Employers to receive Roosevelt reemployment pledge Thursday
Acting Postmaster James R. Wooten will distribute to 1 500 Monroe and West Monroe employers copies of President Roosevelt's Re employment Agreement along with a certificate of compliance. Signing the certificate shows hours and wages have been adjusted to fit the plan. Returns begin August 1.
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Postoffice Department
James R. Wooten
Monroe
West Monroe
President Roosevelt
Washington
United
Roosevelt
Victory Claimed In Roosevelt Recovery Drive
President Roosevelt declared the industrial recovery program for shorter hours and higher wages a success. Johnson exulted at pledged jobs aiming to reach five to six million unemployed by Labor Day, as codes for fair competition and hearings on key industries moved forward.
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Roosevelt
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Presit Roosevelt
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Ednesday
Hugh S. Johnson
Industrial Recovery
Ign
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Permat
Richberg
Bor
Prisoner Escapes From Two Officers in Louisiana
James M. Harrell, 40, an alleged Blytheville Arkansas fugitive, escaped custody after being arrested by Sheriff Roy L. Huff and Deputy H. M. Krauss at his shack on the Eckhart plantation near Harrisonburg Louisiana. Harrell had been living near Sicily Island and was reported attempting to cash a money order recently. The rainfall and swampy terrain aided his exit through a side door as officers prepared coffee.
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Harrisonburg
James M. Harrell
Blytheville
Ark
Roy L. Huff
H. M. Krauss
Eckhart Plantation
Here
Huff
Harrell
Arkansas
Aviatrix question sparks a weathered punctuation debate
A newspaper item notes the Women’s National Aeronautical Association settled on aviator for a flying woman, rejecting aviatrix. The column then tumbles through local vignettes about delayed visits, rainbound travel, aging milestones, and idle politics, mixing humor with daily life in Monroe.
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Dictionaries
Women's
National Aeronautical Association
Local merchants weigh wage and hour codes for recovery move
Monroe and West Monroe merchants discuss wage and hour plans. They plan to set maximum and minimum hours and pay scales and hold a big meeting next Monday night to collect information from other cities and towns. Herbert Fink announces tentative plans and invites all storekeepers to attend. Letters have been sent to Shreveport Alexandria E Dorado for guidance.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Herbert Fink
Retail Merchants’ Division
Chamber of Commerce
Retail Merchants’ Group
Fink
Shreveport
Alexandria
E Dorado
Hornsby Chosen Boss of Browns
St Louis Browns owner Phil Ball announced Rogers Hornsby as manager for 1934 and 1935, replacing Bill Killefer. Hornsby, previously with the Cardinals, Braves, and Braves, will have broad authority in rebuilding the club and reports say he answers only to Ball.
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Phil Ball
St. Louis Browns
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
Bill Killefer
Ball
John Heydler
National League
St. Louis Cardinals
Browns
Previ
Carda
Braves
Thirteen Inches of Rain Relents Citywide Flood In Monroe
Major rainfall totaling 13.21 inches drenched Monroe from Saturday morning to Wednesday, with 6.12 inches in the 24 hours ending Wednesday. The Illinois Central washout between Monroe and Sibley halted rail service until repairs. Tri-State buses detoured. Missouri Pacific trains delayed before returning to normal schedules.
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Miss Key
Monroe
Shreveport
Sibley
Illinois Central Railroad
Tri-State Transit Company
Minden
Hornet
Arcadia
Missouri Pacific
Heavy rains flood roads and streams at Bernice
Continuous rainfall from Sunday to Wednesday morning swelled streams and flooded fields in Bernice Louisiana making many roads impassable and leaving large areas waterlogged.
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Bernice
Three Arkansans Held Under Bond in False Pretense Case
Three Arkansas officials faced federal charges after a Pulaski County grand jury indictment. Lt Col Edward Woodford and Lt Col Charles Garrett, both disbursing officer and ex highway chief, allegedly withdrew $10,000 from the 142nd field artillery appropriation and diverted funds. Dwight H. Blackwood was also reported to be indicted. The investigation followed state comptroller Griffin Smith findings.
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Little Rock
Ark
United States
Arkansas National Guard
Pulaski County
Grand Jury
Edward Woodford
Charles S. Garrett
Charles S. Christian
Dwight H. Blackwood
State Highway Commission
Price rise hits tires for third time in three months
Akron Ohio reports a 10 percent tire price increase effective immediately. Major producers including General Tire and Rubber and Goodyear, Goodrich, Firestone, Mohawk, India and Seiberling agreed after lengthy talks, led by President William O’Neil.
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Akron
William O'Neil
General Tire and Rubber Company
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
Mohawk
India
Seiberling
Companies
Determination to Crush Kidnap Ring Grows Across Nation
Federal agencies press an anti kidnapping drive with a proposed super relief force. Governors in San Francisco urge action while public outrage rises. Notable cases include the Hamm kidnapping in St Paul and the Mary McElroy case in Kansas City, with ongoing investigations and violent incidents cited nationwide.
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Albany
Middle West
Pacific Coast
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Balzar
Nevada
Lehman
New York
Roger Touhy
Chicago
Milwaukee
William Hamm, Jr
St. Paul
Minn
Kansas City
Mary McElroy
St. Louis
August Luer
Alton
Department of Public Safety of
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Morrison
Tenn
John J. O'Connell, Jr
N. Y
Charles F. Urschel
Oklahoma City
Boston
Theodore C. Haffenreffer
New England
Hampton
N. H
State Tax Load Series Aims to Inform Louisiana Readers
The News-Star and Morning World publish ongoing Tuesday Thursday Sunday articles by a seasoned fiscal writer. They explain how state agencies collect and spend revenues from a wide range of taxes and licenses, helping Louisianans understand taxation vitally affecting everyone.
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News-Star
Morning World
Governors Join Roosevelt in Recovery Drive at San Francisco
President Roosevelt met with state governors in San Francisco as he outlined a national program to reduce unemployment and build lasting prosperity. He stressed balancing state and federal duties and urged unified action in the economic readjustment effort.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
San Francisco
Blind Tiger Act Held Unrepealed in Louisiana
Baton Rouge officials report that even after the Hood act repeal, Louisiana parishes and municipalities may ban saloon sales if the eighteenth amendment is repealed. The 1915 blind tiger statute remains valid allowing local option to prohibit malt liquor sales.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
George M. Wallace
Wallace
Prohibitionists Aim to Block Dry Law Repeal
Prohibitionists plan legal challenges to state convention elections used to ratify repeal. They cite a Maine Supreme Court ruling that delegates must be elected by districts, targeting New York and New Jersey conventions. Canon William Sheare Chase says courts will void at large delegate elections as unconstitutional.
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New York
New Jersey
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Chase
United Press
United States Supreme Court
Senate
Hollywood extra sues husband over low mood claim
Beverly Hills a Hollywood film extra sues her husband for divorce claiming he blamed her for all the world’s low mood. The writer notes a travelogue from Frisco to Los Angeles and hints at the ongoing movie strike and gossip about the "gals" working.
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Frisco
Los Angeles
Roscoe Turner
Hoover
Sharp exchanges at labor meet target Huey Long figures
In New Orleans a July 26 meeting of Mississippi river bridge workers featured sharp criticism of Senator Huey P. Long Gov. O. K. Allen and Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley. William Ruth presided and Z. D. Nichols spoke for the Journeymen’s union.
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Huey P. Long
O. K. Allen
T. Semmes Walmsley
William Ruth
The
Building Trades Council
Z. D. Nichols
Journeymen
New Orleans Attorney Named Public Works Advisor
Edward Righter of New Orleans, long aligned against the Huey P. Long faction, was advised by President Roosevelt on Wednesday that he would serve as one of three public works advisors for Louisiana.
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New Orleans
Edward Righter
Huey P. Long
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Labor leaders denounce Huey Long on bridge strike issues
R C Pitts of Galveston and James Dempsey head a union meeting blasting Senator Long for Engerran's labor post andGovernor Allen for vetoing the minimum wage bill. They accuse Long of blocking union causes while Mayor Walmsley faces pressure over a factory inspector and anti foreign labor claims amid ongoing federal mediation on the bridge strike.
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R. C. Pitts
Galveston
Texas
International Association of Bridge Workers
James Dempsey
Central Trades and Labor Council
Nichols
Senator Long
E. L. Engerran
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Bogalusa
New Orleans
Huey
Allen
Long
Walmsley
Edward Pilsbury
Pitts
Louisiana
James Terrell
Shreveport
Thomas Hyland
Washington
City Savings Bank Limited by Five Percent Restriction
The City Savings Bank and Trust company of Shreveport announced it will operate on a five percent restricted withdrawal basis as it completes plans to join the Federal Reserve System. The move follows a bank holiday and reflects delays in securing membership despite satisfactory current business and public acceptance.
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Shreveport
Federal Reserve System
City Savings Bank and Trust Company
Shreveeport
State Banking Department
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