Rising Flood Drives Louisiana Residents Closer to Safety
Flood waters from the McCrea crevasse 130 miles northwest of New Orleans inch toward higher ground as 17,500 refugees are counted in Lafayette. Relief crews monitor bayous Vermilion and Teche as evacuees flee towns and farms amid rising tides and encroaching inundation.
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New Orleans
Pointe Coupee Parish
Atchafalaya
McCrea
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Harrisonburg
Frank Green
Red Cross
Green
Bayou Vermilion
Evangeline Country
LaFayette
Vermilion Parishes
Vermilion Bay
Westcote Blanche Bay
Eastcote Blanche Bay
Atchafalaya Bay
Gulf
Vermilion
Abbeville
French
Army Engineers
Teche
Greeneville
Southern Pacific
LaFayette-Broussard Highway
Murder Charge Tied to Fayetteville Trial Witness
C H Savage, jailed in Atlanta, is sought as a witness in the Boone Phillips murder trial in Cumberland circuit court. The pair face charges for allegedly taking Frank McLaurin to a local grave and killing him after a prior fight left him unconscious for days. June 6 week trial date noted.
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Fayetteville
C. H. Savage
Atlanta
K. O. Boone
May Belle Phillips
Frank McLaurin
Cumberland Circuit Court
Savage
Boone
McLaurin
Here
Car Wreck Injures Youth Near Winston-Salem
William Hicks, 18, of Lewisville, is hospitalized with serious injuries after his automobile overturned on a hard surface highway to Yadkin county. Witnesses say the car was traveling at high speed and Hicks was evacuated by ambulance to a local hospital.
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Winston-Salem
William Hicks
Lewisville
Yadkin County
Hicks
Eight men sought after revolting NC crime
Fayetteville May 26 AP two Scotland county men are under arrest in Laurinburg and six others are being sought after a brutal attack. Mrs Ollie Davis 18 and Alva Hodges 16 were held all night while their car was forced to the roadside. Rufus Davis 18 husband of Mrs Davis was beaten and his wife and the girl abused. Clyde Norman and Pickett Jeanes were arrested. Marion Everett's whereabouts are unknown.
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Fayetteville
Scotland County
Laurinburg
North Carolina
Ollie Davis
Alva Hodges
Rufus Davis
Clyde Norman
Pickett Jeanes
Marion Everett
Ford to Introduce New Motor Car to Supersede Model T
Detroit May 26 AP The Ford Motor Co will soon launch a new light car to replace the present Model T production details and price to be released in a few weeks Henry Ford signs the announcement saying the new model offers speed style flexibility and control in traffic and will cost more to manufacture though it will be cheaper to operate Parts for Model T will continue due to about 10 000 000 still in use designed personally by Mr Ford.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Henry Ford
Ford
Samuel T Kindley to be shipped to Downs Kansas
The body of Samuel T. Kindley, who died after injuries from a recent automobile accident, will be shipped to Downs, Kansas, tonight on train number 35. Funeral services are planned in Downs next Tuesday or Wednesday, with burial in the Downs Cemetery.
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Samuel T. Kindley
Downs
Kansas
Downs Cemetery
Chicago Plans 35 000 Seats Civic Auditorium for Conventions
Chicago outlines a $15,000,000 civic auditorium with 35 000 seats to back its 1928 convention bid. President Anton J. Cermak announced a rapid work plan after the state legislature authorized bond issuance pending voter approval. The county board will vote a $15,000,000 bond proposition on June 6 at the judicial election.
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Chicago
Anton J. Cermak
City Manager Robert Pickett Dies in Office
Newton Mass and High Point details show city manager Robert Lee Pickett dying at 10 25 this morning from a heart attack in his office as colleagues rush to aid him. Doctors Stanton Groome and Field tended him. Mayor Davis and city staff assisted in the response.
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Robert Lee Pickett
High Point
City Hall
D. A. Stanton
Jack Field
W. J. Horney
Mr. Pickett
Mr. Horney
Dr. Stanton
W. A. Davis
Fire Department
Pickett
Norfolk Park Storm Sacks Baseball Game Victims
A 70 mile gale hits the Virginia League park in Portsmouth during a game. Four men die at the scene and twenty five or more are seriously injured as the roof and press box collapse. three Black workers die at a nearby warehouse. K M Landis attended the game but was spared.
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Norfolk
Norfolk-Portsmouth
Portsmouth
Virginia
Richard P. McWilliams
Richard Preston McWilliams
Jones and Company
K. M. Landis
Furniture and Insurancemen To Meet Here Tomorrow
A conference between Southeastern Underwriters representatives and Southern Furniture Manufacturers association officials will be held here tomorrow to study fire insurance rate increases for furniture factories in four states. North Carolina Virginia District of Columbia and Georgia face 200 to 600 percent rises. The meeting aims to bridge gaps over hazards and regional rate discrimination.
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Southeastern Underwriters Association
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Stacey W. Wade
North Carolina
Joseph Button
Virginia
Richmond
District of Columbia
Georgia
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association Committee
Underwriters Association
A. M. Schoen
J. S. Raine
L. L. Hunnicutt
Sprinkled Risk Division
Atlanta
N. P. Angle
Rocky Mount
R. M. Simmons
Martinsville
Charles EB. Quinlan
Hazelwood
N. C
Paris Gives Appearance Of Lindbergh Today
Paris crowds greet Captain Charles Lindbergh as he tours the city in a state procession. The parade from the American embassy to the hotel De Ville draws tens of thousands, with flags, cheers, and flowers across the Champs Elysees.
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Paris
Charles Lindbergh
Woodrow Wilson
le Bourget
Hotel de Ville
Champs Elysees
France
America
Place de la Concorde
Rue de Rivoli
Tuilleries Gardens
New York
Lindbergh
Champs Elyssee
M. Godin
M. Boujou
Seine Department
Ambassador Herrick
Seine
Charles
Baldwin Publishes Papers From Soviet Agency Raid
London reports the British government releasing a white paper with documents from the raid on the Soviet house in London and Areas Ltd. The most notable item is a list of addresses tied to Anton Miller, a Soviet cipher clerk, connected to alleged secret communications for Communist parties in multiple countries. The release accompanies Britain's decision to sever diplomatic ties with Soviet Russia and end the 1921 trade agreement.
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London
Areas, Ltd
Third International
Great Britain
Anton Miller
Baldwin
House of Commons
United States
Mexico
South America
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Russia
Search continues for missing trans Atlantic fliers Nungesser Coli
The hunt for Captain Charlies Nungesser and Francis Coli grows with new reports of a possible crash heard near Pacentia Bay at dawn May 9. Two witnesses in Paradise Sound and others near Conception Bay report sounds of impact and explosion but preliminaries do not confirm a crash. Dominion authorities focus on this latest lead while Skeonery Albert notes a false report inBellicoram with a May 4 sighting.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Charlies Nungesser
Francis Coli
New Hope
Pacentia Bay
Henry Collins
Paradise Sound
Paris
New York
New Foundland
Conception Bay
Dominion
Belicoram
Albert
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Spirit of Louisiana
NEW Motor
S. T. Kindley
Rrangis
Clark
C. E. Society
Newton
Mass
Francis E. Clark
World Christian Endeavor Society
Williston
Portland
Christian Endeavor Society
China
South Boston
Phillips Congregational Church
Christian Endeavor
Norfolk Park
Landis
Bramham
New London
Conn
Coast Guard
Shaw
Malolo
Wilson
High Point Community Chest
Division Number 7
Gate City Motor Company
Sykes Florist
Southern Dairies
R. K. Stewart & Son
Elwood Hotel
Quality Shoe Store
Industrial Electric Company
H. S. Coffield Furniture Company
Efird Department Store
Natonal Bank
Ray Street
Elm Street
Emma Blair
Andrews
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