Widow of Smith Reynolds Still Is Hiding Away
Albert Walker the co defendant in the Smith Reynolds murder case posted a 25100 bond and was released. Libby Holman Reynolds the missing wife is expected in Winston Salem within a week to face charges. Alfred Holman refuses to comment on bail for Libby as the case unfolds.
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Smith Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Albert Walker
J. al Walker
Libby Holman Reynolds
A. M. Stack
Alfred Holman
Reynolds
Carlisle Higgins
Walker
Libby
Benet Polikoff
Polikoff
Ab Walker
Young Reynolds
Coroner Probes Death of Weaver in June Car Crash
Coroner C. L. Mengis investigates the June 18 accident that killed 24 year old Eugene Weaver on DeSiard street. Weaver's car was forced off the road by a hit and run driver, struck a telephone pole, fracturing his skull and breaking his leg. Two companions, S. E. Free and Houston Free, were injured. Weaver's funeral was held at Peters funeral chapel with Rev. E. E. Huntsberry officiating. Interment followed at Riverview burial park.
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C. L. Mengis
Eugene Weaver
Weaver
DeSiard Street
S. E. Free
Houston Free
Louise Weaver
Peters Funeral Chapel
E. E. Huntsberry
First Baptist Church of
West Monroe
Riverview Burial Park
Ramblin about Monroe and its veteran newsmen
A column portraits three long time Monroe newspaper salesmen Patrick Hanley Covington and Old Man Stro along with their daily routines and ambitions. The piece also notes a local mother collecting meat each day near Hotel Alvis and Sidney Langston’s brief wander with a circus visit to Salem Illinois.
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Monroe
Patrick Hanley
Beteen
Kansas
Western Union
Lower St. John Street
Bank
Covington
Union Parish
Stro
Morning World
News-Star
Ouachita National Bank
Tom Hughes
Caddo Parish
U. S. Senate
New Orieans
Baton Rouge
Arkansas
Stroud
Hotel Alvis
DeSiard Street
Alvis
Sidney Langston
Salem
Ills
William Jennings Bryan
Murder mystery tightens around Natchez recluse
In Natchez Mississippi on August 6 authorities held seven suspects in the death of Miss Jane Sargent Merrill once a famed society belle. A witness spoke of gunshots and a scream from the Merrill mansion prompting sheriff questioning of Richard Dana Octavia Dockery John Geiger Odell Fer gerson and T W Carr George Sims and R Norman aided by bloodhounds.
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Natchez
Jane Sarget Merrill
Richard Dana
Merrill Place
Octavia Dockery
John Geiger
Merrill Home
Odell Ferguson
T. W. Carr
George Sims
R. Norman
Dana
Miss Dockery
Child Dies After Truck Crushed in Box Accident
A three year old boy Leonard Guminey crawled into a cardboard box in a gutter when a heavy truck passed over him. He died from injuries sustained in the accident in New York.
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New York
Leonard Guminey
Movement to Link Hoover With Recovery Develops
An effort to tie economic recovery to President Hoover’s reelection gains momentum on the Republican side. Republicans see improving business signals but fear Democrat charges of politicizing prosperity. In New York, Eugene Meyer, former Federal Reserve chair, shifts to frontline business duties, shaping an unofficial coalition with Owen D. Young.
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United Press
Hington
Hoover
Tisan Advantage
New York
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Meyer
Owen D. Young
Contested Tennessee Democratic Primary Faces Challenge
Sam Carmack campaign manager for runner up Lewis S. Pope says Pope will present charges of wholesale frauds before the state primary board over last Thursday’s Tennessee Democratic primary. Unofficial returns show Hill McAlister leading with a large Shelby county plurality narrowing Pope’s rural vote lead.
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Nashville
Tenn
Sam Carmack
Lewis S. Pope
Pope
Hill McAlister
Shelby County
Memphis
Carmack
Sao Paulo Rebels Driven Back by Troops
Sao Paulo rebels were driven back today by federal troops under General Joao Francisco, who advanced his line through victories near Jacarezinho about 100 miles northwest of Itarare, according to a government announcement.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brail
Sao Paulo
Joao Francisco
Jacarezinho
Itarare
Unemployment Aid Committee Lines Up Plan in Louisiana
Louisiana unemployment relief committee organizes to distribute a $12000 loan from the reconstruction finance corporation to aid relief, with district chairs named in Alexandria New Orleans Shreveport Monroe Baton Rouge and Lake Charles. Governor Allen and A G Newmeyer explain program goals and eligibility.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Unemployment Relief Committee
O. K. Allen
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Louisiana
Rowland Haynes
Washington, D. C
Reconstrution Finance Corporation
Allen
A. G., Newmeyer
B. C. Casanas
W. W. Boyden
Shreveport
Pat C. Willis
J. G. O'Brien
Monroe
John M. Breard
W. J. Sherrouse
Baton Rouge
L. A. Babin
Wade Bynum
Lake Charles
Frank A. Smith
J. R. Green
Voyagers On Disabled St Patrick Are Saved
ST HELIER Island of Jersey Aug 6 Without a single casualty 314 passengers on the steamer St Patrick bound from Weymouth to Jersey were transferred to rescue vessels after the St Patrick struck a rock in dense fog off Corbiere. One stokehold flooded and she was towed to port for repairs. On the east coast the paddle steamer City of Rochester with 968 passengers ran on a sand bar but backed off and continued under her own power.
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ST. Helier
Island of Jersey
St. Patrick
Weymouth
Jersey
Corbiere
City of Rochester
Paraguay Ready for Truce but Bolivia Not
Paraguay signaled willingness to declare a truce in the Gran Chaco dispute while Bolivia prepared for armed defense amid active mobilization. Both nations replied to notes from the United States and 18 Latin American countries. Reports of renewed fighting surfaced as a Bolivian patrol fired at Fort Presidente Ayala, which Paraguay claims hosts 11 forts within 50 miles. Paraguay considers funding war through defense bonds and seeks a June 1 truce date, a condition Bolivia objects to. A thousand Paraguayan schoolchildren asked to form a fighting regiment.
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Associated Press
Paraguay
Gran Chaco
Bolivia
United States
Chaco
Fort
Presidente Ayala
Fort Presidente Ayala
Mississippi districting act struck down by federal court
A three judge panel in New Orleans held Mississippi redistricting laws invalid prompting the state Democratic executive committee to decide August 23 primary procedures. The suit, led by Stewart C. Broom from the eighth district, claimed unequal population distribution across seven districts after merging districts seven and eight. The judge ordered injunctions barring candidates nominated under the act from the November election unless state plans change.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Democratic Executive Committee
New Orleans
Stewart C. Broom
Congress
Walker Wood
Hugh V. Wall
J. A. Lauderdale
Wall
State Committee
Protection in Time of Flood Strikes Snag in West Monroe
Mayor C C Bell says flood protection for the west side hinges on landowners granting free rights of way. Of 26 landowners sought, 75 percent have agreed or signed deeds, leaving 25 percent still holding out. Federal aid would fund flood control, but levee land must be donated.
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West Monroe
West Side
C. C. Bell
Von Papen and Hitler May Form Coalition in Germany
Reports from Berlin indicate the von Papen government is negotiating with the national socialists to include Adolf Hitler's party in the cabinet. General Kurt von Schleicher and Hermann Goering left for the Baltic coast for several days as observers expect talks to continue there.
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Berlin
von Papen
Adolf Hitler
Kurt von Schleicher
Baltic
Hermann Goering
Hitler
Root beer stand held up late at night
A white clad robber with a dark face robbed the Park-O-Pleasure root beer stand at 11 45 PM. He fled with 18 to 20 dollars as two witnesses, including proprietor Mrs Jettie Breathwit, watched then the suspect disappeared before police could arrive.
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Jackson Street
Morris Drive
Jettie Ray Breathwit
Public Hearing Called In Mayor Walker Case
Governor Roosevelt announced a public hearing in the Walker case for Thursday August 11 in Albany. Telegrams were sent to Mayor James J. Walker Samuel Seabury William J Schieffelin and James F Finegan. The hearing will open at 12 30 p m EST.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Walker
Albany
James J. Walker
Samuel Seabury
William J.schieffelin
James F. Finegan
Lancaster Threatened To Kill Rival In Miami Trial
Testimony in the Haden Clarke murder case details a bruise on Clarke’s shoulder and a head wound. Witnesses recount Captain W N Lancaster vowing to “get rid of” his rival in Mrs Jessie M Keith Miller’s affections after Clarke allegedly supplanted him.
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W. N. Lancaster
Miami
Fla
Haden Clarke
Jessie Keith-Miller
Associated Press
Jessie M. Keith-Miller
K. B. Bass
Clarke
Lancaster
Keith Miller
Bass
N. Vernon Hawthorne
James M. Carson
M. G. Tanerel
West
Keith-Miller
Larger acreage planned for fall Irish potatoes
Agricultural agent EB R Strahan reports unusually favorable conditions for home use fall Irish potatoes with more acres to be planted this year than usual. Rain has left soil in excellent condition across most of the parish. August 10 is the best planting time. sprout seed in ready ground. Some farmers treat potatoes for scab with a formaldehyde solution.
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EB. R. Strahan
Stock Exchange Surges on Fierce Buying Surge
A hurricane of buying swept the New York Stock Exchange today pushing prices up in one of the era’s sharpest advances. Gains ranged from $2 to over $12 with trading speeds forcing printing to lag seven minutes. United States Steel led the advance as bulls pressed higher amid heavy profit taking at the close.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Shorts
Allied Chemical
Union Pacific
Europe
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