Veterans Meet Program Prepares for York Visit
A two day veterans meeting schedules a vigilantio chaplain roll call and credentials reports. A barbecue for veterans and wives occurs at Mayor Bernstein's Bayou DeSiard home at 5 p m. A dance at Hotel Frances starts at 9 p m. Saturday. Sunday opens with a 8 a m business session at the school auditorium and 9 30 a public meeting at Paramount theater with National Historian J R Billman and World War II hero Sergeant Alvin C York arriving at 9 45 a m. York will be met at the depot by Rodney J Hobbs post drum corps and escorted to the theater. A downtown parade with four bands is set for 2 p m followed by more business at the school auditorium. Elections and encampment city selection are on the agenda with possible evening sessions if needed.
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Vigilero
Mayor Bernstein
Bayou DeSiard
Hotel Frances
Paramount Theater
J. R. Billman
Alvin C. York
Illinois Central Railroad
York
Drum and Bugle Corps
Rodney J. Hobbs
Monroe
Lovers' quarrel over husbands sparks witty quip
Two spinsters discuss desirable husband traits. When asked to choose between brains wealth or appearance one immediately says appearance and the sooner the better. The remark reflects lighthearted social satire from Tit-Bits.
No More Blackheads Cream Ad Promises Clear Skin
An advertisement touts Nadinom cream as a simple overnight solution for blackheads pimples freckles and blemishes. It claims rapid whitening pore tightening and a youthful complexion with a money back guarantee for a 50 cent jar.
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Nedindla
Druggist Introduces New Headache Formula B C
A North Carolina pharmacist blends several ingredients to create a formula claimed to relieve most headaches in minutes. Sold as B C at drugstores in 0c and 25c packages, it also aids muscular pains colds neuralgia fever and nervous distress without opiates or habit forming drugs.
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North Carolina
B.C
How One Woman Lost 20 Lbs of Fat
An advertisement promises weight loss by taking Kruschen Salts daily in hot water. It claims fat loss in two weeks, increased energy, clearer skin, and a younger feeling body. The ad urges buying from Collens Pharmacy and offers a money-back guarantee.
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Collens Pharmacy
America
Gavel Theft Sparks Rampant Convention Turmoil
At a crowded Republican gathering delegates rioted as a janitor Patrick Henry delivered an improvised gavel made from a bung and broom handle. Police locked exits and frisking followed while Spike McDoniga was blamed. France nomination seen as futile as votes favored him only in preference primaries.
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Snell
Patrick Henry
Henry
Illinois
Spike McDoniga
Clubfoot Charlie
Peritonius Petey
the Doctor
Inspector Mulberry
Sandblast
France
Chicago
Joseph I. France
L. B. Sandblast
Portland
Oregon
Maryland
Republic
United States
Scott Praises President as Ideal Republican Standard Bearer
A speaker lauds the president as a steady captain through tough years, praising his faith, conscience, and leadership. He hails fellow Republicans and contrasts with broader threats, urging renewal of core principles amid national trials.
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Scott
Lee Shore
Republican Party
Congress
Californin
Unterrifieds to Meet Today at Baton Rouge
Louisiana political factions prepare for a possible third delegation to the Democratic national convention. Representative P. H. McGrath proposed a state convention to name a national committeeman and a delegation committee to back Delesdernier for vice president with Fisher later. The plan follows a joked communication noting parish population as the basis for delegation. two delegations already exist. The noon meeting in Baton Rouge aims to decide the matter amid Long era influence concerns.
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P. H. McGrath
New Orleans
Shreveport
United States
Huey P. Long
Cannonading to Awake Citizens Friday Morning
Residents of the Twin Cities will be awakened shortly after 5 o'clock Friday by a 21-gun salute from Rodney J. Hobbs post Veterans of Foreign Wars in celebration of the opening of the state VFW encampment. The exact firing location is withheld to prevent curious onlookers and ensure safety. police will supervise to keep civilians clear.
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Twin Cities
Rodney J. Hobbs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
State Department of Veterans of Foreign Wars
Police Department
Optometric Society To Meet Here Tonight
The Northeast Louisiana Optometric society holds its next meeting in this city tonight in clinic form with Dr. Bert Heinberg presiding as chairman. Necropolis, a Greek word, signifies City of the Dead.
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Optometric Society
Northeast Louisiana Optometric Society
Bert Heinberg
Necropolis
Ring-Root Cure Promises Fast Foot Fungus Relief
Advertises a remedy for foot itch and ringworm named Ring-Root. Claims the germs lie deep and that ordinary treatments fail. Promises the outer skin removal without discomfort and germ kill in one minute under a guarantee.
Tax sale delay measures debated by Louisiana lawmakers
A public hearing before the house and senate joint judiciary committees heard tax relief proposals and road bond policies. Senators Peterman and Moss backed amendments while others opposed. House votes were unanimous against the measures.
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House
Senate
Joint Judiciary Committees
Taxpayer League
United States
Huey P. Long
Frank H. Peterman
Alexandria
Moss
Lake Charles
Dugas
Lafayette
Judiciary Committee
Delahoussaye
New Iberia
Byrne
New Orleans
Peterman
Sanders
Baton Rouge
Perrault
Acadia
Hamiter
Caddo
Drake
Sabine
Dudley D. Lang
Winn Parish
House Committee On Registration and Election
Capital and Labor
House Committee On Capital and Labor
Lucas
Rapides
G O P Ponders Position Taken On Prohibition
Four years after opposing both administration and repeal planks the Republican platform endorses Hoover leadership and party unity. The key issue was the prohibition plank urging federal control of liquor traffic instead of flat repeal. James R. Garfield read the planks as delegates debated whether to submit prohibition to the states for repeal.
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Bingham
Liquor Exchange
Hoover
Farm Board
World Court
Tariff Commission
Congress
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Connecticut
Prohibition plank backed by Republican delegates
Louisiana and Mississippi delegations supported the administration on the prohibition issue and the platform. Jackson of Louisiana urged adoption of the sub committee’s report, calling the compromise plank the best solution before the convention as it frames the issue for state conventions.
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Resolutions
Louisiana
Mississippi
Ogden Mills
Jackson
Night flight inaugurates Dallas to San Diego service
American Airways opens night service between Dallas and the Pacific Coast cutting travel time to San Diego and Los Angeles by twelve hours. The Dallas departure at 1 18 PM arrives in Dallas by 4 PM with hotel rooms provided, then an 8 PM redeparture reaches San Diego at 7 AM and Los Angeles at 7 13 AM the next day.
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Dallas
Pacific Coast
American Airways
Monroe
San Diego
Los Angeles
Senator Denies Threat To Mrs Pleasant At Capitol
Mrs Pleasant quoted Senator Long as ordering an officer to seize her and remove her from the capitol. Lee Grosjean testified on the confrontation and she claimed the act was a deliberate frameup to intimidate her in efforts to obtain damaging records from his administration.
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Mrs. Pleasant
Senator Long
Louisiana State Bureau of Identification and Investigation
Flies Once Regarded as Amusing Insects
Flies were once considered harmless and amusing insects, reflecting a historic view that contrasted with later concerns about disease and nuisance.
Ensign Germany Returns to Ship in California Trip
Ensign R. W. Germany departed by motor today to rejoin the U S S Pennsylvania at San Pedro California after visiting his parents and attending Miss Lela Germanys wedding. Also notes that mercury is typically found with sulphur.
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Germany
R. W. Germany
San Pedro
Calif
U. S. S. Pennsylvania
Lela Germany
Appropriation Requests Presented to House Committee
Lawmakers hear bids for 1933 34 funding from Dr Vidrine and George Bel for New Orleans charity hospital 1 233 000 and 1 281 000 respectively G W Stafford seeks 225 000 yearly for Alexandrias state colony and training school Miss Florence Dymond requests 15000 yearly for New Orleans hospital dispensary for women and children The notes also state Cocos Island 550 miles west of Panama is uninhabited with 500 parrot species
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Baton Rouge
House Appropriations Committee
Arthur Vidrine
George S. Bel
New Orleans Charity Hospital
G. W. Stafford
State Colony and Training School
Alexandria
Florence Dymond
New Orleans Hospital
Teethina Cleanses Babies Bowels Safely
Teethina is promoted as more than a laxative. It cleanses and sweetens the bowels, stops decomposition, and relieves constipation gas indigestion and intestinal colic without opiates. Available at drug stores for a small price.
Pimples and Blackheads Healed by Cuticura Regimen
Miss Mary Bierman of Baltimore reports skin trouble lasting two years. She used Cuticura Soap and Ointment after an advertisement, observed improvement, and was completely healed within four months.
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Mary Bierman
Reistertown Rd
Baltimore, Md
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