Industries Torn by Strife in Three States
Industrial strife hit Pennsylvania New York and New Jersey with coal mine delays silk and rayon mills and restaurant workers striking. About 1000 Allentown rayon workers would reopen on request while 50 60 thousand coal and textile workers faced wage and hour demands. Public hearings and NRA code talks continued as strikes expanded across multiple sectors.
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Pennsylvania
New York
New Jersey
National Labor Board
Exd
Pennsula
Allentown Rayon Mills
Philadelphia
Camden
Linton
New Coal Code Draft Under NRA Review in Washington
Washington reports a recovery code for the bituminous industry is being drafted with NRA leaders and representatives of operators all major producing fields and United Mine Workers chiefs at the table. Hugh S. Johnson backs a clause by clause approach to a final code as labor tensions flare in western Pennsylvania. Deputy Administrator Kenneth M. Simpson declined to set a definite White House timeline.
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Washington
NRA
United Mine Work of America
Hughs. Johnson I lI
Pennsylvania
Kenneth M. Simpson
White House
Ohnson
NRA Ofpals
Ators
Hugh Coal
Johnson
Re House
Indus
Dunks, Diggers and Delights in Crawfish Hooey Tales
A humorous column notes Crawfish Hooey Long as Louisiana’s famed dunker, cites Leon F. Whitney on raccoon food practices, and recalls small town mishaps. Fire Chief Frank Roddy eyes nine street kids for parade rides, a bovine clash with Allen Jones’s car is described, and locals returning from summer breaks—Kenney, Hayes, Spight—resume duties.
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Louisiana
Leon F. Whitney
American Society of Mammalgists
Whitney
Reccoon
Procyon Lotor
Coon
Frank Roddy
Down State
Solomon
Allen Jones
City Hall
Mr. Jones
Charles E. Kenney
Peabody
The
Neville High
Jack Hayes
Ouachita Parish
W. C. Spight
Caddo Wrestler Held After Fatal Crash Near Sewanee
In Adrian Michigan a farmer Percy Yenor age 31 and his hired hand Frank Duty age 60 were killed when their wagon was struck by a car driven by R L Meeker at 7 50 am Meeker who said he wrestled in Lansing Michigan last night was detained for questioning near the Sewanee county sheriff s office The crash occurred while transporting a team to a county fair horse pulling contest
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Adrian
Mich
Sewanee County
Here
R. L. Meeker
Shreveport
Percy Yenor
Frank Duty
Yenor
Meeker
Special Session To Ratify Prohibition Repeal Plans
Senator Huey P. Long announced that a Louisiana special session would be called within days to ratify repeal of the eighteenth amendment and to enact liquor regulatory laws. He said Louisiana would ratify repeal before October 15 and proposed a state convention with delegates from the state to adopt model laws and tax liquor to fund schools and hospitals.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Long
Market accord urged for cotton seed industry shift
In Memphis on September 13 a southern farming coalition urged currency expansion and a marketing agreement to replace a code for cotton oil mills. Led by Harry D. Wilson and Texas Representative Wright Patman they pressed for mass meetings by next Tuesday and discussed a licensing plan under the agriculture secretary with parity seed prices and farmer guarantees.
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Memphis
Tenn
Harry D. Wilson
Louisiana Department of Agriculture
Wright Patman
Texas
Wilson
Patman
Secretary of Agriculture
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
NRA
Rio Grande Flood Danger Diminished After Storm
Danger of Rio Grande flooding agricultural lands eased as the river fell at all points. International Boundary Commission engineers say flood control may make the event a thing of the past. Excess water drains to the Gulf. damage estimate for Cameron County reaches $22.9 million, with Hidalgo and Willacy counties affected.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
International Boundary Commission
San Benito
Gulf of Mexico
Ralph Agar
Cameron County
Hidalgo
Willacy
States Move Toward Ratification of the Twenty First Amendment
Twenty nine states have voted to repeal the eighteenth amendment with seven more needed to reach three quarters. Maryland Minnesota and Colorado led the latest rounds while Maine had already gone bone dry. Next votes include Idaho New Mexico Virginia and Florida with more states expected before November 7.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Minnesota
Colorado
Andrew J. Volstead
Maine
Idaho
New Mexico
Virginia
Florida
Kentucky
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Utah
Michigan
Wisconsin
Rhode Island
Wyoming
New Jersey
New York
Delaware
Nevada
Illinois
Indiana
Massachu
Ouachita Parish Votes on Five-Mill School Tax
Citizens of Ouachita parish go to the polls on Thursday to decide a five mill tax for one year to fund school operations. If approved it replaces a 3.5 mill tax and aims to extend the nine month term for 1933 34. passage requires majority of votes and property. Polling places open 7 am to 5 pm with announced officials for Ward I Precincts 1 and 2.
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Ouachita Parish
Parish
Perry & Harper's
Fairbanks
R. L. Moore
Howard J. Hunter
G. ©. Barr
M. E. Perry
James W. Standley
D. Y. Smith
Sterlington
H. L. Gregg, Jr
Claude Dunham
M. M. Funderbark
Doctor Sues Another Upon Charge Of Libel
Dr. James J. Waring of Denver is named defendant in a 250000 libel suit filed in district court by Dr. Edgar A. Peterson who has practiced in Denver and Mobile. Peterson says his reputation as a physician is blackened by a February letter allegedly written by Waring to Dr. Edward A. Park at Johns Hopkins Baltimore. The letter mentions a drug preparation claimed to aid tuberculosis and other diseases.
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Denver
James J. Waring
Edgar A. Peterson
Mobile
Ala
Peterson
Waring
Edward A. Park
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Work of State's Fire College Emphasized at Louisiana Meet
The Louisiana State Firemen's Association opened its twenty eighth annual convention at Hotel Virginia with President Robert A. Bogan underscoring the fire college's fourth year and its vital role. About 300 attendees filled the ballroom as prayers and welcome remarks preceded a tribute service for fallen firemen from Houma Donaldsonville Shreveport Thibodaux and Plaquemine. Committees were appointed and Bogan delivered part of the annual address stressing life and property protection during economically tough times.
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Louisiana Fire College
Robert A. Bogan
Louisiana State Firemen’s Association
Hotel Virginia
Bogan
F. K. Hirsch
E. F. Hayward
Arnold Bernstein
N. F. Vandegaer
Elmore Duplantis
Henry Breaux
Houma
Paul Wilheit
Allan Hudson Hanley
Donaldsonville
Joe Tomplons
Jess Garner
Shreveport
L. C. Schneider
Thibodaux
Charles Rinoudo
John Gerald Patureaux
Plaquemine
State Tax Load Series Explains Louisiana Revenues
Readers are urged to follow a recurring series in The News-Star and Morning World on state tax matters. Written by a veteran in state fiscal affairs, the articles explain how state agencies collect and spend revenues from various taxes and licenses.
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Louisiana
News-Star
Morning World
Disquiet in Cuba Prompts Halt of Ambassador Returns
In Washington Secretary Hull extended Ambassador Welles stay amid Cuba unrest. Reports say business paused in parts of Cuba while young rebels and soldiers administer local government in Santiago. Strikes threaten transportation workers and Communist activity noted at Matanzas.
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Washington
Cuba
Welles
Hull
Secretary of State
State Department
Cienfuegos
Santiago
Antilla
Camaguey
Matanzas
Concern Grips Americans in Cuba as Political Turmoil Grows
In Havana on September 13 1933 Americans in Cuba brace for possible emergencies as strikes threats and a push to train youths as soldiers spark fear. Reports note 500 officers failing to reconcile with the new government and rising tensions among expatriates.
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Associated Press
Havana
Cuba
Democrats in uproar over three secretaries in Washington
In Washington on September 13, Democratic unrest surfaces over patronage. Senators reportedly round-robin Roosevelt seeking jobs for old-line Democrats, criticizing Ickes Wallace and Perkins. Speaker Rainey blames farm credit administration for insufficient mortgage relief.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Ickes
Wallace
Perkins
Capitol
Henry T. Rainey
Farm Credit Administration
White House
Key Pittman
Nevada
Two Tropical Storms In Central American Area
Two tropical storms drift in Central American waters with a long track to the United States. One centered between Bermuda and Haiti moves slowly at 11 mph with gales and possible hurricane forces near its center. The other, inland about 100 miles north of Belize, British Honduras, has turned west with gale winds over a wide area.
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Washington
United States
Bermuda
Haiti
Belize
British Honduras
Gates
Police Jury Acts On Taxes, Voter Changes and Aid
Ouachita parish officials approved sheriff taxes for 1931 after a 98.35 percent collection rate. Breece Lumber gained approval to build river landing facilities with prior federal consent. Red Cross funding remains at 250 dollars monthly for Sep and Oct, with 30 volunteers logging 468 hours. Voting precinct changes effective 1934 were authorized and registrar supplies bids sent to the finance committee. The panel also proposed sharing half the 500 dollar cost for improved airport lighting at Selman.
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C. W. Parnell
C. K. Allen
Quachita Parish
John M. Breard
Mr. Parnell
Alfred Jenkins
Ouachita Parish
Sheriff's Department
Breece Lumber Company
Ouachita River
Red Cross
J. L. Warren
Office of Registrar of Voters
Finance Committee
Breard
Selman Airport
Shreveport
Will Vincent
Veteran Newspaper Man Succumbs At Washington
John Edwin Nevin a veteran newspaperman with wide press association experience died in Washington after a brief illness at age 58. He had represented the Minneapolis Star and Sioux City Journal in recent years and is survived by his wife and three sons John Jr Donald and Joseph.
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Washington
John Edwin Nevin
Press Association
Nevin
Minneapolis Star
Sioux City Journal
John, Jr
Donald
Joseph
Gun fight ends as convicts killed and others recaptured
In Marksville area of Avoyelles Parish Louisiana three of 11 Angola penitentiary escapees are killed in a Brouillette exchange with possesmen and two more are captured after a gun battle five miles northeast of Marksville. The escapes began last Sunday amid a bloody riot.
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Marksville
Brouillette
Red River Settlement
Here
Angola
Angola State
Red River
Avoyelles Parish
Bill Bryant
James, C. Bird
Jimmy Dear
Rapides Parish
Texarkana
Tex
Caddo Parish
James C. Bird
Madisonville
Louisiana
Bryant
Bird
E. B. Cappel
Frank Norman
G. J. Norman
Rogers Has His Say on Cuban Revolutions
Beverly Hills columnist Roger argues Cuba may see another government change and compares revolutions to packs of hounds or bananas. He mocks U.S. intervention as meddling in Cuba’s affairs while noting Cuba’s control of its own sugar industry.
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Cal
Cuba
America
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