Rehabilitation Underway After Mississippi Valley Tornadoes
Storms across Louisiana Arkansas Mississippi Illinois killed over 50 people and left thousands homeless. Property losses exceed 2 million dollars as regular army National Guard Red Cross and volunteers aid devastated communities including Minden Arcadia Yazoo City and Greenville with extensive damage and housing crises.
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Associated Press
Mississippi Valley
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Illinois
National Guard
Red Cross
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Arcadia
Salem
Camp
Magolia
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Greenville
Miss. Anglis
Morrison
City of Minden Turns to Rehabilitation
Tornado wreckage strewn the city as relief crews assess damage and plan recovery efforts in Minden Louisiana. Officials urge residents to register for aid and coordinate with state and federal agencies.
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Minden
Lindbergh to testify at Means Whitaker trial
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh has agreed to testify next Monday in Washington as Gaston B. Means and Norman T. Whitaker stand trial for conspiring to steal 35000 dollars from Evalyn Walsh McLean. Means is already convicted of stealing 104000 from McLean tied to recovering the kidnapped Lindbergh baby.
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Washington
the Post
Charles A. Lindbergh
Gaston B. Means
Norman T. Whitaker
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Means
McLean
Lindbergh
Whitaker
Fox
HORSE MOBILE MAKES MONROE STREET SCENE IN NOVEL GEAR
In Monroe a bizarre sight appears as Clyde Henderson debuts a horse driven delivery rig dubbed a horse mobile. The device blends Ford and Chevrolet parts with an equine motor, "Old Joe," to cut costs. Henderson claims monthly upkeep drops to six dollars, reducing fuel and gas tax outlays. Nearby milk dealers report similar horse driven setups after a tornado. James Young aids storm victims, attending multiple funerals with Robert Corry and tending eight deaths.
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Monroe
Ford
Chevrolet
Detroit Green
Joe
Clyde Henderson
Clyde
James
Snookums) Young
Mt. Lebanon
Bienville Parish
Robert Corry
Minden
Y. W. C. A. Drive to Be Completed
The annual YWCA fundraising campaign will wrap up Thursday and Friday. Initiated weeks ago with 1100 pledged toward a 3500 goal, it paused for banking holidays and resumes to finish soliciting. Key organizers include J C Sadler as general chairman and team captains Mesdames Abell, Carter, Gaston, Calvert, Hunt, McGimsey, Varino, and Beasley.
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J. B. Pollard
J. C. Sadler
Fagan Cox
W. B
Mrs. Stafford Hosts Happy Kitchen Cookery in Monroe
Mrs. Kate Stafford, noted home economic lecturer, conducts the Happy Kitchen School of Cookery in Monroe at the Paramount theater on May 16 17 and 18. Free admission, 2 to 5 pm daily with a grand finale at 8 pm on the 18th. More than twenty new recipes and menus will be demonstrated daily to Ouachita parish housewives.
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Ouachita Parish
Happy Kitchen
Kate Stafford
Stafford
Monroe
Plan to restore industry self regulation under oversight
A Wagner headed committee prepares a self regulation plan for industry under government supervision to stimulate production and curb wage cutting. Roosevelt to outline at a later date a broader anti depression mobilization including possible re employment of up to 3 million workers.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wagner
Democrat
New York
McKee resigns from politics to lead Title Guarantee and Trust
Joseph V. McKee, former New York City mayoral candidate, renounces political life and accepts the presidency of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company. He says the move will allow public service through finance, noting the plight of small homeowners under current economic conditions.
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New York
Joseph V. McKee
James A. Walker
Title Guarantee and Trust Company
McKee
Title Guarantee and Trust
John P. O'Brien
Tammany
Quick Farm Aid Arranged by Morgenthau
Washington May 3 Provisions for special loans to debt burdened farmers facing loss of homes will be the first part of the Roosevelt farm program to be enacted. Henry Morgenthau Jr farm board chairman has arranged quick aid under this provision, separate from the plan to refinance up to 2 billion dollars in farm mortgages with federally guaranteed bonds.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
Farm Board
Farm Credit Administration
Federal Land Bank
U D C Meeting Nears End in Louisiana
The Louisiana division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy neared the close of its annual meeting in New Orleans as memorial hour was observed. Election of officers was planned for later, with by law amendments allowing registrar re election and third vice president to oversee children of the Confederacy work. Awards went to Pickett chapter Leesville for school service and medals were given to Margaret Robia Lake Charles for an essay on Heroism of Southern Women.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Dixie Museum
Baton Rouge
Pickett
Leesville
Margaret Robia
Lake Charles
Harry W. Eckhardt
Stonewall Jackson
L. A. Rabin
Mary W. Robertson
Baton
Orleans Man Killed by Mandeville Officer
John L. Simeon of New Orleans was shot and killed by Mandeville marshal Philip Smith during a disturbance on Mandeville beach early Wednesday. A coroner's jury ruled the homicide justifiable after Smith was summoned to quell a fight in a restaurant and on the beach involving Simeon and his brother Albert with restaurant staff.
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New Orleans
John L. Simeon
Philip Smith
Mandeville
Mandeville Beach
Lake Resort
Smith
Simeon
Albert
Italians Confer at Length With Secretary Hull
In Washington on May 3 Guido Jung finance minister of Italy and Augusto Rosso the Italian ambassador held a long briefing at the state department with Secretary Hull on economic matters. Argentina's delegates Espil and Le Breton discussed agricultural questions with Secretary Wallace.
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Washington
Guido Jung
Italy
Augusto Rosso
State Department
Hull
Agriculture Department
Argentina
Roosevelt
le Breton
Espil
Wallace
Mussolini
United States
Signor Jung
London
Regulation Bill Gets Approval In Senate Committee
Washington May 3 The house interstate commerce committee ordered favorably reported a revised administration bill to regulate securities. It requires registration with the federal trade commission for all interstate offerings, imposes full publicity rules, and prescribes civil action liability for issuers up to the stock value. Chairman Rayburn aims to bring the measure to the house this week to pave way for Roosevelt railroad rehabilitation proposal.
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Washington
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Federal Trade Commission
Rayburn
House
President Roosevelt
Retired Cafe Man Found Slain by Dallas Police
Nick Hodges Raspaskuy, 57, a former cafe operator, was found shot to death on a Dallas street early Wednesday. His wife reported he was taken from a hotel by a man posing as a police officer after leaving with him shortly after 1 am Tuesday.
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Dallas
Tex
Nick Hodges Raspaskuy
Raspaskuy
Cate
Kidnapers Hold McMath Girl as Cape Cod Search Intensifies
Harwichport Massachusetts May 3 police seek 10 year old Margaret McMath abducted from school Tuesday while her grandfather Neil C McMath pledges to pay any reasonable ransom. The McMath family cooperates fully and authorities avoid roadblocks on the premises to aid negotiators.
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Harwichport
Mass
Neil C. McMath
Margaret McMath
Cape Cod
Massachusetts
Detroit
Witnesses Test Oakley Insane in Slaying Trial
Four former neighbors testified in Linden Texas that Paul Oakley appeared insane during the trial for the death of Bernice Clayton a 3 year old invalid. As the defense neared completion the Piney Woods jury seemed likely to begin deliberations tonight and Oakley did not reveal whether he would take the stand.
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Linden
Texas
Paul Oakley
Bernice Clayton
Piney Woods
Oakley
Defense hinges on medical testimony in Oakley case
In Linden Texas on May 3 the defense presented expert medical testimony arguing Paul Oakley an itinerant preacher was insane when he choked Bernice Clayton a 3 year old cripple to drive out a devil he believed caused her condition. Oakley father J J Oakley testified he is a religious fanatic whose mind grew weaker with age and noted insanity in the family.
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Linden
Texas
Paul Oakley
Bernice Clayton
J. J. Oakley
Almost Balance Federal Budget Reaches Near Break Even
President Roosevelt and Budget Director Lewis Douglas report next year’s government budget within 120 million dollars of balance. They base calculations on tax receipts equal to this year’s, estimating 2.2 billion in receipts against 2.32 billion in expenditures, excluding debt retirement.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Lewis Douglas
Thirty Teachers Fired From German Universities
The opening of the summer semester in Berlin and Cologne saw 30 professors dismissed by Bernard Rust. Berlin University loses 21. Cologne School 9. Named figures include Ferdinand Blumenthal, Eugen Mittwoch, Issai Schur, Julius Pokorny, and Walter Norden amid a student boycott against Jewish staff.
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Berlin
Cologne
Bernard Rust
Ferdinand Blumenthal
Friedrich Franz Friedmann
Eugen Mittwoch
Walter Norden
Issai Schur
Julius Pokorny
No Gold Exports for Liberty Bond Interest Abroad
Washington dispatch says there will be no gold exports to pay interest on liberty bonds held abroad. The administration treats bonds abroad the same as those held domestically and will not make gold payments on bond interest in the United States.
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Washington
Inflation program passes in Senate approved House action
President Roosevelt gains approval for a 6 billion dollar inflation plan with currency expansion authority. The House vote 307 to 36 moves the package toward final passage after conference with the Senate. The measure includes open market credit expansion, 3 billion in new paper money, and silver coinage policy.
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Washington
U.P
Roosevelt
House
Chamber
Senate
Federal Reserve Board
France preps 15 percent surtax on US goods
Paris May 3 The finance ministry prepared to impose a 15 per cent surtax on American goods to take effect when the dollar nears 20 francs. The move follows similar levies on British and Japanese goods amid exchange depreciation. Premier Daladier weighs parliamentary approval to raise the rate.
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Washington
United States
France
New York
Switzerland
Bank Examiner Details Harriman Institution Problems
National bank examiner Carl C. Francis told a Senate committee that the Harriman National Bank of New York likely could pay depositors at about 65 cents on the dollar. He cited delays in prosecuting bank officers and noted some issues stem from business conditions, while acknowledging thieves operated there after July 9. The Treasury secretary sought funds from the New York Clearing House to reimburse depositors in full.
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U.P
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National Bank Examiner
Harriman National Bank of New York
Senate
Francis
Secretary of Treasury
Woodin
New York Clearing House Association
Examiner
Neely
West Virginia
Ths
Robinson
Indiana
United States District Attorney
New York
National Bank
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