Sugar Bowl Levee Break Deepens Flood Across Louisiana
The Bayou Des Glaisses crevasse at Moreauville widened to about 600 feet at 9 a.m. as a nine foot levee failed, flooding Rosa Palmetto Morrow Buckie and adjacent low areas. Authorities warned of widespread inundation in Louisiana's sugar bowl with 69,000 more people displaced and a $10 million estimated loss.
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State of
Louisiana
Alexandria
Big Bend
Moreauville
Hamburg
Rosa
Palmetto
Morrow
Buckie
Melville
Baton Rouge
Bayou Des Glasses
Aphansas
Missisippi
Avoyelles Parish
John M. Parker
Atchafalaya
Grand Lake
Gulf
Wilson
Avoyelles
Red River
Saint Landry
Saint Martin
Iberville
Rapides
Atchafalyaya
Bayou Bouef Levee
Mississippi
Red
Sugar Bowl
Teche
Bayous
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Hutchinson
Kas
Carey Salt Works
Textile Man Urges Institute Ties for Cotton Growers
James F. Gossett of Williamston South Carolina, president, lauded the cotton textile institute at the 31st annual convention of the American Cotton Manufacturers association in Atlantic City. He urged including growers in the institute to stabilize the industry, noting a record 18 million bales harvested but with poor grade due to handling. He contrasted gains with rising government costs and warned farmers face a heavy burden as expenditures climb.
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Atlantic City
N. J
James F. Gossett
Williamston
S. C
American Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Cotton Textile Institute
McKinley
Institute
Gossett
James A. Emery
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
United States
Levee Breach Reported at Bordleonville on Bayou Des Glasses
Flood relief officials report a levee break at Bordleonville along Bayou Des Glasses. The crevasse measures about 100 feet and lies roughly 150 miles northwest of New Orleans across the river.
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Baton Rouge
Bordleonville
Bayou Des Glasses
John M. Parker
New Orleans
Des Cracking Bayou Des Glaes Crevasse Fears Rise
Suspense over Bayou Des Glaes levees as flood waters advance toward the crevasse point after three days of expected rupture. The danger zone lies about 156 miles northwest of New Orleans in the Atchafalaya basin where a break could unleash widespread flooding.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Sugar Bowl
Bayou Des Glasses
Atchafalaya
Appal forest advisory council adds two members
Verne Rhodes of Asheville North Carolina and Paul R Camp of Franklin Virginia named by Secretary Jardine to the Appalachian forest reserve advisory council. They succeed B W Kilgore and C C Smoot whose terms expired. Other members are reappointed. The council links forest agencies and guides the Appalachian forest experiment station at Asheville.
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Washington
Verne Rhodes
Asheville
N. C
Paul R. Camp
Camp Manufacturing Company
Franklin
Jardine
Appalachian Forest Reserve Advisory Council
B. W. Kilgore
North Carolina Agriculture Experiment Station
Raleigh
C. C. Smoot
Alexandria
Appalachian States
Department of Agriculture
Appalachian Forest Experiment Station
Eighteen Colts Enter Derby at Churchill Downs
Louisville May 13 AP. Eighteen colts entered for the 53rd Kentucky Derby a mile and a quarter race with 50000 added money and a gold cup to be run tomorrow afternoon at Churchill Downs.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Wrenn Held After Probable Cause Found For Assault
N. T. Wrenn faced a bond hearing after being held for superior court on charges of assaulting former Councilman J. S. Worth with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Judge Lewis Teague ruled probable cause and set bond at 750 dollars. Wrenn posted bond and was released. Attorneys had sought to modify the charge to affray or assault with a deadly weapon without intent to kill, but failed.
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N. T. Wrenn
J. S. Worth
Lewis Teague
Norman T. Wrenn
Mr. Worth
T. J. Gold
Gold
Teague
Mr. Gold
J. A. Myatt
Mr. Wrenn
Wrenn Trial in Municipal Court Over Warrant Change
Norman T. Wrenn faces a municipal court trial charged with an intent to kill during an alleged knife assault on J C Bower. Attorneys argued to alter the warrant to affray. prosecutors insisted on the original charge and grand jury path. witnesses described both men favorably and recounted the fight details.
Reward of 5000 Dollars Offered for Missing Aviators
Raymond Ortexy posts a five thousand dollar reward for any aviator who discovers the missing French filers or traces of their airplane. W P McChaken Jr announces the offer in Washington, noting Ortexy backs the 825000 New York Paris prize. The fund is with the Bank of America in New York.
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Washington
Raymond Ortexy
W. P. McChaken, Jr
Commerce
Orteg
Paris
George W. Burleigh
New York
Commerce Department
Bank of America
Wall Street
Nungesser Fate Not Yet Determined Noted in Paris Search
President Coolidge sent a message to President Doumergue of France expressing hope that aviators Nungesser and Celi would be found. The United States pledged to do everything humanly possible in the search for them.
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Washington
Coolidge
Doumergue
France
Ope
Nungesser
Celi
Search for Nungesser and Coli Continues in Atlantic
After four days over due on the Paris to New York flight, authorities and rescue teams extend sea and land searches for Captains Nungesser and Coli. Reykjavik reports a watch on the Icelandic route is active as efforts persist to locate the missing aviators.
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Nungesser and
Coli
New York
Paris
Reykjavik
Iceland
New Orleans Cotton Rises on Rain Outlook
New Orleans cotton opened irregularly but improved as reports of drought in west Texas and heavy rain in the northwest and Mississippi valley influenced values. July reached 15.56, October 16.06, and December 16.20, up 14 to 16 points from yesterday. Following an hour, prices eased 4 to 6 points after a fairly good rainfall in west Texas.
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New Orleans
West
Texas
Northwest
Mississippi Valley
Death sentence carried in Queens courtroom crowd control
One hundred policemen were detailed today to manage crowds at the Queens county courthouse in Long Island City during the imposition of the death sentence on Mrs. Ruth Brown Snyder and her former lover Henry Judd Gray for the killing of her husband Albert Snyder.
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New York
Queens County
Long Island City
Ruth Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Airplanes Ready for Nonstop Paris Flight Tomorrow
Three American planes berthed on Long Island fields poised for nonstop flights to Paris with two expected to depart tomorrow morning. Bellanca Columbia piloted by Clarence Bertaud at Curtis Field and Fokker America from Roosevelt Field were slated to begin around 1 a.m. Lindbergh, Byrd, and others faced weather, missing French fliers Nungesser and Coli, and Byrd injury as delays. Lindbergh’s coast to coast record time thrilled spectators as pilots eye the first solo cross continental flight since 1923.
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New York
Paris
Long Island
Curtis Field
Columbia
Clarence
Bertaud
Roosevelt Field
America
Hasbrouck Heights
N. J
Richard E. Byrd
Nungesser
Coli
Byrd
Chamberlain
Lindburgh
San Diego
St. Louis
Kelly
MacReady
Forest Lookout Saves Harnett Timber in Fire Prevention
In Raleigh on May 3 AP reports the first erected forest lookout tower in Harnett county has saved timber lands from fire. District Forester C H Flory of Fayetteville notes ten fires detected February 16 to March 31 within nine miles, with an average 18.5 minute alert time to wardens. The incomplete telephone alarm system will shorten this time once finished.
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Raleigh
Harnett County
Department of Convotion and Development
C. H. Flory
Fayetteville
Miss Gentry Killed in Wreck Near Kannapolis
Evelyn Gentry fourteen year old daughter of Rev C K Gentry is killed in an automobile wreck near Kannapolis. Ernest C Leonard and George Vogler are held in Cabarrus jail awaiting inquest. Injured include Mrs Lillian Baker Mrs C K Gentry and Mr Mrs C W Davis and their baby unharmedFlag
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Salisbury
Evelyn Gentry
C. K. Gentry
Kannapolis
Ernest C. Leonard
George Vogler
Charlotte
Cabarrus
Lillian Baker
Texas
Cc. K. Gentry
C. W. Davis
Davis
Concord Hospital
Charlotte man held without bail in Kannapolis auto death
Ernest Leonard of Charlotte was ordered held without bail in Cabarrus county jail after the death of Evelyn Gentry, 14, in an automobile accident near Kannapolis last night. George Vogler, Leonard's companion, was released.
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Salisbury
Ernest Leonard
Charlotte
Cabarrus County
Evelyn Gentry
Kannapolis
George Vogler
Leonard
Gray and Woman To Die At Sing Sing In June
Mrs Rath Brown Snyder and Henry Judd Gray are sentenced to die in the electric chair at Sing Sing the week of June 20 for the murder of Albert Snyder. Justice Scudder denied motions to set aside the verdict as the crowd and reporters witnessed the court in subdued session.
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New York
Rath Brown Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Sing Sing
Gray
Snyder
Justice Scudder
Mrs. Snyder
More Levees Break. More Money Is Needed for Red Cross Aid
Floods devastate the Mississippi region as levees fail and homelessness and hunger rise. The national Red Cross appeals for funds, with High Point residents contributing generously. the drive opens at $1,000 and grows to $15,000,000 nationwide, prompting a possible call for repeat gifts from early donors. Local supporters like O C Durland renew their contributions, and the newspaper lists additional acknowledgments and suggested further giving.
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Mississippi River
National Red Cross
High Point
Red Cross
O. C. Durland
Durland
Nannie Teate
Banks Cridlebaugh
Cooper Case At Asheville Proved To Be a Murder
Autopsy on Mrs. Mary Cooper 61 found dead in a vacant lot near her Asheville home shows a fatal heavy blow fractured her skull above the left eye. Police say the injury proves murder, not self harm, as officials outline the coroner team and county and city authorities involved.
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Cooper
Asheville
Mary Cooper
Women Decide on New Fabrics in Cotton Industry
Atlantic City May 12 AP Women are urged to play a decisive role in selecting designs for cotton fabrics. Miss Maurice T. Moreland argues that female taste should guide styles from mills to retailers, stressing the impact of appealing kitchen dresses and inclusive sizing on cottons adoption.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Maurice T. Moreland
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
Association
Defien Police to Take Him On Murder Charge
Sayles Hastings 40 a farmer barricaded in a Granary on his farm with his two sons 14 and 15 years old faced a murder charge for the fatal shooting of neighbor William Flint. Hastings held a large stock of ammunition and firearms as authorities prepared to arrest him with possible National Guard help from Jamestown at the Hastings farm.
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Cleveland
N. D
Sayles Hastings
William Flint
Dene
Hasting
Flint
National Guard
Jamestown
Colonel Kindrick Dead in Washington Hospital
Lieutenant Colonel William J. Kindrick finance officer of the fourth corps area died today in Walter Reed hospital in Washington. The AP report notes his service and death details.
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Kindrick
Washington
William J. Kindrick
Fourth Corps
Walter Reid Hospital
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Hymen
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Pfrain
Isadore Wulfson
Indiana
Cupid
Louis Nettlehoret
Will
Wilt
Logansport
Ind
Wolfson
Illinois
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Wrreck
John L. Carrell
Dan E. Sevier
Grady L. Morgan
R. M. Wells
Brown
Buncombe County
Carroll
Shriners Meeting
Greensboro
Order of the Mystic Shrine
King Cotton Hotel
Shriners of
Oasis Temple
Defien
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