Immediate Release of Federal Road Funds Sought
Congress will be asked to make 125 million dollars for federal road construction in 1932 available immediately after enacting the agriculture supply bill. Warburton said funds could be released before March 1, with Hyde and the budget bureau backing the move. Agencies expect about 30 million dollars in combined state and federal spend before January 1.
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Washington
Congress
Agriculture Departments
Drouth
National Committee
C. W. Warburton
Hyde
Budget Bureau
Warburton
Berry Bank Hit For About 115000 In Cash And Bonds
Berry Alabama authorities report the Bank of Berry was robbed last night of about 100000 in negotiable bonds and 15000 in cash. Fayette County and state officers searched for the robbers. Cashier Phelan Shepherd said 35 to 40 customers are involved with the bond losses. bank president J C Shepherd said customers would suffer no loss. Berry, population around 800.
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Berry
Ala
Phelan Shepherd
Bank of Berry
Fayette County
J. C. Shepherd
Army flyer reported lost then landed in Deming
Lieut. Cornelius Gousland, an army flyer, was reported missing between Tucson and El Paso. He sent word to Bolling Field last night from Deming, New Mexico, stating he landed there due to adverse weather conditions.
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Washington
Cornelius Gousland
Army Flyer
Tucson
Ariz
el Paso
Bollingfield
Deming
N. M
Wilson Speaker to Rotary at Meeting Today
Congressman Riley J. Wilson addressed the Monroe Rotary Club at noon outlining early December congressional plans. He proposed a $60,000,000 drought relief loan program for farmers, secured only by liens on the 1931 crop, as part of a broader stabilization effort.
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Congress
Riley J. Wilson
Monroe Rotary Club
Wilson
Dreuth
Historic Old Mint Building in N C to be Renovated
New Orleans bids for renovating the Esplanade avenue and Decatur street building will be opened after December 1. The project converts the old mint into a federal prison costing 100000 to 150000 dollars. Prisoners from New Orleans and Baton Rouge districts awaiting trial or short sentences will be housed there.
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New Orleans
Mint
Esplanade Avenue
Decatur Street
Tom Dutton
United States
Baton Rouge
Tornado toll rises to nineteen across three states
A trio of Oklahoma Arkansas and Kansas communities suffered nineteen deaths and many injuries as tornadoes leveled homes and schools. Bethany saw over a hundred houses demolished while Camel Creek and Victoria areas reported multiple fatalities and extensive damage. Recovery efforts mobilized with Red Cross appeals and volunteer rebuilding by contractors and local relief groups.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Bethany
Oklahoma City
Camel Creek
D. D. Powell
City Recorder
Ola
Ark
Victoria
Kas
Neal
A. J. Holloway
American Red Cross
R. E. Mattison, Jr
Relief Committee
Oklahoma Contractors’ Association
Trappers Brace for Busy Louisiana Season
About 15 000 Cajun trappers start a 75 day winter campaign through Louisiana swamplands to trap muskrat mink opossum and coon. Officials predict a slight fur-crop decline while unemployment fuels extra competition from displaced workers migrating to bayous.
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United Press
New Orleans
Louisiana
Alaska
Canada
Department of Conservation
Cajan Pierre
Ministers to Attend Louisiana Methodist Conference in Alexandria
Between 175 and 180 ministers and 75 to 80 lay delegates will attend the Louisiana conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South opening December 3 at the First Methodist church in Alexandria. About 23 ministers and 10 delegates come from the Monroe district with other district officials and many visitors. Most traveling by auto, some by train or bus. Reverends from Ouachita parish include Elmer C. Gunn, W. W. Drake, H. W. Jordan, H. N. Brown, J. L. Cady, L. S. Monk, and Thurman Spinks. The Monroe district travels west to...
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Louisiana
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
First Methodist Church of
Alexandria
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Elmer C. Gunn
W. W. Drake
H. W. Jordan
Gordon Avenue Methodist Church
H. N. Brown
West Monroe
J. L. Cady
Calhoun
L. S. Monk
Italian decree makes 18-year-old military instruction compulsory
Rome officials announce a cabinet approved decree requiring preliminary military instruction for all boys of 18 before conscription eligibility. The measure aims to prepare youths for future service.
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Rome
Cabinet
LSU Names Dr James Monroe Smith Its New President
L S U selects Dr James Monroe Smith former dean of education at Southwestern Louisiana Institute as president to succeed T W Atkinson. The appointment marks a leadership transition for the university.
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James Monroe Smith
College of Education
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Louisiana State University
T. W. Atkinson
Kiwanis of West Monroe Seeks Teachers in 1931
West Monroe Kiwanis members approved sending telegrams to the Louisiana Teachers Association urging Monroe West Monroe as next year’s convention site and supporting Monroe’s Professor Jack Hayes for state association president. President Thatcher and Twin City delegation’s suggestions backed. Red Cross official Barney Oakland spoke on the current drive urging civic club cooperation.
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West Monroe
Thatcher
Twin City
Alexandria
Barney Oakland
Ouachita Parish
American Red Cross
Kiwanians
Kiwanis Club
West Side Committee
Reprimands Trigger Wife Shooting Of Husband In Memphis
In Memphis Tennessee on November 20 Alma Douglas 29 upset by her husband Fred R. Douglas 37 after he reprimanded her for smoking produced a revolver and wounded him slightly. Douglas planned to prosecute when he visits his wife in the city jail.
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Memphis
Tenn
Fred R. Douglas
Alma
Douglas
Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley
A brief glimpse of Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley hints at a humorous or reflective county note. The line Some Dese Heah appears in a dialectal title or teaser, suggesting a local column fragment with a folksy voice.
Government Aids Chicago In Gang War
Attorney General Mitchell announced federal agencies including the Justice Department Narcotics Bureau Internal Revenue and Immigration authorities will fortify their forces in Chicago to suppress gangster activity. An agent will coordinate federal efforts with the U S attorney and the drive will continue indefinitely until aid is no longer needed.
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Washington
Mitchell
Chicago
Justice Department
Narcotics Bureau
Internal Revenue and Immigration Authorities
Department of Justice
United
Cooler weather predicted for Monroe tonight
A drizzle and falling temperatures signal cooler conditions for Monroe before Friday morning. Thursday's temp range reached 85/51 with a chilly 62 to 66 forecast by the national outlook for south Louisiana.
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Monroe
United States
New Orleans
South Louisiana
Laurel Mayor restrained from halting gas line project
A federal restraining order served on Laurel Mayor M. W. McLaurin prevents interference with the Southern Natural Gas company’s pipeline into Laurel. The order bans city halt at the city limits, and construction is to resume immediately per Mississippi Gas Company officials.
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Laurel
Miss
Holmes
Southern United States District Court
M. W. McLaurin
Southern Natural Gas Company
Vicksburg
W. R. Collier
Mississippi Gas Company
Reporters Testify In Rodosta Baby Murder Trial
Defense for Peter Rodosta 23 relies on alleged confessions reported by C. P. Liter and Helen Gilkison, who say Mrs. Rodosta 21 confessed to strangling the infant born six months after marriage. The trial continues with the wife’s murder case awaiting action as spectators crowd the Baton Rouge courthouse.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Peter Rodosta
Rodosta
Liter
C. P. Liter
The
Ouachita Teachers Attend Louisiana Convention in Alexandria
Advance representatives from Ouachita parish schools join colleagues at the Louisiana Teachers Association convention in Alexandria. T. O. Brown Miss Sara Pankey and other district educators depart for preliminary meetings as T. H. Harris discusses the public school system's development in Louisiana.
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Ouachita Parish
Louisiana Teachers’ Association
Alexandria
Louisiana
T. H. Harris
Parish
T. O. Brown
Sara Pankey
Swartz School
Madeline Hutton
Julia Bertin
L. A. Smith
State high school rallies dates announced in Louisiana
C B Turner of Baton Rouge announced district basketball tournaments for February 20 and 21 at multiple sites including Louisiana College Pineville and State Normal Natchitoches. Three top teams from each district advance to the state tournament at LSU Baton Rouge March 6 and 7. District track and field events literary contests and girls basketball tournaments set for April 10.
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Alexandria
C. B. Turner
Baton Rouge
High School Athletic Association
Louisiana College
Pineville
Central Louisiana
State Normal College
Natchitoches
Northwest Louisiana
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Northeast Louisiana
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Lafayette
Southwest Louisiana
Ponchatoula
Southeast Louisiana
Shortage Revealed In Messenger Boy's Account
SHREVEPORT November 20 Sam Leeper 19 a messenger in the collection department of Commercial National bank has disappeared bank officials reveal a shortage of 2216 in his accounts Officers are seeking him.
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Shreveport
Sam Leeper
The
Commercial National Bank
Capitalist and secretary held in death
Nelson C. Bowles 34 and Mrs Irma Loucks Paris 25 were arrested in Portland Oregon on murder charges in the death of Bowles wife Leone Bowles 33. Police say a knife thrust caused her death November 12 and a doctor later admitted false statements regarding the time of death.
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Portland
Ore
Nelson C. Bowles
Irma Loucks Paris
Bowles
Leone Bowles
Redwood Succeeds J E Doughtie as Kiwanis Official
Harry R. Redwood of Columbus Mississippi will announce Friday the four lieutenant governors for the Louisiana Mississippi Kiwanis district two for Louisiana and two for Mississippi Redwood will succeed J E Doughtie of Monroe as district governor at the close of the year Redwood is in Chicago attending the Kiwanis international convention.
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Redwood
J. E. Doughtie
Kiwanis
Louisiana
Mississippi
Harry R. Redwood
Columbus
Miss
Louisiana-Mississippi
Governor Grants Reprieve For Kennedy In Whang Doodle Case
Governor Huey P. Long issued a twelve month reprieve for K. K. Kennedy a Louisiana State University student sentenced to one year in prison for publishing the Whang doodle scandal sheet. Kennedy remains in custody but will not serve any prison time. Public opinion prompted the action as requests poured in from across the state.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
K. K. Kennedy
Louisiana State University
Long
Kennedy
Kennedy Plans to Go to Hospital
Kemble K. Kennedy LSU law senior was sentenced to a year in parish prison for criminal libel last week and received a gubernatorial reprieve. He told an AP representative he would go to a hospital immediately after release and exclaimed the reprieve was welcome.
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Baton Rouge
Kemble K. Kennedy
Louisiana State University Law
Parish
Long
Associated Press
City Tax Collections Top $24 000 This Year
City taxes collected total more than 24 000 dollars through Thursday, says assistant city secretary B E Tucker. The figure shows about a 10 000 dollar increase from last year’s 14 000 at the same point, indicating residents’ commitment amid a financial low mood.
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B. E. Tucker
Monroe
Tucker
Goodfellows Call for Prompt Action This Christmas
The Goodfellows urge immediate donations to the Goodfellows Fund to aid Monroe Welfare Association in aiding families in need at Christmas. Contributions, pooled and distributed by the welfare group, provide groceries toys and warmth to children, with any amount welcomed.
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Goodfellows
Monroe Welfare Association
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Rotary
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Alex
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Kiwanis OF
Jack Hayes
Association
Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
Ain’ Blieve
Bell Syndicate. Inc
Federal
Athletic Ass'n Committee
Messenger Boy
Nelson Bowles
State
Goodfellows Fund
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