Hurley Seeks Supreme Court Nod On Floodway Rights
Secretary Hurley asked the Supreme Court to decide if purchase or condemnation is required before flood control work proceeds on the Boeuf floodway in Louisiana. Landowner Kincaid sues to block construction without full compensation, claiming possible 16 foot flood heights and property loss. The government argues years may pass before flooding occurs and seeks to avoid delays in flood control while damages are later addressed.
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Washington
Hurley
Supreme Court
Congress
Mississippi
R. Foster Kincaid
Boeuf Basin
Monroe
Federal District Court For
Louisiana
Kincaid
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Mississippi Asks Southern States to Limit Acreage
Mississippi House of Representatives memorialized Southern states growing cotton to enact curtailment legislation for 1932 and 1933. Representative Sislers of Bolivar County offered the resolution, which was unanimously adopted and sent to the Senate for immediate consideration.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi House of Representatives
Sislers
Bolivar County
Senate
What a Difference Years Make in Town Life
A collage of local vignettes surveys changes since olden times in fashion, work, and leisure. Bill Hyde extols Bulgarian buttermilk while a News Star office query notes Sharkey’s latest win. A humorous sketch contrasts past and present habits and a junior college initiation tale rounds out the column.
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Bill Hyde
Epicurean
Bill
Criminologist Links Crime to Divorce and Alimony
Dr. Carleton Simon told the International Association of Chiefs of Police that divorce and alimony are fundamental crime causes, citing disrupted parental guidance and broken family ties. He criticized lax divorce laws, breach of promise suits, and noted urban congestion and rising living costs as factors. He urged education of illiterates to curb crime.
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ST. Petersburg
Fla
Carleton Simon
New York
International Association of Chiefs of Police
Simon
Dr. Simon
Local Financial Body Forms Units and Plans Operations
Local organizations begin forming units in the National Credit Corporation as Delaware papers file for legal existence. Expect loans to banks to start next week with initial funds over 170 million dollars and potential rise to up to 1 billion. Commercial banks lead, with savings banks and state legality allowing broader participation.
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New York
New National Credit Corporation
Central Organizing Committee
Delaware
Corporation Trust Company
Hoover
Organization Committee
Sterling defies court in East Texas oil dispute
Federal Judge Randolph Bryant noted Governor Ross Sterling's order to keep five Brock-Lee Oil wells closed despite a temporary injunction. A three-judge Beaumont hearing is set for October 29 to resolve the conflict. The governor directed Brig. Gen. Jacob Wolters to enforce a reduced ration and barred opening without his approval.
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Tyler
Texas
Randolph Bryant
Ross S. Sterling
East
Beaumont
Bryant
State Railroad Commission
Militia
Brock-Lee Oil Company
Delaware
Sterling
Austin
Railroad Commission
Jacob Wolters
City Commissioners of Shreveport Cut Salaries
Shreveport city council members voted three to two to cut their own salaries by ten percent and same reduction for all municipal employees effective October 10, with a three fourths mill increase in the city tax rate this year. Officials cited a $100000 budget shortfall and the need to retrench public expenses.
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Shreveport
Bonita Farmer Shot After Quarrel Ends Up Wounded
J R Doles a 49 year old farmer living six miles northeast of Bonita in Morehouse Parish is in critical condition at St Francis Sanitarium with a bullet wound to the head. Police say neighbor Jeff Chandler shot him during a dispute over cotton sacks and farming gear as Chandler planned to leave the Doles farm. Doles fired at Chandler, wounding him in the stomach, as the altercation unfolded in front of Chandler’s house. Sheriff G W Naff of Bastrop reports details are incomplete and the story continues on page ten.
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J. R. Doles
Bonita
Morehouse Parish
St. Francis Sanitarium
Jeff Chandler
Doles
Charlie Chandler
Doles Place
Chandler
Mrs. Doles
Liberalization of Loan Regulations Urged by Sandlin Wilson
Representatives Sandlin and Wilson of Louisiana urged President Hoover to liberalize crop loan regulations. They proposed no specific plan but argued that low cotton prices require action to help farmers withhold their crop from the market. The Agriculture Department will investigate cases and act on merits. They expect to meet with Secretary Hyde.
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Washington
Sandlin and
Wilson
Louisiana
Hoover
Agriculture Department
Hyde
Monroe City Maintains Tax Rate for Present Year
The Monroe city commission decided not to raise the current year tax rate. The total assessment stands at 1734 mills with ten mills for general constitutional tax. schools receive three mills. general revenue and bonds five mills. Waterworks and school bonds allocations are also set, and overall taxes may be lower due to a roughly ten percent drop in property values, countered by new construction and added property value.
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Monroe
P. A. Pong
Joe Hanna
Louisiana Tax Commission
Capone Defense Opens in Tax Evasion Trial
Al Capone began his defense in the federal tax case at the Chicago federal building. Witnesses testified to his gambling losses at Hawthorne Race Course in 1924 and 1925, with bookmaker Milton Held noting bets of 200 to 500 dollars and losses totaling up to about 12 thousand dollars. The trial drew a Hollywood visitor, Edward G Robinson, who stayed briefly.
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Federal Building
Chicago
Alphonse Capone
Husky
United States Circuit Court
Milton Held
Capone
Hawthorne
Hollywood
Edward G Robinson
President Alcala Zamora Resigns as Spain Faces Cabinet Collapse
Madrid reports indicate President Niceto Alcala Zamora has resigned, with the cabinet following his lead. The dispute centers on Catholic orders and the church state relationship under the republican constitution, prompting talks of a new government led by Manuel Aznar if he accepts the war portfolio.
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Madrid
Spain
Niceto Alcala Zamora
Indalecio Prieto
Senor Alcala Za Mora
Senor
Alcala Zamora
National Assembly
Manuel Aznar
Bodry Tried Escape From Parish Bastile
Before federal officers moved six prisoners to the Atlanta penitentiary and Chillicothe reformatory Monroe sheriff’s deputies warned of an escape plan. Chester Bodry 18 was shot leaping from a train window at Bessemer and died later in a hospital. Other prisoners listed include E. Cooper John L. Williams Frank Williams Ellis Settlemeyer and Robert C. Scott.
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Monroe
Federal Penitentiary
Atlanta
Federal Reformatory
Chillicothe
Ohio
Bodry
E. Cooper
John L. Williams
Frank Williams
Ellis Settlemeyer
Robert C. Scott
Morning Fire Damages Residence and Store
Fire at the Ross LaDart property at 120 DeSiard Avenue near Washington and North Fourteenth Streets damaged the residence portion early this morning. Firemen said three rooms were affected and the loss was partly covered by insurance.
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Ross LaDart
DeSiard Avenue
Washington and
North Fourteenth Streets
King Leaves for Baton Rouge to Take Oath as Lieutenant Governor
Lake Charles Senator Alvin O. King departed at 11:15 for Baton Rouge to take the oath of office as lieutenant governor amid a constitutional vacancy created when Governor Cyr took the oath. King cited Article 5, Section 6 and said the oath must be filed with the secretary of state. He was accompanied by Frank A. Smith, publisher of the Lake Charles American Press.
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Lake Charles
Alvin O. King
Baton Rouge
Frank A. Smith
Senate
Arkansas Legislature Probes Bribe Charges on House Floor
The Arkansas House of Representatives formed a committee today to investigate charges that members accepted bribes to vote for adjournment of the special session. The probe follows floor allegations amid tense political debate in Little Rock.
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Arkansas
Little Rock
Ark
House of Representatives
Executive Strikes Back at Political Enemy In Con test
In Baton Rouge Huey P Long announces Alvin O King will arrive to take the oath as lieutenant governor to succeed Paul N Cyr and recognize him. State highway police are ordered to admit Cyr to the Capitol but bar him from any attempt to assume office or authority. Cyr’s letter demanding surrender of the governorship is released.
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Louisiana
Cyr
Capitol
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Alvin O. King
Lake Charles
Senate
Paul N. Cyr
State House
Third man takes oath as Louisiana governor in open season
Walter L. Aldrich, a plain citizen from Shreveport, swore in as governor of Louisiana joining Huey P. Long and Paul N. Cyr. Aldrich threatened to oust Long if he remained in office, claiming Long served illegally as governor while Cyr was sworn as lieutenant governor. Aldrich is unknown at the courthouse and has no public office.
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Shreveport
Walter L. Aldrich
Plain Citizen
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Paul N. Cyr
E. G. Eagles
Aldrich
Long
Wyandotte Street
Cyr
United States
Political showdown over governorship and lieutenant governorship
The speaker rejects Cyr's demand and asserts Cyr cannot issue clemencies or executive orders. Alvin King will be sworn in as lieutenant governor, with the speaker ready to recognize him if Cyr accepts. The dispute centers on official recognition and control of executive power.
Sino-Japanese Controversy Challenges League's Power
AP reports peacemakers push for China Japan peace while the League of Nations weighs its authority. The council hears opposing cases from China and Japan as U S officials consider any concerted action. Concurrent military exchanges and diplomatic talks unfold among Nanking Tokyo Moscow.
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League
China
Japan
Council of the
League of Nations
Prentiss S. Gilbert
United States
Geneva
League Council
United
Miles Wedderburn Lampson
Nanking
Tokyo
Hierota
Manchuria
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