Three Seek District Attorney Post in Fourth Judicial District
Three candidates qualified for the district attorney race in the fourth judicial district. J B Thornhill assistant district attorney George Lester of Monroe and Frank Hawthorne of Bastrop are the nominees. Others initially named did not qualify. The Democratic committee fixed 430 pm for certifying candidates. Primary dates are March 21 and March 28 if needed with the general election on April 4.
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Fourth Judicial District
John C. Theus, Jr
Democratic Executive Committee
J. B. Thornhill
George Lester
Monroe
Frank Hawthorne
Bastrop
Paul Fink
Joe Dawkins
Fink
Senate confirms six nominations in fast bloc vote
Robinson urged confirmation due to the emergency character of the nominations. Senator McNary of Oregon, slated for Republican leader, assented as Vice President Garner put the question. The names were approved en bloc almost instantly as the president reached the White House, about ten minutes after eleven.
Negro’s Home Robbed of Numerous Articles
Theft reported at Elbert Roberson’s Bryant addition residence Saturday night. Burglars took items including two suits, coats and vests, lumber jackets, a blue serge coat, a corduroy vest, and a .44 caliber Colt pistol, with initials “R. R.” found in an inside pocket.
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Elbert Roberson
Bryant Addition
R. R
Stops Skin Itching Two Minutes
Stops skin eruptions including ringworm athlete's foot eczema and tetter with Tetterine a cooling antiseptic ointment sold by druggists at 60c a box Shoptrine Co Dept A Savannah Ga (adv)
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Shoptrine Co
Dept. A
Savannah
The Flower Garden Editor's Note on hardy garden plants
The Flower Garden offers home decorating tips with plants native to Asia Africa and America. It warns tall older varieties bloom late and drop petals after rain, while new dwarfer types bloom early and stay bushy. Lantana thrives in sun with moisture, resistant to pests, but blooms are not cut flowers and leaves stink. It should be transplanted after frost danger.
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Asia
Africa
America
Japanese advance against China's great wall escalates
Reports from Peiping say Japanese troops pushed 200 miles north toward Jehol as other offensives move west toward Jehol City. Marshal Chang Hsiao-Liang dispatches two more divisions to the north, rickshas haul supplies along the Imperial highway, and mobs in Nanking cry for Tang Yu-Lin. Two Chang brigades near Jehol may have suffered heavy losses, while Miss Harriet Minns’s fate remains unknown.
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Jehol
Jehol City
Chinese Wall
Peiping
Chang Hsiao-Liang
North China
Great Wall of China
Here
Koupeikow
Great Wall
Harriett F. Minns
Lingyuan
China
Tang Yu-Lin
Nanking
Marshal Chang
Banks May Open to Pay Workers During Holiday
Banks may reopen to pay employees as a four day banking holiday looms, while authorities dispute if the United States is technically off the gold standard. Treasury Secretary Woodin denies the shift, even as markets stay closed and debates continue on resuming trading before the holiday ends.
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United States
Treasury
Woodin
Washington
Wall Street
Chicago
New York
Illinois
Roosevelt
New York Stock Exchange
Banks Close as Roosevelt Banking Holiday Hits Monroe
Monroe banks and two local building and loan associations kept doors shut Monday under Roosevelt’s banking holiday. Officers stayed inside to answer questions while staying in contact with Baton Rouge and Washington. Scrip and cash shortages prompt payroll delays and discussions of substitutes as New Orleans moves to issue scrip to ease cash scarcity.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Monroe
Ouachita National and
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Monroe Building and Loan
People’s Homestead and Savings Association
Baton Rouge
Washington
Louisiana
Little Rock
Ark
Jackson
Miss
Orleans
New Orleans
Roosevelt
J. S. Brock
Clearing House Association
Rangers Hunt Robbery Gang After Safe Breakin
Rangers pursue a gang that torched and cut into a money compartment and rifled safe boxes for jewelry and valuables. Hibbetts and Brockette were bound inside a safe, later freed, and they alerted Constable Hunt and Justice R. H. Head.
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Hibbetts and Brockette
Hunt
Justice of the Peace
R. H. Head
Policy Promises Slow Appointments for Efficient Appointees
The policy states new appointments will be made slowly to ensure that efficient men and women are named to the nests.
Bleed Rich Bill to be Introduced by Louisiana Senator
Senator Huey P. Long, Democrat of Louisiana, drafts a redistribution of wealth bill to be introduced at the special session. It aims to yield about 15 billion dollars yearly and includes a graduated capital levy, a strengthened inheritance tax, and higher income taxes with confiscation above 1 million dollars per year.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Congress
Roosevelt
Banking Holiday Declared in 1917 Crisis
Four day banking holiday proclaimed under the trading with the enemy act as Treasury Chief Woodin notes the move does not end the gold standard. Banks and Federal Reserve Banks close to curb gold withdrawals while Treasury plans clearing house certificates to keep exchanges open. Former President Hoover backs the proclamation and urges Democratic unity.
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Woodin
The
Treasury
United States
Federal Reserve
Congress
Roosevelt
Hoover
Ogden L. Mills
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal Reserve System
Night storm lashes Monroe and Shelby hospital wall collapses
Monroes night storm leveled a garage roof and broke glass while a fence panel and a tree fell in city streets. Rain measured .70 inches and the river rose. In Shelby County two inmates died when the hospital wall collapsed, injuring six others. The victims were Zeb Vance Britton and Rubin Goldberg with several others injured.
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Lumbia Street
Louis Reutter
Louisville Avenue
West Maino
Stanley Reid
North Fourth Street
Adams
Eighth
Ronald Lee Davis
McKinley Avenue
Kate Key
Shelby
Memphis
Tenn
Shelby County Hospital
Zeb Vance Britton
Rubin Goldberg
Max Plesofsky
S. J. Duckworth
J. E. Murphy
Charles A. Hart
Joseph Brown
Joe Miller
J. D. Stevens
Extra Congress Session Called To Meet Crisis
The article reports a secretive push for an extra congressional session as Hoover prepares to confront looming crises. It notes banking upheaval, veterans’ funds, farm relief, unemployment, foreclosures, war debts, tariffs, and the St Lawrence waterway, with a possible demand for sweeping wartime powers to fight the depression.
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White House
Congress
Hoover
Independent Offices
Veterans Bureau
St. Lawrence
Two Fires Cause Large Loss Here
Two fires caused sizable damage with a loss estimated near 60 percent. The house suffered about 2000 dollars in damage and furniture 200 dollars. Insurance stood at 5000 dollars on the house and 3000 dollars on furniture. A second alarm hit the produce company building and fire crews responded. Fire Chief Frank Roddy noted rain aided suppression. The fire’s origin remained undetermined due to extensive early destruction.
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Produce Company
Frank Roddy
Hitlerites Win Big Victory In Reichstag Vote
After a decisive Reichstag win for the Hitlerite faction, observers assess potential shifts in government policy as Catholic Centrists and Bavarian Populists weigh their stance. Rhetoric hints at radical changes across officialdom and society, with militant directions in foreign and domestic policy likely if Hitler maintains the program.
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Hitler
Mussolini
Dr Graves to Atlanta for Southeastern Surgical congress
Dr J Q Graves departed Sunday night for Atlanta to attend the Southeastern Surgical congress, where he has been elected a member. He has also been invited to serve on the board from Lou-
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Graves
Atlanta
J. Q. Graves
Southeastern Surgical Congress
Lou
Postal Savings System To Continue To Function
Washington March 6 Frederick A Tilton third assistant postmaster general said the postal savings system would continue to function as usual in the absence of instructions to the contrary. He noted the January 31 balance on hand was 942,540,200 with a 42,301,474 increase that month. Tilton oversaw postal savings during the Hoover administration and remains in office until his successor is appointed.
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Washington
Frederick A. Tilton
Tilton
Assassination of Cermak After Roosevelt Attack
The article recounts the fatal wounding of Chicago Mayor Cermak by Giuseppe Zangara during a public reception for President-elect Roosevelt. Cermak died after complications including colitis and heart failure. Zangara received 80 years in prison after pleading guilty.
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Zangara
Jirka
Miami Beach
Cermak
Chicago
Secret Service
Mr. Roosevelt
Roose
Relieve Headache And Quiet Nerves In Three Minutes
An advertisement promotes B. C. as a fast relief for violent headaches and nervous stress. It claims multiple ingredients work together to ease pain in minutes without narcotics. The product also targets muscular aches colds neuralgia fever and nervous distress. Available in 10¢ and 25¢ packages at drug stores.
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B. C
France sees rising newsreel producers as totals climb
The article notes an increase in the number of newsreel producers in France amid an expanding market. It highlights growing industry activity and a rising total, suggesting heightened attention to film news segments.
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France
Roosevelt regrets death of Chicago Mayor Cermak
President Roosevelt expressed regret at the death of Anton J. Cermak. Cermak, immigrant and former Chicago mayor, was fatally wounded in a political assassination attempt. The Czech birthplace flag was lowered to half-mast and a memorial service was planned in Kladno.
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Velt
Cermak
Roosevelt
Klado
Prague
Bohemia
Czechoslovakia
United States
Cermaks
Braidwood, Jr
Chicago
William Hale Thompson
Mary Horejas
Washington
Kladno
U.P
Anton J. Cermak
Slayer Taken by Church Posse After Confessions
Davis confessed Sunday night to the slaying of Mrs Henderson and the McGee murder and implicated Gibson in the other killings. Both men, described as Negroes, were booked on murder charges as officers reported rumors of a possible mob and doubled jail guards.
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Davis
Henderson
McGee
Gibson
Sterlington Merchant to Return Tuesday from Florida
D Y Smith a Sterlington merchant is expected to return home Tuesday from a Florida trip. He will bring back his mother Mrs A L Smith who has been in Florida about six weeks.
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D. Y. Smith
Sterlington Merchant
Florida
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