Government to Start Land Purchases Under New Utilization Plan
Roosevelt administration plans to buy up 25 to 40 million acres deemed sub marginal, retire them from production, and relocate residents. Funds totaling 25 million dollars will front the program, with large blocks acquired for erosion control timber production wildlife refuges and parks.
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Roosevelt Group
Public Works Administration
Mississippi
Colorado
Sacramento
Cotton Control Bill Granted Special House Consideration
The House Rules Committee voted to grant the Bankhead compulsory cotton production control bill special legislative right of way. Chairman Jones of Texas said he would seek early action. The measure allows eight hours of debate and floor amendments. It aims to limit next season’s cotton to 10 million bales to support the voluntary reduction program.
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Washington
House Rules Committee
House
Jones
Texas
Agriculture Committee
Farm Administration
Memorial note on Jes Ramblin author Herman H. Brinsmade
The column's longtime writer Herman H. Brinsmade, known as H. H. B., was injured in a Friday night automobile accident and will be away from the column for a time. Crowds visited the sanitarium to see him, and flowers were given in appreciation of his work.
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Herman H. Brinsmade
Jes Ramblin
Brinsmade
Monroe
Bank Officials Salaries Given by Senate Body
The Senate Banking and Currency Committee released salaries for officers of National and State banks in the Federal Reserve System for the year ending June 30, 1933. Listed are executives from Louisiana banks including The Whitney National Bank of New Orleans, The Hibernia National Bank, The National Bank of Commerce, First National Bank of Shreveport, and Commercial National Bank in Shreveport with salaries ranging from about 1,200 to 29,500 dollars.
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Washington
Senate Banking and Currency Committee
Federal Reserve System
Louisiana National Banks
Whitney National Bank of
New Orleans
J. D. O'Keefe
Charles de B. Claiborne
W. W. Boyden
William A. Dixon
J. F. Flournoy, Jr
Charles W. Fox
James Gilly, Jr
E. E. Leavy
C. G. Rives, Jr
James A. Robin
Nelson M. Whitney
Hibernia National Bank
R. S. Hecht
A. P. Howard
A. P. Imahorn
Willis G. Wilmot
J. H. Kepper
L. Biedenharn
S. J. Harman
W. R. Jacobs
R. B. McPherson
P A. Singlust
L. J. Daniels
J. P. Sealy
Commercial National Bank
Shreveport
Swedish Prince Sigvard to marry Erika Patzek
Prince Sigvard of Sweden and Erika Patzek, a blond German screen star, filed notice of intent at Caxton Hall registry office in London. The couple plans to marry Thursday despite pleas from the Swedish royal family as the prince appeared embarrassed arriving by taxi.
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London
Prince Sigvard
Sweden
Erika Patzek
Caxton Hall
Bank at Hitchcock Robbed by Young Man
A young white man with a cloth over his face held up M. T. Brookings, cashier of the Hitchcock Citizens State Bank ten miles north of Galveston. He escaped in a coupe with an undetermined amount of cash, not accessing the vault.
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Galveston
Tex
M. T. Brookings
Hitchcock Citizens State Bank
Hitchcock
Insull Ordered Out of Greece and Seeks Medical Aid
Samuel Insull Sr. ordered to leave Greece within 48 hours and summons a heart specialist for examination. His lawyer filed an appeal for clemency with the foreign office as officials demand his departure. Insull, aged 74, remains too ill to travel to the United States where he is wanted.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Greece
Insull
P. Rhallis
Foreign Office
Chicago
United States
Choral Club Presents The Messiah Tonight
The Choral club of Monroe and West Monroe presents Handel s oratorio The Messiah tonight at Ouachita junior college auditorium under musical director Roger C Frisbie. Soloists include Ann Marshall Ruth Rasbury Henry Whitfield Lee A Stulee Hadley Leavell Lockwood Webb D X Ellett D P Gerald Lloyd Walters with Florence Ziegler as accompanist.
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George Frederick Handel
Ouachita Junior College
Choral Club of
Monroe
West Monroe
Roger C. Frisbie
Twin City
Dublin
Ireland
Handel
Ann Marshall
Ruth Rasbury
Henry Whitfield
Lee A Stulee
Hadley Leavell
Lockwood Webb
D. X. Ellett
D. P. Gerald
Lloyd Walters
Florence Ziegler
Van Swearingen firms default on major loans
Federal trade commission records show two large Van Swearingen group companies defaulting on loans from J P Morgan and a group of New York bankers totaling $40,119,932. No foreclosure steps or demand for payment appeared to have been made by Morgan or associates. The loans funded the Cleveland Terminals Building company which built a large union station in Cleveland.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
van Swearingen
J. P. Morgan and Company
New York
Morgan and Company
Cleveland Terminals Building Company
Cleveland
Construction Increases in Dixie States 1934
Contracts for construction and engineering in 16 southern states for January and February 1934 rose over 100 percent from 1933. Manufacturers Record reports total awards of 94.358 million, with February at 45.488 million and January at 48.87 million, driven by road paving and bridge work.
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Baltimore
Public Demand Grows For Low License Rate
A broad movement pushes for drastic reductions in automobile license fees across Louisiana. Representative Joe Hamiter vows to propose constitutional and statutory changes to set a $3 minimum for motor cars, amid widespread anger at high rates from $15 for old vehicles to over $300 for commercial trucks. The administration and attorney general resist, citing bond-related revenue. Continued on Fitts Page.
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Joe Hamiter
Attorney General
Louisiana
Cagle recalls Huey Long era and family payrolls
Winnfield resident Mr. R. D. Cagle once supported Huey P. Long and Oscar K. Allen. He notes a policy denying multiple family pages, yet Governor Allen’s payroll shows many relatives on state rolls totaling about $25 800 yearly, with Long also employing several relatives in similar fashion.
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R. D. Cagle
Winnfield
Huey P. Long
Oscar K. Allen
Cagle
Louisiana
Forestry Division
The
Conservation Commission
Oscar
Leonard Allen
I. R. Allen
Mattie Broyles
Harvey Broyles
Carrie Love
Frank Love
J. R. Abrams
Mabel Joe Allen
Capt
Dewey (Doak) Allen
J. W. Allen, Jr
Bob Allen
Paver
Wilmer Allen
Sseenn
Ira Alen
T. F. Wade
Senator Long
Alice Lee Grosjean
Mr. Cagle
Dillinger Believed Hiding in Chicago After Car Found
Fresh clues point to John Dillinger in Chicago as the getaway car used at Crown Point, Indiana, is found outside a north side apartment. Police pursued Dillinger and a woman passenger last Saturday, with officers watching the car day and night.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Dillinger
Lillian Holley
Crown Point
Mine Strikes in Alabama Grow
Strikes spread through Alabama coal fields with about 3,000 more workers idle as UMWA officials urged restraint to win the check off. The Sloss-Sheffield captive mines add 1,200 to the walkout at Lewisburg and Flat Top, plus 250 at Nauvoo. Walker county totals reach 2,000 idle with Parrish 550, Calumet 250, Bankhead 250, Brookside 275.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
United Mine Workers of America
Sloss-Sheffield Company
Lewisburg
Flat Top
Nauvoo
Deepwater
Black Creek Coal Company
Walker County
Parrish
Railway Fuel Company
Calumet
Bankhead
Brookside
Housing Corporation Held Constitutional
Washington March 6 The Emergency Housing Corporation was declared constitutional by Attorney General Cummings in a ruling that upholds the legality of the agency and its powers.
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Housing Corporation
Washington
Emergency Housing Corporation
Cummings
NRA Code Hearings Highlight Labor Hours Debate
Lawmakers and code authorities met as debates over labor hour cuts and NRA enforcement continued. Industry leaders pledged cooperation while critics urged slower progress and warned some firms were not observing codes. Secretary Morgenthau described treasury approval of fiscal plans amid examinations of tax, stock exchange controls, and cotton crop policies.
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Washington
NRA
Army
Navy
Eastern rivers swollen by ice threaten flood danger
Snow and ice melted by two warm days raised rivers to dangerous levels across the Northeast. Connecticut reports three children dead as waters rise and homes evacuated. New York and New Jersey face street flooding, ice jams, and road closures as lowlands flood.
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Danger Point
Associated Press
Connecticut
Queens
New York City
New Jersey
Passaic River
Bergen County
New York
Albany
Binghamton
Syracuse
Waterford
Hudson
Chenango
Susquehanna
Prisoner Fatally Hurt When He Falls In Jail
Louis Brignac 32 of Opelousas died in a hospital from a fractured skull after falling from a third floor balcony in the parish jail. Officers say he lost balance while leaning over the railing yesterday afternoon while detained for intoxication. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Ben Brignac of Ville Platte where funeral services will be held this afternoon.
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Opelousas
Louis Brignac
Ben Brignac
Ville Platte
Johnson Seeks Immediate Reemployment In NRA Overhaul
General Hugh S. Johnson proposes a ten percent wage rise paired with a ten percent hour cut to absorb about one million workers in private industry as NRA revives. He bases this on a survey showing 30 percent of code industries could cut hours without pay loss.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Code Industries
Federal Reserve
Roosevelt
A. J. Hettinger
Detroit
Hettinger
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Morgenthau
Perkins
Ralph E. Flanders
New England
John W. O'Leary
Rogers Has His Say Funniest Coronation Jibe in Manchuria
In Santa Monica on March 6 a Special columnist jokes about a Manchurian coronation by popular demand and notes the Dry States tally plus Chile nitrate sales and Europe fertilizer activity.
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Santa Monica
Cal
Manchuria
Japan
Chile
Europe
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