Flood waters devastate rich land in Louisiana
Floods from Bayou des Glaises crevasses threaten St Mary and St Martin parishes. 600 square miles submerged as 150 miles of levees may fail. 1300 marooned residents rescued in two days by coast guard. Hoover and Red Cross assess damage.
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New Orleans
Atchafalya Basin
Bayou Des Glaises Levees
St. Mary
St. Martin
Byan
Gulf
Bayou Des Glaises
Athenfalaya
Avoyelles
St. Landry
Porte Barts
Butte la Rose
St. Martin Parish
Bayou Des Grasses
Yest Orday
Big Bend
Manstra
Marksville
Coast Guard
Coast Guards
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Old River
Tensas
Newellton
Tallulah
Mississippi River
Vackaburg
Morgansea
Iberville Parish
Dollar Day Trade Event Set to Dazzle Kingsport Shoppers
Local merchants prepared for Kingsport's biggest retail day tomorrow with ample parking and extra staff. The city braces for a large crowd as Dollar Day promises wide bargains and convenient shopping across downtown stores.
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Serry
Kingsport
Houseboy to Tell of Kellys Affair in L A
Los Angeles records recounts expected testimony from Teno Yobu known as Jungle a Japanese houseboy in Paul Kellys apartment amid the Raymond murder case Miss Mackaye and Dr Walter J Sullivan face possible indictments over alleged cover up The court resumes at 2 p m with questions to Miss Mackaye and other witnesses regarding Kellys affair and related alibi statements
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Los Angeles
Calif
Paul Kelly
Screen Juvenile
Ray Raymond
Dorothy Mackaye
Antress
Tena Yoou
Kelly
Triel
Raymond
Teno Yobu
Jungle
Miss Mackaye
Walter J. Sullivan
Charlotte Ethel Lee
Indiana Mayor declines bribery in city corruption probe
Indianapolis mayor John L. Davail and City Controller William Buser refused offers of money to resign as part of a political faction’s effort to gain control of city administration. Davail said a Catholic minister intervened, promising the probe would stop if changes were made.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
John L. Davail
William
Buser
Duvall
Chicago Police Crack Biggest Gang Sweep in City History
Chicago police reported a massive operation solving two murders and over 100 holdups. Fifteen men and three girls were arrested during weekend raids as nearly 800 holdup victims identified suspects at the central station. Police described the group as a regular crime trust linked to song and dance robbers. Names tied to slayings and cigar-store robberies were identified by witnesses, including suspects connected to nail-biting taxi lure cases and a lone wolf involved in several Joop establishments.
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Chicago
Central Station
Michael Hughes
Crime Trust
Tims
George Takala
Leonard Gragasi
Edward Brewer
Anthony Nashus
Edward Keefer
Lone Wolf
Joop
Ignatius Strazdos
the Wolf
Soviet House Raid Sought Official Document
London May 16 AP police searched Soviet House run by Arcos Ltd under a legal warrant seeking an official document. No document was found though Sir William Joynson Hicks said information from the secretary of war suggested the document was or had been at the premises. Outside individuals were believed trying to obtain copies.
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London
William Joynson Hucks
Home Secretary
House of Commons
Secretary of War
Arcos Ltd
William
British ship Lungshan fired on near Whampoa Fort
Chinese cadets opened fire from revolvers on the British steamer Lungshan as it passed Whampoa Fort. Fifty rounds were fired with no casualties reported.
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Canton
Whampoa Fort
Ten Injured as Shaft Cage Falls at Scranton Mine
Ten men were hurt, nine seriously, when a cage lowering workers into the Johnson Mine at Dickson City dropped sixty feet. George Brownell, 55, an enginee, fainted at his post causing the cage to run away near the shaft foot. The injured crawled to safety as the cage broke apart on impact.
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Scranton
Johnson
Scranton Coal Company
Dickson City
George Brownell
Enginee
Weather outlook Virginia Tennessee reports and notes
Weather data from the U S weather station compiled by C L Bunn indicates Virginia will be mostly cloudy with continued cool conditions and possible showers in eastern portions tonight, Tuesday becoming fair with interior temperature rise. Tennessee expects generally fair weather tonight and Tuesday with possible showers in the west and warmer Tuesday. Readings were taken at 6 pm daily comparing highs, past year, and rainfall figures.
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Virginia
Tennessee
U. S
C. L. Bunn
Re &Ainfall
Canadians Hunt for White Bird Aviators Near Fortune Bay
Canadian authorities pressed a search for the White Bird and captains Nungesser and Coli along Fortune Bay Newfoundland. A report from Ocean Pond noted a plane with possible motor trouble. the French steamer Angease was asked to search St Pierre Miquelon, then cruise the bay coast for any rescued flyers or fishermen who might aid identification.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Fortune Bay
New Foundland
White Bird
Nungesser
Collnussing
Quecean Pond
Angease
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Nungesser and
Coli
Ocean Pond
Harbor Grace
New Foundland Constabulary
Three Planes Stand Ready for Long Flight
A scramble of reports from Alexandria to New York outlines a widow and eight children found drowned in Ploudesuville attic, then moves to Roosevelt Field where three New York to Paris planes await favorable weather. Tensions over contract terms hover as Clarence Berlin and Lloyd Bertaud race the Spirit of St. Louis and America with Charles Levine backing their flight.
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Alexandria
Ploudesuville
Builge
Dupree
Lavee
Abe
Mineola
New York
Paris
Clarence D. Chamberlin
Lloyd Bertaud
Richard E. Byrd
America
Charles “Lucky
Ludbergh
Charles A. Levine
New York-Paris
Columbia Aircraft Corporation
Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce
Bellanca
Murder trial looms for Kerrick movie folk in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles on May 16, barriers were set at the Hall of Justice as Mrs. Sarah Kerrick and four others from the motion picture world prepare to answer for the murder of her husband known as two gun Kerrick. The all night shooting at the Kerrick home sparked conflicting testimonies from the drinkers, with the state aiming to prove Mrs. Kerrick’s responsibility. The coroner jury heard the quintet’s evidence and concluded after testimony.
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Los Angeles
Hall of Justice
Sarah Kerrick
Tom’ Kerrick
Paul Welly
Carlos Hardy
Kerrick
Limitation on Physicians Issuance of Medicinal Whiskey Gets Praise
Washington May 16 A recent article in the medical journal praising a law limiting how much whiskey a physician may prescribe drew approval at the American Medical Association annual meeting. Dr Mendell C Phillips cited a five four Supreme Court ruling upholding the measure and urged doctors to publicize medical ethics to counter misrepresentation by opponents. Jabez N Jackson urged ethics education to defend the profession.
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Washington
Medical Journal
Mendell C. Phillips
American Medical Association
Supreme Court
Phillips
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jabez N. Jackson
Blonde widow and corset salesman hurried to Sing Sing
Osining May 16 AP reports Mrs Ruth Snyder and Henry Judd Gray, condemned for murdering her husband, were escorted from Queens jail to Sing Sing in guarded autos. Armored motorcycles led traffic through blocked intersections as reporters followed the convoy. Snyder sat between prison matrons, chatting, recalling scenes from their alleged honeymoon.
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Ossining
Sing Sing
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Queens Village
Queens County
Long Island City
Feak
Snyder
Gray
Tankage Mixture Aids in Production of Hogs
In Sumner County Tennessee hog numbers have doubled since 1923 due to tankage and mineral mixture with corn feeding. County Agent W E Schmidt reports that seventy percent of hogs now receive tankage and mineral mix, and the “ton fitter” program has helped raise 25 litters to a ton in 180 days, boosting profitability despite low fall prices.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Summer County
W.E. Schmidt
Division of Extension
University of Tennessee
Sumner County
Party Barely Escapes Death In Auto Wreck
Walter Rhea of North Chattanooga and friends narrowly escaped death when their car ran off the Lee Highway near Cleveland and overturned. Rhea was trapped briefly but not seriously hurt, while Mrs Rhea a baby two women Ruby Lee and Rena Chapman and Jim Kinser were thrown from the vehicle. Rhea and Kinser are being held in Cleveland after a small bottle of liquor was found near the car.
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Chattanooga
Walter Rhea
North
Lee Highway
Cleveland
Rhea
Ruby Lee
Rena Chapman
Jim ‘Kinser
Kinser
Marines Killed in Managua Clash Near Leon
United States Marines Captain C. Bell Buchanan and Private Marvin Jackson were killed in Managua during a clash with band liberals at La Paz Centro near Leon. Six liberals were reported dead and several Marines wounded.
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Managua
C. Bell Buchanan
Marvin Jackson
United States Marines
Liberals
la Paz Centro
Leon
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Opelousas, la
Sing Sing Prison
Houseboy
William J. Hicks
House of, Common
Rank OF Screen
Tom
Albert Snyder
United States
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