Ponchatoula Bank Faces Liquidation After Auditor Shortfall
In Hammond Louisiana on January 10 auditors reported a $78,000 shortage in Ponchatoula Bank and Trust Company accounts prompting liquidation. Sheriff Edwards detained cashier James H. Strickland as proceedings began. The bank's books have been in auditors’ hands while plans merge absorption into Tangipahoa and Trust Company unfold amid Strickland’s local prominence.
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Hammond
Sheriff's Office
James H. Strickland
Ponchatoula Bank and Trust Company
Edwards
Strickland
Ponchatoula
Bank cashier cited in 73000 shortage ends Ponchatoula bank
State Banking Commissioner J S Brock announced a $73000 shortage charged to James Strickland, cashier of Ponchatoula Bank and Trust Company, forced liquidation and removal from the consolidation plan of eight Louisiana strawberry belt banks closed weeks earlier by the banking department.
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Baton Rouge
S. Brock
Ponchatoula Bank and Trust Company
James Strickland
Instituton
Brock
Roosevelt Ready to Act Upon Taking Office
New York Jan 10 President elect Roosevelt, briefed on world economic and disarmament talks, is prepared for immediate action after inauguration. A long meeting with Henry Stimson ahead of his selection as secretary of state fueled speculation that steps on debt issues and international policy are already in motion.
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New York
Roosevelt
Henry Stimson
Hoover
Bank Robbery Near Galveston Leaves Man Wounded
Galveston Texas January 10 Citizens State Bank at Hitchcock north of Galveston was robbed of an undetermined amount of money shortly before noon Tuesday. Fuerst an Alta Loma farmer was shot through both legs in a clash with the robbers.
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Galveston
Tex
Citizens State Bank
Hitchcock
Fuerst
Stove blast kills three children in Buena Vista Texas
A stove explosion in Buena Vista Texas, about 40 miles southeast of Pecos, killed three children Tuesday. Details on ages or cause were not provided in the readable text.
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Pecos
Texas
Ildren
Buena Ista
Cos
Hog dies for insurance in village tale
A farmer insured a prized hog for $10,000 and perished with his animal when both were struck by a train after the hog paused to browse a potato. The widow collected the hog’s policy, while the farmer left no life coverage, leaving debts and burial costs to be paid from the insurance.
Baby Boy Killed in Crib with Long-Bladed Knife
In the Bronx a one year old baby, Frank Michael Cammarano, was murdered in his crib by a intruder using a six inch blade stiletto. The killer escaped in darkness as relatives slept. Police investigate motive as possible revenge or jealousy with no fingerprints found at the scene.
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New York
Frank Michael Cammarano
Bronx
Amanda
Teresa Cammarano
Josephine
Five Die in Baltimore House Fire Tragedy
A three story brick dwelling in Baltimore saw five family members perish in a Tuesday morning blaze. Cecil Hewitt 53 and his wife Maude 45 along with son Cecil Jr. 20 daughter Evelyn 16 and sister in law Corinda Bowen 25 died. Boarder Nettie Young 50 survived by leaping from a second story window and was hospitalized with a broken leg and burns. Firemen say suffocation likely caused the deaths as flames climbed from the first floor trapping sleeping residents.
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Baltimore
Cecil Hewitt
Maude Hewitt
Cecil, Jr
Evelyn
Corinda Bowen
Hewitt
Nettie Young
Solons of Texas Meet at Austin
The Texas legislature convened in the 43rd biennial session at noon Tuesday. Quorums filled both chambers as the house saw a major shakeup with many first time lawmakers. Mrs. Jane Y. McCallum, secretary of state, opened the session and swore in the members, with only one female in the house. Senate leadership by Grady Woodruff, lieutenant governor absent due to illness. Governor Sterling passes chair to Miriam Ferguson next week as final message drafted. First business was election of a speaker between A P Johnson and Coke Stevenson. Includes discussion of major subjects for legislation.
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Austin
Texas
House of Representatives
Senate
Jane Y. McCallum
House
Sarah T. Hughes
Dulles
Margie Neal
Carthage
Grady Woodruff
Decatur
Edgar Witt
Washington
R. S. Sterling
Miriam A. Ferguson
A. P. Johnson
Carrizo Springs
Coke Stevenson
Junction
Fire chiefs to visit Monroe for planning meeting
Chief R A Bogan of Baton Rouge and Louisiana State Firemen's Association president will arrive Wednesday night with Chiefs Hanson Westwego Bernard Thibodaux and Evans New Orleans. They will confer with Monroe Fire Chief Roddy on plans for the state convention here next spring and then visit Ruston for a conference and a night banquet.
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R. A. Bogan
Baton Rouge
Roddy
Ruston
Party splits on wet resolution in Congress clash
Washington dispatch reports a wide breach between senate and house Democrats over the form of a prohibition repeal measure. Speaker Garner opposes the senate version, saying it violates the party platform and should not be taken up without full consideration, jeopardizing this session's chances.
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Washington
Senate
House
Garner
Congress
Senate Democrats
Two Are Killed and Three Hurt in Motor Crash
Baltimore dispatch reports a collision near Aberdeen Maryland between a car and a southbound bus early Tuesday killed driver James E Callan of Chevy Chase and a female companion. Among the injured are Lillian Sherman Iola Thompson and Earl Conover. Bus driver William Fulmer, Philadelphia, was held for investigation.
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Baltimore
Philadelphia
Aberdeen
James E. Callan
Chevy Chase
Callan
Lillian Sherman
Jacksonville
Fla
Iola Thompson
Atlanta
Fulmer
Three Enter Pleas Of Guilty In District Court
Three persons entered pleas of guilty and received sentences in district court Tuesday morning. Mack Spillers pleaded guilty to stealing cattle near the Quachita Caldwell parish line and was sentenced to 60 days with road duty. William Smith, an one armed man, got 30 days suspended after pleading guilty to assault and battery following a Pleasant Valley church quarrel. Minnie Bell Finnix, a negro woman, received 90 days for poisoning cows. Trials were set for R. C. Carter, Ben Moore, Solon Brussell, and C Nash on January 13 or 27 for whisky related charges.
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Mack Spillers
Quachita-Caldwell
William Smith
Smith
Pleasant Valley Church
Calhoun
Minnie Bell Finnix
R. C. Carter
Ben Moore
Solon Brussell
C. Nash
Court decision awaited by Phoenix lumberman
Phoenix lumberman John J. Halloran seeks access to a copy of the grand jury transcript where he is named an accessory to the crime of murder. A superior court ruling due Tuesday will determine if the transcript can be released to him. Halloran’s lawyers urged Judge Howard C. Speakman to order delivery of the reporter’s transcript. Mrs. Winnie Ruth Judd told the grand jury the full truth about the Le Roi and Samuelson slayings, and she faces a February 17 execution.
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Phoenix
Ariz
John J. Halloran
Phoenix Lumberman
Grand Jury
Howard C. Speakman
Halloran
Grand
Winnie Ruth Judd
Agnes Anne le Roi
Hedvig Samuelson
Judd
Re Eerwince
B Judd
Two Cantatas to Be Performed at Ouachita College Tuesday
The Choral club under Roger C. Frisbie will present at 8 o clock in the Ouachita junior college auditorium two cantatas of elaborate nature The Pilgrims of 1620 and Paul Revere s Ride There is no admission and the public is invited
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Roger C. Frisbie
Ouachita Junior College
Paul Revere
Man Slated To Be Tried For Baton Rouge Killing
Sydney J. Bercegeau faces trial in East Baton Rouge district court for the murder of oil refinery worker Joseph Dropenoski who was shot with buckshot near his home on the night of July 1, 1932. Bercegeau underwent a Sapijy test and was declared sang.
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Baton Rouge
Sydney J. Bercegeau
Joseph Dropenoski
W. Carruth Jones
East Baton Rouge District Court
Dropenoski
Bercegeau
Condemned Woman`s Sentence Commuted in South Carolina
COLUMBIA S C January 10 Governor Blackwood commuted to life imprisonment the death sentence of Beatrice Ferguson Snipes a 29 year old expectant mother convicted of killing Elliott Harris York rural policeman The action came within 24 hours of his pledge to wait for the state supreme court action on an appeal and clemency petitions The mother to be who expects another child January 20 urged clemency before birth to avoid execution hanging over her during childbirth
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Columbia
S. C
Blackwood
Beatrice Ferguson Snipes
Elliott Harris
York
State Supreme Court
Bond Granted For Elmore And Mrs Manley In Murder Case
Bond of 5000 dollars each was set for Orville Elmore and Mrs Frank Manley in the murder case over the fatal August 25 shooting of Ted Reiser. Roy Smith has not posted bond. Smith was the principal state’s witness. Elmore's mistrial occurred last term. Smith testified Elmore fired the fatal shot.
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Orville Elmore
Frank Manley
Ted Reiser
J. T. Shell
Roy Smith
Elmore
Smith
St. Francis Sanitarium
Reiser
Spanish revolts apparently fail in widespread uprisings
An official report says simultaneous uprisings across Spain against the Republican government collapsed. Despite precautions in Seville Barcelona Cadiz and Madrid, clashes killed about 38 and wounded over 100 as plots to seize military barracks failed after authorities learned planned assaults in Barcelona and Madrid days ahead.
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Spain
Seville
Barcelona
Cadiz
Cabazanas
San Augustin
Castillo, la Panera
Cara Ranche
Bowl clash moved to Baton Rouge next December
Knoxville dispatch reports Col. Paul Parker, athletic director, announced L. S. VI and the University of Tennessee game scheduled for December 9 will be played at Baton Rouge, not New Orleans as earlier stated.
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Knoxville
Tenn
L. S. VI
University of Tennessee
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Paul Parker
Light Scarlet Fever Cases Reported Here
Dr. J. W. Williams reports two scarlet fever cases in Ouachita parish city, with two more in Okaloosa community. All mild. caution urged to prevent escalation. Households without a physician should notify the department of any communicable disease, quarantine lasts 28 days from illness start, and parental guidance from trusted doctors should be followed.
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J. W. Williams
Ouachita Parish
Sterlington
Okaloosa
Dr. Williams
Bids Received On Pearl River Span From Coast Route
Louisiana and Mississippi highway commissions opened duplicate bids for the East Pearl River interstate bridge sub-structure. W Horace Williams Co Inc of New Orleans was low at 112000.22 dollars with Hardaway Contracting Co of Columbus GA second. Bridge will shorten the New Orleans Gulf Coast route by about 25 miles.
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Louisiana and
Mississippi Highway Commissions
East Pearl River
New Orleans
Jackson
Miss
Louisiana Highway Commission
W. Horace Williams Company, Inc
Hardaway Contracting Company
Columbus
Louisiana
Mississippi
Mississippi Gulf Coast
Hoover urges speedy ratification or arms shipment ban
President Hoover sent a special message urging Congress to quickly ratify the 1925 Geneva convention to curb war arms or enact legislation allowing the president to curb or block arms shipments for military use. He stressed the need for broader international cooperation and warned unilateral action would be futile and anti-competitive.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
Paraguay
Bolivia
Chaco
Geneva
United States
Predicts Passage of Farm Aid Bill
Washington reports Democratic leader Rainey predicts the emergency farm bill will pass the house and notes plans for late sessions to finish votes. He opposes certain amendments including a 5 cent per pound bounty on 80 percent of butterfat, citing dairy farmer experience. Republican Snell says he will back the dairy products amendment.
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Washington
Rainey
Representative Snell
New York
North Carolina mulls a four tenths percent sales tax
Raleigh readers learned that the state advisory commission plans to urge the general assembly to enact a state wide sales tax of four tenths of one percent on gross sales. Details were not provided.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
State Advisory Commission
General Assembly
Probe Ordered by P. S. C. Of Phone, Gas Businesses
SHREVEPORT La Jan 10 The Louisiana public service commission ordered investigations into the past year’s business of Southern Cities Distributing and Southern Bell Telegraph to seek lower gas and telephone rates for communities. The commission directed reports on charges revenues and minimum and deposit charges for the period Jan 1932 to Jan 1 1933 and scheduled compliance by Feb 1.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Southern Cities Distributing Company
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
L. B. Rusheon
Greenwood
Harvey G. Fields
Wade O. Martin
Francis Williams
Fields
Commission
Hiephene Ree
Farmerville
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