Shreveport Sports Rise to Texas League Lead
A dashing Louisiana team led by Wilber Cooper and Oscar Estrada grabbed the top spot by beating Dallas 5 to 4 in 12 innings and tying 2 to 2 in the nightcap. Waco and Beaumont faltered as Shreveport moved a half game ahead, despite injuries to McClanahan and Hutson and strong outings by Earl Caldwell and Earl Hanson.
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Gayle Talbot, JR
Associated Press
Louisiana
Art Phelan
Shreveport Sports
Wilber Cooper
Oscar Estrada
Dallas
Waco Cubs
Beaumont
Shreveport
McClanahan
Hutson
Waco
Earl Caldwell
Shippers
Thurman
Earl Hanson
Cubs
Fort Worth
Spudders
Paddy Shea
Houston Buffs
San Antonio
Whitey Glaser
Flashes of Life from Coast to Coast in Brief Items
Lucile Le Sueur known as Joan Crawford and Douglas Fairbanks Jr declare not married yet wear rings and plan October nuptials. Lindbergh plane fuselage bears hearts as wedding signs after missing colonel’s marriage. William Merrill introduces bride Kathie Fisher at a Cleveland hotel party. Leon Warren of Alliance Nebraska, 18, earns university path after shining shoes to fund schooling.
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Associated Press
New York
Lucile le Sueur
Joan Crawford
Dodo
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Hollywood
Joan
Schenectady
N. Y
Lindbergh
William W. Merrill
Cleveland
Benedict
Kathe Fisher
Merrill
Billy Wallace
Miss Wills Reaches French Open Net Semifinals
Paris May 31 Helen Wills advanced to the semifinals of the French championship defeating Mme Helen Lafayeir of France 6 4 6 1 in straight sets.
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Associated Press
Paris
Helen Wills
Mme
Helen Lafayeir
France
Prison heads dismissed for service good
The State Prison Board in Houston dismisses B A Everts assistant general manager and two other officials for the good of the service. J R Jordan a Huntsville record clerk and W D McConnell night warden are the others affected. J W Benton becomes Jordan's assistant and a new appointment is not filled.
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Associated Ro
Houston
Texas
B. A. Everts
State
W. A. Paddock
State Prison Board
J. R. Jordan
Huntsville
W. D. McConnell
Paddock
J. W. Benton
Jordan
Everts
McConnell
W. H. Mead
Carole Lombard's fast rise from Mack Sennett to dramatic star
Hollywood May 81 Carole Lombard, under Pathe contract, has made five pictures in eight months. She emphasizes constant studio presence and publicity work to land future roles. Born Jane Peters in Fort Wayne Indiana, she moved to Los Angeles as a child and trained in drama before joining Mack Sennett. She views dramatic roles as her real success while valuing comedy for training.
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Dan Thomas
Hollywood
Calif
Carole Lombard
Carole
Pathe
Mack Sennett Grads
Comedienne
Ft. Wayne
Buck Jones
Jane Peters
Los Angeles
Mack Sennett
Life term given man in murder trial
United Press reports Lloyd Davidson aged 32 was sentenced to life imprisonment after a jury convicted him of killing his stepmother Mia Ellen Davidson in her home near Coolidge. Jurors deliberated from 4 p.m. yesterday to 9:15 a.m. today.
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United Press
Son Confesses to Farmhouse Double Murder
The son confessed to killing his father W. T. Davidson and the charred bodies of the elderly couple were found in the ruins of their farm home a few weeks earlier. The confession followed the discovery of the crimes.
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W. T. Davidson
Soviet half-year finances show deficits and revenue share
Moscow reports for Oct to Apr 1028-9 total revenues reached 1.25 billion dollars, 48.56 percent of estimates while expenditures were 1.8745 billion, 48.8 percent of estimates, leaving a deficit of 25.5 million dollars.
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Moscow
Commissariat of Finance
Soviet Union
La Follette to discuss secret senate sessions
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin will discuss the issue of secret senate sessions in a radio address tomorrow night at 8 p.m. Eastern Time over the Columbia network. The talk is hosted by the National Radio Forum, with the Washington Star as publisher.
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United Press
Washington
Irvine L. Lenroot
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Columbia Broadcasting System
National Radio Forum
Washington Star
Frank B. Noyes
Hair locks of Liset Rubinstein and Leschetizky fetch varied sums
Auction in Vienna drew bids totaling 42 dollars for three master musicians Franz Liset Anton Rubinstein and Theodore Leschetizky. The sole bidder Robert Waldhaeusel a piano maker previously purchased a lock of Franz Schubert's hair.
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Vienna
Franz Liset
Anton Rubinstein
Theodore Leschetitzky
Robert Waldhaeusel
Franz Schubert
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