Word: louisiana
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Built in New Orleans during the red-hot political regime of Huey Pierce Long, opened to medical students last autumn, the Medical Centre of Louisiana State University was dedicated during last week's A. M. A. meet. Said Dean Dr. Arthur Vidrine: "We have no apologies to make for the dedication of this medical school. Neither have we any explanations to make for our motives. Instead, we are glad to have beaten down the petty prejudices of petty politicians who every time the project was mentioned would try to put a stop to the move...
...Accepted the committee resignations of Louisiana's Long, rebel against the Democratic leadership of Arkansas' Robinson...
...subject of the cartoon (Joseph Taylor Robinson of Arkansas, Democratic leader of the Senate, defying Louisiana's loud Democratic Senator Huey Pierce Long) and the caption ("The real issue in Washington . . . Patriotism vs Communism") were not very exciting. But the U. S. flag held by Senator Robinson and a Communist banner brandished by Senator Long, were in vivid, eye-smashing red. The U. S. flag's blue field was not shown; there was no other color in the picture. But the force of the cartoon was immeasurably increased by its red blotches. A patriotic eye could even imagine...
...chest while conversing; messing in the kitchen; carrying love charms; wearing No. 17 celluloid collars on No. 15 neckbands; general orneriness. Prominent in an alleged membership of 400,000 are Governor James ("Sunny Jim") Rolph Jr.; of California, Speaker John Nance Garner, Senator Huey Pierce Long of Louisiana, the entire Anti-Saloon League...
Governor King of Louisiana went up to Richmond, Va., last week to a conference with other Governors. When Lieutenant Governor Paul N. Cyr jumped at the governorship last October and was caught politically off-base, Governor Long had Senate President Alvin Oliver King sworn in to take his place. When Huey Long went to the U. S. Senate, his friend Alvin King stepped into the Executive Mansion, leaving Louisiana with no Lieutenant Governor, no Senate President. Next person in line to substitute for Governor King was Alice Lee Grosjean. She is a good friend of Huey Long's, used...