1940 SAM JONES VICTORY MARCH - Jeanerette Community Band - Louisiana Politics

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"Our friend Sam Jones we'll follow you - and we will always see you thru - you'll always stand above the land - and we will always honor you."
[LOUISIANA POLITICS]
SOUVENIR EDITION
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SAM JONES
VICTORY MARCH
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Dedicated to
GOVERNOR SAM JONES,
STATE OF LOUISIANA, CITY OF BATON ROUGE - MAY 14, 1940
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JEANERETTE COMMUNITY BAND OF JEANERETTE, LOUISIANA
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M. MAT LaVAIL, Director
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Words and Music by
M. M
AT
L
A
V
AIL
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New Iberia, La.:
AL'S PRINT SHOP,
1940. Rare ephemeral bifolium, [4] page handout, celebrating Jones' victory in a hotly contested race for Governor of Louisiana, in which he defeated the renowned Earl K. Long.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Exhibits agewear: creases - couple pinholes - slight spotting - acceptable condition overall.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Features the score and lyrics for LaVail's
"SAM JONES VICTORY MARCH",
as played by the Jeanerette Community Band:
Southwest Louisiana Official Sam Jones Band
- upper cover illustrated from photo of the band, p.[2] listing bandmembers. Rear cover lists regional sponsors, including
"Voluntary Guardians of Clean Government of St. Landry Parish, Kenneth Boagni, Chairman."                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Per Wiki:
Samuel H. Jones (1897-1978), 46th Governor of Louisiana. In August 1939, Jones was approached by members of the political faction opposed to the policies of the late Huey P. Long, Jr. to run for governor in 1940 against Huey's brother, Earl Long. Though reluctant, Jones agreed, and ran on a platform promising a return to honest efficient government after the corruption and excesses of the Long years. As governor, Jones tried to eliminate the power of the Longite political machine by reducing the number of state employees, instituting competitive bidding for state contracts, eliminating the deduct system of mandatory campaign contributions by state employees, and enacting civil service. Jones worked to increase international trade through the Louisiana ports on the Gulf of Mexico.