Huey Long Dominates Baton Rouge Campus Scene
James Lindsey recalls Huey P Long at LSU's Diamond Jubilee in Baton Rouge. The Kingfish draws crowds from cadets to dignitaries, celebrates with the band, funds projects, and quips that LSU is for everybody. His campus power, censorship of The Reveille, and grand schemes define his edge and control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southwestern Journalism Congress
Baton Rouge
Huey
West Texas
Kingfish
Louisiana
Mississippi
Huey Long
Louisiana State University
Signor Rosse
Governor Allen
Huey P. Long
Nashville
New York City
Long
James Lindsey
Whitewright
G. L. Lindsey
Texas Tech Toreador
Lubbock
Uniforms Urged To Distinguish Public Pay Rollers
Warren Piper of the Interfraternity Club urged public officials be in uniform so taxpayers can see who is funded by taxes. He warned that taxpayers bear the tax burden as incomes rise and taxes increase. The note references a Boston composer praising music as a medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Warren Piper
Interfraternity Club
University of Wisconsin
Piper
Farm products fuel Ford car making in Dallas report
Dallas Ford manager C B Ostrander says farm inputs to be used in ĵo manufacture of Ford cars this year include 500000 bushels of corn 20000 hogs 30000 cattle 3200000 pounds of wool 1800000 pounds of soybeans and 138000 bales of cotton. He notes corn supplies alcohol and starch for enamel finishes leather from cattle and other by products. Weights and items are part of Ford plan to produce a million cars and trucks this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Ford
C. B. Ostrander
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Mr. Ostrander
Stormy thunder and lightning aid royal romance
A playful exchange describes how a princess joined a romance after a dramatic storm. The speakers joke that only the thunder and lightning could bring her into his arms.
Jokes From The Past About Crops And Licenses
A humorous slice recalls bad crop years with bean and corn quirks. Silas recalls a 1914 feast by eating fourteen acres of corn due to a weak appetite. A Swede seeks a marriage license, mispronouncing hunting as the request, prompting a county judge exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram
Silas
Sheep in the Himalayas Rival Running Lamb
A humorous dialog notes a sheep in the Himalaya Mountains running 45 miles per hour. The wife jokes a lamb would keep up with Mary. She recalls a pleasant bridge club afternoon and says she wore the best dress, not the best score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Himalaya
Promise to Charity and the Milk Cow Joke
A country tale recalls a sick man who pledges to sell his milk cow for charity if he recovers. Restored, he keeps the cow and brings a rooster to market, agreeing to sell the cow for one dollar and the rooster for one hundred dollars to a buyer.
Man pays for rooster. donates dollar to charity and buys a milk cow
A man pays one hundred dollars for a rooster and donates a dollar to charity. With the remaining hundred dollars he purchases another milk cow.
A Boy’s Ambition Flashes in Simple Exchange
A teacher asks Jimmie his greatest life aim. He replies with a child’s humor, “To be big enough to wash mother’s ears.” The quaint line reflects playful innocence from a schoolyard moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie
Salvation Army tin soldiers Sunday mischief
A mother scolds Bertie for playing with tin soldiers on a Sunday. The boy replies he calls them Salvation Army. The mother hints at a third in their love nest and mentions a letter from her own mother saying she will arrive next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie
The
Salvation Army
Silent Vows and Wry Warnings on a Wedding Day
A clipped exchange reveals fear on a wedding day and a punchline about finances. The groom notes retirement potential from today’s earnings, while the bride quips about only ten dollars. The line mocks debt, risk, and prudence with dry humor.
Catty Dinner Crackle Sparks Barbed Exchange
Catty guest remarks on the host's husband's loud dining, prompting a sharp reply from the hostess who retorts about the guest's cooking. The exchange highlights strained social tensions at the dinner table.
Go West Young Man Joke Punchline
A Western joke features two cowhands planning a desert trip. The first jokes about carrying whisky for rattlesnake bites and then reveals he plans to bring six rattlesnakes, prompting the second man’s surprised reaction.
No Sympathy for Suicide Victim Narratives in Letters
A reader letter denounces men who take their own lives amid nagging spouses and those who criticize such actions. The writer condemns the notion of choosing death as an escape and rejects sympathy for self harming decisions.
Tramp's Birthday Plea to Lady Spurs Witty Exchange
A humorous dialogue unfolds as a hungry tramp asks a woman for cake on his birthday. She counters that bread would suffice while he explains the request, and they trade quips about past loves, drinking, and a failed kiss with a blonde who refused his marriage promise.
Also Mentioned on This Page
By James Lindsey
Greed
South
New Orleans
Pelican
Huey P
Reveille
University of Missouri
Grace Williamson
Boston
Florida Times-Union
Whitewright Lumber Co
Denison Auto Co
L. L. Savage
Ford Dealers
Universal Credit Company
Ford Finance Plan
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!