Flood Control Bill Delayed After Conflicting Proposals
Washington April 21 The House Republican leader Tilson announced plans to defer action on the Senate Jones flood control measure to allow more time for differences between President Coolidge and House supporters to be resolved. Reid and a new proposal framing the president’s position were discussed at a committee meeting.
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Associated Press
Washington
Tilson
Connecticut
House
Furer
Coolidge
Reid
Thompson
Chicago
Joe
Youse
Garrett
Tennessee
D Tilson
Deral
Republic
Montana Democrat J Bruce Kremer Serves Longest
One of the oldest members in point of service of the democratic national party is J. Bruce Kremer, committee man from Montana.
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Democratic National Party
J. Bruce Kremer
Montana
Death fire claims seven of Overst family at Wichita farm
Seven members of the William F. Overst family were burned to death at their El Dorado area farm home twenty miles north west of El Dorado. The blaze started around 8 PM with unknown origin and neighbors found the bodies at midnight. Only survivor is 17 year old Owen Overst, who was visiting in a nearby town. Names: William Overst 41, wife, Dorothy 14, Ralph 14, Hugh 10, Edith ?, Herbert 6.
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Vess
EL Dorado
Kas
William F. Overst
Owen Overst
William Overst
Dorothy
Ralph
Hugh
Edith
Herbet
Points scored in high school rally literary events
Special to The News-Star. Ruston Louisiana April 21 following are the schools taking the first seven places in literary events in the high school rally held here together with the number of points for each Ouachita parish high first 117 Heynesville second 47 Minden third 43 Ruston fourth 38 Homer fifth S37 Shreveport sixth 39 Calhoun seventh 17
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News-Star
Ruston
Ouachita Parish High
Heynesville
Minden
Homer
Shreveport
Calhoun
Shreveport Awarded Protest Win Over Monroe in Baseball
The Shreveport versus Monroe game was halted after three innings with a 9 4 score in favor of Shreveport. Monroe protested and the executive committee heard the protest this morning, voting 2 to 1 to award the game to Shreveport.
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Ruston
Monroe
Shreveport
Good Roads Motorcade Plan Survives Memphis Session
A proposed Broad Way of America route through Shreveport Monroe Vicksburg Jackson Meridian and Birmingham was not advanced at Memphis. Secretary Sam H. Meary of the local chamber said the presiding officer blocked consideration to avoid wider routings and wrangles. The convention did approve one change routing Memphis to Nashville via Highway No. 1, eliminating Chattanooga and Knoxville.
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Shreveport
Onroe
Vicksburg
Jackson
Meridi
Birmingham
America
Arinsas
Memphis
Sam H. Meary
Chamber of Comsree
Tennessee
Men- Enis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Associated Press
McClary
Oil Rigs Toppled in Southern Arkansas and Caddo
A storm caused extensive damage across south Arkansas and Caddo parish with hundreds of derricks toppled and many houses unroofed. In Atoka Tennessee a 13 year old boy and a Negro were killed and 25 injured. in Sardis Mississippi a truck wreck injured a white man and killed a Negro known as Hambone. Lula Mississippi suffered damages to a school grandstand and a man injured as a house was blown down. No fatalities reported in north Louisiana and east Texas as winds and rains battered the region.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Paul Forbes
Atoka
Evening Appeal
Sardis
Miss
Harden Seal
Batesville
Manuel
Lula-Rich Consolidated School
Lula
W. E. Whittey
Shreveport
Louisiana
East Texas
South Arkansas
Caddo Parish
Union County
Monroe chosen as 1929 P T A convention city
Monroe won the 1929 P T A convention vote at Minden by six to five after a contest with Jennings. The meeting drew strong Monroe and West Monroe turnout with notable figures like Mrs S M N Mars and Miss Sarah B Askew participating. Mrs J W Worthington of Monroe was elected chairman of the fifth congressional district. Local boosters including mayors and clubs urged Monroe as the convention site.
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Jennings
Estate Parent-Teachers Association
Monroe
Minden
West Monroe
S. M. N. Mars
Sarah B. Askew
Children’s Reading
J. W. Worthington
Arnold Bernstein
C. C. Beil
the Lions, Kiwanis and Rotary Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Two U. S. Engineers Hurt in Ouachita River Explosion
On the Ouachita near Felsenthal Arkansas at Lock 6 two U S engineers J C Day and Willie Webb suffered severe burns to face neck and hands when gasoline vapors ignited on a government boat being fueled. They were treated at St Francis Sanitarium and Sterlington Monroe for injuries. Day from Sterlington and Webb from Atkins quarters Monroe. The boat sustained no fire or damage.
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Felsenthal
Ark
Quachita River
Ben Vomeenee Geas
J. C. Day
Willie Webb
St. Francis Sanitarium
U. S
Ouachita
Cay
Sterlington
Monroe
Atkins Quarters
Day
Draft Becomes Central Issue After Primary Conventions
In Washington on April 21 the uproar over presidential preferences grows as states set pivotal runs in next week’s primaries. Hoover’s chances rise with a Senate debate, while Coolidge issues a public letter asking Massachusetts to drop his name from the April 24 voters list. Lowden gains delegates in Illinois and Michigan, boosting his tally.
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Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
Kansas City
Francis Prescott
Massachusetts
Republican State Committee
Frank O. Lowden
Hoover
Illinois
Lowden
Floyd Bennett Ill Delays Bremen Flight Over Illness
Lake Ste Agnes Quebec April 21 By the Canadian Press Illness of Floyd Bennett confined to bed has postponed the Ford plane to the relief of the Bremen which had been scheduled for today Bennett and Balchen who arrived from Detroit yesterday suffered high fever and heavy colds Balchen and Bennett had extreme temperatures and may be replaced by C A Duke Schiller who has flown to Greenly Island and brought out Major James Fitzmaurice of the Bremen crew.
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Quebec
Floyd Bennett
Ford
Bennett
Bernt Balchen
Detroit
Balchen
C. A
Duke” Schiller
Schiller
Greenly Island
James Fitzmaurice
Bremen
Hambones Meditations by J. P. Alley at Square Jacksons
A fragment from a street scene notes Hambones Meditations by J. P. Alley and mentions a boy working near the Square Jacksons. The piece references someone on the police force and hints at urban labor and local tension.
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Hambones Meditations
J. P. Alley
Square Jacksons
Another Dessard Street Building to Be Erected
Monroe's ongoing building program gains momentum with a two story brick store planned on DeSiard Street beside the Building and Loan structure. Herman and Sig Masur will erect it at about 61000 dollars, front 87 feet and 125 feet deep for four ground floor shops. An adjacent North Third Street apartment building is nearing completion with about three quarters of space leased.
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Monroe
DeSiard Street
Building & Loan
Herman
Sig Masur
Herman Masur
Arrests Tied to Hall Robbery in Caddo Parish
James Hall aged 23 was arrested in Shreveport as a principal in a robbery. Grace Rogers and Nancy Barrow were jailed for receiving stolen jewelry valued around 150 dollars each. The haul included about 800 dollars in cash and 3 000 dollars in diamond rings watches and jewelry. Hall admits complicity but says he only watched for a partner. Authorities search for the second thief.
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James Hall
Shreveport
Goon Valley
Milton Coverdale
Grace Rogers
Nancy Barrow
Hall
Gotes
Coverdale
Monroe
Bohemia Hotel
Coverdile
Walnut Street
L. Y .Tarver
Adequate Flood Control Urged By Convention
Lake Charles La April 21 Election of officers and delegates to the national convention, choice of the next meeting place, reports of committees and several addresses were scheduled for today's sessions of the 37th annual convention of the Louisiana League of Homestead and Building Loan associations. The convention closes with a chance at the association of commerce hall tonight. Ives to Speak Allain C Andry of New Orleans led a discussion on standardization of the morning session today followed by an address on taxation by George Montgomery state tax collector of New Orleans. H F Clark educational director of the American Building and Loan Institute of Kan
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Lake Charles
Louisiana League of Homestead and Building Loan Associations
Association of Commerce Hall
Ives
Allain C. Andry
New Orleans
George Montgomery
H. F. Clark
American Building and Loan Institute of
Kan
Photograph of Mrs Fitzmaurice, mother of famed aviator
An old photo shows Mrs. Fitzmaurice, mother of the Irish aviator who crossed the Atlantic east to west with German companions. The image evokes early flight era and the social circle surrounding pioneering air travel.
Outdoor track events canceled by rain at Ruston rally
Heavy rain halted all outdoor track events at the Ruston interscholastic rally. Girls basketball semis were held in the Tech gym with Hope 9 Sarepta 27 Evergreen 25 Sykes 14, and the finals move to the gym at 1 p m.
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Ruston
Hope
Sarepta
Evergreen
Sykes
Gasser Come In Planned At Alto Well
Feazel announces that bail ing will begin at 2 30 p m Sunday on the Feazel-Duff No 1 well at Alto to bring in a gas flow. Many locals have shown eagerness to witness the gasser blow in and thrill seekers expect a notable showing, noting prior large gassers in the Alto area.
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W. Cc. Feazel
Feazel-Duff
Alto
Sinclair is Acquitted in Teapot Dome Conspiracy Trial
Oil magnate Harry F. Sinclair is acquitted of conspiring to defraud the government in the Teapot Dome lease deal. Jury freed Sinclair after about two hours of deliberation. Contempt charges remain against him for refusing Senate questions and hiring detectives to shadow the jury, with two cases pending in appeals court. The Fall conspiracy charge remains alive but uncertain after today’s ruling.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Justice Bailey
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Albert B. Fall
Sinclair
Senate Oil Committee
Toda
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