Italy imposes embargo on 197 imported products
Mussolini warns sanctions nations of consequences while asserting Italy's economic independence. A government decree blocks 197 imports under strict supervision, effective next Monday as League of Nations sanctions begin. Rome reports 177,000 Ethiopians in mountains near Makale and Graziani's forces advancing in the north.
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Makale
Associated Press
If Duce
League
Italy
Mussolini
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Coordination Committee
Il Duce
Dawkins opens hearing on strike injunction in Lake Charles
Federal Judge Ben C. Dawkins begins a hearing on a petition by Lake Charles stevedore and National Stevedoring Co asking an injunction against ILWU leaders and others to stop interference with port activities. A court restraining order has blocked intimidation since November 7. The port was clear of ships as three ships resumed cargo handling by the Louisiana Longshoremens association. Velma Lykes to load 50,000 pockets of rice for Havana and Chile. Stella Lykes sailed with 50,000 pockets of rice for Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Ben C. Dawkins
National Stevedore Company
Louisiana Longshoremens Association
International Longshoremens Association
Velma Lykes
Havana
Chile
Stella Lykes
Perto Rico
Woman asks Erie doctors to end her life after crash
Miss Anna Becker of Buffalo requests the Erie County Medical Association appoint a physician to administer a merciful death. She has been bedfast for two years after a taxicab collision on October 21, 1933, and received $6,000 in damages but faces debt and poverty. She cites constant pain and inability to pay bills, and says she has contemplated suicide for 749 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
Buffalo Times
Anna Becker
Erie County Medical Association
Times
Mercy
Government Out of Business Is Banker's Plea
Rudolph S. Hecht president of the American Bankers Association urges government withdrawal from many business fields in his New Orleans convention address. Hecht, Hibernia National Bank chairman, calls for some banking supervision and notes renewed public confidence and a cheerful banker outlook as the emergency era ends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Rudolf S. Hecht
American Bankers Association
Hecht
Hibernia National Bank
Lucas Lisotta Dies Suddenly in Monroe at 54
Lucas Lisotta a Monroe grocery merchant died at his home 1403 De Siard street at 7 30 am Tuesday from a sudden heart attack He was born in Corleone Italy December 14 1881 and came to the U S early He operated a Monroe grocery for 30 years Survived by widow Rosa Costanza and two sons Phillip and Arthur Lisotta The funeral will be at St Matthew church with high mass by Rev N F Vandegaer and interment in Catholic cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucas Lisotta
Monroe
de Siard Street
Mr. Lisotta
Corleone
Hialy
United States
Columbus Social Club
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
St. Matthew's Church
N. F. Vandegaer
Rosa Costanza
Louis Costanza
Phillip
Arthur Lisotta
States Against Roosevelt Lose Voters Share
Georgia and Pennsylvania are among the heaviest losers as opponents of Roosevelt trail in vote counts. Analysts note shifting support across key states and urban districts, signaling a dip for the anti Roosevelt bloc in upcoming rolls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Pennsylvania
States lose clamor, gain limits in 1936 Democratic convention
A nationwide vote tally shows 21 states will have fewer delegates in 1936 than in 1932, signaling tighter influence for anti Roosevelt factions. Governors like Georgia’s Eugene Talmadge loom as possible revolt catalysts while Roosevelt forces aim to control the platform and renomination. Pennsylvania gains, Georgia loses, as the convention approaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Souths Farmer Has Good Year
A survey from Virginia to Texas shows southern farmers had profitable 1935 harvests and expect better 1936. Georgia crops mostly rose in cash returns except tobacco, where growers faced declines. Georgia farmers working for a living remain pressed, according to Commissioner Tom Linder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Virginia
Texas
Tom Linder
Georgia
Farm Commissioners Meet In Washington
Farm commissioners from more than 35 states gather in Washington for the national association’s eighteenth annual session. On day two they study dairy issues before turning to the AAA programs with teachers from wheat potato corn-hog cotton and marketing agreement sections guiding the sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commissioners of Agriculture
AAA
National Association of Commissioners, Secretaries
Departments of Agriculture
Woman Banker from Clay Seeks American Bankers Post
Mrs. C. E. Hearin of Clay Kentucky, vicepresident of Farmers National Bank, attends the American Bankers association convention in New Orleans and is rumored as a candidate for treasurer. She recounts 28 years in banking and a career from bookkeeper to assistant cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
C. E
Allie
Hearin
Clay
American Bankers Association
Farmers National Bank of Clay
Allen sole candidate for Huey Long Senate seat
Baton Rouge La November 12 Gov O K Allen is the only announced candidate for the unexpired senate term of the late Huey P Long with filing closing at midnight He chairs the Democratic state central committee and seeks to extend his political career from Winn parish tax assessor to governor and now senator Continued on Fifth Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
Senate
Huey P. Long
Allen
Democratic State Central Committee
Winn Parish
Long
Rescue Of 54 Marooned Persons
The United States navy began a rescue of 54 people endangered when the freighter Silver Hazel broke on rocks in San Bernardino straits. The destroyer Peary arrived and stood by the wreck while a second destroyer with life saving equipment was planned. Five passengers were aboard the British vessel en route from San Francisco when it piled up. so far a message said all is well.
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Manila
P. I
San Bernardino Straits
United States Navy
Here
Cavite
A. G. Henderson
Silver Hazel
Navy
San Francisco
Henderson
Young Fiancée Held in Slaying of New Yorker
Dr Fritz Gebhardt, 43, was shot to death in a Beekman Tower room on the twenty first floor. Patrolman Holden found Vera Stretz, ash blonde fiancée, on a fire escape and she confessed the shooting. A pistol was found in her purse. she said she had become engaged last December. Gebhardt, from Karlsruhe, Germany, had registered four days earlier.
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New York
Fritz Gebhardt
Beekman Tower
John Holden
Vera Stretz
Holden
Gebhardt
Karlsruhe
Germany
Miss Stretz
Flier May Be Fined For Wrecking Plane
Capt. Frank F. Frakes faces a potential 2500 dollar penalty after a staged aerial wreck during an Atlanta show. The Bureau of Air Commerce fined him 500 dollars on each of five rule violations including flying under 1000 feet and performing aerobatics over a congested area. Frakes plans a denial of the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Frank F. Frakes
Frakes
Atlanta
Bureau of Air Commerce
New High Mark in Stratosphere Delights Airmen
A new record high in stratospheric measurements thrills airmen and science circles. Scientists anticipate forthcoming results from ongoing findings as atmospheric research progresses.
Record Flight Reaches 73000 Feet In Stratosphere
Data from Captains Orvil A Anderson and Albert W Stevens will be shipped to Washington after their 73000 foot flight. The expedition by the National Geographic Society and Army Air Corps notes studies of cosmic rays and skylight. The plane began near Rapid City at 8 am and landed near Matheye farm at 4 13 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Lake
World of Science
Orvil A. Anderson
Albert W. Stevens
Washington
National Geographic Society
Army Air Corps
Natural Bowl
Rapid City
John Matheye
Here
Colder Weather Predicted Across Region Tonight
Northeast Louisiana and southern Arkansas endure a drop in temps with frost likely tonight. Official forecast says Tuesday night will grow colder then Wednesday brings fair skies and warmer temperatures. City hall thermometer read 50 degrees at dawn and 44 by noon as 24 hour rainfall totals reach .73 inches.
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Louisiana
Arkansas
Natural Gas Company
City Hall
Kate Key
Spillway Will Be Tested Near New Orleans
The Bonnet Carre spillway, a 13 million dollar project to tame the Mississippi spring rise, is being prepared for its first test. A steam shovel digs the east bank levee 25 miles northwest of New Orleans as Col. John H. Carruth says the work should finish in three months. When done, the levee will be cut to ground level and excess river water will flow through the spillway at the 20 foot level, with the river expected to reach that height next summer. The completion promises to remove flood menace associated with the great river.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Bonnet Carre
John H. Carruth
United States
Missouri Pacific President Sees Better Business in West
L. W. Baldwin, president of the Missouri Pacific, visited Monroe to inspect the local division offices and shops. He praised improved conditions across the railroad's area, noting substantial year over year business gains and optimism for the immediate future. He discussed reports with divisional superintendent H. E. Roll and highlighted increases in all departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Middle West
South
L. W. Baldwin
Missouri Pacific
Baldwin
Mr. Baldwin
H. E. Roll
Effort to End Coal Strike Progress in Alabama
In Birmingham on November 12 the eight week coal strike in Alabama nears settlement talks. Edward F. McGrady, assistant U.S. labor secretary, travels to aid negotiations between soft coal operators and the United Mine Workers wage scale committee over 18,000 miners and most state mines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
United Mine Workers of America
Edward F. McGrady
United States Secretary of Labor
Badge Found In Feed Trough Ends Texas Owner Search
ODD PLACE FOR BADGE EATONTON GA NOV 12. To the owner of lost police badge number 46 City of Magnolia Park Houston Texas. S B Simmons farmer found the badge in a feed trough in his cow lot. He supposes it got there in a sack of cottonseed meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eatonton
Magnolia Park
Houston
Texas
S. B. Simmons
Roofing Tacks Spread In Houston Strike Area
Police patrolling the waterfront during the International Longshoremen's Association strike found roofing tacks scattered across streets in the channel district. Motorists reported punctured tires until street cleaners removed the hazard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
International Longshoremen’s Association
Channel District
Hauptmann asks Supreme Court to spare life
Bruno Hauptmann appealed to the Supreme Court seeking a new trial for the Lindbergh baby murder and kidnapping case. His 32 page petition argues trial conduct was circus like and his constitutional rights violated. If review is denied he faces the electric chair. if granted, arguments may be heard in 2025.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Supreme Court
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Egbert Rosecrans
Hauptmann
Col. Lindbergh
New Jersey
Court of Errors and Appeals
Rosencrans
New Jersey Court of Pardons
David T. Wilentz
Thomas W. Trenchard
Unusual Circumstances In Hoey Death Probed
A Chester county grand jury began secret sessions to examine unusual circumstances in the death of Evelyn Hoey the Broadway show girl and the conduct of a coroner's jury which ruled she died at the hands of unknown persons. Hoey died from a pistol bullet at the Rogers farm near Downingtown on September 11.
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West Chester
Chester County
Evelyn Hoey
Miss Hoey
Henry Huddleston Rogers
Downington
W. Butler Windle
Hoey
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R. H. Hippelheuser
I Duce
Rome
Rodolfo Graziani
Ogaden Desert
Italian Somaliland
Basa Baneh
Graziani
Dawkins _ens
American Association
King John
Ras Gugsa
Emilio de Bono
Fort Makale
William N. McNair
Pittsburgh
Souths
County Bank
Huey Long
New Yorker
Operators and Workers’ Committee
Lindy
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