Louisiana legislators face flood of major measures in 1934 session
Legislation ranging from a constitutional convention call to a state constabulary and reforms to election laws floods both chambers. Proposals include abolishing LSU medical center and the conservation department, a two year statewide sales tax with exemptions, and a new tax reform package. Senator W Scott Heywood urges a constitutional convention with delegates elected September 11 and meeting January 14 1935.
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Robert Myers
Wjton Rouge
Legve
Anders
House
Senate
Louisiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans
Conservation Department
Supervisor of Public Accounts
Louisiana Tax Reform Commission
William J. Hammon
Jackson
Texas Rangers
Allen
W. Scott Heywood
Jennings
Heywood
Louisiana Reform Commission
Tax Reform Commission
Rivers Daily Stage Report Shows Mixed Flood Changes
Flood readings indicate a 24 hour stage change with rises noted at multiple gauges. The 23 stations show a rise at two locations and a fall at another, with one station steady.
Laundry Price War Breaks Out in New Orleans
The lifting of NRA price-fixing restraining orders freed three laundries to cut cleaning and pressing prices. One major shop trimmed linen suit cleaning from 40 to 30 cents and woolen suit cleaning from 65 to 40 cents. Women’s dresses fell from 65 to 45 cents, with smaller firms advertising prices as low as 20 cents for suits.
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New Orleans
NRA
Lazarre Point To Reopen As Pleasure Resort In Monroe
Lazarre Point in Monroe will open this week as a pleasure resort for swimmers and picnickers with a renovated bathing area and a concession stand. The spot has been cleaned of flood debris and improved, continuing its historic role as a local recreation site.
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Lazarre Point
Monroe
Wheeler Mitchell
Hutton praises Georgian prince aboard Bremen in Europe
Franklyn L. Hutton calls Prince Alexis Mdivani a square shooter and a great fellow as he arrives in Southampton to visit his ill daughter Barbara Hutton Mdivani in London. Hutton plans to stay weeks in Europe and has a shooting box in Austria.
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Southampton
Eng
Prince Mdivani
Franklyn L. Hutton
Bremen
Princess Barbara Hutton Mdivani
London
Hutton
Alexis Mdivani
United States
Barbara
Mdivani
Europe
Austria
Mediation Effort Aims to Halt Strikes and Threats
Peacemakers sought to end active strikes and deter new threats across multiple industries. Washington talks yielded little progress as United Textile Workers prepared a Monday walkout and steel workers eyed a June 16 strike. Toledo electrical workers postponed again, automotive strikers hailed a peace plan, and a Toledo union urged Roosevelt to intervene. A Great Lakes tugmen and firemen plan hinged on a federal mediator’s terms. Pekin NL distillery dispute settled with open shop operations.
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Washington
United Textile Workers
Toledo
National Guard
Central Labor Union of
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Great Lakes
American Commercial Alcohol Distillery
Pekin
Johnson Aims to Avert Steel and Textile Strikes
Washington June 1 Hugh S Johnson said at his press conference he is making every effort to prevent threatened steel and textile strikes but that conferences had not advanced sufficiently to form concrete plans. The administrator commented on the steel situation.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Man Who Quits Bomb Plan Declares He Is Not Insane
Frank Bennett an unemployed mechanic held police at bay for nearly a day atop a load of explosives near Alameda California and denied being insane He said he was desperate because his family was starving and he was not nutty District Attorney Earl Warren said the man is suffering from a mental condition requiring treatment and filed an insanity complaint The story continues on the fifth page
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Alameda
Cal
Frank Bennett
Earl Warren
Warren
Bennett
Dionne Quintuplets May Go On Tour This Summer
Corbeil Ontario June 1 The five Dionne sisters famous at four days may tour this summer. Father Ovilla Dionne reluctant to reveal plans after talks with promoters who sought to exhibit them at the Chicago World’s Fair. Dr Dafoe says babies thrive on human milk and three are in incubators.
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Corbeil
Ont
Dionne
Ovilla Dionne
R. A. Dafoe
Navy Fleet Enters New York For 18 Day Stay
The 35,000 sailors arrive with Roosevelt watching as the fleet anchors in New York Harbor for an 18 day shore leave. Pay day arrives, crowds cheer the grey ships and the parade moves in after a fog delay.
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New York
New York Harbor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Manhattan
Roosevelt
Mayors Oppose Vicious Measure At Louisiana Meeting
Louisiana Municipal League committee met in Monroe at noon to discuss bills affecting municipalities. Mayor George W. Hardy of Shreveport Mayor V V Lamkin of Alexandria Mayor J A Trotti of Lake Charles and Mayor Arnold Bernstein of Monroe attended with Bernstein chairing. The session covered a proposed state constabulary bill.
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Louisiana Municipal League
Monroe
George W. Hardy
Shreveport
V. V. Lamkin
Alexandria
J. A. Trotti
Lake Charles
Arnold Bernstein
Bernstein
Bank robber sentenced to 99 years in Marlin bank heist
W. J. Whitey Walker received a 99 year prison term from a Falls County jury for the $41,000 First State Bank of Marlin robbery committed last winter.
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Marlin
Texas
W. J. (Whitey) Walker
Falls County
First State Bank of
Receivers Plan Station in Gas Field of Parish
Appointed in federal court as receivers for the Southern Natural Gas corporation, Hugh M. Morris and James H. White have opened offices in the Ouachita National Bank building. They are considering constructing a compressor station at Perryville, 18 miles north of Monroe, with C. C. Whittelsey overseeing the work. The station would be on property already acquired by the receivers, adjacent to the property now occupied.
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Southern Natural Gas Corporation
Birmingham
Ala
Hugh M. Morris
James H. White
Ouachita National Bank
Perryville
Monroe
C. C. Whittelsey
Whittelsey
Motion hearing for Dr. Dean likely delayed in Mississippi
In Greenwood Mississippi Judge S F Davis indicated the retrial motion for Dr Sara Ruth Dean sentenced to life for the poison whisky highball death of Dr John Preston Kennedy will probably be postponed The formal motion was filed Monday and under court order the hearing cannot occur before June 9 or the following week
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Dean
Kennedy
Body Of Drowned Man Recovered From Amite River
Darwin T. Bryant electric company employee was found in the Amite river near Baywood after a night search by city firemen and others following his drowning during a fishing trip with friends.
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Baton Rouge
Darwin T. Bryant
Electric Company
Amite River
Baywood
Bryant
Public Hearing On Tax Bills Set By Louisiana House
Louisiana House Ways and Means Committee will hear 18 new tax bills next Tuesday at 8 am as lawmakers weigh whether tax increases or government economy should lead ad valorem relief and school funding. Committee Chair Edmund Burke will lead the review, while Rep Joe Hamiter seeks an economy pledge. both chambers already favor tax relief proposals ahead of other measures.
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Jack Adams
Associated Press
State House
Baton Rouge
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House
Ways and Means
Edmund Burke
New Orleans
A. C. Gardiner
Church Point
Louisiana Tax Reform Commission
Joe B. Hamiter
Caddo
Senate
Hamiter
13 Arrested in Oil Stealing Probe in Texas
In Longview Texas F A Smith son of Lon Smith a Texas railroad commission official was rounded up with 12 others on charges of conspiracy to steal oil. A B Cross head of the commissions violation department aided officers though he had no arrest authority. The probe, led by R D Parker proration enforcement, was only beginning, with more arrests expected.
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R. D. Parker
Cross
Youth Held At Orleans For Stabbing His Wife
George Keller 19 is jailed in New Orleans after luring his wife Mary Frances Keller 17 from 1306 Conti street to near Slidell Louisiana and stabbing her in the back when she refused reconciliation. Police say he enlisted friends to entice her and then drove her to Slidell where the assault occurred. The woman was treated and released. Keller is held for St Tamany parish authorities.
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New Orleans
George Keller
Mary Frances Keller
Conti Street
Slidell
Keller
St. Tanmany Parish
Torch Victim Virginia Johnson Found In Sacramento Garage
A recent photo shows 22 year old Virginia Johnson daughter of California's state treasurer. Her kerosene drenched body was found in a garage near her Sacramento home. Associated Press photoist captions the image.
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Virginia Johnson
California
Sacramento
Cal
Associated Press
Neville High School Grants Diplomas To Sixty Seniors
Sixty Neville high school graduates received diplomas at Thursday night exercises led by Dr. James Monroe Smith president of LSU. The 32 boys and 28 girls were honored as part of a program featuring salutatory and valedictory addresses, music, and prize presentations.
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Minnie Ruffin
Neville High
Ruffin
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State University
Monroe
Neville High School
F. K. Hirsch
Dorothy McComb
Majorie Chambers
Krakow
Dr. Smith
Daughters of the American Republic
Pollyanna Ewing Shotwell
J. J. Potts
Marjorie Marie Chambers
O. M. Arnette
Masked bandits steal mail sacks in Conshohocken
Five masked men armed with pistols robbed a Reading company mail pickup in Conshohocken Pennsylvania, seizing two sacks including $17000 in cash. They fled toward Norristown in an automobile after forcing the mail messenger and two others to surrender. One sack contained payroll funds for seven factories. The other parcel post sack was later found opened in Plymouth township with some contents missing.
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Conshohocken
Reading Company
Norristown
Federal Reserve Bank
Philadelphia
First National Bank of
Roosevelt signals possible debt talks with European nations
President Roosevelt in a congressional report on war debts hints at revising payment funding for European debtors who seek discussions. He lists special circumstances tied to recovery use of resources and reasonable payments, while noting Britain may pursue talks. He opposes new legislation this session and cites filibuster moves by Republicans.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Ronald Lindsey
White House
Senate
House
Representative Burns
United States
Capitol
Massachusetts
Public sympathy grows for governor Jim Ralph in illness
Beverly Hills dispatch notes editorial critics who once denounced him now praise his heartfelt qualities. The writer says his illness has humbled commentators and highlights belief in lawful process while praising the governor’s human strengths and lasting friendships.
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Cal
Jim
Ralph
Jimmy Rolph
Jimmy
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