Levee Dynamiters Spur Mississippi Guards to Action
Mississippi guardsmen rushed to patrol the Tallahatchie levee near Phillip after a dynamite attack by a caravan of planters. The blast created a 40-foot crevasse flooding 25 000 acres and isolating Phillip's 125 residents on an island. One bystander was injured. authorities expect no new outbreaks as troops secure key points.
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Greenwood
Miss
Tallahatchie River
Mississippi
Tallahatchie
Leflore
Phillipp
Tallahatchie County
Phillip
National Guardsmen
Thomas Grayson
Jackson
Dry Bayou
Rose Track
Money-Whaley Road
S. W. Clark
Sennett Conner
Phillipp- Marcel
Bedford Jackson
Millbank Bayou
Minter City
Grenada
Shaw
Cleveland Company
Ramblin on Haynesville Lion Bob Curry at banquet
District Governor Bob Curry of Haynesville wowed Louisiana Lions with a lengthy, eloquent address at the big banquet Tuesday night at Hotel Frances. He promised to do his best within a half hour and delivered a career speech in about fifteen minutes.
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Bob" Curry
Haynesville
Louisiana
Hotel Frances
Bob
Fortune Locked in Police Safe After Train Incident
Police guard a fortune of $173,505 and jewelry in the Battle Creek station safe as 60-year-old Isabel May McHie, estranged wife of a Hammond publisher, is sought after being removed from a Chicago Montreal train. Her mother and daughter arrived for medical consults as authorities weigh the strain she is under.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Isabel May McHie
Hammond
Ind
Eugene Amboss
William Dugan
Farrier kills priest and wounds another at Yorkton mission
A farrier at a Roman Catholic mission in Yorkton Saskatchewan opened fire killing one priest and seriously wounding a second. He then shot himself when confronted by police, dying from selfinflicted wounds.
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Yorkton
Sask
Federal Housing Act Explained To Farm Group
Farmers from Ouachita Caldwell Jackson Lincoln Morehouse Richland and Union parishes attended in Ouachita parish courthouse as I R Bradshaw FHA representative outlined local loans for farm repairs remodeling and improvements under title 1 The meeting also featured Miss Ellen LeNoir and Hugh R Roberts discussing rural needs and FHA aims and plans for parish offices to aid farmers in obtaining loan guarantees and financing.
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Ouachita
Caldwell
Jackson
Lincoln
Morehouse
Richland
Union Parishes
Quachita Parish
I. R. Bradshaw
Federal Housing Administration
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ellen LeNoir
Hugh R. Roberts
Atlanta
Portland Cement Association
E. R. Strahan
Negro Cropper Organizer Missing After Mob Fire
A Southern Tenant Farmers Union organizer identified as A. B. Brookins is missing after a mob fired on his home in Marked Tree. Union attorney C. T. Carpenter said 32 bullet holes were found and Brookins fled through a back door, believed hiding in another Negro home.
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Southern Tenant Farmers Union
C. T. Carpenter
Carpenter
A. B. Brookins
Brookins
Sharecroppers’ Union
Morgenthau Signals Preparedness to Sell Gold Abroad
Secretary Morgenthau said the government is ready to sell gold to foreign buyers offering attractive terms. He cited recent sales to the Bank of Mexico and Guatemala, stressed no other deals are planned, and noted Mexico had mostly bought silver from the U S. He added the U S has all the gold it can use and refused to say if any buyers were refused.
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Washington
Morgenthau
Bank of Mexico
Guatemala
Mexico
Wallace sees America nearing a trade decision
Secretary Wallace, in an interview, says Americans are closer to a sensible choice on foreign trade than a year ago. He cites rising public awareness, unrest in Europe pushing toward unity here, and outlines options of nationalism, expanded world trade, or a planned middle course.
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Wallace
America
Stephen J. McDonough
Associated Press
Washington
Europe
Seven Indicted for Conspiracy in Texas Irrigation Project
Seven men including two former public works engineers were indicted in Washington for conspiracy to defraud the government in a Texas irrigation project. The charge stems from a three month inquiry by PWA investigators led by Louis Glavis and alleges a scheme to force the use of redwood lumber pipe and to gain a 400000 dollar profit. Named defendants include Charles R. Osberg Perry A. Welty of Austin and William A. Harding of Ray.
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Washington
Public Works Administration
District of Columbia
PWA
Louis Glavis
Ickes
Charles R. Osberg
Perry A. Welty
Austin
Texas
William A. Harding
Ray
Howe Weakens Further At White House
Louis M. Howe secretary to President Roosevelt grew weaker today yet showed remarkable vitality in his fight against illness at the White House. He reportedly spent a restful night as doctors battled to stabilize his condition described as extremely critical by the White House bulletin.
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Washington
Louis M. Howe
Roosevelt
White House
Traffic officer dies after motor crash
Arnold Keith Toombs, a traffic officer, died shortly after a motor crash. The accident occurred during official duty.
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Arnold Keith Toombs
Ruston Man Held After West Monroe Crash
Fred Barringer of Ruston faces possible manslaughter charges after a wreck in West Monroe that left state highway officer Arnold Keith Toombs fatally injured. Barringer was arrested, denied drinking, but officers smelled liquor. The crash occurred on Cypress Street as Toombs checked lights, with witnesses nearby and six beer bottles found in Barringer’s coupe.
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Arnold Keith Toombs
Fred Barringer
Ruston
Monroe
Barringer
B. Poimboeuf
M. J. Banister
D. J. Whitlock
West Monroe
Milton Coverdale
Cypress Street
Toombs
Poimboeuf
C. L. Mengis
Parish
Dust Storm Blankets Western States From New Mexico To Illinois
Stifling dust storms sweep eastern New Mexico to the Grass Lands. Winds whip soil of various colors, close schools and hinder traffic as a three mile thick veil covers the sun. Deaths from dust pneumonia rise with at least two confirmed in Kansas and more from the week’s toll. A fringe of the storm reached Chicago with rain and hail causing damage.
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Kansas City
New Mexico
Mississippi
Joseph Bernard Meier
Hays
Kas
Chicago
Illinois
Jacksonville
Extradition Sought For Two Men From Germantown
Memphis officials plan to extradite William Odell Arnold and Harry Scott Arnold held in McComb jail after a gun battle with Brookhaven officers. They are accused of holdup against J H Myers of Walnut Ridge Ark and theft of his car. Odell Arnold has a thumb wound.
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McComb
Miss
Memphis
J. H. Myers
Walnut Ridge
Ark
William Odell Arnold
Harry Scott Arnold
Germantown
Tenn
Brookhaven
Odell Arnold
Kellogg doubts Europe will go to war
Former secretary of state Frank B. Kellogg predicts no European war. In an AP article from Pasadena dated March 21, Kellogg argues that nations failed to disarm under the Versailles treaty and warns of dangers from ongoing armament, while noting shared blame.
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Kellogg
Europe
Frank B. Kellogg
Associated Press
Pasadena
Calif
Employment Up 200000 as February Factory Payrolls Rise
The labor department reports a 200000 growth in industrial employment from January to February and a 10800000 dollar rise in weekly wages. Factory, coal and metal mining, quarrying, wholesale trade, hotels, banks, insurance and laundries gain. Durable goods lead with 4.8 percent payrolls up 11.6 percent. Non durable goods rose 2 percent in employment and 44 percent in payrolls. Of 90 industries surveyed, 72 show employment gains and 76 payroll gains.
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Washington
Labor Department
Attorney General Probes Ohio Relief Shakeup
Attorney General Cummings said the Justice Department is examining the recent Ohio relief shakeup to determine if any federal laws were violated. The inquiry aims to assess potential legal breaches connected to the personnel changes.
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Washington
Cummings
Department of Justice
Ohio
Senator Appears In High Humor As He Leaves Allen's Office
Louisiana legislator makes witty exit after meeting with Allen. Observers note sharp rejoinder and light mood as he departs with reporters present.
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Senator
Allen
Long predicts loss in phone rate case with ominous plans
Senate leader Huey Long predicts defeat in the East Baton Rouge court over Louisiana phone rate reductions. He hints at strong action but declines to specify appeal or strategies beyond promising decisive moves if the ruling goes against him. The case involves Southern Bell and the Public Service Commission with Judge Jones weighing injunction details.
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Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge District Court
O. K. Allen
New Orleans
Long
Jorge W. Carruth Jones
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Commission
State Supreme Court
Telephone Company
Louisiana Public Service Commission of
65 Louisianians Charged In Major Mail Fraud Case
Federal postal inspectors charged 65 Louisiana residents in a mail fraud scheme tied to defrauding mail order houses. Most defendants lived near Independence. 60 were charged in Opelousas Western District, five in New Orleans Eastern District. Four defendants were arraigned before U.S. Commissioner Reginald Carna c and held on bonds of 2009 each. Henry Levantine Jr. was ill in hospital.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Independence la
Western District of Federal Court
Opelousas
Eastern District of Federal Court
United States
Reginald H. Carnac
Collision Death Toll Is Increased To Four
The death toll from an auto mobile truck collision near Sorrento Ascension parish rose to four with the death of Mrs Emma Rex of Detroit Michigan in a local hospital. Mrs Boning E J Mac Donald of Baton Rouge and Arthur Hardy of New Orleans were killed in the crash.
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Baton Rouge
Sorrento
Ascension Parish
Here
Emma Rex
Detroit
Mich
Rex
Charles Boning
E. J. MacDonald
Germany rejects French Italian protest over Versailles rearmament
Berlin refuses to consider notes from France and Italy protesting Germany’s unilateral abrogation of Versailles military clauses. Paris asks for League council action. Berlin says notes will be acknowledged but not answered. French officials deem British protest mild and prepare further steps.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Foreign Office
Konstantin von Neurath
Associates
Presa
Paris
France
Germany
Reich
League of Nations
League Council
Wilhelmstrasse
Italy
Francois-Poncet
Rogers Has His Say in Europe Protests
Beverly Hills reports a lively exchange as nations protest Germany and Italy calls for direct talks before diplomacy. The piece notes rising military measures while neighboring states show indifference to American troops and policy.
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Aeeeneee
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Seeeee
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Cincinnati
Cairo Saeerespers
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Arkansas
Fort Smith
Title Rock
RED
Gia Aeregent
Ellen Pratt
Birmingham
Sweet Briar College
Virginia
Jess Ramblin
Rotary Club
Bernstein
Fifth District
Monroe Kiwanis Club
Bradshaw
Roberts
Miss LeNoir
J. R. Bradshaw
Reed
Stanley Reed
Kentucky
RFC
J. Crawford Biggs
North Carolina
Edward Puska
Paul Myers
Little Rock Junior College
Little Rock
Solon
Louisianians
Frank Nicosia
Joseph Levantine
Frances Labruzzo
Joseph Tozel
Henry Levantine, Jr
Andre Francois-Poncet
Vittorio Cerrutti
Wilthelmstrasss
Rogers
Beverly Hills
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