Orleans Ballot Inquiry Status Still in Doubt
Orleans parish grand jury reconvened to review local ballot boxes from January and test contents while considering a no true bill on three charges. Judge Echezabal and Assistant Attorney General James O Con reported uncertainty about issuing an indictment.
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Orleans
Orleans Parish
Frank T. Echezabal
Jey Eugene Stanley
Gasgon L. Porterie
Loulana Bar
Orleans Bar Associates
Honest Election League
Grand Jury Room
Zabal
J. S. Waterman, Jr
Gencezabal
Assis
Atorney
James O’con
N. U
James M. Colomb
Shoals measure nears final congressional approval
In Washington on May 18 Vice President Garner and Speaker Rainey pushed the Muscle Shoals project toward final congressional approval before it goes to President Roosevelt for signing. A separate inquiry into possible misuses of the plant by private interests is noted, with a letter from Senator Norris and a request for Roosevelt to review.
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Bill
White House
Shington
Garner
Speaker Rainey
Administration
Tennessee Valley Development
Asure
Roosevelt
Norris
Louis R
New York
Odd Botanical Pair And Neighborly Gags In Local Notes
Local items describe a botanically odd onion coco grass specimen and a seed stalk union. A painter offers mailbox painting for a nickel, thriving in tough times. A lighthearted column shares jokes about gasping misfits and fosters sociable Evergreen Shore neighborly spirit.
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S. A. Kincaid
Grayling Lane
Tremor Felt in San Bernardino At 1 32 A M
A slight earth tremor was felt in San Bernardino California at 1 32 a m Thursday. No damage was reported.
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San Bernardino
Calif
New York socialite Jelke in Newport divorce case
J Frazier Jelke, Newport resident, testifies in Superior Court that after marriage Eugenia Woodward Jelke announced divorce and accused him of abuse. He describes conflicts in Paris and London including alleged insecurities, warnings of alimony, and lavish spending as the case proceeds.
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Wport
R. L
Chicago
Indies
Paris
London
J. F.frazier Jelke
Newport
Eugenia Woodward Jelke
Superior Court
Charles A. Walsh
Jelke
Roosevelt’s gesture inspires Hitler’s disarmament stance
Berlin dispatch reports German officials credit Dr. Hjalmar Schacht with shaping Roosevelt’s peace appeal and indirectly animating Hitler’s reichstag speech. Hitler’s move is seen as a master stroke placing disarmament responsibility on France and others, while pledging Germany to any coop plan and arms parity.
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Berlin
U.R
Roosevelt
Hjalmar Schacht
Reichsbank
Adolf Hitler
Reichstag
United Press
Hitler
Dr. Schacht
Washington
France
Germany
MacDonald
Monroe Beer Held At Strong Ark Seizure Disturbs Louisiana Route
Forty five cases of beer shipped by F. Strauss and Son of Monroe were seized at Strong Arkansas while en route to north Louisiana towns. The beer, valued around 100 dollars, was on a delivery loop touching Ashley and Union counties and returning through Louisiana. The case centers on legality of shipping beer through territory where it remains illegal.
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F. Strauss and Son
Ashley
Union
Arkansas
Monroe
Bastrop
Crossett
Ashley County
Strong
Union County
Louisiana
Huttig
Lousiana
Sadie
Marion
Farmerville
Sterlington
Strauss Company
Milwaukee milk strike guarded by National Guardsmen
National guardsmen in uniform with rifles and bayonets patrolled picket lines of Wisconsin milk strikers to curb violence as sheriffs prepare to move dairy products statewide. Adjutant General Immell said martial law does not exist while Governor Schmedeman coordinates, under deputy duties assigned to counties.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Ralph M. Immell
Cooking School To End Tonight At Paramount Theater
Crowds pack the Paramount as the Happy Kitchen cooking school concludes. Sponsored by the News-Star and Morning World, the event gains momentum with Mrs. Kate Stafford, a culinary authority, guiding a final, prize filled session open to men and women. Doors open at 7 pm with eager attendees urged to arrive early for best seating.
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Monroe
Paramount
Kate Stafford
Hollywood
Happy Kitchen
News-Star
Morning World
Paramount Theater
Alleged Anarchist Slain And Policemen Wounded
In Oklahoma City a man described as an anarchist was shot dead downtown after firing on four policemen. Officer John H. Beasley was wounded. he had only a slight chance to recover. The dead man was tentatively identified as J. E. Ferguson, address unknown.
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Oklahoma City
J. E. Ferguson
John H. Beasley
Buying Power of Bill Aimed to Boost Demand and Jobs
In Washington on May 18, Frances Perkins described the public works and industry regulation bill as designed to raise purchasing power by directing $3.3 billion to unemployment relief via construction and by stabilizing production through voluntary cooperative agreements. An administrator appointed by Roosevelt would supervise trade and industry to regulate the process.
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Washington
Frances Perkins
Congress
Roosevelt
State Aid Board Commissioned in Louisiana
Baton Rouge May 18 The state emergency relief administration board personnel were formally commissioned by Governor Oscar K Allen. The only changes are Ben F Thompson replacing the Shreveport director P C Willis vacancy remains. The board includes Chairman Charles A Stair and directors Heyman Byrne Guste Rabin Conway Breard Atkins McMichael Lee Smith Nelson and others from New Orleans Baton Rouge Shreveport Monroe Alexandria Lake Charles and Alexandria. A successor to Willis is still under consideration.
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Baton Rouge
State Emergency Relief Administration Board
Oscar K. Allen
Ben F. Thompson
Alexandria
P. C. Willis
Shreveport
The
Emergency Relief Administration
Charles A. Stair
New Orleans
Leon Heyman
J. K. Byrne
W. J. Guste
L. A. Rabin
E. A Conway
E. L. Sanderson
J. M. Breard
P. M. Atkins
Monroe
A. W. McMichael
George W. Lee
Frank A. Smith
A. A. Nelson
Lake Charles
Governor's Office
Willis
Body Found in Canal After Missing From New Orleans Home
The body of James L. Montgomery, 38, missing for three days, was found Thursday in the New Basin Canal in New Orleans. Local authorities investigated the circumstances as the investigation continued.
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New Orleans
James L. Montgomery
New Basin Canal
System Permits Covering Up of Specific Salary Payments
A Louisiana public affairs columnist argues that lumping salary appropriations hides individual pay. Citing 1928 secretary of state James J. Bailey and 1932 successor E A Bob Conway, the piece claims salaries were transparent under itemized budgets but were obscured when lumped.
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Baton Rouge
James J. Bailey
Woodin Douglas Plead for Bill Before Solons
Secretary Woodin urged the House Ways and Means Committee to rush hearings on public works industrial control legislation. Treasury head Lewis W. Douglas joined him in urging swift action as the first hearing in the new House office building opened with a packed room and bipartisan appeals to set aside partisanship.
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House Ways and Means Committee
House
Woodin
Roosevelt
Lewis W. Douglas
Treasury
Douglas
Doughton
Sumners
Press convention opens Friday with speakers from major papers
Registration begins 8:30 a.m. at the Virginia hotel lobby. Opening at 1:30 p.m. in Ouachita Parish High School auditorium with Mayor Arnold Bernstein and W F Roy Sr. as hosts. 2:15 p.m. Colonel Robert R McCormick of Chicago Tribune speaks. 3:30 p.m. Geo T Goodman of Ponchatoula gives the president’s address. Isaac Chapman reports on secretary treasurer duties. Dolph G Frantz presents field manager committee report. Dr James M discusses "The University and the Press Association."
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Virginia Hotel
Ouachita Parish High School
Arnold Bernstein
W. F. Roy, Sr
St. Bernard Voice
Arabi
Robert R. McCormick
Chicago Tribune
Geo. T. Goodman
Ponchatoula
Isaac Chapman
Bastrop
Dolph G. Frantz
Shreveport Journal
The
University and the Press Association
James M
T. O. Brown Urges Tax Hike for Parish Schools
Ouachita parish school superintendent T O Brown calls for a five mill tax to fund a nine month school term for the 1933 34 session. He warns that without the levy only four and a half months of school may be possible, urging mothers and fathers to vote May 23rd.
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Ouachita Parish
T. O. Brown
Onroe
Rogers Has His Say on Roosevelt and Europe
Beverly Hills May 18 Roosevelt pulls Congress into line and even coerces Hitler to drop plans. The writer doubts European promises and argues disarmament serves economics, not humanity, noting global change might soften stubborn rivals.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Roosevelt
Congress
Galley
Hitler
Europe
Quick Action On Farm Measure Is Requested
Delegations urged immediate use of the farm bill for wheat and cotton. Wheat cooperatives proposed applying the farm bill to wheat with a processing tax by August 1. Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Smith urged Roosevelt to implement cotton provisions for this crop and seek a 5 to 6 million acreage reduction.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Wheat Cooperative Marketing Agencies
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Disarmament Conference Hinge on Roosevelt Hitler Roles
Geneva observers say the disarmament talks hinge on actions by President Roosevelt and Chancellor Hitler. They seek clarity on U S openness to rigid armament control and a world pact against force, plus neutrality limits and arms embargos as peace machinery is debated.
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Roosevelt
America
Geneva
Washington
League
Levee Breach Floods Nimmons Arkansas and River Valley Areas
Levee along the St Francis river broke five miles north of Kennett Missouri. Water covered the village of Nimmons Arkansas and 3000 acres of farmland to a depth of two to three feet. Valley residents await the Mississippi crest as main levees hold and crops are halted along tributaries.
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Kennett
St. Francis
Nimmons
Ark
Memphis
Tenn
Old Man River
U. S
Mississippi River
Ilinois
Missouri
Mississippi
Hickman
Long May Take Principal Role in Bank Bill Debate
The Glass banking reform bill moves to unfinished business after the Louderback impeachment trial. Senator Long of Louisiana, once filibustered, may take a principal role as the Kingfish seeks broader branch banking and deposit insurance. Rockefeller, Morgan, and Chase National Bank factions loom, with Roosevelt possibly aligning with the Rockefellers.
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Washington
U.P
Rockefellers
Senate
Bulkley
Ohio
Senator Long
Louisiana
Chase National Bank
Roosevelt
Rockefeller
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