Judge quashes dual office indictments in Calcasieu case
District Judge John T. Hood ruled that four officials Shaw Mutersbaugh Olivier and Romero held no illegal dual offices. He found no constitutional or statutory basis for extra offices and noted the second jobs were controlled by superiors, not official elected posts.
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Lake Charles
John T. Hood
J. W Shaw
Vinton
Robert T. Mutersbaugh
Ernest J. Olivier
Walter Romero
Hood
Calcasieu Parish
Shaw
Mittersbaugh
State Highway Department
Olivier
State Board of Health
Romero
Minerals Division
State Department of Conservation
New Jersey Republicans gain seats in Legislature and cities
Republicans widened control in New Jersey after the general election. In the General Assembly they held 45 of 60 seats, up four, and Senate seats rose to 16 of 21, up two. A $21 million unemployment relief bond measure narrowly passed, 343,755 to 301,281. Sussex gains for Republicans included Harry Hollinshed defeating William A. Dolan, the first Republican senator there in 50 years.
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General Assembly
Senate
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Burlington
Cape May
Hunterdon
Passaic
Sussex
Harry Hollinshed
William A. Dolan
Dolan
Names Added to Chest List in Twin City Campaign
During the second annual Twin City Community Chest campaign workers added numerous donors to the list. New contributors include Rose Oil Company Five Point Service Station American Optical Company H Fernandez W Anders McReynolds Company H H Land Wesley Shafto Thom McAn Mahoney and Son Tiger Foundry and Machine Works Stovall Drilling Company L Hooper Monroe Armature Works Haile's Grocery Mrs Evelyn F Smith Rainbow Inn Thompson's Cafe Caldwell Brothers Market Intake and Certification Bureau Employees A H Jones St Francis Sanitarium Employees Louisiana Power and Light Company Louisiana Veneer Company Employees Hatchells City of Monroe Car Barn Employees City of Monroe Bus Department Employees City of Monroe Water and Light Department Employees City of Monroe Power and Water Plant Employees City of Monroe Electric Meter Department Employees Hunt and Whitaker Employees American Optical Company Personal Finance Company Employees Frank's Smart Shoes Store Employees Mangel's Employees Mr and Mrs George Breece Local No 1160 of the Bus Drivers Union Graysons Shop
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Twin City Community Chest
Rose Oil Company
Five Point Service Station
American Optical Company
H. J. Fernandez
W. H. Anders
McReynolds Company
H. H. Land
Wesley Shafto
Thom McAn
Mahoney and Son
Tiger Foundry and Machine Works
Stovall Drilling Company
L. Hooper
Monroe Armature Works
Haile’s Grocery
Evelyn F. Smith
Rainbow Inn
Thompson's Cafe
Caldwell Brothers Market
Intake and Certification Bureau
A. H. Jones
St. Francis Sanitarium
Louisiana Power and Light Company
Louisiana Veneer Company
Hatchells
City of Monroe
Thanksgiving Date Set in Louisiana for Nov. 23
Baton Rouge La Nov 8 Louisiana will observe Thanksgiving on November 23 in line with the president’s proclamation. Governor Earle Long has not issued an official proclamation yet but state law follows the president’s date.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Earle
Long
Submarine Loss Reported Amid War Claims
In parliament Admiralty confirms the 1345 ton submarine Oxley was lost to an accidental explosion. British submarine losses are estimated at two to four per week, with expectations of facing about 100 enemy subs by January. Mediation by Queen Wilhelmina and King Leopold is under review as peace hopes rise and fall across Europe.
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London
Neville Chamberlain
House of Commons
Wilhelmina
Leopold
Winston Churchill
Admiralty
Scapa Flow
Lord Chatfield
Defense Coordination
Britain
The
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Germany
Paris
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Lord Halifax
Machine Candidates Face Decline in New Orleans
In New Orleans the state machine faces a flat campaign with no major group backing its January run. Voter sentiment runs strongly against the machine, aided by organized young men aged 21 to 35 who vow to curb fraud and retain control at the polls. The piece notes Maestri’s shaky grip and widespread apathy among officials and citizens.
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New Orleans
Robert S. Maestri
Jones
Noe
Young Manhood of
Sam Jones Addresses in Monroe and Nearby Cities
Lake Charles gubernatorial hopeful Sam Jones and running mate Dr Marc Mouton traveled from New Orleans by train to Monroe. They spoke at Columbia at 10:30 p.m. and at Jones headquarters from 1:30 to 3 p.m. They will address Little Chicago at 5 p.m. and Ruston later with Mayor Gayne and John Coxe. A 7:30 p.m. radio address on KMLB is planned tomorrow. Jones vows to restore honesty and decency to Louisiana government.
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Sam Jones
Lake Charles
Monroe
New Orleans
Marc M. Mouton
Lafayette
Columbia
Mr. Jones
Jones
South Grand
DeSiard Streets
Morton
Ruston
Charles Gayne
John E. Coxe
Baton Rouge
KMLB
Louisiana
Pistol Victim J D Madden In Dodson Tragedy
J D Madden 60 a Dodson family member died from a mouth pistol wound in his bathroom. He had told relatives he felt ill and returned home after a Winnfield stop. Survived by wife and two daughters Mrs H F Stovall Jonesboro and Mrs J A Stewart Moorhead Minn. Funeral arrangements pending arrival of relatives. He was a Baptist.
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Dodson
J D. Madden
Louisiana
Winnfield
The
Baptist Church
H. F. Stovall
Jonesboro
J. A. Stewart
Moorhead
Minn
Dies Will Start New Orleans Hearing On Communism Probe
Aides say Representative Martin Dies plans executive or public hearings in New Orleans to probe communist activities, with a two day subcommittee session expected. Dies arrives from Washington with his aides to lead the inquiry into alleged intimidation of a committee witness tied to a murder arrest.
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New Orleans
Martin Dies
Texas
Dies
Washington
Robert Stripling
J. B. Matthews
R. B. Barker
Stripling
William McCuistion
McCuistion
Cotton Crop Set At Eleven Million Bales
Newark report covers divorce case where Mrs Harris testified her husband earned three dollars when food ran out and spent two on goldfish. Baltimore note details E J Revell suing a construction firm after his house vanished and a warehouse is rising on the lot. Farley report mentions a citizens committee reacting to a Saturday riot injuring several.
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Newark
N. J
John A. Matthews
Helen M. A. C. Harris
Baltimore
E. J. Revell
Revell
Live candidate developed for vice president
Washington reports a notable entry in the vice presidential race as Rep. Dewey Short of Missouri emerges as a live candidate amid a Midwest scramble for 1940 tickets. The piece notes Short’s education and blunt critique of the New Deal, and contrasts rare instances of overt VP pursuit with past conventions choosing first-place contenders.
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Washington
Dewey Short
Missouri
Baker
Boston
Harvard
Heidelberg
Oxford
Berlin
House
Charles Gates Dawes
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Frank Knox
Illinois
London
John Nance Garner
Charles Curtis
Kansas
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas
Armistice Day Observed By Monroe Merchants
Merchants in Monroe and West Monroe will close from 10 a.m. to noon on Armistice Day. The decision came at a Chamber of Commerce meeting held at the Hotel Virginia. The group also set November 23 as Thanksgiving Day in Louisiana per gubernatorial and presidential proclamations. Governor Earl K. Long supports moving Thanksgiving a week forward with President Roosevelt.
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Retail Merchants’ Division
Chamber of Commerce of
Monroe
West Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel
Virginia
Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Roosevelt
Agriculture Department Lowers 1939 Cotton Yield Estimate
The 1939 U S cotton forecast stands at 11 845 000 bales with lint yield of 234 1 pounds per acre and total production down from 11 928 000 bales forecast last month. Acreage remaining 24 222 000 acres with 2 9 percent abandonment. State by state figures and prior year comparisons provided.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Census Bureau
Missouri
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
Lower
Old Mexico
Ellis Decides Coenen Guilty in Dual Office Case
State Representative T. J. Coenen was convicted of dual office holding in Fifth District court. Judge Carey J. Ellis handed down a written opinion after a Monday hearing and said sentence would be pronounced tomorrow. The defense sought a fine to allow appeal to the supreme court.
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Rayville
T. J. Coenen
Carey J. Ellis
Fifth District Court
Ellis
Coenen
Supreme Court
Ballot Box Briefs Highlight Odd Election Day Moments
In Harrisburg Irvin J. Hiney found a primary opponent listed in his ballot due to a 100 vote miscount. Philadelphia saw a 93 year old Republican skip voting after photographers sought his mug. Mercer noted 95 year old Colonel George Hamilton abstained amid rain, his first non vote in 74 years. Scranton reported ex pitchers turned candidate Joe Shaute winning Lackawanna sheriff. San Francisco gave ex millionaire Gus Oliva no job, yet votes still remembered him.
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Harrisburg
Irvin J. Hiney
Mercer
George Hamilton
San Francisco
Gus Oliva
Roosevelt weighs Browder speech on communism conspiracy
White House sources said President Roosevelt considered Browder may have raised questions about a Communist bid to conspire against the government. Browder denied drafting the speech and pointed to possible forgery in New York papers. The issue centered on phrases about quick transition and potential revolution.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
White House
Roosevelt
Earl Browder
Communist Party
Browder
Boston
New York
New York Times
Herald Tribune
Little Chicago Polls Open Amid Bustling Campaign Scenes
Voters in Little Chicago race as polling opens at 8 am. Gus Kokinos in work clothes after a torchlight parade hours earlier competes for mayorship on the Plutocratic ticket. Vernon Harrell faces Gordon Watson Autocrat and Dooley Davis Aristocrat in a heated contest.
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Gus Kokinos
Vernon Harrell
Little Chicago election urged with multiple polling sites
Voters aged 18 to 118 are urged to vote in the Little Chicago election today. Polls open until 7 p.m. at city hall 801 DeSiard Street and at four polling locations including Little Chicago park and Monroe Wrestling arena.
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Chicago
Little
Chicago City Hall
DeSiard Street
Chicago Park
Eighth and
DeSiard Streets
Monroe Wrestling Arena
Walnut Street
Trenton Street
West
Monroe
Local Mayoral Hopefuls Make Last Push Before Elections
Campaigners for mayor and other city posts hustled on Wednesday to sway ballots, aiming for victory in a tense election climate with last minute appeals and visible exertion by candidates across the comical community.
California and Ohio pension proposals defeated in elections
Ohio voters rejected a plan to guarantee $50 monthly for residents over 60, with over 3 to 1 margins noted across 7,641 of 8,589 precincts. California's "ham and eggs" pension plan also lost decisively, trailing by nearly 2 to 1 in 9,046 of 11,165 precincts, with calls for a new effort against Governor Olson.
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Associated Press
California
Ohio
New York
Tammany
Kentucky
Keen Johnson
King Swope
Philadelphia
Robert E. Lamberton
Robert C. White
Detroit
Edward J. Jeffries
Richard W. Reading
San Francisco
Angelo J. Rossi
Cleveland
Harold H. Burton
Herbert S. Bigelow
Cincinnati
Bigellow
Los Angeles
Culbert L. Olson
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