Legion Prohibition Debate Sparks Beer Referendum Push
Washington reports a heated response to the American Legion vote in favor of a referendum on beer. Senators Bulkey and Walsh forecast new beer legislation, while officials warn of farmer harm and limited policy steps. The Anti-Saloon League and temperance groups decry resubmission, as Legion supporters rally for a 1922 platform plank.
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Washington
American Legion
Congress
Bulkley
Ohio
Department of Agriculture
Anti-Saloon League
Legion
H. Curran
Association Against the
St. Joseph, Mo
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Episcopal Board of Temperance
Legion Convention Brings Five Million To Detroit
Detroit welcomed the American Legion convention which, per Lee Barrett secretary of the Michigan tourist and convention bureau, generated about 5 million dollars in business. He added veterans spent another 1 million in Windsor and Ontario border cities.
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Detroit
American Legion Convention
Lee Barrett
Michigan Tourist and Convention Bureau
Barrett
Windsor
Ontario
Washington DC Name Sparks Curiosity at Monroe Bank
A Monroe bank lists a savings account holder under the distinctive name Washington, D. C. Williams, suggesting a natal link to the capital. The piece muses on quirky names and mentions Equator Jones and Zero Johnson as comparisons.
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Monroe Bank
Washington, D. C
Williams
Jones
Johnson
Globe
Local Humour Snippets From Looming Warmer Days
A montage of short items from Monroe and nearby towns mentions Dawson Bennett in Tyler and Longview now in Monroe admiring a bright Mormon car, Charlie Weaver trading a pistol for a shotgun, four brothers sharing shirts, Luther Reed investing in farm stock, B B Logan lingering in a bank, Mrs. Trammell lamenting her husband’s money, Maurice Kessler writing to Clyde Pohl, Tom Newton predicting better times, and M M Underwood enjoying autumn heat.
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Dawson Bennett
Tyler
Longview
Monroe
Hotel Virginia
Dawson
Luther Reed
Harvey Couch
Luther
Loop Road
Reed Readvocates Sales Levy Plan for Tax Revenue
Senator Reed of Pennsylvania urged President Hoover to back a sales tax to help cover a growing deficit. He supported a one half of one percent levy and argued salaries should not be cut, noting a $2,000 yearly salary would incur $10 tax if spent on taxable goods. Reed said the Legion's stance may influence bonuses.
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Washington
Reed
Pennsylvania
Hoover
United States
Great Britain
Treasury
American Legion
Congress
Pennsylvanian
Confessions of Gangster Help Solve Texas Murders
Houston police say two confessed gangsters named a trigger man in the John Cherris slaying and provided clues to other murders and robberies. Detective Lieut. M W Moore reports the talks may clear up cases outside Houston as Jones and McGanegal keep talking.
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Houston
Texas
M. W. Moore
Jack Jones
John Cherris
San Antonio
Corpus Christi
Jones
Moore
Barney McGanegal
Cherris
McGanegal
Twenty Engines Installed at Alto Gas Compressor Plant
Twenty 160 horsepower engines have been installed for United Gas Public Service's $365,000 compressor station one mile east of Alto. The plant, begun Aug. 18, is about 40 percent complete with framing done and sheet metal walls to be added. Completion and operation are targeted for Nov. 1, with a daily capacity of 60 million cubic feet of natural gas flowing from the Richland field into transmission lines. A second station near Alto is under construction by Ford Bacon and Davis for a group of large gas producers.
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United Gas Public Service Company
Alto
Richland
Ford, Bacon and Davis
Lads Escape From State Training School Linked to Dairy Work
Two youths from the Louisiana Training Institute fled around 4 am during morning milking. Jesse Adair of Shreveport, 17, 149 pounds, 6'3", badly crippled from past accidents, and Noah Musso of Abbeville, 14, about 5'4", with a French accent, vanished after skipping dairy chores.
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Louisiana Training Institute
Jesse Adair
Shreveport
Noah Musso
Abbeville
Adair
Musso
Zeppelin Starts Home After Flight to Brazil
Graf Zeppelin begins sixth South Atlantic crossing, pulling away from the mooring mast at 3 15 G M T and soon vanishing from sight as it heads back to Friedrichshafen Germany.
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Zeppelin
Brazil
Pernambuco
Friedrichshafen
Germany
South Atlantic
Suit to Seize Do-X Seaplane in Patent Case
Isaac Schafran and Jacob Thaler filed in federal court to confiscate the German flying boat DO-X alleging patent infringement. General Motors is named among defendants along with Dornier entities and crew including Captain Wolfgang von Gronau and Lt. Clarence Schildhauer. The suit seeks profits accounting, a permanent injunction, and threefold damages with no profit estimate stated.
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New York
Isaac Schafran
Jacob Thaler
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
Dornier Company of America
Dornier Metall Bauten G. M. B. H
Claude Dornier
Clarence Schildhauer
Wolfgang von Gronau
von Gronau
Laval to visit Washington as French cabinet approves plan
The French cabinet approved Premier Laval’s Washington visit and a sailing date of October 16 on the liner Ile de France. An invitation to Hoover was accepted with a formal communique praising the trip while noting the date was not fixed.
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Laval
U.S
Paris
U.P
Washington
France
Hoover
United States
Walter E. Edge
M. Laval
Paul Claude
Paul von Hindenburg
Pierre Laval
Aristide Briand
Berlin
Germany
South America
Akron Maiden Voyage of Navy Airship
The Akron began her maiden flight from Akron Ohio lifting off from a portable mooring mast while about 150 000 spectators watched the historic ascent. The airship circled the field in a majestic display marking a major Navy aviation milestone.
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Akron
United States Navy
Ohio
Burglars Target Monroe Homes in Thursday Night Incidents
Two Monroe residences on Hawes street and Gordon avenue were entered by a prowler who pried through screens and removed cash from trousers. The same method appeared at a nearby Strickland home, suggesting a single perpetrator focused on purse and pocket money.
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Monroe
T. W. Simmons
Hawes Street
Theo Schuette
Gordon Avenue
Simmons
Mr. Simmons
Schuette
Mr. Schuette
J. O. Strickland
Ex Mayor Dies by Jumping From Bridge at Pass Manchac
Pontchatoula veteran Daniel Edwards 82 a three term mayor ends life by leaping from the New Orleans Hammond high way bridge at Pass Manchac shortly after 8 am He left four sons Cecil Dan Albert Roy and four daughters Pat Keaghey Wilde Emile La Coste and Mabel Brenner.
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Pontchatoula
Daniel Edwards
New Orleans-Hammond Highway
Pass Manchac
C. E. Prescott
T. J. Coker
New Orleans
Cecil Edwards
Manchac
Dan
White Castle
Albert
Virginia
Roy
Pat Keaghey
John Wilde
Emile la Coste
Bay St. Louis
Mabel Brenner
Dallas
Texas
Wright renounces justice of the peace nomination
Joe A. Wright of Prentiss, initially declared nominee in the Aug. 25 primary, says he started investigations and has asked the democratic executive committee to declare opponent A. E. Lott entitled to the office after learning he was not himself entitled.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Joe A. Wright
Prentiss
Justice of the Peace
Wright
Democratic Executive Committee
A. E. Lott
Haynesville Hosts Louisiana Firemen Conclave
Hundreds of Louisiana firefighters gathered in Haynesville for the state convention with Monroe delegates joining the event. The gathering included an auditing committee appointment for Chief Frank Roddy and a memorial service at the Baptist church. A Haynesville vs Jonesboro football game was scheduled for 4 p.m.
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Haynesville
Louisiana
Monroe
Frank Roddy
Frank, Jr
R. A. Bogan
Baton Rouge
Tom Dupree
Lee Hale
Jack Blanks
Robert Cortez
D. E. Baucum
Bogan
Baptist Church
Methodist Church
Jonesboro
Former New York Prohibition Chief Held for Forgery
Palmer Canfield, former New York state prohibition administrator, indicted by the New York county grand jury for forgery in the first degree and larceny in the second degree. He is charged with accepting 25000 forged bonds of the New York Central railroad in exchange for influence with the treasury department to reinstate the liquor permit of the Strictly Kosher Wine Co. Canfield was arrested in the district attorney’s office and arraignment was set for the afternoon.
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New York
Palmer Canfield
New York State
Prohibition
New York County Grand Jury
Canfield
New York Central Railroad
Treasury Department
New York City
Walter Gifford Opposed To Wage Reductions
Walter S. Gifford national relief director said efforts should keep existing wage scales. He reaffirmed he remains of the union stance expressed last spring and did not elaborate further. The remark referred to his April AP luncheon address in New York.
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Washington
Walter S. Gifford
National Relief
Gifford
Associated Press
New York
Fire injures Mrs Chappell at West Monroe home
Mrs. J. Chappell was severely burned in an explosion when gasoline fumes ignited by a pilot light in a gas water heater. A maid was present but unburned. fire crews controlled the kitchen blaze at 1203 Trenton Street, West Monroe.
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J. T. Chappell
Trenton Street
West Monroe
Miss Evinrude II Leads New Orleans to Baton Rouge Race
Miss Evinrude II led three motor speedboats in the New Orleans to Baton Rouge dash, arriving at 12 32 p.m. three hours and 57 minutes after leaving New Orleans. The crew of Miss Evinrude II reported the first lap to Natchez was incident free as the craft prepared to depart for Natchez at 12 40 p.m.
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Baton Rouge
Miss Evinrude II
New Orleans
Natchez
Oklahoma Governor Considers Special Session on Crop Limits
Governor Alfalfa Bill Murray said he might call a special Oklahoma Legislature session or put two proposed laws to initiative to curb cotton and wheat production. The plan requires three fourths of producing states to agree and may involve interstate cooperation, with a decision due within 10 days.
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ST. Louis
William H
Murray
Oklahoma
Bilbo to decide on extra Mississippi legislative session
Gov. T. G. Bilbo was expected to announce today if an extra session would be held next week to adjust state finances. He arrived from Poplarville Pec an Grove after a late automobile delay and said he would hitchhike to town. His supporters showed strong interest in a possible third extra session since 1928.
Sharkey to Fight Carnera on Oct 12 If Finger Heals
Negotiations for a heavyweight bout on Oct 1 between Primo Carnera and Jack Sharkey were abandoned. Carnera will meet Sharkey on Oct 12 if Sharkey's injured finger heals, replacing the Loughran bout on the postponed date.
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Sharkey
Carnera
New York
Primo Carnera
Tommy Loughran
Jack Sharkey
Loughran-Carnera
Two Men Fatally Hurt In Railroad Accident Near Nacogdoches
G. W. Dixon, section foreman, and R. L. Jennings, laborer, were fatally injured when a railroad motor car they rode to work was struck by a Texas and New Orleans freight train about 16 miles west of Nacogdoches Texas. A third man escaped with no injuries. Dixon and Jennings died hours later in a local hospital.
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Nacogdoches
Texas
G. W. Dixon
R. L. Jennings
Texas and
New Orleans
Here
Widow testifies in inquest over Long Island slaying
Mrs. Collings, widow of Benjamin P. Collings, testified at the reconvened inquest in Huntingdon Long Island, detailing how two eccentric pirates murdered her husband on the Penguin off Price's Hend on Sept. 9 and abducted her and their five-year-old daughter before fleeing in a canoe.
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Huntingdon
Long Island
N. Y
Benjamin P. Collings
Collings
Stamford
Conn
Price
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