Perez ties feud with Meraux to supreme court on divorce mill claim
District Attorney Leander H. Perez filed a 45 page impeachment petition with the state supreme court accusing Judge J. Claude Meraux of operating a divorce mill in St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes. The petition cites about 100 cases of alleged illegal divorces, asserting many rulings occurred within days of filing and involved parties outside the court’s jurisdiction. The feud traces back to Huey Long era alliances.
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New Orleans
Leander H. Perez
J. Claude Meravux
St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes
State Supreme Court
Meraux
St. Bernard District Court
Huey P. Long
Perez
Delta Luxury Airliners Bypass Monroe March 15
Delta announces the new Douglas 14 passenger liners will not stop in Monroe on the March 15 day run due to Civil Aeronautics Authority field safety upgrades at Selman field. Authorities say enlargement and removal of high tension wires are needed, with prior attempts by the local Chamber of Commerce aviation committee failing.
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Delta Airlines
Monroe
Delta
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Airlines
Selman Field
C. E. Woolman
George Cushing
Delta Concern
West Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Ouachita Parish
Barksdale Field
Shreveport
German Women Stop In Orleans On Homeward Route
Eight German women from ships Columbus and Orinoco meet in New Orleans ending a stopover. Some remain in Vera Cruz. others prepare to sail on the Italian freighter Recca to Genoa and thence to Germany.
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New Orleans
Columbus
Germany
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Martha Gnadig
Bertha Schaffenfehr
Anna Garvenz
Margarethe Clematsen
Martha Bedei
Margarete
Elisabeth Menzel
Tampico
Genoa
Italy
Senate Defers Hatch Bill as Farm Bill Moves In
A day of speeches ends with the Hatch anti politics bill delayed for at least two weeks. Democrats and Republicans shift focus to a $923 million farm supply bill and will revisit Hatch after the farm measure. Hatch predicts eventual approval before adjournment. The bill targets political activity by about 500000 federal workers.
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Washington
Senate
Hatch
New Mexico
Roosevelt
Berkley
Kentucky
Colvert Named to College Board at Louisiana Conference
Dr C C Colvert dean of Northeast Junior College and other faculty members returned from Pineville after a two day Louisiana College conference. Colvert joined the executive board alongside Dr Joe Gibson Tu lane. New officers named include H L Hughes president Louisiana Tech Cottingham vice president and Griffin secretary. President A B Butts of the University of Mississippi spoke on College Teachings. Johnson and Colvert spoke at the inspec tional program and about First Year Accounting and Articulation of...
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C. C. Colvert
Northeast Junior College
Pineville
Louisiana College Conference
Calvert
H. L. Hughes
Louisiana Tech
C. C. Cottingham
Louisiana College
Dean Griffin
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Joe Gibson
Tulane
A. B. Butts
University of Mississippi
Colvert
J. T. Johnson
Johnson
Commerce Department
Rejected lover held in slaying near Shelbyville
A 36 year old former Hadley Eaton was arrested after a search by 50 officers and armed citizens. Eaton allegedly killed Ethel Dingle a 30 year old school teacher who rejected his advances and shot himself when ordered to surrender, ending a pursuit northwest of the city.
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Shelbyville
Ethel Dingle
Hadley Eaton
Elmer Threlkeld
Arrestee in Bastrop Case Identified as Gunman Henry Barnett
Sheriff Fred Carpenter announced the arrest of Henry Barnett of Morehouse parish in Bastrop for the shooting of W. O. Tawater of Gallien. Tawater remains critically injured, paralyzed from the waist down after a pistol shot during a highway argument.
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Bastrop
Fred Carpenter
Henry Barnett
Morehouse Parish
W. O. Tawater
Gallien
Barnett
Collinston Road
Carpenter
Smith Stevenson
Tawater
Bastrop General Hospital
Here
Dan
Hitler to Speak on Memorial Day
Berlin reports Adolf Hitler will address the nation at noon on Memorial Day amid anxiety over potential Allied intervention in the Russia Finland war and a German Italian conference on unresolved issues. The führer’s solo address signals possible policy shifts as Ribbetrop travels to Rome to meet Mussolini and Ciano.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Fuehrer
Hitler
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Rome
Mussolini
Galeazzo Ciano
Finland
Germany
Scandinavia
Senate Committee Votes Big Farm Appropriation
The Senate Appropriations Committee approved a farm bill totaling 922 million dollars with an additional 100 million in cans, raising the overall bill by 304.8 million from the House measure while trimming 100.8 million in bookkeeping cuts. Major increase targets verify payments to several million farmers under Secretary Wallace, despite opposition from Hale and Lodge.
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Washington
Senate Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Wallace
Haile
Maine
Lodge
Massachusetts
Glass
Virginia
Holman
Oregon
Nye
North Dakota
Hale
Adams
Colorado
Representative Woodrum
Representative Tabor
New York
House Appropriations Committee
Duryea Declared Sane in Long Court Fight
Chester B Duryea once labeled a mental Kip Van Winkle is freed from Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane after a long legal fight. He awaits the murder case verdict against his father Brigadier General Hiram Duryea killed in 1914 as Kings County seeks custody and further court action.
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White Plains
N. Y
Chester B. Duryea
Duryea
Hiram Duryea
Tax Issues Loom Over Louisiana Soon After May Change
A survey outlines Louisiana tax strains under the incoming state administration. Governor Lars H. Jones faces an empty treasury and a $4,000,000 floating debt, with major tax reform needed. The piece notes tax growth since 1928 and compares state revenue shifts, including new taxes like income and unemployment compensation, amid a broader fiscal transition.
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Baton Rouge
Lars H. Jones
Louisiana
Monroe Considers Updated Traffic Ordinance Revisions
A committee led by Mayor Be noit Judge Harper and Chief Reitzell drafts updated traffic rules to replace 1928 regulations. The council will review citizen suggestions after distributing several hundred copies for comment before enacting the ordinance. Judge Harper notes fines are dedicated by law.
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H. H. Benoit
W. M. Harper
Frank W. Reitzell
Monroe
Harper
Additional Ballot Boxes Seized in New Orleans Probe
Federal grand jury broadens election irregularities inquiry in New Orleans with seizure of more ballot boxes and tally sheets. Three investigative sessions planned next week. parish grand jury to hear 12 “scandal” cases. DA Rene A. Vicecs declines to name precincts, cites pending Rogge takeover. About 12 witnesses expected daily. focus includes nine charged in primary disturbances.
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New Orleans
Federel Grand Jury
Orleans Parish
Grand Jury
Bready
Rene A. Vicecs
United States
C. John Rogge
Criminal District Court
Erery
James J. Morrison
Moise Steeg
Ufe
Heavy fighting on Finnish front as Russians push toward Viipuri
Heavy fighting continued on Finnish fronts despite peace talks. The Red Army pressed toward Viipuri, gaining ground as Russian forces furiously advanced since February, with a possible encirclement threat to the city.
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Helsinki
Viipuri
Vii
Britain Ends Italy Dispute Over German Cargo Ships
Britain releases 13 Italian ships and their cargoes held at the Downs blockade station. In exchange Italy will send ships with German coal back empty from Dutch or Belgian ports and will not send further ships to those ports for coal. Ribbentrop tours Rome as dispute eases but coal transfer terms remain unsettled.
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London
Britain
Italy
Downs
Foreign Office
Joachim von Ribbentrop
Benito Mussolini
Rome
Man Slashing Incident Shocks Caldwell Neighborhood
In Columbia Louisiana on March 4 special report says Roy Strenge a 60 year old WPA worker was critically wounded early tonight when slashed with a knife after a neighbor argument over a stove. A terrier named Gus Armstrong was also slashed in the incident. The attack allegedly occurred at Strenge's home in Ward 5 after a dispute about a cane sale.
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Columbia
Roy Strenge
WPA
Wes
G. BE. Erskine
Gus Armstrong
Shieoman
Erski
Strange
Hore
Reusens
Strong
Sweden Rejects Finnish Peace Aid Affects World War Plans
British and French war cabinets doubt Finland peace options as Sweden signals only a substantial allied force could deter Russia or Germany. Swedish officials warn a small contingent would not stop invasion or alter the northern balance, arguing for a broader military commitment.
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London
Crest Dritain
Germany
Sweden
Finland
Scandinavia
Rusia
Pinland
Russia
Waa
Abe
Amy
Mayors Seek Continued WPA Relief To Meet Actual Needs
Southern mayors urged continuation of the Works Progress Administration, asking for funds based on actual local employment needs. They requested mayor Fiorella LaGuardia of New York to press President Roosevelt for an appropriation tied to real municipal relief conditions and warned against taxation on municipal bonds.
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Minioner of
Fiorella H. LaGuardia
New York
United States Conference
Roosevelt
Heintz Seeks House Speaker Post From Louisiana Parish
Frederick J. Heintz, winner of the January 16 primary in St Temeny parish, announces his candidacy for speaker of the house. He formerly served in the house from 1912 to 1916 and from 1919, reinforcing his bid with past leadership roles.
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Covington
Frederick J. Heintz
House of Representatives
St. Temenany Parish
House
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