Secretary Roper Defends Commerce Department Probe
Washington reports Secretary Roper testified before the Senate Commerce Committee, denying charges by former assistant Ewing Y. Mitchell. He labeled Mitchell as suspicious and prone to treating rumors as truth, while Jensen noting Mitchell hindered operations with a persistent log jam. Roper defended actions against alleged irregularities and said he acted on evidence and congressional intent. He disputed Mitchell’s claim that Leviathan was wrongfully laid up by United States Lines.
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Washington
Roper
Senate Commerce Committee
Commerce
Ewing Y
Commerce Department
Mitchell
Steamship Inspection Service
San Juan
Congress
Leviathan
United States Lines Company
Aviators Plan Nicaragua Hop From New Orleans
Former Navy pilots E. S. Smoky Rhodes and H. F. Klein prepared Bellanca pacemakers for a Sunday flight to Managua Nicaragua as a test toward a New Orleans Central American airline. They aim to return within two months in a 1500 mile non stop gulf trip to collect data and establish a central American base in Panama or Managua.
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New Orleans
E. S
Smoky” Rhodes
H. F. Klein
Navy
Managua
Nicaragua
United States
Gulf of Mexico
Rhodes
Klein
Panama
One Man Killed Four Injured In Mill Riot
At the Holmes-Eureka Lumber mill in Eureka California one man died two others were critically wounded and four policemen were injured in a riot at the facility today.
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Eureka
Calif
Holmes-Eureka Lumber Company
Forty Nine Recruits Joined Civilian Conservation Corps
In Lafayette Louisiana on June 21 forty nine recruits were recruited for the civilian conservation corps. Twenty were accepted from Vermilion Iberia St Mary and St Martin parishes in the Iberia district and twenty nine from Evangeline St Landry and Lafayette in the Lafayette district.
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Lafayette
Civilian Conservation Corps
Vermilion
Iberia
St. Mary
St. Martin
Evangeline, St. Landry
Arkansas groups move to enforce and challenge sales tax
Three Arkansas taxpayer groups act to enforce, prevent and repeal the new two percent sales tax. Revenue Commissioner Earl Wiseman readies posting and counting machines at the state capitol. Attorneys await Monday Supreme Court action on petitions challenging the tax’s constitutionality.
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Little Rock, Ark
Arkansas
Earl Wiseman
State Capitol
Supreme Court
West Memphis
Tuckerman
Blytheville
Helena
J. M. Futrell
Managing Editor Beaten at Lorain Journal Plant
Frank Malloy, managing editor of the Lorain Journal, was attacked by masked men as he crossed a picket line at the newspaper plant. Witnesses included former editorial employees, and police restored order. Malloy described intimidation of mechanical staff amid reported Guild-related discharge tensions.
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Lorain
Ohio
Frank Malloy
Lorain Journal
Malloy
American Newspaper Guild
Orleans garbage workers strike halts New Orleans services
Four hundred garbage collectors and incinerator hands walked off the job in New Orleans over back pay during a city financial crisis. No wagons rolled as city officials sought a compromise pending wage settlements. Workers, paid 3 to 4 dollars daily, faced rent and grocery bills while Mayor Walmsley sought loans in Washington amid a city refinancing dispute with Senator Huey Long.
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New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
Washington
Eskridge to be tried in Houston in slaying case
Orange Texas June 21 District Judge F Pat Adams granted a change of venue in the murder case of Rev Edgar Eskridge militant Baptist minister charged with slaying Police Chief Ed J O Reilly The case moves to the Houston court of Judge Langston King The defense rested after 50 witnesses and argued Eskridge acted alone against crime and that locals could not be fair.
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Orange
Texas
F. Pat Adams
Edgar Eskridge
Ed J. O'Reilly
Adams
Langston King
Houston
Eskridge
Dewitt C Bennett
B. F. Brown
Luther Stark
University of Texas Board of Regents
Longest Day of Year Reaches Official Status
New York reports the longest day of the year with sunrise at 4 24 a m and sunset at 7 31 p m local time. Summer begins officially at 3 38 a m tomorrow as Saturday nears the same daylight length while Sunday shortens by a minute.
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New York
Tiger Woman Clara Phillips Freed on Parole After 12 Years
Clara Phillips known as the Tiger Woman, who killed Alberta Meadows with a hammer in a jealous rage, is released on parole from Tehachapi prison. She said she seeks peace and wishes people would leave her alone as she exits with her baggage ready for dawn gates.
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Clara Phillips
Alberta Meadows
Tehachapi
Calif
Clara
Mrs. Meadows
Los Angeles
Associated Press
Pair Slain for Unwritten Law in Alabama
In Montgomery on June 21 E N Avant signed a statement claiming the unwritten law justified the slaying of John E Norman a Fort Deposit druggist. Norman was shot in the chest and back after his wife reportedly grabbed the shotgun barrel. Authorities hunted Arant his wife and children for hours then arrested him after a phone tip led to J M Pickens home. Three shells were found outside the Avant residence and an automatic shotgun with two shells inside.
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Montgomery
Ala
E. N. Avant
John E. Norman
Fort Deposit
Norman
Arant
Buck” Meadows
J. M. Pickens
Montgomery County
Avant
Automobile Show Opens in Monroe With Trade Days Parade
Monroe prepares for a weekend of shopping and auto exhibits as the Automobile Show opens Saturday at 3 30 p m on the Milner Fuller lot. Merchants boast deep discounts and a parade led by a big band will precede the event with speeches by Mayor Arnold Bernstein.
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Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Automobile Dealers’ Association of
Twin Cities
The
Mon
Roe News-Star
Monroe Morning World
Milner-Fuller Motor Company
Arnold Bernstein
Moves to Block Quiz are Denied in Karem Case
In Shreveport Louisiana on June 21 testimony disputed attempts to block evidence in the federal grand jury probe of Tom Karem Mansfield La. He was convicted and given a 12 month jail sentence for liquor law violations. Witness claims Peques and Karem paid 25 dollars to leave town. Pegues denied the charge. Lahood denied removing a letter from Abbington trunk. Lahood cited for contempt of court and bond set at 500 dollars.
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Shreveport
Tom Karem
Mansfield
Karem
Tom Abbington
William C. Peques, Sr
Pegues
Waddy Lahood
Lahood
Abbington
Black Lake
Peques
Aged Man Is Arrested For Attempted Assault
Paul E. Lange 70 of Mooringsport is jailed in Caddo parish on two counts of attempted criminal assault after a neighbor accused him of trying to lure two 12 year old girls into his house with candy.
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Shreveport
Paul E. Lange
Mooringsport
Caddo Parish
Lange
Fall is Fatal: Man Dies After Truck Accident Near Alexandria
William Holland aged 25 from Rigoletto near Alexandria was fatally injured when he fell beneath the wheels after hopping into a moving truck. Driver HK L Roshto said he paused to give Holland a ride when the crash happened.
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Alexandria
William Holland
Rigoletto
Here
HK. L. Roshto
Holland
Tornado Kills Texarkana Relief Worker At Airport
A tornado in Texarkana Ark killed Dunbar McCartney 30 a Negro relief worker crushed in a hangar at the airport. Six other relief workers escaped injury as the hangar collapsed. Five planes were damaged and trees and houses damaged citywide. Damage estimated at 10000 dollars. The storm also struck Nash Texas.
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Texarkana
Ark
Dunbar McCartney
Nash
Texas
Mississippi Bar Recommends Seventh Supreme Justice
The Mississippi Bar Commission recommends expanding the state supreme court from six to seven justices after a 3 to 3 ruling in the Dr Sarah Ruth Dean case. The panel sent the matter to the Natchez bar association in September with a sub committee drafting resolutions.
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Mississippi
Jackson, Miss
State Supreme Court
Sarah Ruth Dean
State Bar Commission
Supreme Court
Bar Association
Natchez
Dean
Greenwood
John P. Kennedy
Florida
Flying Keys Pass 404th Hour in Endurance Flight
Al and Fred Key push toward a world endurance flight record in Meridian Mississippi. At 8 32 a m they completed 404 hours of sustained flight aboard the Wright whirlwind motor, expected to run through July 4 with ground crew saying fuel supply will determine. About 3000 people attended last night’s briefing as the brothers ponder post record plans to boost Meridian’s growth.
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Meridian
Miss
Fred Key
Key Brothers
al Key
Orleans Boy Drowns In Mississippi River Accident
Warren Rogers age seven drowned after falling from a boat while watching other boys near the Mississippi River in New Orleans yesterday.
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Orleans
New Orleans
Warren Rogers
Mississippi River
Political Front Seen as Maze Hard to Unfold
A political front is described as a growingly confusing maze where clear paths are scarce and daily events fail to illuminate the overall direction. The piece notes mounting perplexity among observers as developments persist without decisive clarity.
Tax Move Falls Into Central Debate Of 1935 Congress
Washington notes show Congress muddling through the dog days with no adjournment in sight. Roosevelt pushes higher taxes on wealth as the NRA ruling sparks constitutional debates and party splits widen. Long and Coughlin headline opposition as Roosevelt expands the agenda with measures like the Guffey bill and new energy amid a shifting political landscape.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Vandeneberg
Michigan
O. P
Senator Long
Louisiana
Charles E. Coughlin
American Liberty League
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Republica
Hoover
NRA
Linois
Capitol
White House
Long
Ewing Mitchell
Merge
Mitchell
Mr. Roosevelt
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Rush D. Holt
United States Senate
Waleys
Jackson
Wyo
W. W. Nielson
William Mahan
Weyerhaeuser
Yellowstone National Park
Tacoma
Wash
Harmon M. Waley
George Weyerhaeuser
Awa
Lindbergh
Stephen J. O'Brien
Waley
William Dainard
Montana
Thurston County
Olympia
Orange, Texas
Tiger Woman
Alabama
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