Oil regulation hoped to curb price drops in Congress list
Washington officials push for an extended interstate oil pact to cover refining as mild fall weather and large refinery stocks pressure prices. Texas alone accounts for about 45 percent of U S oil output and the Connally act and Texas railroad commission powers face key expirations next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Texas
Ernest O. Thomp
Hyde Park
N. Y
Thompson
Railroad Commission
President of College Dies in Texas
Dr J dy, 73, president of Mary Hardin Baylor College, died yesterday after a lingering illness. A body lay in state at Alma Reeves chapel as final rites were held. tributes from Baptist leaders, including Dr George W Truett, described him as greatly loved and highly useful. Survivors include his wife Kate Whitefield and four children across Macon, Houston, Olney, and Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Hardy
Texas
Kate Whitefield
D. R. Anderson
Macon
Katherine H. Bell
Houston
J. C. Hardy, Jr
Olney
Robert H. Hardy
Mary Hardin-Baylor College
College Hospital
Car
Plane crash kills brother of Franco
Burgos Spain Oct 31 The death in an air crash of Lieutenant Colonel Ramon Franco 42 noted aviator and former aviation attaché to the Washington embassy was reported yesterday He was piloting a seaplane near Palma Mallorca when the crash occurred Four others died and one was missing Franco had flown to South America in 1926 and Portugal in 1929 and served with the embassy until the Spanish Civil War when he joined his brother in the insurgent cause
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burgos
Spain
Francisco Franco
Ramon Franco
Washington
Palma
Mallorca
Weo
South Atlantic
South America
Portugal
Alfonso
Republic
Dayton Schools Close Battle Heads to Court
Dayton Ohio faces a court showdown as 34 000 pupils start an indefinite holiday after the board dismissed 1 300 staff for a 61 000 deficit. President Frank W. Miller reversed his stance on funding aid and may seek reconsideration. Withrow obtained a temporary injunction. city lawyers prepare to challenge it.
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Dayton
Board of Education
Richard L. Withrow
Frank W. Miller
Withrow
Emerson Landis
Herbert S. Beane
Beane
N. M. Hodapp
Record Ballot Expected For Off Year Vote
Thousands of candidates for congressional and state offices begin final week of campaigning amid talk of a record off year vote. Roosevelt and Landon named as reserve forces. Landon to speak in Bartlesville Oklahoma. Roosevelt to address New York Democrats Friday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Roosevelt
Hoover
Alfred M. Landon
Landon
Bartlesville
Okla
Kansas
New York
Pennsylvania
Arthur H. James
George H. Earle
Rock Convicts Face Live Trial At Alcatraz
In San Francisco on October 31 two young inmates James C. Lucas and Rufus Franklin go on trial for their lives in a heavily guarded Alcatraz courtroom. They are charged with murdering Senior Custodial Officer Royal M. Cline during a May escape attempt that left Thomas R. Limerick dead and Franklin wounded. The government plans to call five Alcatraz inmates as witnesses, including Harvey Bailey.
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San Francisco
James C. Lucas
Rufus Franklin
Alcatraz
Harvey Bailey
Limerick
Franklin
Lucas
Two Men Held on Defacing Charges in New Orleans
Detective Chief John Grosch said Henry Tray and Phillip Long, both in custody, would be charged with throwing creosote on about a score of New Orleans dwellings over the past year. Tray, 40, is an executive in a painters union. officials allege labor conditions were involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John Grosch
Tyro
Grosch
Henry Tray
Phillip Long
Fray
Frosch
Painters
Six Die in Head On Collision Near Jackson
Six people died and five were injured when a New Orleans bound bus and a small roadster collided head on near Byram Mississippi eight miles south of Jackson. Bus driver Paul Gaines 42 of New Orleans died as the bus plunged into a ditch. Five Brookhaven residents in the roadster were killed instantly including J C Evans 20 and his wife 17 Mrs Jewell Walker 16 and Arnie Ruth Albritton 17. Three bus passengers injured include Beatrice Boyette 44 Max Feinstein 43 and Nerine Wallace 21. Witnesses said the car tried to pass another vehicle before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
Byram
Here
T. B. Birdsong
Mississippi Highway Safety Commissioner
Paul Gaines
New Orleans
Brookhaven
J. C. Evans
Martin Walker
Jewell Walker
Arnie Ruth Albritton
Beatrice Boyette
Max Feinstein
Crystal Springs
Nerine Wallace
Bogue Chitto
Phil Friend
Whitley
Goodman
President Roosevelts push for railroad reform plan
John J. Pelley reports President Roosevelt wants an informal committee of railroad managers and labor to draft a constructive rehabilitation program. The group will study the fact finding board's wage cut denial and aims to outline a broader solution at a Chicago meeting next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John J. Pelley
Association of American Railroads
Roosevelt
Pelley
Chicago
Committee to reconvene on Newt Mills certification
The Fifth district Democratic committee will meet at Hotel Virginia on Tuesday at 11 a.m. to reconsider deferring certification of Newt V. Mills as their congress nominee. Harvey J. Fields announced the plan after noon Monday, noting Governor Leche can request the meeting following Friday’s 10 to 6 vote to defer Mills’ certification pending a lower court appeal.
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Democratic Congressional Committee
Hotel
Virginia
Newt V. Mills
Congress
Harvey J. Fields
Fields
Richard W. Leche
State Central Democratic Committee
Widow of Rich Indian Jailed in Desperate Defiance
Anna Laura Barnett widow of Jackson Barnett the reputed world’s wealthiest Indian was jailed after being disarmed her possession of a tomahawk and eviction from a colonial tepee her defiant shouts echoing from her cell as authorities move to end the dispute over the estate and fortune.
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Los Angeles
Anna Laura Barnett
Jackson Barnett
Burial Rites Held for Wife of Newt Mills
Mrs. Newt V. Mills 34 wife of Congressman Mills of Louisiana’s Fifth District died at a local hospital after an operation for acute appendicitis worsened by a weakened heart and campaign stress. Surviving relatives include her father H. T. Gayne, brother Tommie Gayne, and sister Mrs. P. W. Ford. Funeral services were held at the congressman’s residence and interment followed at Liberty Cemetery near Farmerville. Active pallbearers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newt V. Mills
Congressman Mills
Louisiana
James A. Noe
Jack Bistwick
Stooks Oliver
C. T. Metheny
Tony Anzalone
J. W. McKeithen
T. G. Biggs
F. L. Cox
Women To Organize Tonight To Complete Civic Chest Drive
The Twin City Community Chest aims to reach $21 000 as the final week opens with $11 061 25 raised by Saturday night. A pep meeting at Hotel Frances 7 30 p m will bring together colonels and team captains led by Mrs Fagan Cox with a large district canvass planned and cards and supplies to be distributed.
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Twin City
Hotel Frances
Fagan Cox
Worden
L .V. Tarver
Louis Breard
Charles Mitchell
J. B. Rugier
Flashes In The News Highlights Odd Train Stop Thefts
Harrisburg detective John Abrams stopped a special train of 1 400 returning football fans at a Morrisburg station and collected items left behind including beer mugs salt shakers false faces women's underwear glue and red ink. In Tere Haute Indiana Mestre K Radican and Robles California cafe owner rode 1600 miles on a motorcycle to wed Misa Georgia Taylor 19. The couple planned a California honeymoon on return trip. William J Walker stationed at Long Beach saved and sent money to Elizabeth Blanchard to finance something unseen, over a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
John Abrams
Morrisburg
Abrama
Tere Haute
Ind
Mestre K Radican
Robles
Calif
Misa Georgia Taylor
California
Kansas City
William J. Walker
U. S & San Francisco
Long Beach
Elizabeth Blanchard
Candidates pledge broader pensions in U S congress race
Pension advocates count about one in three candidates as pledging bigger pension plans. Proposals range from lowering eligibility ages to expanding monthly and weekly benefits, reflecting strong undercurrents amid years of campaigning and advocacy groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
California
Firing Squad Executes John W. Deering in Utah Prison
John W. Deering was executed by a five member firing squad at 6 46 a m Mountain Standard Time in a Utah state prison. An electrocardiograph recorded the heart beating after the bullets struck in the May 9 holdup murder. Deering had offered his body to the University of Utah and willed his eyes for corneal donations but none were requested. He was captured in Detroit on August 1 after an extensive western and midwestern manhunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
John W. Deering
State
Deering
Oliver Rith
Midwest
Postmasterships Open in Louisiana and nearby towns
The civil service commission announced openings for postmasterships at Clinton Gibsland Grayson Lisbon Logansport Mer Rouge and Ou City in Louisiana. Applications will be accepted through November 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Civil Service Commission
Clinton
Gibsland
Grayson
Lisbon
Logansport
Mer Rouge
Radio Panic After Orson Welles Broadcast Feared War
Thousands flee as a CBS Orson Welles dramatization of The War of the Worlds simulates an alien invasion. Explanations were missed amid mass hysteria. Wells and CBS face backlash and calls for controls on radio broadcasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Geumieh
New York
Mars
Jacques Chambran
J. G. Wells
Wes
Charmbrun
Wells
Bien
London
Columbia Broadcasting System
Orson Elles
District Masons Convene at Monroe Temple
More than 20 Master Masons gathered for the ninth communication of the Fourth District lodge at the Masonic Temple in Monroe. The district includes Caldwell Catahoula Concordia Franklin Ouachita and Tensas lodges with speakers Dr. Joseph Whitaker H H Benoit and Charles Ratcliff amid comments on Freemasonry and its daily relevance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masine
Masonic District
Masonic Temple
Monroe
Caldwell
Catahoula
Conecordia
Franklin
Ouschita
Tensas
Fourth District
Winnsboro
Joseph Whitaker
H. H. Benoit
Charles Ratcliff
Louisiana
Freemasonry
Luther Jordan
Royal Arch Masons
R. D. Farr
Western Star Lodge
Proce
H. Benoit
ML Taliaferro
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Mary Hardin-Baylor
Franco
Charles Greene
Newport, Tenn
Joyce Arrington
Charles Fisher
Ben T. Watkins
Carrie Stevens
Charles H. Lee
Episcopal
St. Simons Island
ROCK
Henry Kessenich
John Peters
Florence Peters
Madison, Wis
Leche
Brookhaven, Miss
Newt Mills
Eunice Haynes
Charles Swain
Sam Humphries
R. W. Church
A. R. Holloway
John Whitfield
Rosalia Kusin
W. B. Corry
Mamie Campbell
M. E. Bell
Violet Meyer
Henry Hinkie
C. Elliott Thompson
D. T. Milam
John
U. 5
Clyde L. Herring
Laws
District Masons
Paget
the Community Chest
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