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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1934
Page
7
A meeting of the Monroe Model Aircraft club members is slated for Saturday. The group is tentatively organized and gathering to discuss activities and plans.
Texas authorities report 13 individuals named by Gregg County as part of a wide oil theft investigation near Gladewater. Felony charges include theft of oil from two wells with alleged profits cited as 100 per night and 165 to 176 for portions. Suspects released on bond except four remain in inquiry as grand jury awaits presentation.
A crew from the bureau of transients completed extensive repairs and renovations at Camp Ki-Ro-Li near West Monroe. G. W. Simpson of the Ouachita Valley Boy Scout council praised supervisor Harris Tyson and Monroe for transportation support.
Executive G. W. Simpson said the staff for Camp Ki Ro Li will move in before the first Boy Scout contingent. The camp opens June 10 and runs to June 17 with subsequent periods upcoming. About 200 Ouachita Valley Scouts are expected to enroll this year and the instruction staff includes noted scout leaders from local parishes.
Night session opens as Hamiter urges tax relief and school aid funded by economies in government. Proposals include department consolidations, improved revenue tracking, and strict allocation safeguards. New taxes target oil sulphur natural gas and alcohol with varied rates, plus income gross receipts and utility taxes, to fund public schools and veteran pensions.
Bennett, who built a bomb on wheels with 40 sticks dynamite and 5 quarts nitroglycerine, surrenders to Alameda police after his wife and three children are to be cared for. He refuses offers of work and aid, saying he distrusts officers, then accepts help moments before a noon deadline.
Bennett told officers he surrendered after police convinced him there was a chance for life and a job. He said he came to Alameda from Detroit five years ago to work in an automobile assembling plant but had been out of work for three years.
The presidential review as the Indianapolis hosted a 86 ship fleet in New York harbor gathered crowds on Ambrose lightship. The Pennsylvania fired a 21 gun salute as Roosevelt and officials watched from the Indianapolis. Saratoga Lexington and others joined a 20 mile procession with planes over head. Police reported no serious injuries. A Lincoln stone foundation was placed at the Girl Scouts’ Washington HQ rock garden.
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