Allen to Take Office Tomorrow as Louisiana Governor
Oscar Kelly Allen will be sworn in as Louisiana governor Monday in Baton Rouge succeeding Huey P. Long. The inauguration coincides with the dedication of a new 33 story state house. The event launches a four year term and a push to draft a 1932 34 budget within reduced revenues.
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Oscar Kelly Allen
Louisiana
Citizens Arrangements Committee
Huey P. Long
Louisiana Highway Commission
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Louisiana State House
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John K. Land
Supreme Court
General Assembly
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National Guardsmen
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Boy Scouts
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United States Senate
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State Senate
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Washington
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Alexandria
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Jennings
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Winn Parish
Springfield
Trinity University
Waxahachie
Texas
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Highway Commission
Lindbergh Case Ends But Punishment Remains
President Hoover calls for relentless pursuit of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping and murder criminals. He praises federal secret services for their efficiency in counterfeiting cases and urges similar zeal to deter kidnapping and crimes against persons. Continued on third page.
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Washington
A. Harry Moore
Scharzkopf
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J. Edgar Hoover
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Bureau of the Investigation
Schwarzkopf
New Jersey
Garner Attacks Hoover at Press Conference
Speaker Garner assailed President Hoover, saying his statements have unsettled the public and frozen confidence. He urged a 30 day pause from White House remarks to thaw the mood, noted his California votes and Chicago convention plans, and suggested Hoover campaigns by keeping his name before the people.
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Hoover
White House
California
Texas
Chicago
Cal
Wisner Solon’s Car Hits Woman alleges
Baton Rouge May 14 The East Baton Rouge sheriff says a car driven by State Senator H W Gilbert of Wisner struck and seriously injured a woman identified as Martha Franklin a Negro woman as she crossed the road at Olsen seven miles north of Baton Rouge She was on the way to her home in Franklin parish and Gilbert will be questioned on his return to Baton Rouge tomorrow
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Baton Rouge
Martha Franklin
East Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge Motorcop Injured In Auto Wreck
Baton Rouge on May 14 motor cycle Policeman A. S. Longo was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with a car driven by 15 year old Miss Mary Ellen Rider. The officer was thrown to the street and may have broken his back. The car then hit a light pole. Rider was not hurt.
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Baton Rouge
A. S. Longo
Mary Ellen Rider
Rider
Civil Liberties Union barred from Kentucky coal fields
In Pineville and Bell county, AC LU delegates were kept from entering the southeastern Kentucky coal region amid fears of bloodshed and a riot. Arthur Garfield Hays filed a $100,000 suit against Bell county officials and Pineville citizens, arguing the rights of ingress.
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London
Pineville
American Civil Liberties Union
Kentucky
Arthur Garfield Hays
Bell County
J. M. Brooks
Walter B. Smith
W. H. Steele
Hays
Smith
Brooks
Pearl Osborn
Walter Baker
Charles Stacey
J. A. Whitaker
W. L. Hammond
Herndon J. Evans
Walter Mayhew
Barbourville
Bar
Dot presented at Parish High School auditorium
An audience of about 500 watched the four act comedy Dot staged by Parish High School students in the auditorium at 8 p m. Cast included Sam Ebert Roy Hale Lynn McGuffy John Parsons Earl Stevenson Sam McClary David Pace and others with musical interludes by Ruth Rosbury J E Davis and Florence Ziegler.
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Parish
Sam Ebert
Roy Hale
Lynn McGuffy
John Parsons
Earl Stevenson
Sam McClary
David Pace
Alphonse Randon
Davie Nowles
Helen Sproles
King Cotton Is to Rise Again Amid Pomp and Style
Nationwide attention returns to cotton as Monroe retailers plan National Cotton Week with parade worthy displays. Paris expositions showcase lighter sheer cottons, satinlike twists, and new cotton dress fabrics replacing muslin styles. Stores urge patriotic cotton purchases with sewing courses and special pricing to boost the industry.
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Monroe
South
Paris
Young Italian Arrested Here by Caddo Police
Police last night arrested James Lewis a 28 year old Italian for Caddo parish authorities. They said they did not know what kind of a warrant Lewis was wanted on.
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James Lewis
Caddo Parish
Lewis
Fatal Car Crash Claims Robert L. Wager
Robert L. Wager, 25, was fatally injured when his light roadster crashed into a tree on North Third Street at 10 15 p m. The skull fracture caused instantaneous death. Sam Rubens and Dr. D I Hirsch aided but he died at St Francis Sanitarium. Investigators found a preexisting steering gear failure and a blown rear tire. He was alone at the time of the crash.
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Robert Lee Hager
North Third Street
Sam Rubens
D. I. Hirsch
County Courthouse Records Stolen in Lamar County Mississippi
A truckload of books and records was stolen from the Lamar county courthouse in Purvis Mississippi. Missing items include cancelled warrants a bank statement and warrant books from an upstairs room used by J H Nevill and company auditors. Sheriff George Cain leads the investigation with bloodhounds amid county political turmoil including quo warranto filings against T F Thurman.
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George Cain
Lamar County
T. F. Thurman
County Board of Supervisors
Orleans gas station employee robbed by three men
William Hawkins a 26 year old filling station employee said he was seized at pistol point by three men robbed of 67 dollars of company money slugged and forced from a moving car on the Jefferson highway. He phoned police and was brought in from Jefferson parish this morning.
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B. A. Cramer
Bros Avenue
Louisiana Bottling Company
South Fifth Street
Cramer
Spatafora
New Orleans
William Hawkins
Jefferson Highway
Jefferson Parish
Mississippi House Debates Funeral Costs Regulation Study
Mississippi representatives spent an hour debating burial association costs. Two figures surfaced, 150 and 250 dollars, with a final vote backing 150 as the limit. The bill aims to tighten state insurance control. an amendment to raise the cap to 250 was defeated amid arguments about overpriced burials and large-scale associations in both black and white communities.
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Miss
Mississippi House of Representatives
Solons
House
State Insurance Commission
I Will Arise
Jakes
Rees
Copiah
Sillers of
Bolivar
Sam Anderson
Mississippi
Lindbergh Baby Kidnapping Pursuit Expands Across Coastline
Hopewell reports detail two months of Curtis negotiations with a five man gang and Dr. Condon declaring the kidnapper known to him will be caught. Authorities, with federal aid offered, press the search under Col. Schwarzkopf as Hoover coordination potential center.
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Jassie
Lindbergh
Curtis
Hopewell
N. J
Atlantic Seaboard
John Hughes Curtis
John F. Condon
Senate budget balance bill advances amid negotiations
The Senate moved toward a vote on the income tax schedule as part of the revenue bill. Senator Couzens urged wartime tax rates while leaders backed the Mills compromise. The economy committee planned to resume work Monday on saving over 200 million dollars to balance the budget. Senator Wagner drafted a counter-proposal to the compromise under discussion.
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Senate
Couzens
Mich
Finance Committee
Special Economy Committee
Wagner
Senate Democratic Relief Committee
Hoover
Auto Slams Train At Winnsboro Grade Crossing
Dr A J Reynolds and his wife escaped injury when their car was struck by a southbound passenger train at a Winnsboro grade crossing. The car was demolished but the occupants remained unharmed as Mrs Reynolds jumped clear before impact and the doctor stayed in the vehicle.
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Winnsboro
A. J. Reynolds
Norfolk Woman Convicted for Beating Husband
In Norfolk Virginia on May 14 Mrs. Nettie Harney, married January 25, was convicted of assaulting her husband. She received 60 days in jail and a $20 fine after denying the charge. The judge asked about the pain and Harney replied her head didn’t feel right for a week.
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Norfolk
Bay
Nettie Harney
Harney
New Warmth Record Set Yesterday in Season
The thermometer climbed to 91 yesterday, the highest point this year and three degrees above the prior high. A 35 degree daily spread formed with a low of 56 degrees, signaling the start of hot weather as Twin Cities residents shed coats for shirt sleeves and drinks.
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Bud) Cowart
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