Government Cuts Civil Works Hours Amid Cash Shortage
The civil works administration stops new jobs and slashes weekly hours nationwide. Hopkins orders 24 hour weeks in large cities and 15 hour weeks in small towns, signaling further pay reductions and a push for additional federal funds. The United States conference of mayors condemns the move as a vicious dole system.
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CWA
United States Conference of Mayors
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
Harry L. Hopkins
McCarl
Civil Works Administration
Hopkins
Reduced Hours and Pay Take Effect in Louisiana
Louisiana CWA workers face shorter weeks and lower pay under federal measures directed from Washington. In cities over 2,500, hours drop from 30 to 24 weekly, and in smaller towns from 30 to 15 hours. Base wage stays 40 cents an hour with large centers seeing weekly pay fall from 12 to 9.60 dollars.
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New Orleans
CWA
Louisiana
Washington
Harry J. Early
Early
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Changes in 24 Hour Period
The river stage data shows a 0.9 rise and a 0.3 fall in different readings over the past 24 hours with changes noted at 16 and 32 feet. Flood presence is recorded as 0.3 fall and 11.9 rise in related measurements.
Tennessee Governor Denounces Atkinson Letter as Lie
Governor McAlister called District Attorney Atkinson’s letter an extreme insult and a calculated lie tied to Luke Lea. He accused Lea of orchestrating the attack and claimed the claim about $20,000 in insurance funds being used for his 1932 campaign is false.
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Nashville
McAlister
Richard M. Atkinson
Luke Lea
North Carolina
Seth M. Walker
Joseph S
Brownville's Cow Mischief and Nighttime Hay Ride Highlight Town Notes
In Brownville the Brown Paper Mill faces cow predations on winter greenery around its main building. A man rides a two wheeled hay rake through South Grand Street while a Dobbin pulls, and a largeRemoval truck carries an oversized house along DeSiard Street. Levee work reshuffles many structures as rights of way are cleared.
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Brownville
Brown Paper Mill Company
Grand Street
Dobbin
DeSiard Street
Duels Imminent Among Deputies in Paris Scandal
Paris reports two duels looming among deputies tied to the Stavisky scandal. A Martinique member, Joseph LaGrosillere, slapped editor Desire Ferry. Ferry punched back. La Grosillere says Ferry tied his name to perjury amid the Bayonne pawnshop collapse costing investors 40 million dollars. A separate Shreveport death notes Private Ned Eaker of Barksdale Field died from a fall while holding a storage battery. He leaves relatives in Birmingham.
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Stavisky
Chamber of Deputies
Joseph Samuel LaGrosilliere
Martinique
Desire Ferry
la Liberte
Ferry
la Grosilliere
Serge Stavisky
Bayonne
Shreveport
Ned Eaker
Barksdale Field
Baker
Birmingham
Ale
Congress Scribes NRA Word War In Monetary Debate
Congress shifted focus to monetary legislation as Borah and Nye renew attacks on the NRA while Johnson is absent in New York. House hearings on coinage and gold dollar revision draw lines as Republicans seek changes to Roosevelt policy amid looming floor amendments. The St Lawrence waterway treaty is largely quiet with little debate while the interior department appropriation faces routine passage.
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Washington
Congress
NRA
Bill” Borah
Hugh S. Johnson
Borah
Rye
North Dakota
Senate
Johnson
New York
House
Coinage Committee
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence
Interior Department
Greek council members urge Insull exit Greece by Jan 31
Two members of Greece's nine member Council of State recommended rejecting Samuel Insull's appeal against an interior ministry ruling demanding his departure by January 31. Insull, absent due to medical advice, faced extradition proceedings tied to U S charges following the Chicago utilities collapse.
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Athens
Greek Council of State
Samuel Insull
Interior Ministry
Greece
Court of Appeal
Insull
United States
Theodore Angelopoulos
Voylass
Angelopoulos
Council
Denis Lazarimos
Chicago
Cotton Delivery System Characterized As Racket
T Ralph Jones of Norfolk described the southern delivery system on cotton futures as a racket untouched by the new deal. He spoke at a conference called by Senator Smith to uncover facts about the present system with focus on southern delivery. The system permits delivery on New York futures at Charleston Savannah New Orleans Houston Mobile Galveston and Norfolk.
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Washington
T. Ralph Jones
Norfolk
Seven Convicts Break From Kansas State Prison
Seven convicts escaped the Kansas state prison at Lansing amid gunfire around 7 a.m. Two fugitives Bob Brady and Jim Clark were recaptured and returned to custody. The escapees used a hose as a rope and a ladder of scrap lumber to flee into surrounding timber. Prison guards searched the area as overpowered guard Clyde Deer was locked in cell house No 2 without injury. Charles Clifton McArthur, 29, already serving 5 to 10 years for second degree burglary, was among those who escaped.
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Lansing
Kas
Kansas State Prison
Bob Brady
Jim Clark
Clyde Deer
Brady
Clark
Charles Clifton McArthur
Texas
Oklahoma
Robbers' Trail Leads to Oklahoma After Bank Heist
Two unmasked robbers held up the First State Bank in Allison Texas taking 300 dollars at gunpoint and fled toward western Oklahoma pursued by officers who followed them into Wheeler County near the state line. The bank cash was taken from the vault and the men forced the cashier and an assistant to lie on the floor during the theft.
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Allison
Tex
Oklahoma
Wheeler County
Ben Parks
Dad McMillen
Convict James May Reported Killed in Florida Battle
James May, an escaped long term convict, was killed in Walton county during a clash with deputies and a posse. Deputy Sheriff L T Ward of Defuniak Springs fired on May as he resisted capture after escaping from a prison camp Sunday. May was serving two 15 year sentences from Columbia and Suwanee counties for assault to murder and highway robbery.
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Tallahassee
Fla
James May
Walton County
May
L. T. Ward
Defuniak Springs
Columbia
Suwanee
Caffery to Confer With Hull on Key West Visit
Jefferson Caffery Roosevelt envoy to Cuba said he would board a US destroyer for Key West to meet Secretary of State Cordell Hull returning from the Canal Zone aboard the Richmond. He plans to confer with Hull then return to Havana tonight as Cuba’s new president Mendieta moves to restore peace.
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Havana
Jefferson Caffery
Roosevelt
Cuba
Key West
Fla
Cordell Hull
Canal Zone
Richmond
Caffery
State Department
Carlos Mendieta
Carlos Hevia
Mendieta
Woman Doctor Wynekoop Murder Trial Postponed
The murder trial of Dr. Alice Wynekoop in Chicago was postponed to Monday due to the 62 year old defendant's grave condition. Defense says she suffered a bad night with nausea, pulse near 100 and temperature around 99.6, with heart specialist Dr. Earle Gray warning life is in danger and a possible stroke could occur.
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Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Regulations Ban Interest on Demand Deposits Nationwide
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued rules prohibiting insured banks from paying interest on demand deposits. The order aligns with existing rules for Federal Reserve member banks and extends the prohibition to non member banks with deposits up to 2500 dollars insured by the corp.
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Washington
The
Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Reserve System
Federal Corporation
Wise Says Man Expired As She Reached Him In Court
Orville Elmore faces a murder charge in the August 25 1932 fatal shooting of Ted Reiser at a Plum Street garage apartment. Eight witnesses testified including Mrs Gene Wise who recounted hearing shots and finding Reiser dying. Witnesses and courtroom rules created a tightly controlled trial environment.
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Mrs. Wise
District Court
Ted Reiser
Plum Street
Orville Elmore
Gene Wise
Elsie Hayden
Reiser
I. L. Causey
H. T. Ward
F. S. Pettit
C. L. Mengis
Parish
Johnnie Jones
J. L. Cummins
Roy Smith
Elmore
Frank Manley
Smith
St. Francis Sanitarium
J. D. Busby
Milton Coverdale
Sheriff's Department
Cora Thompson
Idell Elmore
Fears Rise For Safe Return Of Kidnapped Banker
Blood stains on the seats of Edward G. Bremer’s car raised fears for the bank president’s safety. Bremer, 37, head of Commercial State Bank, is held for a $200000 ransom after being slugged during the kidnapping, with his father a friend of President Roosevelt.
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ST. Paul
Edward G. Bremer
Bremer
Commercial State Bank
Adolph Bremer
Roosevelt
Machinists Celebrate Full Union Employment Victory
G N Mills announces all members of the Twin Cities machinists union are employed. A meeting will be held Tuesday at 8 PM in the labor council room at Hotel Frances. The event marks the first time in years everyone is employed, signaling improving economic conditions. All machinists are invited.
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Machinists’ Union
Labor Council
Hotel Frances
G. N. Mills
Twin Cities
Mills
Legislative ban on lobbyists gains approval in Washington
President Roosevelt reportedly ready to sign broad legislation barring lobby activities in the capital. The measure aims to forbid party leaders and committee members from practicing law in Washington, with Republican leaders already objecting and an early conference anticipated.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Capitol Hill
White House
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
Vandenburg
Michigan
Robert H. Jackson
New Hampshire
Democratic National Committee
Four Americans Sentenced for Palma Mallorca Assault
In Madrid on January 19, a Spanish military court sentenced four United States citizens to six months and a day in prison for attacking a civil guard in Palma Mallorca last year. Rutherford Fullerton of Columbus Ohio was acquitted. The defendants include Clinton B. Lockwood of West Springfield Massachusetts Roger F Mead of New York and Edmund W Blodgett of Stamford Connecticut.
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Madrid
United States
Palma
Mallorca
Rutherford Fullerton
Columbus
Clinton B. Lockwood
West Springfield
Mass
Roger F. Mead
New York
Edmund W. Blodgett
Stamford
War dept pays $4.33 million in Louisiana railroad crossing settlement
The War Department announced a settlement ending a dispute with Louisiana railroads over crossing costs at the Bonnet Carre spillway near New Orleans. The department will pay $4,332,736, to be applied immediately to bridge construction.
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Washington
War Department Today
Louisiana
Bonnet Carre
New Orleans
War Department
Militia Guards State Offices Ahead of New Orleans Election
Soldiers slept on arms at Jackson barracks under orders from the adjutant general after a night of drill. The move aims to deter a potential police seizure of state records and to deter threats during the mayoral race between Huey P. Long backer John Klorer and incumbent T Semmes Walmsley, with Francis Williams as an independent. Deputies from outside parishes offered support to Walmsley, while registration records were moved to safety amid arrests over defacing the voters list. Gov Allen warned against National Guard use but pledged action to stop thuggish tactics.
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New Orleans
Jackson Barracks
Registrar of Voters
Huey P. Long
John Klorer
T. Semmes Walmsley
Francis Williams
Walmsley
H. N. Sherburne
Iberville Parish
Robert L. Pettit
East Baton Rouge Parish
Sidney C. Dubroca
West Baton Rouge Parish
Maurice J. Hartson
C. S. Barnes
Allen
Adjutant General
National Guard
Semmes Walmsley
State Department
Rogers Has His Say on News and Quakes
Beverly Hills writer notes the 60 cent dollar debate is largely settled, mentions France and Cuba in a light tone, and observes a major shakeup in Tammany Hall with Mr Flynn taking control. The piece closes with a casual sign off.
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Cal
France
Cuba
Tammany Hall
Flynn
Tammany
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