Jurors Chosen in Murder Trial of Local Woman
Five jurors were selected Wednesday morning for the murder trial of Mrs. nk Manley of Monroe in the Reiser shooting case. A special venire of 50 men was ordered after 12 jurors were examined with only two initially chosen. The crowded Ouachita parish courtroom anticipated further juror scrutiny as the trial progressed.
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Nk Manley
Monroe
Ith
Ted Reiser
Plum Street
George C. Love
Ryanderson
Charles E. Maroney
C. Russell
W. J. Jordan
J. T. Shell
Ouachita Parish
le Elmore
Rs. Manley
Ik W. Hawthorne
Attory
Venireman
Manley
Navy plans 32 ships to start construction soon
Washington June 14 The navy will begin building 32 new ships including 20 destroyers four submarines two aircraft carriers of 13 500 tons and four 10 000 ton six inch cruisers A hybrid six inch cruiser airplane carrier is planned to scout and potentially outrun larger ships with about 35 knots speed The plan follows a $45 million initial payment under a three year 230 million program with contracts expected in two to three months
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Washington
Navy
Squirrels Chase Sparks Local Bystanders on South Grand
A lively pursuit on South Grand street ends when a prized squirrel escapes from Frenchie’s cap tivity and dodges eight pursuers. The creature grins and evades capture, finally being cornered near a hotel and a garage operator. Separate items note a new Y’s Krack editorial team, incinerator business, and a Blue Jay death linked to poison claims.
Flea the Civil War Spy Dies in Chicago at 95
Jason H. Edgerly known as The Flea, Lincoln s personal field reporter and supposed plan thief, died at his Blue Island home after a long life that began in New Hampshire. His exploits included stealing Confederate Willow Creek plans and lingering near Lincoln before the president s assassination. He later moved to Helena, Omaha, and Salt Lake City.
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Chicago
Jason H. Edgerly
Abraham Lincoln
Blue Island
Mid-West
Lincoln
Edgerly
The
Willow Creek
Robert E. Lee
Seward
Genzal Lae
Belknap Court
N. H
Sanbornton Bridge
Lynn
Mass
Stephen A. Douglas
New England
Helena
Mont
Omaha
Salt Lake City
Veterans Pension Amendment Sparks Senate Debate
Senator Byrnes proposed an amendment to the house veterans relief compromise that would grant pensions to Spanish American War veterans aged 55 or older or 50 percent disabled, at least 15 dollars monthly. The move set a clear clash between the administration and senate over economy-law benefit reductions for former soldiers.
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Washington
Senate
House-Administration
Roosevelt
Byrnes
South Carolina
Administration
House Democratic Steering Committee
Steiner
Oregon
Cut
Louisiana officials estimate 4.5 million for 1933 34 school year
Louisiana state superintendent T H Harris says about 4.5 million dollars in state school funds may cover a seven month session. He urges parish officials to open schools only if funds allow seven months and to budget 5 to 6 dollars per educable child from state sources plus possible equalizing fund distributions, with 700,000 expected for distribution.
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Baton Rouge
T. H. Harris
Harris
Austrian legation press chief expelled from Germany
Dr. Edwin Wasserbaeck head of the Austrian legation press department was arrested in retaliation for Vienna arrest of Theodore Habicht. He was expelled hours after detention. Monsignor Cesare Orsenigo would file a protest for diplomatic immunity as dean of the diplomatic corps.
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Berlin
Edwin Wasserbaeck
Germany
Vienna
Theodore Habicht
Cesare Orsenigo
Wasserbaeck
Dr. Wasserbaeck
Talmadge Moves Money Of State In Georgia Vault
Governor Eugene Talmadge arrives in New York with National Guard officers as reports say $3,000,000 was placed in Atlanta capitol vaults to block the highway board from taking funds. Military matters are kept secret, sources say.
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New York
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
National Guard
Atlanta
State Highway Board
Talmadge
Four Power Leaders Consider June Rome Meeting
London reports a planned summit in Rome at month end among Mussolini Daladier Hitler and MacDonald. Mussolini aims to push a four power pact for European peace through direct talks with the other leaders as Fulvio Savitch meets Daladier to discuss the plan.
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London
Mussolini
Daladier
Hitler
MacDonald
Rome
Fulvio Savich
Bateman May Be Named Farm Aid Head for State
J. W. Bateman extension director at Louisiana State University is slated to chair the Louisiana board administering farm leasing provisions of the agricultural relief act. The board will include Governor O. K. Allen and Harry D. Wilson with a possible Supreme Court member or another farmer. Parish agents will negotiate leases to retire land from production to reduce surpluses and raise prices.
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Washington
J. W. Bateman
Louisiana State University
Louisiana
George M. Peek
Bateman
O. K. Allen
Harry D. Wilson
Louisiana Supreme Court
State
Cotton program evolved at meet
Washington reports that commissioners of agriculture from cotton growing states, after a Wednesday conference, proposed removing at least ten million acres from production and rejecting a processing tax. They suggested leasing acreage at $6 per acre with a government option to buy cotton at five cents a pound, or a rental of $10 per acre if no option is chosen.
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Washington
Commissioners of Agriculture of
Bremen Sets Record in Crossing Ocean
Cherbourg France June 14 The North German Lloyd liner Bremen arrived from Brooklyn at 8 05 a m Wednesday setting a new trans Atlantic crossing record The Bremen completed the passage in four days 17 hours 43 minutes reducing the old record by 44 minutes
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Cherbourg
France
Bremen
Brooklyn
Hull Urges Tariff Truce at World Economic Confab
Secretary of State Cordell Hull urged immediate adherence to the American tariff truce and stabilization on the world economic conference floor. He spoke last among the big five powers France, Britain, Italy, Japan, facing delegates who criticized U.S. war debt and monetary policies. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald introduced Hull to a packed chamber.
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DeWitt MacKenzie London
Cordell Hull
United States
Mr. Hull
France
Italy
Britain
Japan
Ramsay MacDonald
World Economic Pact Proposed at Geneva Conference
Soviet foreign minister Maxim Litvinoff urged a world pact of economic non aggression to abolish weapons of economic warfare. He argued economic warfare has evolved and called for an armistice that ends all forms of economic conflict beyond tariff truces.
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London
Maxim Litvinoff
Soviet
Russia
Geneva
M. Litvinoff
League of Nations’ Commissions
United States
State Tax Load Facts in Louisiana Series
Readers of The News-Star and Morning World are urged to follow a recurring series on state taxation published on Tuesdays Thursdays and Sundays. The articles explain how the state and agencies collect and spend revenues from diverse taxes and licenses, aiding citizen understanding of fiscal matters.
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Louisiana
News-Star
Morning World
Rogers Has His Say About Ramsay MacDonald
Beverly Hills June 14 Ramsay MacDonald angered by a prior insult aboard the ocean voyage. He reportedly refused to discuss debts at the upcoming conference and hinted they would not be paid while signaling his intended silence on the matter.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Ramsay MacDonald
Cotton mills surge as May usage hits post 1929 high
Census bureau shows American cotton mills consumed 620,909 bales in May, nearly double May 1930 and above April’s 470,685 bales. The peak back to October 1929’s 639,759 bales signals renewed demand amid postwar recovery.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Weather Delays Two Notable Air Ventures Across World
Inclement weather halted two major aviation efforts. Italian seaplanes delayed from Orbetello to Chicago and beyond await clearance. Jimmie Mattern, crossing toward Alaska, returned to Khabarovsk after eight hours on the trans Pacific leg. J Errol Boyd and companions reached Port au Prince after being forced down in Haiti during their New York to St Marc non stop flight. Barberen and Collar planned onward from Havana toward Mexico City after a Cuba stop.
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Associated Press
Orbetello
Italy
Chicago
Air Ministry
Jimmie Mattern
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Alaska
J. Errol Boyd
Port Au Prince
Haiti
St. Marc
New York
Havana
Mariano Barberan
Joaquin Collar
Mexico City
Cuba
Spain
Washington debt note signals conditional payment offer
An American note, prepared under President Roosevelt, asks Britain to accept a partial debt payment as an installment on 75.95 million dollars due, with explicit understanding it does not waive the remainder. Hull’s World Economic Conference address is linked to the debt developments as officials await reactions.
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Washington
Great Britain
London
Roosevelt
H. W. A. Freese-Pennefather
William Phillips
Department of State
America
Hull
Erickson Sues Yarborough Over Levee Contract Break
Carl Erickson general contractor sues Sam Yarborough sub contractor and Great American Indemnity for 6374.81 in district court alleging Yarborough failed to fulfill a levee construction contract tied to a United States project on the West Monroe south levee. The suit cites Item 183 W D and 12,000 cubic yards of Item 183 W E and a 5500 surety.
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Carl Erickson
West Moneroe South Levee
Sam N. Yarborough
Great American Indemnity Company
Yarborough
Erickson
United States of America
West Monroe South Levee
Talk Too Much Brings Two Griefs In Parole Scare
New York June 14 Some people talk too much. Frank Crawford once shot at his former sweetheart Ethel Pennington in 1931 wounding a barber Vincent di Taranto and a boy but all survived. Crawford was sent to prison then paroled and now after bragging he warns he will kill Pennington again. He was arrested for parole violation. Meanwhile seven year old Edward Ortega boasted he could swim as he watched older boys at the North River risking danger.
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Krack
Harris Tyson
Mark Ringheim
Thomas Frazer
John L. Madden
George Lofton
Germany
Dale Harrison
New York
Frank Crawford
Ethel Pennington
Vincent di Taranto
Crawford
Barber di Taranto
Taranto
Sing Sing
Edward Ortega
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