Judge May Give Ruling By Tuesday In Salley Contract Case
District Judge Percy Sandel heard the Ouachita parish school board case on whether the fire repair contract with W. C. Salley was valid under extreme public necessity. He took the matter under advisement with 48 hours to decide and adjourned until tomorrow morning. If not an extreme need, a temporary injunction may restrain work. if it is, the injunction may be denied.
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Ouachita Parish
W. C. Salley
Percy Sandel
Nisi
Sandel
Reputed Liquor Racket Power Victim Higgins Shot Dead
Vannie Higgins, long a feared gangland figure, was killed by four gunshots. Police hunt three men including Salvy Spitaale as possible sources. Higgins claimed he would take action against his killers before dying as authorities pursue leads in the case.
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New York
Vannie Higgins
Salvy Spitaale
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Higgins
Willie’ McCabe
William Bailey
Old Man Low Mood Rallies Canalside New Orleans Crowd
Newsies tout President Hoover re nomination on Canal Street as Veterans of Foreign Wars host a large barbecue for about 700 people led by F. L. Watts. A variety of local anecdotes follow including fishing exploits, gas line work, a flood damage note, jail gossip, a stamp envelope caper, and municipal natatorium radio programs.
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Canal Street
New Orleans
Hoover
Veterans of Foreign Wars
F. L. Watts
Veterans
Uncle Bud
New Typhus Vaccine Aims From Rats To Humans
United States public health service announces a vaccine derived from fleas fed on typhus infected rats. Guinea pigs show eight of sixteen immune after two to three months. human trials to follow. European typhus described as deadlier, linked to body lice and past plagues. Researchers include Dyer Workman Rumreich and Badger of the National Institute of Health.
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Washington
Europe
United States Public Health Service
R. E. Dyer
Roosevelt camp pins hopes on New York 94 votes
Chicago dispatch reports New York with 94 electoral votes becomes a key battleground in Democratic pre convention skirmishing. Roosevelt leaders press for a first ballot win, while Alfred E. Smith backers push their claims as delegates converge for the convention.
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Chicago
New York
Roosevelt
Empire State
Alfred E. Smith
James A. Farley
4-H Club Girls and Boys Leave for Encampment
Fifty five 4-H club members and local leaders departed for a Sicily Island camp, the largest group yet from Quachita parish. Mrs. Jewel L. McQuiller and Mr. E. R. Strahan will head the delegation with aid from Mrs. Zelma Webber and others. The group will stay until Friday and participate in instructional and recreational activities.
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Sicily Island
Jewel L. McQuiller
Zelma Webber
J. L. Landreau
Eunice Rawls
John M. Head
Marietta Nelson
McQuiller
E. R. Strahan
Strahan
Rotary International Convention Opens in Seattle
Rotarians arrive from around the world for the 28th annual convention in Seattle with delegates exceeding 5000. The opening session will be led by R. L. Hill with Sydney W. Pascall as president. A general assembly will discuss Rotary matters and nominations include Morgan Richards and J. Murray Hill for new directors.
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Seattle
London
Rotary Organization
Morgan Richards
Selma
Ala
J. Murray Hill
Bowling Green
LeBlanc denies deal with Long-Allen administration
Dudley J. LeBlanc, a former gubernatorial candidate, issued a press statement denying any accord with the Long-Allen administration. He called reports of a deal erroneous and ridiculous and said he plans to run for governor again in four years on his existing platform.
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Lafayette
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Long-Allen
LeBlanc
Bonus Army shifts focus to election work in Washington
The Bonus Army, after defeat of the bonus payment bill, concentrates on mobilizing veterans for election day action. It polls Democratic presidential candidates on veterans issues and signals opposition to Hoover and Republicans. A proposed platform includes repeal of the eighteenth amendment. Key organizers from Ohio propose the plank.
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Washington
Legislative Committee of the Army
Hoover
Republican Party
American Legion
Bridge construction resumes steady progress on Ouachita crossing
Work to build a state highway bridge over the Ouachita river resumes after high water. Crews remove sheet piling around pier No 3 as the concrete shaft rises to 10 feet above river level. A timber form will shape the remaining concrete shaft.
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Ouachita River
Public Debts Payment Checks Ruling By City Attorney
City Attorney H. H. Russell rules on the issue of checks drawn to pay public debts that remain untaxed. The decision clarifies the legality and process for honoring such disbursements.
City Attorney Secures Tax Exemption Ruling On Public Funds
City Attorney Harry H. Russell obtained a ruling from Attorney General Gaston L. Porterie that checks and drafts drawn by city parish school boards and other state agencies are not liable for the federal tax set to take effect tomorrow. Russell had sought guidance after reviewing the recent federal revenue act and expects a confirming letter tomorrow. A similar Alabama ruling was reported. Russell also questioned taxation of electric current from municipally owned plants and asked state and federal officials for rulings. Continued on Page Ten.
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Harry H. Russell
Gaston L. Porterie
Arnold Bernstein
Russell
Porterie
Alabama
Associated Press
Montgomery
No Woman Needs to Grow Old If She Is Careful Lecture
Margaret Blair spoke to about 600 women on the Hotel Virginia roof outlining her youth restoration theory. She compared the body to a house with a foundation of knees and thighs and a torso superstructure. Blanche Oliver presided as a Monroe author observed Blair’s radiant presentation.
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Margaret Blair
America
Hotel Virginia
Blanche Oliver
Monroe
No poison found in Sanderson body after test
Coroner Dr. C L Mengis released a statement on Howard Sanderson's death from June 11 1932 on the traffic bridge. A chemist report found no poisoning and autopsy found no disease or condition causing death. The coroner noted the death remains from undetermined cause after thorough fact review.
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C. L. Mengis
Parish
Willis P. Butler
Shreveport
Howard Sanderson
Three Shreveport Movie Houses To Close July Fifth
Shreveport theatergoers will face only one downtown picture house after July 4 as three city cinema centers close their doors on July 5. About 50 workers will lose jobs, with reopening hoped for next fall when the new season begins.
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Shreveport
Nurse Sues Aimee's Spouse for 200000 in Breach Case
In Los Angeles a nurse Myrtle Jean St Pierre sues musician David Hutton, husband of evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton, seeking 200000 for breach of promise after his elopement. Hutton defends amid illness news from a sanitarium though trial proceeds. District Attorney investigated but filed no action. Threats alleged by the plaintiff accompany suit.
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Los Angeles
David Hutton
Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton
Myrtle Jean St. Pierre
Dave
Central America
Miss St. Pierre
Hutton
District Attorney's Office
Longest Day Marks Start of Summer This Tuesday
Tomorrow Tuesday June 21 marks the longest day of the year and the official start of summer. Local observers note heat waves with 100 degree readings while Almanac definitions explain solstice and equinox terms including summer and winter solstices and vernal and autumnal equinoxes.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Louisiana
Kate Key
Webster's New International Dictionary
Reassembly Set for Capital City in Seventh Week
Administration anxious for passage of appropriations bill as lawmakers plan to reconvene in Capital City during the seventh week of the session. The focus remains on securing funding for key programs and avoiding a shutdown.
Louisiana lawmakers rush to pass bills before July 7
Baton Rouge regathers as seventh week of session opens amid pressure to enact more measures. The administration aims to push the general appropriations bill, drafted to fund state government, schools, and institutions for two years, with expected outlay near 8 million dollars and requests about 1 million higher. The house will treat the measure as a committee of the whole while Huey P. Long is absent in Washington.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
O. K. Allen
House of Representatives
United States
Huey P. Long
Washington
Baby's Day Health Checkups Begin At Masonic Temple
Thirty physicians aided by St. Francis Hospital nurses conducted the Better Baby health examinations at the Masonic Temple. A health chart recorded each baby's status, with results returned to parents after the checkups.
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Masonic Temple
Grotto
Teflis Grotto
St. Francis Hospital
Redmond Defends 10 Percent City Salary Cut
Monroe attorney M C Redmond defended the 10 percent city salary reduction as a necessary savings measure but urged a broader move toward businesslike government. He cited mounting bond debt since 1920 and questioned why costs rose as prices fell, calling for a clear path to financial stability.
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M. C. Redmond
Monroe
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