High Winds and Rain Damage Tallulah Area Homes and Warehouse
Severe weather in Tallulah Louisiana damaged a Union Compress Warehouse and several homes. A wooden warehouse collapsed, injuring no one. roofs came off houses and sheds were overturned. Telephone lines were downed, service disrupted to Monroe, and restoration expected by Tuesday. A parked car was blown into a theater lobby causing minor damage.
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Tallulah
Specia
Union Compress Warehouse Company
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company
Monroe
Perry Lumber Company
Lumber Company
In Town Humors and Trance Lessons at Ouachita
Newspaper staff on North Second street enjoy a street sight as a tall dark man preens before a mirrored window while two young women watch. A reader recalls a little red school house near Fondale and Pine Grove and a “trance learning” joke about a co ed and her boyfriend reading Dreyfus. Columbia University plans to hypnotize students.
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Second Street
Ouachita Parish
Vale
Prairie
Fondale
Winnsboro
Pine Grove
Columbia University
Record Rainfall Hits Monroe with Severe Storm
Heavy rainfall totaling 4.42 inches in 24 hours ended Monday morning drenched Monroe. The storm produced cloudburst levels, a fierce north wind, and a Sunday night electrical storm. Flooding occurred citywide but damage was limited. Tallulah’s line system suffered a tornado-related outage. Religious services were disrupted and Selman field’s air circus was postponed. A city fire truck pumped water from First Baptist Church basement.
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Monroe
Katie Key
Tallulah
Natchez
Vicksburg
Selman Field
First Baptist Church
St. John
Old Creek Council House Set for Restored Glory
In Okmulgee on March 26 the old Creek council house, seat of early tribal government, is to be restored. The city owned building has been leased to the Creek Indian Memorial association with plans to restore chambers of the house of kings and house of warriors, the tribal legislature, supreme court offices, and the principal chief’s offices.
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Okmulgee
Okla
Creek Council House
Creek Indian Memorial Association
House of Kings
House of Warriors
Supreme Court
Death of oil magnate Julian identified by American friend
Shanghai reports C C Julian, once a leading oil figure in Oklahoma, was found dead in an Astor House hotel room. American associate C E Vandeveer identified the body and said an inquest will be held Thursday. Medical staff say suicide is likely, though some friends doubt it. His secretary Leonora Levy, recovering, recalls his remark that he would do it.
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Shanghai
C. C. Julian
C. E. Vandeveer
Julian
California
Astor House
Vandeveer
Oklahoma
Massive Telescopic Eye Cooled for California Telescope
In Corning New York a 20 ton molten glass disk was poured into a honeycomb mold for the largest telescope mirror yet. When finished by annealing and grinding it will form a 200 inch diameter disc 26 inches deep destined for a California telescope.
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Corning
N. Y
Corning Glass Works
California
House Approves Administration Air Mail Bill
The House approved the administration's temporary air mail bill without dissent and sent it to the White House. The measure authorizes the postmaster general to use Army planes and equipment for mail carrying with safety provisions, requires trained pilots, and covers expenses, repairs, and future cost disclosure to Congress.
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Washington
House
White House
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Senate
Congress
Army
Court Upholds Sale of Bridge Project Bonds
Louisiana Supreme Court rules the state highway commission may issue 7 million dollars in bonds to finance the Mississippi River Bridge at Baton Rouge and the city of Shreveport may issue bonds for PWA projects, validating bond sales as security for a loan to fund bridge construction.
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New Orleans
State Supreme Court
Louisiana Highway Commission
Baton Rouge
PWA
High Court
Shreveport
Gaston L. Porterie
District Court
Public Works Administration
Italians Back Mussolini Regime In Nationwide Vote
In Rome on Sunday more than 10 million voters approved Premier Mussolini and the Fascist regime with 10,041,997 ballots cast from 10,433,536 electors. Only 15,265 opposed and 1,219 disqualified. Provinces showed few contrary votes, with Forli recording three in 105,585. Officials called it a plebiscite to endorse policy abroad and at home. The election passed without incident.
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Rome
Mussolini
Il Duce
Chamber of Deputies
Avellino
Brindisi
Salerno
Forli
Congressional inquiry urged into Wirt brain trust claim
A House resolution for a congressional investigation of William A. Wirt the Gary Indiana educator alleging Roosevelt brain trust members sought to overthrow the government was introduced by Representative Bulwinkle. A five member select committee would conduct the probe with hearings likely to begin soon. Wirt said he would name individuals when the country’s welfare demanded it.
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Washington
William A. Wirt
Gary
Indiana
Roosevelt “Brain Trust
Bulwinkle
North Carolina
House
Rainey
House Rules Committee
Wirt
Washington Post
Sees Congress As Figurehead
Dr. William A. Wirt of Gary argues pending legislation would render the next Congress largely a figurehead he warns. He says measures once deemed temporary could become permanent if enacted, urging public awareness.
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Gary
Ind
William A. Wirt
Miserable Man Surrenders to Texas Police
James E Shipley a 24 year old Memphis man described years of haunting dreams about a 5 year old crime in which a drunken man was robbed and left to die on Beale Street. He walked into Houston police headquarters and confessed seeking mental relief by telling authorities.
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Houston
Tex
Memphis
Tenn
James E. Shipley
Press-Scimitar
Beale Street
University of Kentucky Adopts Course on New Deal Economics
The University of Kentucky in Lexington will add a summer term course titled Recovery Legislation and Problems. The class, drawn from Roosevelt era economic, social and political issues, will be offered through the school of commerce to study the new deal policies and their impact.
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Lexington
University of Kentucky
School of Commerce
Wagner Labor Bill Dominates Washington Debate
Washington March 26. The Wagner labor board bill drew intense criticism from manufacturing interests after the automotive strike threat faded. Lawmakers weighed how Roosevelt's auto settlement might affect provisions outlawing company unions while other measures on air mail and cattle commodities moved forward.
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Washington
Wagner Labor Board
Senate
House
White House
Hugh S. Johnson
Accord Reached In Auto Dispute Prompting Board Setup
President Roosevelt announced a settlement of the threatened auto strike. The accord guarantees collective bargaining rights and establishes a three man board to settle grievances. Meanwhile taxi drivers in New York rioted again protesting LaGuardia’s peace plan and Eastman planned more talks on railroad wage issues.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
New York
LaGuardia
White-Light
Joseph B. Eastman
New Order Envisioned By President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt aims to reshape labor employer relations after a late auto industry settlement. General Johnson helped secure an agreement from executives and labor leaders, granting employee representation and safeguarding unions from intimidation or interference. Continued on Eighth Page.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Hugh S. Johnson
Reece given contempt fine in Nashville court
Former Insurance Commissioner J I Reece was sentenced to 10 days in jail and fined 50 for contempt of court. Defense witness Hilda McCray faced a perjury charge and jail for failure to post bond. Lem L Reece was released on his own recognizance while perjury warrants were issued after the ex-officials theft conviction.
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Nashville
Tenn
J. I. Reece
Hilda McCray
Lem L. Reece
J. 1
Charles Gilbert
Senate Grants Pay Question Concession In Congress
Washington March 26 Senate agrees with the House on federal pay issues and proceeds to resolve a lingering dispute in the independent offices bill concerning veterans benefits.
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Senate
Washington
House
Independent Offices
Veterans Rally Behind French Premier Amid Turmoil
In Paris three million veterans joined to back Premier Doumergue as France seeks calm and government modernization. The Veterans National Federation abandons neutrality to enter politics. In Tours and Toulon clashes leave police to intervene and several injured in street fights.
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Paris
France
Veterans’ National Federation
Doumergue
Tours
Toulon
Solidarite Francaise
Railroad Engineer Dies After Automobile Mishap
O. L. Stevens a Woodville Miss railroad engineer with ties to Baton Rouge died from injuries after a collision with a parked truck on the Jefferson highway eight miles west of Port Allen. Passenger Miss Sarah Rosso of Woodville suffered serious injuries in the same crash as Stevens. ambulance reports initially misidentified them as Mr. and Mrs. QO. L. Stevens.
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Baton Rouge
O. L. Stevens
Woodville
Miss
Sarah Rosso
Stevens
Jefferson Highway
Port Allen
False River
Pointe Coupee Parish
QO. L. Stevens
Miss Rosso
Tornadic storm damages New Orleans area causing heavy destruction
A violent wind and rainstorm struck four sections of lower New Orleans, destroying about 100 homes and seriously injuring at least 12 people. Dozens wandered seeking relatives, while ambulances and police aided the injured and prevented looting. Utilities cut power, and residents recalled nearby fatalities from the same storm.
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New Orleans
New
St. Claude Avenue
Almonaster Canal
Almonaster
Eads Streets
Lake Pontchartrain
Eads
May Force Vote On Cotton Bill
Washington March 2 Democratic leaders prepared to push the Bankhead compulsory cotton control bill toward a speedy senate vote. Debate limits would take effect at 4 pm today but a definite vote time was not predicted. The House approved the measure designed to raise prices and cut the coming season’s crop to 10 million bales, with a 50 percent value tax on excess production. Senator Bankhead intends to seek a 75 percent tax.
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Washington
Senate
House
Bankhead
Alabama
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