Arkansas governor orders national guards to assist in Batesville manhunt
Governor J Marion Futrell ordered a company of national guards to aid a posse in Stone and Independence counties after a deputy sheriff Everett Wheeler was killed near a mountain shack. Sheriff Engles seeks Charles Rose and Woodrow Stroh for questioning as a manhunt extends into the mountains.
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Little Rock
Ark
J. Marion Futrell
National
Everett W. Wheeler
Engles
Wheeler
Rose
Woodrow Strohm
Arkansas
Strohm
Futrell
Vessels Collide Near Manhattan Span In Harbor Tragedy
The tramp freighter Jane Christenson rammed the Lexington near the Manhattan span injuring many and leaving six crew members missing. Swarms of tugs rushed rescues as the river chaos unfolded with passengers evacuated to Pier 11 and hospitals. An inquiry by Assistant District Attorney Sylvester Smantino followed as federal inspectors prepared hearings.
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Manhattan Bridge
Lexington
Providence
Jane Christenson
Yana
Sylvester Smantino
Wil Allim Pendleton
John Wickman
Jane Whristenson
Cosantino
Federal Steamboat Inspection Service
S. Rasmussen
B. Varreiro
J. Linares
J. Pan
J. Fernandez
Laurence Thims
East Providence
Long Island Sound
Colonial Line
East River
Lower Manhattan
New York Harbor
Patience
Diamond “S
John Rugge
Manhattan
Pier 11
Grand Street Ferry
Coast Guards
Market Street
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present in 24 Hour Stage
Flood conditions persist along the river system with a 24 hour stage showing elevated levels. Officials warn of potential stage changes as rainfall continues and rivers respond to runoff.
Ramblin: Youth Quips and Odd Oilers of Town Life
A column note sketches a nine year old wit in a playful exchange about calls and a boy who honks goodbye to his beloved. Local anecdotes recount neighbors disturbed by an early horn wake up and a humorous misnaming of government parity checks as prosperity and charity.
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Jes
Wse
John
John Quckly
West Monroe
30 Hour Week Urged By Senator Black
Washington dispatch reports Senator Black of Alabama proposing a compulsory 30 hour workweek with AFL backing and Brookings warned against it. The bill would bar most interstate business from exceeding six hours daily or five days weekly, with limited executive exemptions. Labor, industry, and farmers would reportedly be affected. Brookings and aides warned of harm.
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Washington
Black
Alabama
Brookings Institution
American Federation of Labor
Harold G. Moulton
Maurice Leven
Secretary of Labor
Indusre
Dixie Chieftains Drive 74th Congress With Southern Posts
The old south supplies top leaders for the new congress with 11 of 13 major House committees and 7 of 12 Senate committees headed by southern lawmakers. Joe Burns of Tennessee and Will Bankhead of Alabama lead the House, with John N. Garner and Joe Robinson guiding the Senate. Notable chairmen include Doughton, Buchanan, Sumners, Steagall, Rayburn, Mansfield, and Otis‑Land, marking a strong southern imprint on economic and legislative priorities.
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Washington
Jan
Old South
Fortress of Democracy
Congress
Dixie
House
Senate
Old Confederacy
North
West
Joe Burns
Tennessee
Alabama
Will Bankhead
John N. Garner
Texas
Arkansas
Joe Robinson
John J. O'Connor
New York
Bankhead
Charman
Rules
James M. Mead
Empire State and Post Office
Post Roads
South
Ways and Means
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
James P. Buchanan
Hatton W. Sumners
Henry B. Steagall
Sam Rayburn
Joseph J. Mansfield
Schuyler Otisland
Virginia
Marvin Jones
Tex
Justices Place Kin at Supreme Court Revamping
Huey Long boasts of reorganizing the Louisiana Supreme Court and recognizing his new bar association the State Bar of Louisiana. He says the court granted unanimous recognition to the Bar, led by Attorney General Gaston L. Porterie, with board members appointed by the governor.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Supreme Court
Huey Long
New Bar Association
State Bar of Louisiana
Corporation
Louisiana State Bar Association
Long
Supreme Court
Bar Association
Gaston L. Porterie
Rest Ordered For Louisiana Senator Overton
Senator Overton of Louisiana has been ordered to remain at Johns Hopkins Hospital for a period of complete rest after suffering a heart attack while en route to Washington for the opening of congress. The illness began in Memphis as he traveled with his family and was diagnosed after he reached Baltimore for examination.
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Washington
Jan
Overton
Louisiana
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Congress
Memphis
John Hopkins
Baltimore
Desperadoes battle ends in Oklahoma town killings
Oklahoma mining town sees a nightlong chase as a posse confronts a gang member linked to Raymond Hamilton. Deputy Sheriff Gerald Hodge is killed, ex-convict Buster Cooper dies after 27 shots, and Constable Pat Bray suffers buckshot wounds amid the confrontation with the fugitive in Ottawa County.
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Picher
Okla
Oklahoma
Raymond Hamilton
Texas State Penitentiary
Gerald Hodge
Ottawa County
Buster Cooper
Pat Bray
Treece
Kan
William Y. MclIntosh
Poll Books Issued Statewide for 1934 and 1935
Louisiana parishes have received the 1934 poll books replacing the $1 poll tax as a voting requisite and the 1935 books are being printed. Each parish sheriff must maintain duplicate sets for each precinct with books kept at office and at signing places. The state has 1,482 precincts needing 2,964 book sets annually. the volumes are three feet long and several inches thick.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
New Orleans
Dire 1935 predictions from Wilbur Voliva
Zion Illinois January 3 1935 Wilbur Voliva who forecasts the end of the world predicts a dire year with earthquakes cyclones droughts floods tidal waves volcanic eruptions and violent changes in religion for 1935 ahead of the year.
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Zion, Ill
Wilbur Voliva
Bilbo Raring To Take Oath As U S Solon
Senator Elect Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi declared he was ready to take the oath of office in Washington. Huey P. Long of Louisiana was absent due to state affairs and planned to arrive later in the week.
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Bilbo Raring
U.S
Solon
Washington, Dan
Theodore G. Bilbo
Missisippi
Huey P. Long
Bilbo
Louisiana
Labor tensions escalate as Georgia textile strike prompts guard standby
Atlanta reports say national guard companies were ordered to stand by for possible action in Rossville amid night rider intimidation of workers. Sheriff Keown calls the situation grave and notes a small percent of the 1,200 workers remain at posts as crowds gather and resentment grows toward the night riders.
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Atlanta
National Guard
Rossville
Lindley Camp
J. C. Keown
Walker County
Keown
German releases American voter for Saar plebiscite
Elsa Littell, a 31 year old New Yorker held ten days in Waldmohr Germany, was freed and allowed to stay after tensions over her alleged actions toward Hitler. She traveled to Europe to vote in the Saar Basin plebiscite on January 12.
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Waldmohr
Germany
Elsa Littell
Hitler
Sittell
Europe
Saar Basin
Big Expenditure Sought for Louisiana Mississippi Waterways
Army engineers recommended $1,500,000 for Louisiana river and harbor upkeep in 1935-36 with Mississippi receiving $259,400. Major Mississippi item is $140,000 for Gulfport harbor dredging and Ship Island pass, plus funds for Pascagoula and Biloxi harbors. Additional dredging, snagging, and surveys allocated in Yazoo and Big Sunflower areas and Vicksburg district.
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Washington
Louisiana
Army Engineers
Mississippi
Gulfport
Ship Island Pass
Pascagoula
Biloxi
Yazoo River
Big Sunflower River
Yazoo
Big Sunflower
Vicksburg
Tugwell Reveals Big Highway Plan
Baton Rouge announces a 1935 Louisiana road program valued at 10 million dollars. A. P. Tugwell, Louisiana Highway Commission chairman, outlines financing plans and bids for 18 projects slated for January 23, with two smaller projects funded by a 3 million federal grant. Readiness for awarded bids includes Webster Parish pavement work by Wimberly Construction Co. and Cochran Inc. of Arcadia and Newelster pavement by Roy M. Lilly of Shreveport.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
A. P. Tugwell
Louisiana Highway Commission
Tumbwell
Webster Parish
Minden
Wimberly Construction Co
Cochran, Inc
Arcadia
Tensas Parish
Newelster
Roy M. Lilly
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
Arkansas State Line
Houston Highway
Nudism Becomes Next Target for League of Decency
New York January 3 reports the League of Decency shifts from policing films to nudism as its new campaign focus.
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New York
League of Decency
Roosevelt to Deliver Message to the Body Friday
President Roosevelt will address the legislative body Friday amid curiosity over proposed measures. Lawmakers await details as officials signal plans to seek support for key legislation.
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Roosevelt
Burns Named Speaker as Republicans Vow Open Mind on New Deal
The 74th Congress convened with Joseph W. Burns of Tennessee chosen as speaker amid looming Roosevelts agenda on relief NRA and budgeting. Senate leader Garner guided the opening. Snell outlined 20 Republican principles to probe Roosevelt proposals, while the president prepared to unveil his message. Treasury reported a nearly 1.7 billion dollar deficit for the first half of the fiscal year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Joseph W. Burns
Tennessee
House
Garner
Texas
Senate
Secon
Snell
White House
Treasury
Defendants Describe Conspiracy in Union Station Slayings Case
Kansas City January 3. Defendants in the Union Station slayings conspiracy case for the killing of four officers and their prisoner testified their version of events. The government alleges a plot to free escaped convict Frank Nash by hiring gunmen. Frances Nash, Nash’s widow, testified about events involving Galatas and Farmer couples and her connection to meals and a telephone call to Mrs Farmer.
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Kansas City
Union Station
Frank Nash
Hot Springs
Ark
Frances Nash
Richard T. Galatas
Herbert Farmer
Galatas
Nash
Mrs. Nash
Man Shot In Still Raid In Mississippi
Samuel Mansell was shot five times yesterday near Rosedale by federal officers raiding a moonshine still and is expected to recover. He faces a federal charge for violating the revenue law and is under guard at Clarksdale hospital. Two African American men were jailed in connection with liquor violations as a 250 gallon still and liquor were destroyed.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Samuel Mansell
Rosedale
Mansell
Clarksdale Hospital
A. B. Brister
County Engineer Takes Stand as State Witness
County engineer testifies for the state in a murder case over the Lindbergh baby kidnapping. He takes the stand before the jury to recount relevant details and corroborate the prosecution’s timeline.
Prosecution Opens Hauptmann Murder Charge In Lindbergh Case
New Jersey attorney general alleges Bruno Hauptmann killed baby Charles Lindbergh and staged a ransom hoax. Prosecution describes ladder incident, removal of the infant’s sleeping garment, and a deadly blow on the Lindbergh estate. Defense requests mistrial. judge rules against.
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Associated Press
Flemington, N. J
State of New Jersey
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
Bronx
Charles A
Anne Morrow Lindbergh
Walter E. Roberts
Hunterdon County
Lindbergh
Hopewell
David T. Wielentz
Hauptmann
Edward Jay Reilly
Wilentz
Reilly
Trenchard
Rogers Has His Say on Football Progress
Hollywood California January 3 Special columnist argues pro football’s rising popularity stems from clever passing and high scoring. He notes Alabama’s success with long throws draws 85 000 fans and urges coaches to imitate pro tactics to fill stadiums. He cautions Stanford about the risks of all passing plays.
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Hollywood
Cal
Alabama
Stanford
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