Morrison claims strong support as Louisiana governor bid grows
Gubernatorial hopeful James H. Morrison returns to New Orleans after a wide travel tour through more than 40 parishes and asserts that Louisianans back his campaign. He cites large crowds in Shreveport and broad backing from farmers and small merchants while accusing opponents of corruption and corporate influence.
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New Orleans
James H. Morrison
Louisiana
Sam Jones
Alexandria
James A. Now
DeQuincy
Morrison
Iicher
Jin
Shreveport
Earthh
Morrann
James “Applehead Noe
Jimmy Morricon
Moseley Plans Radio Address in Northeast Lousiana Tour
gubernatorial candidate Vincent Moseley will address listeners on Station KMLB at 7 00 pm tonight in northeast Louisiana. He will swing through the Fifth district visiting Columbia Rayville Delhi Winnsboro Oak Grove Jean Jonesboro Ferriday St Joseph Tallulah Lake Providence Bastrop Farmerville Haynesville with stops and talk after the broadcast. Moseley, born October 9 1891 in Alexandria, educated at Rugby Academy LSU Class of 1913, later studied at Harvard.
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Louwiane
Moseley
KMLB
Lawyer-Farmer
Louisiana
Columbia
Rayville
Delhi
Bastrop
Farmerville
Haynesville
Mr. Moseley
Alexandria
Rugby Academy
New Orleans
Louisiana State University
Harvard
Glass Names Two Choices for President
Senator Carter Glass disclosed two Democratic presidential candidates, Vice President Garner and Senator Byrd of Virginia, as his choices for 1940. He avoided discussing a third Roosevelt term while signaling his support for Byrd if possible and Garner if Byrd cannot secure the nomination.
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Washington
Carter Glass
Garner
Byrd
Virginia
John Garner
Harry Byrd
Glass
Roosevelt
Louisiana teachers seek 2.5 million boost to yearly school funds
At the Louisiana Teachers Association convention in Alexandria James N. Poche urged a 2.5 million dollar annual increase for teacher salaries and a 1.5 million extra to sustain education programs. He claimed Louisiana can afford a four to five million dollar education investment and dismissed tax hikes. Senator Elbert D. Thomas spoke on civil liberties heritage.
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James N. Poche
New Orleans
Association
Poche
Louisiana
Elbert D. Thomas
Utah
Senate Committee On Education
la Follette Civil Liberties Committee
US to Answer Scandals Pleas in New Orleans Trial
In New Orleans the government prepared arguments for federal court to oppose pleas by A L Shushan and others in mail fraud tied to the Orleans Levee board refinancing case. Separate counts involve ex governor Richard Leche and William Rankin in the Leche gift boat case. The Shushan contends newspapers should be cited for contempt over pre trial coverage.
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New Orleans
Navy
O. John Rogge
United States
Rene A. Viesen
A. L. Shushan
Richard W. Leche
William G. Rankin
Shushan
Orleans
Leche
Rankin
Federal Grand Jury
Editor Strother Indicted In St. Landry Libel Case
Howard Strother editor of the EuNice New Era faces a grand jury indictment for criminal libel over an editorial about J. N. Langford of the Opelousas Clarion News and Herald. Strother, a state senate candidate, vows to resist intimidation while praising efforts to end despotism in St. Landry parish.
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Eunice
Howard Strother
EuNice New Era
St. Landry Parish
Strother
J. N. Langford
Opelousas
Jolson Seeks Rest in Hospital After Divorce Drama
Hollywood veteran Al Jolson, exhausted by illness and a lingering cold, sought rest in a hospital. Friends say his health worsened after Ruby Keeler filed for divorce last month.
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Hollywood
al Jolson
Ruby Keeler
WPA warns candidates and workers to vote freely
New Orleans reports state WPA chief James Crutcher warns candidates not to solicit funds from workers and declares WPA not aligned with any candidate. Workers receive a letter affirming their right to vote freely and that jobs are not political rewards, with strict penalties for coercion or interference.
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New Orleans
James H. Crutcher
Louisiana
WPA
Crutcher
Department of Justice
New Drive for Peace in Labor Gains Emphasis
The International Ladies Garment Workers Union may join the A F L if disputes with the C I O are not settled within six months. The ILGWU executive board warned peace prospects remain dim but hopes union reunification by the AFL-CIO May convention. The 37 year split and prior suspensions shape the independence question as President Roosevelt supports labor peace.
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Washington
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
The
Garment Workers
C. L
Garment Workers Union
Roosevelt
Czechs And Poles Mean Trouble For Herr Hitler
DeWitt MacKenzie reports that after satisfying the Sudetenland grab Hitler now faces Czech resistance. German repressions include firing squads and mass camps as Prague reels under martial law with 1,200 students in camps and eight universities closed.
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Chamberlain
Sudetenland
Hitler
Czecho- Slovakia
Moravia
Bohemia
Prague
Mourning Beard Foreshadows Poland Loyalist’s Death
In Newington Joseph Davich 69 carried to his grave the beard he wore in mourning for his homeland. He vowed after Germany and Russia partitioned Poland last September he would not shave again and kept the vow until death. In St Louis Mrs Dave Kuhn will wear a casual pedestrian as a neck piece after a driver struck an animal and found a red fox. In Goldthwaite Texas B N Hambrick’s auto hit a horse leaving the horse dead and the driver unharmed.
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Newington
Conn
Joseph Davich
Davich
Germany
Russia
Poland
ST. Louis
Dave Kuhn
Kuhns
Kuhn
Nurses Meet in Shreveport Louisiana State Convention Opens
About 300 nurses attended the thirty fifth annual Louisiana State Nurses association convention in Shreveport. Miss Edith Faris of Monroe opened the session, with Mayor Sam Caldwell and Miss Geneva Peters welcoming. Speakers include Miss Zella Bryant from Washington DC, Red Cross nursing representative, among others.
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Shreveport
Louisiana State Nurses’ Association
Edith Faris
Monroe
Sam Caldwell
Geneva Peters
Shreveport District Nurses’ Association
Faris
Priscilla Halpert
New Orleans
Louisiana League of Nursing Education
Emma Maurin
Louisiana State Organization of Public Health Nursing
Zella Bryant
Washington, D. C
American Red Cross Nurs
Monroe Morning World to Publish Tenth Anniversary Issue
The tenth anniversary edition of The Monroe Morning World is in preparation and will be published Sunday to celebrate the newspaper's 1929 founding. Advertisers across the state, especially northeast Louisiana, are urged to reserve space by contacting the advertising department at telephone number 4800.
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Monroe
Judge Denies Quash Motion in Dillon Scandal Trial
A motion to quash grand jury indictments against Dr. Harvey Dillon, former superintendent of Louisiana Training Institute, was overruled as counsel sought a bill of particulars. District Attorney Hawthorne offered to prepare a detailed account while court recessed. Also tied to the case, W. W. Washburn faces embezzlement charges from Central Savings Bank and a related federal indictment.
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Harvey Dillon
Louisiana Training Institute
J. T. Shell
S. T. I. Head
Dr. Dillon
Frank W. Hawthorne
Dillon
Shell
W. W
Red) Washburn
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Washburn
Harvey Fields Jr Gets Continuance in Louisiana Court
In Minden Louisiana on November 21 Judge J F McInnis granted a continuance for Harvey Fields Jr son of US Attorney Harvey G Fields. The defense cited influenza fractured ribs and illness of counsel as reasons while the state said it was ready for trial. The judge set the case for a later re-set.
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Minden
Harvey Fields, Jr
United States
Harvey G. Fields
J. F. McInnis
Robert F. Kennon
Union Parish
J. G. Taylor
Fields
Britain to Seize German Exports as Retaliation
Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons that Britain will seize exports of German origin on the high seas in retaliation for previous mine and submarine attacks. The move follows heavy merchant ship losses off the east coast and the sinking of the Japanese liner Terukuni Maru.
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London
Great Britain
High Seas
Chamberelain
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Clement Attlee
Netherelands
Simon Bolivay
Britain
Attlee
Germany
Tariff Battle Reemerges as 1940 Issue in Washington
A recurring tariff clash looms in Congress as 1940 trade policy debates resume. Secretary Hull’s authority to negotiate reciprocal agreements expires next year, raising questions about extending powers and striking a balance between Democratic support and Republican hesitations.
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Navy
Congress
Hull
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