Dr James Monroe Smith Taken To Angola Prison
Dr James Monroe Smith, former LSU president, moved by ambulance from a Baton Rouge hospital to Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola to serve an eight to 24 year term for forgery and embezzlement. He faced federal and state charges, attempted suicide, and will be kept in the prison hospital for a few days.
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Baton Rouge
James Monroe Smith
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Angola
Louisiana State University
Smith
Dr Smith
Mississippi River
Canada
Federal Penitentiary
Long
Richard W. Lewhe
Louisiana
State Penitentiary
Jones
New Orleans
Moseley Plans Northeast Louisiana Campaign Swing
Vincent Moseley, Opelousas lawyer and farmer candidate for Louisiana governor, schedules a multi city tour through Fifth District with stops in Monroe Columbia Rayville Delhi Winnsboro Harrisonburg Jena Jonesboro Ferriday St Joseph Tallulah Lake Providence Oak Grove Bastrop Farmerville Haynesville and more. Born Alexandria October 9, 1891, he studied at Rugby Academy LSU Harvard and served as Navy lieutenant in World War I. He runs as an independent promising to end the dictatorial system and appeals to ex soldiers farmers LSU alumni and friends.
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Vincent Moseley
Opelousas
Lousiana
Moseley
Monroe
Columbia
Rayville
Delhi
Winnsboro
Harrisonburg
Jena
Joneshorn
Ferriday
St Joseph
Tallulah
Lake Providence
Oak Grove
Bastrop
Farmerville
Haynesville
Mr. Moseley
Alexandria
Rugby Academy
New Orleans
Louisiana State Universty
Harvard Graduate School
Harvard
Louisiana
The
State University
Legion Membership Awards Set for Tomorrow Night
L. B. Faulk Post No 13 will distribute membership awards for the Ameri can Legion drive at a meeting tomorrow night at the Legion home. Awards include clothing, footwear, coffee, hats, shirts, and a gold ring for the top recruiter. Department awards will also be announced and Christmas plans discussed.
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American Legion
L. B. Faulk Post No 13
Legion
Post
Three More Die as Nazi Firing Squad Expands Martial Law
Nazi Germany used the firing squad again in Bohemia Moravia with martial law in Prague and nearby districts. Three more executions brought total to twelve in 48 hours, nine students executed the day before. President Emil Hacha warned further sacrifices serve no purpose and urged obedience. Demonstrations and university closures deepen across the protectorate.
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Prague
Nazi Germany
Protectorate of
Bohemia-Moravia
Greater Prague
Pragueland
Kladno
Berain
Horchowitz
Emil Hacha
Protectorate
Bruenn
Brno
Czecho- Slovakia
Scandal Trials Open in Fourth District Court
The fall term’s second week opens with W. D. Dark and Lee J. Melton, former conservation officials, facing four bribery charges over alleged rules violations in the Monroe gas field. Also slated for trial are George Chapman Jr for carnal knowledge and Birrell Nicholson for embezzling a case of eggs. Dark and Melton sought to quash indictments from the Ouachita parish grand jury’s July session amid a probe of political scandals.
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Fourth District Criminal Court
W. D. Dark
Lee J. Melton
Conservation Department
Monroe
Lso
George Chapman, Jr
Birrell Nicholson
Dark
State Conservation Department
Melton
Ouachita Parish
Grand Jury
Police Plan War on Rad Car Lights
Monroe police will start a drive against cars with defective headlights or tail lights. Chief Frank Reitzell warns drivers to repair lights at once or face a traffic court fine. He stressed dim or burned out bulbs endanger pedestrians and motorists and that officers will begin enforcement after a grace period.
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Monroe
Frank Reitzell
Reitzell
Oklahoma and North Carolina Lose Undefeated Status
Oklahoma suffers its first regular season defeat in two years as Missouri wins 7-6. North Carolina is beaten 13-3 by Duke. Iowa Hawkeyes rally to 13-9 over Minnesota with Nile Kinnick passing for both TDs. Tennessee, Tulane, Cornell, Texas A and M remain unbeaten as others lose or win in major college football action.
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Homa
Sooners
Tarheels
North Carolina
Iowa
Hawkeyes
Nile Kinnick
Minnesota
Gophers
Iowa City
Kinnick
Hawkeye
Oklahoma
Missouri
Tigers
Ronald King
Paul Christman
Beryl Clark
Duke
Blue Devils
Tennessee
Tulane
Cornell
Texas A
Ohio State
Notre Dame
Holy Cross
Nebraska
Princeton
Associated Press
Vanderbilt
Columbia
Pitt
Dartmouth
Indians
Yale
Allies Buy War Goods Through Federal Reserve in New York
British and French governments are paying wartime purchases in the United States via the New York Federal Reserve Bank. Bankers report assurances of legality, while some warn neutrality laws may be implicated. the Bank has long handled central bank funds and gold balances for England France and Germany.
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Henry Paynter
New York
United States
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Wall Street
Reserve Bank
Reserve
Bank of England
Bank of France
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
England
France
Germany
Reichsbank
Rogge Promises 10 Push Probes In Federal Inquiry
Assistant Attorney General O John Rogge arrived in New Orleans saying the Louisiana political scandal probe will proceed without regard to outside circumstances. He pledged to complete investigations and indict any violators under federal law, aiming for convictions regardless of potential external pressures.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
O. John Rogge
Washington
Lester Files Suit in Fraud Charges
George W. Lester assistant district attorney of Morehouse parish filed before the Louisiana supreme court to compel Judge David I. Garrett of Bastrop to try State Senator Leo F. Terzia and State Representative W. H. Todd Jr on dual officeholding charges. No action was taken by the court on the request today.
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New Orleans
George W. Lester
Morehouse Parish
Louisiana Supreme Court
David I. Garrett
Bastrop
Leo F. Terzia
W. H. Todd, Jr
Supreme Court
Odd Fellows district meeting closes in Monroe with 250 attendees
The two day district sessions of Odd Fellows opened at Hotel Frances and concluded with about 250 members from many Louisiana cities in attendance. Leaders from the grand encampment praised the event and thanked the local lodge and Twin Cities for hosting.
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Odd Fellows
Hotel Frances
J. M. Shows
Jonesboro
Henry Castle
Monroe
W. R
Jack) Pennington
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
J. S. Norman
Shreveport
W. R. Pennington
J. R. Cobb
J. R
Bud) Johnson
Cherokee Terrace
1. O. O. F. Lodge
America
R. L. Ross
H. H. Benoit
H. M. Williams, Jr
West Monroe
Monroe Rebekah Lodge No. 66
Herbert C. Hughes
Boy Scouts
KMLB
Odd Fellowship
Jonesboro Lodge
Vivian
Twin Cities
Norman
Loss of 140 aboard Simon Bolivar tied to German mine
AP reports the Netherlands liner Simon Bolivar sunk in the North Sea by a German‑laid mine. About 400 aboard. at least 140 missing and 260 survivors landed on Britain’s east coast. In Bohemia Moravia, executions rise to 12 as martial law is imposed. Western front activity grows with air alarms and clashes. Japanese advance in southwest China continues.
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Associated Press
Netherlands
North Sea
England
Piccadilly Circus
London
Times Square
China
Bohemia-Moravia
Emil Hacha
Protectorate
Hacha
Czecho-Slovakia
Wilehelmshaven
Engeland
Essex
Hongkong
Monroe Methodist Named as Delegate
The Louisiana Methodist conference in Ruston elected clerical alternates to the Oklahoma City jurisdictional conference for April and chose lay alternates Floyd B. James, A. M. May, and J. H. Carter. Dr. Harold Paul Sloan of New York spoke on Christus victor, noting social reforms follow expanded individual lives.
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Ruston
Louisiana Methodist Church
Oklahoma City
Harold Paul Sloan
New York
Sloan
Christus Victor
Rome
Our Fathers
W. L. Duss
Monroe
Louisiana
W. L. Duran
New Orleans
H. L. Johns
Lake Charles
South Central District
Floyd B. James
A. M. May
J. H. Carter
New Oreleans
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Whitey) Dahl
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Franco
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Sam Jones
Edwin L. McClung
James B. Aswell
Earl K. Long
Winnfield
State Normal College
Huey P. Long
Bob Maestri
Seymour Weiss
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NEW York Bank
Rogge
Shushan
Lester
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Dead Horse Cut
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Comstock Lode
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Simon Bolivar
Western Front
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