Workers Told To Leave South Louisiana Camps After Attack
An orderly white mob of about 500 men marched to four road camps near Denham Springs and ordered black workers to leave the country by daylight after a white woman and her daughter were attacked nearby. The arrest of Eilis Staith, a 28 year old Negro, spurred the crowd's actions. no broad violence was reported, and workers from Mississippi largely agreed to depart.
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Denham Springs
Baton Rouge
Mississippi
Eilis Staith
Ton Rouge
Monroe Hancell
Will of Monroe merchant Bloch proved in district court
The will of Jacob S. Bloch, wealthy Monroe merchant, who died in Chicago August 4, was probated this morning before Judge Percy Sandel. Estimated estate value around 250000, with seven beneficiaries led by widow Lena Kuhn Bloch and including three sisters and nephews Kern of Dallas. Bloch’s Monroe home was at 215 Hudson lane.
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Jacob S. Bloch
Monroe
Chicago
Percy Sandel
Lena Kuhn Bloch
Harriett
Rosa
Clara
Toe Kern
Nathan Kern
Dallas
A. Brown
Bloch
Hudson Lane
Loose talk and small town doings at Forsythe park
A Lions Club informant reveals that 3 K Brothers won two buzzards and a goat in a card game at Kinder, the goat kept at the Brothers home and the buzzards donated to Forsythe park zoo. H C Ray Jr complains of a yellowed straw hat swapped at a social, seeking a trade back. Lee avenue gains a pool hall in a former shack with a single table and a quiet neighborhood crowd.
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Lions Club
3. K. Brothers
Forsythe Park Zoo
Kinder
H. C. Ray, Jr
Louisiana
Lee Avenue
Veracity Question in Murder Trial Sparks Plea for Reprieve
T A Harper brother of condemned William M Harper challenges Winn parish district attorney Harry Fuller’s credibility claims about two witnesses Inez Higdon and Hazel Talbot. He argues Fuller lacked consistency in bolstering their testimony at trial versus now denying belief in them and urges a gubernatorial reprieve.
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Harry Fuller
Winn Parish
T. A. Harper
William M. Harper
Rayville
Louisiana
Monroe News-Star
Monroe
Z. Z. Pepper
Inez Higdon
Hazel Talbot
Pepper
Fuller
State of
Extension Granted in Kincaid Case on Mississippi Flood Work
Justice Butler granted the government until October 14 to file a petition for review of the Kincaid case involving the Boeuf basin floodway. The suit centers on diversion channels and the use of land held by Kincaid, with prior court orders blocking levee work and bid advertising pending acquisition or flowage rights.
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Washington
Justice Butler
Supreme Court
R. Foster Kincaid, Sr
Kincaid
Federal District Court
Louisiana
Boeuf Basin
United States
Butler
Caid
Alston Prophit Named Manager of Natural Gas Co
Alston C. Prophit was chosen today to succeed the late C L Melebeck as manager of the Natural Gas Company Inc. A Monroe native born July 31 1896 he served as public relations official for a year and rose through gas industry roles since 1919.
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Natural Gas Company, Inc
Alston C. Prophit
C. L. Melebeck
Prophit
Melebeck
Monroe
Monroe City
University of North Carolina
United Oil & Natural Gas Products Company
Tex-La Production and Carbon Company
Natural Gas Company
Man Fatally Hurt as Car Overturns on Louisiana Road
In Hall Summit Louisiana a truck carrying three men overturned in a ditch on a late Friday return from Shreveport. Rufus Briggers 34 of Saline died at 8 PM. Louis Pollig Ashland remained in Charity hospital with severe lacerations and internal injuries. the third man escaped with minor injuries.
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Hall Summit
Charity Hospital
Shreveport
Rufus Briggers
Saline
Louis Pollig Ashland
Revolt Leader Captured With 12 Followers Aboard Gunboat
Captured yesterday with 12 followers, former President Mario G Meoncal was en route to Havana aboard a Cuban gunboat as the government claimed the revolt he reading was nearing its end.
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Mario G. Meoncal
Havana
Calhoun Man Killed After Melon Truck Accident
William Bearden a 42 year old Calhoun farmer died after he was crushed by a truck wheel near the Illinois Central depot in West Monroe. He suffered a fractured leg internal injuries and spleen rupture during a fall from the running board onto the truck. Bearden leaves a wife and six children. funeral services will be held at his Calhoun home.
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William Bearden
Calhoun Farmer
Illinois Central Railroad
North Riverfront Street
West Monroe
Illinois Central
Bearden
B. A. Purdy
Lecrease Bryant
Calhoun
Bryant
Mrs. J B Filhoil Honored By State University Board
Mrs J B Filhoil president of the Ouachita parish home demonstration council was elected to the executive board of the organization at Louisiana State University during a short farm course.
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J. B. Filhoil
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana State University
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
A short column by J P Alley titled Hambone's Meditations. The piece appears to reflect on everyday life with a humorous or observational bent and is attributed to Pat N Ig Gua Ain.
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Hambone
Meditations
J. P. Alley
Lindy Lindbergh Flies 1067 Miles From Alaska to Asia
Colonel and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh completed a 1067 mile flight from Safety Bay near Nome across the Bering Sea to Karagin Island, Siberia. The return voyage was described in radio reports as the couple maintained about 100 mph speeds, facing light winds and fog as they landed on Karagin Island.
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Seattle
Charles A. Lindbergh
Karagin Island
Asia
Alaska
Siberia
Bering Sea
Safety Bay
Nome
Naval Radio Station
St. Paul Island
Pacific East
Little Volcanic Island
Karagir
Northern Sea
First Bale of Ouachita Cotton to Be Auctioned
The first bale ginned in Ouachita parish this season will go to auction at noon next Tuesday in the lobby of Ouachita National Bank. The 475 pound bale, grown on Sander Berry’s Eros road farm, is on display and will remain until the sale. Berry has supplied the parish with the first bale for three consecutive years. The Berry farm pursues cotton and diversified crops, including corn peas hay poultry dairying and fruit.
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Ouachita Parish
Ouachita National Bank
Sander Berry
Berry
Eros Road
Mr. Berry
Local Doctors Plan to Acquire Riverside Sanitarium
A group of 14 Monroe physicians connected to the Monroe Building and Loan association are negotiating to take over Riverside sanitarium from the association. A deed is expected next week. the doctors must cover the bonded amount, $31,000, with no firm reopening plans yet. Named physicians include Graves, Bennett, Perot, Hirsch, McKain, Peters, Yancey, Hemler, McHenry, Gray, Wolff, French, Wright, and Bendel.
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Monroe
Riverside Sanitarium
Monroe Building and Loan Association
Building and Loan Association
D. L Hirsch
B. N. McKain
A. L. Peters
E. R. Yancey
J. R. Hemler
A. G. McHenry
C. P. Gray
I. J. Wolff
J. T. French
George Wright
W. L. Bendel
Bynum Named Manager of Monroe Building and Loan
C E Bynum Sr a veteran Monroe financier has been elected vice president and active manager of the Monroe Building and Loan association He will devote full time to the organization and keep an office on St John street The board says the move gratifies them and that Bynum will rejoin city business affairs Sig Haas longtime president applauds the support this will bring to the group Continued on page two.
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Es B. Bynum
Monroe
Monroe Building and Loan Association
Bynum
Association
St. John Street
Sig. Haas
Cotton Supplies On Hand July 31 Reach 6 369 405 Bales
Washington Aug 15 The census bureau reported U S cotton on hand at July 31 totaled 6 369 405 bales up from 4 530 583 a year ago and 2 311 988 two years ago The 1930 31 season total supply ended July 31 at 18 316 717 bales with distribution at 18 425 930 bales versus 17 347 896 last year.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Bureau
Insurance Firms Seek to Withdraw Mandamus Suit
Aetna Insurance and about 200 firms filed to discontinue the mandamus action against the Louisiana insurance commission. The suit sought permission for rate increases on five insurance types, linked to a joint loss of about 6 million dollars over five years. No reason was given for the withdrawal.
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New Orleans
Aetna Insurance Company
Civil District Court
Louisiana Insurance Commission
Tragedy Follows Domestic Trouble In Caddo Parish
J H Atkinson, a local life insurance agent, shot his wife and two others on Greenwood road and Mangum street and then killed himself at his Velva street home. His wife, sister in law Mrs Geneva Hanlin, and a third woman Mrs Alice Coons were wounded. Mrs Coons was struck by a stray bullet. The five year old son Ralph Atkinson witnessed the events. authorities cite domestic trouble as the motive.
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Shreveport
Geneva Hanlin
Alice Coons
Greenwood Road
Mangum Street
J. H. Atkinson
Velva Street
Curry Proposes Plan to Stabilize Cotton Prices
Joseph T. Curry of Tensas parish proposes a federal state backed plan to stabilize cotton at ten cents a pound. The plan would have each producing state buy and destroy 25 percent of its crop and render 25 percent of cotton seed unfit for use. Financing would come from a $1.25 per bale tax on ginned cotton and 30 cents per ton on seed ginned, costing about 150 million dollars and returning 15 million annually.
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Joseph T. Curry
Tensas Parish
Tensas
Sterling Refuses Martial Law in East Texas Oil Fields
Governor Sterling denies martial law in East Texas fields while national guard units mobilize in Fort Worth and oil producers push price boosts. He says conservation measures will be tested before action, with 52 cent crude prices amid overproduction concerns and Oklahoma's recent shutdowns cited as context.
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Houston
Texas
R. S. Sterling
National Guard
Fort Worth
East Texas
Tyler
Tex
Ross S. Sterling
State Railroad Commission
W. H
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J. $. Bloch
Jes’ Ramblin
H. H.B
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Farmer Harmon's
Jim Pope
T. L
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Harper
U. 5
Kincaid Case
Alston Prophit
Manager Natural Gas CO
Louisiana Road
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Lindy
Ouachita Bank
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Arkansas City
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Seereee
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Feeenee
Little Rock
Seeenee
Associated Press
Lisandro Garay
Atlantic Ocean
North Carolina
Savannah
Riverside
C. E. Bynum, SR
Monroe Building & Loan Association
South
U. S. Farm Board
Man
Caddo Parish
Curry
Sterling
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