Southern Cotton Mania Viewed As Poverty's Cause
A University of Virginia study argues that southern cotton dominance has driven regional poverty. It finds cotton accounts for large shares of crop value in Mississippi Texas Arkansas Alabama and South Carolina with 40 percent of southern cropland in cotton. The study concludes southern farmers earn well below the national average and tenancy worsens their plight, warning of continuing economic distress.
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King
Institute For Research In the Social Sciences
University of Virginia
United States
Mississippi
Texas
Arkansas
Alabama
South Carolina
South
South Atlantic States
South Central States
Officer to Seek Murder Charge in Lamson Death
San Jose reports Under sheriff Earle Hamilton will ask the district attorney to file murder charges against David A. Lamson, widower of Allene Thorpe Lamson, YWCA secretary at Stanford. Investigators seek a maid who may illuminate the couple’s home life as a doctor cites injuries consistent with assault, while Lamson’s attorney says the death was an accidental bathtub fall. Police announce they will pursue any official culpability if false claims are proven.
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Cal
Earle Hamilton
Allene Thorpe Lamson
Stanfo
Thur Day
David A. Lamson
Hamilton
Missi Lamson
Free
New Hood
Ipson
Larson
Stanford University Press
Lamson
Needville Texas Fire Destroys Main Block
A Thursday blaze swept most of the main business block in Needville Texas destroying eight businesses and two vacant stores with damage around 60 000 dollars. The Rosenberg fire department and Houston equipment helped stop the flames aided by strong winds. Water was pumped from a tank to fight the fire.
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Needville
Tex
Rosenberg
Houston
Monroe Woman Reappears After Mysterious Disappearance
A Monroe woman reappears amid rumors of private activity and a long unsettled legal case. The piece recalls a prior lawsuit against a beauty parlor and a $500 settlement, after which the client vanished, leaving questions about who will claim the funds.
Reiser Murder Trial Scene Moves to Crime Scene
Jury and court members visited the Reiser shooting scene at 614 Plum Street shortly after 11 am as six more witnesses testified in the Elmore murder trial. Coroner Dr. Mengis and officers Goza Busby Mulhearn and Sheriff Coverdale described evidence and statements surrounding the August 26 killing. The crowded courtroom forced spectators to stand in aisles.
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Ted Reiser
Plum Street
Orville Elmore
Frank Manley
Roy Smith
Reiser
Dr. C. L. Mengis
Parish
J. E. Mulhearn
Johnny Jones
R. J. Goza
Elmore
J. D
Light Concern Seeks injunction in Louisiana power case
The Louisiana Power and Light Co. petitions federal court in Shreveport to compel resumption of electric service to Alto area in Richland Parish. Judge Dawkins imposes a restraining order directing John A. McCoy to show cause in Monroe on June 10 why an injunction should not be issued to stop interference with the power line. McCoy allegedly disconnected service over several months after unpaid bill and opened a transformer switch on May 28.
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Louisiana Power and Light Company
Shreveport
Alto
Richland Parish
Caddo
John A. McCoy
Ben C. Dawkins
McCoy
Two Men Die in Fire at Riderwood Alabama Home
Two men died in a early Thursday fire that consumed Everett Jackson’s home in Riderwood Alabama. Sid B. Jones 38 of Livingston and James McDaniel 32 of York were found burned inside the house. Sheriff Earl Godfrey said investigators were probing unconfirmed foul play and the blaze as possible cover for traces. Jones worked for Jackson Lumber company and McDaniel, on a York vacation, had stopped by for the night. A mill night watchman found the blaze at 12 30 a.m. and could not rescue the pair. Origin remains undetermined.
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Riderwood
Ala
Everett Jackson
Florida
Sid B. Jones
Livingston
James McDaniel
York
Sumter County
Earl Godfrey
Jones
Jackson Lumber Company
McDaniel
Two Scottsboro Defendants Switched to Juvenile Courts
In Decatur Alabama on June 1 two of the Scottsboro defendants Roy Wright and Eugene Williams were ordered transferred to Morgan County juvenile courts for review. The habeas corpus hearings for the two said to be 13 at arrest were brief with the state not opposing the transfer though it seeks possible circuit court referral due to offense gravity. Beatrice Maddox testified as a witness.
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Decatur
Ala
Roy Wright
Eugene Williams
Scottsboro
Morgan County
Thomas E. Knight, Jr
Beatrice Maddox
Hogan to Face Trial in Opeloosa Federal Court
Dan Hogan, charged with conspiracy to violate the tariff act in connection with the I'm Alone liquor conspiracy, is set for trial as the federal term opens in Opelousas Louisiana. He was granted a continuance after requesting more prep time and is serving a prison sentence in Atlanta for the Gueydan rum conspiracy.
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Opelousas
Dan Hogan
Federal District Court
Hogan
Atlanta
Louisiana
Roosevelt Urges Class of 1933 to Form Friendships
President Roosevelt at Annapolis graduation urges naval officers and civil entrants to cultivate friendships beyond their own clans. He warns against exclusive affiliations and stresses serving the country. Many graduates receive diplomas in Dahlgren hall as relatives watch.
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Roosevelt
Academy
Annapolis
Naval Academy
United States Navy
Dahlgren Hall
Washington
Circus Tinge In Morgan Hearing Provokes Lively Photo Flurry
Washington reports the senate banking committee warned photographers that using pictures of J P Morgan with a circus midget would bar them from hearings. Miss Lyn Graf, age 21, orchestrated the scene by guiding the tiny performer through the crowd and onto Morgan’s lap, drawing surprised reactions during the session.
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Washington
Senate Banking Committee
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
Lyn Graf
Senate Morgan
Carter Glass
Tiny Miss Lyn
Morgan Group
Highway Department Bills Largest Share of Louisiana Public Funds
Official Baton Rouge figures show the Louisiana highway commission carried the state’s heaviest expense in 1932 with a bill of 35 689 261 26. Bonded debt 22 083 034 with current revenues funding 10 228 902 26 and 3 537 125 paid as interest. After early 1932 suspensions, major construction paused and few new projects arose.
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Commission
Department of State
General Highway Fund
New Orleans
Lake Sec
Moses
Louisiana Beer Revenue Nets State Treasury
Louisiana collected 78,965.47 from legalized beer through May 31 with 75,965.47 going to the general fund after a 3,000 deduction for collection costs. Permit sales added 22,225.01, including 1,780 wholesale and the rest retail. The beer excise tax produced 56,740.46.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
L. B. Baynard, Jr
Man of Mystery Sherwood Returns Denies Walker Ties
Russell T. Sherwood, long hunted as the mystery man in the James J. Walker case, has returned to deny that a famous safety deposit box he rented ever held wealth belonging to Walker. He appeared with his wife in a fashionable New York suburb and said he disappeared to avoid Seabury's inquiries into Jim Walker’s private affairs. He claimed to have acted as no fiscal agent for Walker.
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New York
New York American
Russell T. Sherwood
James J. Walker
Walker
Sherwood
New Jersey
Summit
Samuel Seabury
Jim
Seabury
Roosevelt and Perkins Open Unemployed Women Camps
Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt and Frances Perkins announce two experimental camps for unemployed women in New York state. Financed by federal emergency relief and state cooperation, the camps recruit only unmarried unattached women with no home placements. The plan follows a suggestion to provide camp life similar to men’s reforestation work.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frances Perkins
New York State
Federal Fund For Emergency Relief
New York
Miss Perkins
Mrs. Roosevelt
Series detail Louisiana state tax matters by World and News-Star
A series in the World and News-Star explains how Louisiana state taxes licenses and revenues are collected and disbursed. Writer with long fiscal experience clarifies complex topics in simple language and urges readers to follow future Sunday Tuesday and Thursday installments.
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Louisiana
The
World and News-Star
World
News- Star
Family Trouble Cited in Man's Death in Mississippi
Eldridge N. Anderson a 45 year old federal revenue agent was shot and killed by his 17 year old daughter Elsie at the family home in Jackson Mississippi. Deputies report the daughter said the father attacked her mother and she shot in self defense after the quarrel shifted back to the room where a pistol was kept. Police say the family dispute had been ongoing for some time and the daughter was being questioned at the scene while authorities investigate.
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Jackson
Hale
Anderson
Roosevelt Seeks Oil Regulation Addendum to Recovery Bill
President Roosevelt via Secretary Ickes urged the House Ways and Means Committee to attach an oil regulation section to the national industrial recovery bill. The proposed section would authorize federal power to regulate petroleum production, allocate market demand, and prohibit interstate transport of oil from violators.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ickes
House
Ways and Means
Senate
McIntyre
Roosevelt Finds Republican For London Economic Conference
In Beverly Hills on June 1, the writer claims Roosevelt has spent six weeks seeking a Republican for the economic conference and a London trip. Senator Jim Couzens is named as the pick, admitted only to being Republican to secure the assignment. The note hints at bribery to gain party designation and hopes for substantive outcomes beyond meeting the king.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Roosevelt
London
Jim Couzens
Senate panel weighs Morgan deal profits in United case
In a closed session the Senate committee outlined a potential 122.5 million dollar Morgan profit in 1929 from securities handed to the United Corporation. George Whitney backed the figure as a surmise while Ferdinand Pecora pushed for full disclosure minus partner names and stakes.
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Washington
J. P. Morgan and Company
United Corporation
Senate
George Whitney
International Banking
Firea
Morgan
Ferdinand Pecora
Whitney
Couzens
Michigan
Norbeck
South Dakota
Costigan
Colorado
J. P. Morgan
Fletcher
John W. Davis
Morgan Counsel
Ot Whitney
Fourth Morgan Clients Revealed in Washington List
A June report from Washington lists new clients chosen by J. P. Morgan and Company. The revelation details several names and sectors, highlighting the bank's expanding client roster and influence in financial circles.
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Morgan
Washington
J. P. Morgan and Company
Taxes Hired in Many States New York
Forty five state legislatures met this year with thirty five enacting new taxes or substantially increasing old ones. Revenue additions exceed a quarter of a billion dollars annually. Some states relied on beer and wine, others adopted or expanded income taxes, sales taxes, or varied burdens on banks, insurance, and utilities.
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Bui ”Ing
Coing Ae
Gross
Grofet Trace Power Companies
Cir- DT
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