Playgrounds Open in City with Notable Attendance
The summer municipal playground season began in Monroe with over 250 registrations across three morning sessions at Lida Benton Barkdall Faulk and Georgia Tucker schools. The Sherrouse site opens in the afternoon. Miss Catherine Livaudais directs rhythm band and workshop club daily, aided by Duke Walker WPA. A 25 cent fee covers the summer course and instrument use. Six baseball teams start immediately, led by Lucyle Godwin municipal recreation leader.
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Monroe
Lida Benton
Barkdall Faulk
Georgia Tucker
Sherrouse
Catherine Livaudais
Flashes In The News: Huckleberries and Jail Time
Oakland California clerk Robert Rolley age 2 was struck by a passenger train and taken to a hospital with a possible broken back. He learned the train he planned to catch had left an hour earlier.
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Oakland
Calif
Robert Rolley
Roosevelt nominates Frederick Sterling minister to Sweden
Sterling of Texas nominated to be minister to Sweden as a 1938 era alert cites a linked case. The report recounts nine deaths tied to a March storm and a separate TWA airliner crash with names of passengers and crew.
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Sterling
Washington
Roosevelt
Frederick A. Sterling
Texas
Sweden
Ill. woman earns diploma years after leaving high school
In Anna Illinois Mrs Mabel Keith Lesar age 52 received a high school diploma as part of the Ann Jonesboro graduating class after leaving school 32 years earlier due to illness. She plans to join her youngest of three sons as a student at the University of Illinois.
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Anna
Ill
Mabel Keith Lesar
Ann Jonesboro
University of Illinois
Brookfield ruling clamps down on kiddie cars and rentals
Justice of the Peace Frank J. Carroll declared motor scooters as motor vehicles and barred minor operation. He fined Otto Berthelsen $25 for renting one to a 12 year old, boosting kiddie car popularity concerns in the suburb.
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Chicago
Justice of the Peace
Frank J. Carroll
Brookfield
Otto Berthelsen
McGrady Urges Industrialists to Show Side
McGrady calls for widespread discussion of stock and bond ownership by 30 to 40 million indirect owners through insurance, noting endowment funds derive income from the same source. He tells ad leaders to approach industry heads and present a non propaganda, full disclosure plan at the Advertising Federation convention in its second day.
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Advertising Federation
Famous fire fighter dead after offshore blowout
H L Patton corporation head H L Patton of Houston suffered the loss of his arm in a marine oil well blowout off a bay barge. The blast on the No B-2 well occurred during pressure relief after capping efforts left the rig in flames. Will H Patton died, Richardson vanished, and six others injured as seaplane and speedboat brought survivors ashore. O L Patton later aided scene cleanup.
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H. L. Patton
Houston
Tex
H. L. Patton Corporation
Patton
Patton Brothers
Richardson
Will H. Patton
O. L. Patton
Charles W. Richardson
Edward Richardson
Mishaps Claim 106000 Lives in 1937 Year
A safety council report shows 106000 deaths from mishaps in 1937, with under 1,000 in summer and 108 daily deaths. Work accidents killed about 19500, up 5 percent from 1936 due to higher employment. Traffic deaths among children under 15 fell, while adult deaths rose. The report notes rising death rates for ages 15 to 24 and 65 plus.
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Safety Council
Legion Urges Flag Display Across Twin Cities
The Legion executive Olan Black will help place flags citywide Tuesday morning. Officials hope for a greater American flag display than ever before in the Twin Cities.
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Olan Black
Legion
Twin Cities
Rallying Western Union: Wage Bill Battles in Congress
Washington reports note friction over the RFC lending bill as railroad unions oppose. Senate committees favor a separate unemployment system for railroad workers, aiming to sway unions. The wage hour bill advances, with Southern states seeking lower regional scales and eventual board-driven minima. Ellender, a forceful Louisiana senator, pushes the compromise amid a heated climate.
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Ann Clark
Nahant
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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United
Thomas
Utah
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Ellender
Louisiana
South
Walsh
Massachusetts
Allen Fllender
Washington
Huey Long
Allen Ellender
Borah
Idaho
Sloan Attacks Pay Hour Bill and Economy Outlook
Sloan criticized a pay hour bill as offsetting gains and blamed government policies for industrial decline. He warned the automotive sector may not boost national employment amid a gloomy outlook. General Motors paid a quarterly dividend of 25 cents, down from $1 a year earlier. London reports 250 telephone exchanges, 19,900 call offices, and 10,900 staff.
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Sloan
General Motors
London
Woman Dies Saving Daughter in Colfax Collision
Colfax Louisiana June 13 Mrs Laura Michaels 49 was struck and killed by an automobile while pushing her young daughter from the road as they stepped off a truck at their home. The car driven by her nephew Reece Sandefur struck her. Coroner I W Sanford called the accident unavoidable.
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Colfax
Laura Michaels
Legislators Face 58 Bills Tonight on Debated Measures
Baton Rouge lawmakers confront 58 bills including a general appropriations measure, a utility franchise bill, a sales tax for Baton Rouge, and a grounds for divorce case. Earl Long dismisses James Noe's debate invitation, saying Noe can press his views on the senate floor. Noe seeks to defer Monroe election timing until 1940, claiming Monroe voters oppose the plan.
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Public Service Commission
Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Noe Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
James A. Noe
Monroe
Long
Jimmy
Senate
Noe
Richard Leche
Leche
British Cabinet Shakeup Aims to Halt Spanish Air Attacks
The Times of London urges a new cabinet balance as Parliament reconvenes to hear plans to stop Spanish insurgent air raids on British shipping. Spanish forces prepare to seize Valencia ports while 49 miles from Castellon de la Plana ships await. In China, floods from the Yellow River stall Japanese advances near Hankow, shifting pressure to the Yangtze. Anking falls to joint land and river gunboat action.
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Chamberlain
Valencia
Castellon de la Plana
Yellow River
Hankow
Chengchow
Yangtze River
Anking
Problem Boy Dies in Chair During Execution
A 13 pound heavier, bald inmate walked to the chair with the prison chaplain. At 2000 volts, he died at 12:36 am EST after declining a last meal. He wrote his father, Ronald F. Bowers of Ambler, Pa., as he read newspapers. a Bible lay untouched. He had confessed to breaking into Mrs Carpenter’s apartment, looting it, forcing the women at gunpoint to a second floor room, shooting Mrs Carpenter and attempting to assault Miss Griffin before the assault ended.
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Ronald F. Bowers
Ambler
S C Wise Dies In Hospital Reported In Monroe
S C Wise died in a hospital, with a lengthy list of notable associates from Shreveport New Orleans and Dubach. Born near Arcadia in Lincoln parish, he moved to Monroe about twenty years ago and owned the Monroe Sales company at 424 DeSiard for several years.
Market roundup New Orleans cotton futures drift lower
Markets in New Orleans show mild declines as near month liquidation and light demand weigh on cotton. July, October, and December futures slipped, transfers steady yet lacking demand, with end of day prices down 9 to 10 points. Spot cotton quiet with modest declines and mixed receipts. In New York, stocks fell, industrials weak, bonds down, and sugar and coffee under pressure. Chicago markets show wheat and corn weak, cattle steady, hogs up.
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New Orleans
New York
Commission House
Chicago
Average cotton price across 19 southern markets
June 13 report shows middling cotton at 19 southern spot markets averaging 8.12 cents per pound for today, with the 30 market day average at 835 cents per pound.
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New Orleans
Cotton futures fall on liquidation and selling pressure
New York June 13 cotton eased as liquidation and foreign selling intensified amid weather expectations. October slipped from 8.19 to 8.06 and stood around 8.09 midafternoon, down 11 points at futures close with a 10 to 11 point range on the day.
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New York
Liverpool Cotton Prices Quiet. Futures Close Higher
Liverpool reports cotton market with 6,000 bales traded and no American sales. Spot prices rise, with American grades quoted at 5.35 to 4.60 for various quality levels. futures finish 1 to 3 higher, July at 4.39 and later months improving to 4.64 by May.
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Liverpool
Cottonseed Oil Futures Edge Lower In New York
New Orleans reports cottonseed oil closing steady for bleachable prime summer yellow at 7.60 nominal and crude 6.37 1-2-6.62 1-2 nominal with July 7.40 eight, Sept 7.29B, Oct 7.25B, Dec 7.24B, Jan 7.25B. New York futures fell 9-15 with 56 contracts traded. July 7.91, Sept 7.78, Oct 7.73b, Dec 7.70, Jan Ti1b.
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New Orleans
New York
Wheat Futures Open Lower Then Rally Mixed in Chicago Trade
Wheat opened down more than a cent per bushel in Chicago on June 13 before erasing part of the loss as traders profited from a prior 12 cent rise over two weeks. July and September prices moved with fractional rally late, while corn and oats fell. The note mentions Italy buying U.S. wheat and the great seal being used on September 16, 1782.
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Liverpool
Italy
United States
New York Stocks Slide Amid Low Volume and Cautious Mood
New York June 13. Stock market leaders fell with industrials down about 2 points and scattered issues more volatile. Volume was among the lowest in four years, around 350000 shares. Bonds and commodities softened as traders anticipated wage hour legislation and possible congressional adjournment. Illinois, GM warning on employment and auto distribution weighed on sentiment while European markets moved narrowly.
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New York
Congress
Washington
Barkley
White House
General Motors
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
Sugar futures drift with varied shifts and bids
Sugar futures moved unevenly in New York with No 4 July near 99 1 2 cents, No 3 easing on liquidation, and March around 97 1 2. No 3 closed modestly higher to lower with July at 1 82 and March at 1 90. Walter Reed, famed conqueror of yellow fever in Cuba, received his M D at age 17.
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New York
Walter Reed
Cuba
Local merchant’s death leaves family ties scattered
Street in the dry goods and mercantile business is survived by his wife and siblings. The relatives listed include Mrs. Douglas Hahn of Monroe, Mrs. Sam Wilder of Monroe, A. L. Wise of Tallulah, I. V. Wise of Arcadia, and Dewey Wise of Abilene, Texas.
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