Louisiana governor crisis stokes reshuffle as Long acts
Huey P. Long moved to reassign top offices after Cyr’s ouster suit was dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. Long declared Cyr no longer official, tapped Alvin O. King as lieutenant governor, and began a broad appointive shakeup including highway chief replacement Tugwell and secretary of state Alice Lee Grosjean as state supervisor of public accounts.
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Paul N. Cyr
Senate
State Supreme Court
Cyr
Long
Alvin O. King
Washington
King
A. O. King
O. K K. Allen
State Highway Commission
A. P. Tugwell
Commission
Allen
Louisiana
Alice Lee Grosjean
New Orleans
Solons Busy With Probe and Massie Murder Case
Grand jury met for two hours under oath with no disclosure of deliberations. Circuit Judge Cristy and Deputy City Attorney Wight refused to reveal reasons for adjournment. The Kahahawai murder case against Lt Thomas H Massie U S N and four co-defendants proceeds with a pending motion to dismiss the charges.
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Grand Jury
Circuit
Albert M. Cristy
Griffith Wight
Kahahawai
Thomas H. Massie
Granville Fortescue
New York
Washington
Massie
Albert O.jones
E. J. Lord
$60 000 Sought in Arent Suit and Mineral Rights
The notice details a land dispute over property parts in Ouachita Parish under township 19 north range 3 east and township 20 range 3 east with a claim of $60 000 sought in the Arent suit. It notes the Supreme Court ruling that Mr. Arent owned the mineral rights and estimates the holdings’ value around $20 000.
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Ouachita Parish
Ouachita River
Arent
Supreme Court
Daniels Would Vote for Anything to Ease Difficulties
Josephus Daniels, former secretary of the navy and Raleigh News and Observer publisher, says in Atlanta that if in Congress he would vote for anything to help the nation get out of its present difficulty. He is recovering in a hospital after an automobile accident.
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Atlanta
Pi—Josephus Daniels
Navy
Raleigh, N. C
News and Observer
Congress
Desperate Descent in Pellucidar Gorge
Jason Gridley climbs a granite gorge to rescue Jana as a storm nears. He loses footing but survives a two foot fall, then quenches thirst and resumes the ascent while Jana, shaken and fearful, trails ahead through looming rain clouds.
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Jason Gridley
Jason
Jana
Pellucidar
Hoover signs bill to form national credit agency in crisis
President Hoover says the new corporation will aid small businesses and prevent deflation in agriculture and industry by stabilizing credit, banking and rail transport. The agency will start with half a billion dollars from the treasury and can raise up to three times that amount with government backed securities to loan to railroads banks and agriculture.
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Thon
Congress
Hoover
Treasury
Civil Service Seeks Applicants Across Multiple Departments
Robert Ellington reports vacancies in the apportioned department service at Washington D C with open competitive exams in education, engineering, dentistry, and cytology. Positions include teacher of English 3000 to 3200 pesos a year and marine engineers 2600 to 3200 dollars. openings close February 16 1932.
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Robert Ellington
Iowa
Maine
Maryland
New Hampshire
Vermont
Virginia
District of Columbia
Washington, D. C
United States Civil Service Commission
Philippines Service
United States
Navy Department
Public Health Service
Washington D.C
United States Civil Board of Examiners
Poultry Specialist Speaks at Courthouse Meeting
C. L. Hill of LSU spoke at a courthouse poultry meeting in place of Clyde Ingram. Mrs. Jewel L. McQuiller assisted, drawing a good crowd of poultry enthusiasts. England requires all adults to keep a dog. the U.S. canine population ranges from 50.9 to 69 million.
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C. L. Hill
Louisiana State University
Mr. Hill
Clyde Ingram
Jewel L. McQuiller
England
Einstein Returns to California to Continue Universe Studies
Dr. Albert Einstein and Frau Einstein arrive in California to resume research on the universe begun during their prior visit. Dr. R. C. Tolman of the California Institute of Technology presides over questions from newspapermen during their first interview.
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Albert Einstein
California
Frau Einstein
R. C. Tolman
California Institute of Technology
Heir to Power of Il Duce Seen in Former Navy Hero
Count Costanzo Ciano Mussolini's minister of communications is hailed as Il Duce's successor and the premier’s closest ally. A former naval officer with 28 years service, Ciano led daring actions at Buccari and later modernized Italy’s rail system and transport policy. His family ties to Mussolini deepen his prominent role in Italian politics.
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Il Duce
Andrue Berding
Rome
Costanzo Ciano
Mussolini
1L Duce
Italy
Ciano
Galeazzo
Shanghai
Edda Mussolini
Arnaldo
Naval Academy of
Leghorn
Buccari
Talks to Parents About Love and Attention for Children
A mother rebukes her six year old for noisiness and defiance but learns neglect bred the misbehavior. The child improves when she spends time and shows affection, proving happiness and love drive good conduct. Two large American saw mills, Bogalusa Louisiana and Longview Washington, each ship about 1,000,000 board feet daily.
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Shened
The
United States
Bogalusa
Longview
Wash
Local Bar Honors H Bernstein In Memorial
The Fourth District Bar records a memorial for H Bernstein who died November 24 1931 in Monroe Louisiana after a legal career begun in 1886 in Winn Parish. He led in his profession, was a trusted counselor and exemplary citizen and husband father and Christian, with a life of self made achievement. The group requests the memorial be recorded and a copy sent to his family.
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Bernstein
Monroe
Louisiana
Husbar
Fourth District
Fourth District Court
Abernathy to Head C of C in Friday Meet
Abernathy is named to lead the Chamber of Commerce in Friday’s meeting. A longtime community leader and former district governor of Lions Clubs of Louisiana, he has served on both junior and senior boards of the Chamber and on LSU Law service in World War II. He supported O K Allen’s gubernatorial bid and campaigned for the next governor. The annual meeting was dispensed with and newly elected officers will assume duties immediately.
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Standard Office Supply Company
Lions Clubs of
Louisiana
Chamber of Commerce
L. S.U. Law Service
American Legion
O. K. Allen
Jury Delayed Case in Reprisal Murders Trial
The trial proceeds with jurors to receive the case late today as defense attorney Scott argues against harshly attacking key witness Ballistic Expert Maurice ONeil of New Orleans. He compares ONeil’s testimony on a pistol recovered in Scrigner’s Des Moines hotel room to early fingerprinting studies, urging caution before removing a man’s liberty.
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Jones
Cherris
Prince Sixte De Bourbon Crosses Sahara For Lake Chad Study
Prince Sixte de Bourbon travels across the Sahara toward Lake Chad to pursue scientific observations while seeking a separate peace between Austria’s Hapsburgs and the Allies.
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Sahara
Algiers
Sixte de Bourbon
Hapsburgs
Lake Tchad
Roman boat found in Lake Nemi near Caligula barges
A third ancient Roman craft, about 2000 years old and likely a freight barge, was unearthed in Lake Nemi after draining the lake which previously yielded two Caligula barges. A Greek bronze Apollo statue, 57 inches tall, was found at Volubilis. United States exports to China rose markedly from 1900 to 1930.
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Rome
Lake
Nemi
Caligula
Rabat
Morocco
Apollo
Volubilis
Praxiteles
Phidias
United States
China
Long and King prepare for governor’s leave and succession
Senate plans include Huey P. Long and aides to witness Long’s oath as the governor heads to Washington. Alvin O. King arrives in Baton Rouge ready to act as acting governor if Long departs, with King stating he will stay in a hotel suite until the mansion is ready.
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Senate
Cyr
King
Long
Long and Weiss
Huey P. Long
O. K. Allen
John B. Fournet
T. Semmes Walmsley
New Orleans
T. H. Harris
G. L. Porterie
Jesse Nugent
Highway Commission
New York
Louisiana
Washington
Alvin O. King
Baton Rouge
Governor Long
Lake Charles
Gulf Coast
Anxious Mother Seeks Help On Daughter’s Engagement
A mother asks how to handle her daughter’s engagement to a young man abroad and urges investigating the fiancé’s background. A wartime-style advised reply urges parental inquiry into the fiancé's family, finances, and past to protect the daughter, warning against blind trust. The page also notes Mrs. Hoover’s mild cold and an Iowa State College project on corn cob insulators.
Cotton Ginned Totals Reported by Census Bureau
Washington reports cotton ginned before January 16 totaling 15,992,294 running bales including 470,418 round bales and 10,862 American-Egyptian bales. The note adds seed wheat may remain viable two to three years under good conditions though germination declines by year five.
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Washington
Census Bureau
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New. Orleans
Solons
Tarzan
Financial Agency
Civil Service
U. S
Associated Press
Alice Judson Peale
H. Bernstein
Abernathy
C. OF C
Victoria Cummings
By Paul Fung
Warie
Weven
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Herbert Hoover
White House
Joel T. Boone
Iowa State College
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