Senate Frames Wide Salary Slashes and Tax Proposals
Louisiana senators debated a Dore bill to cap salaries across courts and agencies at fixed levels with sliding-scale penalties, while other members proposed 20 percent cuts for judiciary and Public Service Commission. Tax measures included a five-cent lubricating oil levy and a fur severance tax, plus a vending machine tax and a bond-funded road program adjustment. The administration’s stance on funds drew attention as proposed disbursement changes faced political friction.
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Senate
J. Hugo Doreille Platte
Dore
State Supreme Court
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State Board of Health
Jackson
Pineville
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Guy Holloway
Union
Hammon Corporation
J. J. Beeson
Vernon Parish
Parish Road
C. A. Morvant
LaFourche
Louisiana
J. W. Ethridge
Grant Parish
Cecil Morgan
Public Service Commission
Francis Williams
United States
Huey P. Long
E. A. Conway
G. L. Porterie
O. K. Allen
G.K. Perrault
Louisiana State University
Garrett in Bastrop on court matters
David I. Garrett district attorney for Ouachita and Morehouse parishes visited Bastrop today to handle court related matters.
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David I. Garrett
Ouachita
Morehouse
Bastrop
Senate Finance Committee Edits Tax Bills in Louisiana
The Louisiana senate finance committee amended administration tax bills, outlining tobacco tax rates on cigars, a 2 cent per case soft drink tax, and electricity gross receipts plus device taxes. O'Brien urged relief for taxpayers and criticized delays, while Long defended costs and questioned revenues. debate touched on salaries and tick eradi cation funding.
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C. Arthur Provost
Iberia
Long
George W. Lee
Rapides
R. A. Wingrave
New Orleans
Frank H. Peterman
Alexandria
O'Brien
Louisiana
Taxpayers League
Avoyelles Parish
Heywood
Jennings
O’brien
Senator Long
Cappel
Baton Rouge
Senate Finance Committee
O. K. Allen
Veterans of Bonus Army Camp at Capital in Protest Mission
Veterans of the Bonus Army vow to stay in Washington to press for full payments. Leaders cite overseas service, with many married and unemployed, seeking average bonuses around 500 dollars. Around 7,500 veterans expected, sleeping in open camps near the Anacostia river.
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Bonus Army
Washington
Bonus Expeditionary Force
Berlin
Illinois
Northwestern University
Joseph T. Angelo
Camden
N. J
George Kleinholz
Oregon Marchers
Elmer Jensen
Salt Lake City
Anacostia River
Kellogg All-Bran Aids Constipation Relief and Energy
The advertisement asserts that a full day’s work needs strength and that constipation reduces performance. Kellogg’s All-Bran supplies bulk to move the intestines, plus Vitamin B and iron, with two tablespoonfuls daily claimed to correct most constipation types. If unresolved, see a doctor.
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Kellogg's
Kellogg
Battle Creek
Communist Plot Fanned by Capital Police Report
The article notes police in multiple states limiting veteran marchers with no clashes. 400 bonus marchers from Texas and Oklahoma rested in Nashville parks awaiting a transportation committee report before resuming their march to Washington for a cash bonus.
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Nashville
Tenn
Texas
Oklahoma
Transportation Committee
Washington
Memphis
American Legion
Clifford Davis
J. J. Hawley
Veterans Marchers Split Over Park Quarters in Nashville
Texas veterans led by General Ernest Albright bivouacked at Reservoir park with flags while Oklahoma group rested at Cumberland park six blocks away. Police arranged temporary lodging as the march to Washington continued and men endured blistered feet and limited coffee breaks.
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Texas
Davis
Nashville
Reservoir Park
Oklahoma
Cumberland Park
Hawley
Washington
Ernest Albright
Laymen's Services Held at Monroe First Methodist
Annual laymen day services were conducted at Monroe First Methodist Church with Bishop Hoyt M. Dobbs of Shreveport delivering a sermon on The Church of Tomorrow. The preceding Fellowship Day banquet featured a program of readings and remarks.
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Monroe First Methodist Church
Hoyt M. Dobbs
Shreveport
Church of Tomorrow
Stanback Headache Relief Ad Says 10 Cents
Quick relief for headaches and nagging pains promotes Stanback at the drug store. It claims immediate pickup for only 10 cents and urges asking the druggist for Stanback by name.
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Tanback
Stanback
Reading by Mrs. Sybil Thompson and addresses at Ouachita event
A brief account notes readings by Mrs. Sybil Thompson and an address by Judge Faulk of Athens Texas plus a church quartet performance and a short sermon by Bishop Dobbs honoring a former Ouachita parish resident.
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Sybil Thompson
Judge Faulk
Athens
Texas
Ouachita Parish
Church Quartet
Bishop Dobbs
Gall Stone Colic Cure Guide Ad
An advertisement from Home Drug Co of Minneapolis promotes a home treatment for liver and gall bladder trouble. It touts a recognized specialist’s prescription and literature with 28 years of happy results, offering a money-back guarantee and urging readers to clip the notice.
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Write Home Drug Co
Minneapolis
Minn
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