Greenville
Camp Pike
Lake Charles
Mc Clain
California Bar ethics faulted in crime prevention claim
Rogers says the California Bar Association and its members push crime as a profession by hiring lawyers as advance agents and ethics facilitators. He claims lawyers work on a percentage, selecting banks to rob before crimes occur.
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Hollywood
Cal
California Bar Association
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