SLAIN FARMER BARBER KILLED IN FENCE-ROW DUEL NEAR WINNSBORO
Franklin parish farmer Steve Barber, 59, famed marksman, was fatally shot in a duel with neighbor H B Barfield, 50. Barfield surrendered and awaited grand jury action. The men, adjacent landowners, had long-running boundary disputes and stood 45 feet apart in a line of fire. No witnesses reported.
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Winnsboro
Steve Barber
Franklin Parish
Here
H. B. Barfield
Barber
Barfield
Fields to Oppose Ruston Injunction in Gas Rate Probe
Louisiana public service chairman Harvey G. Fields said he would oppose a permanent injunction blocking the commission’s investigation into Ruston natural gas rates. A temporary restraining order was signed in East Baton Rouge parish and a hearing set for March 20. The order bars enforcing a directive for the utility to submit 1931 and 1932 data while the company claims the commission lacks jurisdiction. Ruston residents had sought a 40 percent rate cut.
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Farmerville
Harvey G. Fields
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Ruston
W. Carruth Jones
East Baton Rouge Parish
Ruston Citizens
Rambling bank tale and light incidents from Monroe
A local banker recalls an Indian loan story from Indian Territory where a borrower pledged horses as security and repaid with interest, leaving cash profit. A West Monroe shopper loses and regains a pair of trousers after a store misidentification. The inaugural ball in Washington, governors, and a patch over an eye add color as Monroe reacts to radio coverage and local chatter. A city incinerator report counts twelve cats and six dogs per week ending.
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Albert Horuff
Indian Territory
West Monroe
Dry Cleaners
Aoman
Washington Auditorium
Louisiana
Gov. O. K. Allen
Pelican State
Monroe
B. B. Martin
R. W
Germany
Ironclad case in Boettcher kidnapping grips Denver police
Denver police say the Charles Boettcher II kidnapping case is ironclad with six suspects under federal charges Two sought suspects Verne Sankey and Gordon Elkhorn are believed fleeing toward Canada Police chief Albert T Clark cites information from Arthur Youngberg the gang member captured near Chamberlain South Dakota Youngberg alleged to have guarded Boettcher during the 16 day ransom negotiations in a farmhouse cellar Boettcher cried out upon hearing Youngberg's voice and lunged toward him in the chief's description
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Denver
Charles Boettcher
Albert T. Clark
Verne Sankey
Gordon Elkhorn
Clark
Canada
Arthur Youngberg
Sankey
Chamberlain
S. D
Youngberg
Sankey Ranch
Boettcher
Colorado
Bank Bill Introduced By Senate Banking Committee
The administration's banking revision bill was introduced in the Senate at 1 40 p m by Senator Fletcher Democrat Florida new chairman of the banking committee The measure calls for controlled currency expansion and approval of Roosevelt orders during the bank holiday The bill was sent to the banking committee for study Glass Virginia who drafted it with Steagall and treasury officials said revisions were very important Senator Norbeck opposed referral to the committee.
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Washington
Senate
Fletcher
Florida
Banking Committee
Roosevelt
Glass
Virginia
Steagall
House Banking Committee
Treasury
Kwantung Army Orders General Incident in Jehol Province
Kwantung Army headquarters in Manchuria orders a general incident Friday to annihilate Chinese troops still resisting along the great wall district inside Jehol province.
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Chinchow
Manchuria
Kwantung
Great Wall
Jehol
Memphis Press Clash With Police Over News Access
Memphis papers accuse city police of stifling coverage as a special grand jury reopens its probe into the death of Lloyd Lowe a robber suspect who collapsed during questioning. The coroner’s finding of natural causes followed editors warning of retaliation against press coverage.
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Memphis
Tenn
Lloyd Lowe
W. T. McLain
Commercial Appeal
Rescue of Fishermen From Drifting Ice Floes Near Lake Superior
Dozens of Madeline Island fishermen were rescued after drifting ice floes carried them toward open water on Lake Superior. George La Rocque and Ollie Sandstrom survived a 50 mile drift in a snowstorm, landed at Little Girl Point, Michigan. Three dogs perished. one light dog sled and gear were missing. Coast guard cutter Crawford and local boats aided the rescue as ice breakup stretched 100 miles along the shore.
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Ashland
Wis
Lake Superior
Madeline Island
Here
George la Rocque
Ollie Sandstrom
Little Girl Point
Mich
la Rocque
Sandstrom
Coast Guard
Crawford
Harbors
Minn
Eddie Madosh
John Bennett
Oshkosh
Lake Winnebago
Manchukuoan Rule Proclaimed Across Jehol After Invasion
Associated Press reports Japanese and Manchukuoan troops have swept Jehol province and established governance in villages and cities abandoned by the Chinese. Publicity wagons accompany the advancing forces as Manchukuoan officials extend control toward the great wall separating Jehol from China proper.
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Associated Press
Jehol
China
School Leaders to Meet at Tech in Ruston
Principals and superintendents from 23 north Louisiana parishes gather at Louisiana Tech on Saturday for the third annual education conference. About 150 educators are expected with talks by E W Jones, C E Kenney, and John E Coxe. A free luncheon will be served at noon in the Tech dining hall.
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Freden
E. W. Jones
Shreveport
Caddo Parish
C. E. Kenney
Monroe
John E. Coxe
Baton Rouge
Tech
Cullen to Introduce 3.2 Per Cent Beer Bill
Representative Cullen of New York announces he will introduce and push for passage a bill to legalize and tax 3.2 percent beer. The measure, previously killed in the Senate, would allow beer with 3.2 percent alcohol by weight and set a tax of 5 dollars per barrel.
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Cullen
Washington
New York
Senate
Ways and Means
Collier
Zangara Pleads Guilty to Mayor Cermak Killing
Giusepp e Zangara pleaded guilty in Miami to murdering Chicago mayor Anton J Cermak during his February 15 bid to kill President Roosevelt. The plea, entered by Louis F Twyman, aimed to drop the second count of premeditated murder. Tom Armour testified as Judge Thompson heard Florida law in the case. Zangara has already received 80 years for attempting to assassinate the president and injuring several others.
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Miami
Fla
Giuseppe Zangara
Anton J. Cermak
Chicago
Roosevelt
Zangara
Louis F. Twyman
N. Vernon Hawthorne
Twyman
Mayor Cermak
Cermak
Tom Armour
Thompson
Florida
Armour
Protests Filed Over Nazi Violence Against Americans
The United States, via the State Department, protested to Germany through Ambassador Sackett regarding incidents of violence against American citizens during the Nazi rise to power. Germany expressed regret and pledged to prevent further occurrences. Four named Americans were reported in the Berlin dispatch as victims or affected individuals.
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Washington
State Department
Sackett
National Socialist
Nazi Party
Adolf Hitler
Henry H. Sattler
Edwin F. Dakin
Nathaniel S. Wolff
Max Schussler
United States
Berlin
Foreign Office
Rogers Has His Say in Beverly Hills
A reader letter from Beverly Hills on March 9 jokes about economic hardship and distrust in banks, praising American perseverance and humor as the nation grows poorer. The writer mocks the idea that America is fundamentally sound and suggests bankers should display a sense of humor about the crisis.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
America
Construction in the South Progresses with Large February Awards
Construction contracts totaling 27.39 million dollars were let in the south in February, up 40 percent from January and 55 percent from February last year, the Manufacturers Record reports. Through February 1 the total value since January 1 reached 46.862 million, up 30 percent from 1932’s first two months. Major projects included a 2 million pipeline contract in Oklahoma, industrial plants, refineries, a radio station, and various factories, with general building including apartments, hotels, banks and churches.
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Baltimore
South
Oklahoma
Open Bids for Ouachita River Levee Project Seeks Movers
Bids to move about 56 structures along the east Ouachita river bank to clear the right of way for a proposed south side levee. The Tensas Basin levee board led by J W Summerlin will oversee work from Buckhorn bend to the north, with a 60 day completion and a seven day prep after notice.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Virginia
Ouachita River
Buckhorn Bend New Levee
Tensas Basin Lev
Prices of Fresh Pork Decline After Gains
Chicago market showed another drop in wholesale fresh pork prices on Thursday erasing most of the week’s gains. Choice 10 to 12 pound loins went to 16 to 12 cents per pound from 13 to 16 yesterday as buyers stayed away. Live hog quotations fell with liberal receipts of 20,000 hogs calming fears of a shortage. buyers offered $3.75 a hundred for choice light hogs while sellers asked $4.
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Chicago
Roosevelt urges quick banking bill to open sound banks
President Roosevelt appealed to Congress to grant him authority to open sound banks reorganize others and expand currency. Senate and House move to pass the banking measure for potential Friday bank reopenings as crowds fill galleries. Senator Glass and Representative Burns sponsor the bill while Rainey of Illinois is elected speaker. Senator Key Pittman is elected president pro tempore of the Senate.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House
White House
Senator Glass
Representative Burns
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Garner
Roosevelt Proposes Immediate Bank Reopening and Currency Expansion
President Roosevelt urges immediate action in a 500 word message calling for reopening all sound banks and currency expansion amid the banking crisis. He seeks swift congressional power to cut federal expenses, start a public works program, and push banking legislation to restore public confidence and a new bank people relationship.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Daniels Slated to Head New Government Transportation Group
Washington reports indicate Josephus Daniels of North Carolina is set to chair a consolidation of the interstate commerce commission the shipping board and the aeronautics branch of the commerce department. Daniels, publisher of the Raleigh News and Observer, served as secretary of the navy under Wilson and closely allied with Franklin D. Roosevelt. The plan aims to unify major federal transport agencies as part of a broader reorganizational push.
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Washington
Josephus Daniels
North Carolina
Navy
Wilson
Interstate Commerce Commission
The
Shipping Board
Aeronautics Branch
Commerce Department
Roosevelt
Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Banking Crisis Sparks Extraordinary Session in Washington
The seventy third congress convenes in an extraordinary session at noon to pass an emergency banking bill. Federal reserve banks demand names of gold withdrawers since February and warn public release of hoarder lists. Roosevelt announces rapid banking operations and plans to issue government backed currency without gold backing.
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Associated Press
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks
Roosevelt
House
Senate
White House
Bureau of Engraving Works
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