Standstill in Currency Talks as Roosevelts Plan Delays Progress
Negotiations on stabilizing major currencies reach a standstill with sources hedging on progress. The dollar slides to 4.14 1 4 per pound as American and British delegates seek approval from President Roosevelt and await guidance from George L. Harrison of the Federal Reserve Bank.
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Roosemerican
George L. Harrison
Federal Reserve Bank Prk
America
Mr. Roosevelt
Oliver M. W
FP Department
James P. Burg
Washington
Three States Vote on Repeal Democrats and Prohibitionists Campaign
Associated Press reports voters in Iowa Connecticut and New Hampshire decide on repealing national prohibition. In Iowa both sides confident with rallies in Des Moines and Governor Herring predicting repeal. Connecticut never ratified the 18th amendment while repeal supporters push for a big turnout and New Hampshire hosts last minute appeals as it shifts from dry to 3.2 beer. Eleven states have already voted for repeal.
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Associated Press
Iowa
Connecticut
New Hampshire
Herring
Prohibition
Des Moines
Fletcher Parker
Citizens Against Ratification
Fragments of Life in Monroe and Beyond
Notes from Monroe and nearby areas reveal quirky scenes and human interest. Sam Turner speeds sleep weeks ahead amid cool weather while Rev. Bentley sports a ten gallon Texas sombrero and plans fishing for his flock. A canaries collection owner loses a mockingbird then reclaims it at home. Signs of Fresh Paint and Red Devil Shining Par Llor punctuate local streets. A pair of Monroe women collide in a minor crash. An insured man cites broth shortage as the cause of a beguiling illness. Bank elevators gain seats for brief rests between duties.
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Sam Turner
R. M. Bentley
Louis Landry
California
Grand Canyon
F. K. Hirsch
Pacific
Golden State
W. O. W. Pankey
J. H. Pankey
Capitol
Baton Rouge
St. John Street
DeSiard Street
Monroe
Recovery Plan Provides Weapons Against Rackets
The industrial recovery program expands powers under the recovery act farm adjustment act and securities control bill to target racketeering. The aim is to curb extortion by racketeers and protect consumers, workers, and farmers while stabilizing industries and preserving minimum wages. President Roosevelt emphasizes shielding industries from racketeers and Attorney General Cummings has begun action, with further details continued on the third page.
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Raymond Clapper
United Press
Washington
U.P
Industrial Recovery Program
Glide
Roosevelt
Cummings
Roosevelt’s Amberjack voyage resumes amid squall
President Roosevelt aboard the 45 foot Amberjack I on vacation from Nantucket to Provincetown diverted to Nantucket for shelter as a north wind and rough seas unsettled the press boats. He insisted the weather was tough but safe for the party despite the harsh sea.
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Nantucket
Mass
United States
Amberjack
Roosevelt
Campo Bello Island
N. B
Edgartown
Martha's Vineyard
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Bolivar E Kemp dies suddenly in Amite Louisiana
Amite Louisiana June 19 Bolivar Edwards Kemp 60 a former representative of the sixth Louisiana district in Congress died at his home shortly after returning from Washington He suffered a heart attack at 7 am Kemp had just come home from a special session His brother William B Kemp 51 a southeast Louisiana attorney died here three weeks earlier Kemp helped push flood control legislation for the Mississippi Valley He was a Democrat and a native of Amite a Tulane and LSU alumnus and practiced law while promoting the strawberry industry in the area.
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Amite
Bolivar Edwards Kemp
Louisiana
Washington
Kemp
William B. Kemp
Baton Rouge
Mississippi Valley
William Breed Kemp
Elizabeth Nesom Kemp
Louisiana State
Tulane
Rivers Daily Stages 24 Hour Stage Change
Rivers Daily reports a 24 hour stage change affecting the river’s flow and operations. Officials note updated stages and safety measures as crews adjust monitoring and response plans along multiple river segments.
Woman Injured When Cars Crash At Street Intersection
Mrs. R. B. Owen suffered severe leg injuries and bruises after a 1928 1929 Chevrolet coupe rammed into the Plymouth coupe driven by R. J. Goza on Second street at Stone avenue. The other driver fled the scene. license plate number obtained but owner not yet traced. Owen’s wife was thrown onto the pavement en route to a physician.
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R. B. Owen
Winnsboro
Stone Avenue
Second Street
Owen
23 Persons Die In Dixie Mishaps
Atlanta report tallies twenty three deaths from weekend southern accidents as heat escapes drew crowds to resorts. Drownings number eight with seven motor vehicle deaths four burns three train and one aircraft crash. states tally North Carolina eight, Alabama and Georgia three each.
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Atlanta
South
North Carolina
Alabama
Georgia
Mississippi
Tennessee
Louisiana
Arkansas
Virginia
Bill Smith
Alice Smith
W. L. Smith
Billy Smith
Morganton
R. C. Wallace
Percy Wlack
Wilmington
N. C
Arkansas Judgment Law Struck Down by Supreme Court
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled the anti-deficiency law unconstitutional, saying it impaired existing contracts and invalidated the entire act. The decision, announced in Little Rock, nullifies the statute and its intended remedies.
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Little Rock
Ark
State Supreme Court
Arkansas
America's Stand on Stabilization Known to World
Washington notes the administration will not push immediate currency stabilization that could slow American price rises. Delegates at the London conference are told any tentative agreement would avoid fixing the dollar and remain highly elastic. New instructions sent to delegates last Saturday say no commitments will be made without Washington’s approval.
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Washington
Debts Talks Scheduled for July in Washington
President Roosevelt plans to open debt negotiations late in July as William Phillips prepares the conference schedule. France has not paid December or June installments and is temporarily excluded from immediate talks, with the U.S. noting issues raised by the December default.
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Washington
Roosevelt
France
William Phillips
United States
Two Children Die In Texas Home Fire
In Mansfield Texas early Monday a fire destroyed a home of Mr and Mrs John Chasteem claiming the lives of two boys Frank Norris nine and Raymond T four. The father saved others and was dragged from the blaze by his sons after attempting to rescue the children.
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Mansfield
Tex
John Chasteem
Frank Norris
Raymond T
Here
Chasteem
Liat
Wallace unveils cotton plan with taxes and 10 million acre lease
Secretary Wallace announced a cotton program to levy maximum processing taxes and lease up to ten million acres contingent on southern planters cooperation. A June 26 cotton week will urge growers to sign contracts to lease acreage, with a minimum six million acres and two million bales target. The tax hinges on the gap between current prices and parity.
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Washington
Wallace
Woman is meted sentence to pen for manslaughter
Miss Edna Mae New 22 of El Dorado Ark pleaded guilty to manslaughter in district court for the shooting death of Jesse Jenkins 38 a motion picture operator once in Monroe The judge sentenced her to two to six years in the state penitentiary The case closed the spring term of court with the fall session to begin in September Jenkins died after being shot in a Junction City La beer garden near the Arkansas line Officers said New learned Jenkins danced with another woman and she fired the pistol kept at the venue
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Farmerville
Edna Mae New
el Dorado
Ark
Jesse Jenkins
Monroe
E. L. Walker
State Penitentiary
Jenkins
Louisiana
Arkansas Line
Junction City
Miss New
Pat Murphy
Union Parish
State Tax Load Facts Explained for Louisiana Voters
The News-Star and Morning World publish regular Tuesday Thursday and Sunday columns by a seasoned expert detailing how state agencies collect and spend revenues from taxes licenses and other sources. Readers are urged to follow these installments to understand taxation and expenditures in Louisiana.
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Louisiana
News-Star
Morning World
Rogers Has His Say on Father Figure Critique
In Santa Monica on June 19 a column questions the honor given to fathers for Father’s Day. The writer argues fathers are overpraised and sometimes responsible for harm, noting society would treat an outsider committing the same acts more harshly.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Abduction Suspects Held In Dixie State
Roanoke Virginia report says George McGee 22 under indictment in Miss Mary McElroy kidnapping awaited Kansas City authorities. Homer Elmer Wilson 22 Meriden Kansas held for Kansas City in connection with the abduction. McGee admitted involvement and claimed Wilson joined in the escape but not the act.
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Dixie State
Roanoke
George McGee
Mary McElroy
Kansas City
Lynchburg
Homer Elmer Wilson
Meriden
Kansas
McGee
Wilson
Miss McElroy
Rosedale
German Parents Warned of Nazi State Child Rearing
Berlin June 19 Chancellor Hitler warned German parents that their children will be taken and raised under government control if not properly raised in the Nazi spirit. He spoke at Erfurt to about 120 000 people, including 60 000 storm troopers, with Premier Julius Goemboes in attendance.
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Berlin
Hitler
Erfurt
Julius Goemboes
Hungary
Hamm Brewing President Released After Kidnapping Near Pine City
William Hamm Jr., head of the Hamm Brewing Co., was released unharmed 45 miles north of Wyoming Minnesota and returned home with Police Capt. Cahill and Detective Brown. Negotiator William Dunn, in Duluth since Saturday, had helped secure the ransom drop after the Kidnappers demanded up to 100000.
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ST. Paul
William Hamm, Jr
Wyoming
Mint
Thomas E. Cahill
Thomas Brown
Cahill
Brown
Hamm
William Dunn
Duluth
Dunn
Ransormn
Theodore Hamm Brewing Company
Pine City
Rush City
Brewing Company
Wm. Hamm
W. Johns
Chicago City
Minn
Bodenhamer Burned in Oil Well Explosion Near Henderson
O L Bodenhamer former national commander of the American Legion was severely burned when gas exploded among oil wells eight miles west of Henderson Texas He had stopped to confer with assistant R C Cook at Cook s home and lit a cigarette triggering the blast Cook suffered burns to hands and face Bodenhamer was taken to a Henderson hospital conscious but badly burned from head to foot
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Henderson
Tex
O. L. Bodenhamer
American Legion
Bodenhamer
el Dorado
Ark
Houston
R. C. Cook
Cook
Louisiana Extension to Oversee Cotton Reduction Plan
Louisiana State University agricultural extension service will supervise the cotton acreage reduction under the national act. J. G. Lee announced designation by Secretary Wallace and Roosevelt’s direction. Parish control committees will be formed to manage programs with parish agents and vocational agriculture staff. District and parish meetings set to launch the coordinated statewide operation.
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Louisiana
Louisiana State University Agricultural Extension Service
J. G. Lee
University College of Agriculture
Lee
Wallace
Roosevelt
Harry D. Wilson
M. Jackson
Farm Bureau Federation
Louisiana Cotton Cooperative Association
Washington
J. W. Bateman
University Service
F. W. Spencer
Aia
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