Long dynasty in Louisiana politics tested by Earl Long case
Baton Rouge dispatch outlines the crisis following Earl Long’s commitment to a Galveston psychiatric clinic. The piece surveys the impact on Louisiana governance, the Long family’s hold on power, and potential successors including Russell Long, Wade Martin Jr., Bill Dodd, and Blanche Long as segregation issues shape the offshoots of the dynasty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey P
Lou
Ear! Long
Huey
Texas
Hugh A. Mulligan
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Earl Long
Galveston
Tex
Earl
Huey P. Long
B. B Rayurn
Bogalusa
Senate
Gover
Long
U.S
Russell Long
Kingfish
Deles Morrison
New Orleans
Morrison
U.S. Senate
Lether Frazar
Long Forces
Washington
Russell
Democratic Party
Mer Long
Wade C. Martin Jr
Bill Dodd
Blanche Long
Supreme Court
Frazar
Sen
Rainach
C.H. Downs
Alexandria
Community Notes From Morgan County Cedar Creek
T. H. Blankenship returned Friday from a 30 day business trip in Puerto Rico. Betty Hollaway left Saturday night for Pennsylvania with Harry Martin to visit relatives in New York. Rev. Kenneth Cantrell from Birmingham visited his mother Sue Holmes and family Sunday. Homer Foote and family visited Charles Goad near Sheffield Sunday. Dayton Pruett and son Keith and mother Lillie Pruett shopped in Decatur Friday. Evelyn Crow and Ila Crow visited the McKinley Walker household. Coleman Holmes attended a singing at Eva Sunday. Gene Heatherly and wife from Cullman visited relatives here Sunday.
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T. H. Blankenship
Puerto Rico
Betty Hollaway
Harry Martin
Fla
Pennsylvania
Charles Goad
Sheffield
Dayton Pruett
Keith
Lillie Pruett
Decatur
Evelyn Crow
Ila Crow
McKinley Walker
Dear Pamela Dororthy Dix Advice on Marriage and Finances
Dorothy Dix counsels Pamela that a husband should support a wife and educate a child. The letter warns that a husband could leave with nothing if no joint finances exist. Advice urges Pamela to save independently and pursue a fair property adjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Nissen
Pamela
Young reader seeks outside work ideas and life guidance
A young girl asks for outside work ideas to earn money and support her desires for gifts. Advice suggests sewing by neighbors, dressmaking, painting announcements, and baby clothes. Dorothy Dix column offers practical, compassionate guidance on work prospects and resolving family conflicts.
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Cedar Creek
Olis Holmes
Dorothy Dix
11Th Ave. N.W
Moulton Street
Westlawn Estates
H. Ryan Furniture CO
Westlawn Homes Inc
Mill Village
Church St
St. James Presbyterian Church
Gibbs Street
Market Street
Church Street
Housing Authority of the
Ala
Mom
Dad
J.D
Betty
Rgan County
Lacey’ S Spring
Augusta
Winfrey
A. J. Coleman
Union Church
Karl Hough
Birmingham
John Vann
Eva
K. Hough
J. W. Maples
Scottsboro
Ernest Parker
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Michael Allen Palmer
William ‘Bill’ Hebding
St. Ann’s Church
St. Ann's
God
Michael
James G. Palmer
Beech St. SE
Bill
Daniel P. Hebding
Somerville Rd
William Higgins
Elsie
Borden
Florida
Gordon
Fury
Borden Company
Sanfords
Byusshs
Aes
Averus
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