Batch of WPA applications gets approval
A large batch of Works Progress Administration projects costing over a million dollars is headed to Washington for final federal approval. The Louisiana state planning commission endorsed the applications, with items including adult education for underprivileged adults, library book conservation, and free nursery schools, plus various local construction and repair projects across multiple parishes.
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Baton Rouge
Works Progress Administration
Washington
Fderal
State Department of Education
Caddo Parish
Pineville
Jefferson Parish
West Bank
Gonzales
Raft Clue in Amelia Earhart Fate Found in Hawaii
A deflated rubber life raft washed ashore at Hawi Hawaii island spurring a probe into ties to Amelia Earhart’s disappearance. The raft bore a J Lansing Callan air raft trademark linked to Air Cruisers Hammondsport New York. George Palmer Putnam questioned its connection, noting currents from Howland favor a different raft origin.
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Honolulu
Hawi
Hawaii Island
Amelia Earhart
J. Lansing Callan
Hammondsport
New York
F. Marvin Callan
Albany
Air Cruisers, Inc
N. Y
Miss Earhart
Earhart
Howland Island
Hawaii
George Palmer Putnam
Amelia
Los Angeles
Howland Area
New Jersey
Louisiana State LSU Invades Houston For Rice Clash
About 5,000 LSU students travel to Houston by five special trains for the LSU Rice Institute game. The 208 member band leads the march while Steve Borne and Irvin Borne drum major the group. The spectacle continues a Huey Long era tradition.
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E DeSobry
Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Texas Tonight
Louisiana State University
Rice Institute
Houston
Athletics Treasury
Long
Steve Borne
Irvin Borne
Garr brothers freed on bond amid murder indictment
Shelbyville Kentucky October 8 The Garr brothers Jack and Roy were released on $20 000 bonds each while awaiting trial October 18 on charges they killed Brigadier General Henry H Denhardt A third brother Dr E S Garr did not attend the arraignment and his bond was forfeited after a physician affidavit cited unsound mind and opiate influence at his Oldham County home
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Shelbyville
Jack
Roy Garr
Henry H. Denhardt
Charles C. Marshall
E. S. Garr
Marshall
Garr
Oldham County
H. B. Blaydes
LaGrange
Railroads report surge in 1937 half-year passengers
The American Association of Railroads says U S railroads carried 246,997,594 passengers in the first six months of 1937 with no fatalities. This compares to five deaths in the same period of 1936, and a 43 percent rise in passenger volume versus the previous year.
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Washington
United States
American Association of Railroads
Road houses condemned in parish grand jury report
Ouachita parish district court grand jury urged police jury to regulate hours of road houses and night clubs outside Monroe after deeming them breeding places of crime. Ten of sixteen cases were found true. Rev George H Dierlamm indicted for carnal knowledge with a 15 year old girl. Floyd Reed charged with Nesbit murder. Oscar Turley blackmail arrest followed.
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Ouachita Parish
Monroe
David J. Garrett
George H. Dierlamm
Ouachita
Jackson Parishes
West Monroe
Floyd Reed
Frank P. Nesbit
Dick Taylor and
McEnery Streets
Turley
Dierlamm
Milton Coverdale
Oscar Turley
Air Commerce Bureau Issues New Pilot Decrees
The Bureau of Air Commerce公布 new regulations effective November 1 require certificates of competency instead of licenses. Solo flight hours rise to five for private pilots, 35 for private rating, 60 for limited commercial, 200 for commercial, and 1200 for airline. New instrument and instructor ratings created. Continued on Ninth Page.
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Washington
Bureau of Air Commerce
Old Mississippi Vets End Meeting
Vicksburg Mississippi veterans of the Confederate Army disband after a war era reunion in the city. Major General J L Gray of Mount Olive was re elected commander for next year. Officers named include Colonel J B Streater Black Hawk adjutant general Brigadier Generals Joe Berryhill Magnola J A Ainsworth Wesson L C Lincoln Major W H Scudder Mayersville Murry Mawell Starkville and General W C Shoemaker Pickens as staff
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Vicksburg
Miss
Mississippi
J L. Gray
Mount Olive
J. B. Streater
Black Hawk
Joe Berryhill
Magnola
J. A. Ainsworth
Wesson
L. C. Lincoln
Columbus
W. H. Scudder
Mayersville
Murry Mawell
Starkville
W. C. Shoemaker
Pickens
Boy Bites Dog When Angry Says Landrem Wooten
In Atlanta on Oct 8 three year old Landrem Wooten bit his dog Snooks in an emotional outburst after being angered. A neighbor offered another bite and Landrem refused saying he was not mad at the dog.
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Atlanta
Landrem Wooten
Landrem
Dahl Elated After Death Threat Faced In Spain
Harold E. Dahl, the 28 year old Champaign aviator convicted of rebellion, awaits either an early exchange for a Spanish aviator or a full pardon. In Salamanca, Oct 8, Dahl heard a reprieve after counsel and reporters gathered in the jail. He clutched his lips, then wrote to his wife in Cannes and to Franco as the crowd toasted.
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Edward J. Neil Salamanca
Spain
Harold E. Dahl
Champaign
Dahl
Valencia
Marques del Marito
Cannes
France
Francisco Franco
Farmers hear push for new nationwide farm law
About 200 delegates from Louisiana farm interests and lawmakers met at Hotel Virginia led by state agriculture commissioner Harry D Wilson to discuss requirements for a nationwide agricultural program. They planned afternoon recommendations for a U S senate sub committee in New Orleans and study similar meetings across states for later federal legislation.
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Louisiana
Congress
Virginia
Harry D. Wilson
Falls to death of Walter S Case on Wall Street roof
The body of Walter S Case a wealthy investment broker was found on the roof of a six story New York building after apparently falling from a window in his 26th floor office. Case a Savannah Ga native had been in ill health recently.
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Walter S. Case
Wall Street
New York
Case
Savannah
Blank & Stoller
Associated Press
Missing wallet in Monroe with $1000 bill prompts $100 reward
Monroe police offer a $100 reward for the return of a lost billfold reported by J. R. Adams of 207 New Orleans Court building. The wallet contained a $1,000 bill a $100 bill valuable papers and two company cards. Reward requires returning the billfold and all contents to the police.
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Monroe
J. R. Adams
New Orleans Court Building
Beilfold
Standard Oil Company
Gulf Refining Company
Slain Youth Pete Kokinas Sparks Wide Probe In Monroe
Sheriff Milton Coverdale and Chief Frank V Reitzell led an intensive grilling of over 20 suspects Thursday night and Friday morning to uncover a chain of evidence toward the slayer of 11 year old Pete Kokinas son of Gus Kokinas a Five Points merchant. The reward for the arrest and conviction rose from 400 to 600 dollars after the victim’s father added 200 dollars. The boy’s body was found Wednesday afternoon near the pond in the old brick yard by a negro worker.
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Pete Kokinas
Monroe
Gus Kokinas
Five Points
Little Chicago
Milton Coverdale
Frank V Reitzell
Coverdale
Kokinos
Ethiopian Bands Battle Italians In Rome Reports
Reports from Rome claim Italian forces clashed with Ethiopian bands in the conquered empire with police operations ending in Italian victory though losses were noted. The dispatches echo earlier uprisings reported from London and Paris with cautious confirmation.
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Rome
London
Paris
Japanese Proclamation Signals Push Against Chinese Forces
General Iwane Matsui on the Shanghai front proclaims Japan ready to use every means to subdue opponents and points to an imminent major operation northwest of Shanghai. He vows a peaceful future after scourging the Chinese government army allied with Communists, while protecting third-party lives and property.
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Shanghai
Iwane Matsui
China
Matsui
Japan
Mateus
Coughlin Reprimanded by New Detroit Archbishop Mooney
Archbishop Edward Mooney rebukes Father Charles Coughlin for unfounded remarks on President Roosevelt’s Supreme Court pick. Mooney states Coughlin’s words were not acceptable and vows scrutiny of future radio addresses as he leads the Detroit Archdiocese after Bishop Gallagher’s death.
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Detroit
Charles E. Coughlin
Edward Mooney
Mooney
Michigan Catholic
Royal Oak
Roosevelt
Hugo L. Black
Coughlin
Gallagher
Michael J. Gallagher
Father Coughlin
Jurors to Study Girl Slaying Case in Coushatta
Miss R Jesse Pepper of Chichton faces a murder charge for the July 5 slaying of her schoolmate Miss Mary Elvin Allen aged 17. Red River parish grand jury to meet October 25 in Coushatta. Pepper denied bail and remains jailed. Parish jury commissioners to convene October 13 for grand jury selection.
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Coushatta
R. Jesse Pepper
Chichton
Mary Elvin Allen
Red River
Allen
Pepper
Miss Peppers
J. W. Jones, Jr
Tenth Judicial District
Bilbo Defends Confirmation of Justice Black
Senator Theodore Bilbo defends Justice Hugo Black’s Supreme Court appointment and blasts Roosevelt critics. He says the controversy is economic, not race or religion, citing a letter from Philadelphia plan committee head Robert Gray Taylor. He condemns alleged propaganda aimed at discrediting the president and fear of a revolution.
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Jackson
Miss
Theodore G. Bilbo
Hugo Black
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Robert Gray Taylor
Philadelphia Court Plan Committee
Black
Bilbo
Taylor
United States
Spain
Bisho
Young Mussolini May See President
Vittorio Mussolini, 21, oldest son of Mussolini, returns to the East after a two week Pacific coast visit. He remains under police guard as he plans a possible trip to Washington and a call on President Roosevelt, with details largely secret.
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New York
Pacific
Cass
Vittoria Muscolini
East
Washington
Roosevelt
Vittorio
William A Justy
Alien Squad
Arthur C. Johnson
C. L. Willard
Department of State
Mussolini
Park Avenue
United States
Trapeze Artist Dies After Fall at Ottway Fair
D D Roland a 42 year old trapeze performer teetered on a pole at the Ottway fair near Greeneville Tenn and fell more than six feet. Manager W Cook identified himself and said Roland was attempting to reach a trapeze when he plunged to his death as hundreds watched.
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Greeneville
Tenn
D. D. Roland
Here
W. Cook
Roland
Yankees hammer Giants in World Series game three at Polo Grounds
In New York the Yankees beat the Giants 5 to 1 as Hal Schumacher pitched poorly for the Giants and four errors aided the visitors. Monte Pearson opposed Schumacher in the right hand duel. Attendance was extremely low with about 25 fans present.
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Polo Grounds
New York
Yankees
Giants
Hal Schumacher
Monte Pearson
Pearson
Polo
Senators
Washington
Harry Danning
Schumacher
Gus Mancuso
Selkirk
Hoee
Corses
Cotton crop forecast hits record United States production
The federal crop reporting board raised its October 1 estimates to 17,573,000 bales with a per acre yield of 249.3 pounds. If realized, this would be the second largest cotton crop, about 5.3 million bales above last year and above the five year average. The 11,736,000 acres in cultivation were up over 1.5 million bales from prior estimates as yields climbed from 228.5 pounds per acre. Administration farm leaders push for a new federal farm program this fall to address the rise.
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Washington
Federal Crop Reporting Board
United States
Federal Crop Board
Administration
Congress
Delhi Leader J Henry Hart Dies At 60
J Henry Hart 60 of Delhi died at Monroe clinic at 2 am Friday after illness with undulant fever and heart trouble. He served 22 years on Delhi town council and was an inspector for the Tensas basin levee board. Funeral Saturday in Delhi at 2 pm at the family home with Rev. Holliday officiating. Burial in Delhi Masonic cemetery with Masons. Survived by widow Eva Hart two daughters Mrs Huckaby and Mrs Pate rson both of Monroe and several brothers and sisters nearby.
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J. Henry Hart
Delhi
Tensas Basin
Monroe Clinic
Eva Hart
Mra. W. H. Huckaby
George Pateterson
Monroe
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Hollywood
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Vallee
Gloria
State Planning Commission
National Capital
J. Lester White
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Tgbth
AIR Commerce Bureau
Old Mississippi
Wilson
U. S
Rogers House
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Okla
Will Rogers
Rogers County
Claremore
Nowata
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