Storm toll rises across Arkansas and neighboring states
Fifty known dead and over one hundred injured are reported from a southeast Arkansas storm with extensive damage in Miller and Hempstead counties and parts of Cass county Texas. Fifteen to twenty killed near Hope Hempstead county. A washout derailed a Southern Railway passenger train near Hattiesburg with no serious injuries. Denver snow strains rail lines and wire networks. Chicago endures gale and driving rain with widespread telegraph disruption.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas
Hattiesburg
Sontag
Brookhaven
Miller and Hempstead
Cass County
Texas
Hope
Hempstead
Hattiesburg, Miss
Southern Railway
Cincinnati and
New Orleans
Denver
Rock Mountain
Chicago
Omaha
Birmingham Storm Rips Narrow North Side Skies
Birmingham reports stream of storm damage with Ralph in Tuscaloosa county nearly wiped out by 8 cyclone and Salligent in Lamar county suffering a similar fate. Owenton suburb sees forty houses unroofed and north side of city uprooted trees. Injuries count high in early, unconfirmed reports.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ralph
Tuscaloosa
Salligent
Lamar County
Owenton
Birmigham
Oil landowners challenge Standard Oil grip in Ouachita region
Representatives of Standard Oil of Louisiana deny blocking oil production in Ouachita parish and adjacent Arkansas areas. Landowners petition Governor McRae for legislation to force companies to prove whether wells are productive or dry. Monroes citizens hold mass meeting on whether to maintain separate schools or join parish system. Mayor Bernstein presides. A separate incident reports Luckey and Bowles jailed for robbing the Style Show of West Monroe, with loot recovered after arrests and police investigation.
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Standard Oil Company
Louisiana
Arkansas
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita
Columbia Counties
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Louisiana Oil and Refining Company
S. S. Hunter
Monroe
Standard Oil
Hunter
McRae
City Hall
Colonel Stubbs
Shloais
Constitutional Convention
Bernstein
Claude Luckey
West Monroe
Jennings Bowles
Morehouse Parish
Bastrop
Luckey
Floyd Ham
Bowles
Cockey
L .Roper
Fred Carpenter
Arthur Grant
Ouachta Parish
Ham
Grant
John
Quincy
Five Texas Counties Swept by Storm Reported
Dallas April 16 tornado kills at least seven in northeastern Texas. The storm swept five counties and moved into Arkansas leaving scores of people hurt and details continuing on page six.
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Texas
Associated Press
Dallas
Arkansas
Grayson Boys Capture Fifth District Cup In Final
Grayson boys basketball team won the Fifth district cup after defeating Calhoun in the final game. Earlier preliminaries saw Grayson beat Ouachita Parish 42 10, while Calhoun edged Oak Ridge 22 21.
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Grayson
Calhoun
Ouachita Parish
Oak Ridge
Ouachita Parish High School
Clarks
St. Joseph
City
Season Opener: Monroe vs Shreveport All Stars on Forsythe Field
The Monroe baseball team hosts the Shreveport All Stars in the season opener at Forsythe Field at 3:30 PM. The teams arrive in Monroe Friday night and will meet again tomorrow at 3:30 PM in a repeat lineup. Monroe lists players Basil Brooks Daughtry Balshaw Thoman Gladney Miller Miller.
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Monroe
Shreveport All Stars
Shreveport
Forsythe Field
Steve Basil
Tom Brooks
Dick Daughtry
Higginbotham
Buddie Balshaw
al Thoman
Will Gladney
Joe Miller
Charles Miller
Emancipated Women of Constantinople Dress in Uniform Streetwear
In Constantinople women have gained emancipation yet their street attire resembles a uniform. The outfits share a nearly identical cut with variations only in color, giving the streets a cohesive, uniform look.
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Constantinople
Citizens Back After Meeting At Capital On Carbon Effort
A Monroe delegation urged conservation measures before the Baton Rouge conservation committee. No action was taken as commissioner H L Alexander was absent, with a second meeting set for Tuesday. Petitions from Ouachita parish oppose steps to suppress the carbon black industry.
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Monroe
Committee On Conservation
Baton Rouge
Henry Hardiner
Conservation Committee
George Weaks
P. M. Atkins
Travis Oliver
A. L. Smith
Grayson Guthrie
C.P. Hatcher
Charles Easterling
R. O. Randle
H. D. Briggs
H. L. Alexander
Conservation
Conservation Commission
Executive Branch of
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Constitutional Convention
Louisiana
Quachita Parish
Henry Hardtner
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Miller and Hempstead Counties
Ark
Monroe City Hall
ALL Star
Forsythe Park
Monroe Shrine Club
Masonic Temple
Henry Haas
Baptist
First Baptist Church
Ouachita Iron Works and Machine. CO
DeSiard Telephone
Capital ON
Sonrce
Ouachita Police Jury
Trinidad
Roofing Products Weaks Supply Co
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