A Warning From Mississippi on Legislative Deadlock
The Memphis editorial condemns Mississippi's longest, least productive session, blaming factional fights for paralyzing lawmaking. It urges Mississippians to pursue state welfare over political squabbles and warns Louisiana to avoid Mississippi’s fate as independents in Louisiana’s legislature push constructive bills.
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Mississippi
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Tennessee
Louisiana
House
Senate
General Assembly
Auto Deaths Rise In National Traffic Study 1929 Report
The national conference on street and highway safety reports 51 000 motor vehicle deaths in 1929, up 10.8 percent from 1928. Deaths rose for a third year faster than car growth, with fatalities per 100 000 people climbing from 16 in 1920 to 27.2 in the latest year. Economic loss from fatalities is estimated, and states with full licensing and traffic law systems show the lowest death rates.
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National Conference On Street and Highway Safety
Prohibition Task Too Great for Bulletin Lament
The Philadelphia Evening Bulletin admits prohibition is an immense challenge, likening it to Hercules’ labors. A California partisan cites earthquakes, while Florida hurricane talk prompts a patient caution about cyclone cellars as shelters. The piece notes balanced arguments on the issue.
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Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Florida
Mental hygiene warns of rising insanity in modern life
The article cites an international congress finding 635 mental cases per 100000 sane with 1880 figures of 63 per 100000. It warns prolific modern stress and crowded living drive mental illness and urges balanced work, rest, and stimulating hobbies to maintain sanity.
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United States
Washington
Henri Lauzier
Sorbone
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Senator Keyes Loyal Harvard Fan At Yale Harvard Game
In Washington at 67 Henry Wilder Keyes, US senator for New Hampshire, remains a devoted Harvard athlete supporter. He avidly follows the Crimson and would not miss Yale Harvard football, staying engaged in national votes as needed. He has not missed a major Harvard sports event in four decades.
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Washington
Harvard
Crimson
United States Senate
New Hampshire
Henry Wilder Keyes
Henry Wilder Keyes A Golden Era Athlete At Harvard
Henry Wilder Keyes excelled as a running high jumper at Adams Academy setting an interscholastic mark of five feet ten and a half inches. At Harvard he ran a quarter mile and played football while devoting much effort to rowing, captaining the crew to defeat Yale in his senior year. His outdoor passion drew him back to his Connecticut river valley farm, leveraging his training and wealth for success in any field.
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Henry Wilder Keyes
Adams Academy
Harvard
Yale
Keyes
Connecticut River
Senate farmer and aviation pioneers noted in mixed quotes
A long profile praises a New Hampshire senator known as a farmer and authority on agriculture who avoids speeches. It recalls May 24 when Hoover awarded the NC-4 flight pioneers from Newfoundland to Portugal in 1919. The passage ends with assorted newspaper quotes on life in prison and propaganda.
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Hoover
Newfoundland
Portugal
Atlantic
Solomon
The Cabin Baton Rouge Tangle Over Governor Long
A Baton Rouge column notes bitter Old Regular opposition to Governor Long in the current session. It recounts fiery House debates on taxes, bribery, and state versus city power, highlighting Lavinius L. Williams and J. Martian Hamley as key figures.
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Baton Rouge
Long
Lavinius L. Williams
New Orleans
House of Representatives
McClanahan
Orleans Parish
Distinguishing Sun Stroke From Heat Stroke in Heat Exposure
The article explains sun stroke and heat stroke differ in cause and treatment. Sun stroke causes collapse with cold, clammy skin and weak pulse, needing warming and massage, while heat stroke demands cooling. Both are serious with high mortality and lasting aftereffects.
Local Social Notes Highlight Area Travel and Visits
Geneva residents Mr and Mrs Charles W Phillips hosted guests yesterday Mr and Mrs W L Smith. L R Ferguson returned from Meridian Mississippi. Miss Scott of Parish high school left for New York. E M Nash and niece Beatrice Wales head to Texas. William Carlton back from Arkansas trip. Ed Volmer and wife return from six week visit in Pennsylvania. Mrs R B Sadler and son Dick Jr depart for New Iberia to join Mr Sadler and possible Lafayette move.
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Charles W. Phillips
Geneva
W. L. Smith
L. R. Ferguson
Meridian
Miss Scott
Parish
New York
E. M. Nash
Beatrice Wales
Points
Texas
William Carlton
Arkansas
Ed Volmer
Pennsylvania
R. B. Sadler
Master Dick, Jr
New Iberia
Sadler
Lafayette
Louisiana participation in Chicago world fair resolution read
Mr Hamley opened reading of a long resolution on Louisiana joining the Chicago world fair. Rep Stitch insisted the full text be heard. The lengthy reading consumed ten minutes and the measure will return to the appropriations committee for further action.
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J. Martian Hamley
Hamley
Wilds
Louisiana
Stitch
New Orleans
House
Mr. Hamley
Appropriations Committee
Gaities revival showcases youth in Theatre Guild revue
Stage notes middle year Theatre Guild revives The Garrick Gaities as a smart intimate revue mixing sketches music and dance. Original cast includes Philip Loeb Sterling Holloway Hilgarde Halliday Edith Meiser with Nan Blackstone singing Lazy Levee Loungers.
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New York
Theatre Guild
Philip Loeb
Sterling Holloway
Hilgarde Halliday
Edith Meiser
Albert Carroll
Nana Blackstone
Cynthia Rodgers
Edith Sheldon
Ruth Chorpenning
James Norris
Gaielles
Sheldon
Rodgers
Holloway
Nan Blackstone
Miss Blackstone
Mei Lan Fang
Hollywood
Ibsen
Betty Starbuck
Robbie Perkins
Herbert Fields
Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart
Monroe Social Notes Highlight Visitors and Recital Evening
Mr Sadler prepares for headquarters while E O Durden visits with Marion Camille returning from a weekend with her mother in the Colony. Mrs Manning and Miss Rebecca Thomas of El Dorado Ark stay in Monroe with Mrs Keller. The Young Woman's Society met with Mrs Breard. Mrs Livandais and pupils gave a recital at the auditorium. Parker Memorial Class launched on a ride led by Mrs Miller.
Radio Schedule Highlights Across Networks
Central standard time listings show programs on WEAF WABC WJZ and other stations. Notable items include Sunshine Hour, Arabesque, Harmonies, and Amos n Andy with multiple station pickups.
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WEAF
New York
NBC Chain
WSMB
WOAI
WEBC
WSAI
WIBO
WJDA
KOA
KGO
Keca Wiod
WHAS
WMC
KSD
WJAX
Sunshine Hour
Rudy Vallee Orch
WGY
WFJC
WDAF
WWJ
WTMJ
WLOD
WJDX
WSB
KGW
KTHS
WTAM
KSTP
KFJ
KOMO
KHQ
WERC
WAPI
WBAP
Wtam Wow
Roy O'Hara
WIJAX
WABC
CBS
U. S&. Marine Band
WADC
WKBN
WBBM
KMOX
KOIL
KMBC
Wccoo
KFH
WBCM
WFIW
KLRA
KPJF
KLZ Kaj
KFRC
KVI
KFPY
WHK
WKRC
WGHP
WOWO
WERBM
WISN
WCCO
WIBW
WSPD
WMT
WEIW
WREC
KRLD
Kpfjif
KLZ
KDYL
Knights
KMO
WGST
WDSU
WFB
WBR
WRR
KTSA
WKRBN
WLAC
KFJF
Dream Boat
Wceco
WGL
WDAY
WNAX
Heywood Broun
WJZ
Amos ‘'N
Andy
WMAQ
KYW
KWK
WREN
KPRC
WKY
WFAA
WDAI
KSL
KECA
WLW
WSM
KFAB
WJR
Floyd Gibbons
WENR
KVOO
Rolfe Orch
WGN
Chicago
WLS
WJJD
Coal Bureau
Dan
Sylvia
Styles
Amos 'N
Orchestra
Maybe I'm Wrong by John P. Medbury
A humorous snippet collection lampoons marriage and gender roles with lines about pampered dogs wives and henpecked husbands. It critiques social pretenses and features quips about butter as a handy aid and the tough man who won t talk to himself.
Advice on accepting guidance even when opposed
The piece argues that those in need of advice resist it, viewing listening as a flaw. It urges openness to fair minded counsel, noting most people know little and miss learning opportunities. Emphasizing humility, it warns against pride that dismisses useful suggestions.
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International Feature Service, Inc
Plane Parade Costs Air Fleet Visit on Atlantic Coast
In Norfolk Virginia 140 planes from battle fleet aircraft squadrons used 42 500 gallons of gasoline and 1 700 gallons of oil during the largest air parade ever assembled on the Atlantic coast. The event covered 1 200 miles.
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Associated Press
Norfolk
Easern Seaboard
Battle Fleet
Atlantic
Moron Rotary Club Authorized to Build Airport
The Rotary Club of Moron in Camaguey province received authorization to construct an airport named Jose Marti Aviation Station. The project aims to establish a regional air facility serving Moron and surrounding areas.
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Havana
Rotary Club of
Moron
Camaguey
Jose Marti Aviation Station
Traffic instruction added to Anhalt state curriculum
Regular courses of instruction in traffic systems for large cities and rural areas have been included in the curriculum of all schools in the state of Anhalt with emphasis on automobile traffic.
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Dessau
Anhalt
Map waterfront from air Chicago 89 feet long four feet wide
Air corps photographers render a mosaic map of the Chicago water front from the Indiana line to Wilmette. The completed map measures 89 feet in length and four feet in width.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Air Corps
Indiana Line
Wilmette
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