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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1934
Page
1
Orleans Parish registrar C. S. Barnes and ten Huey P. Long supporters faced charges for violating an injunction against tampering with registration books ahead of the January 23 mayoral primary. Barnes was removed from office by Civil Judge Gleason as deputies took over records, while habeas corpus petitions stalled the order.
In New Orleans on January 16, police raided the City Hall office of Reg ister of Voters C. S. Barnes arresting him and ten others. Officials say the group violated a temporary restraining order by tampering with voter rolls used in the January 23 mayoralty primary. Deputy sheriffs were placed in charge of the registration records after Barnes was jailed.
Daily river stage readings show levels at Mississippi and Ouachita rivers with towns listed along the harbors from St. Louis to Baton Rouge. Data includes stage changes and rise or fall movements for channels including Arkansas City Vicksburg Natchez and Cairo with notes on elevations and time marks.
A. V. Miller is named Chamber of Commerce president and A. B. Clarkson becomes junior board proxy. G. B. Anderson joins the Chamber board, while Dr. J. W. Williams wears a Fedora now disguising his look. Monroe levee work boosts alarm clock demand as local stores report rising sales. Dallas Cain returns from Delhi with big red apples, insisting they were locally picked and not bought.
A Democratic caucus in the House approved a 12 member jury to examine patronage. The group will collect complaints and report findings while pledging cooperation with President Roosevelt on relief efficiency. Protests claimed only about 25 percent of agency appointees were Democrats.
The United States sues Standard Oil Company of New Jersey in the DC Supreme Court for code violations related to a "boys club contest" and coupon prizes. The oil administrator seeks an injunction to halt the practice, with hearing set for January 30. The action marks a first major oil firm challenge under the National Recovery Act.
Enid Hennessy, a Wynekoop family housemate and schoolteacher, resumed testimony in the murder trial of Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop. The witness detailed events after Rheta Wynekoop’s slaying on an operating table in the basement of the Wynekoop mansion, involving Catherine Wynekoop and others.
Floyd Roebuck about 37, a highway construction worker near Alto, was instantly killed when struck by a lumber truck as road teams were moved from a corral to the highway. Three mules also died. Weather blamed on heavy fog. Roebuck survived by his widow and one child living at Ponta.
A statewide critique asserts millions lost to mismanagement during the Long-Allen era. It calls for an audit of five years of records, stored insecurely in Baton Rouge, warning of fire risk and urging investigators with public auditing experience to examine the highway commission.
Carlos Hevia aged 35 sworn in as Cuba's president at 11 15 a m by his father in law Dr Juan Federico Edelmann supreme court president. Ceremony small with about 200 witnesses. Hevia an Annapolis naval academy graduate will name his cabinet later in the week.
Senate Republicans at their first conference of the session insist on adequate hearings for the administration’s monetary program and propose the four point veterans relief plan as an amendment to the independent offices appropriation bill. The group, 25 of 35 Republicans and 2 of 9 independents, gave no stance on the gold dollar devaluation. McNary said the decision would be deferred until the bill is ready. Aimed to trigger an economy fight on the Senate floor, but Democrats expect a point of order to block it.
Arthur P. Fowler sworn as ex chief disbursing officer for the Louisiana Highway Commission asserts the newspaper article accurately details the commission purchase of trucks and truck parts from Indiana Truck Corp of Marion Indiana for about 1 000 000 dollars. The sworn statement dated January 13 1934 was witnessed by Notary E N Mansberg Jr.
Jim Cornet aged 42 died from burns after the truck he drove overturned in a ditch on the Bastrop Bonita highway near Bastrop Louisiana. His companion Fred White 55 was rescued from the wreckage but the truck burst into flames trapping Cornet who died in the fire. An inquest was held by Coroner R B Leavell with White testifying.
A fast as lightning creature described as a giant kangaroo is killing dogs geese and ducks in Hamburg South Pittsburg Tenn. Residents arm themselves as a search party follows the beast toward a mountainside near a cave. Witnesses Rev W J Hancock and Frank Cobb report sightings and descriptions.
The Roosevelt administration pushed to devalue the dollar with flexible gold content while seeking a $2 billion stabilization fund. Secretary Morgenthau faced the senate banking committee to explain impounding outstanding gold and a new policy. Democratic leaders rallied, and House and Senate panels prepared hearings with input from Frank Vanderlip and Rev. Charles Coughlin as Capitol Hill moves ahead.
New York January 16. United States and Britain prepare for a major financial clash with a goal to stabilize exchange rates. The U S plans a two billion dollar fund to control dollar pound parity, while Britain funds a near two billion pound equalization reserve.
Three regiments of Nationalist government marines landed to end the rebel rule in Foochow Fukien province amid heavy fire from Chinese gun boats. A near panic in the native and foreign quarters followed as the marines established control with air firing signals. American, British, and Japanese personnel guarded key positions including the US consulate.
A Senate committee report condemns Louisiana political conditions and campaign practices as vicious and abhorrent. It criticizes dummy candidates and lack of traceable campaign funds, saying the system fails to record contributions and expenditures accurately and marks the state’s politics as indefensible.
In Huntsville Texas on January 16 a machine gun ambush freed Raymond Hamilton and four other convicts at the Eastham state prison farm. Clyde Barrow and suspected gunwoman Bonnie Parker were linked to the attack which wounded guards Major Crowson and Olen Bozeman. Crowson was seriously wounded.
Fred Wilson, a bridge foreman over the Red River near Alexandria, was slugged and robbed by three men while driving toward Catahoula parish. He lost $300, was found unconscious near Harrisonburg at 3 am, and later moved to hospital where his condition improved.
The Arkansas House of Representatives voted 48 to 37 to abandon its bid for a new highway bond refunding law and instead push a mortgage moratorium bill modeled after Minnesota. The move reflects a shift in financial policy priorities as lawmakers seek relief measures.
Beverly Hills columnist urges colleges to embrace pro football style to attract audiences. He recalls California hosting the first real professional game drawing 25 000 fans and criticizes frequent penalties slowing play. He argues pros maximize entertainment and questions college rules and refereeing.
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