Six Believed Killed As House Is Wrecked
Panama May 29 An amazing account says Paul Redfern the American aviator who disappeared eight years ago is alive living as a medicine man in the jungle of Dutch Guiana. Tom Roche says he lived with Redfern for three months in 1933 and that Redfern was found by Indians after a plane crash leaving him badly injured.
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Panama
Paul Redfern
Dutch Guiana
Tom Roche
Redfern
Brunswick
Rio de Janeiro
Roche
James L. Park
United States
Park
State Department
Washington
Johnson Drafts NRA Legislation for Voluntary Codes
Hugh S. Johnson, early NRA head, returns to White House advisory circle to draft a tentative plan for continuing industry regulation under fair practice codes. The proposal would empower a federal body to suspend anti trust provisions and promote voluntary codes with a public insignia. Johnson, longtime collaborator of Bernard Baruch, aims to frame new legislation and inform Congress.
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New York
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Johnson
Congress
Federal Trade Commission
NIRA
Bernard M. Baruch
White House
Washington
Zach Spearing Named Orleans RFC Counsel
New Orleans reports that J. Zach Spearing former congressman and attorney has been named counsel for the Reconstruction Finance Corporation in New Orleans He succeeds William C Dufour who will remain as special counsel Spearing will direct the RFCs legal affairs from his private office in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
Washington
J. Zach Spearing
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
William C. Dufour
RFC
Spearing
Corporation
Flandin Loses Finance Committee Bid for Dictatorial Powers
Paris May 29 The finance committee of the chamber of deputies voted 25 to 15 against Premier Pierre-Etienne Flandin’s bill for dictatorial financial powers to defend the franc. Flandin vowed to appeal to the chamber, insisting devaluation threats require strong action. He suffers a healing arm fracture but plans a personal appeal to win support.
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Associated Press
Paris
Finance Committee
Chamber of Deputies
Pierre-Etienne Flandin
France
Chamber
Flandin
Ministry of Justice
Divinity student convicted of first degree manslaughter
Joseph L. Steinmetz a 22 year old divinity student was found guilty of manslaughter in the first degree for the death of his 17 year old bride in a Knights of Columbus hotel room in New York He faced up to 25 years with mercy urged by jurors The trial also involved a priest and the former Hollywood high school student who was his bride The verdict followed almost fifteen hours of deliberation Judge Charles C Nott Jr set June 14 for sentencing with a mandatory five year term on gun carrying and a possible 20 year maximum for the manslaughter count
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New York
Joseph L. Steinmetz
Hollywood
Calif
Steinmetz
Ruth Armstrong
Joseph J. Leonard
Knights of Columbus
Charles C. Nott, Jr
Work relief plan to put unemployed on tax and construction jobs
Unemployed professionals and clerical workers would inspect income tax returns while idle building tradesmen receive construction jobs at army posts in 23 states under new work relief proposals. The plan includes $528 million in projects approved by President Roosevelt and $400 thousand for highway construction and grade crossing eliminations.
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Washington
Emergency Council
Roosevelt
O. K
Works Allotment Advisory Committee
Return of kidnapped boy seen likely before deadline
Tacoma tense as activity at the J. P. Wey erhaeuser home signals a possible $200000 ransom for 9 year old George Wey erhaeuser. Father John Philip Weyerhaeuser and uncle J Rodman Titcomb absent as negotiations loom, following a registered letter.
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Associated Press
Tacoma
Wash
J. P. Weyerhaeuser
George Weyerhaeuser
John Philip Weyerhaeuser
One Kiss Declared Full Payment For Cow
In Clintwood Virginia on May 29 a trial justice ruled that a kiss from a 17 year old girl satisfied payment for a cow. Mrs George Branham protested her husband’s sale to Mrs Charlie Hibbits claiming she had paid in full. The court upheld Branham’s protest and recognized the marriage as concluding the matter.
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Clintwood
Gallie Friend
George Branham
Charlie Hibbits
Branham
Jane Stapleton
Blossom
George’s Fork
Mrs. Walker Dies at Home in Pine Street District
The death of Mrs. W. A. Walker, Sr., occurred at 210 Pine Street at 12 40 today. Funeral services will be held at First Methodist Church Thursday afternoon with Rev. W. C. Scott officiating. Burial will follow at Riverview Park Cemetery.
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Pine Street
First Methodist Church
W. C. Scott
Riverview Park Cemetery
Junior Charity League Day to Run Monroe City Affairs
Monroe observes Junior Charity League day with league officers directing city business all day. Mrs. Prioleau Ellis named mayor for the day, while Mrs. F A Shaw becomes commissioner of finance and public utilities and other appointments include streets and parks, municipal judge, and police chief.
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Junior Charity League
Monroe
League
The
News-Star
Junior League
F. A. Shaw
Prioleau Ellis
Shaw
John Fox
Nathan Gaston
W. M. Harper
Milling Bernstein
Har
Enrollment date extended for Ouachita parish poll books
The Ouachita parish sheriff's office announces extended enrollment hours to 6 pm Wednesday and Thursday and until midnight Friday to allow all residents to enroll in the 1934 poll books. Home enrollment is available for citizens unable to travel due to illness.
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Ouachita Parish
Memorial Day Observed in Monroe by Veterans Groups
Memorial Day will be observed in Monroe on Thursday with graves of veterans from all wars decorated. Veterans organizations visit every city cemetery and assemble at Riverview Burial Park at 4 45 p m for exercises run by the Ouachita Parish Veterans council.
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Monroe
United States
Riverview Burial Park
Ouachita Parish
Veterans’ Council
Dark Horse Rothman Faces Neighborhood Election Fallout
After Tuesday's vote in the Eighth and DeSiard Street neighborhood, defeated candidates allege ballot stuffing, open campaigning at polling places, and writing in the name of Rothman. Tom Adams vows support to Kokinos if a contest overturns the result, while Rothman promises neighborhood improvements including an airport site and a cement shower bath at his stores.
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Dark Horse
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DeSiard Street
Rothman
Tom Adams
Gus Kokinos
Kokinos
Adams
Building Blast Kills Two and Injures Ten in NYC
A three story building at 21st street and First avenue exploded tearing out its side and bursting into flames. Police estimated ten injured and six feared buried. The ground floor housed an automobile repair shop and a massive gas retort stood nearby.
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New York
21St Street
First Avenue
Bellevue Hospital
Ouida Keeton Clarifies Details in Carter Trial
Ouida Keeton 33 testifies on witness stand in circuit court about the mutilation slaving case involving her late mother Daisy Keeton and accused accomplice W. M. Carter 67. She asserts she heard all aspects of her own February trial while confined to a wheelchair and under cross examination by defense attorney Will Watkins.
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Ouida Keeton
Daisy Keeton
W. M. Carter
Quida
Will Watkins
Ouida
Payless Pay Days Faced By Orleans Employes
New Orleans May 29 The city faced payless pay days after clearing banks refused a 3 286 570 loan for operations this year The banks cited outstanding loans and court actions tied to the Huey Long Walmsley power struggle The state bond and tax board led by Long approved the loan plan and must consent to all financial matters Mayor Walmsley requested a reconsideration Federal court approved a readjustment plan but the action was appealed
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
T. Semmes Walmsley
State Bond and Tax Board
Long
Walmsley
Federal District Court
Doctor DaFoe Feted On Quintuplets Birthday
Dr. Allan R. DaFoe received hundreds of congratulatory messages from across the United States on his 52nd birthday as the Dionne quintuplets marked their first full day. Wires poured in from Broadway stars cabinet members governors and industry leaders after he delivered the quintuplets before dawn on May 28.
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Associated Press
Callander
Ont
Allan R. DaFoe
America
Oliva Dionne
Elzire Dionne
Dr. DaFoe
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Ickes and Perkins
The
Cab
Arkansas Woman Sentenced 6 to 18 Years for Night Club Stabbing
Bonnie Hill also known as Marion King a 23 year old Arkansas woman was sentenced by Judge William F. O Hara in New Orleans criminal court to not less than six nor more than 18 years in the state penitentiary for the fatal stabbing of John Irving Pierce 23 a Jackson Miss writer at the Nut club after a night of drinking and revelry. Hill was convicted of manslaughter two weeks earlier and had no opportunity to appeal.
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New Orleans
Bonnie Hill
Marion King
Arkansas
William F. O'Hara
Criminal
John Irving Pierce
Jackson
Miss
Miss Hill
Nut Club
Johnson County
Early downtown stores set 5 p m closing in June
E Jack Selig of the Monroe West Monroe Chamber announces downtown shops will close at 5 p m from June through August on weekdays except Saturday when 9 p m remains. The original June 3 date is kept with a note urging shoppers to buy in morning hours for cooler, better service.
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E. Jack Selig
Retail Merchants
Chamber of Commerce of
Monroe
West Monroe
Selig
Only 2 Days Left To Sign Poll Book
The notice warns residents that only those whose names appear on the 1934 Sheriff's Poll Book may vote in next year’s elections. The book closes at midnight May 31.
Constitutional Amendment Seen as Needed Step
Leaders study a long range program proposing a constitutional amendment as a necessary step. The plan aims to shape future governance and policy in ways that require careful consideration and broad support.
New Deal Considers Federal Labor Regulation Amendment
Washington observers report high level discussion of a constitutional amendment to let the federal government regulate labor conditions across states after the NRA decision. White House aides weigh a voluntary code system and possible executive signals, while unions warn of a June 17 coal strike affecting 450,000 workers and wage talks collapse.
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Supreme Court
NRA
New Deal
Roosevelt
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White House
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National Association of Manufacturers
Harper Sibley
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Senate
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William Green
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Green
Capitol Hill
Congress
Amendment proposal praises Supreme Court review of presidential acts
Will Rogers comments on a proposed amendment to empower the Supreme Court to review legislation and executive actions before they affect the public, likening the idea to preventing poison before it harms patients and avoiding autopsy jury outcomes.
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Hollywood
Supreme Court
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