Noe Expected to be Appointed Committeeman for Louisiana
New Orleans report says State Senator James A. Noe of Monroe, an ally of Governor Designate Sam H. Jones, will be named the Democratic national committeeman from Louisiana to replace Ellender. Lucille May Grace hailed as likely Democratic committeewoman as reform forces gain ground after the February 20 runoff. The move would precede Ellender’s 1942 reelection bid as Huey Long era ties fade.
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New Orleans
James A. Noe
Monroe
Sam H. Jones
Louisiana
United States
Allen J. Ellender
State Centras Committee
Baton Rouge
Earl K. Long
Jones
Ellender
Huey P. Long
House
Rich W. Leche
Leche
Noe
Reform Forces
Lucille May Grace
Huey
Long
Roosevelt on Homeward Way From Panama Defense Talks
President Roosevelt, aboard the Tuscaloosa, said the Panama Canal defense must be doubled with more planes and guns for long range security. He outlined extending defense operations through Central America to Ecuador and Venezuela. He declined to comment further on Sumner Welles' European visit and postponed remarks on the March 4 inauguration anniversary.
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Tuscaloosa
Panama Canal
Canal
Atlantic
Pacific
Central America
Ecuador
Columbia
Venezuela
State Department
Sumner Welles
Welles
Washington
United States
Panama
Louisiana Congressmen Silent on Washington Duty
Louisiana's congressional delegation traveled to Washington to begin duties but offered little comment on last week's Democratic balloting. Representative DeRouen, ill at home, could not comment, while Overton declined to discuss the results.
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Washington
Louana
Overton
DeRouen
Sam H. Jones
Finland Faces Prolonged War As Allies Weigh Expedition
Finnish sources report 52 Russian planes shot down since the war began, valued at about 2.5 billion marks. British officials discuss an expeditionary force to aid Finland, strike Russia, and block German aid, signaling a broader strategy with potential for a prolonged conflict.
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London
Finland
Leslie Hore- Belisha
Oliver Locker-Lampson
Russia
Germany
Soviet Union
Great Britain
Europe
Middle East
Fin
Suit Against Minimum Pay Law Argued in New Orleans
A textile wage hour suit challenging a 32 12 cent-an-hour rate was argued before the U S Fifth Circuit. Opp Cotton Mills of Alabama and R D Sanders Mills of Mississippi lead 17 petitioners challenging constitutional aspects of the wage hour act affecting about 175 000 textile workers, with government counsel defending the act as sound after hearings and investigations.
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United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Opp Cotton Mills, Inc
Opp. Ala
R. D. Sanders Mills
Mississippi
Industries Committee
Court of Appeals
Congress
Two 16 Year Olds Sentenced to Life in Prison
Dedham Mass February 28 Two youths Arthur S Cray Jr and Irwin R Nelson Jr both of Quincy pleaded guilty to second degree murder in the hold up killing of Emil Carlson 45 a night watchman. They were sentenced to life terms with death penalty mandatory for first degree murder. Judge Dowd noted the need to protect the public despite concern for youth.
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Dedham
Mass
Massachusetts’ State Prison
Arthur S. Cray, Jr
Irwin R. Nelson, Jr
Quincy
Emil Carlson
Edmund R. Dewing
Superior Court
Thomas H. Dowd
Mother Guilty of First Degree Murder in Child Smothering
Philadelphia report states Tillie Irelan 35 pleaded guilty to smothering her 20 month old son and dismembering the body with a hacksaw. She was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to death in the electric chair. The torso was recovered near Temple University.
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Philadelphia
Tillie Irelan
Harry 5S. McDevitt
Cotton interests back Hull reciprocal trade plan
Oscar Johnston head of the National Cotton Council travels to Washington with petitions signed by about 30,000 cotton industry workers in sixteen states. He will address the Senate committee on reciprocal trade agreements on Friday, representing cotton producers ginners warehousemen merchants and crushers and carrying resolutions from cotton belt boards of aldermen chambers of commerce civic clubs and farm bureau units.
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Tenn
Oscar Johnston
National Cotton Council
Washington
Cordell Hull
Johnston
Senate Committee
Johnson
Johnson Also Carried Resolutions Passed By Cotton Belt Boards of Aldermen
Chambers of Commerce
The
Farm Bureau
Odd Items In The News From Across The Nation
Margie Rhodes in Shreveport reports 58 of her 60 chickens stolen in the night leaving two roosters. In Greencastle Indiana the Rev Cecil Fellers broadcasts Lenten sermons from his sickbed via microphone and loudspeaker. In Boulder Colorado friends bet on Harold Prommel of Colorado University.
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Margie Rhodes
Greencastle
Cecil Fellers
Fist Christian Church
Prominent Louisianans plead not guilty in mail fraud case
In Shreveport federal court five men including Leon C. Weiss and Monte F. Hart pleaded innocent to mail fraud charges tied to Louisiana political scandals. Former State official William G. Rankin and oil men Charlee G. Laskey and George Belchie also entered not guilty pleas. A sixth defendant, Sylvester Dayson, did not appear as he seeks removal from Texas. bond set at 2,000 for Hart and Weiss. Judge Dawkins scheduled March 28 for defense motions.
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Louisiana
Texas
Ben C. Dawkins
Leon C. Weiss
Monte FE. Hart
New Orleans
Nocent
Louisiana State Normal College
William G. Rankin
Richard W. Leche
Charlee G. Laskey
George Belchie
Shreveport Oil and Gas
Longwood Oil and Gas Company
Sylvester Dayson
East Texas Oil
Rankin, Laskey
Belchic
J. M. Grimmett
Laskey
Dayson
Dawkins
John R. Hunter
Alexandria
Hart
Weiss
Eastern District Court
Sam Jones Wins Democratic Gubernatorial Nomination in Louisiana
Louisiana secretary of state reports second primary returns show Lake Charles attorney Sam Jones ahead of Governor Earl K. Long by 19,034 votes in the Democratic gubernatorial race with eight precincts unreported. Jones leads in other state posts: Mouton over Peltier, Stanley over Burns, and Coxe over Harris.
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Baton Rouge
Secretary of State
Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Ear K. Long
Jones
Long
Marc C. Mouton
Harvey Peltier
T. H. Harris
Coxe
James O'Donnell Bennett Dies at 69 in Chicago
James O'Donnell Bennett 69 a veteran newspaper reporter dramatic critic and war correspondent died in his sleep from a heart ailment in Chicago. He retired from the Chicago Tribune 13 months ago after a career that included coverage of the Spanish American War and World War I.
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Chicago
James O'Donnell Bennett
Bennett
Chicago Tribune
The
Tribune
Vast California Flood Swamps North Central Regions
Vast sections of northern and central California lie under flood waters after a three day rain storm. Sacramento river floods, hundreds homeless, and cities like Redding Napa and Santa Cruz face major inundation and property damage. National guardsmen assist evacuations as legislature weighs special session actions.
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California
Weather Bureau
State Department of Agriculture
Redding
Napa
San Francisco Bay Region
Santa Cruz
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Kavana ugh Crowned Most Eligible Escort at LSU Dance
LSU voters chose Ken Kavanaugh, famed football end, as the campus most eligible escort. Dr Paul M Hebert, acting president, trailed in votes. Kavanaugh will escort the designated “daring of LSU” to the Friday dance, with the partner to be revealed that night.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Paul M. Hebert
Ken Kavanaugh
Kev
Dariing
Trial date set for St Valentine's Day murder case
In Lake Charles a court set March 27 for the murder trial of a man and a woman charged in the St Valentine’s Day hitchhike killing near Houston. Mrs Claude D Henry and Horace Finnan Burke pleaded innocent. Sheriff Henry Heid said Joseph P Calloway gave a ride Feb 14, was overpowered, stripped, and shot in a rice field.
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Lake Charles
Houston
Girls Rule Here Thursday Leap Year Dollar Day Event
Monroe and West Monroe merchants suspend February 28 to let women lead the Twin Cities in a special Leap Year Dollar Day sales event. Carolyn Husted acts as mayor of Monroe with Laura Flournoy and Billie Marie Aucoin as commissioners, while Mary Margaret Curry leads West Monroe as mayor with Dottie Sue Young Helen Wilson Gail McDonald Dorothy Mays and Eleanor Huth Hoye on the board.
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West Monroe
Twin Cities
Carolyn Husted
Arrest Made in Mystery Slaying Near Venice Louisiana
New Orleans February 22. One suspect was in custody and others sought as Plaquemines parish authorities pursue leads in the four month old slaying of John Collette a 60 year old recluse farmer near Venice. Collette’s body was found last November cut to pieces near his shack with robbery suspected as the motive. Abner Hingle of Burns was arrested and turned over to parish officers.
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Plaquemines Parish
John Collette
Venice
Collette
Thomas Harvey
Walter Kiemmer
Abner Hingle
Burns
Ohio Republicans celebrate two congressional wins
In Columbus Ohio on February 4 Republicans hailed decisive Ohio GOP victories. J Harry McGregor won the 11th district and Frances Payne Bolton secured the late husband’s seat, signaling a Republican edge and potential limits to New Deal aims.
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Columbus
Ohio
Hoosevellt
J. Harry McGregor
Frances Payne Bolton
Joan W. Bricker
Rewuke
Arthur L Limbech
McGregor
West Monroe to Get More WPA Street Paving
The Work Projects Administration and the city of West Monroe allocate funds for streets and sidewalks. A crew of six will pave three and a half miles and gravel five and a half miles of unimproved streets. Drainage ditches will be excavated and concrete culverts installed. Streets scheduled include Conrad Powell Herman Flanagan North Third Sisck Haynes Drew Park Alpha Linderman Coleman Sixth Filhiol Austin.
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City of
West Monroe
WPA
James H. Crutcher
Conrad
Powel
Herman
Flanagan
North Third
Sisck
Haynes
Drew
Park
Alpha
Linderman
Coleman
Sixth
Filhiol
Austin
Democratic struggle over secretary of state job in Louisiana
In Louisiana political maneuvering unfolds as old and new Democratic committees debate who will hold the secretary of state post. Gov designate Sam Jones backs his choice while Mayor Roberto Maestri and others rally in New Orleans and Baton Rouge. Committees from the first and second districts elect members loyal to Jones, with ongoing plans after Conway's death reshapes the race.
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Grenillon
Conway
Wade
Martin
Old
Bateardey
Lana
New
Iiege
Old” Committee
Long
Bia
Roberto Maestri
Owung
Jones
Ww. P
Cy) Hickey Apoll
Climmer
Beast I
E A. Stephens
William Fletcher
New Orleans
L. Robert Rivardo
St. Charlee Pariah
Port Alien
New Hampshire Sets Dewey Test With Delegates at Large
New Hampshire plans its presidential primary on March 12 with J Howard Gile seeking a delegate at large slot to the GOP national convention in New York. Backing for unpledged delegations from New England weakens Gile's bid while Dewey recognizes Bridges as the state's favorite son despite Bridges also seeking unpledged status.
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N. HM
Thoma E. Dewey
New Hampshire
Esce
J. Howard Gile
Nashua Police
G. O. FP
New York
Attooney
Dewey
Gile
Jeaders
New England
United States
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Marten
Massachusetts
House
Bridges
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