Senator Clark Backs Wheeler for President
Idaho Senator Clark a Democrat endorses Wheeler of Montana for the Democratic presidential nomination. He argues Wheeler would preserve Roosevelt era reforms and oppose reactionary capitalism, amid new political interest as Congress nears the session. Dewey and McNary are listed as potential speakers in the West and Lincoln Day talks in coming weeks.
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Washington
Ia —Len- Clark
Idaho
Wheeler
Montana
Clark
Burke
Nebraska
Gene Garner
Congress
Bean
Thomas E Dewey
New York
Io Imake
Ipaigy
Oregon
Pirdhday
Far West
Mae Republican
McNary
Ore
Dewey
Salem
Vandenberg
Michigan
Burke backs Garner for Democratic nomination amid Roosevelt term talk
Senator Burke endorses Vice-President Garner for the Democratic nomination while noting Roosevelt may not seek a third term. He says Garner could best carry on the progressive policy and sees broad support in his state for Garner or Wheeler. He adds that if Roosevelt signals a third term, the matter should be considered then.
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America
Clark
Roosevelt
Garner
Burke
Wheeler
Vereker Freed by Germany Reported in London
Reports from London state that George Vereker former British counsellor to the Moscow embassy was freed by German authorities while en route to his post as ambassador to Bolivia. He was said to have been taken from an Estonian ship by a German warship on December 9 and brought to Swinemunde amid Polish refugee movements.
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London
Germany
George Vereker
Moscow
Bolivia
Vereker
Swinemuernde
NYA recruits youthful band for Stokowski tour
Aubrey Williams announced in Washington that 109 young musicians will form Leopold Stokowski s all American youth orchestra to tour South and Central America this winter. NYA offices nationwide will recruit, with auditions in six to eight central cities and applications due February 1. Louisiana’s Edmond Webre coordinated from New Orleans with plans to involve state band leaders in selecting regional test applicants.
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NYA
Aubrey Williams
Washington
Leopold Stokowski
South
Central America
National Youth Administration
Edmond E. Webre
Louisiana
New Orleans
Williams
Pan-American Union
Stokowski
New York
Louuisiana
Canal Bank Building
Webre
Dr Charles Coates dies in Memphis at 73
Internationally known sugar chemist Dr Charles Edward Costes former head of LSU chemistry and dean emeritus of the college of pure and applied sciences died in Memphis at 2 am following an operation at Campbell Clinic He had been in ill health after a fall en route to an international sugar technologists meeting His wife and son were by his side. funeral services are planned in Baton Rouge with details pending.
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Baton Rouge
Charles Edward Costes
Louisiana State University
College of Pure and Applied Sciences
Memphis
Coates
Campbell
Dodson
J. B. Sowers
Sowers
Sikes Baptist Church
Joe Adams
Fritz Wade
Elmer Sowers
Alexandria
Voting Precinct in Orleans Wiped Out
New Orleans reports that the Orleans parish Democratic committee will not hold voting in the Fourth precinct of the Tenth Ward where about 500 voters normally reside. Residents have vacated due to a $4 million low cost housing project under construction and will cast ballots in their new precincts.
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New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Democratic Committee
Deaths: F A Bertin of Baton Rouge
F A Bertin of Baton Rouge died yesterday afternoon. He was the father of Mrs Vance Rhodes of West Monroe. Funeral services were held this afternoon in Baton Rouge. Mrs Rhodes was at her father’s bedside for two weeks.
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F. A. Bertin
Baton Rouge
Vance Rhodes
West Monroe
Rhodes
Public Forum Letter from John E. Coxe on LSU, Education Plans
John E. Coxe calls LSU alumni to back his 1939 bid for Louisiana state superintendent. He accuses opponent T. H. Harris of seeking to centralize LSU control and outlines a platform to depoliticize schools, expand curricula, add a twelfth year, and create an unbiased survey of the state system. Coxe asks alumni support to build strong elementary and secondary schools and state colleges. Baton Rouge, December 26, 1939.
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Louisiana State University
Louisiana
T. H. Harris
America
Harris
L. S. UL
State Board of Education
Central
Hall
Parker
Huey P. Long
L S. A
Lousiana
John E. Coxe
Baton Rouge, la
Man Held on Car Theft Charge in Local Parish Jail
Clifton Michal alias Crackshot a Black man was held in the parish jail Wednesday morning on charges of driving a car without the owner's consent. He was arrested by local police late Tuesday with charges filed by owner George Putney.
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Clifton Michal
Crackshot
Michal
George Putney
98 Achievement Awards 10 to Be Given Scouts
Ninety eight achievement awards will be presented by the Boy Scouts of the Quachita Valley council at the court of honor in the city hall courtroom at 7 pm Thursday. Olan H. Black announces the event with Paul Neal and other scout executives conducting the presentations.
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Quachita Valley Council
Olan H. Black
Paul Neal
Court of Honor
Neville High School
Harry Bell
Jack Neel
Miller Cragan
Jack Usery
Charles Cain
Clarence Lanningham
Duncan M. Smith
Bill Heard
Sylvester Breard
Michael Lee DuBose
B. S. McRaney, Jr
Stanley Wall
Freddie Young
Robert Taylor
Henry Bouscaren
Fred
Bynum in Critical Condition After Car Wreck
C E Bynum Sr of 403 Grammont street remains in critical condition at Riverside sanitarium after an operation to amputate his left foot. He suffered a fractured leg when struck by a car December 2 in the 20 block of Catalpa street as he crossed between parked cars. The vehicle was operated by Mrs J J Dieterich of 608 South Third street.
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C. E. Bynum, Sr
Grammont Street
Riverside Sanitarium
Mr. Bynum
J. J. Dieterich
South Third Street
Catalpa Street
Bynum
Juliet Herrick Undergoes Appendectomy
New York, Dec 27. Eileen Herrick did not attend a family party because she underwent an appendectomy just before Christmas. The operation followed a prior hospitalization for fatigue and nerves. Her mother, Mrs. Walter R. Herrick, said the absence was not a habeas corpus matter but a medical procedure, amid rumors of being kept from her fiancé George Lowther and his legal actions.
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New York
Eileen Herrick
George Lowther
ITI
Walter R. Herrick
Eileen
Lowther
Roddy 67 Faces Firemanship and Development Debate
Roddy, age 67, debates firemanship and safety with Jack Asrey II on physical development. The discussion centers on training standards, safety protocols, and age-related fitness guidance.
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Roddy
Jack Asrey
Woman Hints at Wedlock as Court Romance Nears
The narrative recalls Eileen telling Supreme Court Justice Isidor Wasser vogel she loved Lowther and wished to marry him. On December 9 she said she needed two or three months to decide about a wedding ring, while Lowther’s attorney suggested a possible wedding soon after New Year’s. A white sidewall tire with one side white and the other black is advertised on the market.
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Supreme Court
Isidor Wasser
Vogel
Lowther
Eileen
Eli Johnson
Gly-Cas Proclaims Relief for Chronic Pain Patient
Mr. John Jensen of Lake Charles Louisiana reports severe muscular pains and fatigue for four years. After trying Gly-Cas he says bowels became regular pain diminished and sleep improved with renewed energy. Phoenix Co sells Gly-Cas at 44 DeSiard Street in Lake Charles.
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John Jensen
Gray Street
Lake Charles
Mr. Jensen
Phoenix
DeSiard Street
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