Valley Group to Vote on Inland Waterway Bond Plan
The Mississippi Valley Association heard pro and con arguments on a government bond issue to accelerate inland waterway completion. Senator Shipstead of Minnesota argued the fully built system would add 662.5 million in annual freight savings and 31 million in tax revenue, enough to cover interest on a 900 million bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Louis
Mississippi Valley Association
Congress
Henrik Shipestead
Minnesota
Anecdotes from Farmerville and Local News Gleanings
Light town sketches from Farmerville and Monroe cover a Saddle sale confusion at a general store eleven paid for the purchase. A green sunlit PEGAreen effect colors Gordon Avenue houses. Longtime hotel guest Sterling Godfrey remains in one room since 1911. Thanksgiving at S T L includes a talk by D C Barr and a big noon dinner. City High School bell breaks down after decades. repair avoids replacing janitor. Junior College hunters return with five ducks.
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Farmerville
Abe Arent
Sterling Godfrey
Godfrey
Toom
Monroe
Charles Schluze
D. C. Barr
Old City High School
Frank Perkins
Henry Gibbs
Gibbs
Former Soldier in Russian Army Kills Wife in Orleans
In New Orleans a 68 year old former Russian soldier and druggist, William Fast, surrendered after allegedly shooting his estranged wife Annie, 45, in a kitchen. Their son Samuel, 23, was wounded while trying to protect her. Two Greenwich, Connecticut youths—Joseph Campbell and Frank Vadala—driven Fast from New York were questioned. The gunfire followed conflicting stories. Fast claimed his son struck him, then he fired after the parrot escaped and perched on his shoulder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Navy
France
England
New York
William Fast
Annie
Samuel
Joseph Campbell
Frank Vadala
Greenwich
Conn
Fast
Murray
Murray Fast
Ten Indicted After Mine Battle in Kentucky
Ten Harlan county miners, union officials, and former Evarts officers were indicted in Montgomery County on murder and conspiracy charges tied to a May battle near Evarts. Names include W. M. Hightower, W. B. Jones, Asa Cussick, and others with additional aiding and abetting counts for four defendants. The indictments follow quashing of earlier charges and reflect a legal battle over venue and the Harlan County trials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Sterling
Harlan County
Evarts
Montgomery County
Commonwealth
W. M. Hightower
Miners’ Union
W. B. Jones
Asa Cussick
Forbes
Jim Reynolds
Floyd Murphy
Bratcher
Bill Turpin
Bill Hudson
Otto Mills
Hightower
Jones
Cussick
Benson
James Daniels
Otto Lee
Howard Jones
National Guard
Harlan Coal Fields
Brutal Bandits Kill One Wound Five In HoldUp
An unidentified man died and five people were seriously wounded when five bandits robbed the Colonial Tea House on a suburban road to Baltimore at 3 o'clock this morning. Proprietor Charles Levitt and guests were lined up as money was grabbed and gunfire erupted. Injured include Levitt, John J. Dartlett, Verne Edwards, Norman Gary, and Thomas Simone of Baltimore.
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Washington
Baltimore
Charles Levitt
Levitt
John J. Dartlett
Verne Edwards
Norman Gary
Thomas Simone
Simone
Miss Edwards
Orleans Dock Worker to Be Charged With Murder
New Orleans police filed murder charges against Martin Trowbridge, a 30 year old longshoreman, for shooting Frank Spry, 27, in a hotel Sunday morning. Trowbridge says he acted in self defense after Spry threatened him with a razor and reached under a pillow for a gun.
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New Orleans
Martin Trowbridge
Frank Spry
Trowbridge
Spry
Three Men Held After Chicago Jewel Robbery
In Lake Forest near Chicago a gang invaded the Mitchell home taking 190000 in jewelry from Mr and Mrs Mitchell and seven guests. Three suspects Paul Ross Joseph Pereira and Nick Maentis were arrested after a nightlong chase as police recovered most of the loot from a coat pocket and the robbers fled into Lake Forest streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William H. Mitchell
Lake Forest
Paul Ross
Joseph Pereira
Nick Maentis
Jimmy Doolittle to Visit Monroe for Flying Circus Show
Famed ace Jimmy Doolittle will arrive in Monroe on Sunday December 6 from St Louis in a plane capable of 280 miles per hour. He will headline a flying circus with skywriting parachute jumps balloon bursting and other feats. Doolittle recently linked Ottawa Washington and Mexico City in a single day and has a string of aviation firsts including coast to coast flight and outside loop.
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Jimmy Doolittle
Monroe
St. Louis
Missouri
Doolittle
Ottawa
Washington
Mexico City
San Antonio
Guggenheim Aeroneigh Foundation
America
Five Members of Boston Family Found Dead in Dorchester Home
Five members of the Goodale family—Mr. and Mrs. William F Goodale and their three children—were found dead in their Dorchester residence. Police believe gas fumes or oxygen exhaustion caused the deaths, likely accident, with the mother in the bathroom and the infant in a carriage. The father, a Boston Latin School teacher, may have tried to help.
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Boston
William F. Goodale
Dorchester
Goodales
Goodale
Boston Latin School
Worchester
Mary
Anna
William
Winthrop Harrington
Timothy J. Leary
Harrington
Francis Goodale
Court approves ICC freight rates on road materials
The Supreme Court upheld Interstate Commerce Commission rates for sand gravel crushed stone and shells moved in carload lots between Western Louisiana points south of the Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific Railway. Louisiana had challenged the ICC order reversing the state’s rates and ferry charges dispute.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway
Supreme Court
Mississippi
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Texas & New Orleans
Louisiana Commission
Federal Commission
Vicksburg
Ira King Stops Hiccoughing After Operation
Ira A. King has ended a two week siege of hiccoughing after his gall bladder removal at General Hospital. Attendants said the hiccoughing stopped temporarily and a permanent cure was hoped for.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
Ira A. King
General Hospital
King
Arkansas Court Rules 90 Day Divorce Law In Effect
The Arkansas Supreme Court upheld a state law requiring ninety days residence before a divorce decree. The ruling rejects Home Protective Association efforts to refer the measure to a public vote, leaving the statute in force with several pending cases in Hot Springs and statewide petition filings expected.
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Arkansas Supreme Court
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Nevada
Supreme Court
Secretary of State
Ed F. McDonald
Home Protective Association
Pat McHaffey
Hot Springs
McDonald
The
A. C. Millar
Mandamus Pro
Le Blanc to Speak in Parish High Auditorium Tuesday Night
Governor candidate Dudley Le Blanc and running mates Rovian Hendrick and E H Fisher will headline a campaign program at 8 PM in the Parish High School auditorium. The trio has been touring North Louisiana with dense schedules and Le Blanc claims support from the Long family to win. Hendrick previously ranked high in the last public service commissioner race before the runoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Louisiana
New Parish
Rovian D. Hendrick
E. H. Fisher
Mr. LeBlanc
LeBlanc
Long
Hendrick
Harvey G. Fields
Wilson Unopposed After Bakers Departure for Agriculture Post
J W Baker of Crowley withdraws from the race for State Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration leaving incumbent Harry D Wilson unopposed on the Allen Complete the Work ticket. Announcement via telegram from T Arthur Edwards chair of the Democratic State Central Committee. Edwards says no special session needed and the committee will confirm at its next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
J. W. Baker
Crowley
State Commissioner of Agriculture and Immigration
Baker
Harry D. Wilson
Allen
T. Arthur Edwards
Democratic State Central Committee
Lake Charles
Edwards
State Central Committee
Wilson
New Auto License Plates Arrive For 1932 in Monroe
1932 auto plates arrive and go on sale December 1 in Monroe. Truck plates start December 15. Red background with white numerals and a pelican. Bureau at 212 North Second Street. Dealers urged to obtain registration blanks. Annual renewal due January 1 with February 5 deadline for license tax. Delinquent taxes incur penalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
North Second Street
30-Pound Turkey Presented to Mr and Mrs Hoover
Thanksgiving arrived at the White House as a 30 pound turkey, lively and fat, presented by the Berkeley County West Virginia Turkey Growers Association to Mr and Mrs Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hoover
Washington
White House
Berkeley County
West Virginia
Turkey Growers’ Association
Baruch Promises Federal Help for Cotton Reduction
Jackson meeting hears Bernard Baruch pledge that if cotton acreage is uniformly reduced the federal government will remove 4,000,000 bales from the market. Gov. Blackwood of South Carolina cites Baruch’s assurance as Georgia and Texas leaders debate the best reduction plan amid long standing price and surplus concerns.
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Jackson
Miss
Ira Blackwood
South Carolina
Cotton Conference of
Bernard Baruch
New York
Blackwood
Baruch
Texas
Richard Russell
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Southern Cotton Conference
Russell
Arkansas
Mississippi
Louisiana
Dino Grandi Departs Baltimore for New York
Italian foreign minister Dino Grandi and his wife left Baltimore for New York on a special train at 8:58 AM after a weekend visit with Ambassador John W. Garrett and Mrs. Garrett. They rode in President Atterbury’s private car as part of a three-car train on the Pennsylvania Lines without stopping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Dino Grandi
Signora Grandi
New York
John W. Garrett
Ouachita Parish Votes On One Cent Gas Tax
Voters in Ouachita Parish decide whether the Police Jury may levy a one cent per gallon tax on gasoline and motor fuel. If approved, revenue would fund job programs for about 1500 unemployed heads of families, with about $90,000 expected annually for highway employment.
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Ouachita Parish
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Memphis
Arkansas City
Angola
Cumberland
Nashville
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Cairoween
Tennessee— Chattanooga
Fort Smith
Sean
Red— Fulton
Shreveport
Alexandria Aetee
Ouachita
Camden
Jes’ Ramblin
Gordon Avenue
Johnny
Percy Sandel
City
DeSiard Road
Amos Smelser
Harold Fink
Leo Young
Jack Ober
J. Paul Kemmerer
Orleans
Hoover
Hiram Johnson
California
Ira King
Dudley le Blanc
Commissioner of Agriculture
Pelican
South
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