The Woman Kidnapper Margaret Waley in Salt Lake City
A blonde woman clad in a cotton house dress offers a five dollar bill to buy a tin cigarette case as the nation ponders the Margaret Waley case. Her husband Harmon Waley and possibly a third suspect face federal Lindbergh law charges with potential life imprisonment.
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Salt Lake City
Margaret Waley
Harmon Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma
Wash
Wheels of Justice
William Waleys
Supreme Court ends NRA regulation impact on business
The end of NRA constraints is seen as lifting fears among some business leaders. Yet industrial production, employment, and prices show no boom or slump, suggesting cautious optimism. Analysts expect close monitoring of activity, wages, and costs in coming months to gauge government in business policy.
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NRA
Supreme Court
Hope For The Graduates
Hope rises as college graduates find more jobs this spring with some reports showing greater demand than graduates. The piece notes past waste from training for a lack of work and praises improved opportunities and job offers for June graduates.
Bicentennial of the freedom of the press observed
The article marks the 200th anniversary since John Peter Zenger's 1735 libel verdict and argues that press freedom benefits all people not just journalists. It contrasts freedoms in the United States with restrictions in Germany Italy Russia Spain Mexico and others.
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John Peter Zenger
Cosby
New York
Germany
Italy
Russia
Spain
Mexico
South Africa leads world gold production share
The Union of South Africa, comprising Transvaal Orange Free State Natal and Cape Colony, produces about 53 percent of the globe’s annual gold supply. Canada ranks second and the United States third in world gold output.
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Union of South Africa
Transvaal
Orange Free State
Natal
Cape Colony
Canada
United States
Sweden Advances in Shipbuilding Rank Surpasses Germany
Sweden moves to fifth in shipbuilding nations ahead of Germany, marking a shift in global maritime industry standings and signaling broader European industrial realignment.
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Sweden
Germany
Alaska as New North Eyes Statehood and Growth
Uncommon Sense argues Alaska will become a thriving state, with settlers expanding civilization, developing gold prospects and the reindeer industry. The piece praises hardy Alaska inhabitants, discusses federal statehood hopes, and predicts eventual inclusion in the United States.
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North
Union
The Glee Club By George Elliston
A poetic exhortation on defeating worry through song. The author argues words gain power when sung and lyric courage can fuel personal life and larger nations, urging readers to carry songs of courage on their lips for success.
Local Legion Post Elects Nominations for Officers
The L. B. Faulk post of the American Legion named nominees for the coming year including William Perhamus as commander and H F Madison Jr as first vice commander. Nominations remain open from the floor. The post also plans a Plantation club dance for July 3 and a Ouachita Valley league baseball game on June 30 between Oak Grove and Brown Paper Mill with a car to be awarded.
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American Legion
William Perhamus
H. F. Madison, Jr
I. A. Faulk
Graves Godwin
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Charles Mitchell
H. B. McClendon
Charles Abbott
Nicholas Bruno
Sam Rubin
John Bailey
Isador Liebreich
Legion
Plantation Club
Oak Grove
Brown Paper Mill
Ouachita Valley League
Sympathy Loan Sparks Divorce Talk in Domestic Chat
A husband admits lending his sister in law's husband one hundred dollars out of sympathy to help him file for divorce. The exchange reveals tensions over finances and marital strain within the family.
Group completes new TVA measure
A House military sub committee finalized a compromise TVA bill to end the deadlock over expansion. The draft keeps TVA bond authority at 50 million, places TVA under GAO audit after 1936, requires price talks before private purchases, bans below cost sales after 1938, and mandates frequent reports to Congress and federal and state agencies. It also requires TVA review of dam and flood control plans.
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TVA
House
Tennessee Valley
McSwain
Montet
Louisiana
Schaefer
Illinois
Senate
General Accounting Office
Congress
Federal Power Commission
Tennessee River
Seventeen Children Enroll in Monroe Swimming Class
Parker McComb Red Cross life saver leads first Monroe swimming class held Monday at the natatorium. Seventeen youngsters average eight years old enroll with a separate group planned for under four. Classes meet daily at 5 pm and junior life-saving will follow with Red Cross volunteers providing instruction at no cost.
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Parker McComb
Red Cross Life Saver
Monroe
Red Cross
McComb
Man Arrested in Act of Home Whiskey Making
Ollie Petty was surprised by the state bureau of investigation while making a run of whiskey in his residence. He was jailed and will be turned over to federal authorities for unlawful manufacture of liquor. Officers confiscated the wildcat liquor and the still. this marks the third seizure in Monroe in recent days with two other stills broken up in the Lanyville area.
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Ollie Petty
State Bureau of Investigation
Monroe
Lanyville
Irate Father Accuses Suitor in Portrait of Scandal
A row unfolds as an irate father charges a meek suitor with kissing his daughter. The scene plays out in a curious exchange that pivots on propriety and a joking plea to open a charge account.
Man who predicts tobacco dip after quitting smoking
Jackson notes Maxon’s boastful claim that Jackson’s plan to quit smoking will cause tobacco stocks to fall. The exchange frames Jackson as self important and suggests a speculative forecast tied to personal habit.
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Jackson
Maxon
All things come to him who waits in vintage quips
A playful exchange of old maxims contrasts patience with whimsy as two characters riff on perseverance and bold self belief, hinting at small town humor and social tone.
Dolly’s Refusal Foils Van Gotrox’s Terminal Day
In a terse exchange from the record, Dolly rejected Van Gotrox before his death, marking the end as unexpected. The remark underscores Dolly’s decisive stance prior to the fatal event.
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van Gotrox
Dolly
Vacation Bible School Enrollment Grows at West Monroe
The Daily reports 126 students enrolled at the Assembly of God tabernacle in West Monroe for a two week Vacation Bible School opening Monday. Rev. E L Tanner expects numbers to rise. a bus runs daily from the southern part of town to the tabernacle. Miss Gladys Taylor and Miss Elsie Sizemore lead the program for children aged four to sixteen, with local teachers aiding. Classes run 8:15 to 11:30 a.m.
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West Monroe
E. L. Tanner
Tabernacle
Gladys Taylor
Russellville
Ark
Elsie Sizemore
Paris
East Carroll Parish Police Jury reelects Mitchner president
W T Mitchner was re-elected president of the East Carroll Parish Police Jury for a second term. F A Babb named secretary and parish treasurer. R K Howard chosen chairman of the parish penal farm board. Dr W K Evans parish physician O Z Goode road superintendent J N Turner parish printer. A J Standifer R S Guenard A T Phillips named to the finance committee.
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W. T. Mitchner
East Carroll Parish
F. A. Babb
R. K. Howard
Parish Penal Farm
W. K. Evans
O. Z. Goode
J. N. Turner
Plans For Mrs. Ramsey Funeral Pending Arrival
Arlette La Baum Ramsey 42 died suddenly in El Paso Texas and her funeral plans await the arrival of her body. Services will be held at 716 St John Street the home of Milton Coverdale. Rev L T Hastings of First Baptist Church will officiate and interment will be in a local cemetery.
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Arlette la Baum Ramsey
el Paso
Tex
Milton Coverdale
St. John Street
Coverdale
Ramsey
L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church
Witty Exchange Between Wife and Husband
A humorous dialogue shows the wife claiming all she is owes to the husband while he retorts he could swear a debtor’s oath with a clear conscience, implying mutual dependency.
Dash Jokkins Urges Economy While Spending Freely
Dash Jokkins preaches thrift to his wife yetadmits he is a lavish spender. He insists others follow his words though his actions contradict them, highlighting a well known hypocrisy in personal finance discourse.
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Dash—Jokkins
Blank
Lumbar Pain Echoes Between Doctor and Patient
The doctor inquires about lumbar pain while the patient notes similar discomfort in town as previously felt in the woods. The exchange highlights shared suffering and regional context without detail.
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The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Hong Kong Island Ceded to Britain in 1841
Hong Kong, a 32 square mile island at the Canton river mouth, was ceded to Great Britain in 1841 after the first opium war. It is described as an important British naval base. The note adds a general custom granting a widow a full year's salary when a congress member dies in office.
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China
Canton River
Great Britain
Congress
Senate
House
White Squirrel Captured in Hardin County Texas 1933
A white squirrel was captured in Hardin County Texas in 1933. It was not an albino since it lacked pink eyes. The bird wing muscle is heavier than all other muscles combined.
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Hardin County
Texas
Enforcement of cotton acreage reduction program in East Carroll Parish
Fifteen supervisors under parish agricultural agent C A Rose will enforce the federal cotton acreage reduction program in East Carroll Parish. The team includes Jack Hagle Bill King C E Holly Devall Purdy Vincent Salemi Jack Wyly Harry Deal John Huggins Milton Milner Charles Herring Ab Cammack Barry Mitchell Charles Muirhead Francis Abernathy and Jack Wagner. They will work six weeks to two months.
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Lake Providence
East Carroll Parish
C. A. Rose
Parish
Jack Hagle
Bill King
C. E. Holly
Devall Purdy
Vincent Salemi
Jack Wyly
Harry Deal
John Huggins
Milton Milner
Charles Herring
Ab Cammack
Barry Mitchell
Charles Muirhead
Francis Abernathy
Jack Wagner
Delta Sigma Fraternity Sweeps Campus Softball
Delta Sigma fraternity won two campus softball games at Barkdall Faulk school. On Monday they beat the Publishers 5 to 4 in four innings, and on Friday they defeated Monroe Hardware 12 to 10.
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Fraternity
Delta Sigma Fraternity
Barkdall Faulk School
Monroe Hardware Company
School Addition Bids Still Being Pondered
Bids opened by the building committee of the Quachita parish school board for additions to Millsaps Ransom and Lenwis schools in Ward 5 were still under consideration Tuesday morning. Contracts had not yet been awarded as information came from T. O. Brown superintendent of Quachita parish schools.
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Quachita Parish
Millsaps
Ransom
Lenwis
T. O. Brown
Pre-nuptial Luncheon in Honor of Eloise Larche
Mesdames William Washburn and S J Mesk co hosted a luncheon yesterday at noon for Eloise Larche a bride to be. Mrs S T Shepard headed to Memphis to visit Mrs Alf Henderson. Mrs Henderson previously lived in Monroe. Mrs M L Julian and daughter Earline plan a trip to visit Gabe Moss in Oak Ridge. Miss Ladybird Ruffin will study through summer and return in August as a LSU Normal Natchitoches graduate.
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William Washburn
S. J. Mesk
Eloise Larche
S. T. Shepard
Memphis
Alf Henderson
Henderson
Monroe
M. L. Julian
Earline
Gabe Moss
Oak Ridge
Miss Marie Durham Represents Louisiana Normal Union at Ridgecrest
Winnfield La June 18 Miss Marie Durham of Winnfield is at Ridgecrest North Carolina representing the Baptist student union of Louisiana State Normal College of Natchitoches at the assembly of Baptist students there. She is second vice president of the normal organization.
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Winnfield
Marie Durham
Ridgecrest
N. C
Baptist Student Union of
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Tuesday June 18 Radio Program Listings Across Regions
Radio schedule details many programs and local station notes across NBC WEAF, coast to coast. Listings cover hours from late afternoon to midnight with show names such as Stoopnagle and Budd Abe Lyman’s Melodiana Phil Spitalny’s Girl Revue and Dorsey Bros Orchestra among others.
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Frankie Masters
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Gus
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Welcome Valley
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Gus—west
Dorsey Bros. Orchestra
Shandor
Billy Bissett
Meanderings from Paris on American visitors and bohemian life
A Paris diary notes American stars and society figures abroad. Grace Moore and Jellicoe’s daughter visit Cannes, Katharine Cornell retreats, Lily Pons draws attention, and Bana closures mix with minor gossip. Observations span Longchamps, Champs Elysees, ministry receptions, and cultural tidbits from Briand to Stein.
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Jellicoe
Tenn
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Maurice Chevalier
Katharine Cornell
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Belmont
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