Long campaign in Louisiana tainted by talk of duels
A Louisiana gubernatorial scene centers on Judge Richard Leche and Congressman Cleveland Dear. Both back ballots over pistol bets amid graft accusations and clashes with the state machine. Leche also attacks Philo Coco as Earl Long targets Dear and Sandlin in a raucous home rule rally at Eros.
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Huey P. Long
Richard Leche
Long
Congressman Dear
Shreveport
H. O. Cloud
Dear
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Rayville
Q. K. Allen
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Monroe
Earl Long
Philo Coco
Maestri
Sandlin
United States
Allen
Suppressed Evidence for Hauptmann Claimed
The Daily News reports that suppressed evidence favoring Bruno Richard Hauptmann in the Lindbergh kidnapping case will be offered by New Jersey’s court of pardons when Hauptmann seeks life appeals. The article cites unnamed sources and mentions a Denara G. Hoffman.
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The
Daily News
Brung
Richard Hauptmann
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Jersey
Milne to be questioned again over torture tale in kidnap case
In Doylestown Pa investigators press the abducted Caleb J Milne IV for a fuller account of the New York car lurch kidnapping and torture story he described while hospitalized. G men surround the case as Milne recovers and hints at another breakthrough before midnight.
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Department of Justice
Caleb J. Milne
Wrightstown
Milne
New York
Caleb J. Milnes
Garmantown
Philadelphia
Buying Better Than Last Year
New York December 20 Expanded Christmas buying during the week broadened retail activity across most trades said by Dun and Bradstreet Inc. Volume rose 7 to 15 percent from the prior week and 10 to 20 percent above the year ago period. Reports from many districts showed the best comparative week since 1930 with some nearing 1929 totals as last minute purchases strained wholesalers and depleted stocks.
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New York
Dun and
Brad Street, Inc
Dear Meeting Slated At Crosley School
A public meeting of Home Rule candidates led by Mr. Dear will occur at Crosley School West Monroe at 7 p.m. Saturday. Speakers include Mr. Dear governor candidate and several state and federal office seekers such as John N. Sandlin and Clement M. Moss with brief remarks.
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Cleveland Dear
Crosley School
West Monroe
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John N. Sandlin
United States Senate
Clement M. Moss
Francis Williams
Philo Coco
J. A. Carville
Registrar ‘of State Land’ Office
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BE. H. Fisher
Superintendent of Education
W. T. Mayo
George Lester
Commissioner of Agriculture
Frank J. Looney
United Stat
Gle
Senator Schall Critically Injured In Auto Accident
Minnesota Senator Thomas D. Schall 58, a blind New Deal critic, was in critical condition after an auto collision near his Maryland home. His secretary Orell Leen 39 also injured but not critically. Earlier reports noted years of family accidents including a son damaged at Annapolis.
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Thomas D. Schall
Minnesota
Congress
Orell Leen
Schall
Berwyn Heights
Thomas
Annapolis
Padget Ann
Congress Likely to Let NRA Die Completely
Washington dispatch reports Capitol Hill chatter that Congress may allow the National Recovery Administration to disappear on April 1 or be folded into another agency. Public sentiment seems against reviving the Blue Eagle program, with doubts tied to Supreme Court rulings on federal powers. President Roosevelt urged pre-session hearings to draft new legislation preserving social and economic gains.
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Senate Finance Committee
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Few Hours Left to Donate to Good Fellows Fund
Only a few hours remain to contribute to the Good Fellows Fund. Fundraisers list donors like Missouri Pacific Women and the Salvation Army Captain George W. Whitaker guiding Sunday basket distributions to aid the less fortunate with volunteers from civic groups and welfare workers assisting in loading eight or ten trucks for delivery.
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Salvation Army
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Monroe
Winter Blast Death Toll Climbs Across Regions
Sub-zero winds blamed for nine deaths in the United States as bitter cold spreads from the Great Lakes to the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. Cold hit Crockston Minnesota and Devil's Lake North Dakota with 24 and 22 below readings while several autos crashed on icy roads in Indianapolis and Pennsylvania.
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Louisville
Cold North Winds Bring Freeze Risk to Louisiana
New Orleans forecast calls for a low of 32 to 36 degrees with freezes or near freezes in Louisiana and Mississippi tonight. Sugar and trucking regions in south Louisiana were expected to dip to 22 to 30 degrees.
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Mississippi
Businesses Pay Generous Christmas Bonuses Across Industries
A December survey shows hundreds of companies boosting worker pay with Christmas bonuses, from one week’s to six months’ salary, signaling a widespread return to generous profit sharing. The City National Bank of Kansas City Board approved a 10 percent salary increase for its employees amid holiday spending. Thomas A Peabody ordered one of the nation’s largest bonus distributions.
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Associated Press Today
Santa Claus
City National Bank of
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R. Crosby Kemper
Thomas A. Peabody
Children invited to benefit theater party in Twin Cities
Children of the Twin Cities are invited to attend a Saturday morning benefit at the Paramount theater starting at 9 o clock. Canned goods or foods will be the admission price, with collected items donated to needy families in the Twin Cities. The feature is the film Dude Raes Vila News.
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Twin Cities
Paramount Theater
Dude Raes Vila
$3 Automobile Sells at Profit After Two Years
Sumter South Carolina December 20 John Nelson Cain sold his 1920 vintage automobile ending a two year saga of finance and salesmanship. He bought the car in 1933 paying $3 and faced high taxes with license tags of $9 each and fuel taxes far higher. He drove about 7 000 miles using donated used oil and made all repairs himself. He sold the car for $10.
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Sumter
S. C
John Nelson Cain
Borah Opens 1936 Bid With Liberal Republican Platform
Idaho Senator Borah declares his objective for 1936 is a liberal Republican platform and a liberal candidate. He says he will cooperate with progressive groups seeking to line up convention delegates pledged to his candidacy or to another liberal if needed. He emphasizes inflexible aims but flexible tactics.
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Washington
Borah
Idaho
Hat Considered Virtually In Ring
A partial clipping reports Borah of Idaho near an outright candidacy as discussions continue. The note hints at renewed momentum in his bid, with further details promised on the sixth page.
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Washington
Senator Borah
Idaho
Bar Association Plans Judicial Candidate Poll
The Louisiana State Bar Association will conduct a plebiscite among attorneys to rate candidates for the Supreme Court Fifth District and the Court of Appeal First District First Circuit. Candidates include Amos Lee Ponder Jr Columbus Reid W Carruth Jones and J Huge Dore Frank E Powell with details from Baton Rouge Amite Ville Platte and Hammond.
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Louisiana State Bar Association
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Baldwin
Supreme Court
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Court of Appeal
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First Circuit
Amos Lee Ponder, Jr
Amite
Columbus Reid
Hammond
W. Carruth Jones
J. Huge’ Dore
Ville Platte
Frank. E. Powell
de- Ridder
State Bar of Louisiana
Infantile Paralysis Found In Athens School In Homer La
In Homer Louisiana December 20 health authorities report infantile paralysis found at an Athens School in the parish. Officials ordered the institution closed and tracing to protect students and staff.
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Homer
Spstrane
Diesselt
Britain Launches Drive to Mobilize League Members
In response to escalating threats after the Franco British peace plan collapse Britain seeks to rally League of Nations members to support a potential military force. Talks reportedly target Spain Greece Turkey France and Yugoslavia with oil embargo possible later.
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