Sugar Confab Planned For 27th Of Month
June 19. A sugar growers conference and officials representing it will meet to discuss a proposed early price support under the farm act. Lee Coulter, member of the mission, and officials from the tariff commission will aid in hearings and plan to field questions from sugar producers and refiners. The group seeks a swift plan for handling the year’s supply with potential trade marketing agreements under Wallace.
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Rence
Lee Coulter
Mission
Rotary Wallace
Tariff Commission
Sug- P
White House
J. Brand
Brand
United States
Cuba
Philippines
Puerto the Virgin Islands
Hawaii
Wallace
de, Coulter
North Dakota State Agricultural College
Fargo
War Industries Board
Mmission
Two Abduction Suspects Held in Dixie State
Probers report two abductors sought ransom from McElroy and his son. Miss McElroy was left near a country club road. Police in Lynchburg seized two machine guns five pistols two bulletproof vests and a large quantity of gear. One suspect, initially using an alias, admitted his true identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixie State
McGee
McElroy
Alice
L. Jackson
Acknowledgement From Barkdale School Leader
Miss Julia n, principal of Barkdale public school, acknowledged a statement on supervised recreation in Monroe. The remark appeared in Sunday's Morning World and is part of a copyrighted article by Wossman in The Hour Glass current issue.
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Julian
Barkdale
Morning World
Monroe
Wossman
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Malaria Cure
An advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as relief for malaria symptoms and a blood destroying infection. It claims quinine kills malarial parasites, fortifies blood, and serves as a general tonic, suitable for children, urging readers to buy at local stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
St Paul man freed after abduction and ransom paid
A St Paul man, Hamm Jr., was abducted near his home from the Theodore Hamm Brewing offices and ransom paid after notes and phone threats. Verne Sankey, linked to prior kidnappings, aided the payment process and a taxi driver was paid $2 to deliver a note. Hamm, son of a prominent estate holder, held multiple business roles and lived with his mother amid the investigation.
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Wyoming
Minn
Hamm
Brewing Company
Dunn
Verne Sankey
Haskell Bohn
St. Paul
Charles Boettcher II
Denver
William Hamm
Hamm, Jr
Theodore Hamm
First National Bank
First Bank Stock Corporation
Brewery
W. H. Land
DeWalt Ankeney
James FE. Kelley
Secret group posts 26150 reward for Hamm kidnapers
A covert group of St Paul business leaders yielded 26150 to fund a reward for William Hamm Jr kidnapping suspects. Editor Howard Kahn announced the gift via the St Paul Daily News trustee role. Donors remain unnamed. the action targets the Verne Sankey gang blamed for Hamm and Haskell Bohn abductions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press
ST. Paul, Minn
William
Billy) Hamm, Jr
Howard Kahn
St. Paul
Verne Sankey
Hamm
Haskell Bohn, Jr
Kahn
Daily News
Debt Talks Set for Next Month
France may enter negotiations after Premier Edouard Daladier plans to present the issue to the cabinet. Belgium and Poland were warned to make partial payments before talks. Finland was praised for meeting obligations, while Italy faced a potential deeming of its $1,000,000 payment as unsubstantial though a conference was offered.
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France
Edouard Daladier
Belgium
Poland
Finland
Italy
United States
Strahan Advises On Raising A Strawberry Crop
Parish agricultural agent FE Strahan issues guidance for Louisiana growers focusing on daughter plants and summer care. Emphasizes plant selection from first or second daughter on mother vines and large healthy plants for early berries. A Hammond meeting produced a circular with production details to be distributed by Strahan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Hammond
J. W. Bateman
G. L. Tiehout
B. Szymoniak
Hammond Station
Mr. Strahan
Processing Levy and Acreages Leased in Cotton Plan
The plan outlines a processing levy start June 16 at 4.1 cents per pound, with two grower options. One pays cash per acre plus an option on government-held cotton, the other a per-acre cash benefit without the option. Campaign aims to secure actions within 7 to 10 days, with payments and levy to begin August 1. Estimated payments total about 100 million dollars in rentals plus 50 million to acquire title to government-held cotton. Wallace will allocate 54 million from a 200 million fund to implement the act and settle with the Farm Credit Administration, while cotton is stored nationwide and tied to prior loans and collateral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Farm Credit Administration
Farm Board
New York
Congress
Credit Administration
South
Cotton Cooperative
Singing Convention to Be Held at Old Union Church
An all day singing convention and reunion will take place Sunday at Old Union Church in Caldwell parish about 14 miles west of Grayson. The church, one of the oldest in the area, draws former residents back for this traditional gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Union Church
Caldwell Parish
Grayson
Louisiana
Roosevelt Sails Amberjack II For 80 Mile Day Voyage
The Roosevelt schooner Amberjack II resumed its voyage Monday after a storm forced a stop in Edgartown Massachusetts. President Roosevelt and crew faced northwest winds and rain with Nantucket as their target before anchoring safely and dining on bass aboard. A destroyer detachment stood by as locals waved from boats ashore.
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Congress
Edgartown
Marthas Vineyard Island
Mr. Roosevelt
Provincetown
Cape Cod
Cape
Sven Knudsen
Roosevelt
Navy
Nantucket
Stephen T. Early
Washington
Bass
William L. McDonald
Marion
Mass
John Cutter
United States
Recovery plan targets rackets in milk industry
Federal push against racketeering expands under agriculture department and General Hugh Johnson with possible further action by a Senate committee. Chicago milk trade sees conflict as a price distribution plan nears effect and racketeers threaten drivers with tribute. The licensing powers may face first court test.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Hugh Johnson
Senate
Chicago
Three States To Vote On Repeal In 1933 Outlook
F Scott McBride of the Anti Saloon League said only one of eleven states voting so far could be considered dry and 29 of 37 states yet to vote were under prohibition when the 18th amendment was adopted. He urged the drys to block repeal. Jouett Shouse predicted four states might vote this year and repeal could come before 1933 ends.
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F. Scott McBride
The
Anti-Saloon League
Washington
Jouett Shouse
Association Against the
Camp Fire Girls Set Ki-Ro-Li Encampment Next Week
Camp Fire girls will encamp at Ki-Ro-Li from Monday July 10 to Saturday July 15. Registration at Camp Fire headquarters 767 St. John Street on July 6 7 and 8. Mrs Charles Mitchell announces. West Monroe girls register with Mrs J G Cobb 205 Cypress Street. Only Camp Fire girls attend. Several instructors and staff named including Mrs J W Worthington Miss Regina Moffett and Mrs Neeley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ki-Ro-Li
Camp Fire
St. John Street
Charles Mitchell
Camp Fire Council
Joe Renwick
F. B. Neeley
Mae Faulk
West Monroe
J. G. Cobb
Cypress Street
J. W. Worthington
Regina Moffett
Neeley
Cobb
Mary Sanders
Dorothy Mengis Grant
Winnie Hackworth
Osie Parker
C. W. Moffett
Maurine Cobb
King Hunt
Bernice Shillcutt
City Playgrounds Opened Here by Local Group
The Recreation department under Miss Lucyle Godwin opened three city playgrounds on Monday from 9 to 11 am. About 50 children attended at each ground and were briefed on plans for the coming weeks. Staff members included Freida Mickel, Eleona Brinsmade, Elizabeth White and their assistants. Loyd Surghnor visited to discuss handcraft activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucyle Godwin
Freida Mickel
Annie Mickel
North Side
Eleona Brinsmade
Margaret Smith
Atkinson
Elizabeth White
Margaret Mimms
Francis Martin
Loyd Surghnor
Bolivar E Kemp Dies Sudden ly at Baton Rouge
Bolivar E Kemp of Louisiana State University in 1910 and later a congressman died suddenly. Survived by widow Esther Edwards Conner and two children Bolivar Jr and Eleanor Ogden. He formed Kemp and Buck after 1897 and retired from law after taking his seat on March 4 1925. His last act was aiding Baton Rouge bank openings and securing a $400000 post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana State University
New Orleans
Kemp
Esther Edwards Conner
Bolivar, Jr
Eleanor Ogden
Stuart Duncan Kemp
Kemp and Buck
Bicycle Stolen From Mrs Ethridge's Son
A speedway bicycle, size 28, red and white, was reported stolen to police by Mrs. W. L. Ethridge of 2101 St. John street. The theft was logged as a Monday incident.
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W. L. Ethridge
St. John Street
Mrs. W. T. Bennett 65 Obituary
Mrs. W T Bennett 65 wife of a state highway department employee died at Crescent Bend Sunday morning. Surviving are her husband two granddaughters Elizabeth and Daisy Lee Woodall a grandson Bennett Woodall in Honolulu two nieces Kathryn Vance Emma Newell two nephews Ray and Vivian Bennett and a brother and sister in the north. Funeral at Mulhearn chapel Monday 3 p m Rev L T Hastings officiating with interment in Riverview Burial Park. Pallbearers Frank X Cline C C Beadles R W Germany H H Hazel F E Welch J C Calhoun.
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W. T. Bennett
State Highway Department
Crescent Bend
Elizabeth
Daisy Lee Woodall
Bennett Woodall
United States Navy
Honolulu
Kathryn Vance
Hollywood
Calif
Emma Newell
el Reno
Okla
Ray Bennett
Vivian Bennett
Palmyra
North
Mulhearn
L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church
Riverview Burial Park
Frank X. Cline
C. C. Beadles
R. W. Germany
H. H. Hazel
F. E. Welch
J. C. Calhoun
Funeral for A. Sidney Brown Held in Rayville
A. Sidney Brown died after a lingering illness at his Rayville home Sunday morning. The funeral was held at his residence at 10:30 a.m. Monday with interment in the Masonic cemetery in Rayville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Sidney Brown
Rayville
Masonic
23 Persons Die In Dixie Mishaps
A series of fatal accidents across the South claims many lives. Drownings occur near Gadsden Alabama Little Rock Arkansas and Amite Louisiana. Trains autos planes and an airplane crash contribute to the toll with fatalities in Georgia Mississippi Tennessee Louisiana and Virginia.
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Dixie
Idell Eichelberger
Gadsden
Ala
Coosa
Vernon Hooks
Little Rock
Ark
T. H. Ballard
Waldo
J. F. Gassett
Columbus
Sam Hayes
Atlanta
J. Anthony Long
St. Simons
Claude Davis
Chattanooga
Tenn
Knoxville
Pink Taylor
Robert Adam
Leland
Miss
Clarence Keel
Pass Christian
Warminster
Frank Davis
Edward Dreher
Amite
Helen Williams
New Orleans
Hall and Barton Scheduled for Sentencing in Winnfield
James Slim Hall and Gyp Barton, found guilty of robbing Winnfield State Bank, await sentencing by Judge S. E. Jones in Winnfield district court after transfer from Caddo parish jail. Barton seeks new trial based on Hall's confessed statement. Maximum penalty nine to 14 years. Hall also pleaded guilty to a separate Oil City bank robbery with a $2,500 loss. sentence deferred.
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Winnfield
James
Slim) Hall
Gyp Barton
Winnfield State Bank
S. E. Jones
Hall
Barton
Caddo Parish
Shreveport
Oil City
Negotiations Stall Over Currency Issue at Washington Talks
Washington discussions on currency stabilization stall as Raymond Moley’s arrival looms. British and French positions diverge with Britain pressing war debts talks led by Sir Frederick Leith Ross and Chamberlain while Paris shifts responsibility to home officials.
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Washington
Raymond Moley
Roosevelt
Harrison
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
London
Frederick Leith Ross
Mr. Moley
Chamberlain
America
Paris
Georges Bonnet
French minister urges world plan for universal production control
London report says Albert Sarraut, French colonies minister, urged the world economic conference to adopt universal control of production and markets as the first step, criticizing tariffs and prohibitions as superficial. He argued production anarchy causes global distress, contrary to U.S. wishes for tariffs first. The commission, with his concurrence, kept to the original program and will consider his thesis after tariffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Albert Sarraut
World Economic Conference
France
Conference Economic Commission
M. Sarraut
Nations back Roosevelt tariff truce plan strong support
Hendryk Colljn of Holland as chair man of the economic commission says 49 nations representing 85 percent of world trade have subscribed to President Roosevelt's tariff truce. The American delegation welcomed the response and called the plan crowned with success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hendryk Colljn
Holland
Economic Commission
Roosevelt
America’s Stand on Stabilization Hinges on Roosevelt
The United States will join a permanent stabilization only when President Roosevelt deems timing right. Officials say his disapproval of the first plan stemmed from method, not opposition to stabilization. He aims for domestic prices near 1926 levels before action and resists any accord that would limit his ability to curb inflation if needed.
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Roosevelt
America
Mr. Roosevelt
London
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Strahan
FE. R. Strahan
Parish
Union Church
Bolivar E. Kemp
Star — World
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World
Winn Parish
Bernhardt
Catalpa Street
Telephone Co
Dinty Moore
Billy Boy
Mummy
Billy
Johnny
B.O
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