Unknown party shoots man in his home in Rayville
In Rayville Louisiana at 1 45 this morning Tony Atanosoff 48 Bulgarian merchant sleeping in his store was shot through the heart by an unknown assailant and the killer fled. Deputy sheriff E J Gillis calls it a deliberate murder with no robbery. A rear room shared by his wife and infant son was in reach of the shot. A rear house negro boy heard the shot and saw a man flee but could not identify him. Continued on Page Two.
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Rayville
Tony Atanosoff
E. J. Gillis
Atanosoff
Biggest Tech class to finish degrees at Ruston
Louisiana Tech reveals 42 summer graduates this year, making 130 total, the largest class in school history. Registrar Mrs. Ruby Pearce notes eight seniors earned diplomas at May commencement, with 1933 ceremonies to honor the summer graduates including Blanche Taylor as top scholar.
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Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Ruby B. Pearce
Tech
Blanche Taylor
Education Department
Ramblin about the Town and Texas Visitors
The column notes a Texas reader disputing Monroe’s status, comparing Beaumont Fort Worth Houston El Paso and Austin with Monroe. Barron Smith returns from California, and Harry Rice promotes the Paramount theater Golden Opportunity. The zoo elk dies and births a calf, and Carlo Selara wears ventilated shoes at the natatorium.
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Texas
Lone Star State
Monroe
Jes
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Houston
el Paso
Austin
Barron Smith
California
Harry Rice
Paramount Theater
Twin Cities
Eucharistic Meet Ends as Pilgrims Head Home
A bus carrying pilgrims home from the Eucharistic congress crashed into the Liffey at Lucan near Dublin killing one and injuring twenty. Several hundred thousand Catholics worldwide attended the congress ending with Pope Pius IX blessing the gathering.
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Dublin
Lucan
Here
Pius
Vatican City
New York Forces in Quarrel as Big Meet Nears
Tensions rise in New York amid preparations for a major forthcoming event. Signs point to a swing toward Roosevelt as factions clash over strategy and public messaging.
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New York
Big
Two-Thirds Ruling Still Arises as Roosevelt Faction Splits
The Democratic national convention opens amid deep rifts with Roosevelt supporters split over discarding the two-thirds rule. Opponents argue for maintaining the tradition as tension rises between Roosevelt and non Roosevelts factions. The opening session proceeds while the quarrel over permanent organization and rules dominates early proceedings.
Curtis Goes On Trial In Lindbergh Baby Case
John Hughes Curtis stood trial in Flemington New Jersey for impeding justice in the Lindbergh baby kidnapping investigation. Judge Adam Robbins refused to dismiss the indictment as Col Charles A Lindbergh watched from the prosecutor’s table.
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John H. Curtis
New Jersey
Flemington
N. J
Adam O. Robbins
John Hughes Curtis
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Adam QO. Robbins
Curtis
Col. Lindbergh
Maker of Flight Record Killed in Plane Accident
John Hunter, part of four brothers who set a world endurance flight record in Chicago two years earlier, was killed in Rosedale Mississippi when struck on the head by his aircraft propeller. He had been en route to New Orleans with another brother who took part in the endurance flight.
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Rosedale
Miss
John Hunter
Chicago
Hunter
New Orleans
Abrogation of Aged Ruling in Doubt at Democratic Convention
At the Democratic national convention the vote on abrogating the two-thirds rule is seen as highly uncertain. Southern delegates and Roosevelt supporters oppose the move, while Senator Long campaigns to block opposition. Louisiana’s 20 delegates are asserted to back the two-thirds rule, complicating Long’s efforts.
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Chicago
Roosevelt
Alabama
Mississippi
North Carolina
Senator Long
Louisiana
State Central Committee
Dynamite Blast Wrecks Safe in Meridian
A dynamite blast under the safe at the Saenger Temple theater in Meridian Mississippi caused about 1000 dollars in theater damage. The blast, heard blocks away, led residents to flock outside as smoke and fumes filled the area. Police suspect the safe was robbed and timed to destroy evidence. Theater manager Milton Kress could not confirm the safe's contents. nearby offices of Marvin Cooper, recorder for Hamasa Shrine Temple, were also badly damaged.
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Meridian
Miss
Milton Kress
Marvin Cooper
Hamasa Shrine Temple
Louisiana Legislature Resumes Duties Tonight
Lawmakers plan final passage of a bill to abolish ad valorem property taxes for 1932 and 1933 while delaying 1931 payments to 1934. A salary reduction measure proposing 10 to 50 percent cuts for state employees faces final vote amid claims it would save about $1,000,000 yearly.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Senate
House
Financial House
C. B. Huson
Mansfield
Cecil Morgan
Shreveport
J. Y. Sanders, Jr
J. I. Boudreaux
Abbeville
J. Hugo Dore
Wille Platte
H. W. Gilbert
Wisner
W. Scott Heywood
Jennings
Dore
Battle for seating of delegates on hands of credentials panel
In Chicago on June 27 the Louisiana Sanders group and Minnesota Roosevelt faction prepare to plead their cases before the credentials committee as the convention fight over seating delegates intensifies. Huey Long allies threaten to push the fight to the floor if defeated.
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Louisiana Sanders
Chicago
Louisiana
Minnesota
Porto Rico
Pennsylvania
Huey Long
State Central Committee
J. Y. Sanders
John W. Davis
Carter Glass
Virginia
Roosevelt
Einar Hoi
Eight Drownings Mark Sweltering Weekend Across South
Eight people drowned in the south over the sweltering weekend as Mississippis and Alabamas totals rose with boating and river outings. Total mishap deaths reached fourteen including automobile, gun, electrocution and lightning fatalities across Georgia South Carolina and other states.
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South
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Louisiana
Kentucky
Virginia
Lee Rehse, Jr
Germantown
Tenn
Lakeview
Miss
W. Iris Milling
Lions Plan Snappy Camp Ki-Ro-Li Meeting
Monroe Lions members are to gather at Camp Ki-Ro-Li Wednesday night for a brief snappy program replacing the regular Tuesday luncheon at Hotel Frances. Lions and wives meet at 7 from the Boy Scout camp and adjourn by 8 30 to return to town. the group will visit the camp one last time before it breaks up Saturday night.
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Monroe Lions
Ki-Ro-Li
Lion
L. G. Hughes
Hotel Frances
Candidate Orders His Lieutenants to Halt Controversy
Governor Franklin D Roosevelt at the Democratic national convention telegraphed supporters to stop efforts to abrogate the two thirds convention rule. He aims for harmony and nominating without changing the long observed rule. He told James A Farley to abandon the fight noting no time for petty strife and to prevent internal dissension.
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Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
New Yorker
Farley
Democrats Open Convention in Chicago Amid Roosevelt Drive
The Democratic convention opens in Chicago with strong Roosevelt momentum dominating temporary organization. Roosevelt supporters control committee decisions amid internal party strife over the presidential bid.
Bastrop Murder Bills Upheld by Supreme Court
Four men charged with murder in Morehouse parish may face trial in Bastrop during a July special petit jury session. Judge J T Shell and district attorney David J. Garrett discussed appointing defense counsel and setting trial dates for three co defendants. The defendants named include Charles Chandler Jeff Chandler Griffin and Charlie Brantley with Griffin to be defended by a Monroe attorney.
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Morehouse Parish
Bastrop
J. T. Shell
Monroe
David J. Garrett
Garrett
Charles Chandler
Jeff Chandler
Griffin
Charlie Brantley
Grand Jury
Colorful first day at the party convention with top figures
A crowded convention floor roared as candidates including McAdoo Davis Ritchie Murray Long Walker Raskob and Barkley were welcomed with ovations. Keynotes and floor fights emerged on two thirds rule and prohibition policy as credentials and platform work begin.
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William G. McAdoo
John W. Davis
Albert C. Ritchie
Alfalfa Bill Murray
Huey Long
James J. Walker
John J. Raskob
Alben Barkley
Kentucky
Walsh
Massachusetts
al Smith
Women Busy in Democrat Party Councils in Chicago
In Chicago on June 27 a large women’s corps joined the Democratic convention scene. Over 500 delegates alternates and committee members attend meetings in Chicago Stadium discussing candidates rules tickets and platform. A high profile guest the Oklahoma governor’s wife spoke at the Goodwin estate reception near Chicago, joining figures like Mrs Woodrow Wilson and Anna Roosevelt Dali with James Roosevelt in attendance.
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Roosevelt
Chicago
Bill Murray
Oklahoma
Woodrow Wilson
Clarence N. Goodwin
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