Tokyo Not To Seize Harbin From Chinese
Tokyo decides not to occupy Harbin in Manchuria keeping the crisis between China and Japan. Changchun becomes the northern limit of the occupied zone as warnings of Russian intervention are avoided. Chinese rumors of Soviet war plans lack confirmation and Japanese residents move to safety. A mass meeting in Nanking calls for general mobilization amid Manchuria tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Russia
Harbin
Tokyo
China
Japan
League of Nations
Manchuria
Changchun
Manchurian
Siberian
Kwangchenagtze
Nanking
Kuomintang
Jes Ramblin about the Town a Monroe column
A sketchy column recounts odd reconstructions era tales from West Monroe and Meridian Mississippi. Vignettes include a soap request, hotel room trespass hoax, choir milestones, a rumored sale, school principal E R Hester, and local gossip on townspeople with a humorous tone.
Playground Season Recap From Monroe Recreation Report
The Monroe Recreation department released a summary of summer activities from June 12 noting four morning playgrounds from 9 to 11, free swimming five times weekly, and a staff of three year round paid workers plus seasonal helpers. It lists night programs, community center events, youth and women leagues, crafts, games, and a Fourth of July water carnival with lantern parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Recreation Department
Rotary Club
U S Accepts Italian Armaments Holiday in Geneva
Hugh R. Wilson announced that the United States accepts Italy’s one year arms holiday proposal in Geneva disarmament talks. The move excludes U S destroyer building to relieve unemployment, while Japan rejects the plan awaiting February general disarmament conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Hugh R. Wilson
United States
Naotake Sato
Wilson
Dino Grandi
Alberto de Martinis
South Carolina Gov Signs No Cotton Bill in 1932
Governor Ibra C. Blackwood signed the cotton prohibition measure in Columbia. The act makes it a misdemeanor to plant cotton in 1932 and requires three fourths of the south’s acreage to be affected by similar acts or the law will be ineffective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
D. C
Ibra C. Blackwood
South Carolina
South
Blackwood
General Assembly
Complaint Against Fruit Freight Rates Dismissed
The Interstate Commerce Commission dismissed the complaint by southern fruit distributors challenging citrus freight rates from Florida to eastern states. The ruling notes the case centered on Florida to points east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio and Potomac rivers, with a ten-year rate comparison showing Florida shipments trailing California by a significant margin in 1920 1922 1925 and 1926 data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Fruit Distributors
Florida
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi
Ohio
Potomac Rivers
California
Staple Cotton Coop Manager Dies After Crash
S Rowland Murphree 26, manager of the Staple Cotton Cooperative Association at Indianola Miss, died in a Greenville hospital from a fractured skull suffered in an automobile accident on September 16. He passed away last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
Miss
S. Rowland Murphree
Staple Cotton Cooperative Association
Indianola
Akron Maiden Flight of Navy Airship Akron Readies for Takeoff
The U S Navy airship Akron begins its maiden journey from the giant dock at Akron Ohio with a 250 man landing crew and officers ordered to deck as preparations accelerate for a historic flight. Admirals and other national notables witness the launch window shift toward takeoff in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Akron
Ohio
Navy
U. S
Naval Board of Inspection
America
15 Year Term Given Negro in Robbery Cases
Abe Roy a negro received 15 years in the Louisiana state penitentiary after pleading guilty to daytime and nighttime breaking and entering in Ouachita parish court Judge J T Shell ordered five years for the daytime count and ten years for the nighttime count nonconcurrent If Roy completes all time he could face further punishment under the habitual criminal act possibly a life sentence Philip Green a negro got five years for daytime breaking and entering and Vallery Cole a negro received 12 months for forging a $10 check all cases noted separate pleas and prior jail time indicated
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Louisiana State Penitentiary
Abe Roy
J. T. Shell
Ouachita Parish
Roy
Shell
Philip Green
Green
J. M. Landrum
Doc Jones
J. E. Bryan
Calhoun
Vallery Cole
State
Cole
Arkansas
Orleans Man Wounded In Alleged Insurance Plot
John W. McPherson a 40 year old New Orleans man told police that an associate named Al Barrey shot him in a dawn attack. He said the plan with his wife aimed to kill him for a $2000 life insurance policy with his wife as beneficiary. McPherson was wounded in the shoulder. Barrey and Mrs. McPherson could not be located.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John W. McPherson
al Barrey
McPherson
Barry
Lindberghs Return After Flood Survey in China
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh completed their third flood relief aerial survey for the Chinese government. They assessed the area around Wuhu along the Yangtze River after touring flood zones from Nanking.
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Nanking
China
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Wuhu
Yangtse River
Airways, Inc Plans New Administration Building at Selman Airport
Engineer Slater of American Airways, Inc visits Monroe to discuss tentative plans for a new administration building and passenger terminal at Selman airport. The company cites Monroe’s strong air mail support and local business volume, noting runway improvements and modern facilities set Monroe apart from other cities on the coast-to-coast line. Plans and costs to be drawn up soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Engineer Slator
The
American Airways, Inc
Monroe
Selman Airport
Slater
Travis Oliver
Chamber of Commerce
Dallas
Birmingham
Reed Opens Door to 1932 Democratic Nomination
Kansas City report says James A. Reed plans an active bid for the 1932 Democratic presidential nomination. Reed, former U S senator from Missouri, would seek Missouri's delegation at the national convention while avoiding formal statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Reed
Kansas City
United States
Missouri
Kansas City Star
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Reed
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
St. Louis Inquirer
Forest Hill Farmer Killed in Lumber Truck Crash
Edward West a 43 year old Forest Hill farmer died instantly when the lumber truck he drove skidded from the highway two miles west of Le Compte late Tuesday afternoon. He leaves a wife and several children. Funeral services were held at Forest Hill this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Edward West
Forest Hill
le Compte
Stocks Rally Led by Rail Shares as New York Opens
Active buying of railroad stocks propelled the market upward with rails leading the session. U S Steel rose while others like Bethlehem and American Telephone gained, and cotton prices jumped on inflation expectations after the New York Stock Exchange lifted the short selling ban today.
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New York Exchange
New York
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
U. S. Steel
Bethlehem
American Telephone
Santa Fe Railroad
American Can
Auburn
Missouri Pacific
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Union Pacific
Public Service
N. J
Board of Governors
New York Stock Exchange
Business Conduct Committee
Registrar Sets 1932 State Election Dates
Miss Lillian Collins the registrar of voters announced 1932 election dates. The first democratic primary is January 12 following the second Monday rule. The presidential election and congressional contests occur in November after primaries. School board elections also occur where seats are at issue.
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Lillian Collins
Registrar of Voters
Miss Collins
Congress
T. O. Brown
American Legion selects Portland for 1932 convention
In Detroit on September 23, the American Legion voted to hold its 1932 national convention in Portland Oregon. Separately in Chicago seven bandits armed with shotguns and revolvers robbed the Parkway State Bank at 195 North Clark Street, making off with about $10 000 in a three minute raid.
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Detroit
American Legion
Portland
Oregon
Chicago
Parkway State Bank
North Clark Street
Hoover Regrets Wage Cuts by Major Corporations
President Hoover regrets wage reductions by United States Steel Bethlehem Steel and General Motors, while insisting his stance to maintain living standards remains unchanged. White House officials say no formal statement was released though informally the press is kept aligned with the administration. The president had previously secured assurances from industry leaders to maintain wages, and notes suggest layoffs and rehiring at lower pay have occurred amid a weak economy.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
United States Steel
Bethlehem Steel
General Motors Corporation
Lamont
Millsaps backs one cent gasoline tax for Ouachita relief
Fred Millsaps president of the Ouachita National Bank endorsed the police jury plan to levy a tax of one cent per gallon on gasoline to fund employment. He said no better method exists to provide work for the unemployed and supports using the tax for jobs rather than charity. He is prepared to aid the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Fred Millsaps
Ouachita National Bank
Millsaps
Mississippi farmer Ellerson Cofer case resumes in Mark s
The state reopens the Ellerson Cofer case from Yalobusha county charging him with taking part in the killing of government witness J. H. Pruitt at his Quitman county home in 1927. Evidence was expected to be completed by tomorrow morning with the jury to be instructed at noon.
Employment Commission Endorses Beer Use To Aid Jobs
Detroit reports the American Legion unemployment commission urges the national convention to consider amending the Volstead act to legalize beer for job creation. The proposal, read by Howard F. Savage, seeks constitutionally safe modification, with no action taken on the declaration at the convention.
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Detroit
American Legion
Legion National Convention
National Employment Commission
United States
Resolutions Committee
Dan Steck
Iowa
Edegar
New Jersey
Steck
Howard F. Savage
Chicago
Former Mansfield editor dies in accidental shooting
A. J. Shelton 64 local grocer and former editor of a South Mansfield newspaper shot himself in his store shortly after 7 am and died half an hour later from a bullet entering the left lung. Coroner Dr. W. B. Hewitt ruled accidental. Shelton opened the store early. his wife, filling an order, said the gun needed oiling when it discharged. The couple lived above the shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansfield
A. J. Shelton
South Mansfield
W. B. Hewitt
DeSoto Parsish
Shelton
Smedley Butler May Enter National Politics in 1932
Washington reports that Major General Smedley D. Butler may run for the U S Senate in Pennsylvania against Senator James J. Davis next year. Observers see his retirement sendoff at Quantico as signaling a new national political figure amid veteran affairs and the Detroit American Legion convention.
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Smedley Butler
Washington
U.P
Smedley D. Butler
U. S. Marine Corps
Butler
Quantico
United States Senate
Pennsylvania
James J. Davis
Marine Corps
American Legion
Detroit
Hoover
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West Monroe
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E. L. Brown
Harry Prophit
J. Harvey Trousdale
E. R. Hester
Arcadia High School
Norman E. Dawson
Jess
de Siard Street
Gloria
Donna Plummer
Meridian
Meridian, Miss
Mr. Ripley
North Second Street
Woolworth Club
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U. 5
Hugh Wilson
Rosendahl
Charles E. Rosendahl
Orleans
Selman Field
London Mart
St. Louis
Memphis
Thee Eee
Arkansas City
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Nee Eenee
Cumberland
Nashville
Ore Teeere
Pitteburgh
Cincinnati
Cairo Peet
Employment Commission
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