Hoover urges Legion to defer bonus demands amid low mood
President Hoover told the American Legion convention that the nation cannot bear more government expenditures without grave risk. He urged World War I veterans to resist further demands until after the war's low mood, warning loans or taxes beyond basics would drain industry and raise unemployment. He called for restraint and urged enlistment to support stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia Hall
Detroit
Hoover
American Legion
United States
Legion
Mr. Hoover
London
Gas regulator prank and quirky Monroe anecdotes
Dear Rambler recalls a gas field prank where a five pound Plymouth Rock toppled onto a regulator, causing nightly overpressure and broken mantles. It also bundles mule mischief, superstition chain letters, a snake story tease, a hotel room number quirk, and a Texas Panhandle typo with a quip about where business was quit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Panhandle
Texas
Texas Panhandle
Bids Sought for Construction of 400 Miles of Louisiana Roads
Louisiana Highway Commission will receive bids October 20 for more than 400 miles of highway projects in parishes near Ouachita. The 79 projects include 55 low type surfacing, 20 grading and drainage, and four bridges at an estimated cost of 2.5 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita
Louisiana Highway Commission
Louisiana
Lincoln
Union Parishes
Dubach
Jackson Parishes
Choudrant
Cartwright
Bienville
Catahoula
Foules-Tensas
Jones Bayou
Monterey
Franklin
Liddieville
Ft. Necessity
Jackson
Ouachita Parish
Hood's Hill
Quitman
Route 13
Hebron
Eros
LaSalle Parish
Jena
Routon
Madison
Clourtierville
Red River
Campti
Clear Lake
Derry
Corum
Richland
Plane Crash Near Staten Island Kills Banker
Peter J. Brady president of the Federation bank dies when the airplane of James Goodwin Hall crashes between two houses in Staten Island. Hall parachutes to safety as flames start two houses and a woman, Mrs. Mary Parito, dies from burns. Brady was NYC assistant dock commissioner in aviation en route to Detroit for the American Legion convention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Peter J. Brady
Federation Bank
James Goodwin Hall
Detroit
Staten Island
Hall
Brady
American Legion
Mary Parito
Four Ouachita Parish school board seats up for vote
The Ouachita Parish school board will hold a Democratic primary on January 19 to fill four seats. Current members up for election include R L Moore W1 W A Tarver W2 Elmer C Slagle F A Terzia W3 and J B Filhiol W4 Fred Thatcher E S Eby W5 J L Heath W6 C A Coon W7. Terms are six years. three members serve by appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
T. O. Brown
R. L. Moore
W. A. Tarver
Elmer C. Slagle
Joe Renwick
W. M. Ruffin
F. A. Terzia
John Herring
E. S. Eby
New York Stock Exchange Rally Breaks Fears of British Crisis
Stocks initially fell on overheating selling then rallied as shorts covered and the market absorbed large moves. United States Steel rose nearly four dollars, American Telephone recovered five plus, Union Pacific gained five, and General Motors rebounded above Saturday close amid broad strength in American Can Western Union Bethlehem Steel and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Stock Exchange
New York
Shorts
United States Steel
American Telephone
Union Pacific
General Motors
American
Morgan Sees Britain Gold Suspension as Hopeful Sign
J P Morgan told the Associated Press in London that Britain's suspension of the gold standard is hopeful, not discouraging. He called it a second stage toward balancing the budget and restoring trade, noting the government’s work moving closer to completion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Morgan
Colt
Associated Press
London
Morgan
Great Britain
Bank of England
Mr. Morgan
Tokyo Quake Kills 12 and Hurts 40 Across Regions
A severe earthquake struck Tokyo and nearby areas at 11 20 am causing 12 deaths and 40 serious injuries. Telecommunication lines were damaged in Gamma and Saitama, with many houses collapsing and panic in major cities including Yokohama and Shizuoka.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Gamma
Saitama
Yokohama
Kofu
Shizuoka
Fukushima
Nagoya
Hondo Island
Great Britain's suspension of the gold standard shocks world markets
Immediate global market impact followed Britain's move to suspend the gold standard. Major exchanges in London Berlin Brussels Oslo Stockholm Amsterdam Bombay Copenhagen Vienna Johannesburg Calcutta closed or restricted while Paris kept a limited open and New York allowed trading with a new ban on short selling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Great Britain
London
Berlin
Brussels
Oslo
Stockholm
Amsterdam
Bombay
Copenhagen
Vienna
Johannesburg
Calcutta
Montreal Exchange
Paris
New York Exchange
Grand and Petit Jurors Drawn for Ouachita Court Term
In Ouachita parish court, grand jurors for the fall term meet Oct 5 and petit jurors for the weeks of Nov 2 9 and 9 are named. Jury commission members are W L Morris M M Munholland R P Benson M I Holmes and J M Cobb with Pat S Hamilton ex officio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
W. L. Morris
M. M. Munholland
R. P. Benson
M. I. Holmes
J. M. Cobb
Pat S. Hamilton
J. Blanks Parker
H. L. Gregg
J. L. Brooks
Barney Oakland
Harrison Rhymes
Elmer C. Slagle
R. G. Harmon
R. L. Kilgore
L. B. Carter
D. D. Coulter
E. R. Hamilton
John W. Carleton
Floyd J. Crowell
W. T. Holloway
W. S. Willbanks
P. F. Wink
H. H. Reardon
J. W. Kilbourne
W. J. Sherrouse
W. C. Faulk
Registration Opens At LSU For 1931 32 Session
Baton Rouge Sept 21 Registration for the 1931 32 session began today at Louisiana State University as officials expect a record enrollment. Freshmen will register early this week with upperclassmen to follow. Innovations include a new school of medicine improved graduate studies enabling PhD degrees and the introduction of night classes. LSU researchers predict 2500 registrants surpassing last year's 2200.
Three Ocean Fliers Safe After Wreckage Sighting
The Norwegian motor ship Belmoira reports it has picked up Christian Johannssen and Fernando Da Costa Viego, two of the three airmen lost on a Portugal to New York flight. It previously located wreckage off the Newfoundland coast and is en route from Albany to Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portugal
New York
Halifax
N. S
Belmoira
Christian Johannssen
Fernando da Costa Viego
Wily Rody
Rody
Albany
N. Y
Russia
Newfoundland
Wreckage of Plane Sighted Off Newfoundland Coast
The Belmeira reported sighting plane wreckage about 8 miles off Cape Pine, Newfoundland, near the suspected flight path from Portugal to New York. Three fliers Wiley Rody Christian Johanns sen and Fernando Da Costa Viego were believed lost in the same voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Halifax
N. S
Belmeira
Wiley Rody
Christian Johannssen
Fernando da Costa Viego
Portugal
New York
Cape Pine
Newfoundland
Red Cross Leaders Meet for Regional Conference
A regional Red Cross conference gathers Ouachita Franklin Morehouse Union Caldwell and Richland parish chapters at Rayville High School starting 10 a.m. Speakers include Harry D. Wilson and Everett Dix with Boardman presiding. Attendance lists ample local leaders and representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RED Cross
Ouachita
Franklin, Morehouse
Union
Caldwell
Richland Parishes
Rayville High School
Harry D. Wilson
C. C. Boardman
Ouachita Parish
Mr. Boardman
Barney Oakland
Fred Williamson
A. B. Clarkson
Charles Schulze
John Hay
John M. Breard
A. E. Montgomery
Sidney Stroud
F. A. Blanks
Fannie Wexler
Maude White
Everett Dix
The
Louisiana
Rayville
National Organization
June Lonas
Minden
Claiborne
Caddo
Bossier
Bienville
Lincoln
Jackson
Webster Parishes
LeBlanc Draws 5000 in New Iberia Rally Denouncing Huey Long
Dudley J. LeBlanc urged about 5 000 protesters in New Iberia on Sunday in a gubernatorial campaign rally. He attacked Governor Huey P. Long while Francis Williams of the public service commission spoke about the killing of Joe Stinson, a parole board convict trusted in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Iberia
U.P
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Huey P. Long
Francis Williams
Public Service Commission
Joe Stinson
Parole Board
Chinese Nation Appeals to League Over Manchuria Crisis
China formally asked the League of Nations to intervene under Article 11 as Japan shifts troops toward Manchuria. Tokyo reports say the cabinet split on policy while war and foreign offices clash over reinforcing troops to protect Japanese nationals in Chientao after rioting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
China
League of Nations
League
Tokyo
Manchuria
War Office
Foreign Office
Minami
Chientao
Graf Zeppelin Arrives in Brazil on Sunday Night
The Graf Zeppelin landed at Pernambuco at 6 50 p m Sunday to complete its third commercial voyage over the south Atlantic. The airship departed Friedrichshafen Germany its base early Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Graf Zeppelin
Brazil
Pernambuco
U.P
South Atlantic
Friedrichshafen
Germany
Mass Cotton Rally Guides Louisiana to Aid South Farmers
A 5000 strong mass meeting in Louisiana urged nationwide action to ban cotton planting in 1932 and to build public pressure on Texas to drop acreage reduction. Governor Huey P. Long led calls for a broad publicity campaign and funding from the legislature to aid cotton farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey P. Long
O. K. Allen
Louisiana
John M. Sandlin
Col. M. L. Mott
Oklahoma
South
Texas
Southland
Court House
Rheuben Douglas
Caddo Parish
W. H. Hodges
Bossier Parish
Long
State Highway Department
United States
Parnell Seeks Arkansas Farmers Views on Texas Plan
Gov. Parnell urged Arkansas farmers to express whether to call a special session to enact cotton relief. He would act only with a majority showing support for an acreage limit similar to Texas, and asked for farm meetings to decide. In Texas, the free conference committee report on cotton acreage control was postponed to this afternoon with no opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Parnell
Farmers of
Arkansas
Texas
Austin
Associated Press
Dermott
Free Conference Committee
Ray Holder
Lancaster
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Jes’ Ramblin
Dear
J. W. Smith
Georgia
Independence
John Marriott
G. H. Mitchell
W. W. Sterling
J. H. Ballardd
John Y. Bell
G.B. Wied
Wylie King
Hubert White
M. Z. Worley
Clyde Sanders
Mississippi
St. Louis
England
Can
Western Union
Bethlehem Steel
J. W. Mitchell
Kearney Anderson
Colbert Camp
E. Gordon Wright
William Dantzler
Charles Watts
E. H. Fitzpatrick
W. J. Hampton
T. F. Burnett
B. S. Kelly
W. C. Feazel
Lyman Gladney
J. B. Lindsay
H. M. Frierson
Groves Brown
F. F. Miller
Charles E. Bynum, Jr
George E
R. M. Drew
W. Benton Bracy
M. S. Biedenharn
Sam Blazier
J. R. Newsom
W. J. Brown
J. J. Staples
A. L. Waldroup
John P. White
Warren H. Breard
D. M. Doughty
Ben F. Belt
Jim Wallace
W. F. Sackett
D. L. Greenwold
E. R. Norris
W. C. McMurrain, Jr
T. L. Hood, Jr
Alston Prophit
Joe Airoldi
R. E. Bowles
R. E. Hanna
E. R. McCormick
A. Morgan
F. R. Martin
Jack M. Parker
J. W. Blanchard
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