22 Nov 1938
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1938
Page
1
Secretary Hull said Japan's response to the October 6 note was not responsive to American rights in China and established relations. He requested more time to study the substance and implications before commenting further.
Chicago reports a cheaper Thanksgiving dinner with wholesale and retail prices lower than a year ago. Dressed turkeys cost about 12 cents a pound less, and ducks geese and chickens 10 to 15 percent cheaper, while butter sugar lard and milk also show notable declines.
Rome orders Frank Smothers, Chicago Daily News Rome correspondent, to leave Italy for unfriendly tone in dispatches including November 16 Anglo Italian accord coverage. Embassy protests unsuccessful. expulsion effective by month end. He is the seventh resident correspondent forced out in about a year, with peers from Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Poland, and Hungary.
White Plains authorities probe the death of Eugene Burckhalter 47, president of Southern Chemical corp. His wife Marie 44 faces first degree manslaughter charges after allegedly guiding him to commit suicide with a car exhaust. Prosecutors say she assisted by setting up the vacuum hose, helping block a window, providing an eggnog and taking a final photograph of him.
In Newton North Carolina a trial witness swigged from a bottle and asked for a drink before Judge Wilson Warlick. The judge sentenced him to thirty days for contempt and remanded him to city court on whisky possession and transport charges. In Cleveland a mounted police horse obeys only Nelsons commands and halts only on a formal order.
Nimrod Ross reported spotting a white tail deer and believed his target dropped, racing to the scene where the deer lay but vanished. In San Francisco, Dr. J C Geiger, director of health, paused to aid a girl thrown from a horse in Golden Gate Park. the injured rider was his 13 year old daughter.
In Fon du Lac Wisconsin Albert Mueller a dry cleaning worker earns the nickname bravest man in town as he sews at the vocational school during cool evenings. He faces occasional patronizing glances from his class of 29 women while pursuing training.
Monroe police report the arrest of Clyde Jones 17 and Earl Courtney 15 on charges of breaking and entering in a string of robberies. The youths confessed to burglaries at Collens pharmacy the We Too cafe Holloways pharmacy and the Ouachita Baking company plant detailing entry methods and stolen totals.
C C Burkett of West Monroe learns his nephew Keith Huffman plays in Kryl's Symphony Orchestra set for afternoon and night concerts at Neville High School auditorium Tuesday. Burkett’s sister and Keith both write of meeting for first time. tickets brisk for sponsor Missouri Pacific Booster Club event.
Second Lieutenant John Maore dies in a Georgia hospital, bringing the peacetime bomber crash toll to eight. Six others died instantly in the pine thicket crash near Lagrange last Friday night, with Madre succumbing hours after rescue. An army board probes possible causes.
Postmaster General Farley forecast the heaviest Christmas mail in postal history and urged mailing by December 24 for delivery. Only special delivery perishables will arrive on Christmas Day to minimize worker load. Gord on B. Smith former mayor of Bossier City La died at 63 yesterday.
London readers woke to yellow and black placards from The Leader declaring Adolf Hitler a bully. The two penny weekly says it abandoned appeasement and will help the world stand up to the Nazi leader.
Paris dispatch says Premier Daladier and Prime Minister Chamberlain will study a rough plan for settling the Spanish civil war during their talks beginning tomorrow. The plan aims for German and Italian approval after international tension eases, with Bonnet coordinating Spain's views.
Major General Thomas Q. Ashburn president of the Inland Waterways Corporation tells the Mississippi Valley association that repealing the long and short haul clause would give railroads a monopoly and doom inland water transportation. He warns the bill would remove key provisions of the interstate commerce act and undermine efficient, non circuitous hauling.
An Associated Press photograph and narrative depict displaced Europeans arriving at Ellis Island amid hopeful crowds, with one young immigrant calling the Statue of Liberty “freedom.” A silver‑coin father recalls lost wealth and a visa form listing “Pleasure” as purpose, while onlookers weigh new chances in America.
Senator from Texas proposes a permanent committee to police elections and study federal regulation. Sheppard, chairman of the Senate campaign expenditures committee, calls for revision of the corrupt practices act and other federal election laws.
Washington reports Administrator Elmer F. Andrews announced the wage hour administration will soon prosecute violators of the Fair Labor Standards Act. He cited about 1,200 complaints and said cases may be taken to court in cities such as New York and others. Andrews criticized wage reductions and stated seasonal exemptions do not apply to Christmas rules for retail stores. He noted a staff of 210 with 24 field representatives and named new appointees including A. D. Barber Atlanta R. W. Reece New Orleans Myron N. Gaffey Philadelphia and J. B. Jackson Austin Texas.
In Spokane Washington a jury was sworn in a landmark case against Northwest Airlines over the death of pilot Joe Livermore and co pilot Arthur Haid in a December 1998 mail flight crash near Kellogg Idaho. The widow Lorna Livermore seeks damages saying the pilots were dispatched at night into mountainous terrain by company orders against their judgment.
A New York utility executive forecasts January will mark a boom in public utility financing due to a government industry understanding. The deal limits future government ventures in power, accelerates expansion, and follows defense program needs. Large holding systems have filed plans. two delay submission until war department filing. Standardization of equipment reduces investment risk.
A conference of eastern and southern Democratic committeemen concluded in New York on November 22. National Chairman James A. Farley planned a dinner with nomaternal leaders in Chicago next Tuesday and Wednesday. The meeting aimed to clear up party dissension tied to Roosevelt’s purge. Lawrence W. (Chip) Roberts summed up the effort to identify sources of intra party conflict.
Reports from London indicate Germany considers recalling its ambassador as tensions rise over an anti Jewish campaign. Parliament debates urgent unified action led by Noel-Baker while Chamberlain hints at resettling Jews and expanding colonies.
Berlin reports Nazi propaganda targets German Jews in British Tanganyika as part of a broader Seventh Peace plan and intensified pressure from German authorities.
National AAA head to speak at a statewide meeting in the Central Grammar auditorium Wednesday at 10 am. R. M. Evans of Washington DC and I. W. Dungen of Washington will be principal speakers. Lewisiens Farm Bureau Federation sponsors event with emphasis on farmer problems.
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