Capital jurist Favrot dies. Huey Long foe obituary
Judge Favrot, a Baton Rouge native and Tulane Law School graduate, who opposed Huey Long in the sixth district, died Wednesday. His passing triggers a special election to name a successor, with government vacancy rules debated by Assistant Attorney General George M. Wallace. Favrot’s term would have ended December 31, 1936.
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Atherton Gates
Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
Wallace
Favrot
Negro Lynching Reported in Caddo Parish
Shreveport Louisiana December 26 The body of an unidentified young black man about 25 was found on the concrete walk to the municipal courts building near the police station. Wet streets showed car tracks suggesting the body was dumped from a vehicle. The victim’s necktie was used in the likely strangling. Police Chief E E Norvell said he doubted black suspects committed the act due to risk involved.
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Shreveport
Municipal Courts
E. E. Norvell
Blue Star Ointment Promises Quick Itch Relief
To end itch rash tetter foot itch ringworm or eczema apply Blue Star Ointment. It claims fast absorption and germ killing action with tested medicine. Money back if the first jar fails.
Jailed again for Atlanta check on escape artist Harvey
Leland Harvey, once famed for a string of escapes totaling 110 years, was arrested in Macon, Georgia, at the request of Atlanta officials to probe his recent activities. He is shown in an Atlanta jail denying further wrongdoing since his pardon.
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Leland Harvey
Macon
Atlanta
Associated Press
Motive Said Linked to Apparent Lynching at City Building
Police investigated a suspected lynching with a motive reported. The victim’s body lay between the no parking signs in front of the municipal building, about ten feet from the main entrance steps.
Underground river found 1500 feet deep near Carrara cave
Explorers near Carrara Italy uncovered an underground river about 1500 feet beneath the surface and a mile from the cave entrance. Remains of prehistoric animals were found nearby as researchers investigate the site.
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Carrara
Italy
Tragic Holiday Deaths Reported Across Two Dixie States
Nine deaths marked the holiday in Louisiana and Mississippi. Sidney E. Garic aged 45, a New Orleans race broker, reportedly died by suicide. Huey Thomas Crawford II of Shreveport was killed when a Christmas rifle discharged by a playmate. John Cook, 14, of Gulfport was unintentionally killed by a companion's bird shot. Fireworks injuries and multiple assaults also reported.
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Sidney E. Garic
New Orleans
Huey Thomas Crawford
Shreveport
John Cook
Gulfport
Miss
Feudists Blamed In Slaying Of Man
Amite Louisiana December 26 feudists were blamed for the death of Walter W Travis Jr 45 a St Helena parish farmer shot from a moving car while dining in a Tangipahoa La restaurant on Christmas eve. He was a cousin of Bob and Walter Travis brothers murdered earlier tied to feudist activity. Deputies said the investigation would continue.
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Amite
Walter W. Travis, Jr
St. Helena Parish
Tangipahoa
Travis
Bob
Walter Travis
Farmer Held In Fatal Stabbing Near Hammond
Hammond La December 26 A Livingston parish farmer identified as Blazes was jailed in connection with the death of Rafe White a fellow farmer who was stabbed in the heart during a Christmas Eve party altercation Sheriff R T Easterly said the arrest occurred yesterday and further details were not immediately available
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Hammond
Livingston Parish
Blazes
Rafe White
R. T. Easterly
Rescue at sea as S S New York saves 16 from Sisto
Captain Fritz Kruze commands the life boat crew of the S S New York rescuing 16 sailors from the foundering Norwegian freighter Sisto 300 miles off Ireland. A map shows the scene with the S S New York Europa Aurania and other ships watching as Mobil oil slicks the sea.
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Fritz Kruze
S. S. New York
Ireland
Europa
Aurania
Mobiloil
No Formal Charges Yet Against Him
The report notes that no formal charges had been placed against him, with authorities outlining no immediate accusations at this time.
Man Kills Self on Christmas Day in Jackson
James Edwin Moore 27 killed himself with a shotgun at his Jackson home after spending Christmas Day with family. He had been in ill health but was cheerful that day. coroner ruled death by self injury. Moore had moved to Jackson from Greenwood about 18 months ago and is survived by his parents, six sisters, a half sister, and three half brothers.
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Jackson
Miss
James Edwin Moore
J. M. McCammon
Moore
Greenwood
Report outlines vast federal power and water projects
The public works administration shows 47 million for municipal power plants and nearly 200 million for federal power works. The Mississippi valley committee backs 100 million for rural electrification and warns power, flood control, navigation, and water resource development are tightly linked to national employment.
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Public Works Administration
PWA
Federal Trade Commission
Roosevelt
Mississippi Committee
Mississippi Valley
Ickes
United States
Mississippi
Great Lakes
Ohio
Missouri
Southwest
Kansas City
President Busy With Program For Congress
A Roosevelt administration push for a rational inflation plan and a broader budget strategy signals an early showdown in Congress. Observers note two thirds of lawmakers may fear inflation factions, while veterans urged full immediate payment of the $2.2 billion soldiers bonus, with a veto possible but unlikely to halt passage. The president also seeks unemployment and social security measures including a federal state unemployment insurance plan.
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House
Senate
Franklin Roosevelt
James E. van Zandt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Roosevelt
Road Improvement Contract Bid Let Near Rayville
Louisiana highway department will open bids on January 16 for two miles of surface treatment on the highway south of Rayville. The project covers eight miles of gravel road, with only the two miles selected for surface treatment at this time.
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Louisiana Highway Department
Rayville
Electric Authority Expansion Ordered
The Washington Post reports President Roosevelt ordered expansion of the electric home and farm authority EHFA. As a TVA subsidiary it finances equipment for farmers and urban households and aids communities adopting TVA power or seeking rate reductions from private utilities.
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Electric Authority
Washington
Washington Post
Roosevelt
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Tennessee Valley Authority
Tennessee Valley
EHFA
Post
Government aid to buy equipment raises power concerns
The Post notes government assistance to buy equipment will boost power use and suggests the underlying motive is to pressure creation of municipal power plants where private utility rates are deemed high.
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Ple
Roosevelt Seeks Private Utility Aid for Appliance Sales
President Roosevelt announced at his press conference a plan to help private utilities finance a program to boost purchases of electrical appliances. He proposed a system similar to the electric home and farm authority in the Tennessee Valley to enable large scale appliance production and lower prices.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Electric Home and Farm Authority
Tennessee Valley
Roosevelt Administration Seeks Private Utility Cooperation
Some utility heads pledged cooperation to Mr. Roosevelt as the Edison Electric Institute began court action to test the Tennessee Valley Authority act.
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Roosevelt
Edison Electric Institute
Administration
Two Women Injured in Cypress and Crye Collision
Two out of state women suffered injuries in a morning crash at Cypress and Crye streets in West Monroe. Mrs. T. L. Bond of Fort Worth Texas had a fractured right shoulder and her mother-in-law Mrs L L Bond of Newville Alabama had severe facial lacerations. They were taken to Riverside Sanitarium for treatment. Mr and Mrs J E Taylor of Garrison Texas were occupants of the other vehicle.
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Cypress and
Crye
West Monroe
T. L. Bond
Fort Worth
Texas
L. L. Bond
Newville
Ala
Riverside Sanitarium
J. E. Taylor
Garrison
Car Collision Ends With Jail for Reckless Driver
The front fender of Taylor's car is said to have struck the rear of the Bond car as Taylor turned from Cryeon onto Natchitoches street, causing the Bond car to overturn. Taylor was jailed in West Monroe on a reckless driving charge.
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Taylor
Natchitoches Street
Cryeon
West Monsroe City
End of Manila Cigar Strike Leaves Workers Out
At the close of the Manila cigar strike, many workers could not return to factories as the demand for smokes had fallen during the walkout. The disruption persisted as producers faced a slack market and incomplete reemployment.
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Manila
P. 1
Dunfermline A league sets fixed fines for officials assault
A Scotland Dunfermline and District A league has introduced a fixed scale of fines for attacking referees and other officials. The new rules aim to deter violence at matches and keep games orderly across the league.
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Dunfermline and District
League of Scotland
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