Flood Emergency Strikes Acadian Country Near Bayou Teche
Floods from the Atchafalaya cause panic in the Acadian region northwest of New Orleans. Rescue crews mobilize boats and manpower, evacuating hundreds from Melville, Palmetto, Opeousas, and Krotz Springs as water levels surge and relief efforts expand.
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New Orleans
Bayou Teche
Atchulalaya
Bayou Des Glaises
Arnaudsville
la Fayette
Washington
Monroe
Beaumont
Tex
Morgan City
Houma
Coast Guard
Atchafalaya
Melville
Palmetto
Ope- Jousas
Krotz Springs
Simmesport
Refusin
Red Cross
Manana
Booster Meeting Planned For Early June
An extraordinary booster meeting is planned in a local school auditorium for early June. E P Green Sr G C Underhill and other prominent businessmen organize the event after a Joint Publicity Committee discussion. The program features a home town talk contest with prizes and a clerk employee representation contest.
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E. P. Green, Sr
G. C. Underhill
Green
Underhill
Bradenton
Chambers Commerce
Paul Pace
Chamber of Commerce
Ballard
Biltmore Auditorium
New Tax Plan Passes in Tallahassee May 20
Florida lawmakers move to clear a backlog of measures as the House and Senate meet. The House approves a local bills agenda, urges Congress to protect federal funds for the National Guard, and expands the occupational tax to include many new businesses. Aimed at aiding poor mothers, a House bill raises county millage for dependent children support and relaxes residency rules. Senate debates local bills, including a church vehicle exemption, while a livestock board data request triggers a contentious exchange.
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Tallahassee
House
Congress
Davis
National Guard
Organized Reserve
Florida
Senate
Connor
Wagg
West Palm Beach
McKenzie
Palatka
Varnum
Pensacola
Taylor
Largo
House of Representatives
Fred H. Davis
J. V. Knapp
Green plan calls for 1¢ aid and park commission
The beautification committee of the Chamber of Commerce recommended appointing a three member park commission with full authority over the city beautification program. The move, to be presented to the city council, aims for uniform plantings on major streets and a city survey to guide future work with Australian pines offered from Palma Sola nurseries at no cost except removal.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. T. Fleming
G. C. Underhill
D. H. Tallant
Chamber
Park Commission
Palma Sola
Funeral plans for 44 victims in Bath tragedy
Funeral preparations completed in Bath Michigan for 44 persons killed in the schoolhouse blast by Andrew Kehoe, a demented farmer. 37 children among the dead. A group funeral was abandoned due to mental anguish. Governor Green launched a relief drive and bonds funded by the Red Cross aid a new school. Police inquiry paused for Monday inquest.
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Bath
Midh
Andrew Kehoe
Kene
Kehoe ' di
Lansing
Fred W. Green
Red Cross
Green
Kehoe
Governor signs third death warrant for Williams
Tallahassee May 20 Governor Martin signed a third death warrant for the electrocution during the week of May 30 of Jim Williams a Negro sentenced in Putnam county for first degree murder The action confirms the plan to execute Williams within the specified week and reflects ongoing county court results in capital punishment cases.
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Tallahassee
Martin
Jim Williams
Putnam County
Mrs. Lindbergh Confident in Son Despite Flight
Detroit May 20 AP Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh a chemistry instructor at Cass Technical High School remained calm as Captain Charles A Lindbergh set course for France It was reported she had notified the high school offices she did not want interviews and would not be bothered.
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Detroit
Evangeline L. Linbergh
New York-Paris
Charles A. Lindberg
France
Collins Convicted in Miami Double Slaying
Clayton H. Collins was convicted of manslaughter in the March 16 deaths of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Nevers in their Miami home. He testified the killings were in self defense and faces sentencing Tuesday.
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Miami
Clayton H. Collins
Edward Nevers
Collins
Lions on Tour 10 Visit Bradenton
The Lions in session at the Dixie Grande form a committee Cand ler Brooks Bradenton Paul Dav is Manatee and A B Rowe Palmetto to organize transport meals and entertainment for the June 22 post convention Lions visit following the International Miami conference June 15 18. The delegation will travel from Tampa and likely proceed to Punta Gorda and Arcadia.
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Lions
Dixie Grande
Candler Brooks
Bradenton
Paul Davis
Manatee
A. B. Rowe
Palmetto
Party of Lions
Miami
Florida
Tampa
Punta Gorda
Arcadia
Palmer Dickey
Fisher
A. H. Payne
A. R. Jones
R. Swackhamer
Beau Vue
W. Y. Bennett
Lester Finney
Air Beacons Lighted For Lindbergh's Paris Journey
Air beacons from the coast to Paris ordered lit tomorrow to guide Charles Lindbergh to the French capital. The Valerian beacon near Paris will flash a beam visible about 200 miles on clear nights. Ambassador Myron T. Herrick was informed by the AP of the start eight minutes after Lindbergh left Roosevelt Field.
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Paris
Lindbergh
Lindbergh Flies Over Milford Nova Scotia
Captain Charles Lindbergh flew over Milford Hants county Nova Scotia at 2 50 this afternoon Atlantic daylight time 12 50 eastern time impressing local observers during his trans Atlantic tour after arriving in the province.
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Milford
Hants County
N. S
Charles Lindbergh
Atlantic
Lindbergh Reaches Nova Scotia Coast in Nonstop Flight
Captain Charles A Lindbergh in the Spirit of St Louis lands near Halifax on schedule shortly after 1 PM marking the non stop flight from New York to Paris.
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Halifax
Charles A. Lindbergh
Airplane Sighted Off Nova Scotia Southern Beach
An airplane was sighted ten miles south of Flying East Metegham in Digby county Nova Scotia at 1 25 Atlantic daylight time in the afternoon. The craft was moving in an easterly direction.
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Metegham
Digby County
Nova Scotia
Here
Plane sighting near Providence resembles Lindbergh’s craft
Residents of East Greenwich, 16 miles from Providence, reported a plane at 9:05 this morning that resembled Lindbergh’s machine. It appeared to be heavy and wobbling, flying 600 to 1,000 feet up and about 100 mph, moving northeast toward the city.
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Providence
R. I
Lindbergh
East Greenwich
Lindbergh Still Not Sighted After Departure
NOT SIGHTED NEW YORK May 20 AP reports Charles Lindbergh in the Spirit of St. Louis had not been sighted at ten o'clock eastern daylight time two hours eight minutes after departing New York for Paris. Foggy conditions marked the early hours. two hours of flying should have placed him twenty miles northeast of Cape Ann Mass.
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New York
Charles Lindbergh
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Charles A. Lindbergh
Missouri National Guard
Paris
Missourian
St. Louis
Lindbergh
Curtis
Abraham Skidmore
Nassau County Police
Garden City
Two Manes
Bellanca
Columbia
Brooklyn
Lloyd Bertaud
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Coumbia Aircraft Corporation
Charles A. Levine
Bertaud
Byrd
Lindebergh
Ralph Orteig
Thick weather hinders Lindbergh plane sighting
Thick weather along the New England coast reduces the odds of spotting Lindbergh's plane. Nantucket Island reported heavy rain and mist, Cape Cod lay fogbound, and Boston had heavy clouds with mist at dawn.
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Boston
New England
Lindbergh
Nantucket Island
Cape Cod
Lindbergh Leaves Roosevelt Field For Paris Flight
Crowds cheer as Charles Lindbergh departs in the Spirit of St. Louis from Roosevelt Field on a non stop attempt to Paris. The 25 year old pilot carries 448 gallons of fuel aiming for a 36 hour journey despite fog and rough air early morning delays.
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Paris
New Foundland
Atlantic
Indbergh
S. J. Stumph
Missouri National
Curtiss Field
Ireland
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Lindberg
Richard E. Byrd
Byrns
America
Spirit of
Fokker
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