Tulane Gridders Dominate L I U In Big Win
Tulane’s fast offensive line overwhelmed L I U as the Green Wave rolled to a 1410 victory. The Eagles mounted a late drive but failed to close the gap.
27 Nov 1938
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1938
Page
1
Tulane’s fast offensive line overwhelmed L I U as the Green Wave rolled to a 1410 victory. The Eagles mounted a late drive but failed to close the gap.
J G Brown aged 68 and Clarence Brown 43 were found guilty by a 12 man jury in West Monroe district court for arson of the Brown Mattress factory on March 14. Price testified against them as a state witness after turning on the conspirators.
William Richardson aged 26 who had been missing since last Tuesday was found tonight near Centralia and taken to a Centralia hospital. He is the son and partner of D C Richardson a prominent Shreveport oil man. He had driven from Centralia to St Louis last Tuesday night and did not return.
In Lincoln parish, B. E. Hobbs of Ruston was killed when an Illinois Central train hit his car near Choudrant. Authorities allege possible foul play with a throat wound matching a sharp instrument and a driver among two negroes sought for questioning. Hobbs’ son-in-law identified the body. survivors include his wife and daughter.
Paul Johnson a 19-year-old former Georgia chain gang fugitive was declared in need of a guardian by a Lancaster California court amid interest from motion picture studios in his life story. Johnson, once jailed for attempted burglary at 15, escaped five months ago after six attempts and was released after Georgia authorities dropped pursuit.
The U S state department assigns Ambassador Hugh Wilson to an indefinite post in Washington as adviser on U S Germany relations. Protests over Nazi treatment of American creditors are filed after Berlin fails to service Austrian debts in the Reich context. Wilson left Washington for Atlanta en route to the Little White House. Dr. Hans Dieckhoff sails for Berlin.
Oliva Dionne rejected a plan to exhibit his quintuplet daughters at the 1939 New York World's Fair calling it exploitation. World fair officials said they still hoped to include the children and noted earlier consent from guardians, while Dr Allan Roy Dafoe said the board had not decided on the bid.
King Carol of Romania and Field Marshal Herman Goering held a detailed discussion in Leipzig on Romania Germany economic relations. The meeting follows a prior talk between Carol and Adolf Hitler at Berchtesgaden and ended with Carol departing by special train while Goering returned to Berlin.
Premier Edouard Daladier decreed military control over France's principal rail lines to thwart a one-day general strike planned by labor. The order halts nearly all work with skeleton crews for essential services. similar action earlier hit miners metal workers and northern rail hands.
The Chamber of Commerce agricultural committee and parish agent D L Bornman Jr. will underwrite a carload of 40 to 45 baby beeves for 4 H boys. The project aims to show stock raising can pay in the area with proper feed crops. Each beeve will be about six months old and 350 to 400 pounds, fed on range crops with a protein supplement.
A San Francisco jury convicts two Alcatraz inmates, James C. Lawan and Rufus Franklin, of murdering a guard during an escape attempt. Franklin receives another life sentence and an indeterminate addition to a prior sentence, while Lawan faces a long term in prison.
Delta Airlines charter departs Selman Field last night bound for the North Pole to bring Santa Claus to Monroe for the Christmas parade on DeSiard Street. Crew vow to land Santa and return, weather and ice conditions may complicate the daring trip.
Vatican sources report Pope Pius XI, 1 years old last May 31, briefly rose from bed and sat up before a short chill ended. He spoke with Cardinal Pacelli and planned to receive several officials, though his physician warned against another attack on his weakened heart.
Tallulah La November special Windsor Ford a 60 year old aviator died from burns after a gas explosion destroyed his trailer home near Tallulah He was treated at the local hospital and funeral services were held at Willama Funeral Home Interment was in Silver Cross cemetery He was a Mobile Alabama native who had lived in Tallulah two years and worked in cotton dusting He is survived by his wife and two year old daughter who were also injured in the blast Pallbearers named Jimmie Yeates Bill Yeates Elmer Dalfiame L Rabb Turner and Joe Whitfield
In Washington the ninth annual black and white ball shows capital bachelors a new deal as debutantes arrive at the Mayflower hotel to meet Eleanor Roosevelt and a host of other young women. Eleanor, 14, travels with Miss Margaret MacVeagh, daughter of Lincoln MacVeagh, U S ambassador to Greece, as the First Lady and her husband prepare a White House ball next month.
Tulane defeated Louisiana State 9 to 0 before 906 fans as a brawl erupted late with punches and penalties. Bob Kellogg and Fred Cassibry scored for Tulane while Tigers star backs Bronco Brunner and Jake Staples suffered injuries. Officials ejected players for roughness and benches emptied amid post whistle chaos.
Mrs Raymond Ballard of Ida filed charges of involuntary homicide against Elton Sumlin, a Ruston bakery truck driver, after a Nov 5 crash at South Trenton street and California avenue. Sumlin is held on $1000 bond. grand jury session planned for March. Ballard’s husband, Ballard, died at Austen-Line clinic an hour after the wreck.
A middle aged woman, Mrs. Ronnie Sullivan formerly of West Monroe La, was sentenced to life imprisonment by District Judge Lucius Babcock after he overruled a motion for a new trial on charges related to poisoning her nine year old granddaughter Clara Jean Hay to collect a $200 insurance policy. The sentence was delivered without emotion.
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