Murphy Defense Attacks State Administration Publicity
In New Orleans on November 23, an attorney for Abra ham Shushan and four others facing mail fraud charges in a levee board bond refunding scheme accused Attorney General Frank Murphy s office of backing an anti administration campaign. He claimed John Rogge gave interviews to a hostile press to prejudice jurors and portray Shushan as escaping punishment amid a federal probe of alleged juror tampering. Proceedings included pleas and motions with continued hearings. another case against former Governor Leche and ex Commissioner Rankin was postponed to January over an $11 gift yacht fraud charge.
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New Orleans
Frank Murphys
Hugh Wilkinson
Abraham Shushan
Wilkinson
John Rogge
United States
Levee Board
Huey P. Long
Long
Roosevelt
Shushan
Richard W. Leche
William G. Rankin
Leche
Registration Probe Closes in West Feliciana County
In St Francisville Louisiana the district attorney said the probe into alleged fraud in poll book registrations involving Sheriff T H Martin had ended after hearing only three of thirteen subpoenas. Witnesses included Mrs Ethel Sneed who repudiated her affidavit after testimony and said she had relied on others for information. The case may proceed weeks more as authorities weigh the evidence and consider further action.
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ST. Francisville
T. H. Martin
West Feliciansa Parsh
Charles Munson
Ethel Sneed
Vicksburg
Miss
H. H. Kilbourne
Martin
Sam D'Amico
J. W. Sneed, Jr
Fred Wilcox
Mabel Martin
Monroe Morning World to Publish Tenth Anniversary Issue
The tenth anniversary edition of The Monroe Morning World is being prepared and will publish Sunday to celebrate the paper's 1929 founding. Advertisers may reserve space by contacting the advertising department at telephone 4800, with distribution planned statewide including northeast Louisiana.
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Monroe
Versatile coon dog helps haul a 14 inch bass in Indiana
In Crawfordsville Clyde Slavens unveils a versatile coon dog by the creek that spots a 14 inch bass in shallow water. He calls the dog one of his most promising. In Raleigh North Carolina Thad Eure notes numerous misspellings of his name. In Eugene Oregon a boy turns in a false fire alarm to show how "Dad" could be shaped. Denver Colorado Sheriff Ted Steint returns two prisoners and notes a theft of big caliber items.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Clyde Slavens
Eugene, Ore
Ded
Denver
Ted Steint
Russell
Kans
Senators Seek New Commercial Pact With Japan
Two Republican senators Borah of Idaho and Vandenberg of Michigan urged a new US Japan commercial treaty to replace the 1911 pact expiring January 26. Borah stressed a purely commercial approach while Vandenberg favored abrogation to empty our hands for negotiations if possible.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Vandenberg
Michigan
United States
Japan
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Congress
Sumner Wellies
Fifty More Talesmen Summoned for Dil lon Scandal Trial
Fifty more talesmen were ordered to report at 10 o'clock Friday morning for paneling the jury in the embezzlement case of Dr. Harvey H. Dillon, ousted Louisiana Training Institute superintendent. Eight jurors had been chosen by Wednesday afternoon from a 30 member venire, with court adjourned to await more jurors as defense motions to quash indictments and seek a continuance were denied by Judge J. T. Shell.
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Talesmen
Harvey H. Dillon
Louisiana Training Institute
Institute
C. L. Couch
Charles Bigger
George H. Steele
R. H. Vernon
John S. Brady
W. A. Kirkpatrick
Emmett Lee
Emmett Arrant
J. T. Shell
Second Table to Be Served Next Thursday
Seven Infantile Paralysis patients will dine at the same table as President Roosevelt at Warm Springs while the first table of the nation gathers for Thanksgiving. Governors in 25 states argued over dates and three states observing two holidays.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
Mr Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Infantile Paralysis Foundation
New England
Colorado
Texas
Missinippi
Kidnapper Ends His Own Life in Teargas Stand-off
An unidentified kidnapper, after abducting automobile salesman Floyd Wadden in Davenport, shot himself in a Kansas hotel tear gas standoff. Police reported a gun battle with Detective Thompson as the man resisted surrender for about 40 minutes before dying at a hospital. Wadden remained under guard on related charges.
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Topeka
Kans
Floyd C. Wadden
Davenport
Charles D. McEnaught
Iowa Employment Service
Marshalltown
A. L. Morford
Wadden
Kansan
F. L. Thompson
Thompson
McKnaught
Iowa
Grand Jury to Return Information on Scandal Cases
East Baton Rouge parish grand jury will return additional bills of information December 4 in scandal cases District Attorney Dewey J. Sanchez announced. The jury adjourned after returning one indictment in a negro murder case yesterday.
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Baton Rouge, la
Dewey J. Sanchez
East Baton Rouge Parish
Louisiana five gubernatorial candidates pause for Thanksgiving
Louisiana five gubernatorial candidates halted active campaigning for Thanksgiving while Sam Jones James Morrison and James A Noe used radio and meetings to press their messages. Morrison urged a change from professional politicians and praised honesty and decency in government. Noe warned against prosperity tied to political influence and argued for removing politics from business.
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James H. Morrison
New Orleans
James A. Noe
Cameron
Louisiana
Morrison
Long
Jones
Noe
Thanksgiving Service Held by Twin City Churches
The union Thanksgiving service took place at First Methodist church in West Monroe with pastors from Monroe and West Monroe officiating. Rev. R. T. Watson preached on gratitude from Psalm 92 1 urging verbal thanks to God and polite prayer, with music by massed choirs. (Continued on Ninth Page).
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West Monroe
Watson
Twin City
First Methodist
Monroe
Rev
R. T. Watson
Monroe First Christian Church
Europeans May Find Some Reason For Thanks
DeWitt MacKenzie surveys European leaders and publics on Thanksgiving, noting Chamberlain's gout relief and Commons return, Mussolini's relief at no Berlin Rome crisis, Nazidom’s blockade resilience, and Daladier's relief at spared French invasions while the war persists.
Mines drift in North Sea deepen shipping fears
Navy reports 39 drifting mines sighted in the North Sea over two days raise expert belief that mines were set adrift to deny British waters to ships. Weather, submarine placement, and wartime blockades are cited as causes and patterns mirrored from World War I tactics.
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Washington
North Sea
British Waters
Navy
Hydrographic Office
Germany
Russia
Associated Press
Great Britain
Gipsy
Admiralty
London
Italy
Netherlands
Japan
Sweden
Yugoslavia
Lithuania
Greece
Fianona
Elena R
England
Pere Sons
Employment quota boost announced in five states
New Orleans reports Regional Director Lawrence Westbrook of the WPA announced a 23 000 increase in the employment quota for Louisiana Texas Oklahoma Mississippi and Arkansas. The state increases are Louisiana 3200 Texas 10000 Oklahoma 3000 Mississippi 3400 Arkansas 3400. Westbrook says the boost aligns with the national policy to raise quotas during winter when need is greatest.
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New Orleans
Lawrence Westbrook
WPA
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Arkansas
Colonel Westbrook
Kuhn’s Golden Angel May Testify in Larceny Trial
Fritz Kuhn faces a rebuttal witness in his German American bond theft case as Florence Camp, once the Bundführer’s confidante and “golden angel,” is expected to testify. Kuhn admitted deceiving Camp about his divorce status in 1934 and acknowledged lying about it in court. He sharply admitted discovering Camp’s flaws as prosecutors read letters from him to her.
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New York
Fritz Kuhn
Florence Camp
Bundfuehrer
Mrs. Camp
A F L Asks Murphy to Define Position
Washington reports the American Federation of Labor demands a frank policy statement from Attorney General Murphy in response to government anti trust prosecutions of unions. President William Green argues the Sherman Clayton amendment protects unions from such prosecutions and rejects Arnold’s view of legitimate union aims.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
Murphy
William Green
Thurman Arnold
Arnold
Indianapolis Central Labor Union
Department
Green
Romania government resigns after trade dispute with Germany
Premier Constantine Argetoianu handed in the cabinet’s resignation as King Carol considered crisis steps after German pressure to secure more oil and food at lower costs. The move follows a September cabinet formation and signals possible emergency actions amid wartime strain.
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Bucharest
Germany
Romania
Constantine Argetoianu
Carol
Argetoianu
Crown Council
Bowery Bum Finds Thanksgiving Spirit Despite Hard Times
In New York on Thanksgiving Eve a Bowery derelict speaks of gratitude amid squalor. He notes America has much to be thankful for, values time lived over wealth, and cites simple comforts like coffee and a meal as reasons for thanks.
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DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Europe
America
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Toby Wiant
New York
Bowery
Je'sam
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