East Staggered by Blizzard Toll Tops Twenty Five
A brutal blizzard paralyzed the East with deep snowdrifts and ice as temperatures near zero. At least 25 people are dead across states including New England and New York City with Florida as far south as the storm’s reach. New York City spends 2 million to dig out. stock exchange opened late while trains move with disrupted schedules.
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Associated Press
Florida
New England
New York City
Pennsylvania
Stock Exchange
War Essential Nitrate Moving Through Canal
Through the Panama Canal a large flow of nitrate, vital for war munitions, is shifting to Azores for distribution to England, Russia, and Japan. This month 93,604 tons passed, with the Floride French vessel undergoing Balboa repairs before Chile origin shipments reach final destinations.
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Azores
England
Russia
France
Floride
Balboa
Chile
Diplomatic Tilt Confronts Nations Between Japan and Russia
In Tokyo on February 21 a new diplomatic tilt between Japan and Russia over fishing grounds in the North Pacific confronted Tokyo and Moscow. A Japanese foreign office spokesman said Tokyo would protest strongly to Moscow over a serious breach of international law.
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Tokyo
Japan
Russia
Pacific
Moscow
Foreign Office
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Report Summary
Hydrologic table shows 24 hour stage changes for rivers including Mississippi Arkansas and Ohio basins. Notable rises at Baton Rouge Ouachita Camden Monroe and Pittsburgh with several falls in Cincinnati and Memphis.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Helena
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
Baton Rouge
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Tennessee
Attanooga
Umberland
Rambling Notes On Spelling And Local Oddities
Local column by H H B recounts spelling quirks in Queen's English noting ten ord variations and eight pronunciations for ough. It also shares small town vignettes from R H Goodman and S A Moss tales, celebrates birthdays, and reports a sand eating incident ending in hospital care for Reta Lewis.
House Puts Gaps in U S Income Tax Law Final Vote Near
The House pushed through a 258 million dollar tax bill aimed at closing leaks in the income tax system. It lowers second class mail rates and repeals the bank check stamp tax. Major changes include a flat 4 percent normal rate, surtax up to 59 percent for incomes over a million, and a 10 percent earned income credit up to eight thousand dollars. Provisions tighten deductions for depreciation and depletion and adjust capital gains.
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Washington
House
Storage Plant to Be Installed by Local Firm
Reconstruction of the Ritchie Grocer plant at 417 Walnut Street was announced by Manager R. R. Gatlin on Wednesday. The project, using York Ice Machinery units, costs about $20,000 with an additional $3,000 remodeling by W. C. Salley. Two rail carloads of rock cork insulation will be used. The expanded storage will cover 3,250 square feet and feature an air cooled system and is to be operable by April 1.
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Ritchie Grocer Company
Walnut Street
R. R. Gatlin
Gatlin
Nations Leaders Gather for Funeral of King Albert
In Brussels a vast gathering of rulers and dignitaries, including Prince Humbert of Italy and the Prince of Wales, arrives for King Albert’s funeral. Security tightened amid unrest fears as crowds pay homage while a possible republican demonstration is anticipated. Continued on Fifth Page.
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Albert J
Brussels
Humbert
Italy
Albert
Denmark
Bulgaria
Siam
President Lebrun
France
Prince of Wales
George
Europe
Rumer
Leopold
Leopold II
Belgium
Royal
St. Gudule
Grand Jury Probing Big Army Contracts
A Washington grand jury is quietly examining possible lobbying and irregularities tied to a ten million dollar army motorization program and other contracts. Prominent officials and military leaders have testified as the inquiry advances, with potential indictments speculated by lawmakers.
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Grand Jury
Washington
Air Mail
Hamilton Fish
New York
War Department
Army
Prince Sigvard Plans English Wedding Despite Royal Opposition
Prince Sigvard of Sweden hides in a Piccadilly hotel as he pursues marriage to Fraulein Erika Patzek, a blond German screen actress. Royal elders including King Gustaf and Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf oppose due to Patzek's commoner lineage.
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London
Sigvard
Sweden
Piccadilly Circus
Fraulein Erika Patzek
Gustaf
Gustaf Adolf
Fraulein Patzek
Anton Patzek
Berlin
Allie
Death sentence affirmed for outlaw in Angelina county slaying
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals affirmed the death sentence of Charlie Outlaw convicted in Angelina County for the murder of Mrs. Frank McCall. The ruling comes from Austin on February 21 as reported.
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Austin
Tex
Charlie Outlaw
Angelina County
Frank McCall
Court of Criminal Appeals
Monroe seeks federal aid for Ouachita bridge resumption
Mayor Arnold Bernstein urged Congressman Riley J. Wilson to press Governor Allen and Highway Commissioner Tugwell in Washington for federal funding to resume work on the Ouachita river traffic bridge at Monroe. The appeal notes Washington meetings on other Louisiana projects and requests Wilson contact them to urge aid.
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Ouachita River
Monroe
Arnold Bernstein
Riley J. Wilson
Allen
A. P. Tugwell
Highway Commission
Washington
Bernstein
Wilson
Congress
Washington, D. C
Tugwell
Louisiana
Moore Nomination Favored By Senate Finance Committee
The Senate finance committee reported favorably the nomination of D. C. Moore as collector of internal revenue at New Orleans, despite opposition from Senator Long of Louisiana. Senate action will occur when the executive calendar is next taken up.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Internal Revenue
New Orleans
D. C
Defense Moves to Rebut State Poison Theory
In Greenwood Mississippi on February 21 4 Dr Sarah Ruth Dean defense counters the states poison claim in the Kennedy murder trial By calling Dr A G Wilde to rebut the dying declaration and question the timing of Kennedy s death The defense also presents Dr A E Gordin s testimony denying mercury poisoning and supports the defense stance that Kennedy was not certain to have died from poison on the night in question
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Greenwood
Miss
Sarah Ruth Dean
John Preston Kennedy
Kennedy
A. G. Wilde
Preston
Jackson
Wilde
Dean
Barney Kennedy
A. E. Gordin
Ken
Brown Paper Mill announces five percent pay rise for all staff
H L Brown president of Brown Paper Mill Inc announces that full orders enable a five percent wage increase effective immediately. Superintendent B Beasley says 850 workers are affected, boosting payroll by up to 5000 monthly. Brown and VP M C McDonald travel to the American Pulp and Paper association convention in New York.
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H. L. Brown
Brown Paper Mill Company, Inc
B. Beasley
Mr. Beasley
M. C. McDonald
American Pulp and Paper Association
New York
Defense in tax suit planned in Louisiana meeting
Attorney General Gaston L. Porterie led a gathering in the courthouse police jury room with representatives from five parishes tax assessors and the state tax commission to plan a defense against Southern Natural Gas Co. suit seeking a $600000 reduction of its $1600000 assessment. The meeting involved no gas company representatives and aimed to perfect defense strategy, not to negotiate a settlement.
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Gaston L. Porterie
Attorney General's Office
State Tax Commission
Louisiana
Southern Nattral Gas Company, Inc
Porterie
Ouachita
Morehouse
Richland
East
West Carroll
George Wallace
L. C. Parker
Tax Commission
Theo. S. Landry
Lester Hughes
Natchitoches
W. G. Rankin
New
CWA layoffs eyed to ease hardship in Quachita
Agricultural and home economics workers in Quachita parish cite a cautious pullback in CWA labor. A 545 man quota plus 10 percent weekly cuts will be assigned by a committee reviewing each registration card to balance need and work. Leaders insist the aim is to reduce layoffs without causing actual want.
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CWA
Quachita Parish
Roosevelt
President Roosevelts varied focus spurs housing and anti bootlegger efforts
President Roosevelt pursues a dual program with a committee studying treasury aid for private home building to lower costs and provide mass production homes. He also presses aides to intensify actions against bootleggers as liquor imports stay below expectations while Congress debates the tax tightening bill and NRA hearings loom. Gerard Swope argues work hours should only shorten under the blue eagle of the NRA.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
House
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Gerard Swope
General Electric
House Labor Committee
Connery
Blue Eagle
Jonesboro Man Struck by Taxi in Serious Injury
W. C. Starks a 65 year old CWA worker from Jonesboro was severely injured when struck by a taxicab on the Jonesboro Dodge highway while crossing. He suffered a broken left leg a scalp wound and possible internal injuries. He was taken to a Shreveport hospital for treatment. The cab owned by Fred Martin and driven by Bailey 24 of Jonesboro struck him as he started to cross and then moved back after seeing the approaching car. Starks was married with a large Jonesboro family.
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Jonesboro
W. C. Starks
CWA
Jonesboro-Dodge Highway
Shreveport
Starks
Fred Martin
Bailey
Wes Bailey
Mr. Starks
Rogers Has His Say
After flying all night the writer arrives in New York in severe winter weather. An army flier in an open cockpit and a Cleveland run pilot are noted as the only planes to land in Newark all day. The piece praises Lieutenant Wackwitz and Maurice Mars for their efforts as cold weather halts stock market trading.
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New York
California
Cleveland
Newark
Wackwitz
U. S. Army
Maurice Mars
New York Stock Exchange
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R. Crossman
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el Dorado
S. A. Moss
Thomas F. Jett
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Homer Oden
George Washington
East Tennesse
East End
Reta Lewis
Reta
Milton Coverdale
C. L. Menais
St. Francis Sanitarium
U. S
Act
Ritchie Company
Royal Mourners
King Albert I
Prince Charles
Marie Jose
Prince Umberto
Elmore
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Ted Reiser
C. L. Mengis
Parish
George Lester
J. T. Shell
Prince
Miller
Moore
Brown Paper Company
Isaac Costner
Chicago
John Factor
Roger Touhy
Attorney General
Treasury Aid
W.C. Starks
Shreveport Hospital
Rogers
Joie KR
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