Vote on license tag cut sparks row in Mississippi board talks
Mississippi Supervisors association faces new friction as Humphreys county rejects Huey Long as a speaker and protests inviting the Louisiana senator. The note signals renewed strife within the group ahead of the Meridian convention June 28 29 and follows a period of calm after the constitutional convention.
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Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Board of Supervisors
Humphreys County
Senator Long
Joe Frazier
Canton
Humphreys
Huey Long
Association of Board of Supervisors
Mississippi
B. A. Holladay
Humphreys Board
J. A. Bridgers
T. M. McBeth
Long Opposed at Mississippi Supervisors Meeting
In Belzoni Mississippi on June 26 the Humphreys county board of supervisors refused to allow Huey P Long of Louisiana to speak at the upcoming Mississippi Supervisors association gathering in Meridian. They cited his past criticism of the Democratic administration and asked the secretary to cancel the invitation.
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Belzoni
Miss
Humphreys
Humphreys County
B. A. Holladay
Joe Frazier
Canton
Mississippi
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
Local flood watch reports rising water levels with a 24 hour stage reading. Authorities warn residents in low lying areas to seek higher ground and monitor river gauges as crests are expected to shift. Emergency crews stand by for rapid stage changes.
Extradition Case: John Factor Ordered Released
Judge Evan A. Evans ordered the release of John Factor from Sycamore jail under habeas corpus after Factor’s wife petitioned under section 654 of the extradition act. The ruling awaits final order timing as British counsel may contact Washington. Factor faces England extradition on $7,000,000 fraud charges.
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Chicago
Evan A. Evans
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John Factor
Sycamore
England
State Department
Washington
Evans
Factor
Secretary of State
Goats and Goofs Stir West Monroe Rodeo
Jess Ramblin' recounts Billie Penfield’s odd encounter with a belligerent goat in West Monroe. Billie rode a bicycle, hurled a brick, climbed a tree, and watched the goat wander off. Also notes Siamese squash twins and Mrs. Roy Nichols’s Kentucky trip tale with stops in Arkansas and Mississippi.
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Billie Penfield
News-Star
Billie
West Monroe
Don Quixote
Daughter Visits Dadd y Browning in Hospital
Edward W. Browning’s adopted daughter traveled from North Carolina with her husband to visit the hospitalized real estate operator, but was not allowed in the room. Browning, 63, remains critically ill with left side paralysis from a cerebral hemorrhage.
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New York
Edward W. Browning
Dorothy Sunshine Browning
North Carolina
Clarence Hood
Peaches” Browning
Chicago
Frances Heenan
Browning
Extinction Threat Made by Nazi Storm Troops Chief
Berlin reports the supreme command of the storm troops threatened complete extinction of the auxiliary of the War Veterans league amid dissension over Nazi rule. Rumors claim the league eyed replacing Hitler and plotting a coup, with many members formerly in the Steel Helmet.
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Supreme Command of
Storm Troops
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
War Veterans’ League
League
Veterans’ Branch
Steel Helmet Troops
Steel Helmet
Veteran's Auxiliary
Nazi Storm Troops
Pomerania
Franz von Papen
Veterans’ League
Harriman hosiery mill shuts after Blue Eagle row
Harriman Tennessee hosiery mill closes amid NRA clash over Blue Eagle. Company official accuses NRA Chief Hugh S Johnson of trying to wreck the concern. The shutdown puts 653 workers out of work. Mayor J D D'Armond says relief may be needed.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Blue Eagle
Harriman Hosiery
Tennessee
Harriman
Tenn
Harriman Hosiery Mills
NRA
J. D. D’armond
T. Asbury Wright, Jr
Gandhi Escapes Bomb Attack During India Speaking Tour
Poona India June 26 Gandhi the frail leader of millions escaped another assassination attempt. An attacker tossed a bomb into a car carrying party officials injuring five but missing Gandhi who arrived minutes later. He said the outrage would bolster his nationalist cause.
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Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Mahatma
Louisiana Farmers Targeted Over Tugwell Bill Tactics
Louisiana officials push the Tugwell motor license amendment to sway rural voters by promising long promised roads. The plan would erase the constitutional pledge of 18 million for farmers roads and shift funds to city projects. petitions circulate daily as sheriffs and highway police urge support while towns lose promised rural highways.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Grvel
Shell
Highway Commission
Iberville
Oring
Louisiana
Monroe
Winnfield
Central
South Louisiana
City urged to cut weeds for malaria control
Mayor Arnold Bernstein received a letter from J H Crutcher assistant state ERA administrator stating Harry J Early state administrator ruled that using ERA workers for weed cutting and cleanup city and state wide to fight malaria violates FERA rules Early argues owners of vacant lots should cut grass monthly to provide employment and that FERA opposes maintenance tasks
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Arnold Bernstein
J. H. Crutcher
ERA
Harry J. Early
FERA
Bernstein
Early
Kidnappers Seize Cafe Operator In Chicago
Police believe five to six men kidnapped Andrew Sciacca, 50, owner of the Oriental cafe, from his home on West Jackson Boulevard early today. The abductors, armed with revolvers and a shotgun, claimed to be police officers. Continued on Eleventh Page.
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Chicago
Andrew Sciacca
Sciacca
Oriental Cafe
Jackson Boulevard
Polic
Loans On Stored Cotton Repaid Third
Officials of the farm administration report that one third ofCommodity corporation funds on stored cotton have been repaid to date. repayments total about 45000000 with over 25000000 repaid directly to the corporation and the rest to banks and private lenders who financed the cotton.
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Washington
Farm Administration
Commodity Corporation
Jordan Cited To Appear In U S Tribunal
Shreveport Louisiana June 26 Sheriff Henderson Jordan Bienville parish one of the officers who ambushed Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker was cited to appear in federal court at 1 30 tomorrow to show cause why he should not be held in contempt for failing to surrender the automobile used in the Barrow Parker slaying under a writ of sequestration issued in court.
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Shreveport
Henderson Jordan
Bienville Parish
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parker
Arcadia
Federal District Court
Ben C. Dawkins
Jordan
United States
John W. Montgomery
Barrow
Parker
Roosevelt to Address Nation Over Radio Tonight
President Roosevelt will speak to the nation at 9 30 p m Eastern Standard Time on Thursday. The address may report on the state of the nation. He has made several talks since taking office March 4 1933. The subject was not disclosed. He stressed he would not inject politics into talks after returning from a trip to New England. The notice came via secretary Stephen T Early amid political speculation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New England
Former Champion Father of Second Son Tuesday
NEW YORK, June 26. A second son was born today to Mr. and Mrs. Gene Tunney. The former world heavyweight champion said the new arrival weighed eight pounds eleven ounces and had a humorous knockout already. He punched at the nurse at the first opportunity and almost scored a knockdown. Mother and baby were doing splendidly. The baby was born at 6:44 PM Eastern. The Tunneys’ first son, Gene Lance Tunney, was born in November.
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New York
Gene Tunney
Tunney
Gene Lance Tunney
Free Admission Afternoon at Better Homes Exposition
Officials announce free admission to afternoon sessions of the Better Homes and Trade Exposition. Evening shows require tickets, distributed at local merchants including Brown Paper Mill Monroe Wholesale Drug The Palace Southern Carbon Public Service Parts Lennon Motor Benoit-Nash Home Furniture Faulk Bros Grocery E Jack Selig North Louisiana Motor Holloway Thompson Bella Scherck Davidson Hunt Whitaker News Star World Monroe Citizen Ouachita National Bank Central Savings Bank Federal Home Loan Automotive Parts Monroe Printing.
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Enterprise
Brown Paper Mill
Monroe Wholesale Drug Company
the Palace
Southern Carbon Company
Public Service Parts Company
Lennon Motor Company
Benoit-Nash Motor Company
Home Furniture Company
Faulk Bros. Grocery Company
E. Jack Selig
North Louisiana Motor Company
Holloway & Thompson
Bella Scherck Davidson
Hunt & Whitaker
News- Star — World Publishing Company
West Monroe Citizen
Ouachita National Bank
Central Savings Bank & Trust Company
Federal Home Loan Corporation
Automotive Parts Company
Monroe Printing Company
Sabotage Evidence Ties Sand to Army Trucks
A House military subcommittee heard that 12 CCC trucks were sabotaged by sand in their oiling systems. Briga General A G Lott, Fort Riley, reported motors were replaced after Swanson Motor Co teardown found abrasive sand in oil pans and cartridges.
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Washington
House
War Department
Representative Goss
Republican
Connecticut
A. G. Lott
Fort Riley
Kansas
Lott
Fargo
Swanson Motor Company
Long Questions Allen and Walmsley on Louisiana Militia Ties
Senator Huey P. Long criticized Mayor T Semmes Walmsley and questioned Gov 0 K Allen as reports spread that a militia raid on New Orleans gambling houses was planned. Long said he would have used troops if governor and urged action while citing past use of National Guard under his administration.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
K. Allen
Huey P. Long
Allen
Long
National Guard
Gov. Allen
Capitol
T. Semmes Walmsley
Walmsley
Washington
Firebug kidnapping ring busted by Chicago police
Chicago police holding 17 suspects including one woman said they uncovered a million dollar arson and extortion ring. The case began with an attempted $2,000 extortion from Harry Welch of Toledo Ohio who reported being branded and his mother alerted authorities. Rudolph Pisani Valentine Notary and John Brown were caught in the act of arson last Friday night. Continued on Page Fifth.
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Chicago
Harry Welch
Toledo, O
Welch
Toledo
Rudolph Pisani
Pisani
Valentine Notary
John Brown
Wounded Child Describes Torture in Fayette County
A 12 year old girl Mary Virginia Johnson arrived at a Jasper hospital severely wounded and undernourished after claims of torture and near starvation by Mrs Earl Porter who kept her for 16 months. Porter bonded 400 dollars pending a Fayette County hearing on assault with a club as investigators review the case.
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Juanita Porter
Roy Nichols
Hardin
Kentucky
Nichols
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Arkansas
Mississippi
Ripley
Tenn
Old Kentucky
Jasper
Ala
Fayette County
Mary Virginia Johnson
Earl Porter
Porter
Tugwell bill sparks showdown over $700000 New Orleans funds
In Baton Rouge on June 26 the Tugwell bill to cut auto licenses from 15 to 7.50 for small cars and cancel 700000 to New Orleans sparked a high stakes clash between the state administration and the Old Regulators. Governor Walmsley and Huey Long allies watched as lawmakers debated relief vs city funds.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Pictures of Hitler and Mussolini Biting Each Other
Rogers reports from Beverly Hills noting the press shows Hitler and Mussolini images that seem to foreshadow conflict. He praises William Allen White for a high Americanism award and comments on Kansas having many real newspaper men. He mentions Roosevelt attending a Tammany Hall leaders meeting.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Hitler
Mussolini
William Allen White
Kansas
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Jess Ramblin
Jes ’Ramblin
Joe Gregory
Winnsboro Road
War Veterans’ League Auxiliary
Tennessee Mills
Tugwell
Mississippi River
U.S
Stephen T. Early
Mr. Roosevelt
Better Homes and Trade
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Hoffpaulr
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Lester
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