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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1933
Page
1
Police announced a manhunt for three suspects linked to the death of Willie Carr in the Angle Face incident. Investigators described the trio as armed assailants connected to the slaying. Local officials urged witnesses to come forward.
Chicago on July 27 reports say gunmen opened fire on Willie Carr as he attempted to flee after a robbery. A fourth man escaped with the attackers as police and prosecutors accelerate a reinforced anti gun campaign. Governor Horner orders a statewide anti crime planning meeting with attorneys and sheriffs to map a spring drive.
In London a row over a bill to extend citizenship to Jews stirred political circles. Commander Locker-Lampson praised Einstein as an exemplary global citizen while denouncing German oppression. He urged temporary shelter for Einstein amid persecution, highlighting his lack of a home and loss of savings and belongings.
MapriD July 27 The Spanish government under President Zamora recognizes the Soviet Union at a formal cabinet session. The move signals a shift in foreign policy stance amid wartime tensions and reshapes Spain's diplomatic posture with Moscow.
In Monroe July rains swell, flooding streets and prompting boats and rafts to appear in low areas. Residents adapt with rubber boats and even pedestrians wade barefoot. A local pastor moves his office to a parked car for work as rumors swirl about Pretty Boy Floyd.
Washington July 27. Voluntary agreements to shorten hours and set minimum wages were placed with employers nationwide. A personal message from the president urged prompt signature and compliance with the program.
Philadelphia July 27. Christopher J. Collins, unemployed last September, found work again after months of searching. Two weeks ago his wife Mrs Collins gave birth to a daughter named Nira in honor of the national industrial recovery act, a symbol of recovery and hope.
Washington July 27. The Public Works Administration says tentative highway plan approvals in nine states and the District of Columbia will lead to hundreds of road contracts. Secretary Ickes told 48 state advisory boards to expedite sound public works to maximize employment and weed out meritless applications. Each state board has three members, Texas four.
Federal and city officers seized a narcotics cache valued between 75000 and 100000 in a fashionable New Orleans apartment house. A man claiming to be Arnold Wittenberg aged 29 of New York and his 19 year old bride of five months were arrested. Officers confiscated 315 ounces of narcotics stamped as distributed by a large New York dope ring.
Police records reveal a bizarre double tragedy in New York as Henry Jellinek, 50, and his wife die after consuming a poppy seed roll. Jellinek, married with an 18-year-old son, had been in normal spirits before the incident, with business partner Adolph Schwartz noting no clear cause for despair. The unfolding details point to a shocking fatal sequence beginning with the roll.
A county grand jury indicts Al Capone Dr Benjamin M Squires Aaron Sapiro and 21 others on conspiracy charges including bombings window smashing and restraint of trade. The case marks a major step in attacking racketeering in Chicago with Squires a former cleaning industry arbiter and Sapiro a cooperative marketing leader. Capone is described as a deposed gang leader with the matter continued to the third page.
Kansas City July 27. Walter McGee confessed gang leader in the Mary McElroy kidnapping was sentenced to death by a criminal court jury. The verdict followed hours of deliberation and the sentence will be formally imposed by Judge Allen C. Southern. The case marked a landmark in anti kidnapping crusades.
The U S Attorney General ruled that any gold produced in the United States that has undergone smelting cannot be exported solely for its gold value under the president's embargo. The Treasury disclosed the ruling amid reports it was being suppressed.
A. Blumenthal manager of Field's Woman's Shop at 319 DeSiard Street says starting August 1 salaries will rise for all employees and two extra clerks will be hired. Payroll will increase about a third to support a 40 hour week under national recovery plan. Sig Masur of the Palace Store announced a 10 percent pay raise for all staff effective Monday, July 31, noting Palace's long leadership in northeastern Louisiana retail.
The article questions whether Louisiana has a balanced budget, contrasting Governor Allen’s claim with Baton Rouge's financial records. It discusses budgeting timing, revenue classifications, and alleged use of post July 1 revenues to cover preexisting obligations amid tax and utility revenue scrutiny.
General fund overdrafts rise from 1 842 763 75 on January 1, 1932 to 2 452 429 89 on January 1, 1933 with a 609 693 14 increase in twelve months and 1 394 271 62 in eighteen months. State bank balances fall from 4 159 418 25 on January 1, 1932 to 1 682 791 52 on January 1, 1933, shrinkage totaling 2 095 507 25 over eighteen months. The bank balance includes all state revenues across sources such as levee funds, taxes, school funds, and bond interest. The general fund receives only a small share. Governor Allen promised special taxes to fund the budget balance for public schools, a pledge viewed by many as an expedient to avoid a special legislative session feared by the administration.
Official records show general fund expenditures of 8 741 629 54 for the past fiscal year with potential receipts of about 6 000 000, though Baton Rouge figures suggest a higher available total. Proposed 1932 33 receipts include 53 mill ad valorum tax 800 177 85 electric power tax 300 000 license collections 1 250 000 tobacco surplus 900 000 corporation tax 1 000 000 male tax 40 000 beer tax 750 000 total 5 040 177 85 plus unpaid balances to be carried over to the next page.
Fragment discusses applying a general provision to debts of 1932 33, noting limitations and potential adjustments over the previous twelve months. No clear entities or events are identified beyond the financial context.
Three boys aged 12 to 15 were instantly killed and a fourth severely injured when an unknown driver struck sleeping youths on the Martinsville Stuart highway near Spencer at 2 am. Fox hunter W E Tantum discovered the scene. coroner plans investigation with no driver identified.
Baton Rouge opens City National Bank on July 27 as deposits from the frozen Union Bank and Trust and Bank of Baton Rouge are released. The new bank, led by Mayor Wade E. Bynum, resumes 70 percent of Union deposits and 50 percent of Bank of Baton Rouge accounts, aided by Reconstruction Finance Corporation support.
Bev Hills July 27 Wiley Post says he has an offer on the stage and hopes readers won’t criticize his choice. The note mocks Roosevelt cutting stock market hours to three, joking the rest are under fish and game protection.
President Roosevelt sends an encouraging message as the world economic conference adjourns in London after six weeks. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald says no dates are promised and urges more time to gain results. James M. Cox offers appreciation to Britain for hosting the talks.
In Dublin Portmarnock near here Captain Charles Ulm and three companions planned a trans Atlantic flight. Five people were injured when the undercarriage collapsed slipping on sand while civic guards tried to raise the left wheel. None seriously hurt and repairs expected days.
President Roosevelt signed orders extending the cotton textile code to cover cordage and twine makers hose lingerie garments and pajamas in scope expansion announced from Washington.
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