Peyton Address Dominates Louisiana House Floor
The Louisiana House adopted a Peyton resolution after his appeal to cooperate and avoid harming the people. Sharp of Livingston praised the governor but denounced biased news reports. Representative Pegues sought censure of press coverage and a suspension for immediate action, but the rules were not suspended and the measure was laid over for future consideration.
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Peyton
Louisiana
Sharp
Livingston
Ellender
William Pegues
DeSoto
House
Lindsey Measure Altered In Senate Space
The Louisiana senate rejected committee amendments to the Lindsey homestead bill regulating negotiations with the Federal Home Owners Loan corporation. Senator Coleman Lindsey of Minden proposed floor amendments after the chamber initially refused to suspend rules, but the body killed the committee changes and adopted substitute amendments from Lindsey’s side.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Lindsey
Federal Home Owners Loan Corporation
Coleman Lindsey Minden
Senate Banks and Banking Committee
Wingrave
Bigamy Charge Sparks Debate Over Home Loan Racket Reform
Lawmakers consider an emergency bill to let homesteads buy stock in open market negotiations and curb third party loan dealings with HOLC. Supporters say 4,000 loans blocked now could grow to 11,000, while critics from the State Banking Commission warn it won’t halt stock manipulations. The House also unanimously approved a constitutional amendment exempting motor vehicles from property taxes.
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Lindsey
State Banking Commission
J. S. Brock
Brock
HOLC
Don’t Give Up S S S Heals Blood Fatigue Ad 1900s
A vintage health advertisement urges readers to avoid giving up and notes fatigue from colds or overwork. It attributes worn out feelings to weakened red blood cells and hemoglobin and promotes S S S as a blood restoring tonic, promising improved appetite color skin and energy with use.
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S.S.S
The
S.S.S. Co
Tax Exemption Bill Is Passed In Session
The first direct tax relief measure of the session received approval. Lawmakers backed the bill amid debate on its impact on state revenues and services.
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Baton Rouge, la
Junior Shakespeare Story Telling Club Meeting Planned
The Junior Shakespeare Story Telling club will meet Friday at 2 30 PM in the Presbyterian church annex. Miss Freeda Mickel, the director, announced a picnic and initiation soon. Two new members Betty Jane Yeldell and Betty Sue Jones joined the club.
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Shakespeare
Presbyterian Church Annex
Freeda Mickel
Miss Mickel
Betty Jane Yeldell
Betty Sue Jones
Local tax bills face opposition in state house debate
Louisiana lawmakers hear opposition led by Mayor Lamkin of Alexandria against local budget bills that would require excise boards to review municipal budgets. Opponents argue the measures strip local self government and threaten cities from New Orleans to Shreveport.
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Lamkin
Alexandria
Louisiana Municipal Association
Wimberly
Bernstein
Walmsley
New Orleans
Louisiana Tax Reform Commission
Allen
McGrath
Orleans
Burke
Louisiana Tax Commission
W. Scott Heywood
Tax Reform Commission
Hearing Spectator
Heywood
Hardy
Shreveport
Stanley Defends Reprieves and Penitentiary Policy
The article notes intense debate over reprieves and early release for convicts, with quotes condemning leniency as inviting crime. Reed was arrested after a woman reported suspicious cruising in the French quarter. he claimed a 15 day leave and a 42 day reprieve from Governor Allen. It also mentions the Philadelphia library as the oldest in the country.
Steel Workers Move Toward Large Walkout Threat
A looming strike of about 100 000 steel workers on June 16 was seen as inevitable without concessions. While violence flared in Cincinnati and New York talks attempted to salvage the Remington Rand Typewriter dispute, a company official promised a New York conference by week's end. Police guarded the Ilion plant, Syracuse workers returned in growing numbers, and Alabama mine fields saw bombing and fires but no talks. A labor relations board concept lingered, Johnson pushed for steel’s board but executives resisted, and Johnson departed Newark for Washington.
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Cincinnati
Remington Rand Typewriter
New York
Ilion
N. Y
Syracuse
Alabama
American Iron and Steel Institute
Johnson
Newark
N. J
Washington
Steel Chieftains Holding Conference
Steel industry leaders gather in New York to discuss a fast developing labor relations crisis and strike threats from organized labor. They resume talks after a two and a half hour session with NRA administrator Hugh S. Johnson whose arbitration proposals drew no comment.
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New York
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Birth of daughter for Mr and Mrs Frank Masling Jr
Mr and Mrs Frank Masling Jr announce the birth of a daughter on Wednesday. She is the first grandchild of Mr and Mrs Frank Masling Sr. The note then shifts to a historical fact about North Carolina insisting on a religious liberty clause before ratifying the U S constitution in 1789.
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Frank Masling, Jr
Frank Masling, Sr
North Carolina
United States
Cuticura Ointment Promoted for Various Skin Ailments
The advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment as a quick remedy for itching burning affections eczema pimples and other disfiguring blotches. It urges households to keep a supply and offers samples free with prices of 25c and 50c and a mailing address in Malden Massachusetts.
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S. L. Dickman
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