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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1936
Page
1
Madrid reports destruction of six rebel planes with pilots taking to parachutes as conflict details unfold. The incident underscores the peril in the aerial clashes and the ongoing struggle for air superiority.
Six Fascist planes were shot down in heavy combat over Madrid witnessed by thousands. Two insurgent aircraft fell in the city, four behind rebel lines, as government forces claimed victory in air clashes and in a parallel ground action along the Toledo highway.
Foes hope for NRA influence as lawmakers face a labor law test in Washington. Analysts weigh how a union vote could reshape policy and political leverage.
The Schechter family backs Roosevelt and new NRA while Jacob Maged appeals to the president over a failed New Jersey compliance case. Labor law showdown looms as New Dealers push Wagner Act challenges to court and consider a constitutional amendment. Public support trends show NRA remains influential among low income workers and small merchants.
Governor Richard W. Leche cancels plans to travel to Birmingham to attend the LSU Auburn game as he presides over a two day mediation between striking labor unions and railroad officials in the Louisiana and Arkansas railway dispute. No definite progress was reported and talks ended after 12 hours with no comment on possible settlement.
In Pearl River Louisiana on November 13 the district attorney announced medical tests showed Mrs. Louis Crawford gave birth within days to a baby she claimed a dog delivered. She admitted the tale to husband and investigators and relatives visited the one room cabin by lantern light.
Joseph M. Hoffman a 27 year old former auditing clerk for Goodman and Beer Inc pleaded guilty to stealing 113.38 on May 12 1934. He faces sentencing next week amid affidavits accusing him of embezzling about 50000 from the firm.
James H. Crutcher, WPA director, said weeks of weeding out relief workers with farm labor experience will continue to reduce labor shortage for the sugar cane harvest. Some projects may be suspended after cane cutting. WPA will not cause a labor shortage and will not favor those who refuse private employment at prevailing wages.
Testimony to establish an alibi for R. B. Alexander in a district court trial for assault with intent to rob was opened Friday. Alexander reportedly attended a National Guard drill on the night of the October 22 1935 robbery attempt and returned home an hour to an hour and a half before the crime. Walter L. Butler testified to the drill, and Mrs. B. L. Brantley identified the home at 611 South Second Street as Alexander’s residence. Ezell McGough also testified.
The fourth grade room at Lida Benton School on Lee Avenue collapsed its ceiling shortly before 1 p.m. Friday, injuring four pupils who were taken to St. Francis Sanitarium. Teachers and responders noted no serious injuries and the fire department found no blaze. Names of the injured were not released at press time.
Brigadier General Henry H Denhardt faces a murder charge in the shooting of Mrs Verna Garr Taylor 40 of LaGrange Ky widow and fiancée of Denhardt. He remains at a 400 acre LaGrange area farm on 25000 bond awaiting an examining trial set for November 20.
Supreme Court Justice Louis D Brandeis marked his 80th birthday with greetings from friends abroad and in America. The oldest member of the bench, he has long urged liberal doctrine and social legislation. He recently entered his 21st year on the court and showed no intent to retire soon.
New Orleans safety commissioner Frank R. Gomila announced the city will install automobile parking meters next week charging five cents per hour. Mae West has canceled a personal appearance trip due to medical advice for an intestinal ailment.
Hollywood reports Sonja Henie the Norwegian skating star will become an American citizen as soon as possible. She plans to leave for Mexico within two weeks, reenter under the immigration quota, then proceed to file citizenship papers after completing her first film One in a Million. Fresh clashes were reported in north China as Chahar soldiers and Mongolians attacked Suiyuan forces in Chili Province.
On the Beaumont Port Arthur highway five miles from Beaumont, C. C Thompson aged 45 from Beaumont and Raoul Bienvenue aged 22 from Lafayette Louisiana were fatally injured when their car struck the rear of a parked truck.
The Monsanto Chemical company plans to begin construction soon of a new 2,000,000 plant in the Maury county phosphate fields of Tennessee. A regional report noted trade improved this week with broader consumer spending and a rise in retail distribution across key centers.
A 10 percent pay increase for 250 Crown Worsted employees in Providence, effective November 23, was announced by Henry Wood, the company treasurer, in a November 13 notice.
Three sectors in Washington are under study for federal regulation of industry or labor conditions or both. Major George L. Berry said a December 10 conference of business and labor leaders will draft proposals for long term stabilization of recovery and job creation, with aims aligned to improve competitiveness and labor conditions, echoing NRA goals.
Four hundred music lovers in Monroe heard Ed ward Kane, a promising Kentucky tenor, give a recital in the Northeast Center auditorium of Louisiana State University. Presented by the Musical coterie, the concert drew a discerning, music-minded audience and marked another step toward Kane’s rising stature in American vocal music.
In Tensas parish cotton ginned before November 1, 1936 reached 28,475 bales, up from 17,808 bales for the 1935 crop, according to local reports from St. Joseph Louisiana.
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