Proprieter of Victory Inn Slain in New Orleans
Theodore Ted Werner 29 owner of Victory Inn roadhouse in Jefferson was killed at his fashionable New Orleans apartment early today. Police say slayer driven by revenge. Werner admitted visitor after scuffle and gunfire followed. Bernstein found Werner shot, revolver nearby, diamond ring and money on dresser. Werner's wife died by her own hand months earlier.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Theodore
Ted” Werner
Victory Inn
Jefferson
Werner
Jacob Bernstein
Bernstein
Louisiana Day Planned for April 29 in Schools
Baton Rouge April 20 Louisiana Day will be observed in schools statewide on April 29. State Superintendent T H Harris of the department of education approved the educational committee of the Louisiana division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy proposals for the observance.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
T. H. Harris
Department of Education
Educational Committee
Louisiana Division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mother of Ten Found Guilty in New Jersey Trial
Christine Stable, 39, mother of ten, was found guilty of manslaughter for killing her 16-year-old daughter Rosa at their Red Bank home. Supreme Court Justice Lloyd sentenced her to ten years in state prison after the jury sought insanity guidance. The defense cited emotional insanity after discovering her daughter with a newborn baby.
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Freehold
N. J
Christine Stable
Rosa
Supreme Court
Lloyd
Orleans Area Still Has Lots of Work to Do
On April 22 a high wind pushed Mississippi floodwaters into the Gulf of Mexico while levee work continued in the lower valley. Thousands labored along the New Orleans waterfront to shore up defenses, with 20 000 men estimated on the levees between New Orleans and Baton Rouge as officials warned of the gravity of the danger.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Fourth District
Third District
Mississippi National Guard
155Th Infantry
Yaazoo City
George ©. Schoenberger
Baton Rouge
Schoenberger
Louisiana
Mississippi Valley
Rayville reassured by Summerlin on Arkansas river breaches
J W Summerlin president of the Tensas Basin Levee Board, stationed at Arkansas City, telephoned Rayville officials with an optimistic forecast. He said water from the Pendleton break will spread over a large area and divide between Boeuff River and Bayou Macon before reaching Rayville, predicting no farm land impact and conditions like 1920. He noted no levee preparations needed and that flood relief measures are paused as normalcy returns.
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News-Star
Rayville
J. W. Summerlin
Tensas Basin Levee
Arkansas City
Westernay
Pendleton
Louisiana
Boeuff River
Bayou Macon
Richland
Summerlin
Mississippi
Memphis
Monroe Mobilizes Fortification of Levees Amid Flood Threat
City crews from Monroe deploy large gangs of prisoners and many mules to strengthen river levees as floodwaters rise. City Engineer W. I. Nee and officials oversee the effort to protect the north side where the power plant lies. Water encroaches Grand Street near St John Drive and floods streets southward toward the Towns.
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Monroe
W. I. Nee
Donald F. Walker
Chamber of Commerce
News-Star
Monroe Street
Grand Street
St. John Drive
Multiple Traffic Crashes Reported Across City Streets
A bus struck two parked trucks at Fourth Street causing extensive rear and side damage to Ober and Adams truck driven by H. J. Hundley and A. R. Brown’s vehicle. LeSage claims steering failure led to the crash near Washington Street. Additional collisions occurred at Plum and Jackson streets, DeSiard Street, and Jackson and Wood streets injuring no one but causing car and radiator damage. A parked car on Gordon Avenue was rear‑ended by J F Davis near Jitney Jungle No 4.
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Ober and Adams
H. J. Hundley
South Fourth Street
A. R. Brown
North Fifth Street
A. M. LeSage
South Grand St
Washington St
Fourth
Ober
Adams
LeSage
Care
F. A. Reynolds
D. L. Cash
Plum
Jackson Streets
Mra. L. P
J. F. Davis
Oua
Ehua Electric Company
Parish High Caps Fourth State Volleyball Title
In Ruston on April 22, Ouachita Parish High School of Monroe captured its fourth consecutive state volleyball championship, sweeping Calhoun and Arcadia in two straight sets each. The meet opened with about 1,200 entrants as visitors arrived from across North Louisiana.
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News-Star
Ruston
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Arcadia
Calhoun
Louisiana
Vivian
Ringgold
K. Stubbs
Joe Minrow
Shreveport
Mel Rouge
Forrest
Greenwood
Rayville
Gilbert
Monroe Hi
Minden
Fayville
Plenty of Hen Available Here for Levee Work
Monroe employment officials report a rush of applicants for levee jobs in Louisiana with workers ready to fill sand bags or shovel dirt. Mrs. W. C. Walker says the basin building bureau can supply hundreds of men on short notice and offers free labor recruitment. Contact 2227 to arrange workers.
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Monroe
Louisiana
W. C. Walker
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
A dialect humorous note reports Tom’s auto setup and a prediction that it will improve once a new payment is made. The fragment hints at ongoing financial matters and local speech patterns.
Church Denies Clergy in Mexico Train Massacre
Mexican Catholic leaders refute government claims that the episcopate or priests participated in Tuesday’s train outrage. Archbishop Ruiz y Flores says the church bears no responsibility and condemns the violence. The attack killed about 100 people with 50 injured. survivors describe a terrifying scene in which many children died. American witnesses include H. Dock and E. S. De Lima.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Cathlic
Jalisco
Ruiz Y Flores
Alvarez
Calles
United States
H. Dock
Guadalajara
E. S. de Lima
Banco de Mexico
Dad Is Going to Be Boy For a Day
In Boys Week fathers will join sons for shared recreation across the country on May 1. Rollerskating to work in Chicago May 4 and marble tournaments in Williamsport mark examples as bankers, lawyers, and merchants participate.
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Chicago
Williamsport
Claremont
N. H
C. Seymour Bullock
Recreation Association of America
Narrow Escape In Storm at Converse
The Jackson family of Converse narrowly survived a night storm that demolished their home and left them trapped beneath debris. They escaped through a torn opening with no injuries. The gale also toppled the Henderson cafe and damaged an tenant house, garages, and several roofs. livestock losses were reported.
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Converss
O. Jackson
Converse
Jackson
Henderson
Ferriday Evacuations as Floods Threaten Concordia Parish
Flooding from Red and Black rivers drives evacuation of women and children from Ferriday Louisiana to refugee camps across the state as Concordia parish faces widespread backwater flooding.
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Associated Press
Natchez
Miss
Concordia Parish
Louisiana
Levees Hold In Ferriday Area
The News-Star reports ferriday levees are holding well with no current cause for alarm. Backwaters are rising about four inches daily, alarming newcomers, but town can endure seven to eight days of rise at the present rate. Merchants have goods on scaffolds and prepare for possible high water from levee breaks or backwaters.
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News-Star
Ferriday
Vicksburg
Levee Situation Stabilizes Across Louisiana to Arkansas Line
The News-Star reports from Lake Providence that levees hold well from the Arkansas line to Delta Point with minor drops at Mascot Ridge and Stops Landing. The stop at Stops Landing is described as the hoped-for break easing pressure on Louisiana sectors. Quarter boat officers say conditions are good along the entire Vicksburg north sector and that enough men and materials remain to win out.
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News-Star
United States
Lake Providence
Arkansas Line
Delta Point
Vidalia
Stops Landing
Miss
Louisiana
Mascot Ridge
Alsatia
Vicksburg
Warning Issued On Mississippi Flood Stages
The weather bureau issued renewed warnings that Mississippi stages may reach near record levels. Expected rises include Cottonwood Point 41.5 feet by tomorrow, Memphis 46 to 46.5 by Sunday, Helena 56.5 by April 26, Sunflower Landing 54.5 to 55 by April 27, and White River mouth 69 feet by tomorrow or Sunday.
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Washington
Mississippi
Weather Bureau
Cottonwood Point
Memphis
Helena
Ark
Sunflower Landing
Miss
White River
Navy Hydroplanes Ordered Out to Aid Mississippi Flood
Three navy hydroplanes are to be sent from Pensacola Florida to the lower Mississippi River flood areas to aid in removing people from flooded sections.
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Navy
Washington
Pensacola
Fla
Mississippi River
Mississippi flood crisis tears through delta towns and dykes
Army engineers and residents combat rising Mississippi floodwaters in the delta south of Memphis. Greenville, Natchez region towns and Ferriday face levee breaks, with thousands homeless and millions in property damage. Refugees strain food supplies as water encroaches city limits and utilities fail.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi
Greenville
Queen City
Arkansas
Missouri
Ferriday
Natchez, Miss
McCarthy
Rosedale
Miss
Louisiana
Red
Natchez
Helena
Vicksburg
Mississippi River
Flood rumors challenged by News-Star efforts
The News-Star pledges to provide accurate daily flood reports for Monroe and nearby areas, countering circulating false stories and keeping readers properly informed about each day’s developments.
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Monroe
The
News-Star
Downes Sees No Panic in Ouachita Water Outlook
R Downes Jr former Tensas Levee Board member says Ouachita parish faces no panic from high waters. He notes Mississippi flood conditions are serious but Louisiana is in better shape and Ouachita river overflow should pose little danger. he estimates improvements as water released near Greenville flows toward the Mississippi near Vicksburg.
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R. Downes, Jr
Tensas
Ouachita Parish
Mississippi
Louisiana
Ouachita River
Greenville
Vicksburg
Coolidge appeals for aid as flood relief expands
President Coolidge names four cabinet members Mellon Davia Wilby and Hoover to co operate with the Red Cross to organize government help for Mississippi flood victims. The Red Cross retains control of relief with the cabinet committee mobilizing agencies for immediate funds and support.
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Associated Press
Washington
Coolidge
Red Cross
Mellon
Davia
War Department
Wilby
Hoover
White House
Cabinet Committee
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Valley
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Natatorium
Country Club
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Parish High
Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
Bell Syndicate
Lac
Dad
R. Downes JR
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