73rd Congress Ends with Sum Voted Without Equal
The Seventy-third Congress adjourned after passing a near seven billion dollar budget and a two billion dollar stabilization fund. Independents forced action on the Dill-Crosser bill establishing a national conciliation board for railway labor disputes, despite opposition from administration leaders.
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Miss Gladys Gregg Homemaker Projects At Crosley School
West Monroe gossip notes say Crosley school teacher Miss Gladys Gregg spends summer fixing up her home at 112 South Second Street. Other items recall Mrs. C. C. Bell’s bright rock garden and a sleeping alligator trick, plus local odds and ends about cars and a bizarre eight inch radish grown by S. J. Wainwright.
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2 Senators Sure of Renomination
Two United States senators Henrik Shipstead of Minnesota and Frederic Hale of Maine were virtually assured of renomination. Shipstead led Shoemaker for the Farmer Labor nomination while Hale held a secure lead over Louis A. Jack.
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United States
Henrik Shipstead
Minnesota
Frederic Hale
Maine
Shipstead
Francis H. Shoemaker
Hale
Louis A. Jack
Floyd B. Olson
John Lind
Martin Nelson
Austin
Fred Schilplin
St. Cloud
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Alfred K. Ames
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Gas Tank Blaze Kills Six Injures Twenty Three in Jamestown
A gas tank truck ignition sparked a fire at a wholesale depot in Jamestown causing the destruction of three 20 000 gallon tanks. Six people died including three police officers and 23 were injured as bystanders fled the flames amid a massive explosion sequence. The district attorney opened an inquiry to determine responsibility.
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Herbert Johnson
Wholesale Distributing Depot
Union Proposal Placed Before President Roosevelt
Representatives of the steel workers union sent a four point settlement plan to President Roosevelt to avert a threatened steel strike. NRA chief Hugh S Johnson said he was hopeful the industry would accept the proposal which mirrors a plan already favored by the industry. Johnson noted the plan calls for a three member impartial board appointed by the president to mediate disputes and to hold elections.
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Steel Workers Union
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Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Johnson
Traynor Named Manager of Pittsburgh Ball Club
Harold Pie Traynor veteran third baseman of the Pittsburgh Pirates was appointed manager succeeding George Gibson who led the club for three years. President William E. Benswagner announced the change stating Gibson leaves on friendly terms as the team struggles, in fourth place after seven losses in eight games, chased by the Boston Braves.
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Harold “Pie” Traynor
Pittsburgh Pirates
George Gibson
William E. Benswagner
Boston Braves
Weird mystery stumps Scotland Yard in England
London and Brighton police uncover a woman's legs and torso wrapped in brown paper. Four letters Ford marked in Brighton suggest a single victim. Detectives race to identify the killer amid scant clues.
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Von Hindenburg May Quit Hitler Over Nazi Policies
Berlin reports indicate possible split between President von Hindenburg and Chancellor Adolf Hitler after a sharp attack on Nazi extremists by Vice Chancellor Franz von Papen. Observers tie the dissent to Nadolny’s Russia ambassador resignation and conservative discontent with the regime.
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Adolf Hitler
Francs von Papen
Hindenburg
Rudolf Nadolny
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Soldier Kills His Wife And Then Shoots Self
RIO GRANDE CITY Texas June 19 Isaac Shuff a soldier in the twelfth cavalry at Fort Ringgold shot and killed his wife and then shot himself in the head He was taken to the army hospital where attaches said he had small chances of recovery Funeral services for his wife were held up pending advice from relatives at El Reno Oklahoma
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Chinese pirates flee with hostages after river battle
Chinese brigands abandoned their pirate junks in the Yellow river and fled into the hills with 26 captives, six of them British, after overpowering passengers and crew of the Shuntien. British and American warships pursued the pirates who may have landed in the Yellow river delta. searchers face difficulties locating them.
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More Revealed About Poderjay Shows New Past Links
Vienna reports another woman from Van Poderjay s past as police seek clues in the Agnes Turverson disappearance. Mme Zhivka a slender blonde presents Belgrade divorce papers showing she was divorced from a Yugoslav officer on November 16.
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Supreme Court Authorized to Prescribe Federal Court Rules
President Roosevelt signed a bill granting the Supreme Court power to prescribe rules of practice and procedure for federal courts. He called the move one of the most important steps in improving the judicial system.
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Roosevelt
Supreme Court
England May Impound German Trading Profits
President Roosevelt and the state department examine Britain's plan to seize German trade profits to offset debts Germany refuses to pay. The administration confirmed power exists but action pending. Roosevelt scheduled a labor talks meeting with Perkins and Wagner to organize the new labor setup under recently enacted emergency legislation.
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Wagner
New York
Congress
New England
Period extended on applications for cotton tags
A communication from the agricultural adjustment administration to parish agents modifies the filing deadline for identification tags on cotton ginned before June 1 1934. Applications will be accepted after June 15 with old cotton moving untagged through June under separate revenue rules.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington
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Drunken Man Directs Traffic In New Orleans
In New Orleans at the Terpsichore and Coliseum street intersection a intoxicated man directed traffic until Patrolman Davis Lasseigne intervened. The man identified as John Neagle, 26, struck the officer and was subdued as officers arrived. Multiple charges were filed against him.
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Terpsichore
Coliseum Street
Peeple
Davis Lasseigne
John Neagle
Shrimpers Search For Corpse Of Two Lost Children
In Houma Louisiana John Duplantis 26 an oyster bayou shrimp platform worker searches for the bodies of his two infants Roosevelt Duplantis 2 and Forrest Kieff 5 months swept away by a weekend hurricane that killed at least nine and left 12 missing. His wife Roselle waits at Grand Caillou as the storm destroys the platform and its sheds.
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John Duplantis
Louisiana
Mississippi
Grand Caillou
Terrebonne Parish
Berwick
Ira Pitre
Duplantis
Roselle
Kieff
Doctor Revives Baby Born Dead After Two Hour Effort
In New York a six pound day old daughter of Mrs Esther Rauch appeared dead with the umbilical cord twisted around the neck. Dr Bernard Zaglin injected Alpha Lobin and adrenaline to restart respiration. After two hours of mouth to mouth and chest compressions the infant cried and survived.
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Esther Rauch
Bernard Zaglin
Ferguson bill wins unanimous committee approval in Louisiana
In Baton Rouge the Ways and Means Committee reported Ferguson of Richland’s three per cent state sales tax bill unanimously as a potential compromise amid a tax relief deadlock. The measure would exempt necessities and fund a two year replacement for the three mill school tax, with Ferguson stressing cross faction support.
Ferguson 3 Per Cent Tax Bill Clears House Panel
Baton Rouge June 19 The house ways and means committee unanimously endorsed the Ferguson three per cent tax bill after the author suggested it could serve as an in lieu revenue compromise. Rep J M Ferguson of Richland promised not to seek a vote until needed due to deadlock on other tax bills. The committee postponed the liquor tax bill for further hearing and briefly took up the sales tax bill, endorsing it later at Ferguson's request.
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House
Ways and Means
J. M. Ferguson
Richland
Louisiana Tax Reform Commission
Vivian J. Gelpi
New Orleans
Ferguson
Murder Case By Number
A reader lampoons the endless stream of murders by suggesting classifying cases by numbers. He notes case 211, an A class wife killing husband, and case 212, a B class husband killing wife, while C class covers other killings.
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