Revivalist Clash at City Hall Endangers Prayer Meet
A crowd in Jonesboro Arkansas rallies for evangelist Rev Joe Jeffers while three supporters face assault charges from a church dispute. Mayor Herbert J Bosler blocks a lawn prayer and Jeffers prays for a bolt of lightning to strike the mayor as officers intervene. No arrests reported and revival services proceed at Jeffers tent that evening.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Joe Jeffers
First Baptist Church
Herbert J. Bosler
Craig
Jeffers
Alexandria Jewelry Company Robbed of Gems Worth 3245
Thieves burglarize three Alexandria firms with loot near 3700 dollars. Eugene T Mounce Jewelry on Second Street suffered the heaviest loss including jewelry, diamonds, and firearms valued at 3245. Other targets include Martin L Close broker on Tenth Street and Louisiana Ice and Utilities on Jackson Street.
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Alexandria
Eugene T. Mounce
Second Street
Martin L. Close
Tenth Street
Louisiana Ice and Utilities Company
Jackson Street
Weather bureau warns of tropical disturbances moving inland
The weather bureau issued advisory at 9 a.m. noting a tropical disturbance centered north of Tela Honduras that will move inland over British Honduras south of Belize this afternoon. A second disturbance near St Martin in the Leeward Islands appears to be moving west-northwestward.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Tela
Honduras
British Honduras
Belize
St. Martin
Leeward Islands
Firemen Band Practices Before Haynesville Convention
Local residents along Monroe's south end witnessed a Firemen's band practice as they prepare for the Firemen's convention in Haynesville on September 24. The piece notes return of W. C. Spight to Neville High School, H. C. Walker's water stance, and community acts of aid after a poverty scene in the railroad yards.
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Monroe
Haynesville
W. C. Spight
Neville High School
Mr. Spight
Little Rock
Louisiana
Ocean fliers missing as coast guard hunts near Aleutians
Seattle dispatch reports a hopeless search for Don Moyle and Cecil A. Allen after their takeoff from Japan. Coast guard cutters Northland Chelan and Taska scoured the Aleutian coast for wreckage or signs while officials warned the mission appeared doomed.
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Seattle
Coast Guard
Aleutian Islands
Don Moyle
Cecil A. Allen
British Columbia
Japan
Samushiro Beach
Samushiro
Northland
Chelan
Taska
H. D. Hinckley
Embezzlement of Rings Charged in Grand Jury Action
Charles Wolfe faced a district court preliminary hearing before Judge Percy Sandel charged with embezzling two diamond rings worth 700 dollars. He was ordered held on 500 dollars bail as the case moves to the grand jury. The alleged scheme involved trading rings for two lots and having the property deeded to Wolfe. Wolfe claims possession was proper to finance a home and that all parties knew of the arrangement. He has remained jailed for weeks unable to post bond.
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Percy Sandel
Charles Wolfe
Sandel
Wolfe
Lucile MecKitchen
American Airways Names Local Officer to Serve Area
Ned Kimbrough of American Airways arrives in Monroe to announce M. A. Abington as local traffic manager. Abington will work from the chamber of commerce and travel to Bastrop Rayville Columbia Ruston and Winnsboro to boost mail and passenger traffic. Cecil West stationed at the airport and plans to coordinate bus schedules with air service to improve timetables for connections. American Airways flies about 30 000 miles daily and reports one recent accident in Cincinnati. The radio aids navigation and weather reports are updated regularly.
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Ned Kimbrough
American Airways, Inc
Dallas
Texas
M. A. Abington
Chamber of Commerce
Cecil West
Mr. Abington
Bastrop
Rayville
Columbia
Ruston
Winnsboro
Monroe
Cincinnati
Kimbrough
Ruth Nichols Plans New York to Paris Ocean Flight
Ruth Nichols a Rye society girl is ready for another attempt to become the first woman to fly from New York to Paris. She will take off within days after recovering from a prior crash at St John New Brunswick.
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New York
U.P
Ruth Nichols
Miss Nichols
St. John
N. B
Rock Island Omits Dividend To Common Stock
Directors of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific railway announced no dividend is paid at this time on the common stock. The decision affects common shareholders and reflects financial conditions reported in New York on Sept 10.
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New York
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Lunn Elected Commander in Chief of Spanish War Vets
George R. Lunn former New York lieutenant governor won the post of commander in chief at a reunion in New Orleans defeating Otto N. Rath of Minnesota 1063 to 260. Los Angeles will host the 1933 reunion Milwaukee to host next year. A yacht murder fear reported as Nassau police investigate a possible hijack and overboard throwing aboard the Penguin in Syosset Long Island.
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Lunn
New Orleans
George R. Lunn
New York
United Spanish War Veterns
Otto N. Rath
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Milwaukee
Uncle Bob Lewis, Monroe Policeman, Dies at Noon
W R Lewis aged 83 known as Uncle Bob Lewis longtime Monroe policeman died at noon at St Francis sanitarium after five years in care. He served over 38 years as a city officer with prior service as Ouachita deputy sheriff and US deputy. He was famed for a quick draw and accurate pistol, with many narrow escapes in his years on the force.
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W. R. Lewis
Bob” Lewis
Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mr. Lewis
Lewis
J. H. Moore
Dick Taylor Street
L. V. Tarver
Jackson Parish
Ouachita Parish
Ned McGuire
United States
Aee
Mengis Announces Candidacy for Ouachita Parish Coroner
Dr. C L Mengis, Ouachita parish police jury member from ward 1, announces his bid for parish coroner. A Vicksburg native born July 11 1877, he holds a BS from Mississippi A and M, studied at Tulane, served in World War I, and leads in medical and civic roles including Red Cross director and Legion member. He and his wife have five children.
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C. L. Mengis
Ouachita Parish
Vicksburg
Mississippi A. & M. College
Tulane
Central
South America
Isa Mason
Monroe
Legion Post
Forty and Eight
American Medical Associations
The
Red Cross
Steel orders decline for U S Steel in August
Unfilled orders of the U S Steel corporation fell by 235,359 tons in August to 3,169,457 tons as of August 31. July had shown a decrease of 74,507 tons.
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New York
U. S. Steel Corporation
Reed Pushes General Sales Tax Plan and Tax Reforms
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania proposes a general sales tax of one half of one percent on all commodities while keeping the income tax and aiming to close leaks that let rich capitalists evade levies. He backs defense spending at current levels and warns against further veteran bonus payments that could threaten national defense.
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Washington
Senator Reed
Pennsylvania
Finance Committee
Reed
Mellon
Pennsylvanian
Treasury
Chairman Wood
House
Appropriations Committee
Wood
Senate
Watson
Indiana
Army
Navy
Cotton Oil Mills Agree to Aid Louisiana Farmers
At a New Orleans conference Commissioner Harry D. Wilson and Louisiana cotton organization managers pledged to exchange cotton seed for seed meal or hulls. Mills aim to raise seed prices and reduce surplus by encouraging farmers to use more of their own byproducts. Some mills have already begun the policy.
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New Orleans
Commissioner of Agriculture
Harry D. Wilson
Louisiana
Wilson
Oid
State Department declines to intervene in Mexico China dispute
Washington officials said the United States will not use its good offices in the Mexican Chinese expulsion controversy unless both nations request action. A formal request from Nanking asked U S intercession in expelling Chinese from Sonora and Sinaloa. With no Mexican request, the State Department has taken no steps and plans no intercession.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Longs Radio Address Is Cheered by Texas Farmers
In Austin Texas 7000 farmers hear Huey P Long advocate the no planting 1932 cotton plan from Shreveport La while Texas legislators debate McDonald and Long proposals. Long predicts prices drop to two to three cents if planting resumes and urges action to curb planting despite constitutional questions.
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Long
Texas
Cotton Acreage Reduction Plan Is Agreed Upon
In Austin on September 10, Texas senators reach agreement on a cotton acreage control bill to limit cultivated land to one third of 1932 1933 levels and ban consecutive year plantings. House moves ahead with public hearings and forms a special committee to refine bills. Farmers urge relief measures as prices fall and farm income shrinks with cotton unsellable for basic goods.
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Austin
Texas
Senate
House
Lawrence Westbrook
Waco
Senate Agriculture Committee
H. H. Matthews
Orange County
Sally
Mississippi farm boy kills father to save mother
West Point Mississippi farmers story says 14 year old Edward Wilson of Clay County shot his father Tobe G Wilson 48 in protection of his mother after authorities reported the father threatened his wife with a razor. The sheriff said the youth fired a shotgun, and the father died at the scene.
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West Point
Miss
Tobe G. Wilson
Clay County
Edward Wilson
Lon Miller
Wilson
Edward
Snow Covers Boise Mountains in Early September
Boise reports the mountains receiving their first snow of the season with one inch on Land Mark and West mountains near Cascade. The snow quickly melted as the September sun shone.
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Boise
Idaho
Boise National Forest
West Mountain
Cascade
South Carolina to Meet In Extra Session Over Cotton
Gov Ibra B Blackwood has called the South Carolina legislature to a noon Monday special session to enact a Louisiana no cotton plan. The measure would ban cotton planting in 1932 and is expected to pass quickly with broad support from farmers legislators and the governor. The session is limited to ten days and to cotton legislation.
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Columbia
S. C
U.P
South Carolina
Ibra B. Blackwood
Blackwood
Russell
Georgia
Texas
Leeman Anderson
Anderson
Austin
Governor Long to Talk Again Tonight on No Cotton Plan
Governor Huey Long returned to Baton Rouge from Shreveport after addressing a cotton relief meeting in Austin by radio in support of his cotton holiday plan. He announced a 8 to 9 pm radio address from the executive mansion urging Texas and other southern states to prohibit cotton growing in 1932 to aid the cotton industry.
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Baton Rouge
Huey Long
Shreveport
Austin
Texas
KWKH
Solons Asked to Pass Crop Holiday Law
Georgia official urges adoption of no cotton production bill as Texas and Louisiana debate relief plans. Huey Long praised prohibition plan at mass meeting. 7,000 farmers cheered in Austin. Hoover meets bankers as South Carolina lawmakers prepare for a cotton relief session.
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Solons
Georgia
Grand Jury Fails to Carry Out Capone Case Orders
A federal grand jury in Chicago refused to report indictments on Capone after Judge Wilkerson demanded heavier charges. The original broad conspiracy indictment remains. Capone had pleaded not guilty to the income tax and general conspiracy counts, with trial not yet set.
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Capone
Chicago
Scarface
al Capone
U. S
James H. Wilkerson
Wilkerson
John P. Barnes
Leavenworth
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