Heat Wave Crushes U S with Dozens Dead in Midwest
The Associated Press reports blistering temperatures across the eastern half of the nation with Illinois tallying 22 heat related deaths in three days. Chicago logged a record 97 as Ohio and Michigan also suffered fatalities and drownings.
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Associated Press
Great Lakes
New York
Middle-West
Illinois
Chicago
Cleveland
Ohio
Golt
Mercury
Michigan
Indiana
Ken
Dixie Swelters Three Deaths Linked to Heat Wave
The South endures a first heat wave with three deaths tied to extreme temperatures. In Nashville George F. Bentley collapsed and died after heat. In Atlanta W B Tinsley died hours after being found unconscious. Temperatures reached 96 in Nashville and 94 in Atlanta, with other cities posting 88 to 100 extent.
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Atlanta
Nashville
Arkansas
South
Dixie
Chattanooga
Tenn
Augusta
Raleigh
N. C
Birmingham
Ala
Savannah
New Orleans
Miami
Jacksonville
Vicksburg
Miss
Local Folk Share Juicy Bits Of Small Town Life
A column piece sketches humorous vignettes from parish and town life. It notes Jes Ramblin Gordon Surgaine visiting a barbecue with a meat grinder as a playful escort, plus plans and changes of travel for several locals including Tony Gibbon and Charlie Rodriguez. It highlights Irish pride, teachers’ summer plans, a ball game injury, and Henry E. Hardiner praising reforestation with 100000 acres under growth in Urania and Roosevelt era policy backing.
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Gordon Surgaine
Gordon
Tony Gibbon
Mexico
Charlie Rodriguez
Daniel O'Brien
Layton Avenue
Johnson amendment disputed over gasoline tax bill
Washington June 9 Congress conferees disagreed on the Johnson amendment to the gasoline tax bill. The change would exempt municipally owned electric plants from a three per cent power levy and the issue will be brought up in the house for final decision.
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Washington
Senate
House
Farm Aid plans big cash aid to cut major crop output
The Farm Aid Administration moves toward a multi hundred million dollar program to reduce crop production. Proposals include about 200 million dollars to raise wheat prices, a flour tax to bridge wartime price gaps, renting 20 to 30 percent of cotton acres to idle land, and direct payments totaling 100 to 15 million in rental fees with options on government cotton.
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William A. Bell, Jr
The
United Press
Washington
Farm Reef Administration
Petition on Huey Long Ouster Proceeding Moves Ahead
Senate inquiry into the 1932 Louisiana senatorial race and Huey P. Long continues. A petition seeking Long’s ouster, prepared by John M. Parker, was deemed receivable and publishable if the Senate acts. Senators King and Hastings will refine the report for the full committee, due Saturday.
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Washington
Senate
Huey P. Long
Congress
Senate Judiciary Committee
King
Utah
Louisiana
John M. Parker
Long
Garner
Hastings
Republican
Delaware
U S Securities Oversubscribed Five Times in First Offering
Washington June 9 The treasury's first offering since the gold payment clause was cancelled oversubscribed five times with $900 million offered. Bids for $5 billion worth were reported from Federal Reserve banks as small investors rushed in. Secretary Woodin said he would accept all small bids and two more days were allowed for blocks under $10,000. The Justice Department disclosed an anti gold hoarding drive yielding extensive results with some names turned over for possible prosecution.
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Washington
Treasury
Woodin
Federal Reserve Banks
Department of Justice
Justice
Criminal Division
Posible
Romance Denied by Miss Goggins of Fort Worth
Miss Ruth Goggins of Fort Worth says there is no romance with Elliott Roosevelt after Mrs. Roosevelt refused comment. The 25 year old brunette notes Elliott is married, while Roosevelt is away in Washington following a Pacific coast visit.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Tex
Ruth Goggins
Elliott Roosevelt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Elliott
Pacific Coast
Young Roosevelt
Tax Avoidances Enter In Probe
The senate investigation of J. P. Morgan and Company shifts to stock transactions aiding partners to dodge income taxes. Thomas S. Lamont testified that there is nothing to conceal and offered to answer questions, arriving at the senate caucus room as the hearing began.
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Washington
U.P
Senate
J. P. Morgan and Company
Thomas S. Lamont
Morgan
Lamont
Tom
Ferdinand Pecora
Committee
State Taxation Series In The World and News Star
Describes a multi part feature by Jong experienced in state fiscal affairs explaining how Louisiana collects and disburses tax revenues from various taxes and licenses. Readers learn to become informed taxpayers and follow the Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays installments.
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Louisiana
The
World and
News-Star
Jong
World
News- Star
Alleged Slayer of Mother Held with Companion
Two youths held in Flint, Michigan face extradition since Balfe MacDonald 17 and his companion William Terwilliger appeared in Nashville. They resist extradition to Flint to answer charges in the death of MacDonald’s mother as federal case prospects hinge on a strong Michigan prosecution.
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Nashville
Tenn
Balfe MacDonald
Flint
Mich
William Terwilliger
United States
Michigan
Michi
Big Convention Slated for City
The Southwestern Advisory board closed its Dallas session and voted to meet in Monroe in September. About 200 to 300 attendees from Louisiana Arkansas Texas and Oklahoma will attend with major shipping interests represented. Plans are not yet formulated.
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Southwestern Advisory Board
Dallas
Tex
Harry J. Fernandez
Monroe
Fernandez
Louisiana
Arkansas
Texas
Oklahoma
MacDonald and Hull Hold Private 45 Minute Lunch Talk
Secretary of State Cordell Hull and Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald met for a private 45 minute luncheon at Ray Ahterton's home in London. The secrecy surrounding the meal sparked interest as Hull returned to the world economic conference headquarters. Whether war debts were discussed remains undisclosed.
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London
Cordell Hull
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Ray Ahterton
Hull
Washington
American Passes Nizhniadinsk On His Long Flight
Jimmie Mattern, American round the world flyer, passed over Nizhniadinsk and landed near Irkutsk after a brief stop at Beloye. He resumed toward Krasnoyarsk despite earlier damage and delays, aiming to complete the globe girdling record.
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Moscow
Jimmie Mattern
Beloye
Siberia
Irkutsk
Krasnoyarsk
Belovo
Store Manager Guilty In Labor Law Case At DeSiard Street
F D Clay manager of W T Grants on DeSiard street was found guilty in district court before Judge J T Shell on a charge of violating the state labor law. Imposition of sentence postponed as Clay faces three additional similar charges. Earl Cook assistant manager also faces two counts alleging long hours for young women employees. Miss Nellie Odom former employee filed the charges.
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F. D. Clay
W. T. Grant
DeSiard Street
Clay
Earl Cook
Nellie Odom
Miss Odom
Rogers Has His Say On War Debts In Beverly Hills
A letter from Rogers in Beverly Hills notes that public discussion of war debts will be avoided as embarrassing on the due date. He says Europe will ignore the issue and criticizes Roosevelt's rapid actions and Congress efforts to overturn them, arguing it took 16 weeks to accomplish what they will undo in 10 days.
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T. O. Brown
Colorado
Prin
Jack Hayes
Kentucky
Charles E. Kenney
Nashville
Peabody College
Joe Craig
Missouri
Henry E. Hardiner
Urania
United States
Hardtner
F. D. Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Hardner
Beverly Hills
Calif
Europe
Roosevelt
Congress
Armed band frees two prisoners from Tennessee jail
In Huntsville Tennessee armed masked men seized the Scott county jail and abducted Jerome Boyett and Harvey Winchester on murder charges. Winchester was found dead with bullets near the road between Huntsville and Helen Wood. Boyett remains missing. Boyett's father had earlier been jailed then released, and later killed. Winchester faced murder charges in Winfield related slayings.
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Tenn
Scott County
Jerome Boyett
Harvey Winchester
Winchester
Helen Wood
Boyett
G. B. Winningham
Floyd Winningham
Pickett County
Ethan Laxton
Namon Perry
Esker Thompson
Winfield
Winningham
Walter Johnson Named Cleveland Indians Manager
Walter Johnson known as the big train was named manager of the Cleveland Indians replacing Roger Peckinpaugh. The team had fallen from first to fifth in the American League amid a string of poor starts, surprising experts who favored other candidates.
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Cleveland
Walter Johnson
Cleveland Indians
Johnson
Roger Peckinpaugh
Indians
Peck
Compromise on Veterans' Cut Approved by House Panels
The House Democratic steering committee unanimously approved a modified version of President Roosevelt's veterans cuts compromise. The special veterans committee endorsed it in an executive session and planned to bring it to a Senate action the same day. The plan lowers service connected and presumptive benefits, aiming for around 18 percent on average for service connected cases and stricter reductions overall.
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Washington
House Democratic Steering Committee
Roosevelt
House
Special Veterans Committee
Steering Committee
Special
House Veterans Committee
Representative Lea
California
Special Committee
Independent Offices
Connally
Doctor Pratt Dies After Emergency Call in New Orleans
Dr George King Pratt Jr prominent New Orleans physician died early Friday at Touro infirmary at age 49 while en route to a patient. He collapsed after directing first aid for himself during the emergency drive from Abita Springs. Survived by widow four children and siblings including City Finance Commissioner A Miles Pratt funeral set for Saturday morning.
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New Orleans
George King Pratt, Jr
Touro Infirmary
Louisiana State University
University of Virginia
Tulane University
University of Vienna
Pratt
Lake Pontchartrain
Abita Springs
Touro
Fitzhugh and Goreczco to clash in Southern women's final
At Radium Springs Golf Course Albany Ga on June 9 Mrs Ben Fitzhugh of Vicksburg Miss defending champion faces Miss Aniela Goreczco of Fort Worth Texas in the 36 hole finals of the Southern women's golf championship set for Saturday.
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Radium Springs
Albany, Ga
Ben Fitzhugh
Vicksburg
Miss
Aniela Gorecezco
Fort Worth
Texas
Skiles Murder Trial Postponed After Stroke in Jail
John Skiles charged with murder in the Willie Butler case has a paralytic stroke in the parish jail and cannot be brought to trial as scheduled. He was transported to St Francis sanitarium after the 3 to 4 am Friday incident. Other major cases include J L Allgood on attempted criminal assault Mrs Frank Manley on murder in the Ted Reiser case and Roy Garrett on breaking and entering. The trial delay affects next week’s jury court schedule.
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Willie Butler
Ward
Farmer
Skiles
Frank W. Hawthorne
C. L. Mengis
St. Francis Sanitarium
J. L. Allgood
Frank Manley
Ted Reiser
Roy Garrett
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