Melville Falls Flood Devastates Town After Levee Breach
New Orleans reports Melville, 125 miles north, inundated as the Atchafalaya flooded the town after a levee breach. Residents fled in night clothes while guards fired warnings and aid trains prepared to evacuate refugees. The town, home to about 1,028 people, saw widespread destruction and fear as water swept through homes and the hotel.
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New Orleans
Melville
Atchafalaya
Standard Oil Plant
Baton Rouge
Texas and Pacific
Anna Fletcher
Miss Fletcher
John M. Parker
Associated Press
Julia MacNeill
Flood Death Toll Rises in Louisiana Bayou Regions
Rescue crews report about twenty dead in inundated areas as Plancheville suffers three women and six children drowned in one house. A man and family perished when their home overturned, with more bodies found near Big Cane and Bayou Des Glaisses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Big Bend
Bayou Des Glasses
Plancheville
Red Cross
Big Cane
Bunkie
Bayou Jack
Capitol Coal Controversy Flare Over Steam Plant
Raleigh May 17 AP A heated clash between the building and grounds committee and the budget bureau over ten tons of coal and operating the state steam plant escalated. Chief engineer W Horton warned a steam push would get him fired while Secretary W M Everett threatened similar action if he refused. The dispute heated then cooled as the day ended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Budget Bureau
Capitol
Horton
W. %. Everett
Mr. Horton
Miss Mackaye Evas court room drama in Los Angeles trial
In Los Angeles on May 17 AP reports crowds gather for details in the trial of Paul Kelly for the alleged murder of Ray Raymond. Testimony from Miss Mackaye and witnesses like Helen Wilkinson and Max Wagner is expected, with the house boy Jungle describing party behavior and coded language between Kelly and Mackaye.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Dorothy Mackaye
Paul Kelly
Ray Raymond
Miss Mackaye
Helen Wilkinson
Kelly
Raymond
Hollywood
E. J. Dennison
Jungle
A. R. Cederbloom
Forest Hills
N. Y
New angle in Cooper case at Asheville emerges
Asheville May 17 AP Relatives plan sanity tests for Minnie K Montague while detectives press to tighten circumstantial evidence in the murder of widow Mary R Cooper The 45 year old Montague a nurse lived with the victim and is jailed as investigators seek two men and a possible woman with information plus mental evaluations for Montague and defense changes.
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Asheville
Minnie K. Montague
Mary R. Cooper
Montague
Cooper
Mrs. Cooper
Robert R. Reynolds
Lusk
Wayne
Robert S. Carroll
Highland Hospital
Sam
Oxford
Dr. Montague
P. G. Montague
Demonstration Home Complete in Every Way in Martin County
A complete home demonstration department opened in the courthouse annex in Martin county. Miss Anna Trentham home agent uses it for demonstrations and lectures in all phases of home demonstration work. Rest room office kitchen breakfast room and bath were provided by county commissioners with many utensils and furnishings donated by local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williamston
Martin County
Anna Trentham
Trentham
Meat in Home Diets Studied by Forsyth Clubs
In Forsyth County, all home demonstration clubs study the effect of too much meat in the diet. Dr. Roy Rege, county health officer, lectures on reducing meat and increasing vegetables. Demonstrations cover proper meat care in hot months and use of cheaper cuts. Miss Alice McQueen, home agent, comments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County
Roy Rege
Alice McQueen
White Shrine Circle Meeting At Greensboro Tonight
Gate City Circle No 2 of the Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem will meet in Greensboro tonight at 8 o clock. Mrs F C Gomo chairwoman of High Point Circle No 1 urged as many local members as possible to attend.
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Gate City Circle
Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem
Greensboro
F. C. Gomo
High Point Circle
Gomo
Greersboro
Quota Drive for Red Cross Flood Fund Nears Goal
High Point must raise a small amount more to meet its $3,000 quota for the Mississippi Flood Fund. Donations already listed total $2,962.18 with about 500 contributors and several plants giving 100 percent. George W. Berry of Trinity injured in a collision on Asheboro Road. he was treated at Guilford General Hospital and returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Berry
Trinity
Asheboro
Archdale
Berry
Guilford General Hospital
High Point
Mississippi
Red Cross
South
Mississippi Fund
National Red Cross
Red Cross Organization
S.H. Tomlinson
Wm. T. Huff
First Baptist Church
Col
First Baptist S. S
Morris M. E. Chapel
Cherry Street Presbyterian Ceuree
Pilgrim Congregation
J. B. Hotney
Rosa Sutherland
J. A. Mizell
Georga T. Penny
No News Today of Birdmen Fate
After a week of search and rumors the world knows little more about Captains Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli. The search across New Foundland shores continues with hopes the White Bird was forced down and rescued. London reports a sighting but officials deny it matches the White Bird.
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New York
Charles Nungesser
Francois Coli
Paris
New Foundland
Nungesser
Grand Banks
Coli
London
North Sea
Mrs N S Siewers Dies in Winston Salem Home
Word was received this morning of the death of Mrs N S Siewers mother of Mrs Chase Idol of this city who passed away at her Winston Salem residence last night.
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N. S. Siewers
Chase Idol
Winston-Salem
Plea for Dismissal Denied in House of David Case
St Joseph Michigan May 17 The defense plea to modify or dismiss the state’s complaint against the House of David colony was denied by Judge Louis Fead The court held the state may use a receivership suit to abate an alleged nuisance and that receivership serves the main goal of nuisance abatement.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
House of David Colony
Louis Fead
Fire destroys Negro home on Granby and Thistle streets
A frame house owned by Ebb Moore, colored, at Granby and Thistle streets near Weighfield was destroyed this afternoon by a fire of undetermined origin reported at 1 30. Firemen arrived as the building was nearly consumed, with all furnishings and belongings lost.
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Granby and
Thistle Streets
Weighfield
Ebb Moore
Dispute Threatens Bellanca Paris Flight Prospects
Open break between navigator Bertaud and backer Levine endangers the Bellanca Columbia voyage to Paris. Legal action looms as Bertaud’s lawyer accuses Levine of delaying takeoff to favor Byrd and Lindbergh. Weather delays persist and crew disputes over contract terms and radio gear sunlit the controversy.
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Levine
Orteig
New York
Lloyd Bertaud
Columbia
Charles A. Levine
Paris
Bertaud
Clarence W. Nutt
Richard E. Byrd
America
Charles E. Lindbergh
Clarence Chamberlin
Columbia Aircraft Corporation
Chamber Yds
Bia
Nutt
Nungesser
G. M. Bellanca
Great Circle
Lindbergh
Byrd
Chamberlin
Bellanca
Bert Acosta
Polar Flier
Acosta
Eight Year Old Boy Struck Deteriorating In Greensboro
Greensboro reports an eight year old boy in a dying condition after a car driven by his mother struck him near his home. The child was crushed by the vehicle, was taken to a local hospital, and witnesses say he may have fallen from a truck while closely followed by the car. Little hope is given for recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Enterprise
Melville Opa
Kiwanis Directors Dine With J E Marsh
Directors of the High Point Kiwanis club will dine at 6 30 tonight hosted by J E Marsh Sr at his home on South Main Street. After dinner a directors meeting will discuss matters of concern to the club.
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High Point Kiwanis Club
J. E. Marsh, Sr
South Main Street
Asheville Woman Dies in Suspected Murder on Highway
Mrs. Sue E. Clay died from injuries not yet explained after a Sunday dawn crash on the Asheville Hendersonville road. Three suspects held without bail face murder charges: W. N. Muir of Greensboro driver of the car, Asheville residents Bryan English and nurse Mildred Mitchell.
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Asheville
W. N. Muir
Greensboro
Clay
Brown
Burcombe County
N. C
Bryan English
Mildred Mitchell
Muir
Mrs. Mitchell
English
Mrs. Clay
Greensboro Youth Held After Nashville Police Arrest
Stewart Edwards of Greensboro North Carolina, former assistant director of the YMCA, was jailed in Nashville Tennessee on a grand larceny charge. He said his mother is gravely ill in Jackson Tennessee and asked police not to publicize the case. Edwards planned to visit his mother, then go to Harlingen Texas to start anew.
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Nashville
Tenn
Jackson
Magic Valley
Harlingen
Texas
Stewart Edwards
Greensboro
N.C
WY. M
North Carolina
Tennessee
Edwards
Worth trial set for next Tuesday in Wrenn Worth case
Defense counsel attempted to move the Wrenn Worth case from Wednesday to today but the court postponed to next Tuesday. Norman T. Wrenn will testify as the prosecuting witness while former councilman J B Worth faces assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill. Continuous scheduling disputes delayed the hearing and court notified all parties for the Tuesday session.
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Norman T. Wrenn
T. J. Gold
J. A. Myatt
T. W. Albertson
Mr. Wrenn
J. 8. Worth
Wrenn
Mr. Gold
Mr. Worth
Albertson
Myatt
Gold
Worth
MISS PORTER'S BODY MAY COME TO CAROLIA
The body of Margaret Worth Porter known as Miss C Henry may be buried in Asheville North Carolina where her father Ev Henry is buried. Two burial options were suggested one by her Asheville stepmother and one by Mrs A J Roach of Austin Texas Porters grandmother. Her body lies in a mausoleum in Banning California cared for by A J Sartin who will choose the burial site despite his illness.
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Los Angeles
Margaret Worth
Peggy’ Porter
Miss Porter
A. J. Sartin
Banning
Calif
Sartin
Former Rector Attends North Carolina Patriotic Sons Convention
The Rev. Thomas L. Trott of Statesville, former rector of Saint Mary's Episcopal Church, Visited to attend the annual convention of the North Carolina Patriotic Sons. He left the city five years ago.
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Thomas L. Trott
Statesville
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church
North Carolina Patriotic Sons
Trott
Child Hit by Car Leaves Five Year Old in Hospital
Dorothy Dean five years old, of 713 English Street, was struck near her home as she returned with a bottle of milk. She suffered a fractured skull and facial lacerations and remained unconscious at Guilford General Hospital though doctors say her condition is serious but not dangerous, with recovery expected unless complications arise.
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Dorothy Dean
J. A. Dean
English Street
Guilford General Hospital
Lara Brown
Thomasville
Dean
Miss Brown
Chest Drive Seeks Names of All Workers
Secretary F. J. Sizemore requests colonels and captains in the Community Chest campaign army to report the names of their workers at once. He plans to organize the entire force as a unit and publish the list. He also aims to arrange a Tuesday night dinner and three meetings on campaign day.
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F. J. Sizemore
Community Chest Campaign Army
Omission of Senior Names Corrected for High Point High
Through error, the host of the senior class at High Point High School was published without some names last Sunday. The corrected list includes Allen Barker Marvin Cashatt Hannah Fee John William Hern don Paul Hauser John Idol Reid Shelton Marvin Smith Eva Thom as Jack Tucker and William Whitaker.
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High Point High School
Allen Barker
Marvin Cashatt
Hannah Fee
John William Herndon
Paul Hauser
John Idol
Reid Shelton
Marvin Smith
Eva Thomas
Jack Tucker
William Whitaker
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State Budget Bureau
Cooper Case
Chicago
Asheborg Road
House OF David
Kiwanis
J. E. Marsh
Sue E. Clay
Biltmore Hospital
Hendersonville
Mary Cooper
Dorothy Deans
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