Two Parties In Accord On Legislation
Senators and representatives forecast quick action on revenue measures. Watson and Garner indicate the Republican Senate will back a “reasonable” tax plan framed by House Democrats as the congressional parties seek prompt legislation amid looming Democratic control of the House. The discussion centers on income taxes inheritance levies and potential new excise taxes with Snell noting shifts in exemptions and emphasis on gift and inheritance taxes for revenue.
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Washington
Watson
Indiana
Garner
Texas
Senate
House
Representative Snell
New York
Private operation urged for Muscle Shoals project
The Muscle Shoals Commission urged private operation of the Muscle Shoals project, preferably by a corporation owned and controlled by farm organizations. The report, presented to President Hoover and Alabama and Tennessee governors, favors government construction of Cove Creek dam for navigation flood control and incidental power, with study of the recommendations pending.
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Nashville
Tenn
Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoals Commission
Hoover
Alabama
Tennessee
Henry H. Horton
Cove Creek
Tennessee River
Indian Summer Notes and Local Tidbits
A collection of small items from town life including notes on Indian Summer definitions, duck hunting results, a health lab technician's vacation plan, a veteran grocer’s daily routine, seed donations to the Boy Scouts, sign humor at a bank, landscaping at the city hall, a missing French cannon, and a cheeky Atlanta divorce headline. The piece preserves local characters and places with a period newspaper voice.
Silver-Tongued Orator Charlie Evans Coming Here
Widespread interest in Monroe Louisiana for a mass meeting of men led by Charlie Evans the “silver tongue” orator. The event Sunday at 9 30 a m in Parish High School auditorium draws Rotary leaders and men from Northeast Louisiana for an electrifying address.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Charles Evans
South
Oliver B. Morton
Parish
Mr. Morton
Charlie Evans
Aubrey Haas
Louisiana-Mississippi
Rotary International
Rotary Organization
Haas
Temple B'Nair Israel
Reynolds Reelected Lay Leader At Louisiana Conference
The Louisiana Methodist Conference elected S. M. McReynolds of Monroe to a new term as conference lay leader. The morning session at First Methodist Church featured endorsements of a lay activism program, missionary conference participation, and a three month stewardship education proposal. Twelve elders and four deacons were chosen for ordination Sunday.
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Louisiana Methodist Conference
First Methodist Church
S. M. McReynolds
Monroe
W. B. Clarke
McReynolds
G. W. Par
Shreveport
H. W. Ledbetter
R. H. Harper
Lake Charlies
Cyr Seeks Appeal After Dismissal Of Ouster Suit
Dr. Paul N. Cyr and counsel prepared for an appeal to the Louisiana Supreme Court after a District Court in Shreveport dismissed his ouster suit against Governor Huey P. Long on exceptions of no cause of action. Attorneys Frank J. Looney and Judge Charles T. Wortham led the defense. Judge T. F. Bell to sign the order, with ten days to perfect the appeal. The court ruled Cyr failed to prove Long held the United States Senate seat or governorship illegally under the state constitution, leaving status to be decided by the U.S. Senate if Long remains governor after December’s Congressional session.
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New Orleans
Navy
Paul N. Cyr
Huey P. Long
Shreveport
Louisiana Supreme Court
Cyr
Frank J. Looney
Charles T. Wortham
Donaldsonville
T. F. Bell
Long
United States Senate
Dr. Cyr
Congress
Unitedes Senate
Eight Jurors Drawn in Jack Clark Murders Trial
In Ouachita Parish Courtroom eight men were chosen as jurors for the murder trial of Jack Clark over the August 9 slaying of Charles Bailey. About 60 were examined to fill the eight and a third group was summoned for the remaining four. District Attorney David J. Garrett signaled a death penalty request, noting many veniremen oppose capital punishment and that the unwritten law may influence the case. He said the court would instruct jurors that harming a female relative of the accused would not justify a death sentence.
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Ouchita Parish
Jack Clark
Charles Bailey
David J. Garrett
Garrett
LeBlanc Campaign Moves Indoor In West Monroe
Campaign managers for Dudley J. LeBlanc said tonight’s open air meeting in West Monroe will be held at Crosley School due to bad weather and will start at 8 o’clock. Yesterday rallies drew large crowds in Tullos Kelly Grayson and Columbia with an estimated 2 500 at Columbia. The itinerary includes talks at Fairbanks Marion Farmerville Oak Ridge Collins ton Met Rouge Bonita Jones Bastrop and other stops.
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Dudley J. LeBlanc
West Monroe
Crosley School
Tullos, Kelly, Grayson
Columbia
Monroe
Fairbanks
Marion
Farmerville
Oak Ridge
Collinston
Met Rouge
Bonita
Jones
Bastrop
Railways Seek Revision of I C C Plan and Credit Corp
Railroads urge the Interstate Commerce Commission to modify its surcharge pooling plan to save carrier credit and back a new railroad credit corporation to supply machinery for operation. They cite added revenues and argue the plan helps weaker lines while some executives fear legal issues.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
America
Association of Railway Executives
Three Killed in Murder Suicide in Ohio Tragedy
In Dennison Ohio Thomas Wheeler 34 shot and killed himself after killing Mrs Blanche Scheideger 34 and her husband Russell C Scheideger 35 on a downtown street. Wheeler fired a shotgun at Mrs Scheideger and a revolver at Mr Scheideger and fled before ending his life near his car. A neighbor was wounded by shotgun fire. Russell Jr 12 witnessed part of the attack.
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Wheeler
Scheidegers
Scheideger
Russell, Jr
Eugene Rennicker
Cadiz
Dennison
J. F. Lewis
Hiccoughs Victim Improves After Twelve Day Siege
Mansfield Ohio November 19. Ira A King a Mansfield garage owner Tom suffered persistent hiccoughs for twelve days. Doctors said he was holding his own and hoped the siege would end as he regains strength.
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Mansfield
Ira A. King
Grandi Seeks Relief on Armaments and Debts in Hoover Talks
Italian Foreign Minister Dino Grandi voiced optimism that talks with President Hoover would yield measures easing world armament tensions and debt burdens. He met with Hoover at the White House for a state dinner and planned a busy schedule including a luncheon with Undersecretary Castle, a Mt. Vernon trip, a radio address, and events at the Italian embassy before sailing to Europe.
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Washington
Dino Grandi
Hoover
Grandi
Mussolini
White House
Signor
Signora Grandi
Europe
Baltimore
Italy
John W. Garrett
Borah
Senate
Moses
New Hampshire
Pittman
Nevada
Watson
Castle
State Department
Mt. Vernon
Signora de Martino
Legion Official at New Orleans Killed in Wreck
J L Moore 42 of New Orleans liaison for the national American Legion was killed instantly in a highway crash between Marksville and Bunkie at 1 a m. Three other veterans affairs leaders, W George Bowden John Dolan and Bert C Moore, were seriously injured. Bowden from Alexandria and the others from New Orleans were taken to the Veterans Hospital. Bowden blamed missing highway markers and fog for the accident.
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Alexandria
J. L. Moore
New Orleans
National Department of the American Legion
Veterans’ Affairs
Marksville
Bunkie
W. George Bowden
Louisiana Reserve Officers’ Association
American Legion
John Dolan
United States Veterans’ Bureau
Bert C. Moore
Mr. Bowden
United States Veterans’ Hospital
Moore
Bowden
Former Pastors Attend Big Annual Methodist Meeting
Delegates at the Methodist Conference include several former Twin Cities pastors warmly greeted by local friends. Rev. Marion S. Monk, longtime First Methodist pastor, joins from New Orleans bound Rev. W. W. Drake. Rev. A. Lutz, now presiding elder at Alexandria, and Rev. C. E. McLean, formerly of Gordon Avenue and now in Baton Rouge, participate and renew ties.
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Twin Cities
Marion S. Monk
First Methodist Church
W. W. Drake
New Orleans
Lutz
Alexandria
West Monroe Methodist Church
C. E. McLean
Gordon Avenue
Baton Rouge
Detroit Mayor Seeks Support for Welfare Plan Model
Detroit Mayor Frank Murphy plans to push his welfare relief plan in Washington as a national model for unemployment relief. He argues government responsibility, cites 47,000 fed and clothed families at the peak of the crisis, and rejects the label dole mayor as unfair to his efforts.
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Washington
Detroit
Murphy
Dole
The
United Press
White man convicted in Catahoula Parish slaying
Alfred Greenpaul, 26, was convicted by a jury of the slaying of Freddie Clark in Jonesville. The verdict came in under 20 minutes, marking the first white man convicted in the parish for killing a negro. Sentencing awaits the trial judge’s decision. John Henry Lee, a black man, faced trial for an alleged assault on a white woman.
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Harrisonburg
Alfred Greenpaul
Catahoula Parish
Greenpaul
Freddie Clark
Jonesville
John Henry Lee
League Acts to End Fight in Far East
News from Tsitsihar and Anganchi report Japanese troops seizing Helung-Kiang and Tsitsihar as Chinese forces retreat along the Koshan Railway. Chiang Kai-Shek sails to Manchuria. China rejects direct talks until Japanese evacuation. Tokyo dispatches confirm advances toward Koku Shan Chen with uncertain Tsitsihar status.
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League
Far East
Associated Press
Tsitsihar
Helung-Kiang
Chinese Eastern Railway
Harbin
Mah Chan-Shan
Koshan
Tsietsihar
Anganchi
Chiang Kai-Shek
Nanking
Manchuria
Paris
China
League of Nations Council
Japan
Tokyo
Koku Shan Chen
Ren- Zo
Foreign Office
War Office
Tsitsihar Wall
Mah Chan- Shan
Dawes Seeks International Move on Manchuria Crisis
United States Ambassador Charles G. Dawes discussed Manchurian tensions with League of Nations leaders and Chinese member Dr. Alfred Sze. Dawes said the U S is ready to join a concerted move to push Japan to withdraw troops. He planned further talks with Aristide Briand and expected a written Japanese reply from Kenkichi Yoshizaki.
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Paris
United States
Charles G. Dawes
League of Nations Council
Alfred Sze
Japan
Dawes
Sze
Washington
Aristide Briand
Kenkichi Yoshiza
Mayor Walker Moved by Appeal of Mooney's Mother
New York mayor Jimmy Walker will plead to California's governor next Wednesday for Tom Mooney's freedom. A telegram from "Mother Mooney" moved Walker, who had previously declined appeals from Mooney and his counsel Frank P. Walsh.
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Walker
Mooney
New York
California
Tom Mooney
San Quentin
Jimmy” Walker
San Francisco
America
Tom
Mother Mooney
Frank P. Walsh
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