Engineers Confer at New Orleans as Levee Breach Planned
Officials and engineers from state and federal agencies meet with Major General Jadwin to plan a controlled crevasse below New Orleans to save the city. Evacuation of the Poydras area begins while guards patrol levees to deter dynamite attacks and protect citizens.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Edgar Jadwin
Army Engineers
Vicksburg
H. Simpson
National Guard
Poydras
Jadwin
St. Bernard
Mississippi
Flood Threat Spurs Evacuation of Two Louisiana Parishes
As the Mississippi flood rises, St. Bernard and Plaquemines Parishes evacuate with National Guard on levee patrols. Officials pledge reimbursement for damage as Poydras crevasse timing is set. New Orleans leaders urge rapid displacement to save the city.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
St. Bernard
Plaquemines
Louisiana National Guard
Poydras
Simpson
O’keefe
Guy L. Deane
Orleans
Gov
Flood survey over Bayou Bartholomew near McGehee reported
An engineer and airman flying a Huff Daland puffer observed flood conditions along Bayou Bartholomew to McGehee. One to three feet of water filled McGehee streets, with faster flows toward Montrose. Potts said Monroe may see rising water within four days. Local agencies mobilize flood relief, with National Guard orders and power company support pledged for pumps and lighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huff Daland Company
United States
E. S. Maupin
Earl Potts
Arkansas
Pilot Potts
Monroe
Bayou Bartholomew
Ouachita River
McGehee
Montrose
Louisiana Light & Power Company
J. W. Parks
News-Star
West Side
Brown Paper
Louis F. Rolleigh
156Th Infantry
Louisiana National Guards
L A Toombs
North Second
Olive Streets
Mississippi Valley
Associated Press
Toombs
Louisiana National Guard
Special Meet of Legion Post Slated Tonight
The Ouachita parish police jury president Theo Terzia calls a special American Legion post meeting tonight at the legion building corner St John and Wood streets to plan a guard patrol for the levees. Members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo Terzia
Ouachita Parish
American Legion
Legion Building
St. John and
Wood Streets
Terzia
Legion Post
Twin Cities
Ivey Faulk
State Board in Session Today on Flood Relief
Baton Rouge officials announce readiness to shelter unlimited refugees as the state flood relief committee meets with national guard and Red Cross leaders to align roles. Plans for refugee care are set and a request to borrow up to 900000 dollars to cover the state's share of relief costs will be presented to the legislature.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Frank Kean
Chamber of Commerce
State
L. A. Toombs
Louisiana National Guard
Monroe Drillers Set Opening Day for 27 Ball Season
Officials of the Monroe Baseball association lead the Drillers to a 1927 Cot ton Stated League pennant bid as Eddie Palmers hopefuls meet the Hattiesburg Pine Toppers in Monroe. Mayor Bernstein proclaims a half holiday and Mayor Bell to receive the first ball. An auto mobile parade and S. T. I. band will provide pregame and park music.
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Monroe Baseball Association
Driller
Monroe
Eddie Palmer
Hattiesburg Pine
Chamber of Commerce
Alexandria Reds
P. M. Atkins
Hall Club
Arnold Bernstein
Atkins
Kop
Twin Cities
Bernstein
C. C. Bell
West Monroe
Beveridge Dies in Indiana City After Prominent Career
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge former U S senator from Indiana died suddenly in Indianapolis at 64 He led as a progressive figure and as aPulitzer Prize worthy orator He retired from the senate in 1911 and twice failed to regain office in 1914 and 1922 He was noted for his Life of John Marshall and work on Abraham Lincoln as his final book was half completed when he died of heart disease
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Indianapolis
Ind
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge
Indiana
Beveridge
Senate
Progressive Party
Samuel M. Ralston
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
William Thayer
John Hopkins University
Thayer
Charles P Emerson
Heveridge
United States Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Republican Party
Chicago
Harry A. Ne
John Marshall
United States Supreme Court
Europe
Travelers Protective Association To Meet In Alexandria
The thirty fifth annual state convention of the Travelers Protective associations will be held in Alexandria next Friday and Saturday. About 200 delegates are expected. State officials announced the event today.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
The
Travelers Protective Association
Hambones Meditations by J P Alley
A reflection on late night prayers and porch talk with Hambones style humor. It notes how prayers preceded cussing and bardic humor by J P Alley in a local reminiscence.
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Hambones Meditations
J. P. Alley
Mrs. Snyder Hounded Me Confession Read In Court
Henry Judd Gray testified in New York court that he killed Albert Snyder after Mrs. Snyder hounded him with her insistence and romantic advances. The confession describes how Gray met Mrs. Snyder and recounts her reports of six prior attempts on her husband’s life.
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New York
Henry Judd Gray
Albert Snyder
Ouachita Parish Police Jury Urges Quick Public Aid
The Ouachita parish police jury met to address high water conditions and authorized Parish Engineer R. O. Morrison to coordinate flood relief with Monroe and West Monroe authorities. Citizens and industries are urged to donate labor, equipment, sacks, and to report contributions to J. M. Breard at Central Savings Bank. Seventy five trainees from the Louisiana Training Institute assist flood control on the city’s south side.
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Ouschita Parish
R. O. Morrison
Ouachita
Monroe
West Monroe
T. F. Terzia
KF. C. Peters
J. M. Breard
H. M. Williams
C. W. Phillips
S. W. Pines
J. E. Bryan
Central Savings Bank & Trust Company
Theodore Terzia
Fred Peters
J. W. Collens
J E. Bryant
S. W. Pipes
HM. Williams
Louisiana Training Institute
Red Cross relief drive continues in Ouachita parish
The Ouachita parish Red Cross appeal surpasses a $1,500 quota as the local chapter votes to extend solicitation. Funds raised beyond the target will stay for immediate use, with any surplus sent to national headquarters. contributors listed include Mrs. Louise Cooper, Interstate Natural Gas Co, Motor Supply Co, and many others.
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Red Cross
Ouachita Parish
News-Star
North Second Street
United States
News Star
Mississippi Valley
Louise Cooper
Interstate Natural Gas Co
Theo. Schuette
Motor Supply Co
Weaks Supply Co
J. Humble
Calhoun
J. R. Bennett and Others
TPN Edu
Cas Hacciness Assembl
A. Austin & Son
R. L. Kellogg
Ouachita Natural Gas Co
Peeper
Tee CO
Tug at Orleans Sinks. Two Crew Missing
In New Orleans on April 27 the tug Independence sank while entering the harbor leaving two deckhands Jules Mich and William Pete missing and presumed drowned while five crewmen were saved. The vessel reportedly struck fog in the river during the incident.
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New Orleans
Independence
Jules Mich
William Pete
Death Creeps Nearer Virginia Farmer Youth
Roanoke Virginia April 27 Walter L Booth a farmer youth lies near death after 140 hours of artificial respiration as exhaustion and hypo static pneumonia creep in Doctors feared pneumonia would end the struggle as he neared death following a Thursday unset vertebrae dislocation operation attempt.
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Roanoke
Walter L. Booth
Booth
Rivers Near State Border Face Major Flood Threat
Bayou Macon and Bocuff River are forecast to bear the brunt as waters rise near the border. Summerlin returns after a siege at Arkansas City as Bastrop and nearby towns prepare to shelter refugees. Lake Village is flooded and water reaches Eudora this morning.
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Bayou Macon
Bocuff
Summerlin
Arkansas City
Bastrop
Lake Village
Eudora
Levee Breach Threatens Southeast Arkansas Towns
A message from Gould at 10 am reports 20 feet of the south bend levee on the Arkansas river has caved. Workmen are building a bulkhead to hold back flood waters, risking inundation for Gould Warner and hundreds of families in South Bend Oakwood bayou and nearby communities.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Ark
Gould
South Bend
Arkansas River
Gould and
Warner
Oakwood Bayou
Arkansas City
Arkansas
Flood Overflow Strains Supplies to New Orleans Area
Red Cross personnel and supplies are being concentrated at New Orleans and other strategic points in lower Louisiana amid potential flood emergencies. Overflow from Arkansas river breaks floods southeast Arkansas towns and may reach the Illinois Central line by weekend. Lake Village is flooded and water moved past Eudora this morning with Macon and Bocuff rivers bearing the load.
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Memphis
Tenn
Red Cross
New Orleans
Louisiana
Arkansas
Bocuff
Illinois Central Railroad
Lake Village
Eudora
News-Star
Macon
Boeuff
Jayville
J. W. Summerlin
Tensas Basin Levee
Horace Mangham
Arkansas City
McGehee
Summerlin
Rayville
Illinois Central
Richland
George Wesley Smith
Louisiana high school rally at Baton Rouge called off
Nearly two score Louisiana boys and girls lose a chance at LSU scholarships as the state high school rally in Baton Rouge is canceled due to high water. Dean Ives cites transportation risks and potential disruption for attendees. Entrance fees will be refunded to enrolled schools. Local water conditions prompt evacuation advisories in nearby towns with uncertain river backwater effects.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
C. A. Ives
Thomas D. Boyd
Ives
Relief Work Organized in City Under Walker Command
Broad flood relief efforts in Monroe and vicinity place all civic groups and Red Cross under single authority. Donald F. Walker, secretary of the local chamber, named to administer relief with full authority. Chamber of Commerce staff and equipment are at Walker and Redmond’s disposal for ongoing operations and future flood response.
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Civic
Red Cross
Monroe and Vicinity
Hesuannsetan
T Maeua
Ay Che Surressian
Iairey Trousdale
Chamber of Commerce
M. C. Redmond
Donald F. Walker
Trousdale
M. E. Redmond
Uamerce
D. F P. Walker
Walker
Redmond
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N. Orleans
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U. S
Outlook
Virginia Farmer
Nenashetes
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