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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1935
Page
1
President Roosevelt warned Louisiana Governor Allen that Long era laws must be clarified to receive PWA loans. Huey Long threatened a Senate floor reply next week signaling fireworks. The dispute centers on a two year debt moratorium and hold ups on New Orleans sewage project funding.
Senator Huey Long said from the Senate floor in Washington that Roosevelt’s threat to cut state road and public works loans unless Louisiana repeals certain laws would be answered. He noted a letter to Governor Allen indicating lack of knowledge about the matter and promised further discussion.
Flood 24 hour stage reported with changes across multiple stations including Camden Meortnens and Pittsburgh. Charts show rise or fall in river levels with varying figures and minor station discrepancies. The record notes 24 hour progress and notable shifts at several gauges.
The Washington Post reports that President Roosevelt suggested Secretary Ickes remove two aides, Ebert Burlew and Louis Glavis, amid alleged wire taps and recorded conversations within the interior department and Public Works Administration. Burlew, a longtime insider, is described as the most influential official next to Ickes.
Captain Tom Dupree of the Monroe fire department recalls an odd pecan kernel split into three parts and labeled as halves, a New Year mystery told to friends to avoid embarrassment. A north side motorist tests new brakes by rear ending a parked car, blaming brake adjustment. Scotty Dawking spends Christmas in Boston finding fireworks absent, then returns to Monroe noting Christmas presence with keen perception.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt Jr., son of the vice president, escaped injury in a New Year's morning car crash near a railroad station. Lt Edward Newman, 24, and another driver were bruised. defense said the other vehicle skidded in a snowbound area. Roosevelt, a Harvard sophomore, was en route to a Philadelphia hotel dance while visiting Radnor guest J. Drexel Paul.
The article reports that the Democratic leadership is operating in secrecy with no public disclosure of the president's legislative agenda. No details of proposed bills or political strategy are provided, leaving insiders and observers awaiting official statements.
Washington dispatch reports Democratic leaders plan to shape New Deal policy as the 74th Congress opens. President Roosevelt works on relief, public works, social security, and the budget with no details released. Organizing meetings were held as parties prepare for the Friday address and Monday budget message.
Democrats reorganize Rhode Island government after winning a legislative majority, seating three friends on the supreme court, shrinking agencies from eighty to eleven commissions, and abolishing the Providence board of safety. National guardsmen and police maintain order as Gov Green begins a second term amid a dramatic political realignment.
Dear Todhunter of Lake Providence La remains in critical condition after a head on collision of two cars in Little Rock Ark doctors say he has a chance to recover unless complications arise Four other men were hurt in the crash Todhunter rode with L E Griffin secretary of the Little Rock Basket company who had a fractured jaw Others include Jim Johnson and Gerald Yielding of Mayflower with fractured ribs and Paul May of Little Rock with a fractured arm
The state began its case against Bruno Hauptmann in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping slaying. Reports from diverse places cover gas explosions injuries strikes political clashes and fiscal debates across North America and Europe.
Yoshio Matsuda a Japanese naval officer photographed the harbor in St Petersburg and was released after authorities confirmed legal entry. He departed for Washington where the embassy will explain his activities to the navy department. Police had seized his camera equipment and Films.
Federal Agent Leon Turreu delayed testimony in Kansas City as a witness in the 1933 quintuple Union Station slayings case. Defense objections blocked completion of his federal court testimony on conspirators seeking to free Frank Nash, tied to the Nash murder investigation and Hauptmann-Lindbergh case. The widow Frances Nash testified, fearing for her life while denying involvement. charges against her will be dismissed.
The Jinky contest closes at 6 p m today no late entries accepted. Final week winners and the $100 grand prize will be announced in the combined World and News-Star Sunday. Contestants urged to show payment receipts and remember the sponsors listed by the News-Star and Morning World.
Traffic accidents account for the majority of fatalities as the new year starts. Officials report over a hundred lives lost in auto crashes across multiple regions, prompting renewed calls for road safety measures.
More than 100 deaths blamed on New Year observances and cold weather across the U S. Auto accidents account for over 60 fatalities, with fires gunplay and other hazards pushing the total to at least 115. A three month old in Wisconsin suffocated in a parked car during celebrations. Gas and fire fatalities appear in South Carolina Texas New York and New Mexico.
On New Year’s Day in the Saar Basin Territory two people were killed and about 100 injured amid clashes between Nazis and opponents. The violence spread across Saarbrucken and nearby towns with shots, stabbings and mass meetings, as the January 13 plebiscite looms.
Volney Goff a 30 year old planter from Arkansas and Mississippi died in a Memphis hospital after a pistol he believed unloaded discharged. The accident happened at a Memphis relative’s home as he inspected the weapon before moving with his wife and two children from West Memphis to a Grenada Mississippi farm. The bullet struck his left lung.
Senate Democrats unanimously reelected Senator Joseph T. Robinson as their leader as the 74th Congress prepared to open. President Roosevelt called a leaders conference for Friday night to plan the legislative program while House Democrats aimed to name a speaker candidate Joseph W. Burns of Tennessee.
Washington dispatch reports a push for immediate veterans bonus payment facing a two billion dollar cost. Representative Burns, Tennessee Democrat, says administration would demand extra taxes if enacted. A Democratic senator backs Senate approval though presidential veto remains likely. American Legion leader Belgrano argues Roosevelt’s letter supports immediate payment citing how veterans spend loaned half car value money.
In Fincastle Virginia Philip Jones a negro charged with murdering two girls Alice Hill 11 and Elien Hill 9 and assaulting another entered a not guilty plea. The courtroom was cleared and guarded by state troopers while Jones claimed a leg wound from a shooting occurred near the time of the killings. Spectators gathered outside the courthouse with tense rumors of potential violence in the county but no disorder occurred.
Four jurors sworn as trial begins with Justice Trenchard presiding. Charles Walton Sr. chosen as foreman along with Rosie Pill Verna Snyder and Charles Snyder. Hauptmann, mother Anna present, others read no prejudices and barred from case details.
Patrol men rescued two passengers and two cabin boys from the grounded three masted ship Joseph Conrad off south Brooklyn after it dragged anchor in a gale. Two crew remained aboard as Coast Guard stood by. Captain Alan Villiers was not aboard.
The Louisiana civil commission ordered the removal of Chief of Police Clint O Malley of Alexandria. The action was announced today and the notice was to be served.
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