Dunn Defense Begins Alibi Case in Dunn Murder Trial
Lake Charles and surrounding area reporters recount the eighth day of the Dunn brothers murder trial for Deputy Sheriff Sam E. Duhon. Defense witnesses testifying to alibi place Bob Dunn away from the Dunn home between 7 and 10 p.m. while the state builds circumstantial evidence against the defendants. Crowds fill the courtroom as widows of the slain officers observe proceedings and respond to the tense atmosphere.
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Lake Charles
W. Robert and
Byron Dunn
Sam E. Duhon
Dunn
Bob
Samuel E. Duhon
Eustime
Trig
Maher
Vinton
Bob Dunn
I. C. Yokum
W. E. Collins
Duhon
Shreveport
Eustice
Byron
Sam E. Dunon
Jim Sutton
Sutton
Dunn Place
Asa Sonnier
Sonnier
Robba
Hawkins
Georgia Court Rules Husband May Spank Wife in Certain Cases
In Moultrie Georgia Judge Ogden Persons directed a verdict of not guilty for Fred Bannister a young farmer after ruling a husband may place his wife across his lap and spank her under specific circumstances the superior court made the decision today.
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Moultrie
Ogden Persons
Superior Court
Fred Bannister
West Monroe Votes on Sale of Light Plant
West Monroe voters faced a 1 p m turnout of about 288 ballots at two polling sites. Officials predicted a three to one majority for the Couch interests in acquiring the municipal electric light plant. Precinct 1 at Town Hall reported 107 ballots. Precinct 2 at Gresham Mattress Factory 181 ballots, with polls closing at 7 p m and efforts underway to mobilize supporters.
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Town Hall
Gresham Mattress Factory
West Monroe
H. C. Couch
Municipal Electric Light Plant
J. L. Cummins
W. A. Burt
L. C. McGuire
J G
Gulf Refining drill stem stuck in Urania No 1A test
In Urania, Gulf Refining Co. cannot free the drill stem from Urania No 1A section 22-10-2E, as crews pump oil to lubricate the hole. The outcome risks abandoning the test if removal fails, while nearby Tullos builds boom town facilities and Olla Chamber of Commerce maps oil-field activity.
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Urania
Gulf Refining Company
Yazoo Gas Supply Not of Pay Size
In Mississippi the state geologist reported that natural gas does not exist in commercial quantities at 2 068 feet in the Free Run Oil Co test well on the Holmes Yazoo county line. Dr Lowe urged continuing drilling to reach the Ripley formation though a 1,500,000 cubic feet per day claim was said to be inflated. The New Orleans sewerage and water board also abandoned plans to pipe Monroe fields gas to the city, deeming the project impracticable after study.
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Jackson
Miss
Free Run Oil Company
Holmes- Yazoo County
E. N. Lowe
New Orleans
Sewerage and Water Board
Monroe Fields
Paul H. Maloney
Nicholas Callan
Hunt Henderson
Porter
Sanity test for Anna Cunningham in Crown Point case
Mrs. Anna Cunningham of Gary Ind is held in Lake county jail on charges connected to the deaths of her husband and four children. She collapsed in her cell and entered a coma making a sanity hearing unlikely. Arsenic poisoning afflicted two sons Walter 13 and Harry and others died under mysterious circumstances.
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Crown Point
Ind
Anna Cunningham
Gary
Lake County
Walter Cunningham
Valparaiso
Anna
Walter
Harry
Wm. McNally
Chicago
David, Sr
Isabelle
Charles
Twin City Mayors declare baseball holiday Thursday
Monroe and West Monroe mayors issue a joint proclamation closing businesses 2:30 to 5:30 p m to promote the Cotton States League opener between the Drillers and the Alexandria Reds at Forsythe Park. Attendance prize and expected strong turnout noted.
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TWIN
Monroe
Forsythe Park
Arnold Bernstein
R. M. Browning
West Monroe
Alexandria
Boudreaux School Theft Leads to Short Prison Sentence
In Columbia Louisiana on April 14 Elmer Boudreaux pleaded guilty to breaking into Columbia high school and stealing athletic paraphernalia and was sentenced to one to two years at hard labor. The State vs Caldwell and Cole ended in a not guilty verdict after the key witness failed to corroborate testimony.
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News-Star
Columbia
R. L. Caldwell
Sam Cole
Eighth District Court
Sam Colé
Will Bird
G. T. Lambert
Ed Turner
Caldwell and
Cole
Elmer Boudreaux
Columbia High School
State Penitentiary
Cleo Moore
Gulf Refining Drills Wildcat Well Near Ruston
Gulf Refining Co begins drilling a well in section 4-18-4 Lincoln parish two miles north of Simsboro and about ten miles from Ruston in wildcat territory.
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News-Star
Ruston
Gulf Refining Company
Lincoln Parish
Simsboro
Wildcat Territory
River Stages and Changes Across Mississippi Basin
Report lists river stages in Mississippi and Ouachita basins with live measurements. St. Louis 15.4 falling 0.3, Memphis 18.2 falling 1.0, Vicksburg 23.7 falling 1.2, New Orleans 6.5 falling 0.6, Shreveport 9.5 falling 0.2, Alexandria 6.8 rising 1.0. Ouachita shows Camden 4.7 steady and Monroe 12.2 rising 0.4.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Helm and Associates Start New Well Near Olla
In section 28 11 2E near Bur Ban area two miles west of Olla W L Helm and associates announce a new location and start a derrick southwest of the abandoned Bur Ban well after a drill stem was stuck and shot. The Helm et al site is separate from Bur Ban No 2 and will be rushed to completion.
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Olla
W. L. Helm
Shreveport
Helm Et al
W. R. Julian
Man Shoots Woman After Refused Marriage
Annie Mae Walker of 414 Sixteenth Street was shot in the right leg at her home by John H. Huff who said if she refused to marry him she would not marry anyone. Huff was arrested after the pistol was found in a brick pile. Annie Mae was hospitalized with possible amputation.
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Annie Mae Walker
Sixteenth Street
John H. Huff
Annie Mae
Huff
Ham, Murray
Hammonds
Maggie Jones
St. Francis Sanitarium
Ames Wins Newspaper Decision in Akron Bout
Ak ron welterweight Willie Ames defeats former English champion Tommy Noble in a 12 round newspaper decision. Noble is noted as a former English champion. the bout took place in Akron.
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Akron
Ohio
Willie Ames
Tommy Noble
Ford Power Dam Break Floods Area
Flood waters from the Ford Motor Company dam at Flat Rock surged into the Huron River valley between Flat Rock and Lake Erie. More than 5,000 acres were submerged with depths reaching 12 feet, forcing evacuations by state police and riverine rescues. No deaths reported, rail traffic unaffected despite rising waters and damaged earth embankments near the Detroit Edison dam.
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Detroit
Huron River
Flat Rock
Lake Erie
Ford Motor Company
Michigan State Police
Michigan Central
Detroit, Toledo and
Shorline
Ford Company
Detroit Edison Company
French Landing
The
Edison Company
Galveston Doctor to Be Questioned on Poisoning Case
Investigators probe if Dr Wm C Fisher treated Mrs Emma Nelson McClintock in 1909 in Bayview Texas after she was attacked by illness. Exhumed evidence showed mercury poison and Chicago inquest delays continue as related cases unfold.
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Chicago
Emma Nelson McClintock
Galveston
Texas
Bayview
Wm. C. Fisher
Students Run Baton Rouge State-Times Student Edition
On April 14 the editorial staff surrendered their desks and equipment to LSU journalism students who produced the fourth annual student edition. The practice started in 1922 to give future reporters hands on experience applying classroom theory.
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Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge State-Times
Louisiana State University
State-Times
Lake Charles Hosts Baptist Women’s Missionary Union Meet
The 27th annual convention of the Baptist Women's Missionary Union of Louisiana opens tonight at First Baptist Church Lake Charles. Delegates arrive by train as officers meet at 1 00 am and luncheon hosts welcome them. Speakers include Louis J. Bristow of New Orleans and Mrs. W. E. Denham who will lead song services.
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Lake Charles
Baptist Women’s Missionary Union of Louisiana
Southern Baptist Convention
First Baptist Church of
Louis J. Bristow
Southern Baptist Hospital
New Orleans
W. E. Denham
London Decrees Pet Dogs Must Match Dresses
Fashion minded owners flood London pet shops as women seek dogs to match gowns and dress schemes. Orange jumpers boost demand for pomeranians while fawn biscuit and brown shaded dogs rise in popularity. Irish setters with Bois De Rose coats appeal to promenaders choosing leash companions.
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London
Parish Grades to Stage Great School Rally
The sixth annual Ouachita Elementary Intellectual and Athletic rally will be held in West Monroe April 17 and 18 with 25 schools and 500 contestants. Events include volleyball contests, intellectual and athletic competitions, declamation, singing, and multiple cups and medals for top teams and individuals.
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Ouachita Elementary
West Monroe
Ruston
Drew
Cheniere
Sterlington
West Monroe High School
Claiborne
Calhoun
West Monroe School
Mr. Blewett
R. Brown
Alf. Reid
John E. Coxe
Baton Rouge
Methodist Church
Atlanta
British Officer and Six Men Drowned in Vessel Accident
London April 14 A dispute to the Press Association from Chat ham says that an officer and six men were drowned when a launch belonging to the Bacchus an auxiliary vessel of the British fleet collided with a barge last night and overturned
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London
Press Association
Chatham
Siv
Nine Men of the 4 Are Made Prisoner in New York
Coast guard seized the three masted auxiliary schooner Madeline Adams twenty miles off the New York coast after a 12 hour pursuit. The vessel and its crew were captured amid a liquor smuggling scheme involving rum runners and two alleged conspirators.
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New York
Madeline Adam Day
Coast Guard
Madeline Adams
Gover
Scho
Pattended
Oast Guard
CIA
Federal
Woman Dies After Attack in Indianapolis Case
Miss Madge Oberh was apparently struck by a man identified as a member of a local order. She died today while her parents in Indiana followed the incident. Five steps of charges were investigated.
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Indianapoli
Madge
Grand Dragon O
Oberh
Untitled fragment on farmer stock and value
Fragmentary report notes a farmer and stock value with figures around 671.9 and a mention of average-related terms. Difficult to confirm full context or entities due to garbled OCR.
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Georgia
West Monroets
Gulf Company
Monroe C
CC. Actire
J. B. King
Tullos
Louis Tullos
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Yazoo
Cunningham
Texarkana East Texas Association
Drillers
Texarkana
Wise
Alexandria Reds
Fife
Twins
Scott
Hattiesburg
Boudreaux
Caldwell Parish
Gulf Refining Co
Negress
Man
John Huff
FORD
Lake Charles Church
Baptist Meet
Ceter
Washin
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