Jobs Committee Holds Meeting At White House
Washington June 10 The advisory committee on allotments for the 4 billion work relief program met at the White House to select projects balancing labor needs and material costs. Secretary Ickes favors permanent building and higher material outlays while Hopkins emphasizes job creation. officials note the first 1 billion in projects used more materials and skilled labor. The agriculture department seeks 6.38 million for restoring white pine forests and eradicating blister rust to protect forests across 28 states.
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Washington
White House
Ickes
Henry L. Hopkins
Agriculture Department
Works Fund
United States
New Orleans
Lake States
Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada Mountains
California
Oregon
Congress Enters On Week Of Dead Lines
Washington June 10 congress began a week of deadlines as leaders urged speed. If key bills fail some agencies may lose legal existence notably the NRA which is to be addressed in the senate once the utility holding company bill moves. Senator Wheeler of Montana pushed to shrink these giants rather than eliminate them.
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Washington
Congress
NRA
Senate
Wheeler
Montana
Noyo Crew Faces Peril as Ship Goes Ashore at Point Arena
Grounded on rocks at Point Arena, the lumber schooner Noyo with a 20 crew is in a leaky, serious condition. Coast guard cutters Cahokia and Shawnee speed to assist as guardsmen search fog for the vessel and a second distressed ship is reported nearby.
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San Francisco
Point Arena
Noyo
Coast Guard
Radio-Marine
Cahokia
Eureka
Calif
Santa Cruz
Rocky Point
Republicans Open Up On Roosevelt at Grass Roots Convention
A Prairie State Republican crowd at the Illinois state fair auditorium launched the west pocket national convention. Frank O. Lowden former Illinois governor and 1920 1928 nominee hopeful and Harrison E. Spangler Iowa committeeman fired opening shots at the Roosevelt administration as officials said the conference would continue.
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Springfield
Prairie State
Middle West
West Pocket
Illinois State Fair
Frank O. Lowden
Illinois
Harrison FE. Spangler
Iowa
Roosevelt
Pardons Sought by Large Group at State Board Session
A four day session of the Louisiana state pardon board opened in New Orleans with James A. Noe presiding. From Ouachita and Morehouse parishes seek pardons for Garland Kennedy burglary Mike Adams burglary Mrs Frank Manley manslaughter Reuben Moore confidence game Vernon Scruggs larceny of automobile A C Warlick murder D C Crowson murder Henry Holston Jr statutory offense Walter Willis manslaughter R H Tyler Jr larceny of automobile Joe Wilson robbery F C Williams forgery Le Roy Duckworth wounding less than mayhem Robert Skipper larceny of automobile. From Lincoln and Union parishes seek pardons for Monroe White murder A G Hammock burglary Archie Hammock burglary James Hamilton kidnapping.
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Ouachita
Morehouse
Lincoln
Union Parishes
State Pardon Board
New Orleans
James A. Noe
Garland Kennedy
Mike Adams
Frank Manley
Reuben Moore
Vernon Scruggs
A. C. Warlick
D. C. Crowson
Henry Holston, Jr
Walter Willis
R. H. Tyler, Jr
Joe Wilson
F. C. Williams
LeRoy Duckworth
Robert Skipper
Union
Monroe White
A. G. Hammock
Archie Hammock
James Hamilton
Shreveport Man Held On Charge Of Murder
S. B. Stanley 57 was held on a murder charge in a Mira city slaying involving his son in law Clarence Allen 33. Dr Harry W Paul deputy parish coroner said Allen was killed by a blow from a single tree during a dispute between the two men.
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Shreveport
S. B. Stanley
Mira
Clarence Allen
Stanley
Harry W. Paul
Allen
Postmasters Elevated in Louisiana for Higher Pay
The Post Office Department boosted 830 postmasters nationwide, including several Louisiana towns, by reclassifying offices to higher grades based on improved business. Arcadia Eunice Ferriday Rayne Saint Martinsville move from third to second class and Florien Madisonville Roseland rise from fourth to third class, with salaries rising accordingly.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Department
Arcadia
Eunice
Ferriday
Rayne
Saint Martinsville
Florien
Madisonville
Roseland
Apartment House To Be Built Here In Monroe
The contract for a 12 apartment brick veneer two story building was awarded to A. G. McBride and Son of Bastrop. Costing about 18000 dollars, with electric and plumbing contracts to Jones Electric of West Monroe and W. J. Riley of Monroe, the project aims for occupancy in early fall. Exact location awaits Masur's return. six units per floor will feature Textone tile baths and modern interiors.
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Sig Masur
A. G. McBride and Son
Bastrop
Jones Electric Company
West Monroe
W. J. Riley
Monroe
Masur
Monroe Women Elected By War Vets Auxiliary
Monroe area veterans groups wrap their annual meeting in Hammond with Joseph T. Hitter named state commander and Lake Charles set as the 1936 gathering site. Other officers include James B. Castell and Harry A. Mackie with delegates to the San Antonio convention. Auxiliary elects Anna May Wentz president and names a full slate of officers.
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Hammond
Joseph T. Hitter
New Iberia
Lake Charles
James B. Castell
New Orleans
Harry A. Mackie
Covington
Rufus E. Foster
Arthur Marullo
J. C. Sanders
George W. May
Pineville
Stella Courtney
Monroe
Angelo Marullo
Yvonne Hitter
Marie Graham
A. Charbonnet
Claudie Hester
Four Die in Henderson Harbor Plane Crash Near Watertown
Four men perished when a four passenger cabin aircraft diving 1000 feet into Lake Ontario near Henderson Harbor, Watertown. Victims include Arch ie Laverty 40 Francis O Reilly 32 Ben Baxter 28 of Watertown and Gerald Conway 32 of Evans Mills. Motor faltered as claimed by Mrs. Howard Brodie. Laverty served as chief pilot for Frederic H Taylor Airways. O Reilly was pilot and mechanic.
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Watertown
N. Y
Henderson Harbor
Archie Laverty
Francis O'Reilly
Ben Baxter
Gerald Conway
Evans Mills
Lake Ontario
Howard Brodie
Campbell Point
Laverty
Frederic H. Taylor Airways, Inc
O'Reilly
Conway
Baxter
Railroad Week Observed With Whistles At Local Rails
The start of Railroad Week was marked by loud whistle blasts at 8 o'clock Monday morning. Three young women blew engines on a spur near North Second Street, representing Illinois Central, Missouri Pacific, and A. and L. M. railroads. Elizabeth Kenney Sydney Alexander and Dorothy Mae Breard, all valedictorians, led the ceremony as they substituted for the ill Lena Danna.
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Mississippi River
North Second Street
Illinois Central Railroad
Illinois Central
Missouri Pacific
A. and
L. M
Elizabeth Kenney
Neville High School
Sydney Alexander
Ouachita Parish
Dorothy Mae Breard
St. Matthew's Paroachial School
Lena Danna
Justifiable homicide claimed in hog dispute killing
Laurel Mississippi June 10. Melvin Chancellor was jailed in connection with the slaying of G R Hardy during an argument over a hog. Sheriff J C Bassett said he believes the shooting was justifiable homicide after Hardy allegedly chased Chancellor with a butcher knife. Chancellor obtained a gun and shot Hardy inside his home.
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Laurel, Miss
Melvin Chancellor
G. R. Hardy
J. C. Bassett
Hardy
Chancellor
Washington Cab Drivers Strike at Shrine Meet
In Washington on June 10 hundreds of taxi drivers walked off the job during the 61st annual Shrine convention amid anger over traffic handling and a DC official statement that taxis could not charge beyond regular zone rates. Authorities feared large participation as 100,000 visitors arrived and GM’s loaned cars to Shrine officials drew ire.
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Roosevelt
Washington
White House
William A. Roberts
People's Counsel
District of Columbia
Shrine
Roberts
Order of Nobles
Pennsylvania Avenue
General Motors Company
Arlington National Cemetery
Mount Vernon
Judge Named To Try Sullivan In New Orleans
Judge Mark C. Pickrel of Lake Charles assigned by the supreme court to preside over real estate charges against Col. John P. Sullivan an anti Long leader. Pickrel said he would consider arraignment time and he said he was in New Orleans on other business. Sullivan was accused of feloniously obtaining title to about $70 000 worth of property and loans and real estate transfers.
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New Orleans
Mark C. Pickrel
Lake Charles
Supreme Court
Attorney General’s Office
John P. Sullivan
Pickrel
Sullivan
China and Japan escalate in north China crisis
The Chinese national government ordered a halt to provocative speeches and actions harming state relations with neighboring countries. Tokyo reported accepting Japanese demands on north China and dispatched troops to Yangstan after damage to lines. Two Japanese destroyers left Port Arthur for Tientsin amid rising Sino-Japanese tensions.
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Nanking
China
Peiping
Ho Ying-Chin
Peiping Military Council
North
Tientsin
Yangstan
Port Arthur
Shriners Hold 61st Annual Conclave in Washington
Washington hosts the second day of the Shriners 61st annual conclave with Imperial Potentate Dana S. Williams and Almas temple choristers in attendance. Trustees discuss enlarging Shriner hospital brace plant in Atlanta. An archery display and Camp Meade drill precede a Potomac speed boat regatta where Fred Jacoby nears a win.
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Washington
Mecca
National Capital
Washington Heights Presbyterian Church
Imperial
Dana S. Williams
Lewiston
Almas Temple
Shriners’ Hospital For
Atlanta
Thirty-Fourth Infantry
Camp Meade
Washington Monument
Potomac
Fred Jacoby
North Bergen
N. J
Children Are Orphaned After Parents Shoot
New York headline reports Anthony Fontana nine and his two sisters become orphans after Dominick Cosentino shoots Giuseppe and Rose Fontana in a domestic dispute sparked by a water spill on a dress. Cosentino surrenders to police on homicide charges. Connie Fontana is rescued after attempting to jump from a second story window.
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New York
Anthony Fontana
Anthony
Josephine Cosentino
Josephine
Dominick Cosentino
Guiseppe
Rose Fontana
Johanna
Connie
Cosentino
Connie Fontana
Italian Press Told to Soften Tone on Britain
Rome June 10 Premier Mussolini ordered Italian newspapers to moderate bitterness toward Great Britain over the Italo-Ethiopian dispute. Acting through Count Galeazzo Ciano he urged editors to limit anti British commentary while not fully suspending criticism. The move follows front page editorials warning Britain they could invite war.
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Rome
Mussolini
Great Britain
Galeazzo Ciano
Il Duce
Tulane Centenary Celebrated At Four Day Commencement
Tulane University marked its centennial during a four day 1935 commencement in New Orleans with about 4000 students enrolled and a graduating class near 500. A highlight was the unveiling of William Woodward portraits featuring eleven former deans and professors, Woodward the sole surviving member.
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New Orleans
Tulane University
William Woodward
Woodward
Biloxi
Miss
Weather Bureau issues storm advisory for northeast New England
The Weather Bureau issued an advisory showing a disturbance about 150 miles south of Nantucket moving northward toward Nantucket and Eastport with strong northeast winds possibly reaching gale force this afternoon or tonight and diminishing Tuesday.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Nantucket
Mass
Eastport
Two Admit Part In Weyherhauser Boy's Abduction
Prosecutors disclose two suspects have confessed partial involvement in the Weyherhauser boy abduction case. The attorney says no clemency will be shown as the investigation proceeds and hearings set in the county courthouse.
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Weyerhaeuser
Death Penalty Demanded in Weyerhaeuser Kidnapping Case
Washington officials reveal George Weyerhaeuser Jr. was hidden in Spokane and that a nationwide manhunt targets William Mahan. Authorities plan to arraign Harmon Waley and his wife after confessions tied to a $200,000 ransom and the kidnap plot. Prosecutor Johnston vows no plea bargains.
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Washington
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
George Weyerhaeuser, Jr
Tacoma
West Eleventh Street
Spokane
Associated Press
Salt Lake City
George Weyerhaeuser
West
William Mahan
Department of Justice
Harmon M. Waley
Northwest
Waley
Weyerhaeuser
Mahan
Idaho
Montana
Butte
Mont
Harry H. Johnston
Pierce County
Will Rogers remarks on Alfalfa Bill Murray and Oklahoma’s constitutional panel
Will Rogers notes Alfalfa Bill Murray's stance with the constitution and Republican affiliation while discussing Murray joining the supreme court. He recalls his father’s role in Oklahoma's constitutional convention and praises Murray as skilled in constitutional law.
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Los Angeles
Alfalfa
Bill Murray
Constitution
Bill
Supreme Court
Oklahoma
Willie
Murray
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