Louisiana Solons Get Printed Copies of Bills in Brief Hurry
Louisiana lawmakers received Huey Long debt suspension and other bills in printed form. The House delayed until 2 pm to study the lengthy measures while anti Long factions pressed officials to pass only bills they had read. Long arrived late and spoke little, with administration aims to move bills swiftly to the Senate.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
House
Statehouse
Joe Hamiter
Caddo
Hamiter
Long
Chamber
Senate
Finance Committee
Jackson
Miss
Farce Legislative Session Is Continued Farce
Baton Rouge reports Huey P. Long pressing a special session as lawmakers rush dictator style bills. The assembly moved fast from committee to third reading, with Long directing proceedings, cancelling football trips and claiming the LSU squad as national best.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Long
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Huey
Louisiana State University
University of Mississippi At
Jackson
Miss
Court Upholds Frazier Lemke Mortgage Bill
Federal District Judge Charles I Dawson upheld the Frazier Lemke farm mortgage act as constitutional in a foreclosure case brought by William Radford against Louisville Joint Stock Land Bank. He called the act unfair and unwise but ruled its constitutionality despite personal misgivings.
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Louisville
Charles I. Dawson
Dawson
William Radford
Christian County
Congress
Bankhead Seeks Higher Cotton Allotment for Small Farmers
U S Senator J H Bankhead of Alabama urged in a letter to the Commercial Appeal that if the cotton control measure continues into 1935 small farmers receive a better allotment. He argued the act should distinguish compulsory cooperation from administration and criticized using a five year production record as the basis for allotments. He advocated using the 1933 harvest plus plowed up cotton as the basis and said continuation of the act is vital for the South.
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Memphis
Tenn
U. S
J. H. Bankhead
Alabama
Commercial Appeal
Bankhead
AAA
South
Post Office Names Acting Postmaster Bertha Jarnigan
The Post Office Department announces the appointment of Bertha Jarnigan as acting postmaster for Rochelle Louisiana. The move is dated today and confirms her new responsibilities in local postal operations.
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Washington, Navy
Post Office Department
Bertha Jarnigan
Rochelle
Roosevelt forms unit to unify federal lend programs
President Roosevelt names a committee to coordinate all lending activities and consolidate agencies to absorb emergency units as recovery proceeds. Morgenthau heads the panel with Ickes, Myers, Fahey, Davis, and Peek among its members as actions focus on the Home Owners Loan Corp and funding reallocation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Ickes
Myers
Farm Credit Administration
Fahey
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Chester C. Davis
George N. Peek
Export-Import Bank
Mrs Roosevelt Precedent Shattered With White House Masquerade
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt broke a long tradition by sending invitations to a White House masquerade for December 8. The event, to amuse Gridiron club widows and first ladies, will feature prizes for costumes and stage stunts. Mrs Roosevelt plans to be unmasked at the party.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
White House
Gridiron Club
Fear for Americans After Linchow Attack
In Canton China on November 14, fear for the safety of five American missionaries and their families rose after an attack on Linchow by Chinese communists. The group includes Dr W H Dobson Miss E J Patterson Dr and Mrs H F Bradshaw Mr and Mrs R F Edwards and two children of the Presbyterian mission and R R Montgomery, an independent missionary.
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Canton
China
Linchow
W. H. Dobson
E. J. Patterson
H. F. Bradshaw
R. F. Edwards
Father Biever of Loyola South Dies Sudden
The Rev. Albert Biever S J aged 76 founder of Loyola University of the South and longtime pastor of the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus died suddenly in New Orleans from a heart attack at the Jesuit residence. Born in Luxembourg in 1858 he came to Louisiana in 1875 and built a respected career in education and church administration. He aided in the 1870s yellow fever fight and later founded Loyola University in 1904 on upper St. Charles Avenue.
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New Orleans
Albert Biever
S. J
Loyola University of the South
Church of the Holy Name of Jesus
Father Brewer
Brewer
Baronne Street
Catholic University
Upper St. Charles Avenue
Duchy of Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Louisiana
Carpetbag
St. Charles College
Grand Coteau
Spring Hill College
Mobile
Ala
Biever
Macon
Spring Hill
Galveston
Montreal
Canada
West Palm Beach
Fla
Father Biever
Loyola University
Teeth filling IDs murdered girl Distelhurst in Nashville
Nashville authorities confirm the nude body found on the Davidson County Tuberculosis Hospital grounds is Dorothy Ann Distelhurst. Doctors identify the skull fracture and a filled tooth as definitive proof, while deputies pursue motive and suspects.
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Nashville
Tenn
J. Carlton Loser
Dorothy Ann Distelhurst
Loser
Distelhurst
General Loser
Davidson County Tuberculosis Hospital
Herman Spitz
Leonard Pogue
Sheriff's
Department of Justice
Pogue
Spitz
Davidson County
Mr. Distelhurst
Sixth Jinky Day Brings Prizes At Local Headquarters
Monroe observes the sixth Jinky Day with $40 cash and merchandise prizes. Enter by 6 p.m. at Jinky headquarters 135 North Second Street, request receipts, and submit Jinkys every Wednesday. Winners announced in the World-News-Star Sunday. list of sponsors includes Iron Mountain Bakery Griffin Studio Central Savings Bank and Trust Co West Monroe Hardware and Furniture Co Sur-Wa Stores Holloway and Thompson Natural Gas Thompson's Pharmacy and many others.
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Jinky
North Second Street
Monroe
World- News-Star
Iron Mountain Bakery, Inc
Griffin Studio
Johnnie S. Elbert
Central Savings Bank and Trust Co
West Monroe Hardware and Furniture Co
West Monroe
Sur-Wa
Holloway and Thompson, Natural Gas Co., Inc
Thompson's Pharmacy
Monroe Automobile and Supply Co
Slagie-Johnson Lumber Co
W. Rogers
Eureka Grocery
Lee Rogers Chevrolet Co. Inc
Central and Circle
Standard Office Supply Co
Collens Pharmacy, Inc
E. Jack Selig, Inc
Monroe Furniture Co
Monroe Hardware (Furniture) Co
Sandman’s Pharmacy
Bella Scherck Davidson
Alice Henry
Ruth Touchstone Beauty Salon
E. R. Kiper Hardware and Supply Co
Hemp’s
Quachita Baking Co
Ford Levi Stationery Co
North Side Pharmacy
Red Cross Appeal Details in Ouachita Parish
The American Red Cross Ouachita Parish chapter announced a fundraising effort with a goal of 98,009 dollars and a target of 5,500 dollars in donations. Local volunteers organized the drive to support disaster relief and community aid initiatives.
Red Cross Roll Call Opens With Strong Start
Ouachita parish American Red Cross drive begins under General Chairman Joe Isaacman with four business firms reporting 100 percent staff membership. Early totals reach $570 toward a $10,000 goal as campaigns roll out in the business district.
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Ouachita
The
Red Cross
Ouachita Parish
American Red Cross
Joe Isaacman
Snowfall Roots Through New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio
Snow in New York Pennsylvania and Ohio deepened a cold wave across the nation. Early reports show Cleveland at 32 Buffalo and Pittsburgh also cold with readings in the high 20s and 30s while southern locales cooler than average.
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Associated Press
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York State
Pittsburgh
Miami
Fla
Mercury
New Orleans
Mobile
Sault Ste. Marie
Great Lakes
Grand Rapids
Green Bay
Louisville
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Boston
Philadelphia
Kansas City
Chattanooga
Tenn
Jacksonville
Washington
Birmingham
Richmond
Atlanta
Memphis
Little Rock
Sheriff Held in Jail as DeKalb Jury Probes Election
DeKalb county grand jury resumes probe into alleged November 6 irregularities while Sheriff S W Pope remains jailed for contempt of court. Judge A E Hawkins fines Pope fifty dollars and imprisons him until he obeys orders to census official returns after absentee ballots are counted. Indictments also name Webster Blake and A L Haas for failing to count 241 absentee ballots.
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Fort Payne
Ala
DeKalb County
A. E. Hawkins
S. W. Pope
Pope
Election Board
DeKalb
National
Webster Blake
A. L. Haas
Ouachita Parish Budget for Year Fixed by Jurors
Ouachita parish police jury adopts a 1935 budget of 117 500 with a slight rise from last year largely due to paupers and widows. Reductions appear in tick eradication election expenses and the coroner’s office. Police Jury President Breard notes coroner’s 1934 appropriation of 4 000, under 3 000 spent, 1935 set at 2 380, with some saving to jail physician salary. Miscellaneous figures depend on public service revenue estimates.
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Ouachita Parish
John M. Breard
Byrd Seeks Seat Realignment With Huey Long
In Waynesboro Virginia Senator Harry Flood Byrd said Huey Long's control in Louisiana may force a seat swap. He joked he would sit on the Republican side if needed and will petition Vice President Garner to move his place in the Senate. The remark came during a chamber of commerce speech.
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Waynesboro
Huey Long
Louisiana
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Huey
Congress
Garner
Senate
Byrd
Chamber of Commerce
Fatal collision at Wood and Catalpa streets
At the corner of Wood and Catalpa streets one man died and three were seriously injured after a crash between a car driven by Charles Eichel and a fire department vehicle responding to a fire. The deceased is Louis Krauss 55. Injured are Chief Frank Roddy 51 and passengers Sidney Sikes 27 and Charles Eichel 45.
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Wood
Catalpa Streets
Charles Eichel
South Second Street
Frank Roddy
Fire Department
North Ninth Street
Louis Krauss
Jackson Street
Sidney Sikes
Jackson
Eichel
Catalpa Street
Roddy
Krauss
Sikes
St. John Street
Catalpa
Federal moves indicate march toward normal recovery
Washington reported a wave of cautious optimism as the Roosevelt administration began rolling back emergency measures. The Home Owners' Loan Corporation will stop accepting new loans, the RFC plans no new funding, and Treasury eased foreign exchange restrictions signaling no immediate dollar devaluation.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
HOLC
Jesse Jones
RFC
Congress
Hoover Administration
Treasury
Wall Street
American Bankers’ Association
Huey Long and 1936 politics in a Beverly Hills note
Rogers comments on Huey Long’s push to recruit football players into politics. He mocks predictions in papers about 1936 outcomes and urges focus on near term events, noting the country’s distance from 1938. The voice expresses skepticism and humor from Beverly Hills.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Huey Long
Senators
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Robert F. Maddox
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Mrs. Roosevelt
Marriner S. Eccles
Utah
Federal Reserve Board
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Orleans
American Red Cross Ouachita Par
Red Cross A. & W
Economy Furniture Co
Collens Five Points Pharmacy
Behind Louisiana Solon
Rogers
Krapere
Neusbé Gyndieate
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