Labor plan eyed as industry governs relief structure
The article reports Louis Kirstein elected NEA industrial advisory board chairman, and discusses Gerard Swope's plan to merge codes under a national chamber of commerce style body with government and labor roles. It notes labor resistance and Johnson's cautious backing, with AFL growth to over 4 million but still limited formal representation.
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Washington
Louis Kirstein
Boston
NEA
Walter C. Teagle
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
Kirstein
Filene Company
National Labor Board
NRA
Hugh Johnson
Gerard Swope
American Federation of Labor
William Green
Federation
Swope
National Chamber of Commerce
Board of Appeals
Johnson
Organization of Labor
Organization of Industry
A. F
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
Rivers Daily reports a 24 hour flood stage present with a stage change update. The notice cautions residents near the river and riverside infrastructure to monitor conditions and prepare for possible rises. Officials urge monitoring official forecasts and taking precautions.
Rambling Judge and Local Life in 1930s Shreveport
A collage of social notes from Shreveport area, listing fans, business people, students, and locals. Mentions Jes' Ramblin' Judge 0. M. Grisham as a football fan, Alston Prophit’s gas-season concerns, Mrs. Sam Orchard selling benefit tickets, Mrs. Henry Haas dreaming of the Shreveport fair, and Dorothy Dennis's stage work at O. P. H. S. plus Halloween bicycle damages and a real estate sign loss.
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M. Grisham
News-Star- World
Alston
Sam Orchard
DeSiard
Orchard
Dick Pritchard
George Breece
Monroe
Parker M'Comb
E. R. Yancey
DeSiard Street
J. R. Wooten
Henry Haas
Sam Humphries
West Monroe
New
Federal Building and Loan Company
Harris Tyson
W. A. Kirkpatrick
D’hotel
Gunman Miller Loops North Side Hotel Trap
Federal agents closed in on Verne C. Miller, last of the Bailey Kelly gang, after he blasted his way from a hotel trap. Miller fled in a bloodstained car. his wife was seized in a hotel apartment. He helped execute the Union Station massacre and escaped with gunfire.
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Chicago
U.P
Bailey- Kelly
Verne C. Miller
Midwest
South Dakota
Miller
Union Station
Kansas City
Harvey Bailey
George
San Antonio Express says assault case may be dropped
Margot Stalls urged the U S district attorney to drop charges against Lieut. John H Murrel for allegedly attacking Blanche Balls. Ball later favored proceeding, while the district attorney said no dropping and bail is opposed. A preliminary hearing was postponed due to unresolved issues.
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San Antonio
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The
San Antonio Express
Margot Stalls
John H. Murrel
United States District Attorney's Office
West Point
Blanche Balls
Margot Ralls
Murrel
Blanche Ralls
W. R. Smith, Jr
United States
R. J. McMillan
Tulane players donate blood for ailing father
In New Orleans on November 2, George and Bob Tessier, Tulane linesmen, sat in a hospital to donate blood for their father Charles A. Tessier Jr. while the team traveled to New York to face Colgate, likely missing the game due to their absence. The elder Tessier, commodore of the Southern Yacht Club, was seriously ill on the eve of the trip.
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New Orleans
Tulane
George
Bob Tessier
New York
Colgate
Charles A. Tessier, Jr
Southern Yacht Club
Bridge Signs Dedication Vandalism Leads to Acquittals
Sixteen men from Bossier and Cad do were charged with malic ious mischief for destroying Long Allen signs on the Red river bridge. They were acquitted in city court after prosecutors could not connect any defendant to the act. State Rep Rupert Peyton testified his bridge visit was as a newspaper reporter. The midnight vandal group removed two signs dedicating the bridge to Huey P Long and O K Allen.
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Shreveport
Bossier
Caddo
New
Red River Bridge
Rupert Peyton
Red River
Huey P. Long
O. K. Allen
Interpreting economist at White House named
Washington reports the president's so called interpreting economist is W. W. Riefler a tall stocky Amherst graduate and longtime banker. Despite his status he is not being heeded in the current gold policy and remains part of Roosevelt's sound money advisers while serving on the central statistical board.
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United Press
Washington
Roosevelt
White House
W. W. Riefler
Amherst
Central Statistical Board
Federal Reserve Board
Riefler
American Vice Consul Shoots Self Seriously
Kenneth S. Stout American vice consul in Tela Honduras accidentally shot himself today and is seriously wounded. He is expected to recover.
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Self
Tela
Honduras
Kenneth S. Stout
Parity Price Demand Backed by North Louisiana Farmers
Farmers and business men from seven north Louisiana parishes met in Ruston to demand a pre war parity price for cotton, arguing it aligns with national policy. Norris Williamson of the American Cooperative Cotton Association said cotton dollars have 60 percent purchasing power, while others earn 116 percent for goods. Ed Everett Jr. of Farmerville and John Breard of Monroe pledged broad organizational support and cooperative action from Lions clubs and police juries for the resolutions.
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Ruston
North Louisiana
Williamson
Lions Clubs
Ed Everett, Jr
Farmerville
Louisiana
John M. Breard
Monroe
State Police Jury Association
Ouachita Parish
Girls Seek Place in Texas A&M Coed Admission Case
Judge W C Davis heard a mandamus suit on behalf of Bryan girls urging Texas A&M College to admit women. Attorneys argued over tradition and impact on enrollment with Homer Dewolfe saying co education could lower attendance while C C Todd framed the college as a UT branch serving industrial Texas women, including thousands in agriculture.
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C. C. Todd
University of Texas
Texas
Governors Confer With Roosevelt on Farm Prices Strike
Violence marred Wisconsin anti selling campaign as milks dumped and a cheese factory window was blown. Minnesota farmers plan peaceful picketing Thursday while Wisconsin leaders repudiate state president Arnold Gilberts and back continued strike awaiting Midwest governors meeting with President Roosevelt.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
Farmers’ Holiday Association
Roosevelt
Washington
Wisconsin
Waterford
Wis
Plymouth
County Holiday Association
Arnold Gilberts
Gilberts
Des Moines
Milo Reno
National Farmers’ Holiday Association
Mid-West
President Sets Hour For Parley With Farm Governors
President Roosevelt arranged to receive governors from the farm strike area today at 2:30 p.m. in Washington. No additional White House details were released beyond the scheduled meeting time.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Solons of Sugar Areas Urged to Hold Parley
Utah Congressman Murdock called for a conference with 17 sugar producing states and agriculture officials to address industry problems. He urged a united push toward a stabilization plan, with potential action before President Roosevelt if results are lacking, noting Cuba troubles delaying settlement.
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Washington
Murdock
Utah
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Roosevelt
Stephen Love
Utah-Idaho Sugar Company
AAA
Agriculture Administration
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
United Front
Cuba
Sigma Chi Frat House Destroyed by Blaze at University of Texas
A three story wooden Sigma Chi fraternity house near the University of Texas campus burned early today. Three members were forced to jump from a second story balcony to escape the fire. the cause was not determined.
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Austin
Tex
Sigma Chi
University of Texas
Zeiglers Granted $500 Bond on Shooting Charge
Loyal and Breard Zeigler, brothers, were bound over in district court on charges of lying in wait and wounding and robbery with firearms. Judge David I. Garrett set bonds at $500 each after preliminary hearings detailing an alleged assault near Scruggs' filling station on October 14. The case cites potential capital punishment for lying in wait and wounding, though prosecutors imply the offense is viewed as robbery under the circumstances.
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Zeigler
Breard Zeigler
David I. Garrett
Robert Skipper
Scruggs
Jonesboro Road
Garrett
Skipper
Zeiglers
Tom Christy
Christy
Mystery Cloaks Slaying Of Trio In Lawton
Lawton Oklahoma authorities investigated a murder at the Robert F. Hayter home after three bodies were found in a locked two story house. Mrs Hayter 50 and her children Nell 14 Sidney 17 were killed with shots to the head and a club use. Hayter a traveling salesman was away in Oklahoma City and returned to Lawton after the discovery.
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Lawton
Okla
Robert F. Hayter
Hayter
Oklahoma City
Many Men Employed On River and Harbor Work
Army engineers said today more than 26 000 men are employed on river and harbor and flood control work made possible by public works funds.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Roosevelt Plans to Buy All Foreign Gold for Sale
Washington reports the Roosevelt administration offered to buy all foreign gold shipped to the United States and set the domestic gold purchase price at 32.36 an ounce, up from 32.26. The plan aims to lift prices by manipulating gold values while avoiding direct government dealings in foreign markets.
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Washington
Roosevelt
RFC
London
Great Britain
Mr. Roosevelt
Jesse H. Jones
New York Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Treasury May Issue Silver Certificates
Washington November 2 The treasury may soon issue eleven million dollars in silver certificates in a move to increase currency flexibility and liquidity nationwide.
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Treasury
Washington
Rogers Has His Say at Iowa Farmers and Governors Convention
In Dingville Iowa farmers and governors convened to hear farm leaders speak. The writer rails against the rise of leaders and the loss of individual self-reliance, noting personal farming experience and skepticism toward organized leadership. The piece ends with a personal signoff arguing for fewer leaders.
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Calif
Dingville
Iowa
Ding
Des Moines
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