Investigation to be Made of Boone Charge
New Orleans February 26 Attorney General Percy Saint announced he will pursue a probe into Senator W C Boone s charge that sixty thousand dollars of state highway funds were diverted to the commercial affairs committee and related groups. Saint denied targeting the committee and said the inquiry aims to verify misapplied public funds while keeping witnesses open to testimony. He pledged to continue the investigation until his duty as a public official is fulfilled.
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New Orleans
Percy Saint
W. C. Boone
Long
A. D. Danziger
Commercial Affairs Committee
Frank T. Echezabal
Danziger
Louisiana
Saint
Highway Commission
Boone
For Sale Registered Jersey Bull at 14 Months Old
Scott Wilson offers a registered Jersey bull, fourteen months old, for sale at a reasonable price. Located three and a half miles south of Ruston on Pershing Highway. Vendors note contact date 2 28 1td 3tw pd.
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Ruston
Pershing Highway
Scott Wilson
Radium Found In Stone Mountain Springs
In Decatur Georgia on February 26 Professor James A Hootman of Emory University released findings before the Georgia Academy of Science asserting radium exists in the granite of Stone Mountain The nine springs at the mountain allegedly yield 45040 curies of radioactivity compared with 16500 curies from Joachimstahl Spring in Germany The Emory report notes no total amount or availability of the Stone Mountain radium and accompanies a stray editorial remark on juries later in the text.
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Decatur
Stone Mountain
James A. Hootman
Physics Department
Emory University
Hootman
Joachimstahl
Germany
Pitchblende
Georgia Academy of Science
Agnes Scott College
Tech Frosh Rally For Second Win Over Bearcats
Louisiana Tech Bullpups beat Louisiana College Bearcats 28 to 20 in Pineville to sweep the series final night, following a 40 to 26 win by Tech over Central Louisiana in the college gym.
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Tech Frosh
Bearcats
Louisiana College Bearcats
Pineville
Louisiana Tech
Louisianians
College
Enn
Trackage Agreement Opens New Orleans East Bank Entrance
After protracted talks Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Louisiana and Arkansas reach a trackage pact granting MP access to New Orleans east bank across the Mississippi River. The deal, signed in January, awaits Interstate Commerce Commission approval and includes an option to buy a half interest in the L&A stretch between Baton Rouge and New Orleans under specified conditions.
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New Orleans
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Louisiana and Arkansas
Missouri Pacific
Mississippi River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Texas and Pacific
Rouge
Louisiana and Arkansas Railroad
Baton Rouge
New Locks Contract Signed For New Basin and Bayou St John
New Orleans Levee Board signed a contract Wednesday with bidder John Riess for locks in the New Basin Canal and Bayou St John. Cost set at 355000 dollars with work to start within sixty days and finish in about nine months. The project accompanies the Bonnet Carre spillway, increasing flow to Lake Pontchartrain and reducing future levee maintenance costs.
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New Orleans
New Basin
Canal
Bayou St. John
Orleans Levee Board
John Riess
Bonnet Carre
Lake Pontchartrain
Hoover Issue Stirs Alabama
Montgomery Alabama February 26 The Hoover issue in Alabama reached a new point today A letter to Ed W Pettus chairman of the Democratic executive committee by J A Carney regular Democratic candidate for governor requested the committee to rescind its drastic belter action Darnley judge of probate court of Coffee county notes such reconsideration would relieve voters minds that unfair methods have been influenced by selfish interests or corrupt candidates and leaders He says many lifelong Democrats are barred from running or voting He names U S Senator J Thomas Heflin candidate for governor Hugh A Locke of Birmingham and W H Lee of Dothan as Hoovercratic figures in the dispute
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Ed. W. Pettus
Democratic Executive Committee
J. A. Carney
Darnley
Coffee County
U. S
J. Thomas Heflin
Hugh A. Locke
Birmingham
W. H. Lee
Dothan
Young Mother Killed While Acting As Peacemaker in Aberdeen
Aberdeen Miss Feb 25 Mrs R Cliff Holley 20 mother of two was shot and killed by W A Beck who said the fatal shot was intended for her husband She moved from Birmingham Ala with Beck and his wife Beck claims Holley entered his apartment twice threatening him and he fired when a figure emerged It was dark so he could not identify her as Holley Pearce made no charge tonight
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Aberdeen
Miss
R. Cliff Holley
W. A. Beck
Beck
Holley
Legionnaires Aspire to Paid Roll of 600000
Next Sunday offers Ruston churchgoers a chance to surprise pastors by placing a $5 bill in the collection plate as part of a broad appeal for funds. The note encouraged attendees to contribute during services next Sunday at local churches in Ruston.
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Ruston
Ancient Relics Found Beneath Mexico City
Recent archaeological finds in the Valley of Mexico and within Mexico City hint at great relics still buried underground. Excavations near Teotihuacan, twenty miles from the city, uncovered twenty five pyramids and other pre historic ruins, revealing a richer past than expected.
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Mexico City
Valley of Mexico
City of
Mexico
Teotihuacan
Cardus credited by Greenwood woman for relief after illness
Greenwood Mississippi resident Mrs W T Taylor of 1313 Carrollton Avenue describes years of pain and weakness followed by improvement after using Cardus. She notes relief after three bottles and cites familiar extracts as the remedy long used for health.
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Greenwood
W. T. Taylor
Carrollton Avenue
Cardus
Pyramids Found Beneath Central Mexico Plaza
In the past year excavations near Mexico Citys central plaza palace and cathedral uncovered small well preserved pyramids and carvings of considerable importance. The discoveries occurred during work on a new building project revealing layered ancient structures beneath modern urban layers.
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Mexico
National Cathedral
Rum Run Seizure Off Montauk by Coast Guard Destroyer
A British rum-runner vessel named Isabel and its American contact Mohawk were captured by a coast guard destroyer near Montauk Point. About 3,000 sacks of liquor were found aboard, with 12 bottles per sack, and the vessels will be towed to the New York coast guard base.
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New London
Conn
Coast Guard
L. T. Chalker
Montauk Point
L. 1
New York Coast Guard
Over Forty Seven Million Increase In Cigarettes
New York feb 27 cigarette production rose in January to 10 208 231 000 units, up 47 969 000 from January 1929. Modern manufacturing cuts irritants and impurities in cigarettes and women smokers increasingly choose cigarettes to aid moderation, with total U S production last year around 119 000 000 000 and near 1 000 per capita.
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New York
United States
Cigarette Taxes Rise as Federal Revenue Boost
The growing use of cigarettes is described as creating more factory jobs and farm income and is hailed as a golden harvest for the Federal Government. It notes cigarette taxes ranking just after income taxes as a major national revenue source.
Canal Bank Plans Realty Investment Firm Formation
Canal Bank and Trust Company announced tentative plans to form a realty and investment company to acquire bank real estate assets. Stock will be distributed pro rata to Canal Bank holders, and bank par value will align with modern banking trends. The bank’s capital and surplus will stay above $10 million.
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New Orleans
Canal Bank and Trust Company
Plans Complete For $3,000,000 U S Hospital And Quarantine
New Orleans authorities learn that the United States Government will award contracts for the new Marine hospital and Quarantine station at New Orleans in April. Appropriations totaling over $3,000,000 have passed Congress and architects are applying final touches.
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New Orleans
United States
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Congress
Seventh Candidate Enters Alabama Race
Camden, Ala. Feb 26. B. M. Miller of Camden joins the Alabama governor race as the seventh candidate. His platform includes anti Klan rule and chain store regulation planks.
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Camden
Ala
Alabama
B. M. Miller
Supreme Court
Shouse questions Smith candidacy again in 1936
Jouett Shouse, chairman of the Democratic National Executive Committee, said in Memphis that Alfred E. Smith “will never again be a candidate for the presidency.” He added that Smith would decline the nomination if offered, believing Smith could not be elected.
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Memphis
Tenn
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Alfred E. Smith
Smith
Spring mood across nation belied by lingering Old Man Winter
A nationwide touch of spring prompted thoughts of winter’s end but reminders persist. Italy expands tax exemptions for pensioned civil service workers and widows, extending benefits once limited to large family heads.
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United States
O. m
Italy
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