Fournet Wins Louisiana Supreme Court Seat Amid Long Drive
Huey P. Long allied Fournet defeats Judge Porter in extra primary for third district Supreme Court seat. Fournet led with 21,285 to 16,925, sweeping 11 parishes except Rapides as Long backs his candidate to challenge Mayor Walmsley in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John B. Fournet
Louisiana Supreme Court
Huey P. Long
Legislative Committee
T. Semmes Walmsley
Fournet
Supreme Court
Third District
Thomas F. Porter
Lake Charles
Evangeline Parish
Grant
Porter
Thomas C. Wingate
Leesville
State Senate
Senator Long
Louisiana
Thomas Porter
Julius T. Long
Shreveport
Long
Mayor Walmsley
Walmsley
Winston Overton
How
Name Confusion and Tales From Monroe Newsroom
A fragment recalls Monroe introductions where Joe Steffick corrects mispronunciations and nicknames. Anecdotes include P J McClendon recalling walking days, Officer J R Butler’s vacation, a hunter bear tale, and Harry Rice hatless in rain after a barber visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Butler
San Angelo
Texas
Butler
Harry Rice
Grand jury returns twenty one indictments at Ouachita parish
Ouachita parish district court grand jury returned twenty one indictments after sessions starting Monday. Two cases were omitted. Indictments covered fatal automobile accidents killing L R Quinn Albert Allen and others. Wollie Sanford charged with manslaughter in Roy case. Rush Wimberly and Lorris Wimberly’s brother noted among non indictments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Nelson Holly
L. R. Quinn
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Albert Allen
Annie Masling
West Monroe
Aaron Woods
William Bryant Harwell
Will Harwell
Robert Harwell
Franklin Parish
Wollie Sanford
L. A. Roy
Roy
Sanford
Rush Wimberly
Lorris
Lake Charles Man Hurt When Hit By Automobile
P. O. Moss of Lake Charles formerly chief state tax assessor was injured yesterday afternoon when struck by an automobile in Lake Charles. The incident details indicate he suffered painful injuries but no further condition is given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
P. O. Moss
Queen Arrives At Marseille To Claim Body Of Alexander
Queen Marie journeys to Marseille to claim King Alexander's body after his assassination in France. The tragedy amid massed crowds provokes Europe’s anxiety over its potential political consequences.
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Marseille
Alexander
Associated Press
France
Yugoslavia
Dubrovnik
Europe
Nervous bandits sought after hotel room shooting in Baton Rouge
V Mannino a New Orleans leather goods dealer was shot and wounded while fleeing a hotel corridor after two nervous bandits entered his room and ordered him to surrender. He ran, was chased and wounded in the hand and forehead before seeking treatment and returning to New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
V. Mannino
New Orleans
Mannino
Swanky Robber Holds Up Two Establishments
A masked man robbed a Los Angeles beer parlor of 100 dollars after a driver held a door for him. A short time later the same man robbed a Crenshaw boulevard service station of 120 dollars. The thief told a bystander, Home, James, as he fled.
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Los Angeles
James
Crenshaw Boulevard
Terrorism grips northern Spain as troops gather
Madrid reports heavy fighting in Asturias and San Sebastian with ten killed and many wounded. Authorities claim 40 strikers captured in one house, over 500 arrests in San Sebastian, and up to 24 death sentences. General Eduardo López Ochoa leads renewed drives against rebels with 3,000 volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Spain
Asturia
San Sebastian
Bilbao
Oviedo
Eduardo Lépez Ochoa
Trabia
Ochoa
Aviles
Hauptmann Extradition Action Delayed in New York
James M. Fawcett said Governor Lehman would sign Hauptmann extradition papers to New Jersey late today but Hauptmann would fight in court to the end. Gov Lehman indicated no action would be taken tonight or tomorrow on New Jersey's extradition request. He arrived on the Empire State Express from New York City with the papers in a briefcase.
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Albany
N. Y
James M. Fawcett
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lehman
Hauptmann
New Jersey
Empire State Express
New York City
Moore
Young Yugoslav King Peter II Leaves London
In London, the 11 year old Peter II Karageorge, newly proclaimed king of Yugoslavia, departs with dowager Queen Marie of Romania to begin his royal duties. He is whisked from Sandroyd School to boarding to the London Dover train after dawn.
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Peter II
Yugoslavia
Bier
London
Alexander I
Victoria Station
Marie
Romania
France
Peter
Sandroyd
Dover
Peter Karageorge
Secretary Dern May Visit Monroe For Flood Control Tour
Secretary of War George H. Dern is expected in Monroe for a flood control inspection trip in the lower Mississippi valley possibly around October 19. He will be joined by Rep Riley J. Wilson and officials from the Army Corps of Engineers and Mississippi River Commission, with visits planned to Arkansas City Boeuf basin Ouachita river projects and the Atchafalaya region en route to New Orleans.
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Mississippi Valley
George H. Dern
Monroe
Washington
Secretary of War
Riley J. Wilson
House Flood Control Committee
Dern
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
A. W. Miller
Ouachita River
Representative Wilson
Edward M. Markham
Harley Ferguson
Mississippi River Commission
Arkansas City
Boeuf Basin
Atchafalaya
New Orleans
Atcha
Jinky Contest Draws Hundreds for Weekly Cash Prize
Jinky entries pile up at headquarters on Wednesday as Monroe residents turn in many odd paper pieces. Winners receive 40 dollars weekly. entry requires 2.50 dollars in Jinky purchases or ads worth two 25-cent receipts. Merchants listed supply free Jinkys and ads bearing Jinky terms count toward entrance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jinky
Monroe
North Second Street
News-Star
News-Star and World
Iron Mountain Bakery, Inc
Griffin Studio
Johnnie S. Elbert
Central Savings Bank and Trust Co
West Monroe Hardware and Furniture Co
West Monroe
Sur-War Stores, Inc
Tempest Feared at Gathering of American Labor
At the AFL convention in San Francisco bitter resentment arose over a remark calling new members rubbish. Francis J. Gorman of the United Textile Workers vows to strike from records any insinuations undermining newer members.
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San Francisco
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Francis J. Gorman
United Textile Workers
Daniel J. Tobin
Teamsters Union
Teamsters
Brewery Workers Union
Tobin
A. F. of
L. Veterans
Gorman
Building Trades Department
Resolutions Committee
Pension Act Up For Review In District of Columbia
The District of Columbia supreme court, with Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat, hears a challenge by 134 rail carriers to the Roosevelt era pension act. The suit argues the act violates the commerce clause and deprives carriers of property without due process. The retirement provision for workers aged 65 and up is attacked as potentially premature for some employees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Alfred A. Wheat
E. F. McInnis
Couple Arrested At New Orleans To Be Arraigned
The Department of Justice disclosed that Richard Tallman Galatas and his wife Elizabeth were arrested as principals in the 1933 Kansas City machine gun slaughter to free Frank Nash. They were captured in New Orleans on September 22 and will be arraigned in Kansas City. The case links Doc Louis Stacci Verne Miller Pretty Boy Floyd and Adam Richetti to the Nash pursuit and killings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Washington
Department of Justice
Richard Tallman Galatas
Elizabeth
Kansas City
Frank Nash
Stanley
Galatas
Nash
E. W. Lee
R. J. Caffrey
Division of Investigation
Otto Reed
McAlester
Okla
W. J. Grooms
Frank E. Hermanson
Leavenworth
Union Station Plaza
Chicago
Mrs. Nash
Herb and
Esther Farmer
Joplin
Verne C. Miller
South Dakota
Farmer
Stacci
Miller
Division of
Charles
Pretty Boy
Floyd
Oklahoma
Adam Richetti
Jack Killingsworth
Bolivar
Richetti
Verne C
Wealthy Planter of St. Landry Succumbs
Raoul LeBourgeois 71, capitalist and planter of St. Landry parish, died at his home after several days illness. Funeral services were held this afternoon at the Catholic church with interment in Opelousas. Rev. A. B. Colliard officiated. Opelousas Elks attended in a body. Survived by widow Ida Culloms, son Florien LeBourgeois, and daughter Mrs. George Jordan, all of Opelousas.
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J Opelousas
Raoul LeBourgeois
St. Landry Parish
A. B. Colliard
Opelousas Elks
LeBourgeois
Ida Culloms
Florien LeBourgeois
George Jordan
Roosevelt Sees Slightly Higher Prices Before Stabilization
President Roosevelt believes commodity prices should rise a touch before stabilizing the general price level. Officials say asset liabilities have improved since 1920 but remain short of parity, with price stabilization studies guiding future monetary policy and debt relief.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Administration Financial
Lifting of Book Value of Stocks Revealed in Trial
Testimony shows within weeks after forming the Corporation Securities company stock bought for 18.5 million was written up to 48.5 million on investment ledgers. Lamont testified two writeups were made at the request of Halsey Stuart officials as prosecutors outline a scheme to defraud investors of about 100 million in worthless stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Corporation Securities Company of Chicago
Samuel Insull
van Lamont
Halsey, Stuart and Company
Insull
Lamont
Corporation Securities Company
Clarence T. MacNeille
Halsey Stuart
Halsey Stuart and Company
Insull Utility
Insull Corporation
Middle West Utilities
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Judge Porter
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Memphis
Sseeesdt
Tuewenee Ood
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Atane
Vicksburg
Natchez
Ouachita
Camden
Little Rock Aeeeeee
Redates
Jes’ Ramblin
Joe Steffick
John Doe
John Brown
Mr. Steffick
Brown
Doe
Stuckey
Steffick
Steffish
Staffert
P. J. McClendon
Calhoun
Mac
Big Boy
Praha
Czechoslovakia
Petrus Kalemen
By John Evans
Madame Dubree
Louis Barthou
Alfonse Joseph Georges
City
Edward W. Lee
William Lee
Calif
St. Landry
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