Ouachita Parish Budget Adopted at $172 043 28 for 1931
The Ouachita parish police jury adopted a year 1931 budget totaling 172 043 28, up 26 685 61 from last year. The tick eradication item of 5 000 faced debate but passed with Vinson and Berry voting no. The schedule lists salaries, court, repairs, health, and road expenses for 1930 versus 1931.
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Ouachita Parish
Mengis
Kincaid
Vinson
Berry
Parish Board of Health
Justice of Peace
NTL
O'S
Louisiana to inaugurate $100 million public improvement program
Louisiana officials move to promulgate the statewide vote approving a $100 million public improvement plan intended to spur construction and cut unemployment. Highway police collect returns for swift tabulation as bonds and highway work are prepared for immediate bids and a new capitol building project advances.
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Secretary of State
Parish Boards of Elections Supervisors
Ouachita Parish Votes In Favor Of All Amendments
Ouachita parish voters backed the constitutional amendments in yesterday's election. Amendment one, a $75,000 state bond against future highway revenues, carried by about 26 to 1, with all amendments approved by large majorities. Overall, amendments in Ouachita parish averaged near 9 to 1 in favor.
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Ouachita Parish
State Highway Commission
Ouachita
Drouth Relief Office Finishes Survey in North Louisiana
The Monroe drouth relief office run by the American Red Cross completed its six week survey and auditing in the old Central Savings bank building and closed its doors Tuesday night. S. M. Nichols led the auditing staff after E. P. Krick left for Washington.
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Monroe Drouth
Kids Matinee At Paramount Saturday For Charity Goods Drive
Kids are urged to bring a can of peas corn tripe asparagus or any canned item to the Paramount theater Saturday at 9 AM for a kiddie matinee of Those Three French Girls. Proceeds goods go to Monroe Welfare for distribution to needy families. The film stars Fifi Dorsay and Reginald Denny with light comedy.
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Twin Cities
Paramount Theater
Morning World
News-Star
Monroe Welfare Association
Fifi Dorsay
Reginald Denny
Hollywood
Fifi
Paris
Highway Police Carry Election Returns To Baton Rouge
State highway officers from multiple parishes sped to Baton Rouge with nearly complete returns. Rex W. Ensminger planned routes from Rayville to Winnsboro orchestrating handoffs to the secretary of state. Gov. Huey P. Long orders the rush to accelerate a 100 million dollar road and bridge program slated for completion this year.
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Baton Rouge
Secretary of State
Rex W. Ensminger
Rayville
Richland Parish
Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Ouachita
Union
Morehouse
Caldwell
Richland
Franklin
East Carroll
Tensas Parishes
Alabama Voters Elect Bankhead Oust Heflin
Alabama Democrats swept Senator J Thomas Heflin from office and chose John H Bankhead to fill the seat his father John H Bankhead held. Heflin refused to concede and claimed fraud while Bankhead led the ticket as returns from 1658 of 2115 boxes showed a growing Democratic majority.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
J. Thomas Heflin
John H. Bankhead
Heflin
Bankhead
Louisiana approves eight Huey Long road and bond amendments
Voters backed Governor Huey P. Long's $100 million public works program by large margins. Only minor opposition appeared to the extra gasoline tax, New Orleans airport plan, and city bonds. Amendment No. 1 would fund $68 million for paved roads and bridges by bonding part of the gasoline tax.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
General Tasker Bliss In Critical Condition In Walter Reed
In Washington on November 5 General Tasker H Bliss former chief of staff of the U S Army and member of the American Peace Commission is reported in critical condition with an disorder while hospitalized at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He is one of two surviving members of the Wilson era commission.
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Washington
Tasker H. Bliss
United States Army
American Peace Commission
Wilson
Walter Reed Hos
West Monroe Kiwanis Lead Clean Up Drive
West Monroe residents join a Kiwanis led effort to beautify the town ahead of the eighty third Louisiana Baptist convention opening November 11. Clean Up Day is set for November 6 with a proclamation urged and city officials backing a rapid cleanup prior to Armistice Day.
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Fred G. Thatcher
West Monroe
Kiwanis Club
J. G. Cobb
Thatcher
C. C. Bell
West Monroe May Get New Mail Carrier Soon
Population figures from the Interstate Directory show West Monroe at about 7 500, up 1 000 since June. The West Monroe Public Affairs Club seeks an extra carrier after Postmaster Thoman promised action if the census justified it. A city boundary extension increased population from 6 540 to 7 404 and spurred the move. Mr. Drew will meet with Postmaster Thoman soon and report at a club luncheon.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Interstate Directory Company
Twin City
T. C. Drew
Drew
A. A. Thoman
Thoman
Man admits killing Pasadena wife for 2000 dollars
Ben J. Brown, 27, Huntington Park worker, told police he was paid by Emory Ells to kill Merle Ells of Pasadena. He signed a confession and is jailed on murder and robbery charges. The victim was shot in bed, her 18 month old son unharmed. Brown said he got only two dollars in dimes from the promise.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Ben J. Brown
Huntington Park Grass
Merle Ells
Pasadena
Emory
Brown
Ells
Alfred Elis
Southgate
Louisiana to gain two House chairmanships in shift
Washington correspondents report that Louisiana will secure two major chairmanships after the Democratic victory. James B. Aswell of Natchitoches becomes chairman of the agriculture committee and Riley J. Wilson of Monroe takes over the flood control committee. A third chairmanship may go to Bolivar Kemp if Almon changes assignment.
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Washington
Louisiana
House of Representatives
James B. Aswell
Natchitoches
House Committee On Agriculture
Haugen
Iowa
Riley J. Wilson
Monroe
Frank Reid
Illinois
House
Bolivar Kemp
Roads Committee
Almon
Alabama
Agriculture Committee
Congress
Arkansas voters back Bible reading in public schools
Arkansas ballots indicate approval of an act for reverent daily reading of the English Bible without comment in public tax supported schools. The measure seems certain to be adopted unless late returns reverse the trend, affecting grammar and high school curricula in the state.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Long Appointees to Carry Battle to High Courts
Three Morehouse parish school board members refused recognition for Governor Long appointed seats said they would take the fight to the courts. The contested appointees are A P Wimberly vice T E Barham J T Whie vice Henry Mason and E N Gray vice Windsor Pipes.
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Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Long
A. P. Wimberly
T. E. Barham
J. T. Whie
Henry Mason
E. N. Gray
Windsor Pipes
Blast Seals Mine Trapping Dozens in Ohio Disaster
MILLFIELD Ohio Nov 5 One miner was killed and between 140 and 150 miners were entrapped by a mighty explosion followed by fire at the Sunday Creek Coal Company number six mine. About 300 men were in the shaft when the blast hit. roughly half escaped with injuries from gas while others remained sealed a mile inside the mine awaiting word on fatalities.
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Millfield
Ohio
Sunday Creek Coal Company
Pressure Mounts for Huey Long to Resign Governorship
National Democratic leaders push Governor Huey P. Long to give up the Louisiana governorship at the start of the 72nd Congress or resign the Senate seat and appoint an aide. Republicans hold a small Senate majority, making Long’s status pivotal to key votes. If he resigns the governorship, the Senate would elect a successor in 1932, allowing Long to run again.
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Washington
Huey P. Long
United States
Louisiana
Senate
Long
House
Coolidge’s Home Town Repudiates GOP Ticket
Northampton Massachusetts, the home town of Calvin Coolidge, repudiated the Republican candidates for governor and senator. Marcus A. Coolidge, Democrat, led the Senate race with 4,048 votes to 3,109 for Butler, while Joseph B. Ely defeated Governor Frank G. Allen by 3,975 to 3,209 in the governor’s race.
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Northampton
Mass
Calvin Coolidge
Senate
Marcus A. Coolidge
William M. Butler
Joseph B. Ely
Frank G. Allen
Democrats Lead In Key States Amid Election Returns
Jouett Shouse said early returns show Democrats likely to control the next House and possibly organize the Senate. Democrats led in Kentucky and Minnesota, with gains in Ohio Massachusetts South Dakota Oklahoma West Virginia Colorado Illinois while Iowa swung away. The tally would give 48 Democrats, 47 Republicans, and 1 Farmer Labor in the Senate, with 31 Democratic seats already in the House.
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Washington
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
House
Senate
Ohio
Kansas
Massachusetts
South Dakota
Oklahoma
West Virginia
Colorado
Illinois
Iowa
Kentucky
Minnesota
Farmer-Labor
Shipstead
Train Hits Phone Truck Killing Three in Wisconsin
Three men died and four others were seriously hurt when a Milwaukee road passenger train struck a Wisconsin Telephone Co truck at a grade crossing near Madison on November 5. In Philadelphia, Gifford Pinchot led John M Hemphill for the Republican gubernatorial nomination with votes still being tallied.
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Madison
Wis
Milwaukee Railroad
Wisconsin Telephone Company
Philadelphia
Gifford Pinchot
John M. Hemphill
Dornier Do-X completes first leg toward New York flight
The Dornier flying boat Do-X landed in Amsterdam at 4:50 p m after a 5 hour 23 minute leg from Altenrhein Switzerland The crew plans a six hour hop to Amsterdam then on to Lisbon for a trans Atlantic attempt with stops at Horta Azores and Bermuda Aboard were Commander Friedrich Christiansen pilots Clarence Schildhauer and Horst Mer and several representatives.
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Associated Press
Amsterdam
Altenrhein
Switzerland
Lake Constance
New York
EL S. T
Friedrich Christiansen
Southampton
Libson
Atlantic
Lisbon
Horta
Azores Islands
Bermuda
Clarence Schildhauer
Horst Mer
Harvey Brewton
Charles Wright
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State Board of Liquidation
H. B. Conner
Highway Commission
Board of Liquidation
New
State House Building Committee
Drouth Survey
Tom Heflin
Solon
Gen. Tasker H. Bliss
W. M
Reid
By B. N. Timmons
United Press
Hambone
Meditations
J. P. Alley
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Coolidge
Cecil B. Dickson
Dornier
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