Absence record of Senator Long made known in New Orleans
A Louisiana press release details Huey P. Long's senate absences from January 28 through July 6. Campaign aides for Edwin S. Broussard cite gaps in sessions while criticizing Long for inaction. Also, Roland B. Howell clarifies Legion stance on the veterans cash bonus, opposing a blanket immediate payment but backing targeted relief.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
United States Senate
Ventress J. Smith
W.H. Hodges
Edwin S. Broussard
Long
Senate
Nero
Rome
Roland B. Howell
American Legion
L. Roberts
Farmerville
Alexandria
Howell
Sam Jones
John Ewing
Gorge W. Hardy, Jr
Shreveport
Roberts
John H. Overton
Walmsley Long
Monroe
Germany presses for equal security rights in postwar deal
An aide memoire outlines nine points for talks with France to resolve disarmament after the arms conference. Germany seeks equality under security terms, demands broad access to disarmament, and special frontiers protection while urging France's assurances of loyal intent.
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Aide Memoire
Germany
France
Germmany
Taxpayers Seek One-Cent Gasoline Levy
At Franklin parish police jury meeting a petition asked for a one-cent parish tax on gasoline to be put to a popular vote. The current tax expires Sept. 30 and a new ordinance for another year was to be considered at the meeting but was not acted on. The matter will be on the next police jury agenda the first Tuesday in October.
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Winnsboro
Franklin Parish
Secret Marriage Struggles on the Road to Italy
Sondra Merriman, torn between her husband Mark and her lover John Anderson, travels toward Italy with Mark while secretly planning a future with Anderson. Anderson praises her bravery even as she confesses she is a coward. The farewell at the pier precedes a hopeful, uncertain crossing.
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Sondra Merriman
Mark
Congo
John Anderson
Anderson
Sondra
Rebeca
Italy
Merriman
John
Marie
Boderas
New York
Ring Rout Ringworm Remedy Promoted for Foot Itch
An advertisement touts Ring Rout as a cure for athlete's foot caused by ringworm germs. It claims standard antiseptics fail, explains germ penetration, and offers a free sample via Ring Bout Inc New Orleans. Drugstores like Collens Thompson endorse the product.
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France
Trench
Chicago
Ring-Bout, Inc
Dept. A
New Orleans
Collens & Thompson
Frank B Edney Dies Sudden at Residence
Frank B. Edney 57 a noted Twin Cities labor figure died after five weeks illness at 315 North Fifth Street. A Crystal Springs Mississippi native married in Natchez 1902 to Mattie Elizabeth Odom, he lived here since 1908. Survived by widow two children G L Edney Monroe and Lisa Richard Mooringsport sister Mrs J E Irwin St Louis and Mrs C J McLeod New Orleans. Funeral at 4 pm tomorrow at residence with Rev W C Scott officiating View River View burial park.
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Frank B. Edney
Twin Cities
North Fifth Street
Mr. Edney
Crystal Springs
Miss
Natchez
Mattie Elizabeth Odom
Carpenter’s Union
C. J. McLeod
New Orleans
G. L. Edney
Monroe
J. E. Irwin
St. Louis
Lisa Richard
Mooringsport
W. C. Scott
First Methodist Church
Riverview Burial Park
City Court Busy Day as Judges Hear Quick Docket
Acting Judge George W. Lester and a panel imposed fines in a crowded city court session. Penalties included drunkenness five dollars each for several defendants, larceny thirty days, and various levies for disorderly conduct, gambling, anti vice offenses, and possession of intoxicants.
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George W. Lester
Dock Jordan
B. W. Hyde
Jack Frizzell
W. M. Musick
D. W. Masters
Henry Pullion
Lonnie Jones
John Glad
Mark Hanna
Leander Hubbard
Shelby Sherman
Clarence Cole
Amos Green
Lottie Barnes
Lillie Anderson
R. M. Hensley
Rosa Lyons
Negro Woman Is Ordered Deported From Country
Ada Wright mother of one of seven Alabama men condemned for attacking white girls near Scottsboro has been ordered deported from Czecho-Slovakia. She entered to gather signatures for clemency and toured Europe on the case. She was arrested at Kladno with John L. Engdal who was later released. Authorities said she may be escorted to the border or released with orders to leave at once.
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Prague
Czecho-Slovakia
Ada Wright
Scottsboro
Ala
Europe
Kladno
John L. Engdal
Illness Reported Cause Of Young Man's Death
In New Orleans on September 7 relatives said illness during the past two years caused the death by self inflicted gunshot of 21 year old Louis Schneider. Police stated he died from a personal safety related bullet wound of the head after being found in his bed with a .22 calibre rifle beside him.
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New Orleans
Louis Schneider
Schneider
Capital Council Votes to Slash Pay of Members
Baton Rouge budget cuts begin with salary reductions for all council members. Mayor Wade H. Bynum takes 12 percent, lowering from 5500 to 4800 dollars annually. Commissioner Louis J. Ricaud and Powers Higginbotham take 10 percent cuts from 5000 dollars. Other department reductions follow to meet anticipated revenues.
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Capital Council
Baton Rouge
City Commission Council
Wade H. Bynum
Louis J. Ricaud
Parks and Streets
Powers Higginbotham
Gotham payroll cut by mayor Ke e to five since 1930
John F. Curry of Tammany Hall said a decision on whether James J. Walker will be Tammany’s candidate in a possible fall mayoral election may be delayed for more than a month. Walker resigned during his second term and McKee now holds full power over appointive salaries.
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Walker
McKee
New York
John F. Curry
Tammany Hall
James J. Walker
Tammany
Mayor orders census and relief reform for city finances
The mayor directed a systematic police census to count destitute unemployed and permanent residents, citing millions in monthly relief costs without full analysis. He cut his salary and, with Comptroller Berry, secured a Wall Street loan of 10 to 15 million at 5 1 4 percent. A board of estimate action ended a printing monopoly by choosing the low bidder, saving about 50 000.
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Charles W. Berry
McKee
Berry
Wall Street
Board of Estimate
Election Board
Spirit of ’76 Pilots Vote to Break 647 Hour Record
Fred Murillo and John Sheasey piloted the endurance plane Spirit of 76 and reported feeling fit to stay aloft. they aim to surpass the 647 hour flight record set previously.
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Los Angeles
Fred Murillo
John Sheasey
Loreco Station Burglary Seized by Police
A burglar entered Loreco Service station at 236 South Grand Street last night and took $9.85 in cash plus a light bulb. Police say Dennis Jones was found sleeping there and arrested as a suspect after the latch on a side door was pried.
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Loreco
South Grand Street
Dennis Jones
Swollen Rio Grande Encircles Valley Villages
The swollen Rio Grande widened and its flood eddied around half a dozen valley villages. Levees failed on the southern bank while barriers held on the American side, though thousands of acres remained unprotected.
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Brownsville
Tex
Rio Grande
Floodwaters Cut Off Mexican Villages Along River
Deep floodways on the American side carried water away without damage to farms and citrus groves inside the levees. Hidalgo county remained safe, but Mexican villages including Capote and Sandoval were flooded and cut off by the high water.
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Hidalgo
Capote
Sandoval
Pool Drags for Body at Forsythe Park
The Forsythe park pool was dragged overnight for a boy presumed drowned but no body was found. Authorities continued searches today with no further leads.
Mystery in Natatorium After Clothes Found
A boy's clothes were found in a natatorium locker after closing last night leading to a suspected drowning. Fire department members conducted work and a pool dragging followed. the rightful owner of the clothing remained unknown at noon today.
Pigeons Cause Clock Lag In Iowa Village
In a small Iowa village the clock runs fast in the first half hour and slows in the second as two pigeons perch on the big hand. They ride the downward arc losing grip mid swing, then hop aboard for the upward journey.
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Eleader
Iowa
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