Governor Huey Long calls eight day Louisiana session
New Orleans dispatch reports Governor Huey P. Long issued an eight day extraordinary legislative session to start September 16 in Baton Rouge. Nine aims include highway bonds and New Orleans projects such as bridges roads airports and ports as opponents and supporters seek a revised 68 million bond plan.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Long
Covernor Long
Ty. Semmes Walmsley
J. A. Malloy
Rudolph Hecht
The
Hibernia Bank
Henry F. Dart, Jr
James C. Henriques
Chef Menteur Road
Honey Island
Gulf Coast
Greater loss reported in lower house
Washington Sept 12 The house shows a larger post primary turnover than the senate with five members denied renomination and seven eliminated while three more may retire. Republican leaders in several states face defeats amid a heavy anti liquor sentiment, and races in Michigan Georgia Louisiana Nebraska Washington and others reshaped party control.
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Washington
Senate
House
Louis C. Cramton
Georgia
Thoman H. Bell
Janes O'Conner
New Orlean
Wallis J. Searsk
Nebraska
W W. Clitiners
Hia
Girane Mibngson
Michigan
Amd Jol
Prartktar Miller
Republicans
Aid Joh C. Box
Pexus
Joseph Whitehead
War- Bink
Jo Zack Opeating
Lote Hom
Deniers Miner
Thutsen
Miler Wiese
Headson
Michigan Actibaluon League
Mipth Obie
Wilbur M. White
Dears
H. Malcolms
Whatian
Questionable Large Vote in St Bernard Contests
New Orleans reports a likely contest of J O Fernandez by James O Connor over suspicious St Bernard returns where Fernandez leads 3481 to 250 for Connor in a parish with a 1750 to 1900 poll tax list. The parish census shows 4300 total population yet near four thousand votes.
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New Orleans
James O'Connor
J. O. Fernandes
Congress
Louisiana
St. Bernard
Long
Ransdell
Fernandez
O’conner
Jules Fisher
Piven
Gretna Court- House
Dean
Grande Inle
Jefferson Parish
Tong
Midonery
Rochester
Spearing
Borgaurt
Buehler
Amy
Joseph E. Rance
Lis
Lake Provideige
J. Martin Hamley
CUIAB
Seidtor Nansdell
Firetiub
Sen
Rietret
Washington Parish
Coby Clay
Marriage Licenses Recorded in Sunsburo Area
Local notices list marriage licenses for Honey Hopkins and Livia Pullin in Sunsburo J CO, and Anbeler ul Hilly with Deisy Lee Richards in Viet, reflecting ceremonies filed in the county records.
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Honey Hopkins
Sunsbyro
Livia Pullin
Sunsburo
J. CO
Anbeler Ul Hilly
Deisy Lee Richards
Viet
Meeting Of Eastern Star Chapters In Choudrant
A joint meeting of the Eastern Star chapters of Calhoun and Choudrant will be held with Choudrant chapter No 134 on the evening of September 19. Mrs Annie Osiie Lee a special guest and worth grand matron of Louisiana will speak. Magi Chapter No 85 and others are invited from Ruston to attend this Choudrant gathering.
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Eastern Star
Calhoun and
Choudrant
Annie Osiie Lee
Worth
Louisiana
Ruston
Kiwanis Club Luncheon Guests Share Vacation Tales
A large Kiwanis luncheon audience heard members and guests relate summer travels joining W L Mitchell dean of men at Louisiana Polytechnic Institute and others from Shreveport Dallas Galveston Memphis Washington DC and Charlottesville The program featured reflections on trips to Kentucky Washington and Lee University and Stone Mountain followed by a vote to visit Hopewell on September 25 with dinner proposed for that community.
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Kiwanis Club
W. L. Mitchell
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Bernardine McKnight
Wilma Lann
C. W. Tatum
Simsboro
Metallic and James
Galveston
Hopewell
W. 8
Rutledge
Record Cotton Seed Crush Totals for August Fiscal Year Start
Washington reports August cotton seed processing totals from the census bureau. Seed crushed reached 165,770 tons, up from 120,023 a year earlier. On hand at mills August 31 totaled 214,965 tons versus 160,652 a year ago.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Will Urge Naming Of Judge Dawkins To Circuit Court
New Orleans September 13 United States senators from Louisiana will push for the appointment of Federal Judge Ben C Dawkins of the northern district to one of the vacancies on the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Richard A Walker will resign this fall creating two openings. The White House has not filled the post though Congress passed a bill for an additional member. Rumors say Judge Joseph Hutchins of Texas is a likely candidate but support favors Judge Williat H Atwell of Texas.
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New Orleans
United States
Louisiana
Ben C. Dawkins
Pitth
United States Carcusl Court of Appeals
Richard A. Walker
Pt Circuit
Senate Uhis
Fitith Appstate
Hoover
Joseph Hutchins
Texas
Williwat H. Atwell
Prominent Nacogdoches Educator Visiting Ruston
Miss Thelma Jagoe head of physical education at Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College in Nacogdoches Texas arrived in Ruston to visit Miss Bernadine McKnight daughter of H L McKnight. Jagoe once served as secretary to the president at the Texas college and also runs a girls summer camp along the White River near Calico Rock Arkansas. She will stay several days.
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Thelma Jagoe
Stephen F. Austin State Teachers College
Nacogdoches
Texas
Ruston
Bernadine McKnight
H. L. McKnight
Miss Jagoe
Texas College
Ruston. Miss Jagoe Also Conducts A Girls’ Summer Camp In the Picturesque Ozarks
White River
Calico Rock
Arkansas
Bozeman backs Fields in Louisiana race Oct. 13 runoff
Bozeman who fell in the first primary for public service commissioner endorsed Harvey G. Fields incumbent, in the North Louisiana district, after returns from 8 parishes. He urged Fields to press Interstate Commerce Commission for better road rates on sand gravel stone shell and ensure fair lumber truck and dairy pricing from west of the Mississippi to Middle East and Northern markets.
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Winnfield
H. B. Bozeman
Harvey G. Fields
Farmervile
Rovian D. Hendrick
Shreveport
Bozeman
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Fields
Hendricks
Mr. Fields
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana
Mississipi River
Middle East
Bad Leadership Quote From Hi Ho of Chita Town
The Washington Star records Hi Ho the sage of Chita Town declaring that a leader who has caused difficulties cannot be trusted to fix the tangle, likening it to a cat tangled with a ball of silk.
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Hi Ho
Chitatown
Washington Star
Bulldogs Move LSU Game to Baton Rouge Over Monroe Guarantee
Louisiana Tech will play LSU in Baton Rouge on Sept 27 after Monroe officials failed to guarantee funding for a Monroe site. Tech coach Russ Cohen insisted on Baton Rouge as the original schedule favored LSU. The Bulldogs then plan a Sept 27 game in Baton Rouge, with subsequent plans including a Oct 4 visit to Loyola New Orleans and a home Oct 11 against Magnolia A and M.
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Bulldogs
Baton Rouge
Monroe
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Tech
Tech Athletic Committee
Russ Cohen
J. P. Cole
Cohen
L. 8
W. H. Anders
Monroe Chamber of Commerce Exective Committee
Tech
Cole
Louisiana Tech Athletic Committee
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Tech Bulldogs
New Orleans
Loyola University
Tech Eleven
A. and M. Muleriders
Magnolia
Ark
Ruston
Centenary
Louisiana College
Mississippi College
Jackson, Miss
Southwestern Louisiana Institute
Lafayette
Louisiana State Normal
Natchitoches
Millsaps
Jackson
Fall Term of Court Opened in Union Seat
Farmerville Sept 15 The fall term of the third district court opened with Judge Pearce of Ruston delivering the charge to the grand jury. He urged careful probes into prohibition and game law violations as A D Everette of Marion was named foreman. A heavy docket awaits next week with criminal cases carried over from the last term. Union Lincoln and Jackson parishes form the district.
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Farmerville
Third District Court
D. Pearce
Ruston
Pearce
A. D. Everette
Marion
Union
Lincoln
Jackson Parishes
Third District
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Tolley
State of
Lake Charles
Mas Panwaitt
Thunes
Uditur
Bruthar
James
WA Keak
Aig
Dawkins
Circuit Court
Capital City
D. Teya
Ilouse
Woots
ACORN
Ruston, LA
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