Mississippi River Flood Feeds 7 Million Acres Plunge
New Orleans reports the bulging Mississippi levee near Villa Clara threatens St Joseph and Waterproof as ten Louisiana parishes face rising floodwaters. Refugees pour toward the Gulf while trains halt and relief crews deploy. Delta Point lines may flood. many towns already inundated.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Villa Clarw Plantation
St. Joseph
Red River
Gulf of Mexico
Moorehouse
East
West Carroll
Ouachita
Richland
Madison
Franklin
Tensas
Catahoula
Concordia
Avoyelles
Mississippi River
Amachita
Arkansas
Tallulah
Vicksburg
Delhi
Mississippi
Milliken’s Bend
Waterproof
Villa Clara
Shreveport and Pacific Railroad
Milliken Boad Crevasse
Bayou Mason
Delta Point
Ferriday
Glasscock
Bougore
Great Conference on Economy Opens
Geneva May 4 1500 delegates from forty six nations including United States Soviet Russia Turkey and non members attend the opening of a pivotal international economic conference in Reform Hall Premier Theunis of Belgium opens the talks stressing the need to study and guide world peace and prosperity amid unsettled economic conditions.
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Geneva
United States
Russia
Turkey
Jengt
Theunis
Belgium
Acess
Flood Toll in Arkansas Reaches 126 Dead
Little Rock reports 126 fatalities from floods in Arkansas. A drowning near Eudora contributed to the tally as details remain incomplete and the death list is still being finalized.
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Little Rock
Ark
Eudora
Arkansas
Hail storm wrecks heavy damage in Okla Sallisow
A hail storm followed by over five inches of rain last night destroyed roofs of a third of Sallisaw buildings and shattered hundreds of windows. Damage is estimated at more than 400000 dollars according to a survey released today.
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Sallisow
Okla
Britain Exposes Debt View Point
London reports a full British note outlining the debt view is dispatched to the United States. The publication is set for tomorrow evening after Sir William Howard delivered the note to the American State Department.
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London
United States
Wime Howard
American State Department
Refugee Camp Sidelights at Whitfield in Vicksburg
In Camp Whitfield near Vicksburg Mississippi more than a thousand flood victims seek refuge among mossed oaks. Adults wait anxiously to return home while veterans share flood memories and children enjoy a perpetual holiday. Among the young, 151 five year olds or younger include 102 two year olds or younger. Able-bodied men remain on levees fighting to keep the flood from plantations and mills.
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Vickselag
Miss
Camp Whitfield
Onid
Urges Flood Control Policy
Washington May 4. Walter Parker New Orleans economist urged a national flood control policy to conserve river resources and prevent recurrence of the Mississippi valley disaster. He said adequate spillways and levees will safeguard the lower valley while stream control and beneficial uses would help the upper valley and create assets in power irrigation and navigation. He called for congressional policy and coordinated planning among federal, state, local governments and business interests.
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Washington
Mississippi Valley
Walter Parker
New Orleans
United States Chamber of Commerce
Mississipi Valley
Congress
Relief Forces Race to Aid Flood Victims in Louisiana
Relief workers battled rising floodwaters in the Tensas basin as Mississippi tributaries swelled inland. Milliken's Bend, Red Cross HQ, planned for 300,000 refugees with 7,000 more needed. Natchez received 26 carloads of surf boats and 82 crew members from Atlantic states to scour flooded districts for marooned people.
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Memphis
Tensas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Milliken
Bend
American Red Cross
Vicksburg
Hallulah
Beihi
Ilinois
Delhing
Vikborg
Monroe
Red Cross
Natchez
Delaware
New Jersey
Atlantic Coast
Meet
Chain of
Advane
Adverse Condition of Agriculture Blamed for Crisis
The International Commission of Agriculture reports that adverse agricultural conditions worldwide are the main cause of the present economic crisis. It notes that despite advances in technique and production organization, agriculture remains more arable than before the war and price mismatches harm farm improvements and machinery funding. Recommendations include aligning farm product prices with production costs, examining factors inflating costs, maintaining farm accounting, and fighting cattle and plant diseases to protect agriculture across nations.
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International Commission
Geneva
Washington
International Commission of Agriculture
International Economic Conference
Organization of Production
Imlion
League of Nations
Quorum Drama Plays Out In Tennessee Legislature
In Nashville on May 4, administration foes and lawmakers scrapped to assemble a quorum as absentees left the House and Senate. The session stalled over vetoed measures and a Wiggs bus bill, with the administration urging against a convention of the legislature and leaders among the administration’s supporters visible in the chamber. A half hour recess followed, then the House adjourned while absences persisted and maneuvers continued to shape the outcome.
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Nashville
Tenn
House of Representatives
Senate
Court of Representatives
Sant
Selden Maiden
Dhair
Waynes and
Johnson
Maide
Peal
Peay
House of Representaives
Ordr
House
Madison
Weather summary for Virginia and Tennessee regions
Generally fair weather with tonight and Thursday in Virginia. Southeast area may see local thundershowers this afternoon or tonight. In Tennessee, conditions are fair but cooler in east and central portions tonight. Thursday brings increased clouds and likely showers in the west. Data compiled at TS and reported by C L Bunn at 6 PM daily.
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Virginia
Tennessee
C. L. Bunn
Cccamie
Gray Testifies Woman Made Him Try Powders to Be Used on Snyder
In New York on May 4, during the Snyder murder trial Henry Judd Gray testified that a woman, described as Mrs. Ruth Snyder, persuaded him to use sleeping powders on Albert Snyder. The courtroom remained crowded with women eager to hear both sides, while Gray shifted blame toward the widow.
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Gray
Snyder
New York
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snnyder
Erry Judd
the Waldorf
Peay clarifies bus bill stance amid illness and edits
Governor Austin Peay told the Tennessee House that the Bratton bus bill was not an administration measure. He disclosed illness forced snatches of work and that he read the Wiggs bill, finding the Bratton plan veiled as controversial. He urged no action on the railroad and utilities commission as proposed.
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Nashville
Tenn
House ‘of Representatives
Austin Peay
Regulatory Commission
Peay
Railroad and Utilities Commission
Wiggs
New York Woman Sought Husband's Death With Sleeping Powders
Trial testimony reveals Ruth Snyder persuaded Jerry Judd Gray to test sleeping powders, claiming they could render a person unconscious. Gray described being put in a trance and later plotting to kill her husband for a $5,000 life policy. The coroner's jury later exonerated immigration inspectors in Dougherty's smuggling death.
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Los Angeles
A. J. Dougherty
Southern Baptists Session Opened With Heavy Casualties Reported
In Louisville Kentucky the seventy second southern baptist convention began its business sessions with an address by Dr George W McDaniel as messengers from 18 states gathered Early today more than 1700 persons attended Norfolk Virginia reported that two more navy officers were killed in air accidents bringing the local toll to ten in the past two weeks Lieutenant Commander Hardy B Paws was named in the casualty list continued on page four
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Louisville
May
Baptist Convention
George W. McDaniel
Richthong
Norfolk
Navy
Hardy B. Paws
Naval
Kingsport Red Cross Faces Higher Flood Fund Goal
Kingsport chapter raises Mississippi relief target from 1000 to 2000 dollars. Treasurer A. T. Brockman reports 651.80 raised at noon with 69 since yesterday. Late donations include J. Fred Johnson Jr and M. Galloway among others as drive intensifies.
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Mississippi
American Red Cross
Kingsport
A. TD. ‘Brockman
Red ‘Grass
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