Louisiana Legislature Sets Spending Records Before Adjournment
The Louisiana Legislature adjourned sine die after approving 110 million dollars in appropriations for the biennium and enacting a one percent state sales tax to replace the luxury levy. The session saw 920 bills introduced and 443 pass, with 397 signed by Governor Leche before adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Richard W. Leche
James A. Noe
Monroe
Gulf of Mexico
German nursemaid rescued after 10 hour mountaintop ordeal
An 18 year old German nursemaid stranded for more than ten hours on a 1000 foot Adirondack cliff was rescued by nine men using ropes at Keene Valley New York. She had been attempting to scale the cliff when she became stranded on a ledge. The rescue party ascended from the rear lowering a rope to haul her to safety before dawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keene Valley
N. Y
Paul Wolfe
Evanston
William Isham
Montreal-New York
Adirondacks
Albany
Woman-Hurt When Auto Hits Truck in Huntsville
Mrs. G. H. Cook of Huntsville Texas suffered a crushed finger and other injuries when a truck driven by her husband overturned after being struck by an automobile driven by Clarence Read of Bernice. Read was booked for reckless driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. H. Cook
Huntsville
Tex
Clarence Read
Bernice
Louisville Avenue
North Fourth Street
Cook
Riverside Sanitarium
Read
Monroe
Allegiance to Hitler Sworn by Bund Members in Trial
Testimony in Riverhead details an oath of allegiance to Adolf Hitler by members of the German American Bund affiliated league. Defendants claim no oath existed and thus no membership list was required. Willie Brandt testified that he and others raised Nazi salutes and swore loyalty to Hitler when joining the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverhead
N. Y
Adolf Hitler
German-American Settlement League
Bund
League
William S. Earle
Willie Brandt
Brandt
Henry Hauck
Siegfried
Yaphank
L. I
Hauck
United States
Germany
Prince Gustav to Resume U S Tour Amid Health Recovery
Crown Prince Gustav Adolf of Sweden, released from a hospital after a kidney ailment, plans to resume his American tour. He praised unrestricted trade as a basis for peace at a luncheon with industrial leaders, then led a Swedish delegation in four cheers. He will travel to Boston then as far west as Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gustav Adolf of Sweden
America
Crown Princess
Louise
Bertil
Bertie
LaGuardie
Sweden
United States
Baston
Minneapolis
Roosevelt appoints Emil J Adams U S Marshal
President Roosevelt names Emil J Adams Sr of Pass Christian Mississippi as United States marshal for the district. The announcement comes from Washington on July 7. The appointee is to serve in the federal law enforcement post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Emil J Adams, Sr
Pass Christian
Mis
United States
Harlan trial spurs new slaying in Corbin area
Violence tied to the Harlan labor conspiracy trial continues with Frank White killed on a Corbin porch. Police detain Chris Patterson as government witnesses recount shootings linked to the case and defense adds witnesses to shift blame from deputies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Harlan Labor
Frank White
Corbin
Fred Lucas
Chris Patterson
United Mine Workers of America
Pineville
Bell County
Harlan County
Herbert Cawood
Lee Fleenor
Fleenor
Harlan
Kelly Skidmore
Belton Youngblood
Evarts
Granville Sargent
Marshall Musick
Bennett
Harry Bolin
Musick
Youngblood
Albert Hoskins
Vernon Kelly
Skidmore
Sargent
Paulette Goddard Listed as Mrs Chaplin In Cypress Point Golf
Paulette Goddard registered as Mrs. Charles Chaplin for Cypress Point golf tournament and tied for first with Harry Hunt of Pebble Beach. She plans to leave later in the week to visit places before heading to Cape Cod for a summer play set. She did not confirm Reno as one of the destinations and plans to start a ski club there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
del Monte
Calif
Paulette Goddard
Charlie Chaplin
Charles Chaplin
Cypress Point
Harry Hunt
Pebble Beach
Prulette
Cape Cod
Mass
Reno
Nev
Foreigners in City Prodded by Heightened Shanghai Patrol
On July 7 Shanghai marked the China war anniversary with renewed terror acts against Japanese targets. Foreign troops including US marines and police reserves boosted patrols in the international settlement and French concession after bombs, grenades, and gunfire killed four and wounded five. The assault included Japanese and Chinese fatalities and a wounded British soldier, with sporadic clashes reported in outlying districts near Putong. The fighting also spurred fears of guerrilla activity as Chinese and Japanese forces clash along the Yangtze toward Hankow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
United States
International Settlement
Whangpoo River
Nanking
Yangtze River
Hankow
China
Yangtze
Hukow
Kiukiang
Community Chest Governing Board Names 7 On New Twin Cities Panel
The civic affairs committee chaired by Bob Burns met to name permanent members of the Twin Cities community chest governing board. Seven men from Monroe and West Monroe were selected and will be joined by a second group of one member from six civic groups next week. The groups include The Young Women’s Christian Association Boy Scouts of America Ouachita Crippled Children Salvation Army Catholic Daughters prenatal clinic and Home of the Good Samaritan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chamber of Commerce
Bob Burns
Twin Cities
Monroe
West Monroe
Sig Masur
J. E Marx
James L. Ewing
W. R. Hatchell
Catholic Daughters
Home
Good Samaritan
Ten Burned To Death In Fire Drill
In Coimbra Portugal a four story wooden building used for an exhibition fire drill burned. Ten boys aged 12 to 20 died and ten were seriously injured as flames spread quickly. Spectators watched as rescuers rushed through the crowd and a volunteer brigade aided hospital victims. The Holy Queen festival demonstration was halted and a government inquiry ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lisbon
Portugal
Coimbra
Army considers purge of senior officers to clear way for youth
The War Department plans a restructuring of the officer corps to remove stagnation. Brigadier General Lorenzo D. Gasser said Congress will see a promotion system revision affecting captains through colonels, aiming for enforced retirements at set ages. The move contrasts with naval expansion and hinges on efficiency judgments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
High Command
Lorenzo D. Gasser
Congress
West Point
Secretary of War
Army
Navy
Roosevelt's Efforts To Aid South Meet Resistance
W. B. Ragsdale reports that Roosevelt's plan to lift the south toward economic improvement faces opposition from northern interests. Freight-rate reforms could shift costs, with southern governors pressing for relief and New England leaders resisting, signaling tough battles ahead over regional economic policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
East
Middle West
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ture
New England
Boston
Murphy
New Hampshire
College grad advertises for job and child care
Miss Elizabeth Horner, fresh from college, placed an ad seeking employment and babysitting work. The cheeky verse offers to mind the baby and cook, hoping to earn cash, reflecting post graduate job hunting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchantville
N. J
Elizabeth Horner
Local Tulsa Ads Mention Engard and Spritty in Gloom Message
In Tulsa, Walter Engard and Leo Spritty are cited in a local business note about present-day gloom and declining prospects. The fragment hints at economic concerns affecting small firms and shareholders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Walter Engard
Leo Spritty
Woman Injured In Second Story Fall
Mrs. Robert Fennell of Hi DeSiard street suffered a seven foot fall from the second story of her home while repairing a broken screen. The banister broke, causing the fall. X rays showed a fractured arm and broken hip. She was admitted to Br. Francis Sanitarium and expected to remain for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Fennell
Hi! DeSiard Street
Br. Francis
Fennell
Fire Destroys Monroe Handle Plant on South Eighth
A one story frame building on South Eighth street owned by Monroe Building and Loan Association, once a handle factory, was destroyed by fire early Thursday. Firemen from several stations fought the blaze as surrounding homes faced risk, with one roof catching fire from sparks. the structure was insured for 1 100.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Eighth Street
Ie Monroe Building and Loan Association
C. W. Fisher
Monroe
Calypso
Officer slain by injured prisoner in New York
July 11 reports list Marty J. Padian, 53, killed by a prisoner under hospital care who seized a patrolman’s revolver and fired. Panic spread through Harlem Hospital as staff and patients fled during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Pastralmas
Marty J. Padian
Harlem
Marty Webber
Har
Pedian
Webber
Roosevelt to Launch Major Stumping Tour for Liberals
President Roosevelt departs tonight on a 19 car train for a touring swing through Kentucky Oklahoma and California to rally liberal ally candidates and advocate New Deal export backers. James A. Farley will also head north toward Alaska making the trip a bold party leadership display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Kentucky
Oklahorma
California
Rees Welts
Senate
Nosho
Coolie
James A. Parley
Alaska
Ferley
Farley
Bie Attl
Family seeks clemency to save McCall from electric chair
Tallahassee July 1 The family of Franklin Pierce McCall petitions the state pardon board to commute the death sentence of theprisoner convicted in the Princeton Florida kidnapping to life imprisonment Attorney A Arriett counsel for the family cites McCalls youth and prior good record The case drew requests from the defendants parents and supporters who gathered in Florida to press for clemency and a reprieve ahead of the board’s action Those signatures on petitions totaled more than 160 as the drive continued The outcome rests with the pardon board and State Attorney Warley of Dade County
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallahassee
Fla
Franklin Pierce McCall
Dates —— Cash, Jr
A. Arriett
Princeton
Fila
McCall
Lily McCall
Junper
Ala
James B Cash
Cash
George Warley
Dede County
Cane Arriett
Wacies
McCalts
Dockman's Widow Wins Insurance Judgment in New Orleans
Judge Hugh C Cage awards Mrs Heloise Cash of Lafayette a $1000 judgment in a dispute over ten United Mutual Insurance Society policies taken on an increasing benefit plan. The widow argued face value, while the defense noted staged benefits with escalating sums until a $600 maximum. The judge in civil district court ruled for the plaintiff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Hugh C4cage
Heloise Cash
Lafayette
Cage
Mira
Cash
Also Mentioned on This Page
Legislature
Patterson
J. M. Patterson
New York Daily News
Mary King
the News
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
Alice Higginbotham Patterson
Hitler
Prince Gustav
U. S
U. S. Marshal
Chaplin
Britisher
Lloyd Lehr
Name Group 10
U. 5. Army
South
W. B. Ragsdale
New York Stock Exchange
Chinatown
Ore
Carl B. Hersell
Loie
Marie Woodward
the Keys
Cont
Norn
New Deal
M'Call
Centinae
Dockman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!