Home Rule ticket presses for fair polls and pensions
In heated remarks, Philo Coco attacks the state machine over representation at the polls and old age pensions. He cites federal support for pensions and accuses Earl Long and Judge Lewhe of machine ties while promoting reforms and anti graft measures. He argues Dear will defeat the machine and topple its influence with a fair vote and constitutional reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Philo Coco
Coco
Cleveland Dear
John N. Sandlin
United States
Moss
Earl Long
Richard W. Lewhe
Congressman Dear
Concordia Parish
Allen
Gaston L. Porterie
Mr. Coco
Porterie
Businesses Pay Bonuses Across Industries During Holiday Period
In Indiana and South Dakota workers received year end bonuses as part of a broad wave of corporate largesse. A North Manchester furniture plant shared 100000 among employees at 100 per year up to 2000 max, Homestake Gold mine workers each got 100, boosting circulation by about 800000 in Lead and Deadwood with stock dividends and payroll effects. Paine, Webber and Co. restored a 10 percent salary cut from October 1934 and granted two two week pay bonuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
Ind
Homestake
Lead
S. D
Deadwood
Stock Exchange
Louisiana Campaign Digs Into Graft Allegations and Duels
Judge Richard W. Leche derides graft claims by Home Rule critics while denying any duel with Cleveland Dear. Earl Long defends Bob Maestri, attacks Clement Moss, and calls for voting for Earl Long, with attacks on the Home Rule ticket and references to state finances and old age pensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Judge Leche
Ruston
Cleveland Dear
Earl Long
Bob Maestri
Moss
Mr. Long
Allen
North
Louisiana
South Louisiana
Lake Charles
Christmas Holidays Close Schools In Ouachita Parish
The Qua chita parish system and St. Matthew's parochial school closed for Christmas holidays Friday afternoon. Reopen dates: city schools January 2 and St. Matthew's January 2, Ouachita parish schools January 1, Northeast Center LSU January 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quachita Parish
St. Matthew's Parochial School
St. Matthew's
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana State University
Mosquito Fight Tests by Air Seeding Paris Green
Experiments in controlling mosquitoes used Paris green spread from aircraft by the department of agriculture and the public health service to reduce pests and disease risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Department of Agriculture
The
Public Health Service
Winter blast across Mississippi claims nine lives
A severe winter storm causes nine deaths with freezing forecasts across Mississippi. Temperatures may drop to 16 to 22 degrees in north Mississippi and 20 to 28 in the south. Minimum readings include New Orleans 43? (text shows 43) and Memphis 18. Forecaster W R Stevens urged protection for tender vegetation tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
New Orleans
Monroe
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Melville
Greenville
Mass
Memphis
Tenn
W. R. Stevens
Cotton Ginned This Year Reaches 9,757,680 Bales
Census Bureau reports this season's cotton ginned before December 13 totals 9,757,680 running bales plus 238,547 round bales and 12,557 American Egyptian. Year's figures compare with 9,173,295 ginned last year and 12,356,276 two years ago, showing shifts in round and Egyptian bale counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Louisiana
One-Man Bonus Army En Route To Washington
John Alferi, 48, famed as the one man bonus army, leaves Los Angeles by freight for Washington for his sixth annual visit. He expects a 12 day trip and aims to meet President Roosevelt to press for the bonus. Last year he was arrested and escorted from Washington after shouting for the bonus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
John Alferi
Washington
Alferi
Congress
Roosevelt
Federal workers can serve as poll commissioners in January primary
The East Baton Rouge parish board of election supervisors voted to rescind a recent resolution that barred federal employees from poll service. The decision allows federal workers to serve as poll commissioners in the upcoming January primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge, la
East Baton Rouge Parish
Family reels from string of aviation accidents
Mrs. Schall laments that her family keeps facing misfortune after a son and a relative suffer broken collarbone spine and leg injuries in separate incidents. A plane crash at Dover Delaware on June 23 left another son with ankle injuries, underscoring a pattern of accidents for the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard
Dover, del
Fee
Sai
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Leche
Clement M. Moss
Foieutenant
Earl K. Long
United States Senate
Sdan Cohen
Long
J. Ellender
A. G. Tugwell
T. H. Harris
Gaston L. Porterle
Newt V. Mills
James A. Noe
O. K. Allen
Winnfield
Richard W. Leche
State Machine
Home Rule
Lincoln
Ers
Tom Harris
Harry Wilson
Allen J. Ellender
State House, of Representatives
Huey P. Long
Ellender
Senator Long
Francis Williams
Clement Moss
Silverstein
DeSiard
OF America
America
Bloome, and
Stepins
Real San
Ouachita Candy Co., Inc
Maryland Distillery Inc
Tallulah, LA
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