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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1932
Page
2
The government unveils a broad tax plan adding a one cent gasoline tax and four cents on oil, with duties on tires, autos, radios, and many consumer goods to raise 654 million of the 1.1185 billion anticipated for the coming fiscal year. Income and corporation taxes have been in effect since January 1, boats tax begins in July, and new postage rates start July 6.
The piece notes Senator Robinson's stance on the Prohibition issue at a Democratic platform conference chaired by Senator Hull with members Bankhead Black George Walsh Harrison Pittman Byrnes and Dill. The group favored an economic plank tied to congressional records and tariff treaties to ease trade barriers and supported an international silver conference. A closing analogy compares a sloth unable to bear its own weight on the ground.
A man arrested in New York is identified by some as Capt. Fritz Joubert Duquesne, sought in England for alleged World War I sabotage including the 1916 bombing of the steamship Tennyson off Brazil. He denied being Duquesne and gave the name Frank Craven.
Dr Hinton suffered a sprained back plus bruises and abrasions after a train struck his car. He would stay in the sanitarium for several days. Illinois Central yard workers said no collision report was filed locally. Train likely No 271 from Vicksburg to Shreveport. Shreveport offices may have filed a report.
Mayor C. C. Bell said Washington clearance for levee surveys in West Monroe is anticipated this week. Once approved, officials will seek rights of way from property owners to advance flood protection plans.
Senator Borah denounces the resubmission plank and predicts the document will be set aside by voters and the campaign realities. He argues the majority favors repeal of the eighteenth amendment and pins blame on Postmaster General Brown and Secretary Mills while warning a quietus cannot silence the issue.
Mills and Brown respond to Borah amid questions on Hoover and the eighteenth amendment. Mills favors modifying the amendment to curb its evils without repeal, while Brown backs revision but not repeal. Canada mined 2,212,000 tons of coal last year.
The legislature considers a half mill property tax for public schools and new taxes on tobacco electricity corporations soft drinks and insurance yielding about 4 million dollars. An income tax up to ten percent is debated with a constitutional amendment to allow taxing incomes. Louisiana Public Service Commission gains control of a 20000 dollar supervision fund amid a long running dispute with state officers.
Chile reports fear of unrest as government asserts lingering influence from the short lived Marma duke Grove junta. Santiago quiet as Davila retires early and Teniente mines, owned by Guggenheim interests, valued at 100 million dollars, sit 50 miles south. Americans and families reside there amid tensions.
Debate centered on road funding as R. P. Kennedy and Joe B. Hamiter questioned the fiscal impact. Sharp admitted uncertainty on how much the general highway fund would be affected and whether the state had paid off prior indebtedness tied to the New Orleans dock board. The chamber applauded the roll call result.
The Weather Bureau predicted cloudy warm with only a slight chance of showers for the 15 round heavyweight title bout between Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey in New York. Dr James Kimball said rain was unlikely and the temperature should near 70 degrees at fight time.
Florence Cooney Tompkins a year old educator and past president of the Louisiana division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy died early today at her daughter's residence in New Orleans She is survived by her daughter a sister and a niece.
Dr Herty reports that young southern slash longleaf and loblolly pines, once thought resin heavy, do not deposit resin in pulp until about 25 years old. This finding suggests widespread use of young trees for white paper, boosting U S domestic supply and reducing reliance on imports.
Ray Roden a 22 year old Brown Paper mill employee severely burned June 4 is recovering at St Francis sanitarium and is expected to be moved home to Brownsville within days Physicians report steady improvement and that he can walk in his room and that the burns are no longer painful He was injured when an air driven hammer struck electric wires embedded in a concrete floor Roden suffered burns to his legs side and right forearm and is a member of the mill's Southern Amateur Athletic Union basketball team.
Nearly one third of Berlin streets share names with others. Bismarck is used on 30 streets while Wilhelmstrasse appears on 26. The city faces confusion from common naming across districts and the large total street count.
A bank robbery in Webster Parish near Springhill netted about 3500 dollars after two unmasked bandits threatened staff with revolvers. The incident occurred at 12 30 pm and the thieves forced cashiers to lie on the floor before fleeing in a car described as a blue Hudson with a Florida plate. Police pursued multiple leads across nearby towns and reports tied a Florida bound driver to the escape.
Fred Frame wins the Indianapolis Motor Speedway 500 mile race in record time after a cool steady drive. He then telegraphs Harvey S. Firestone to praise the Firestone tires for their wonderful performance and endurance.
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