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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1935
Page
1
In Parliament Sir Samuel Hoare argues time remains to secure peace as debate opens on Afro European crisis. He stresses cautious diplomacy and urges concerted action to avert further conflict while opposing immediate escalation.
The stock market moved higher closing near a four year high amid renewed investor optimism. Analysts cited broad gains across sectors and a shift in risk sentiment as a key factor in the advance.
The British government urges peaceful steps as League of Nations sanctions threaten to isolate Italy economically over its Ethiopia aggression. Paris and Rome signals hint at peace talks through Laval. Graziani’s forces pause for heavy rains while the Daily Telegraph faces a ban in Italy.
The opening of Parliament focusing on the international crisis dominated news as diplomats watched Sir Samuel Hoare, Britain's foreign secretary, for a peace framework between Italy and Ethiopia.
BUCYRUS Ohio October 22 Two prisoners were held in solitary confinement and a prior released man was recaptured after Sheriff Arthur Stucker said a plot to murder him and escape was foiled Edward Long of Mansfield Ohio and Pat O Leary of Gulfport Mississippi were named as planners and Frank Catello 21 detained after confessing to stealing an officer s gun and smuggling it to the two men Deputies found two revolvers in the cell and Long and O Leary face charges tied to a filling station robbery last August
State officers pursue medical reports to determine if the 24 year old Madison substitute teacher was strangled. Two men questioned, a third sought, an inquest recessed pending stomach contents analysis at the University of South Dakota.
Baton Rouge. With candidacy deadlines past, two major state tickets and one independent vie for governor. Leche ticket lists Allen Ellender as senate candidate. Dear leads anti Long ticket with John N. Sandlin as senate hopeful and Mason Spencer among pursuing offices. Irving Ward-Steinman runs for governor on social reform line.
John S. Patton of Homer, longtime Claiborne parish school superintendent, qualified as a candidate for the Louisiana Public Service Commission from the Third District. He planned to arrive in Baton Rouge after meetings with political leaders at Winnfield. Commissioner Wade O Martin confirmed the filing.
A P Tugwell accuses Frank H Peterman of delaying 4 million dollar road funds for political reasons. Peterman defends withholding due to fear funds would back administration candidates. Tugwell proposes using relief workers on road projects and asks for prompt acceptance and certification of the program.
Federal investigators probe why the airliner crashed near Troy killing Captain Harry Hublitz and injuring Ruth Nichols who faces a fragile recovery. The plane owned by Clarence Chamberlain fell after takeoff from Troy airport while Nichols served as co pilot. Two male and two female employees were injured and held a double wedding after.
Federal agents in New Orleans say a young hitch-hiker detained in Belzoni Mississippi does not match Thomas H. Robinson Jr. and should be released. Deputy J. T. Fleming Jr. calls the resemblance weak after viewing a 1929 Robinson photo.
An 11 year old boy wounded in a late night attempted holdup in Port Gibson hospitalizes at St Francis sanitarium. The assailant Henry Mickie fired four rounds after resisting the robbery and called police before fleeing. The boy, W L Applin, lay under guard in a charity ward.
In New Orleans on October 22, defense attorney Hugh M. Wilkinson said Abe Mum Abe Shushan will testify in his own federal tax evasion trial. The 13th day opened with witnesses linked to Huey Long’s political machine, including payments for platforms and speeches allegedly routed through Shushan.
London parliament debates Afro European crisis as Laval discusses peace aims with France. Mussolini’s position strengthens amid Ethiopian advances while rains slow Italian progress toward Harar. Haile Selassie accelerates plans to move to Dessye for main Ethiopian defense.
Louisville police named Willie Smoky Saunders the jockey who rode Omaha as a person to question in the slaying of Evelyn Sliwenski, 24, found crushed by car wheels. A second man was unidentified. Saunders had left Baltimore for Louisville.
Three candidates for congress from Louisiana’s fifth district, three for the third district public service commission, and one for the fifth district board of governors for the State Bar, qualified for the Democratic primaries as of the midnight Monday deadline. Harvey G. Fields led the congressional slate with Riley J. Wilson the incumbent, Newt V. Mills and Fields also listed for the race. P. M. Atkins chaired the Monroe slate for the public service commission.
Bennie Mitchell and Ernest Collins, both youths aged 19 and 18, confessed to officers that they attacked and killed Geraldine Koliman, a 19 year old Columbus high school honor graduate. They were charged with criminal attack and murder and were moved to Harris County jail in Houston.
Officials declare Jamaica's loss at 2.5 million dollars amid a hurricane forecast expected to miss the U.S. mainland. The storm risk continues to shift as forecasts update regarding landfall and economic impact.
President Roosevelt aboard the cruiser Houston felt the storm as it moved northward. The hurricane struck Jamaica and Cuba with deaths and injuries and caused widespread damage while veering away from the U.S. mainland according to Jacksonville weather officials. Debris filled streets in Santiago and Kingston reports listed fatalities and flooding as ships repositioned to safer ports.
A Caribbean hurricane battered Jamaica then moved toward Cuba and Haiti as the U S S Houston and escort cruiser kept Roosevelt and staff safe by steering northward along the Atlantic coast. Evacuations occurred in Cala menara and Boqueron Cuba with warns of damage to Cuba and Haiti. One boy died in Jamaica and fruit growers cited 2 500 000 dollars in losses there. The storm hovered near the windward passage and the Bahama Islands as authorities prepared for further impact.
Washington report shows 29,808,220 spinning spindles in place September 30, first below 30 million in fifteen years. Officials cite mill spindle throwouts and strikes lowering capacity to 93.9 percent of potential use and 54.3 percent active, with declines traced to ongoing labor stoppages.
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