Petillo Leads Indy 500 As Weatherly Is Fatally Hurt In Crash
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kelly Petillo led at 375 miles with a new track record 3 27 24.00 as Rex Mays and Babe Stapp chased. Clay Weatherly died in a crash at the northwest turn and Edwin Bradburn was severely injured. Louis Tomei and Russell Snowberger retired with mechanical failures leaving 26 of 33 cars running.
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Mays
Babe Stapp
Los Angeles
Kello Petillo
Tony Gulotta
Kansas City
Mauri Rose
Dayton
Ohio
Wild Bill Cummings
Indianapolis
Louis Tomei
Russell Snowberger
Philadelphia
Kelly Petillo
Rex Mays
J. R. Brown Dies Suddenly at 68 on Duty
J R Brown 68 janitor at Lida Benton school died suddenly en route to Riverside sanitarium after indigestion. Coroner ruled coronary thrombosis. Survived by widow and seven children. funeral at Gordon Avenue Methodist Church with Rev R M Bentley officiating. Burial in Riverview.
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J. R. Brown
Benton Avenue
Riverside Sanitarium
Lida Benton
Lee Avenue
Brown
C. L. Mengis
John W. Brown
R. L. Brown
Monroe
M. B. Brown
Waco
Texas
M. B. Harrell
M. F. Bryan
M. M. Spruell
T. P. Thompson
Gordon Avenue Methodist Church
R. M. Bentley
Riverview Burial Park
Miss France crown sparks tears after Saar dispute
Elizabeth Pitt appears pleased after winning the Miss France title but breaks into tears when she resigns amid protests by contestants who deride her as Mile Boche for being born in the Saar and recently returning to Germany.
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Elizabeth Pitt
France
Tribute Paid to Neville High Grads by Mayor
Neville High School Alumni Association honored the 1935 class at a banquet on the Hotel Virginia roof attended by 250. Mayor Arnold Bernstein praised the school history and staff while Superintendent E L Neville and Principal Charles E Kenney spoke on growth and achievements.
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Nevile High School
Arnold Bernstein
Neville High School Alumni Association
Hotel Virginia
Minnie Ruffin
G. B. Cooley
Nelson Abell
P. A. Mellgren
Association
Bernstein
E. L. Neville
Charles E. Kenney
Neville High School
Neville
Kenney
Nellie Breard
Louise Smelser McComb
James Cavaness
Texas Company Faces Severance Tax Suit
In Baton Rouge, a suit seeks $37,344.38 from a Texas company for overdue severance tax. The claim alleges failure to file accurate returns on oil operations in Acadia, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Calcasieu, Cameron, DeSoto, Red River, Terrebonne, Lafourche, Sabine and St. Landry parishes. Special counsel for the supervisor filed the action.
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Baton Rouge
Texas Company
State Supervisor of Public Accounts
East Baton Rouge
Acadia
Bossier
Caddo
Claiborne
Calcasieu
Cameron
DeSoto
Red River
Terrebonne
Seats of Honor Designations for Men in Blue on Memorial Day
President Roosevelt canceled his Memorial Day appearance due to drizzle as parades and Arlington ceremonies faced weather delays. Crippled veterans and cheerful children joined nationwide observances with reserved seats for veterans of past wars, while current troops and patriotic groups filled most roles. Timothy J. Creeden, 85, was among 26 survivors marching in Manhattan as 72,000 joined five New York borough parades. Roosevelt participated in Washington observances amid the rain.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Arlington National Cemetery
Associated Press
United States
Timothy J. Creeden
Manhattan
New York Borough
HOLC to Accept New Loan Applications for 30 Days
John H. Fahey, chair of the Home Owners' Loan Corporation, announces a 30 day window to accept new loan applications for homeowners in distress facing foreclosure. Eligibility tests remain in force. ineligible applications will be rejected. Homeowners are urged to verify eligibility before applying.
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Washington
Home Owners’ Loan
Roosevelt
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
John H. Fahey
HOLC
Standard Oil to Raise Salaries in Louisiana
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana will raise salaries for employees earning under 5000 dollars annually by five percent up to 3000 dollars and those earning between 3000 and 5000 dollars may receive up to 150 dollars. The move follows a 1934 profit report of 1.75 dollars per share.
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Baton Rouge
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Kidnaped Weyerhaeuser Heir Believed Close to Release
Reports say kidnapers of 9-year-old George Weyerhaeuser have been contacted and a $200000 ransom in 30 000 federal reserve notes is hidden for payoff. Authorities grow hopeful and tell of two family go-betweens. A Tacoma police officer says the boy may still be in the city.
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Tacoma
Wash
George Weyerhaeuser
Weyerhaeuser
Federal Reserve
Charity League Governs Monroe City Hall Day
The Monroe Junior Charity League members ruled city hall for a day with Mrs. Prioleau Ellis acting as mayor. Mrs. Ellis led with tact while Mrs. Franklin Shaw and Mrs. John Fox assisted as commissioners. Police and fire departments were run by league members, and City Judge W. M. Harper’s bench was essentially replaced by Mrs. Nathan Gaston for the day.
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Monroe Junior Charity League
Monroe News- Star
Morning World
S. A. Collins
Theodore Allen
Gordon Cummings
Dorothy Emerson
Nathan Gaston
Paul Matthews
Marvyn Johnson
Joe Dawkins
Duncan Cook
Robert Kellogg
H. S. Stevens
Walter Black
Clyde Brown
Prioleau Ellis
Monroe
Ellis
Franklin Shaw
John Fox
L. V Tarver
Milling Bernstein
Harry Frazier, Jr
Frank Roddy
W. M. Harper
City Hall
Adherence To Present Wages Hours Is Urged
A joint session of the senior and junior boards of the Chamber of Commerce adopts resolutions urging businesses in two cities to voluntarily follow the present wage and hour schedule. They seek to preserve buying power and avoid a relapse after the NRA era. A meeting will be held after President Roosevelt’s upcoming policy pronouncement to discuss local needs and potential action.
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Chamber of Commerce
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
NRA
Ing
A. V. Miller
Jack Rogers
Curtis Predicts G. O. P. Victory
Vice President Charles Curtis predicts that at least a dozen Republicans could defeat Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 campaign. He plans a western tour, aims to support a strong campaign, and says the Supreme Court NRA decision is a key talking point. Continued on Sixth Page.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Charles Curtis
Curtis
New Mexico
Supreme Court
NRA
Republican Party
One Day Left to Sign Poll Book
Voters must sign the 1934 Sheriff's Poll Book before midnight May 31 to be eligible for next year’s elections. The book closes at midnight, and unlisted names cannot vote.
Roosevelt Holds Conference on NRA Collapse
President Roosevelt held a two hour meeting with Secretary Perkins Donald Richberg and the NRA board to discuss the NRA collapse and possible restoration of minimum wage and maximum hour principles. No conclusions were announced and Richberg warned a general countrywide picture is still forming. Hugh S Johnson urged public input to Congress on NRA views.
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Washington
Roosevelt
NRA
Perkins
Donald Richberg
Supreme Court
Blue Eagle
Richberg
Miss Perkins
Hugh S. Johnson
Johnson Outlines Plan For New NRA
Washington May 30. After NRA collapse President Roosevelt watches national reaction before deciding next steps. Three developments emerge as focus today. Johnson outlines a plan amid ongoing political debate and interest from different counsels in shaping a replacement program.
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Johnson
NRA
Washington
Roosevelt Aad
Suspect Arrested in Sabine Parish Holdup Killings
In Converse Louisiana Sabine parish authorities have a white male suspect in custody over the murder of O. J. Allen 36 of Mansfield a refinery operator shot during a holdup attempt yesterday Allen confronted the bandit who demanded money and valuables the bandit fled and shot him after he dropped his sun helmet or shadowed item authorities did not reveal the suspect’s identity
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Converse
Sabine Parish
O. J. Allen
Mansfield
Allen
Tragic double death at Pioneer farm after girl fatally shot
Jim Centers 29, and his nine year old daughter Mary Ruth die in a dawn incident at their home five miles west of Pioneer Louisiana. Centers reportedly killed his child with a single barrel shotgun then killed himself. Coroner calls it accidental death and self-inflicted suicide. Readily identified details include the Centers family and Oak Grove medical examiner.
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Pioneer
Jim Centers
Here
Mary Ruth
Centers
Centers Farm
Tom Pulley
Oak Grove
West Carroll Parish
Memorial Day Observed With Veterans Program in City
A Memorial Day observance at Riverview burial park honored veterans of all wars with cemetery ceremonies earlier in the day. Ouachita Parish Veterans' council led by W. D. H. Rodriguez presided as a parade formed and colors, drum and rifle squads took the platform. Charles E. McKenzie delivered the main address followed by firing squad volleys, taps and the flag lowered to half mast.
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Riverview Burial Park
Ouachita Parish
Veterans’ Council
W. D. H. Rodriguez
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Ernest Dunstan Holloway
First Presbyterian Church
L. B. Faulk
American Legion
Charles E. McKenzie
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Ita
Clay Weatherly
Aid
Petillo
Bixth
Lida Benton School
Neville High Grads
Standard Oil Company
Charity League
Hugh Johnson
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