Western Solon declines to back Hoover in California
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California, a progressive Republican, refused to declare support for Hoover and the Republican tickets after a telegram from 70 southern California newspapers. Johnson cites his opposition to Hoover and praises Roosevelt for contrasting with Hoover on progressivism. Continued remarks indicate he will not issue a formal backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
California
Hiram W. Johnson
Hoover
Johnson
California Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
E. P. Clark
Four-Power Disarmament Talk Set for Geneva
Great Britain and France agreed to hold a four power emergency disarmament conference at Geneva with Italy invited. Germany has not yet accepted and its stance could stall the talks, which aim to address arms equality and reintegrate Germany into the world disarmament process. The meeting is described as unofficial and preliminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Great Britain
France
Geneva
MacDonald
Herriot
Italy
Germany
No. 10 Downing Street
Rambling Notes From Ouachita Parish Junior College
Local column lists Neville high class of 1932 graduates enrolled at Ouachita Parish Junior College. It notes social happenings on campus such as weddings, honeymoons by air, faculty romances, and student cheer for the LS A&M Aggies football game set to draw crowds to Monroe. Mentions Cordell’s famed hen, Judge Schulze, and Henry Florsheim Jr. achieving honors at Texas A&M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neville
Ouachita Parish
Carlos Sciara
Durwood Griffin
Cora Mae Calder
Nellie Breard
India Stubbs
Beverly Russell
Ouida Collens
Woodrow Wilson
Billie Stroud
Ruby Oakland
Tom Sullivan
Roland Adcock
Carolyn Walker
Bessie Henry
Sam Jones
Dorothy Apgar
Lynton Ethridge
Leo Ficheli
Geneve Castles
Simeon Lieber
Marie Dell Horuff
Jack Adcock
Gertrude Brower
Frank J. Roddy
Ruth Murphy
Tony Marsala
Oliver Lowery
Louise Gray
Woodrow Hathorn
Evelynne Gatlin
Kate Key
Bernard Biedenharn
Mary Elizabeth Eason
Cupid
Ouachita Parish Junior College
Eason
Dorothy Mengis
Bosco
Cordell
Charles Schulze
Shreveport
Henry Florsheim
Henry, Jr
Texas A. & M
L. W. Mobley
Former Local Lad Returns From New York to Monroe
Charles Rochester son of A T Rochester of 1904 Jackson street returns home after a decade to greet his father and friends. Now general manager of Hotel Lexington in New York City Rochester attends the American Hotel association convention in Memphis and flies to Monroe for a brief visit arriving Selma field at 10 30 and meeting his former employer J E Doughtie at the Hotel Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Rochester
A. T. Rochester
Jackson Street
Monroe Lad
Lexington
New York City
American Hotel Association
Memphis
Tenn
Rochester
Monroe
Charles King
Carl Bond
Nat Gilmore
Selmanfield
J. E. Doughtie
Mr. Doughtie
Hotel Mon
Transportation Ten Point Plan Urged by Group
The chamber of commerce of the United States issued a 10 point program for coordinating municipal transportation facilities. It urges preventing unfair competition and includes a plan for efficient city passenger transport with public benefits per dollar spent. One proposal failed to reach the two thirds needed, which would have charged the public for new facilities when costs could not be covered by prospective receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chester I. Barnard
Newark
New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
LSU Band Arrives in Monroe Ahead of Saturday Game
The Louisiana State University band of 120 arrived by special train at 12 30 p m in Monroe for the game against Mississippi Aggies set for Saturday. The LSU football team, 50 strong, is quartered on an entire floor of Hotel Virginia. The Aggies arrive tonight and will stay at Hotel Frances alongside the LSU band. The band marched downtown this afternoon and will perform from 7 30 to 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Aggie
Louisiana State University
Illinois Central
Mississippi “Aggies
Virginia
Hotel Frances
de Siard Street
South Grand
Grammont
Jackson
West Monroe
Campaign for Presidency Enters Final Phase With Drumfire
In 1932 campaign news Roosevelt presses relief plans from Albany while Coolidge and Reed urge Roosevelt. Hoover plans speaking in Cleveland and possible swings to Indiana Illinois and St. Louis as Roosevelt heads west from Albany. The last headlong dash to November 8 centers on New York New Jersey Massachusetts Ohio Indiana Illinois and the eastern and midwestern battlegrounds.
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Washington
East
Middle West
Roosevelt
Albany
Coolidge
Madison Square Garden
Hoover
James A. Reed
Des Moines
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Cleveland
St. Louis
State Highway Payroll Slashed In Louisiana
Baton Rouge Louisiana October 14 the Louisiana highway commission will cut its payroll by 50 percent by January 1 to begin redeeming certificates of indebtedness About 500 road maintenance workers will be released and engineering staff reduced to a minimum Projects will shift to unemployment relief programs offering work for up to 10 000 jobless if crews average two and a half days weekly The commission aims to reduce monthly payroll from 165 000 by January 1 to 100 000 with 569 000 in January and 195 000 in September last year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
A. P. Tugwell
Commisson
Tugwell
Hoover questioned by bonus marchers leader on Hoover
Hoke Smith, commander of the bonus expeditionary force, says President Hoover did not understand the true situation or was misinformed about directing the eviction of bonus marchers from camps last summer. He spoke after a B E F delegation he led met the president and praised his reception of the national convention delegates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Bonus
Hoke Smith
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Public figures warn on government costs and servitude
An open letter signed by Calvin Coolidge Alfred E Smith Newton D. Baker Elihu Root John J Pershing and others argues the public faces servitude if governmental costs are not cut The letter addressed to Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd was read at the National Economy League executive committee meeting ahead of the Washington convention set for December 12—13.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Calvin Coolidge
Alfred E. Smith
Richard E. Byrd
National Economy League
League
Organization
Washington, D. C
Smith
Mr. Coolidge
Newton D. Baker
Elihu Root
John J. Pershing
Reiser Murder Trial Set For November Fourteenth
Orville Elmore and Mrs. Frank Manley are charged with murdering Ted Reiser in August and will stand trial November 14 in district court before Judge Percy Sandel. Pleas of not guilty were entered. Roy Smith, charged with them, is in St Francis sanitarium with a broken thigh from a bullet strike and was not arraigned. The court did not announce Smith’s separate trial but it is likely for the same date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orville Elmore
Frank Manley
Ted Reiser
Percy Sandel
Elmore
Manley
Roy Smith
Reiser
Smith
Francis Eugene
Nicaragua Hit by Tropical Storm Strains Aftermath Noted
Managua reports swelling rivers flood towns and wash away bridges as a tropical storm lashes Nicaragua. Communications and rail lines suffer with Lake Managua rising footprints. About 2,000 people believed left homeless after the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Managua
Nicaragua
Adjourned Federal Court Term Set for November Dates
Judge Ben C. Dawkins has convened an adjourned October term from November 21 to December 5. Cases to be heard include Pardue vs United Gas Public Service Co and Frazier vs Brown Paper Mill, with others scheduled on specific dates. The court also continued trial of Stevenson vs Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co. at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal
Ben C. Dawkins
C. G. Pardue
United Gas Public Service Co
James H. Frazier
Brown Paper Mill Co., Inc
Minnie Williams
Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
Emma Mae Mathis
U. S
F. G. Hudson, Jr
Georgia Casualty Co
American Surety Co
Farmerville State Bank
State Life Insurance Co
Indianapolis
Ind
Court Docket Clears With Multiple Nolle Prosequi
In district court this morning several cases were nolle prossed at the request of Assistant District Attorney J. B. Thornhill. Many defendants are serving sentences on other charges or have pleaded guilty elsewhere. Some cases lacked sufficient evidence or had long delays, leading to dismissal. Names listed include Thurman Averette Byron Hodge Mrs. Dick Austin A C Ammons Gordon Barton W A Bishop and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nolle
J. B. Thornhill
Thurman Averette
Byron Hodge
Dick Austin
A. C. Ammons
Gordon Barton
W. A. Bishop
A. A. Tawater
James S. Barron
H. H. Bell
Sammie Bunyard
L. Bynum
H. L. Brady
Purvis Dunn
Roscoe Fontana
Steve Free
Film Actress Thelma Todd in Critical Condition
Thelma Todd, a blond film actress, lies critically ill in a Los Angeles hospital after a major operation and subsequent peritonitis. Her husband Pascal de Cicco, a New York sportsman, stays by her bedside as she is treated following her career start at Paramount alongside stars like Gary Cooper and Buddy Rogers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Thelma Todd
Pasquala de Cicco
New York
Miss Todd
Paramount School
Gary Cooper
Buddy Rogers
Money for Work as Rates Hit Low in New York
New York reports money is eager to work, with call money near one percent, a level rarely seen since 1908. The call loan rate, set by the stock exchange committee, governs funds lent to brokers each trading day, reflecting ultra-low borrowing costs amid safety assurances for workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Stock Exchange
Committee On Money Rates of
The
Stock Exchange
Roosevelt to define soldiers bonus stance in next campaign speech
Franklin D. Roosevelt announced he will define his position on the soldiers bonus in a forthcoming campaign speech. The speech may be delivered during his next campaign trip starting October 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Martin Nominated to Presidency of Bar Association
The American Bar Association general council nominates Clarence E. Martin of Martinsburg West Virginia for president, a nomination seen as tantamount to election. He will succeed Guy A. Thompson of St. Louis at the late 55th annual meeting. Martin has long participated in association work and led several key legal studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
General Council of the American Bar Association
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
W. Va
Guy A. Thompson
St. Louis
Martin
Guard whipped prisoner in May incident jurors told
Witness R. J. Foy testified that George W. Courson flogged a prisoner on May 25 at the stockade while working convicts cleared a highway right of way. Courson earlier admitted whipping Maillefert around April 16. Foy described the beating as severe and potentially lethal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
George W. Courson
Arthur Maillefort
R. J. Foy
Courson
Maillefert
Charles M. Durrance
Foy
George M. Courson
C. A. Arriett
Arriett
L. S. U. President to Speak at Bastrop Kiwanis Meeting
Bastrop Louisiana Kiwanis club hosts Dr. James Monroe Smith president of L. S. U. as guest speaker at 7 30 p m in the Louisiana hotel with Governor Allen invited to attend. Lady Kiwanis members will be honored and guests from nearby towns expected. program features are highlighted by the president's address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
James Monroe Smith
Bastrop Kiwanis Club
Louisiana Hotel
O. K. Allen
McMeans
Smith
Warrants Against Officers After Fatal Mine Shootings
Warrants charging Col. Robert W. Davis and Capt. Carl J. Meacham with murder were filed after Andy Ganis died from a gunshot in Christian county. Corporal Russell Meyers was jailed as a military tribunal investigated. The death marked the fourth fatality in three months of mining area violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylorville
Illinois National Guard
Charles Wieneke
Christian County
Robert W. Davis
Carl J. Meacham
Thomas F Foster
Tovey
Andy Ganis
Russell Meyers
130Th
Hollis Butterfield
Langleville
National Guard
Carlos Black
Springfield
Hoover hosts record White House reception
Washington October 14 A historic White House reception drew the largest crowd yet with President Hoover and Mrs Hoover shaking hands with about three thousand guests and more expected. a minor cut on the president’s right hand briefly slowed handshakes while he wrapped the day with a drizzle during the new Supreme Courthouse stone laying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
Hoover
Walter Vernon
and Hoover
Joel T. Bi
Repo
Supreme Building
Cotton consumption soars in September 1931
Census bureau reports September cotton usage at 491 655 bales, the highest since April 1931, up from 464 335 last September and 402 601 in August. Exports rose to 733 665 bales, linters 61 308, with spindles active and year‑to‑date exports near 1 186 million bales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Witao Ae A. Septe
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