Youth killed in strike clash at Latrobe Pennsylvania
An 18 year old boy, Paul Mehalic, was killed by a stray bullet during a clash between strikers and guards at Latrobe Electric Steel in Latrobe Pennsylvania. Police and National Guardsmen were mobilized as talks continued on new wage terms and direct negotiations.
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Paul Mehalic
Latrobe Electric Steel Company
Latrobe
Cleveland
Ohio
Fishe Body Company
Chase Brass Company
Akron Rubber Mol
Enterprise Aluminum Company
Massillon
Detroit
Fisher Body Corporatio
Leo Wolman
Automobile Labor Board
Peabody, Salem
Danvers
Southwes Missouri
NRA
Man Shot at Port Meeting in Lake Charles
A white man, Murphy Humphrey, was critically wounded when 15 shots rang out at a meeting of about 300 people in Lake Charles Louisiana. Police arrested Elisha Catholic 45 with six other black men over the longshoremen strike gathering.
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Lake Charles
Texas and Sabine
Murphy Humphrey
Elisha Catholic
Louisiana Longshoremen’s Union
Henry Reid
Humphrey
Sam Iles
Reid
Senate Air Mail Bill Rejected by House Committee
Washington May 1 The house post office committee rejected the senate approved air mail bill and moved to enact its own measure The House bill omits appeals to the Interstate Commerce Commission and the I C C route and compensation provisions while both bills seek a presidentially appointed commission to study aviation policy The Senate would cut postage to six cents per ounce but the House favors five cents American Airlines warns it may discontinue service on routes not carrying mail if temporary contracts are not awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Post Office Committee
Senate
Interstate Commerce Commission
I.C. C
House
Congress
American Air Lines, Inc
Lester Dp. Seymour
Long opposes Great Lakes Waterway Treaty
Senator Huey Long of Louisiana attacked the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence waterway treaty before the national rivers and harbors congress. He warned that if the resolutions committee favors the project the congress should tear up its record and hold no more meetings. He said he would cooperate on waterways but opposed spending 600 million dollars to block U S ports.
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Washington
Huey Long
Louisiana
National Rivers and Harbors Congress
Resolutions Committee
Congress
United States
City of Sunshine and Flowers honors in Monroe visit
Rev Dr Crowe of St Louis praised Monroe as the City of Sunshine and Flowers after a weeklong visit. Miss Katherine Bergevin’s North Side garden on Rochelle Street is highlighted as one of the prettiest in town. The column notes local book lending by Dr Philip Gayle and a caller’s revival joke about grand juries.
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Dr. Crowe
St. Louis
Monroe
City of
Sunshine and Flowers
Katherine Bergevin
Rochelle Street
Two Die As Train Strikes Car Near New Orleans
Two men die when a southbound Missouri Pacific passenger train hits a car at Hammond Highway crossing 30 miles northwest of New Orleans. Victims J. W. Williams, 55, and Elmo Lezier, 20, both of Plaquemine La, die instantly. Engineer E. W. Bollan and fireman W. J. Wagen react as brakes are applied. car spun and hurled about 30 feet. Williams dairyman. Lezier son of Plaquemine dealer.
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New Orleans
Missouri Pacific
LaPlace
Here
J. W. Wiliams
Elmo Lezier
Plaquemine
E. W. Bollan
Hammon H Highway
W. J
Agen
Wilkes
Lezier
Alabama voters flock to polls in big election
Dallas county posted the first results with nine votes for governor split evenly among Frank Dixon Bibb Graves and Leon McCord. Alabama Democrats cast ballots in a pivotal primary seen as key to the state’s postwar fate and local issues. Runoffs are set for June 12 where no candidate has a majority.
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Alabama
Selma
Ala
Dallas County
Frank Dixon
Birmingham
Bibb Graves
Montgomery
Leon McCord
Mobile Bay
Lookout Mountain
Bonds to finish Monroe's Bridge sold at par
Louisiana highway commission sold 500000 of 5 percent road bonds at par to Union Bond and Mortgage Co. Funds will finish bridges over the Red River at Alexandria and the Ouachita River at Monroe. Bonds dated February 15 1934 mature February 15 1935.
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Monroe
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Union Bond and Mortgage Company of
Commission
A. P. Tugwell
Tugwell
Red River
Alexandria
Ouachita River
Puerto Ricans Urge Roosevelt Veto of Sugar Control Bill
A delegation of Puerto Rican government and sugar officials urged Secretary Wallace to veto the Jones Costigan sugar control bill citing discrimination against Puerto Rico. The appeal, signed by Puerto Rican representatives, was also delivered to the White House by Governor Winship.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Puerto Rico
Wallace
White House
Winship
Puerto Rica
Japanese Trade Drive Expands in Latin America
A Commerce Department survey shows Japanese exports in Latin America rising from 100 to 1,000 percent in many South American countries, amid a broader drive that cut American trade. Officials say this prompts urgency in negotiating preferential treaties and prompt reports from officials south of the Rio Grande.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
Latin America
Department of Commerce
Rio Grande
Abductors Free to Negotiate in Girl's Kidnaping
In Tucson on May 1 six year old June Robles remains missing as her father Fernando Robles announces willingness to meet ransom demands and halt official probes to allow unhampered talks. Grandfather Bernabe Robles travels to Santa Ana for seer advice while local officials say there is no news of June.
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Tucson
Ariz
June Robles
Fernando Robles
Bernabe Robles
Santa Ana
Sonora
Manuel Gamboa
Nogales
Alphonso Aguirre
Henry Dalton
Robles
Aguirre
Dalton
Police hunt for Dillinger in Chicago hideouts
Chicago police searched multiple gangland haunts for John Dillinger after a gunfight with four gunmen. An officer identified as Dillinger, noting changes to his appearance, but no trace was found. Investigations included a Wisconsin sedan linked to George Nelson and a Texas gunsmith who said he sold to Dillinger’s mob.
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Chicago
John Dillinger
Desperado
Dillinger
Harry Wayland
George
Baby Face
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nelson
Wisconsin
H. S. Lehman
San Antonio
Texas
Chillicothe
Ill
Woodstock
Taxpayers gypped on state road contracts
The Louisi ana Highway Commission under Chairman Oscar K Allen faces charges of rewarding political friends with easy access to lucrative road contracts. One contractor is said to have benefited greatly, with gravel gifts funded by the state to lower costs. The maintenance department used large gravel quantities, helping conceal material gifts to favored bidders as the Long Allen road program progressed. A Columbia La contractor underbid others, suggesting foreknowledge of gifts to come.
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Louisiana Highway Commission
Oscar K. Allen
Maintenance Department
The
Commission
Witness Barca Routs Impeachment Probe With Secret Moves
In 1929 impeachment, John Barcelona of East Baton Rouge vanished after being a key witness in Huey P. Long era highway deals. A fellow contractor said Barcelona fled to Monroe and Natchez before the probe ended, as leaders moved to block charges and offers of favors faded after the case closed.
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John Barcelona
East Baton Rouge
Barcelona
Huey P. Long
Baton Rouge
Senate
Monroe
Robert 8. Maestri
Natchez
Miss
Long
The
Highway Commission
Huge profits shown for New York Stock Exchange members
Senate records reveal NYSE member firms earned about a billion dollars in six years with total net profits of 833 million. Data indicate profits fell from 1928 to 1932 then rose in 1933, while cash customers remained a majority among investors. Continued on Seventh Page.
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Washington
New York Stock Exchange
Senate
Ferdinand Pecora
Senate Stock Market Committee
New York Exchange
Fascist Leader Named Vice Chancellor in Austria May Day
Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, head of Austrian Fascists, was named vice chancellor by President Wilhelm Miklas on May Day. Emil Fey became minister of public security as Dollfuss strengthened heimwehr influence. Dollfuss then proclaimed a new constitution in a nationwide broadcast.
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Vienna
Ernst von Starhemberg
Wilhelm Miklas
von Starhemberg
Emil Fey
Fey
Prince von Starhemberg
Heimwel
Bullets From Roofs Kill One In Havana March
In Havana on May 1 a 10 000 strong Communist march was fired upon from roofs. One marcher died and six were wounded including four marchers, a policeman, and a soldier. Police blamed Communist shooters while the Communists accused ABC society adherents. The riot disrupted the procession on Reina Street, previously the scene of deadly clashes.
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Havana
ABC Secret
Reina Street
French Police Battle Radicals at Porte de Vincennes
About 1 500 Communists from a 15 000 strong crowd clashed with police in Paris near Porte de Vincennes as rioters tried to march toward the city center. Police used clubs, injuring 10 as demonstrators were driven back after an afternoon march.
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Paris
Porte de Vincennes
NRA enforcement pushed by Rene A Viosca in New Orleans
United States District Attorney Rene A Viosca joined NRA assistant counsel William H Griffin to press enforcement of the National Industrial Recovery Act in the region. A federal petition seeks to enjoin Kenner based Truckers Ice and Cold Storage Co Ltd and 11 New Orleans ice dealers from selling ice below prevailing code prices. Indictments may be brought within three years for violators.
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New Orleans
United States
Rene A. Viosca
Viosca
William H. Griffin
NRA
Washington
Truckers Ice and Cold Storage Company, Ltd
Kenner Company
Ouster Hearing May Be Devoted To Arguments
The elections committee hearing on charges of ousting Senators Long and Overton of Louisiana is expected to focus on attorney arguments. Chairman George said no witnesses or names were filed by petitioners and requests were made to present specific evidence of witness intimidation and suppressed evidence from a New Orleans hearing last year regarding Overton’s campaign.
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Washington
Elections Committee
Louisiana
Long
Overton
George
Georgia
New Orleans
Resentment Grows Over Hull Policy Statement In Tokyo
Tokyo reacts to Cordell Hull's far east policy note with resentment as Japanese papers contrast it with Britain's stance. The British reply is hailed as closed by Sir John Simon while Hull's call for Japan to respect other powers is highlighted. The note reiterates US insistence on noninterference and the Nine Power Treaty.
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Tokyo
Cordell Hull
United States
Far East
Foreign Office
Hull
State Department
Asia
Koki Hirota
Joseph C. Grew
Francis Lindley
Great Britain
Japan
East Asia
America
China
Sir John Simon
House of Commons
Britain
England
Sir John
Commons
Nippon
London
Hirota
Grew
State Department Awaits Far East Reaction On Japan Claim
The State Department awaited reaction from the Far East to its reminder to Japan that claims of overlordship in Asia must stay within treaty limits. Cordell Hull, the secretary, was noted for his soft-spoken manner as the issue was raised in Washington.
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Washington
State Department
Japan
Asia
Cordell Hull
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
Flood conditions persist as Rivers Daily reports a 24 hour stage update. Officials monitor rising water levels and warn residents to prepare for possible evacuations if stage changes occur. County agencies coordinate with emergency services and weather services for ongoing forecasts.
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Trace
Associated Press
Jes’ Ramblin
Philip Gayle
Philip
Jess Ramblin
S. S. Exilenia
Argentina
Brazil
Cuba
Haiti
Central America
Panama
Mexico
Philippines
Girl
Columbia, la
STOCK
Bedlam
U.S
Mississippi
St Louis Tenenee
Memphis
Aeewenee An
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
Anreeee Natchez Ooneeente
Quachita
Camden
Eter Cente
Monroe A. Sete
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Cairo
Tennessee
Chettanooga
Cumberland
Nashville
Otehenee
Arkansas
Fort Smith A
Little Rock
Aeunee
Red
Shreveport
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