Eighteen Misdemeanor Cases Slated in District Court
Eighteen misdemeanor cases are scheduled for trial in the district court on Thursday. Defendants include Clarence Ramsey charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in connection with a fatal collision involving Boyce Humphries. Bob Carlisle who pled guilty to driving while intoxicated. and others facing charges from disturbing the peace to gambling and illegal lottery. The Ramsey case follows a fall grand jury indictment. Carr and Pringle are accessories after the fact to murder in a Milton Pringle case awaiting insanity disposition.
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Clarence Ramsey
Boyce Humphries
Swartz
Ramsey
WPA
Bob Carlisle
Tom Jennings
K. L. Smith
J. P. Lockwood
Archie Stevenson
F. L. Cox
John Barnes
C. Carr
K. C. Pringle
Ray Jordan
Allen May
Phil May
R. L. Brown
R. E. “Buster” Williams
R. H. Gibson
T. S. Steed
Carr
For Sale Holly or Pine Christmas Trees
Phone 3258 J after 6 30 p m to buy Christmas trees from a private seller offering holly or pine trees for sale during the holiday season.
Ten Year Club Plans Meeting
Miss Nan Tawater will speak on 4-H club activities at the Ouachita Parish Ten Year club annual meeting. The event, a Christmas party and luncheon, will be at Mrs. Jewel McQuiller's home. Reservations are requested by Thursday afternoon.
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Nan Tawater
Northeast Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
Jewel McQuiller
Miss Tawater
Parish Home Demonstration Council
Treat a Cold With Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine
A health advisory urges prompt cold treatment using Grove's Laxative Bromo Quinine noting it is an internal fourfold remedy. It relieves fever and headache, opens bowels, checks infection, and fortifies against further attack. Sugar coated form exists and two tablets every four hours start the 24 hour cold break up.
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Grove
Frontal Flank Action Destroys Rebel Assault Near Madrid
Government reports say Franco forces attempting a flank against Fresnedilla 12 miles west of Madrid were destroyed. Socialist militia countered with rolling artillery, pushing back rebels while another attack near Valdemorillo was repulsed. Capital seizes on Red Christmas aid drives for militiamen’s families. Luis Companys named head of new Catalan government to aid Madrid defense.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Fresnedilla
Valdemorillo
Franco
Boafilla-Delmonte
Spain
Catalonia
Luis Companys
New Catenia
Digene
Lefense
Electoral votes begin arriving as Roosevelt leads
Electoral college ballots for president and vice president started arriving in Washington on December 15 and will stay secret until Congress opens them January 6. Ballots were cast yesterday in 48 state capitals from electors chosen on November 3 with Roosevelt leading Landon. First ballots reached D C by air from Pennsylvania as final popular vote totals show Roosevelt ahead. Chairman Sumners notes the lame duck amendment does not allow time to settle election disputes.
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Washington
Electoral College
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alf M. Landon
Pennsylvania
Roosevelt
Sumners
House Judiciary Committee
Alleged Auto Thief Arrested in City
Jo n Martin a 22 year old Black man was arrested by City Detectives after Town Marshal John Norris identified him from a description. He is charged with stealing two cars on November 7 and November 14 belonging to Fred Sowell and Oscar Peoples, found abandoned at Oak Ridge and returned.
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Martin
L. G. Parker
D. J. Bedsole
John Norris
Oak Grove
Marshal Norris
Oak Ridge
Fred Sowell
Oscar Peoples
Liquor Conspiracy Trial Opens in Lake Charles
Federal court in Lake Charles began testimony in the liquor conspiracy case involving three Orange Texas men led by a defense team. The case alleges operation of an illegal distillery on Sabine Island as jurisdiction questions were debated after maps were offered. Police and state officers testified about a raid on a Sabine Island swamp still.
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Lake Charles
Orange
Tex
Sabine Island
Louisiana
Ben C. Dawkins
Will Cooper
Johnny Cooper
Alexander Cormier
Cody Varnado
Fremont Lebleu
Ed Corbello
O. Ardoin
Halbachs Welcome Son Robert Thomas in Tallulah
In Tallulah on Friday Mr and Mrs J D Halbach welcomed their fourth child a son named Robert Thomas Halbach. In Harrisonburg on December 10 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs V B Anderson both items reported as births from the area.
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Tallulah, la
J. D. Halbach
Robert Thomas Halbach
Harrisonburg
V. B. Anderson
Emmanuel Recovers in Rome After Illness
King Victor Emmanuel has recovered from influenza after a brief illness under a doctor’s care. Sources say the royal condition was mild and no longer a concern.
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Emmanuel
Rome
Victor Emmanuel
Edith Maxwell Defense Rested In Virginia Murder Trial
In Wise Virginia defense counsel for Edith Maxwell rested without calling her to testify in the July 1935 death of her father Trigg Maxwell. The 22 year old former teacher faces a state charge that she killed the 52 year old man amid family dissension.
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Wise
Edith Maxwell
Trigg Maxwell
Maxwell
Edith
Mary Kathryne Maxwell
Eith
Pound
Reputed Founder of Black Legion Held in Cumberland
Isaac Peg Leg White, claimed founder of Michigan's Black Legion, is under guard in a Cumberland hospital after arrest in Oldtown. He offered no resistance to officers tracing him by car licenses. only Virgil Effinger remains at large from 22 indicted for criminal syndicalism. Investigations say uprising date set for September 16, and no trials have occurred.
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Cumberland
Isaac
Peg Leg’ White
Michigan
Black Legion
White
Oldtown
Here
Allegany County
Virgil F
Bert) Effinger
Lima
Ferriday Women Sell Christmas Seals For Tuberculosis Drive
Ferriday Louisiana December 15 special report members of the Ferriday Women’s club are selling Christmas seals across Concordia Parish to benefit the Concordia Parish Tuberculosis Association. Officers say response has been encouraging.
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Ferriday
Ferriday Women's Club
Concordia Parish Tuberculosis Association
New Pastor Takes Post in Jonesville Methodist Charge
Rev. J. C. Sensintaffer has assumed duties as pastor of the Jonesville charge of the Methodist Episcopal church succeeding Rev. Jerome Cain who was transferred to Chalmette.
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Jonesville, la
J. C. Sensintaffer
Jonesville
Methodist Episcopal Church
Jerome Cain
Chalmette
Mrs Roosevelt Hosts Two Teas At White House
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt opened the winter social season at the White House with two teas. She first greeted an informal guest group, then hosted 300 women executives of government departments. The formal series will start after Christmas.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Field Agents to Aid Employers Under Unemployment Act
Baton Rouge December 15 field agents will assist employers in completing first reports required by the state unemployment act. Agents will be stationed in five cities on December 16 including New Orleans, Shreveport, Monroe, Alexandria and Lake Charles, with named officers assigned to each location.
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Baton Rouge
B. W. Cason
State
New Orleans
Jules Lamanthe
Carl Durret
Shreveport
G. D. Wateson
Monroe
D. M. Burgess
Alexandrie
Louis F. Harris
Lake Charles
J. R. Clementier
Anno
American Women Pay Half More for Footwear Than Britons
A report finds American women spend about 50 percent more on shoes than British women. The difference highlights pricing, brand availability, and shopping habits across the Atlantic.
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Bae
West Monroe
Rayville
Packards
S. Grand St
Mrs. Roosevelt
Durrett
Dad
Darrett Hardware & Furniture CO. Incorporated
Trenton St
Zenith
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