New Orleans New Year Night Fatalities and Mayhem
New Orleans reports a deadly New Year with 18 dead or dying in auto crashes and a major shooting. Louis Pendaradis and Leon Tellier killed in crashes, Charles Graffagnini critically hurt. nurse Lydia Yancey shot by Paul Maestri Jr. while fleeing with her child. Newton Richard and John Leach injured in other wrecks. Five children treated for firecracker burns. Continued on Page Might.
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New Orleans
Louis Pendaradis
Leontellier
Charles Grignini
Graffagnini
Jefferson Park
Gantry
Lydia Yancey
Charity Hospital
Paul Maestri, Jr
A. M. Parkerson
Matt Gahagan
Chaity Hospital
David F. Ellison
Flood Threat Lifts Evacuation to Mississippi Towns
Red Cross boats stood by in Glendora Mississippi as the Tallahatchie River flood worsened, raising the water level beyond Christmas, with a ten inch rise expected by tomorrow. Refugees moved to higher ground while prison crews and guards reinforced dikes and fought to save the levees. Food shortages and looming evacuations pressed communities from Swan Lake to Sumner and Webb.
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Glendora
Miss
Red Cross
Tallahatchie
Batesville
Panola County
Wilmer Kennedy
Asa, Stone
Mimms
Swan Dear
Glenudora
Jones Frederic Plantation
J. W. Williamson
State Prison
Leflore
Philipps
Swan Lake
Webb
Sumner
Year Ahead Faces Disarmament and Debt in 1932
Washington anticipates a turbulent 1932 with a presidential race shaping up, a looming disarmament conference and foreign debt negotiations. Domestic relief programs for farmers and workers will be pushed through Congress as campaigns heat up and state primaries begin.
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Washington
Jan
George Washington
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Congress
Rose Bowl forecast bright as sun breaks through clouds
Pasadena observers report sunrise brought fair weather promises for the Tournament of Roses parade and the Tulane versus Southern California game at the Rose Bowl. Rain from yesterday left the field slow, delaying play despite improved skies.
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Pasadena
Cal
Tulane
Oifornia
Rambling Monroe Notes On Street Names And River Floods
Local lore and recent observations mix in Monroe as resident John A. Hopper complains about modern pronunciations of a main street while recalling 1890s life. The piece notes hotel bustle, river flood views from Ouachita Bank Building, and cleanup efforts, plus a humorous press aside and a traveling sale notice.
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DE Seerd Street
John A. Hopper
Monroe
Hopper
Grant Parish
U. S
Commendation for Attorney in Kincaid Case Cited
Mayor Arnold Bernstein and H. H. Runsall travel to Washington for United States Supreme Court argument on flood control. The letter praises a Monroe attorney noted as outstanding authority in Mississippi Valley damages from a floodway, with ties to Henry Bernstein and the Hudson Potts firm.
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Arnold Bernstein
Tennis Basin
H. H. Runsall
R. Foster Kincaid
Jha
We G. Potter
Ational
Drainage
Conservad
Flood Control Congress
Chicago
Henry Bernstein
Monroe
Hudson
Bernstein
Mississippi Valley
Updn
Japanese Cavalry at Doors of Chinchow in Manchuria
Japanese cavalry reached the outskirts of Chinchow on the Taling river after crossing ice in Manchuria. The Chinese defenders abandoned the walls, with no resistance reported as Japanese forces prepared to advance at dawn toward Shanhaikwan. Major General Miyake led the approaching brigade.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Taling
Chinchow
China
Great Wall
Shanhaikwan
Miyake
New Year Observed Quietly with Few Disturbances
New Year's festivities passed with little noise as police reported only two arrests tied to celebrations. Two youths were later released by Judge W M Harper. Major events included dances at the Virginia and Frances hotels Edgewater Garden Nite Club and a Paramount watch party.
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W. M. Harper
Paramount Theater
Virginia and
Frances
Edgewater Garden
Monroe First Baptist Church
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Grace Episcopal Church
Extensive Hunt to Find Mail Bombers
Federal and local authorities launch a wide search after the discovery of five or more internal mail bombs aimed at Italian officials and public figures. Bombs were sent to Chicago Cleveland Detroit and Youngstown but intercepted before causing harm. The Easton Pennsylvania post office blast killed two and left a third victim, Charles Weaver, mortally injured.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Youngstown
Easton
Charles Weaver
Chickens Stolen From Home In Local Theft
Police investigated a burglary report from H. K. Poulan at 180 Third Street stating fifteen chickens were stolen from the chicken house overnight. Sergeant J D Busby conducted the inquiry but no clue was found.
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H. K. Poulan
Third Street
Seragant J.D. Busby
Year 1931 Sets New High in Parish Construction
The year 1931 brought a record level of building in Ouachita Parish and Monroe area with total construction surpassing 5 million dollars including a planned 400000 federal building in Monroe. Major projects listed include Hotel Frances, Neville High School, Ouachita Parish High School Auditorium, Ouachita Parish Junior College, and two compressor stations in Richland Parish and Monroe. Prospects for 1932 include a federal court and post office building and additional industrial projects in the region.
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Monroe
Quachita Parish
Richland Parish
Hotel Frances
Neville High School
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish Junior College
Independent Tee
W. Frank Lynn
Wholesale Grocery Company
Lida Benton
W.J. Riley
Sterlington
Federal Court
Aky
Mortheast
Louisiana
Ford
Bacon
Referendum Points Toward Dry Law Repeal in Finland
Helsinki Finland January reports on the 1932 referendum show about one fifth of votes counted with 75 percent for repeal and 24 percent to retain the dry law. Women led repeal votes in Helsingfors while observers expect a final majority for repeal and continued activism from Prohibition headquarters.
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Helsingfors
Finland
Lucina Hagman
T. O. Kivimaki
New Year Rules From Windy City Judge Urge Friendship
Judge Joseph A. Graber of the Chicago court of domestic relations outlines 1932 guidelines for married life. Do not expect romance to endure after marriage, he says, and emphasize loyalty and understanding. The couple should work as two to avoid quarrels, with the wife as a trusted friend and companion.
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Chicago
Joseph A. Graber
South Extends Warm Welcome To Infant Year
The South greeted the new year with songs and revelry as a baby born in Virginia traveled along the coast to the bayou country. Mississippi flood refugees sang hopeful tunes while Florida and other regions echoed optimistic melodies marking the winter season.
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Atlanta
South
Little One
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Seaboard
Mississippi
John D. Rockefeller
Florida
Long to Speak at West Monroe Political Meeting
Governor Huey P. Long and U S senator elect O K Allen will headline a 7 30 p m meeting at Cros Jay school in West Monroe with candidates John B Fournet G L Porterie E A Conway L B Baynard J S Cave T H Harris Lucille Mae Grace and Harry D Wilson also slated. The party stayed at Hotel Virginia last night and will visit Marion Eros and Chatham after breakfast.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
United States
O. K. Allen
State Highway Commission
Cros Jey
West Monroe
John B. Fournet
G. L. Porterie
E. A. Conway
Secretary
L. B. Baynard
J. S. Cave
T. H. Harris
State Superintendent of Education
Lucille Mae Grace
Registrar of Land Office
Harry D. Wilson
Governor Long
Hotel Virginia
Marion
Eros
Chatham
Landowners plan meeting to contest floodway surveys
The Landowners Protective Association of Northeast Louisiana calls a January 6 meeting in Ferriday to oppose government floodway levee surveys for Concordia and Tensas Parishes. Leaders warn the survey could cause large plantation losses and exclude several towns from the levee line. S. L. Maxwell, secretary, says the group will seek ways to block the proposed levee routes.
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Ferriday
Landowners’ Protective Association of
Northeast Louisiana
Concordia
Tensas
S. L. Maxwell
New Year Brings Luck as Purse Is Found by Widow
In New Orleans on January 1, Mrs. Marcella Rice a 35 year old crippled widow reports losing a purse with $1,000 on the last day of the year. Three boys Der Moddy 15 Bo Mi Hamilton 13 and Robert Covington 14 aided by Der Moddy's dog Sonny Boy recovered the purse and delivered it to the grateful owner as the new year began.
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New Orleans
U.A
Julius Rosenwald Still Gravely Ill at Suburban Home
Julius Rosenwald, prominent philanthropist and merchant, remains gravely ill at his suburban Chicago home. Attending physician Dr. Herbert Pollack of New York reports little change in his condition, citing heart trouble and arteriosclerosis. Family members are present, but only his wife is allowed at the bedside to avoid undue alarm.
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Chicago
Julius Rosenwald
Suburna
Herbert Pollack
New York
Freighter Teameha Maru Trail Toward Japan Under Storm
SEATTLE January 1 A Japanese freighter Teameha Maru disabled in a Aleutian storm was reported to be making about two knots toward Japan. A radio message said the vessel arranged a temporary tow and was proceeding slowly, accompanied by the Reiyo Maru.
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Seatile
Aleutian Islands
North Pacific
Japan
Iby
Six Youngsters Die In Gas Fumes On New Year’s Eve
Marysville Michigan reports a tragic New Year’s Eve gas incident as a mother found six children dead in a gas filled house. Investigators believe a child opened a gas stove jet, causing the fatal overdose. The victims are Olive 9 Rayfield 7 Phyllis 4 Rowley 2 and Martha 16 Shirley 10.
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Marysville
Mich
Stephen McClure
Olive
Rayfield
Phyllis
Rowley
Key to Control of Sex Is Science's New Contribution
New Orleans report of a AAAS symposium where Dr. Emil Witschi described a genetic and environmental basis for sex determination. He showed sex chromosomes set the potential, while environment such as temperature can override heredity, even turning male frogs into females and vice versa.
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New Orleans
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Emil Witschi
University of Town
Witsons
Witschi
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