Hearing of Suit to Compel Plaquemines Parish Filing
In Plaquemines Parish two dozen residents petitioned for a writ of mandamus to force the parish Democratic committee to hold a legal meeting to fix filing dates for the January primary. Led by Felix J. Elston and others they claim they could not learn who headed the committee or whether it met before the filing deadline, barring their candidacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Plaquemines Parish
Plaquemines
Democratic Committee
Claude Meraux
Pointe-a-La- Hache
Felix J. Elston
Dewey Cognevich
Walter McCormick
Ben Gravelet
When Better Cars Are Built We ll Buy One
A humorous town column notes chalked signs on a wreck used as a private taxi to a high school and a gift box triggering a love triangle among three young women. It lampoons local quirks, Lions Club plans, misread town spellings, and resident chatter about housing, politics, and cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Campbell
Dr Thomas E Green Urges 1931 Red Cross Roll Call
Dr Thomas E Green director of the Red Cross speakers bureau urged support for the 1931 roll call at a union meeting in Ouachita Parish High School auditorium. He highlighted the organization’s 50 years of relief work in Louisiana and recalled flood and drought relief efforts including feeding 3 000 000 and saving 132 000 lives in 1927 with Navy aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reg Cross
T. E. Green
Ouachita Parish
Twin Cities
Red Cross
Louisiana
Dr. Green
United States Navy
Paper managers charged with criminal libel in Louisiana
Francis Williams chairman of the Louisiana Public Service Commission filed criminal libel charges against Bernard Cuniffe D W Harrell Robert H Brothers and John B Klover over an article in the Louisiana Progress Williams presented affidavits in Criminal District Court and issued capiases for the four men The piece titled LeBlanc Williams Grab the Profits of Coffin Club references Dudley J LeBlanc a PSC member running for governor on an anti administration platform
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Francis Williams
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Bernard Cuniffe
D. W. Harrell
Robert H. Brothers
John B. Klorer
Louisiana Progress
State Administration
Williams
Criminal District Court
Cuniffe
Harrell
Brothers
Klover
LeBlanc
Coffin Club
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Public Service Commission
Court of Appeals opens sessions in Monroe today
The Second Circuit of Louisiana Court of Appeals begins a three day hearing session in the Ouachita Parish courthouse civil district court room with Judge H C Drew presiding and judges T H McGregor and J H Stephens serving as associates. Proceedings are for today tomorrow and Thursday with Armistice Day causing a break.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Appeals
Second Circuit
Louisiana
Civil District Court
Ouachita Parish
H. C. Drew
T. H. McGregor
J. H. Stephens
R. W. Henry
Will Jenkins
F. S. Price
Town of Ruston
E. C. Givens
Max Bradley
A. Serio
J. L. Calhoun
M. Odom
Peoples Gin
Federal Land Bank
Charles Titche
Chickasaw Wood Products Co
Vail-Donaldson Co
J. L. Carroll
International Paper Co
Truck Collides With Car Killing Five Family Members in Pa
Five people including a mother, father, and two children from Edgewater and two teenagers from Union City were killed when a truck struck their car near Norristown Pennsylvania early today. Two others were seriously injured in the crash. The victims were Peter Polinik 50 Anna 49 Harry 17 Susanna 4 and Stephen Lucash 17.
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Norristown
Here
Peter Polinik
Anna
Harry
Susanna
Edgewater
N. J
Stephen Lucash
Union City
Bowling Green Leader Shot After Heated Campaign
H. H. Denhardt former Kentucky lieutenant governor and Democratic leader was shot and wounded by a political rival after a contentious election campaign in Bowling Green Kentucky. The assailant, a political worker aligned with the opposition, fired during the dispute prompting investigations and calls for calm amid the electoral battle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Denhardt
Bowling Green
Kentucky
Mrs. J. C. Sadler Names Red Cross Roll Call Staff
Mrs. J. C. Sadler announces the workers who will canvass districts for the annual American Red Cross roll call opening Wednesday. She outlines districts from DeSiard Street to Rochelle and assigns volunteers and assistants for each area. Headquarters will be in a vacant building fronting South Grand Street near DeSiard and Second Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
J. C. Sadler
DeSiard Street
Grand
Central Savings Bank
Emile Kaliski
S. Schlenker
Central Bank
Orchard
Grang Street
Bay Avenue
Charles Mitchell
DeSiard Road
Five Points
Parke, McComb
L. Lambert
M. Wetzel
Walnut
2Nd
Sam Kaplin
Patricia Kaplin
Cross Streets
DeSiard
Grammont
Grand East
E. F. Hayward
Park Avenue
George Zeigan
Riverside Drive
Henry Colbert
St. Francis Hospital
Babette Krause
Jettie Brethwit
Fairview
Lee Hodges
E. R. Strahan
G. R. Wright
J. O. Shields
Forsythe
L Street
Riverfront
Sixth Street
F. A. Shaw
B. A. Kramer
Rochelle
I. E. Adams
R. O. Ware
Glenmar
Cross
Kidnap Town Officer After Shooting Man
Parkdale Ark near Monroe reports a bank robbery thwarted by gunfire. Town Marshal B C Copeland was released by three masked bandits who took prisoner a man named Clinton Cockrell, a night watchman for a gun company, and shot Cockrell twice in the neck and shoulder. Copeland walked to a dairy, notified workers, then Sheriff Milton Coverdale and later returned to Parkdale by bus. The three fugitives fled with Copeland. authorities pursue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton Cockrell
Parkdale
Ark
Monroe
Cockrell
B. C. Copeland
Copeland
Morehouse Parish
Stovall
Morehouse
Ouachita Parishes
Milton Coverdale
Armistice Day Proclamation Urges Monroe Shops to Close
Monroe Mayor Arnold Bernstein issues a proclamation declaring November 11 1931 a legal holiday within the city. He asks stores to suspend business and urges citizens to attend the Armistice Day Parade and the Paramount Theater exercises. Signed November 9 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Bernstein
Paramount Theater
Monroe
Myers to Remain Police Head Pending Court Ruling
Mayor Walmsley announced Colonel H. B. Myers will continue as superintendent of police until courts decide his eligibility. An ouster suit alleges Myers is not a ten year New Orleans citizen. The mayor rejected rumors of a council vote to remove him. The city attorney is preparing an opinion on the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
H. B. Myers
Colonel Myers
Civil District Court
Commission Council
Myers
Chinese General Declares War on Japan in Manchuria
Reports from Tokyo say Chinese General Mah Chan-Shan may have declared war on Japan and bombarded Tahsing in Manchuria, with Tokyo reinforcing positions and preparing a response to League notes. riots in Tientsin and calls for diplomatic withdrawals add to tensions.
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Japan
Tokyo
Mah Chan-Shan
Nippon
Tahsing
Tientsin
Associated Press
Manchuria
League of Nations
China
Fifteenth
United States Infantry
Mah
Mrs G W Smith Injured In Rayville Crash Near Monroe
Mrs G W Smith of Rayville sustained a fractured left leg and possible loss of use of a hand after a head on collision on the Rayville Road eight miles from Monroe. Her husband George Wesley Smith and Major James C Casserly were riders in the Smith sedan. Callaham in the other car sustained a fractured wrist and minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wesley Smith
Rayville
C. R. Crull
West Monroe
Green Jones
Callaham
Assembly of God Tabernacle
Ellen Clark
Common Purchaser Provisions Of Gas Line Act Challenged
Three suits challenging the validity of the common purchaser provisions of the Texas state pipeline act were filed in federal court in Houston. Plaintiffs Texhoma Natural Gas Company Cities Service Gas Company and Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company seek to enjoin enforcement of the provisions as they apply to natural gas. Defendants named include the state railroad commission Attorney General James V Allred and Governor Ross S Sterling in their official capacities. No immediate relief was sought. The suits were set for hearing before a three judge federal court on December 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
J. C. Hutcheson
State Railroad Commission
James V. Allred
Ross S. Sterling
Texhoma Natural Gas Company
Cities Service Gas Company
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company
Huving
Cotton Market Holds Steady After Crop Report
New York cotton futures opened steady amid a government crop report showing a 619000 bale increase in November 1 estimates to 16903000 bales. March opened 6.79 cents, unchanged. July at 7.19 cents up 10 cents from Saturday. Early trading showed strength with March at 6.97 cents, May 7.17, and July 7.33.
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New York
Grandi Walks Decks Aboard S S Conte Grande
Foreign Minister Dino Grandi walked seven miles around the deck aboard the Conte Grande as the liner neared the Spanish coast en route to America. He and Signora Grandi observed a lifeboat drill while the ship gains speed after yesterday’s storm and hopes to sight the Rock of Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. S. Conte Grande
Dino Grandi
America
Spain
Signora Grandi
Grandis
Rock of Gibraltar
Cotton yield forecast climbs to second largest in history
The November 1 forecast shows the South picking 16.903 million bales of cotton, up 619 thousand from the prior month, with prices depressed by the high output. The 1926 harvest of 17.977 million bales remains larger, while weather improved field losses and open cotton in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
South
Department of Agriculture
Farm Board
New York
Posse Hunts Negro in Ridge Road Assault Case
In Yazoo Mississippi on November 9 a posse searches for a suspected Negro accused of attacking a young girl on her way to Sunday School. The assailant reportedly wrapped a scarf around the victim and dragged her into a wooded area where her father found her bruised. The man allegedly fled after encountering the father, leaving the child briefly unconscious. Several suspects have been detained as the hunt continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yazoo
Miss
Ridge Road
Gloria Swanson and Michael Farmer Tie in New York
Gloria Swanson and Michael Farmer publicly dated their marriage license in Mt. Pleasant New York. The pair wed secretly August 16 at Elmsford New York with Dudley Field Malone officiating at a home ceremony.
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MT. Pleasant
N. Y
Gloria Swanson
Michael Farmer
Elmsford
Chicago
Beverly Hills
Cal
Farmer
Cork
Ireland
Avenue Henri Martin
Paris
Gloria Swansen
Henry de la Falaise de la Coudraye
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
Dudley Field Malone
John A. Murray
Malone
William A. Buckley
Greenburgh
Edward F. Hennessey
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Aireys
Norris
Middle West
Hoover
Nebraska
Egention
Alabama
Jes’ Ramblin
Hotel Monroe
Lions Club of
Jonesville
A. B. Clarkson
Lions
Ponchatoula
Clarkson
W. C. Salley
Jackson
Magnolia
New York State
Mississippi
Haskell Fairchild
Sam Turner
Sam
E. N. Faulk
Arkansas
Andrew Carter
Ford
Thomas E. Green
Court OF Appeal
St Louis
Chattanooga
Fort Smith
Little Rock
RED Fulton
Shreveport
Alexandria Ae
Ouachita Camden Erree Gebeesae
Moree Aarserrecer Ld
Bernstein
City
The
Peace Preservation Society
Mukden
G. W. Smith
Grandi
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