Life and love notes in Captain Lancaster trial diary
Miami records reveal diaries and letters linking Captain W. N. Lancaster to Haden Clarke case and romance with Mrs. J. M. Keith-Miller. Entries detail 1932 Miami troubles, a shared house with Major J. C. French, a Lincoln car, and air race intrigues as the court hears personal matters.
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Miami
Fra
W. N. Lancaster
Haden Clarke
J. M. Keith-Miller
Lancaster
N. Vernon Hawthorne
West
Fla
Chubbie
Keith Miller
J. C. French
S. W. 16Th Terrace
Los Angeles
J. C
Gentry Shelton
Fila
Columbus
Bob Barber
Birmingham
Ala
Billy Gannaway Receives Praise for Rattlesnake Bite Aid
Billy Gannaway of troop 27 Mogroe aided a fellow scout bitten by a rattlesnake near Alexandria. In a court of honor the Scout Executive Wheeler praised his first aid, noting the boy helped rush the injured lad to a physician who administered an anti venom shot. The injured boy recovered quickly.
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Billy Gannaway
Alexandria
Billy
Prison Break Organizer Indicted For Murder
Archie Jones the prison break organizer is held to the grand jury on a murder charge after a break at Tucker Prison Farm Ark cost four convicts their lives. Jones a seven year bank robbery convict acted as trusted organizer before betraying inmates and signaling a guard to halt the escape. Three escaped prisoners were killed in the ensuing manhunt. officers were exonerated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tucker Prison Farm
Ark
Archie Jones
Else Howell
Jones
Birthdays and town notes brighten Monroe column
The column recalls local birthdays and names, notes Hazel Smith’s new white Spitz pup and two possible names Roosevelt or Bright Eyes, and invites visits to a nearly finished fish hatchery guided by superintendent Herbert Breard. It also recalls John Lipsey’s long-running Monroe rounds, a skeptical St. Louis reporter about California, and an Aunt Betty radio moment with a baritone preacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hazel Smith
Roosevelt
George Washington
Church
Sterlington
Herbert Breard
John Lipsey
Monroe
St. Louis
California
Ziegfeld Leaves Estate to Billie Burke and Daughter Patricia
Florenz Ziegfeld bequeathed his entire estate to his widow Billie Burke and their daughter Patricia. The will dated April 30, 1930 was filed for probate in White Plains New York and its value was not estimated.
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White Plains
N. Y
Florenz Ziegfeld
New York
California
Billie Burke
Patricia
Fire destroys grain elevator and meat plant in Chicago
A massive blaze at the Chicago riverfront leveled the Quincy Grain Elevator and the Omaha Packing plant. One firefighter injured. about 100 firemen and workers affected. Officials estimate losses near 6 million dollars. Firemen expect at least two weeks to smolder the remaining flames.
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Chicago
Quincy
Omaha Packing Company
Southern Area Building Activity Surges in 7 Months
Construction contracts in 16 southern states climbed to 213.6 million but July added nearly 46 million, with total seven month volume conservatively at about 280 million. Major projects include the U S Justice building in Washington at over 8 million and a 600 thousand dollar project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
U. S. Department of Justice
Washington
Sudden Deaths Rise in Ouachita Parish in July
Nine people died in Ouachita Parish during July from homicide, accident, or sudden causes. Coroner Dr. C. L. Mengis scheduled investigations rather than inquests, saving the parish about $90. Names include Adam Turner shot July 2 and Ada Johnson killed July 10, among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
C. L. Mengis
Adam Turner
Manning C. McGuire
W. C. Lloyd
Fred Moon
Brear ’ Street
Ada Johnson
Washington Street
J. S. Baskett
Nathan Ma
Crew Rescues Save Antonchu Steamer Off Spain
Thirty men from the Spanish steam er Antonchu were saved by the Jugoslavian steamer Bakar when the vessel sank off Cape Santa Maria, Spain. They will be landed at Gibraltar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibraltar
Cape Santa Maria
Spain
Stock Market Upswing Catches Traders Sleeping On Wall Street
A strong market rally surprised bears and delayed entrants as the rise continued for weeks. Traders who had bet on a bottom or hoped for a dip found themselves unable to position before prices moved higher, while those who had profits from early gains saw profits erode as shifts to bear positions were reversed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Bears
Bonus Veterans at Chicago Upon Way Home
The homebound veterans from the far west, about 145 of 400 evacuees, rested in a former mansion on Pear son Street after arriving from Johnstown Pennsylvania. They bivouacked on lawns and parkways as they awaited transport to continue their journey. R H Shaw, leader of the Californians, had a job lined up for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Gold Coast
Far West
Johnstown
Pearson Street
Michigan Boulevard
R. H. Shaw
Battle spreads across wider area in Manchurian conflict
Chinese reports from Shanghai say South Manchuria fighting resumed Wednesday and widened. The Manchurian Volunteers allegedly drove Japanese from Yingkow and recaptured Tungliao near Mukden, with an ultimatum to General Honjo and martial law in Chinchow.
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Shanghai
Manchuria
Yingkow
Tungliao
Mukden
Shigeru Honjo
Chinchow
Honjo
Tennessee governor race narrows as McAlister leads
In Tennessee Democratic primary tabulations Hill McAlister leads with 102,285 votes to Lewis Pope 94,223 from 1,978 of 2,257 precincts. Memphis judge Malcolm Patterson and Rufus Campbell trail. Republican contenders include John E. McCall and Hal H. Clements. Reese L. Macey named GOP nominee without opposition. Feud between O B Lovette and B Carroll Reece persists.
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Nashville
Tenn
McAlister
Tennessee
Lewis S. Pope
Memphis
Pope
Malcolm R. Patterson
Rufus Campbell
Ripley
John E. McCall
Tennessee Department
American Legion
Hal
L. D. Hill
State Railroad and Public Utilities Commission
M. L. Lumpkins
Lawrenceburg
Hill
Lumpkins
Reese L. Macey
U. S
O. B. Lovette
B. Carroll Reece
Rival Lumberjack Logs to New Orleans on Odd Trip
Tom Connelly a 55 year old New Richmond Wisconsin lumberjack crosses Minnesota and Wisconsin on a log rolling journey to New Orleans. He drifts 8 to 30 miles daily by river conditions sleeps on river banks between legs. He aims to win food lodging claiming Thanksgiving dinner in New Orleans.
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Brainerd. Minn
Paul Bunyan
Tom Connelly
New Richmond
Wis
New Orleans
Connelly
Mississippi
la Prairie
Grand Rapids
Minn
Twin Cities to host three major sports on Aug 14
Three major sports events for white participants and one for Black attendees plus a range of entertainments headline Sunday August 14 as excursion traffic pours in from New Orleans and other cities via Missouri Pacific and Illinois Central railroads. Railroads offer especially low fares and a principal event is Ouachita river motor boat races with prizes totaling 150 dollars led by Captain G B Cooley and a committee of enthusiasts.
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Twin Cities
Missouri Pacific
Illinois Central
New Orleans
Little Rock
Shreveport
Vicksburg
Ouachita River
G. B. Cooley
Another Buying Deluge Swamps Market Friday
A surge of buy orders swept the stock market with many leaders advancing $2 to over $5 in active trading. Union Pacific and Santa Fe gained a point while Continental Can Consolidated Gas American Telephone General Motors Johns Manville Corn Products Chrysler and Standard of New Jersey rose modestly. U S Steel common slipped a fraction though the preferred edged higher. Westinghouse Electric Columbia Gas Standard of California Bethlehem Steel and Kennecott Copper eased slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Union Pacific
Santa Fe
Continental Can
Consolidated Gas
American Telephone
General Motors
Johns Manville
Corn Products
Chrysler
Standard of New Jersey
U.S. Steel
Westinghouse Electric
Columbia Gas
Standard of California
Bethlehem Steel
Kennecott Copper
Ouachita Parish Junior College Publishes 1932 33 Bulletin
The second annual bulletin from Ouachita Parish Junior College issued at Monroe Printing outlines the 1932 1933 program. Registration runs September 14–17 with classes starting September 19. Holidays include Thanksgiving and a Christmas break ending December 28. First semester ends January 27 and second begins January 20. Graduation requires entrance standards, curricula completion, and one semester attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish Junior College
Monroe Printing Company
Truce Thought Near in Chaco Boundary Spat
Buenos Aires August 5 A semi official belief that a truce between Paraguay and Bolivia over the Gran Chaco is near was expressed as negotiations for a full settlement continue. Argentina would stay neutral if hostilities resume though such a step may not be needed. Reports from Quiaca and Asuncion note renewed clashes and Paraguay s reluctance to recapture forts held by Bolivia due to Bolivian numerical superiority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Bolivia
Gran Chaco
League of Nations
United States
Savedra Lamas
Argentina
la Nacion
Quiaca
Asuncion
Chaco
Old Army Coat Clue Becomes Key in Miss Merrill Slaying
Adams county officers search for Jane Merrill’s killer aided by bloodhounds after her bullet riddled body is found in her thicket estate near Natchez. An old army coat found at the scene serves as the sole clue as investigators pursue robbers or a deranged killer. The coroner’s jury returns a verdict of death at unknown hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natchez
Miss
Adams County
Jane Merrill
Here
Miss Merrill
Ayre@ Merrill
United States
Belgium
C. P. Roberts
Von Hindenburg may use force to quell riots
Berlin Aug 5 Field Marshal Paul von Hindenburg prepares to act with full force against the Nazi storm troops and other groups blamed for six weeks of bloody riots. Goering conferred with Neurath as Hitler circles weigh cabinet roles. Death toll tops 130 with over 1 000 injured as civil war-like turmoil continues.
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Berlin
Germany
Paul von Hinedenburg
Rdolf Hitsler
National Socialist Storm
Hitler
Hermann Wilhem Goering
Baron Konstantin von Neurath
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