Wing of Party Selects Slate at Shreveport
In Shreveport Louisiana the state convention rejected Senator Huey P. Long's control naming a rival national committeeman John D. Ewing and committeewoman Gladys Brazeeale while 24 delegates including former governors Sanders Parker and Pleasant head to Chicago uninstructed.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
United States
Huey P. Long
State Central Committee
Long
State Central
Democratic Committee
Chicago
Emile Bienvenu
New Orleans
Senator Long
Bienvenu
John D. Ewing
Gladys Breazeale
Natchitoches
Ewing
Col
Robert Ewing
Jared Y. Sanders, Sr
John M. Parker
Ruffin G. Pleasant
Gangster Milford Jones Found Shot in Detroit Cabaret
The body of Milford Jones, linked to Fred Burke and Gus Winkler, was found with a bullet wound in a cabaret at 47 Rowena Street, Detroit. Police questioned proprietor Jack Green and detained three young women at the scene.
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Detroit
Milford Jones
Fred Burke
Rowena Street
Jack Green
Jones
St. Louis
Burke
Gus Winkler
Town Tidbits and Local Laughs From Monroe
Mrs. Maude Belton’s missing lawnmower is recovered after a theft by Bill Hyde. Dr J W Williams notes air trips for his children between Monroe and Atlanta. C C Calvert arrives late to Kiwanis, outruns a motorcycle cop with a smile. Leon Barrow learns a Texas man left him forty thousand dollars. The Shreveport man’s windfall brings hope, as the city’s phone book lists thousands of names. Carolyn Watts, five, charms customers at her father’s store with a toy tale. News-Star salesman T B Nolan refuses a secondhand paper sale, citing integrity.
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Maude Belton
Breard
Bill Hyde
Gordon Avenue
J. W. Williams
Monroe
Atlanta
C. C. Calvert
Kiwanis
Shreveport
Leon Barrow
King’s Highway
Barrow
Brownville
Texas
Carolyn Watts
Lower South Grand Street
McLemore Explains Political Caucuses in Satire
Chicago writer Henry McLemore lampoons party caucuses by describing a crowded smoky room full of disagreements and strong drink. He recalls varied state caucuses from South Carolina to Illinois, ending with a comic exaggeration of the ultimate Illinois gathering.
Louisiana House Passes Chain Store Tax Bill
The Louisiana house approved a chain store tax 84 to 1 to raise 15 dollars per store, max 200 for chains of 50 or more, with exemptions for filling stations and utility firms. Proceeds fund parish road bonds or schools where no bonds exist, reflecting a clash with chains per James Madison.
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Baton Rouge
Wimberly
Calhoun, Bradford
Madison
House of Representatives
Louisiana
James Madison
Morehouse
Reverend W. W. Hill Arrested Amid Church Dispute
In Monroe a dispute over Zion Travelers' Baptist church led to Rev. W. W. Hill being jailed on a charge of disturbing public worship. Court orders had barred him from preaching. supporters sought his re election as pastor despite the injunction.
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Monroe
W. W. Hill
Zion Travelers’ Baptist Church
Tom Jasper
Hill
Judge Shell
Bills Passed By Lower House Reach State Senate
Baton Rouge June 15 The Lester Leuis s ier house bill taxing beef and dairy products to fund tick eradication passed the house and was sent to the senate finance committee. An administration bill taxing corporations also went to finance committee. Wingrave reapportionment bill was reported without action and later postponed indefinitely amid conflicts over ward scope. Senate bill 110 on final reading progressed in the chamber.
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Baton Rouge
Lester-Leuissier
House
Senate
Finance Committee
J. J. Wingrave
New Orleans
Wingrave
Chasez
Eleventh Ward
Walmsley
Dore
Chaser
Byrne
Orleans
Morgan
Mrs Blair to discuss beauty at twin city lectures
Margaret Josephine Blair, 72 year old health specialist and former University of Minnesota professor, will lecture Monday and Tuesday at 10 am on the Hotel Virginia roof about radiant health and beauty. Sponsored by News Star and Morning World, the talks urge Monroe and West Monroe women to attend.
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Margaret Josephine Blair
University of Minnesota
Twin City
Hotel Virginia
News-Star
Morning World
Monroe
West Monroe
Blair
George Bernard Shaw
Rotary entertains scouts at Camp Ki Ro Li
The Monroe Rotary Club will hold its regular meeting at Camp Ki R o Li with copper served at 7 pm. A stunt program by the Louisiana Training Institute scouts, under Harry Sorenson, is planned with Judge Charles Schulze as a guest. No noon meeting at the Virginia hotel.
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Monroe Rotary Club
Ki-Ro-Li
Scout Troop
Louisiana Training Institute
Harry Sorenson
Monroe Rotarians
H. L. Rosenheim
Death of Sir Donald MacLean Education Chief at 66
London June 15 Sir Donald MacLean president of the board of education in Prime Minister Mac Donalds cabinet died today at age 66. He suffered a heart attack and had been ill for several days prompting the death announcement.
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London
Donald MacLean
Board of Education
MacDonald
Dawes Declines Vice Presidential Nomination
Charles Gate Dawes said he could not accept the Republican nomination for vice president. The Illinois delegation voted unanimously to support him for the post despite Dawes earlier statements. Dawes spoke from the Willard Hotel and telephoned the Associated Press to confirm his stance.
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Dawes
Chicago
Charles G. Dawes
Illinois
Washington
Charles Gates Dawes
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Willard Hotel
Associated Press
Bonus Bill Adopted by U. S. House
The House passed the 2.4 billion Patman cash bonus bill as ragged veterans watched from the galleries. It moves to the Senate amid a planned opposition majority and a likely presidential veto by Hoover.
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U. S
House
Washington
U.P
Patman
Congress
Senate
Potomac
Hoover
Carolina tribunal upholds Lea and Davis convictions
The North Carolina supreme court affirmed the convictions of Luke Lea former Nashville publisher Wallace B. Davis former Asheville banker and Luke Lea Jr for violation of state banking laws. The ruling found no error in Buncombe county superior court proceedings linked to the Central Bank and Trust Company failure.
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Raleigh, N.C
North Carolina Supreme Court Today
Luke Lea
Nashville, Tenn
Wallace B. Davis
Asheville
N. C
Luke Lea, Jr
Buncombe County
Tick Eradication Fight Near Half Way Point In Louisiana
In Baton Rouge the cattle tick eradication bill won a half victory as the legislature approved the tick measure 58 to 39. The house also passed the corporation franchise tax 62 to 26, expected to raise 1.25 per 1000 of capital and profits, aiding Governor Allen's budget balance with other new taxes. The tick bill is projected to generate about 400000 annually in revenue.
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Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
House of Representatives
W. J. Hammon
Jackson
Louisiana
Allen
H. W. Leuissier
Catahoula
George W. Lester
West Feliciana
Committee Hears Varied Requests for State Money
The Louisiana House appropriations committee, in Baton Rouge, held hearings on numerous requests to add funding to the 1932 34 general appropriations bill. Mrs J L Averitt sought 30000 for the state industrial school for girls including a new building. Mrs Judith Hyams Douglas and others asked 12000 for the Louisiana Children's Home at Jennings to be drawn from the conservation fund.
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Baton Rouge
Appropriations Committee
House of Representatives
J. L. Averitt
State Industrial School For Girls
Alexandria
Judith Hyams Douglas
New Orleans
J. T. Hood
Jefferson Davis
S. O. Shattuck
Calcasieu
J. H. Heinen
Jennings
Louisiana Children’s Home
Conservation Fund
Edward Schowalter
Conservation Department
Means Receives Stiff Sentence in Kidnap Case
Gaston B. Means was sentenced to 15 years in prison for swindling Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean of 104000 tied to an alleged plan to return the Lindbergh baby. He received 10 years for larceny of 100000 ransom and 5 years for 4000 expense money, to run after the first term.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
Evalyn Walsh McLean
James M. Proctor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Justice Department
T. Morris Wampler
Means
Proctor
Lindbergh
Rev Vandegaer Ends 20 Years as Monroe Pastor
The Rev N F Vandegaer marked twenty years as pastor of St Matthew's Catholic Church in Monroe with no special observance. Born December 27 1876 at Many he studied at Covington Grand Seminary in Montreal was ordained June 26 1902 at Natchitoches served in Vidalia Cloutierville before coming to Monroe June 14 1912. He is a member of the Knights of Columbus and Kiwanis club.
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N. F. Vandegaer
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Vandegaer
Rev. Vandegaer
Many
Sabine Parish
Felix Terzia Jr Named to Louisiana Flood Control Board
Felix A. Terzia Jr secretary treasurer of Parlor City Lumber Co received a gubernatorial commission appointing him to the Louisiana flood control board. The appointment by Gov. O K Allen is among the first made since taking office and meets with broad approval locally.
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Felix A. Terzia, Jr
Parlor City Lumber Company
O. K. Allen
Louisiana Flood Control Board
Allen
Trolley Wire Break Delays Traffic At City Intersection
A broken trolley cable disrupted traffic for about 15 to 20 minutes this morning at DeSiard Street and North Second Street. City electricians were summoned to repair the line.
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DeSiard and
North Second Streets
Republicans face deadline to pay for Chicago hall
In Chicago on June 15 the Republican convention wrestled with an $8 500 balance owed to Chicago Stadium manager Sidney Strotz for construction work He warned the hall could be closed if payment did not arrive tonight Officials dismissed fears of a forced halt, with the report from the platform committee awaited to resume at 8 p m
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Chicago Stadium
Chicago
Sidney Strotz
Strotz
Republicans rally for Hoover at Chicago convention
In a 15 minute demonstration at Chicago Stadium Republicans endorsed the administration backed credentials report and showed dispatch in party affairs. A rip roaring speech by Congressman Snell praised Hoover and the party's record while the president and his allies led the proceedings.
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Chicago Stadium
Hoover
Snell
Lower House Lays Aside Burgess Act to Tax Exchanges
Baton Rouge La June 15 The house Ways and Means Committee laid aside without action two Burgess bills to levy extra license taxes on cotton and stock exchanges Senator Huey P Long said Governor Allen opposed the taxes and that both exchanges might be shut down for a time in view of his position Mayor Walmsley of New Orleans attended the hearing.
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T. S. Walmsley
New Orleans
Farm hand killed by lightning near Crystal Springs
Kenneth Biggens aged 32 was struck and killed while leaning against a tree during a thunderstorm. The storm also produced hail and damaged tomato crops in the area near Crystal Springs Mississippi.
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Crystal Springs
Miss
Kenneth Biggens
Here
Sergeant York Famed War Hero to Speak at Monroe Event
The Veterans of Foreign Wars in the Louisiana Mississippi department bring Alvin C. York to Monroe for an encampment. York will address the public Saturday at Paramount theater with Major E. C. Danforth Jr. detailing the 1918 Argonne action where York led a small force against a battalion.
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Monroe
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alvin C. York
Paramount
York
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T. B. Nolan
Nolan
McLemore
Henry McLemore
Connolly
South Carolina
Nevada
Ohio
Wisconsin
Porto Rico
Alaska
Primo Carnera
Rev. W. W. Hill
Zion Church
Tebeee
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Ee Aneee
Cairo
Sae
Carolina Tribunal
Davis
St. Matthew's Church
Felix Terzia, JR
Fess
California
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