Fugitive Gunmen Slain by Police in Raid
Police killed two fugitive gunmen John Holland 25 and Cecil Neal 22 who had fled a county jail and a courtroom seizure. The men hid in Robert Orzak’s home after plotting an $3,000 robbery and confronted by officers as neighbors watched indoors. A stray bullet from the exchange grazed a child’s knee during the shooting.
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John Holland
Cecil Nea
Robert Orzak
Holland
Neal
Orzak
Win
Elaine
New Orleans Unions Seek Federal Probe of Huey P Long Bridge Labor
New Orleans mass meeting of the Central Trades and Labor Council and the building trades council charged that out of state labor violated Louisiana law on the Huey P Long memorial bridge project. They urged President Roosevelt to order an immediate Reconstruction Finance Corporation and federal labor review into alleged sweatshop conditions, low wages, and bids among the unemployed.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Central Trades and Labor Council
Building Trades Council of
Roosevelt
Congress
Reconstruction
Mississippi River
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
United States Director of Public Works
United States Labor Department
Nepotism and payrolls hobble Louisiana state politics
A detailed examination reveals widespread family employment across state offices under Huey Long Owen Allen and Alice Grosjean. The article lists numerous relatives in the payroll from supervisor of public accounts to university staff, raising concerns about waste and political favoritism amid calls for reform and potential staff cuts.
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House
Senate
Long-Allen Machine
United States
Huey P. Long
Oscar K. Allen
Alice Lee Grosjean
Allen
Grosjean
Cooper
Natchitoches Normal School
Long
John B. Fournet
Earl Long
Huey
Senator Long
Baton Rouge
Wade Long
Bryant Long
Gilman McConnell
State House
Davis McConnell
Conservation Department
Lee McConnell
Shreveport
Pretice McConnell Hollinshead
S. P. Tannehill
Conservation Commission
G. B. Grosjean
Secretary of State
Wayne B. Grosjean
Highway Commission
Sam Irby
Oklahoma
E. A. Conway
Miss Grosjean
L. B. Baynard
B. A
Bob) Conway
Jesse S. Cave
Louisiana State University
James M. Smith
Long-Allen
Long and Allen
Democratic Party of
West Monroe revival ends as city boosts church growth
Mrs W A Snider mother of Mrs Tom Dupree and of Capt P A Snider in critical condition at the Clinic. McClendon Baptist church revival in West Monroe closes with 33 additions 27 baptisms and six by letter. baptism at Trenton Baptist church to be held 2:30 pm. Mrs A N Van Aernan of Albany NY fatally injured in an automobile crash. details pending. YWCA Y Business girls club meeting postponed from next Monday.
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W. A. Snider
Tom Dupree
P. A. Snider
Monroe
McClendon Baptist Church
West Monroe
R. L. Ross, Jr
Dale Cobb
Trenton Baptist Church
H. H. Brinsmade
Monroe News-Star
A. N. van Aernan
Albany
N. Y
City notes touch faith meetings and postal bids
Saturday reports show the Workers' council of the First Methodist church plans a quarterly meeting on Noe's Ark the pleasure boat of State Senator James A Noe at 6 30 p m. Acting postmaster James R Wooten will obtain mail transportation proposals for Monroe post office Missouri Pacific Yazoo Mississippi Valley railroad stations and West Monroe. bids close 10 a m June 28. Nearby reports note first cotton blooms from Rayville and Morehouse parish. Credit Men's Association names officers led by W K Anders and W D Ross with H B Ryland as executive secretary. Miss Fileen MacKinnon of Swartz returns from New Orleans for a vacation at Inter-church Youth Council meeting at First Presbyterian church tomorrow at 8 p m.
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The
First Methodist Church
Noe’s Ark
James A Noe
James R. Wooten
Monroe
Missouri Pacific
Yazoo
Mississippi Valley
West Monroe
Credit Men's Association
W. K. Anders
W. D. Ross
H. B. Ryland
Delegates Named for Marsfield Methodist Conference
Gordon Avenue Methodist Church will send two delegates to the Marsfield conference. Stark Lambert and Miss Ruth Roswell are to depart Tuesday after a brief program and business meeting.
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Gordon Avenue Methodist Church
Marsfield
Tallulah Legion Backs Dam Projects On Bayou
Tallulah La June 17 Special The Scott Nichols Voak post of the legion endorses proposed dam projects on Bayou Tallulah. The endorsement signals local support and potential government action to secure flood control and water management benefits for the area.
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Tallulah Legion
Bayou
Tallulah, la
Legion endorses Roundaway bayou dam plan near Tallulah
American Legion unit votes for dam construction along Roundaway bayou near Tallulah and approves 1500 dollars for the project. A state survey shows nearby property will not be harmed. Dams to be placed between the railroad bridge and highway bridge at Wood and at the Jordan place further south. Labor to be supplied by the local R A unit.
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American Legion
Roundaway Bayou
Tallulah
State of Engineers
Wood
Jordan Place
R. A
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News-Star—World Office
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W. O. Smith
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Fileen MacKinnon
A. J. MacKinnon
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First Presbyterian Church
SOM Pianos
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