Columbia Youth Is Louisiana's Youngest Private Pilot
William B. Miller of Columbia La a 16 year old senior at Columbia High School holds the state’s youngest private pilot license records of the bureau of air commerce show. Miller began training at the local municipal airport and has logged about 100 flight hours while pursuing an aviation career.
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Columbia
Here
Bureau of Air Commerce
Department of Commerce
Columbia High School
William B. Miller
Bill
Young Miller
E. R. Miller
Bufkin Fairchild
W. H. Waggoner
E. R. Strong
Columbia, la
Madrid Bombardment Aftermath Describes Casualties
Madrid panic continues as 42 dead and 150 wounded are counted after a town bombardment. Morgues hold many unidentified bodies while crowds gather, and surgeons and nurses struggle to ease the injured amid claims to calm. Officials deny dynamite on housetops or explosions during the attack.
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Dtes
Madrid
Strike spreads as seamen and longshoremen halt New Orleans trade
The International Longshoremen's union urges discipline as 1,000 warehousemen strike for higher wages. In New Orleans two Gulf coast lines, Swayne and Hoyt and Luckenbach Gulf, embargo cargo to Pacific ports, halting two ships while other lines continue operations.
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International Longshoremen’s Union
Warren G. Denton
New Orleans
Luckenbach
Pacific Coast
Long appeals Ouachita voters for 35 amendment approval
Earl Long urged Ouachita parish residents to approve the 35 amendment to be submitted next Tuesday. The event featured Shirley Wimberly of New Orleans State Senator Ernest Clements Oberlin and Lorris Wimberly. Long denied rumors of toll bridges and explained only one bridge related amendment proposes tax remission for a Vidalia to Natchez crossing upon completion. He defended the Standard Oil tax as suspended after enactment and never more than one cent per barrel.
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Ouachita Parish
Shirley Wimberly
New Orleans
Ernest Clements
Oberlin
Lorris Wimberly
House of Representatives
Long
Mississippi
Vidalia
Natchez
Huey Long
Standard Oil
Myron C. Taylor Sees Wage Hikes and Dividends Amid UK News
In Croydon Field London Myron C. Taylor head of United States Steel announces wage increases and resumption of full dividends on preferred stock with three months earnings reaching over thirteen million dollars. In England a divorce case ends with probation for six months under royal proctor watch, highlighting gendered legal norms.
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Myron C. Taylor
Big Steel
United States
England
Hawke
Party Campaigns Across Nation Show Shifting Loyalties
The article surveys 1936 election atmosphere with wavering party lines as governors, senators and representatives seek advantage. It notes crossovers, family splits, and rises of third parties while detailing debates on taxes, social security, tariffs, and budget balance amid Roosevelt and Landon campaigns.
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Senate
House
Halloween Origins and the Vigil of Saman Traditions
The piece describes Halloween's noisy wanderings and Druids celebrating a great autumn festival around November first with sun god fires. It notes Saman the lord of death gathering wicked souls, Vilig of Saman in Ireland, and links to the Roman Pomona festival with nuts and apple dunking. It also mentions fires in Scotland and Wales and a pebbles superstition predicting death in twelve months.
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Saman
Ireland
England
Scotland
Wales
Bloodhounds at Angola: 30 dogs ready for fugitive hunts
Louisiana warden Louis A. Jones expanded Angola's kennel by adding blooded hounds from Kenny Ohio and West Virginia. About 30 hounds now track fleeing convicts daily, using long leashes and relay hunts in rugged, forested terrain to prevent harm to the dogs or captives.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Penitentiary
Louis A. Jones
Min la
Angola
Jones
Sinc
Democrats vow victory theme in 1936 campaign remarks
The speaker frames 1936 as a continuation of 1932 victory, pledging to improve working conditions, end monopolies, support collective bargaining, and extend economic security. He criticizes the previous twelve years as a failed, inactive government and outlines aims for farmers, homeowners, banking reform, and aid to the unemployed.
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Workers of America
Tast
Roll Call Leaders Named for West Monroe Campaign
Gibson announced a special committee headed by H. A. McDonald to direct the West Monroe roll call with A. B. Colmer T. John Sam H Humphries J. L. Warren and George W. Welch serving. The drive aims for a strong turnout with assistance from business and women’s groups. roll call runs through Thanksgiving. Nearly 70 000 tons of silt daily would be removed from Colorado river water entering the All American canal, a 50 day total rivaling the largest Egyptian pyramid. An airplane could land safely with only half a propeller in an emergency.
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Louis Landry
Joseph Michel
W. M. Harper
Fred Kalil
Morris Hans
Willis Anders
Colorado River
All-American Canal
Noted singer to perform at First Presbyterian Church
Kendall Hearn a noted baritone from Ruston will render solos at the morning service today at the First Presbyterian church. Banks and building and loan institutions will be closed all day Monday for the state wide All Saints Day holiday observance.
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Kendall Hearn
Ruston
First Presbyterian Church
Judge Odom Spends Weekend in Monroe
Judge Fred Odom of the Louisiana state supreme court is spending the weekend in Monroe.
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Odom
Fred Odom
The
Louisiana State Supreme Court
Monroe
Veterans of Foreign Wars Call Members to 9 AM Meeting
Veterans of Foreign Wars members urged to attend a special meeting at 9 this morning. The session will enroll a new class of recruits and the commander requests full member turnout.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Convict Charlie Frazier Extradited for Murder Trial
Charlie Frazier, jailed in Texas, was extradited to stand trial for the murder of Singleton after an escape era at a farm camp. The case relies on testimony from A Richard Singleton, son of the prison captain, who said his father named Frazier as the shooter before dying. Defense challenged inconsistencies in witness statements.
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Frazier
Texas
Singleton
Houston County
Tex
Louisiana
A. Richard Singleton
VapoRub
YW C A Campaign Roles Listed For Strahan Supporters
The article lists campaign leadership for the YWCA with Strahan and Mrs J D Petty at the helm. Captains include Mrs W B Clarke and Mrs A R Butler along with a slate of assistants across north and south side divisions in West Monroe.
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R. McCook
W. M. Greenwell
Olan Black
G. R. Petty
Ward Sykes
WA. Lovett, Jr
Crawford Young
Norman Coon
Charles Swain
Dean Selig
John Leist
Charles Gaishell
J. N. Treadwell
J. R. White
D. Shattuck
J. D. Petty
J. P. Prendergast
Clark Faulk
Barlow Snabnet
West Monroe
R. B. Henry
D. C. Metcalf
King
Harvest Day Offering For Orphanage Total 370.1L
The First Methodist church gathered a Harvest Day offering totaling 370.1 dollars for the Ruston orphanage. The Sadler Bible class contributed 100 dollars toward the sum.
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First Methodist Church
Ruston
Sadler Bible Class
West Monroe Council to Meet in November Session
The West Monroe city council will convene for its November meeting at City Hall on Monday night to discuss local matters and upcoming agendas.
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West Monroe
Salvation Army Drive Reaches Two-Thirds of Budget Goal
W J Quigles reports two thirds of the Salvation Army operating budget for the coming year has been raised as the campaign continues through the week. Reporters are urged to submit notices by Monday for a full checkup to decide whether to extend the drive. Rev John P Walters will conduct services at Central Baptist Church today and lead the B T U tonight.
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North Second Streets
E. C. Gibson
Fagan Cox
Salvation Army
The
W. J. Quigies
Quigles
John P. Walters
State Baptist
Ruston
Central Baptist Church
Cotton ginning totals rise in Qua Chita parish
Census reports show 14102 bales ginned in Qua Chita parish for 1934 crop through October 18 1936 up from 10902 bales by the same date in 1935, indicating growth in production.
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Quachita Parish
Child Born to Berry Family at Local Clinic
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Berry at Hudson Lane's Vaughan-Wt-Bendel clinic on October 29. Special obituaries note a son born October 29 to Mr. and Mrs. Boies in Louisiana on October 31.
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G. H. Berry
Hudson Lane
Vaughan-Wt-Bendel Clinic
MANGH
Boies
Coughlin Apology for Roosevelt Slur Voiced on Air
The Rev. Charles E. Coughlin, in a New York radio address, apologized for calling President Roosevelt a scab president and for accusing WPA of being the greatest army of scab labor. He said his remarks aimed at Roosevelt the candidate and closed his campaign by seeking forgiveness for hurt caused.
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Garfield
Roosevelt
Cleveland
Landon
Union Party
Lemke
North Dakota
House
F. E. Townsend
New York
Wall Street
Earl Browder
London
Florida
Indiana
Norman Thomas
Frank Knox
Chicago
Garner
Texas
Charles E. Coughlin
WPA
New Milk Freezing Method Demonstrated in New York City
A new process of freezing mothers milk to preserve it indefinitely in perfect condition was recently demonstrated in New York City for premature or seriously ill infants who need it.
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New York City
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