Mississippi flood control to end river valley terror
Secretary of War George H. Dern ends a 2000 mile inspection along the Mississippi river in New Orleans saying only an unparalleled flood could harm the valley again. He praising the vast river projects as permanent and safe, with completion years away and the valley set for farming and commerce growth.
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George H. Dern
Mississippi River
Dern
St. Paul
United States
Mississippi Valley
Army
Mississippi
Wallace on Tennessee Valley Project Attracting Farm Life
Wallace describe the TVA plan to reverse rural migration by making farm life more attractive. He argues man shapes his environment rather than being shaped by it, stressing land use over urban focus.
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TVA
Permit Issued To Repair One Story Residence And Shop
A permit to repair a one story frame residence to serve as a home and plumbing shop was issued to E. H. Fitzpatrick by city building inspector G. W. Jones. The property is on North Sixth street between Olive and Pine. Estimated repair cost is 800 dollars.
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G. W. Jones
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Pine Streets
Eight Hurt When Bus Overturns Near Melville La
An Alexandria Baton Rouge Interurban Bus overturned near Melville Louisiana injuring eight people. Driver Wade Bryan was among the injured. The crash, blamed on a broken spring in loose gravel, narrowly avoided a canal. Injured include J A Smith of Norwood with facial lacerations and a badly cut arm and Iris Hoffman of Hammond with a broken arm and facial cuts.
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Hammond
Wrestler Held After Death of Furniture Man
Funeral services were set for this afternoon for a Memphis furniture dealer who died, with widow Mildred Soloman Kahn his survivor along with his mother Mrs. Emma Kahn, a brother Henry Kahn, and sister Mrs. Elsie Scott wife of Dr. Louis Scott of Greenville Mississippi.
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Tennessee
Mildred Soloman Kahn
Memphis
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Henry Kahn
Elsie Scott
Louis Scott
Greenville
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Former screen and stage idol ends life in sorrow
Tellegen a native of Holland born Isider Louis Bernard Van Dam meler, a notable actor who later married multiple prominent women including Nina Romano and Eva Casanova, took his own life after mental decline. Dr. Cooper tried to save him yesterday. He appeared in early stage work with Sarah Bernhardt and starred in Queen Elizabeth, The Great Lover, and The Lady Refuses before bankruptcy in 1929 with debts of 20,901 and assets of 2,200.
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Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Advertises Relief
An ad extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a safe, adjustable liquid laxative for constipation especially in children. It promotes measuring doses, gradual reduction, and non habit forming action using senna and cascara. Testimonials cite Mrs Strong and Mrs A G Strong of Jackson Heights New York.
Effort to Save Industrial Truce Starts Tuesday
President William Green of the A F of L says cooperation toward peace is possible as representatives of A and P workers report the fight is about protecting the right to organize and bargain. Hartford leads company officials in talks with the labor board as key issues loom for auto, textile, meat, and utility labor disputes nationwide.
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Bitter battles in western states over purging camp of Merriam
The fight pits acting Governor Frank Merriam against Republican rival with Attorney General U S Webb denying Merriam backers. Sinclair, a Socialist turned Democrat, rejects Dempster’s call to withdraw as unthinkable for Roosevelt New Deal voters. Merriam promotes a social credit plan for the unemployed while Sinclair calls it a glorified dole.
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Milton Dempster
California
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Workers
Raymond Haight
Commonwealth
Progressive
Heaven
Archbishop Shaw In Grave Condition In New Orleans
The Most Rev. John W. Shaw archbishop of New Orleans is gravely ill after suffering a heart attack last Thursday. An official statement from archdiocese chancellor Rev. Michael A. Gehan says at 9 am the condition is extremely critical. Shaw, 71, had recently returned from a trip to Rome.
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John W. Shaw
Michael A. Geehan
Rome
Forgery Suspect Under Arrest in Michigan Town
Bay City chamber officials deny the man in custody is their employee and say a Thomas A. Robinson they employ would be given a clean bill. The suspected forger had been doing field work on an assignment from the chamber for about a month.
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Michigan
Bay City
Mich
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Thomas A. Robinson
Robinson Indicted On Forgery Charge
Federal officers said Thomas A. Robinson of Saginaw Michigan and Robert L. Cain of Waynesville North Carolina were indicted by a federal grand jury in New Orleans on forging C H Tenent s name to a government check. The three men once ran an insurance business in New Orleans.
Floodgates Contract Awarded by Levee Board
The Tensas basin levee board awarded the Mc Kinley avenue floodgates contract to LeVasseur and Netherton of Shreveport for 2077 dollars and 20 cents at Hotel Virginia. Work to begin immediately. A separate Black River causeway project near Jonesville will be let on November 6.
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Shreveport
Tensas Basin
Adverse Winds Ground Kingsford Smith in Hawaii
Sir Charles Kingsford Smith and Captain P G Taylor are grounded in Honolulu awaiting improved weather for the 2,400 mile over water leg to California. A storm along the U S West Coast and head winds could delay the final takeoff from the Lady Southern Cross after a perilous flight from Fiji.
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Fertilizer Mixes Risk Plant Food Loss on Land
If incorrect fertilizer blends are used on land, nutrients may be wasted or become unavailable to crops, reducing yields and harming soil fertility. The warning highlights the need for proper analysis of soil and careful selection of fertilizer types and ratios.
Obituary for H. D. Helm Jr. in West Monroe
Funeral services for H. D. Helm Jr., 21, fatally injured Monday in a fall from Crescent transportation dock in West Monroe, were held Tuesday at 3 p.m. at 201 Pine Street. The Church of Christ, Scientist, conducted the service and Riverside Cemetery was the site of interment. Pallbearers included Henry Ledeaux, Charles Stubbs, O. B. Wilson, E. P. Daspit, Charles Womack, Gilbert Faulk and George Weaks. He is survived by his father H. D. Helm Sr., his mother, a brother Bruce, a sister Nancy, and an aunt Mrs. J. G. Lanman of New Orleans.
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George Weaks
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J. G. Lanman
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Human Blood Causes Stains, Says Expert
Nashville crime update reports Dr. William Litterer, state bacteriologist, concluded after extended tests that stains near the last sighting spot of Dorothy Ann Distelhurst were human in origin. He cautioned the blood may not belong to the missing kindergartner, despite the widespread search.
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Tenn
William Litterer
Dorothy Ann Distelhurst
Litterer
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Dorothy Ann
Ouachita Gin Reports Cotton Bales Increase
Ouachita parish planters reported 2 817 more bales ginned by October 18 this year than the same date last year. Total ginned reached 10 528 this year versus 7 711 last year, per E R Norris special agent for the commerce department.
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E. R. Norris
Department of Commerce
Plans to Aid Jobless Through Winter Debate Payroll Tax Proposals
The Roosevelt era plan aims to aid the unemployed with winter relief and outlines unemployment insurance laws funded by payroll taxes. Tax rates were not fixed, with suggestions ranging from one to five percent, and a two week window for final submission to President Roosevelt and Congress. Separate demonstrations in Colorado and Texas pressed for relief, including a 30 hour work week, restoration of cuts to relief budgets, and public hunger protests. A Chicago area auto workers' case brought more hopeful news as Willys-Overland's David R. Wilson reported 600 layoffs avoided or postponed.
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General Strike Committee
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State House
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Texas
Austin
Toledo Auto
David R. Wilson
Willys Overland Company
Force Recall Schedule Elevates November Staffing
Men will be recalled to work in early November and the force will rise to 2,500 by November 20. The plan outlines staged boosts to manpower as the period progresses.
Hunger Strike Ends at Texas Capitol Protest
A small group calling themselves starving hordes of Travis county ended their public fast on the Texas state capitol steps. Leader W. Roberts broke his fast at midnight with a cup of coffee after a protest against 1700 relief roll eliminations and reduced rations. Roberts claimed 250 Travis county families faced starvation on relief provisions.
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Tex
Texas State Capitol
Travis County
W. Roberts
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