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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1937
Page
1
New Orleans January first 1937 opening day excitement centers on the Sugar Bowl showdown between Santa Clara Broncos and undefeated LSU Tigers. Fans greet the new year with high hopes as rain threatens and pregame chatter runs hot across sports pages.
Washington correspondent reports a political standoff over relief measures and fears that the masses may pressure shifts in living standards and premium policies. The piece analyzes influence dynamics and the potential impact on policy direction.
Washington debate centers on continuing WPA authorizations from February to June at about 750 million dollars or sharply curtailing to roughly 300 million. Critics split into liberal New Dealers fearing cuts worsen destitution, and conservative right wingers warning against raised living standards and treasury raids while maintaining a floor on wages. Chairman Buchanan advocates tighter loan limits affecting farm tenants.
Dun and Bradstreet reports weekly trade review shows wholesale volume rising over the past week and retail distribution buoyed after Christmas. Electric output stays above 2 billion kWh for 25th straight week while coal, oil, steel, and freight metrics mix with holiday shutdown effects and mid May decline readings.
In Tacoma on January 1, Dr W W Mattson reported no direct contact from Charles Mattson the 10 year old kidnapped boy since Sunday night. Officials voiced doubt the kidnapper would return the boy or accept the 28000 dollar ransom arguing the suspect is likely an amateur and may harm the captive. The Mattson family William Muriel and Virginia Chatfield were present during the attack and could identify the kidnapper. One official predicted the boy would not be returned in less than 48 hours.
Homer Martin president of the United Automobile Workers said GM's letter on a conference to discuss labor conditions should not shut the door to further negotiations. Knudsen of General Motors said meetings could occur but bargaining must be with plant managers. The auto industry faces labor tensions as 30,000 GM workers are idle during a holiday shutdown and strikes affect parts production.
Reno records show 7,596 marriage licenses and 3,001 divorces for 1936 with Reno attracting California couples seeking license relief under the state’s law. The previous marriage license record was 6,054 in 1935, while divorces declined slightly from 3,088 in 1935.
Harry O. Hoffman, Jackson, Miss., governor of the Louisiana Mississippi Kiwanis district, spoke at West Monroe Kiwanis ceremonies installing new officers. He reviewed district progress, noted the silver trophy won at the Washington convention, and cited 27 clubs and about 1,100 members. Also present were Lt. Gov. Joe Diemer and Ed Lipscomb, with W. D. Cotton retiring northern division lieutenant governor.
Washington January 1 4 There will be at least five absentees from the senate opening session Tuesday Senator Norris Nebraska sponsor of a one house legislature will be in Lincoln to watch the body Senator-Elect Herring Iowa will stay as governor till January 15 to send a message Senator Shipstead Minnesota ill in Rochester Minnesota and not expected for weeks Senator LaFollette Wisconsin plans to stay at Madison until January 7 for his brother s re inauguration Senator-Elect Smathers New Jersey may not arrive for weeks as he sits in his state legislature Senator Johnson California rest in Florida and not certain to return for the evening session
Pasadena California on January 1 staged its 48th Tournament of Roses parade with 54 floats and 17 bands. About one million spectators, plus visitors from Washington and Arizona, watched the pageant. Nancy Bumpus, a Pasadena Junior College co-ed, rode as queen, with a court of about 1,000 beauty contestants.
Ambassadors admirals financiers and society leaders attended the Friendship estate party hosted by Mrs Edward B McLean to celebrate her son Jocks coming of age. Guests wore diamonds including the Hope necklace and arrived as Washington held its biggest New Year event since 1929 with dining and dancing planned for the evening.
Col onel Daniel W. MacCormack 57 commissioner of immigration and naturalization died early today of peritonitis after an operation two weeks earlier at the Washington hospital.
The old year ended with customary revelry as 1937 began through whistles, fireworks and nightclub parties at Lakeside Country Club Cherokee Terrace and Three Mule Inn. Watchnight services occurred at First Baptist and Salvation Army with events at churches and local venues.
In Santa Monica California a New Year's Eve shooting at a fashionable beach club left Harry A. Love dead after arriving for the festivities. A woman, Helen Love 31, was arrested on suspicion of murder and later found herself suspended from a noose improvised from undergarments.
Across the globe new year celebrations feature lavish spending from Moscow to Madrid while debt payments resume in China. News notes show attacks on Madrid rebels, Tokyo alerts, and France urging peace as Philippine authorities face unrest rumors.
Dr Will W Alexander was named head of the Resettlement Administration on January 1 1940. He outlined a five point plan to fight rural poverty centering on land ownership through federal credit and tenant empowerment. He noted that instability and soil impoverishment arise from tenancy and shifting populations and called for government loans and step by step tenant independence.
China moved to wipe out the drug habit with a nationwide drive. Local authorities in Nanking hinted at temporary leniency while pursuing arrests and executions as the overall policy. Communities would run their own campaigns with a few days grace for addicts before enforcement steps.
In Sioux Falls a five and a half ton blast detonated by five former convicts targeted Harold Baker of a jewelry heist gang. Helen Seiler, 25, Sioux City, identified Baker as the victim and described being shot and left in an explosive storehouse before she escaped as the blast tore through the town.
President Roosevelt accepted the resignation of Charles T. Fisher Jr of Michigan as a director of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Fisher will become banking commissioner for Michigan under Governor Frank Murphy, starting today, after a long RFC tenure in Detroit.
Washington officials at the accident prevention conference announced the 1936 U S death toll from automobile accidents was 35,708, down 353 from the prior year. The figures reflect nationwide trends and underscore ongoing safety efforts.
New Orleans LSU meets Santa Clara at 1 30 p.m. Central. Pasadena hosts Pitt vs Washington at 15 p.m. San Francisco hosts East vs West at 4 p.m. Dallas hosts TCU vs Marquette at 2 p.m. Miami features Duquesne against Mississippi State at 1 30 p.m. Havana features Auburn vs Villanova at 1 0 p.m.
Tulane’s stadium readied for a major intersectional clash as Louisiana State and Santa Clara prepared to duel before nearly 42 000 spectators. Bets favored LSU at 2 to 1 with a 12 point spread while steady rain trimmed the day’s odds. Fans mingled in hotel lobbies overnight as New Year’s Day buzz framed the pregame mood.
Washington reports the social security act taxes take effect, affecting more than 23,000,000 workers. Employers must deduct 1 percent of wages up to 3,000 and match the contribution. First payments due by end of February with 2,500,000 employers registered. Employers must keep wage records for IRS checks as Congress considers the act’s funding.
Pope Pius X, 79, shows better spirits after a solid night’s sleep on New Year’s Day. Doctors warn that recovery remains fragile given circulatory and respiratory issues, though he listened to a mass and received a visitor besides his physician.
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