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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1939

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Four Officials Indicted To Be Arraigned In Ouachita Parish

A Ouachita parish grand jury indictment leads to arraignments of four officials and 42 total felony and misdemeanor cases. Officials include Harvey Dillon former superintendent, W D Dark and Lee Elton of conservation, and J Lield War President of the parish police jury. Trial dates set for November 6 and 20 with multiple arraignments and bond postings.

Ouachita Parish Ates Harvey Dillon Louisiana Training Institute W. D. Dark Monroe State Rvation Department Lee Jelton Conservation Department J. Lield War Owachita Parish Lie Jury Warren Ward Arnold Willame Herbert Farley W. W. Wash- Surn Roosevelt Collier Beatrice Cleveland L. Peterson George Perkins Scafe Henry Stanley Goldmn Donaldson W. M. Prephit Idna Theus Allen Hweet Rudolph Pasch Ith Birrell Nicholson George Chapman, Jr S. F. Harris

Webb Madison Heads Bankers

The annual meeting of the first regional clearing house association of Louisiana, division of the Louisiana bankers association, met at Cherokee Terrace Monday at 4 30 p.m. 125 attended with J Breard toastmaster. Webb Madison Bastrop was elected president with John M Breard Monroe as vice president and W F Prickett Winnsboro as secretary treasurer. Dr Amos Ford of Ruston gave the address War As It Affects Business, noting war destroys more than it builds and does not yet lift commodity prices. The program included meeting call to order by Fred Falkenheiner, greetings by S M Richards, treasurer's report by Prickett, study schedule by Webb Madison, address by Ford, and officer/director election.

Firstegional Clearing House Association of Louisiana Louisiana Bankers’ Association Cherokee Terrace J Breard Cental Savings Bank and Trust Company Webb Madison Bastrop John M. Breard Monroe W. F. Prickett Winnsboro Amos Ford Fred Falkenheiner S. M. Richards Louisiana Polytechnic Initate

Six candidates qualify for governor in Louisiana primary

In Baton Rouge and St Martinville, six hopefuls qualified for governor in the January primary as filing closed. List includes Earl Long James A Noe Sam H Jones James H Morrison Henry Vincent Moseley and R R Rochester with other state offices also filled. Details for the Northeast Junior college homecoming include a parade at 2 30 p m and a night football game followed by a dance.

Baton Rouge Wade O. Martin Democratic State Central Committee St. Martinville George Wallace Earl Long Winnfield James A. Noe Monroe Sam H. Jones Lake Charles James H. Morrison Shreveport James A. Gremillion Crowley H. S. Magee Franklinton James A. Richardson Norwood T. H. Harris Lewis Slater Ada Bess Hart College Stadium Northeast Mickie Westbrook Mildred Keller Mack Huckins Joy Pettit Bill Singleton Marguerite Skerd Don Short Betty Duchkar Harry Morton Nellie R. Brooks John Porter Juanita Lippmin John Bryson Etta Smith James Blackwell Nitvie Guynes Northeast Junior College College Gymnasium Purple Jacket Club

Browder Freed on Bond in Passport Fraud Case

Earl Browder the Communist party leader in the United States was released from the federal house of detention after a 7500 bond was posted by Mrs Hester Huntington a social register philanthropist who aided Browder she received a subpoena to testify before the federal grand jury investigating a fake passport ring Browder was indicted for fraudulently obtaining and using a passport for travel abroad.

New York Hester G. Huntington Earl Browder Federal House of Detention Browder Communist Party United States Huntington Social Register Federal Building Federal Grand Jury

Noe Names Dr. Joseph Menendez as Running Mate

State Senator James A. Noe announced Dr. Joseph C. Menendez of New Orleans as his running mate for lieutenant governor in the January primary. Menendez is senior vice commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and honorary life president of Unione Italiana. Eugene Stanley is endorsed for attorney general by Noe and Sam Jones.

New Orleans James A. Noe Joseph C. Menendez The Veterans of Foreign Wars Eugene Stanley Orleans Parish Noe Sam Jones Menendez Unione Italiana

Switch Engine Tears Side Of Fast Express

Two passengers died and several others were injured when a switch engine on a side track collided with a Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago to Detroit passenger train in Fort Wayne Indiana. The switch engine allegedly moved onto the main line as the train pulled in.

Fort Wayne Ind Pennsylvania Railroad Chicago Detroit Robert M. Brydon Erven B. Salkeld Birmingham Mich J. H. Cooper Pennsylvania St. Joseph's John Greer Washington, D. C William Schlink Anna Deihl Cresson Stanley May Mary Valerio Methodist Lewis E. Jones Valparaiso James Alford

Good Will tour to visit south Arkansas towns

The fourth and last Good Will tour of the Chamber of Commerce will be held Thursday with a large Twin City business group visiting Rayville Delhi Epps Lake Providence Eudora Lake Village Portland Hamburg Crossett Bastrop. Max Moses chairs the trip with A O Evans Chamber president and Lee Hodges junior board president leading the party.

Chamber of Commerce Twin City South Arkansas Max Moses Good Will Trip A. O. Evans Chamber Lee Hodges Rayville Delhi Epps Lake Providence Eudora Lake Village Portland Hamburg Crossett Bastrop Louisiana Train

Seizure Debate Tests Senate Neutrality Plan

The Senate moves to limit debate on the administration neutrality bill with a 45 minute cap per senator on the bill and each amendment as City of Flint seizure raises stakes. Democratic leaders seek to avoid nightly sessions while Republicans push for wider talks amid warnings of further ship losses.

Barkley Clark Missouri Berkley Senate Washington City of Flint Byrnes South Carolina Connally Texas Hitler Kaiser Délihate Johnson California Nye North Dakota Minton Indiana Hatch New Mexico

Allies Press Starvation Strategy Against Hitler

By DeWitt MacKenzie the Anglo French allies pursue a blockade aimed at starving Germany while avoiding large scale land offensives. They expect Hitler to exhaust his resources and the western front remains a fortified stalemate with no decisive offensive planned.

Europe Hitler Germany

Ellison Withdraws From Attorney General Race After Ousting

David M. Ellison, ousted by state police from the attorney general’s office on Governor Earl K. Long’s orders, withdraws his candidacy for attorney general in the January 16 primary. George M. Wallace confirms Ellison’s qualification papers are pulled. The move follows a meeting with Long and prompts reports of a peace agreement.

Baton Rouge, la David M. Ellison Earl K. Long George M. Wallace Democratic State Central Committee Ellison Governor Long Capitol Francis Burns Long Lessley P. Gardiner

Campaign for Chest Starts With Local solicitors

The Twin City Community Chest launches its second annual drive with leaders and early contributors including Hotel Virginia United Gas Co employees and E Jack Selig. George Holland urged workers at a Hotel Virginia pep meeting to reach the $29 500 goal through November 4 in Monroe and West Monroe.

Twin City Community Chest Hotel Virginia United Gas Corporation E. Jack Selig and Son E. Jack Selig W. C. Feazel Ernest Holloway H. H. Reardon George Holland Monroe West Monroe Holland Big Gifts C. Alston Prophit Bob Burns Harry Frazer

Resignation Demanded of Stewart in Tax Bribery Case

Baton Rouge October 24 The Louisiana tax commission demanded the immediate resignation of James R. Stewart chief clerk of the New Orleans office amid bribery charges in a tax assessment racket. Governor Earl K. Long reportedly ordered Stewart discharged as investigations into Orleans parish grand jury threats continue.

Baton Rouge Louisiana Tax Commission James R. Stewart Commission New Orleans Stewart Charles A. Byrne Orleans Parish Grand Jury W. F Calhoun Tax Commission Earl K. Long Spencer Phillips

Billion in New Housing Building Seen for Year

E L Ostendorf of Cleveland predicts 300000 new family units will be erected in 1939, totaling about 1 billion dollars in housing. He says the expansion is the spearhead of real estate activity, not a war boom, and urges tax relief and policy changes to aid buyers of old houses and curb government dwelling construction to slum clearance.

Los Angeles E. L. Ostendorf Cleveland National Association of Real Estate Boards Association Ostendorf

Grey Rites Set For Wednesday

Relatives and close friends of Zane Grey will gather in a Pasadena mortuary chapel to bid him farewell, with cremation following private funeral services. The 64 year old author died yesterday at his Altadena home after years of popular westerns and adventure tales. A post mortem exam was ordered due to the absence of a attending physician. Grey had sold more than 13 million copies of his novels and true tales since 1904 starting with Betty Zane.

Pasadena Calif Zane Grey Altadena Betty Zane University of

Jackson Eyes Fast Growth with GE Plant Opening

Jackson, Mississippi expects rapid growth as General Electric plans a $750000 plant for diversified lamp manufacture. The facility would add about 400000 dollars yearly payroll and attract more manufacturers, boosting the city toward its goal as the crossroad of the south.

Jackson Miss South General Electric Corporation General Electric Schenectady N. Y Jackson Citizen

City of Flint Captured by German Raider at Tromso

The United States steamer City of Flint was seized by the German cruiser Emden and brought to a Soviet port with a German prize crew aboard. The ship carried 38 survivors from the Stonegate and 42 crew members remained aboard as it sailed for Kola bay. Russia interned the prize crew and press inquiries from US embassies in Berlin and Moscow followed.

Associated Press United States City of Flint Berlin Moscow Emden City of Flint Tromso Norway Kola Bay Athenia England Stonegate mid-Atlantic Stones Gate Russia Fling Air Ministry Finland Helsinki Kremlin Aaland Latvia Lithuania Estonia Izvestia Shanghai Japan Soviet Union Washington

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