Apology from Square Deal Group Over Long Remarks
The Square Deal Association of Louisiana apologizes to President Roosevelt for the cheap conduct and remarks of Senator Huey P Long. Ernest J Bourgeois, president, says Long acts as a Louisiana senator in name only and claims the group represents the mass of good people. The note requests confirmation of receipt from the White House.
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Baton Rouge
Square Deal Association of
Luisiana
E. P. Long
Louisiana
Ernest J.rgeois
Roosevelt
Long
Bourgeois
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Square Deal Association OF Louisiana
Ernest J. Bourgeois
Long Criticizes Roosevelt Policies On Radio Call
Huey Long denounces Roosevelt as failing to aid the poor and middle class and calls for sweeping wealth taxes. He faults federal patronage politics in Louisiana and warns the nation that Roosevelt’s policies threaten ruin.
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Washington
Huey
Long
Roosevelt
Louisiana
Hell
Senator Long
White House
Postal Receipts Show 10 Percent Gain in 1934
Monroe post office reported a steady rise in receipts through 1934, totaling 125 275.86 compared with 113 919.15 in 1933. The last quarter and December showed notable gains, with insured packages boosting figures as Christmas mail emphasized.
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Monroe
J. R. Wooten
Fire Wipes Out Family of Seven in Kentucky Cabin
A Kentucky family of seven perished in a fast moving blaze that destroyed their two room cabin near Pub lic in a rural area 16 miles east of Somerset. The victims included Other Harper 35 his wife Nellie 34 and five children Milton 10 Wanada 8 Elmer 5 Denver 3 and Beryl 1. Neighbors retrieved charred remains as flames consumed the home at about 3 50 am. The cause of the fire was not known.
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Nellie Harper
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Wanada
Elmer
Denver
Beryl
Little Park
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Ray Bullock
E. J. Bullock
Harper
Michael B. Harper
New Orleans Gas Station Owner Dies by Self Creek
John Eagan, 29, a gasoline station owner, shot himself at his New Orleans home yesterday according to police. Relatives say he had been worrying about finances recently.
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New Orleans
John Eagan
Six Charged With Removing Obstructions From Bridge
In Mooresville Alabama six residents including Frank Richardson Jim Kay Bennie Bass Roosevelt Bass Johnny Parham and Jerry Moore are charged with removing obstructions from Piney Creek bridge over which four people died since November 7. Authorities pursue disjointed leads while asserting no link between the death of A C Jolly watchman and the arrests. The probe follows a pattern of barricades found on the bridge and a watch on the scene after Jolly’s death.
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Mooresville
Ala
A. L. Baker
Limestone County
Russell Balch
Roosevelt Bass
Johnny Parham
Jerry Moore
Young Jolly
Lennis Jolly
Horsfall resigns as Monticello A and M head over blue rule
Frank R. Horsfall quits as president of Monticello A and M College after a year of student protests over curtailed athletics dancing bans and locked dormitories. He urged the board to accept his resignation to restore harmony and avert legislative investigation. The dispute began with a March petition by 300 students to Governor Futrell and included charges about athletics fees and actions.
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Ark
Frank R. Horsfall
Monticello A
M. College
Horsfall
Arkansas
J. M. Futrell
Symbol Book Borrower Sought By Authorities
The John Condon who removed a symbols book from the New York Public Library around the Lindbergh kidnapping period is being sought by state authorities. Attorney General Wilentz said investigators have had no success so far. The library card signer listed Philadelphia as an address. defense counsel Reilly emphasized this in cross examination of Dr. John yesterday.
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N. J
John Condon
New York Public Library
Wilentz
Philadelphia
Reilly
John F
Winnsboro Drugist Clayton Wells Found Dead in Car
Clayton Wells 31 a Winnsboro druggist was found dead in his car with a bullet wound to the head at 7 am near Scott's drug store where he served as receiver. The parish coroner ruled suicide, noting the body appeared dead since midnight and a .32 caliber pistol with one shell exploded lay beside him. No motive or note was left. Nearby friends reported no warning signs prior to the act.
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Winnsboro
Clayton Wells
Wells
Scott’s Drug Store
Six Die As Bus Truck Crash Near Piedmont South Dakota
Six children were killed and 13 injured when a bus carrying World War II veterans' families collided with a molasses truck on a narrow bridge on US Highway 16 near Piedmont, South Dakota. The wreck occurred at dusk. rescue was hindered by darkness and sticky molasses. Names of the deceased include Douglas Kitterman age 9, Morris Classick age 12, Brama Stetler age 8, Merle Cassady age 13, Tuila Trumbo age 14, and Alice Person age 12, all from Lead.
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Piedmont
Here
CCC
Calcite
Douglas Kitterman
Wall
Morris Classick
Hurley
Brama Stetler
Oliver
Merle Cassady
Miller
Tuila Trumbo
Alice Person
Apportionment Made for Louisiana Schools
Baton Rouge announces an additional apportionment of 1 per educable child from the state current school fund. The $663,169 distribution raises the 1934-35 fiscal year total to 4 per educable child and $2,652,676 overall.
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Baton Rouge
T. H. Harris
Three Bale Exemption Bill Aims for Small Cotton Growers
Senator Russell of Georgia drafted a bill to exempt a minimum of three bales of cotton per farmer from the Bankhead quota tax. He said the relief targets sharecroppers and small growers, funded by larger producers unless the agriculture secretary raises the basic quota.
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Washington
Russell
Georgia
Secretary of Agriculture
Senate survey shows Roosevelt veto on soldier bonus likely
A Senate survey indicates a veto of full immediate soldier bonus payments would be sustained if the current line up holds. Thirty five senators show strong support to sustain a veto, twenty nine back the bonus, and twenty one remain noncommittal as Frank Belgrano heads to press the fight in Washington.
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Washington
Senate
Frank Belgrano
American Legion
San Francisco
Sophisticated Newsmen Lose Their Case Of Beer
New York Post dispatch from Remington reports a pair of reporters taunted by locals while traveling home from the Hauptmann trial in New Jersey. They set down their beer and chased the mockers, but a third man seized their case of beer during the pursuit.
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The
New York Post
Remington
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Post
Johnson Won’t Testify in Lindbergh Kidnap Trial
In Oslo Henry Red Johnson now Finn Johansen a fruit vendor says he will not testify in the Hauptmann trial. He claims he does not know Hauptmann and would appear only if travel costs were covered. He recently surfaced in humble conditions after fleeing attention from the Lindbergh case.
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Norway
Henry “Red” Johnson
Betty Gow
Finn Johansen
Hauptmann
Johnson
Lindbergh
Bridge Workman Falls 55 Feet Into Ouachita River
E. W. Jones, 32, of Monroe, fell 55 feet from a bridge rig into the Ouachita River at Columbia. He was rescued by fellow workers and is recovering at Vaughan-Wright-Bendel clinic with contusions to the back and kidneys and shock. Jones says he tripped on a bolt can and lost balance on the traveler rig. His watch stopped at 2 p.m. Wednesday, the time he believes he fell.
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Columbia
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
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Monroe
Jones
Agreement Reached on Lump Sum for Relief Program
Washington report says President Roosevelt and congressional leaders reached an agreement to provide 4 billion dollars in a lump sum for the new work relief program to be administered by the president.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Louisiana Governor Allen Rumored to Resign Amid Political Turmoil
Reports from New Orleans and Baton Rouge say Governor O K Allen may have resigned. Confirmation was unavailable as Allen disappeared and Senator Wingate, next in line, is ill. Mrs Allen allegedly persuaded him to quit to avoid Huey Long’s control.
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Senator Long
Louisiana
O. K. Allen
Long
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Allen
Thomas C. Wingate
State Senate
Huey P. Long
Huey Long
Wingate
John B. Fournet
State Supreme Court
Italian Troops Ready to Hinder German Putsch
Vienna reports Italian forces concentrate along the Austrian frontier ready to intervene if German Nazis attempt a putsch after the Saar plebiscite. Austrian and Italian authorities fear post plebiscite unrest as hundreds of Nazis are arrested in Tyrol. Regular troops replace fascist militia along the Brenner Brixen line.
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Saar
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Italy
Dollfuss
Verona
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Linz
Austria
Terminal Consolidation Plan Studied in New Orleans
A special committee of the New Orleans Association of Commerce studied a plan to consolidate the city's terminal facilities as an economy measure. Board members C. S. Williams Vic Aschaffenburg Joseph Lallande and Fred W. Rickert were named to review proposals with the aim of achieving economies. No concrete plan had been proposed at this time.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Association
C. S. Williams
Vic Aschaffenburg
Joseph Lallande
Fred W. Rickert
Hoff Case Fails to Break Hauptmann Supporter Jassie Condon
In Flemington New Jersey on January 10 1935 the Hauptmann defense pressed to show the Lindbergh baby was taken by a gang. Dr John F Jassie Condon denied telling a reporter a body was brought back and rejected the idea of a gang HQ claiming he never said such things. The trial paused as two women were introduced to testify.
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N. J
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Jassie Condon
Lindbergh
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Bruno Richard Hauptmann
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Edward J. Reilly
Defense
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Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
Jassie
Jassie) Condon
Hopewell
Lindberghs
Henry Breckinridge
New York
Reilly
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City Island
Conran
Ferrain
Rogers Has His Say on President's Figures
Beverly Hills column argues the president's budget figures, noting per capita debt projected at $270 by 1936. The writer contrasts U.S. and England tax levels, calling the U.S. stance amateurish and defending relief measures.
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