Weirs Replace Fuse Plugs in Flood Plan for Basins
New Orleans Aug 7 proposed changes to the federal flood control plan would substitute concrete weirs for fuse plugs at the Boues and Atchafalaya basins Gov Long and State Engineer Mary Jacobs commented. Major General Brown noted funds for flood work and urged dredging channels to aid drainage while Jacobs warned the weirs are costly and may limit other features.
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New Orleans
Boues
Atchafalaya
P. Long
Mary Jacobs
Long
Washington
Brown
Army
Jacobs
Cramer Sets Arctic Air Mail Flight Toward Copenhagen
Parker Cramer, American aviator, blazed an Arctic air mail trail from Angmagssalik Greenland toward Copenhagen. He landed in Reykjavik after refueling and awaited Faroe Island weather before continuing toward the trans Arctic air mail route.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
Parker D. Cramer
Arctic
Faroe Islands
Parker Cramer
Angmagsalik
Greenland
Copenhagen
United States
Cramer
News-Star ramblings and town notes from Monroe streets
A collage of local curiosities and anecdotes from Monroe and West Monroe. Newsboys chase headlines from the News-Star, a Ballard bayou legend of a seven foot eleven inch monster, local injuries and shoe mishaps, singing in Judah lane, and a note on Gus Toombs’s marriage as football season nears.
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News-Star
Monroe
West Monroe
Alabama
Daddy Gar
Ouachita River
Ballard Bayou
Monroe-Columbia Highway
F. L. Crockett
Missouri Pacific
Local Man Finds Grandfather’s Grave From 1850
W B Moore of 2406 South Grand street learned the fate of his paternal grandfather, Dr Alfred Moore of Memphis, who died in 1850 on a hillside near Placerville California, once Hangtown. A photo in the Memphis Commercial shows the grave marked by a headstone and a central tree, confirming burial details after 82 years. Relatives in Memphis and Clarksdale shared memories as Moore sent reproductions to family members.
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California
W. B. Moore
South Grand Street
Moore
Placerville
Cal
Hangtown
Alfred Moore
Memphis
Tenn
Contenders in Mississippi Seek Support from Independents
In Jackson on August 7, two runoff gubernatorial hopefuls, Hugh L. White and Mike Sennett Cowher, seek to mobilize independent voters after Tuesday’s elimination results. White led with 107,425 votes, Cowher 90,907, ahead of Judge Paul Johnson and George T. Mitchell from the Bilbo faction.
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Kenneth Toler, Jr
Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Hugh L. White
Mike Sennett Cowher
Paul Johnson
George T. Mitchell
Bilbo
Bilboism
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo
Energy gun to test atomic bullets at Caltech university
A new energy machine using an 85 ton magnet will generate proton beams to probe atomic nuclei. The device, described as a giant scientific gun, aims to reveal how to unlock atomic energy and understand nuclear structure without heavy power use. The setup blends a magnet and electric field to accelerate particles in a vacuum.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
New Haven
Conn
University of California
Earth
Science
California
Prohibition raid seizes 500 cases in Crown Point operation
Agents destroy over 40000 dollars worth of gin whiskey and beer after raiding a boat and cabin at Crown Point near Lafitte. Alois G Weitz of New Orleans and Frank Shanks of Grand Bayou are arrested as Edward G Henley notes the liquor was tied to a New Orleans syndicate.
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New Orleans
Prohibition
Crown Point
Lafitte
Alois G. Weitz
Frank Shanks
Grand Bayou
Edward G. Henley
Labor Men Plan Meeting Friday in West Monroe
Ouachita parish labor leaders led by H. H. Nolan announced a meeting at 7 30 p m in the Crosley school building West Monroe to discuss wages on public projects and to address why nonstate workers are used on the Ouachita river bridge.
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Labor Men
West Monroe
Louisiana
H. H. Nolan
Ouachita Parish
Crosley School
Lodge Opposes Amos 'n Andy As Racist Radio Sketch
The Ancient United Knights and Daughters of Africa Negro lodge, at its national convention in St. Louis, calls Amos 'n Andy a caricature of Black character and sends a disapproval resolution to the Federal Radio Commission in Washington.
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ST. Louis
United Knights and Daughters of Africa
Federal Radio Commission
Washington, D. C
U.S. Airmen Face Trouble Over Unpermitted Landing
In Tokyo Aug 7 American aviators Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr landed without a permit and a camera was found in their aircraft. Japanese officials debated punishment versus leniency amid related Navy airmen incidents off Chefoo and claims of overflights of fortifications.
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Tokyo
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Panglhorn
Herndon
Home
Foreign Navy
War and Communications Departments
United States Navy
Chefoo
Darien
Kwangtung
Lea's bank case details unfold in Asheville court
In Asheville North Carolina federal court the $1.3 million Central Bank fraud trial enters its eleventh day. Testimony traces ledger entries and cashiers checks tied to Colonel Luke Lea and his publishing firm. Co defendants include Luke Lea Jr and E P Charlet with official bank and publishing ties.
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Asheville
N. C
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Central Bank and Trust Company
N. H. Payne Central Bank
Lea
Wallace B. Davis
E. P. Charlet
Colonel Lea
Payne
Tennessean
D. L. M. Battle
Luke Lea, Jr
Nashville
Non stop flight halted as landing goes awry near Edmonton
Reg L. Robbins and Harold S. Jones landed on a paved highway beside the Edmonton airport at 1:30 E S T ending a planned nonstop refueling flight from Alaska to Texas. Robbins attempted a landing in the Fort Worth plane but muddy conditions forced a highway touchdown.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Reg L. Robbins
Harold S. Jones
Alaska
Texas
Robbins
Fort Worth
Seattle
Tokyo
German Offer to Purchase Cotton Discussed in Washington
The farm board considers buying cotton from stabilization surpluses as a step to bolster prices. A German proposal to purchase 600000 bales, with option for 200000 more, could total 51000000 dollars at current values, risking millions if accepted. Protests from the South and price factors complicate timing and decisions.
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Washington
Farm Board
Cotton Stabilization Corporation
Doherty Buys Interest In Kansas City Journal Post
Henry L. Doherty head of Cities Service buys an interest in the Kansas City Journal-Post, rival to the Kansas City Star, with announcement to come in the Journal-Post. He filed a libel suit for 12 million dollars against the Star after accusing it of unfair reporting.
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Cities Service
Kansas City Journal
New York
Henry L. Doherty
Cities Service Company
Kansas City Star
Kansas City Journal-Post
Star
Journal-Post
William Rockhill Nelson
Doherty
the Star
The
Peegerty
Kanas City Star
Monroe man wins air mail contract to Selman Airport
John W. Martin, Monroe motorcycle dealer and airplane enthusiast, was awarded the air mail contract from Monroe post office to Selman airport in Washington. He will be paid 588 dollars yearly for two daily round trips carried in a motorcycle with a 700 pound capacity sidecar.
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Monroe
Selman
John W. Martin
A. A. Thoman
Washington
Martin
Ironing Board Fire Trapped Resident Inside Home
Firefighters were summoned to 2708 South Grand Street to tackle a small ironing board fire. Mrs. F A Terzia had left the house with electricity on and returned to find a door locked from inside, blocking entry until fire crews pried open a window screen to reach the blaze.
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F. A. Terzia
South Grand Street
Gus Winkler Injured In Michigan Car Crash
Gus Winkler brother of Fred Burke and gang member injured when his car overturned near St. Joseph Michigan. He and companion John B Moran identified by fingerprints and cards. Moran injured with a broken jaw. Winkler admitted identity after a bluff. Burke imprisoned for a police killing.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Gus Winkler
Fred Burke
Winkler
Burke
Here
John B. Moran
St. Louis
Moran
John Clyatts
Mobile
Ala
Burke-Winkler
Fred J. Cutler
Jerry Kral
Chicago
George “Bugs” Moran
Frankie Yale
New York
Detroit
Toledo
Louisville
Lincoln
Neb
Radio Operators Follow Lindbergh Trail Across Canada
Mrs. Lindbergh reports detailed operating instructions to maintain contact with the flight across the Arctic. Pan American Airways relays confirm local station communications have reached Alaska and the North Slope, yet outsiders hear little, as radio operators are not passing along messages to the wider public.
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New York
Canada
Orient
Pan-American Airways
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