Roosevelt says veterans benefits may be cut if taxes rise
President Roosevelt warned that Congress must balance the budget, stating that any increase in veterans benefits could be offset by new taxes. House leaders planned a Tuesday meeting to decide actions in response to the ultimatum and the push to restrict economies. The White House and Democratic leaders debated postponing veteran benefit increases while awaiting public reaction and further measures.
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Democratic House
Re Senate
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Congress
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Gale Rain Storm Dashes Illinois Shore With Damage
Cago June 5 A 70 mile gale and rain storm swept through Chicago and Illinois towns causing one death injuries to about 20 score people and property losses estimated in thousands The storm struck at night with fury forcing tens of thousands to seek shelter at Expo grounds where 15 injured received hospital care A 625 foot sky ride tower bent and toppled panicking riders Toppled steel frame by gusts caused one fatality Linnard 19 struck by roof debris Several youths drowned in Lake Michigan as downstate reports from De Kalb Sterling Decatur and Savannah arrive
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Cago
Chicago
Illinois
Rambling Pranks At Oua chita Junior College Faculty Impersonations
A Friday night campus event at Oua chita junior college features senior class impersonations of eight faculty members. Miss Freeda Mickel impersonates Mrs. Edward Y. Penick, Boyd Grant mimics President C. C. Colvert, Delbert Evans imitates Prof. L. H. Reddit, Thelma Hargus portrays Miss Kath Eryn Wolff, Ben Stanley portrays R. O. Morrison, Sarah Hammonds acts as Mrs. Dorothy Mengis Grant, and Red Worley channels Coach Kemerer with playful quips. A Huey Long aside about a cotton administrator ends the piece with local humor.
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Ouachita Junior College
Edward Y. Penick
Freeda Mickel
Locksley Hall
C. C. Colvert
Boyd Grant
Mike
L. H. Reddit
Delbert Evans
Katheryn Wolff
Thelma Hargus
University of Kansas
R. O. Morrison
Ben Stanley
Dorothy Mengis Grant
Sarah Hammonds
Newcomb
Starks Physician Dies in Lake Charles Home
Dr. C. R. Price, 50, a Starks physician and 16 year Calcasieu parish police jury member, died of a heart attack at his home Sunday. His term expired in 1932 and he did not seek reelection. He belonged to the Louisiana Medical Society and Calcasieu Medical Society and graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine in 1912.
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Starks
Lake Charles
C. R. Price
Calcasieu Parish
Louisiana Medical Society
Calcasieu Medical Society
Tennessee University of Medicine
Oklahoma co ed aids recapture of Kansas convict
In a dramatic sequence near Binger Oklahoma a college co ed helped police corral Sawyer, one of the Kansas state penitentiary escapees. Sawyer abducted Bob Goodfellow and Lois Goodfellow in Caddo county before a gun battle left Bob Goodfellow wounded and hospitalized in critical condition. Bechtel was recaptured near Springs and is the only Kansas fugitive retaken. two Oklahoma escapees were caught near McAlester. The incident followed a day of cross state flight and kidnappings as officers closed in.
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Okla
Oklahoma A
Sawyer
Kansas
Binger
Caddo County
Oklahoma
McAlester
Bob Goodfellow
Lois Goodfellow
Goodfellow
Anadarko
Former Monroe man slain by Arkansas girl in Louisiana
Jesse Jenkins, 38, formerly of Monroe and El Dorado, was fatally shot at a Junction City beer garden near the Louisiana Arkansas line at 2 a.m. Sunday. Miss Etta Mae New, 22, of El Dorado, was arrested in Union parish on a murder charge after Jenkins died three hours later in El Dorado hospital. He said he was shot by the waitress he had been keeping company with when he saw him dancing with another girl. The pistol used was kept at the beer garden for protection. Jenkins’ family includes Philip Jenkins, once linked to a separate fatal shooting case.
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Jesse Jenkins
Monroe
el Dorado
Ark
Louisiana
Arkansas
Junction City
Etta Mae New
Pat Murphy
Farmerville
Union Parish
Jenkins
Miss New
Beer Garden
Railway measure gains overwhelming House approval
Washington June 5 The House approved a Roosevelt national recovery plan to improve railways by creating a federal coordinator to cut costs and suspend antitrust laws. The bill, sent to the Senate for reconciliation, places holding companies under the Interstate Commerce Commission and repeals the 1920 recapture clause canceling 361 million dollars in government carrier claims. It shields workers by forbidding railroad layoffs during consolidations or service cuts.
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Washington
House
Roosevelt National Recovery
Rayburn
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ouachita Junior College graduates first class of 135
The Ouachita junior college held its inaugural graduation in an overflowed auditorium as 135 students, caps and gowns, received diplomas. Former Governor Charles H. Brough delivered the address praising the class and the college, noting its 1931 founding and northern Louisiana location.
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Ouachita Junior College
Charles H. Brough
Arkansas
Brough
Cotton decision near at hand outlined by Wallace
Secretary Wallace said a decision on applying the farm adjustment act to cotton will come before week’s end. With most crop planted and lower belt nearing maturity, an early ruling is needed. He will meet C. A. Cobb and George N. Peek to craft a plan, then outline details if proceeding.
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Washington
Wallace
C. A. Cobb
Atlanta
George N. Peek
L. T. I. Announces Final Exercises With Minstrel Show
Louisiana Training Institute prepares final exercises Monday night featuring a minstrel show directed by Mrs. Harry Sorrenson and Mrs. H. W. Rice. Public invited with no admission required.
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Louisiana Training Institute
Harry Sorrenson
H. W. Rice
Cummings Takes Action Against Gold Hoarders
Washington June 5 Attorney General Cummings said he has forwarded to field offices of the bureau of investigation orders to enforce Roosevelt's program requiring return of all gold or gold certificates above $100 to the treasury. He denounced holders as recalcitrant citizens not doing their duty. Names under investigation were furnished by the Treasury from banks nationwide.
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Washington
Cummings
Bureau of Investigation
Roosevelt
Treasury
Department of Justice
Treasury Department
Wreck Victim's Corpse Found Near Train Fire Scene
The body of a young white man, fatally burned when 24 cars of Missouri Pacific train No. 168 derailed near Rilla south of Monroe on April 14, was found Monday morning by roadwork crews. Coroner Dr. C. L. Mengis identified the remains as about 30 years old, with the head missing and upper body badly burned though the lower portion was relatively intact, aiding tentative identification.
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Missouri Pacific
Rilla
Monroe
C. L. Mengis
Parish
State Taxation Series In World and News Star
A series of World and News Star articles explains Louisiana state tax matters in plain language. Written by an expert in state fiscal affairs, the installments detail how the state and agencies collect and disburse revenues from taxes licenses and more. Readers are urged to watch Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays for these explanations.
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Louisiana
The
World and News-Star
World
News- Star
Political Feud Clouds Mrs Roosevelt Welcome in Dallas
In Dallas on June 5, a public reception for Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt was marred by a feud between James E. Ferguson and Amon G. Carter. Ferguson and his wife Miriam A. Ferguson argued with Carter as Mrs. Roosevelt, en route to the Pacific coast, paused for breakfast. The Fergusons and Carter clashed over a proposed photo, with Ferguson urging reporters to ask Carter about it and Carter declining. The incident occurred while Mrs. Roosevelt remained largely unaware of the dispute.
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Texas
U.P
James E. Ferguson
Guy
Miriam A. Ferguson
Amon G. Carter
Fort Worth
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mrs. Roosevelt
Carter
Rogers Has His Say on Gold Repudiation and Tax Bonds
In Santa Monica on June 5 a reader argues that repudiating gold payments replaces the failure to honor bonds. He suggests Congress could repeal tax on all tax exempt bonds to restore fairness, claiming buyers understood bonds were bought to evade taxes. He equates repaying in gold with theft by repudiating the gold promise.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Abrupt shift in inquiry of Morgan firm shakes hearings
O P Van Sweringen testifies on ties between his railroad empire and J P Morgan and Co as senate probe shifts focus to personal income tax returns of three Morgan partners. The panel, voting 10 to 2, postponed ruling on examining Lamont Ewing and Stanley.
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van Sweringen
Dominion
J. P. Morgan and Company
Senate
Banking House
Cleveland
O. P. van Sweringen
Morgan
Thomas S. Lamont
William Ewing
Harold Stanley
Ferdinand Pecora
M. J. van Sweringen
J. P. Morgan
Morgan Partners Face Senate Inquiry In Tax Transactions
John W. Davis argued against a Morgan investment inquiry into personal stock trades tied to partners Thomas S. Lamont William Ewing and Harold Stanley in a closed session. Evidence was brought in a large truck as committee counsel prepared witnesses including George Whitney and Harold Stanley for questioning.
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Washington
Senate
J. P. Morgan and Company
Ferdinand Pecora
Thomas S. Lamont
John W. Davis
Senate Banking Committee
Morgan
William Ewing
Harold Stanley
George Whitney
Whitney
Five-day Week Ordered At Navy Shore Stations
The navy department ordered a five day work week for all shore stations effective June 25. The civilian field service of the marine corps and navy will work Monday to Friday with Saturday and Sunday non-work days. Per annum and per month employes will be furloughed on Saturdays to save costs and spread work among staff.
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Washington
Navy Department
Marine Corps
Department
James Mattern Hours Ahead In Record Air Trip
James Mattern, United States aviator bound round the world in a solo flight, landed in Moscow after 51 hours and 7 minutes from New York. He was greeted enthusiastically by Soviet aviators and press corps, rested briefly, then planned to depart for Siberia toward Novosibirsk, weather permitting.
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Moscow
James Mattern
United States
Siberia
Mattern
Norway
Novosibirsk
Taft to Address LSU Graduates in Baton Rouge
Lorado Taft will deliver the commencement address at Louisiana State University as about 500 graduates receive diplomas the largest class in the school’s history. Governor Oscar K. Allen and Dr. James M. Smith will confer degrees, with Sam Marquart of Lake Charles and Miss Ellen Kent Millsaps of Monroe as ball king and queen.
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Baton Rouge
Lorado Taft
Louisiana State University
Sam Marquart
Lake Charles
Ellen Kent Millsaps
Monroe
Oscar K. Allen
James M. Smith
Radio Monopoly Danger Publisher Says in Talk
E H Harris chairman of the radio committee of the American Newspaper Publishers Association warned in Indianapolis that government has endangered free speech by granting a private monopoly on radio frequencies. He argued that limited channels create natural monopolies, restricting others from using the same broadcast spectrum. Delegates from 12 000 newspapers attended the National Editorial Association convention with a state motor tour planned after sessions.
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E. H. Harris
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Richmond
Ind
Harris
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