Northern Louisiana Natural Gas formed with Hunter holdings
The Northern Louisiana Natural Gas company, a Florida firm, is formed to control major local gas-field assets held by Sam D. Hunter and the S. S. Hunter estate in Richland parish. D. Hunter becomes vice president and general manager of the new company and other related holdings in the Oua Chita Natural Gas company are now part of the arrangement. No change in policy or offices is reported.
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Louisiana
Northern Louisiana Natural Gas Company
Florida Corporation
Sam D. Hunter
S. S. Hunter
Louisiana Natural Gas Company
Rm Reges
Industrial Gas Company
D. Hunter
S. D. Hunter
Richland Parish
Hunter
Ouachita Natural Gas Company
Monroe
Johnny Kytle Safe After Mountain Tilt
Atlanta air mail pilot Johnny Kytle was unharmed after his plane hit a mountain near Fort N C while flying at 2 000 feet. The wrecked aircraft and mail were recovered by train, marking a second such incident in as many months.
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Er Associated Preas
Charlotte
N. C
Johnny Kytle
Atlanta Air Mail
Kytle
Old Fort
Stone Mountain
Atlanta
Ouachita First Cotton Bale of 1928 On Exhibition
The Sander Berry place in Ward Eight, Ouachita Parish, produced the first 1928 cotton bale ginned in the parish. Weighing 490 pounds, it was rated middling and picked in seven hours by Jack Acree, Henry Williams and Clarence Sullivan. The bale will be auctioned to the highest bidder in Ouachita National Bank lobby next Tuesday at 2 1/2 p m.
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Sander Berry Place
Ouachita
Ouachita National Bank
Messrs
Jack Acree
Henry Williams
Clarence Sullivan
Berry Place
River Parishes Unite to Grow Delta Region
Five river parishes Concordia Catahoula Tensas Madison and East Carroll formed the Louisiana Delta federation at a St. Joseph meeting. Miss Mary Mims said the pact aims to unite parishes and boost the Delta’s prosperity and state renown. The story notes the federation is the first of its kind in Louisiana and hints at continued coverage on page three.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Delta Federation
Five River
St. Joseph
Leuwisiana
Mary Mims
Concordia
Catahoula
Tensas
Madison
East Carroll
Mims
Louisiana Delta
Louisiana
Caddo Sandwich Shop Man Becomes Wealthy in Mine Sale
Shreveport La August 17 Mick Stelos a sandwich shop proprietor earned about 720000 from the overnight sale of an aluminum mine in Macedonia Five years earlier Stelos and friends invested 5000 in the mine discovered by a Nick's schoolmate The group later sold stock to Stelos and a German syndicate acquired 49 percent leaving Stelos with the bulk of the funds as he prepared to collect the money in Athens Sireees
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Shreveport
Macedonia
Mick Stelos
Athens
Sireees
Stelos
Nick
Jonesville Mayor Calls Rayville Meeting Over Flood Plan
Mayor H M Wheeler of Jonesville objects to the Jadwin flood control plan claiming it threatens nine parishes in Louisiana and two Arkansas counties. He requests area flood control workers meet at Rayville on Monday August 27 at 10 am to plan protective measures.
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News Star
H. M. Wheeler
Jonesville
Flood Control Board
Louisiana
Arkansas
Wheeler
Ifiued
Rayville
Mississippi Flood Control Board
Raids Crack Down on Newark Chinatown Narcotics Ring
Federal narcotics agents raided eight Newark Chinatown houses and two Brooklyn freighters, arresting twenty people and seizing $20000 in narcotics. Highlights included hidden tunnels and a cut through a smoking room ceiling as escorts supervised arrests. Gerge W. Cunningham announced the investigation followed months of undercover work.
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New York
India
Newark
N. J
Brooklyn
Chinatown
Pell and Mott
New Jersey
Ching Seong
Gerge W. Cunningham
July U S exports reach record high since 1920
Washington reports July 1928 exports at 582 million dollars, the highest for the month since 1920, with imports at 316 million. Gold exports totaled 74.19 million with 11.551 million gold imports, and seven months of 1928 show gold exports at 429.708 million against 94.507 million imports. Silver exports July 6.16 million, imports 6.56 million.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Two Slight Earthquakes Felt in Cuba
In Havana dispatches a tremor was felt in Santiago de Cuba today with no casualties and limited damage. The first quake occurred at 3 10 a m and the second eight minutes later.
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Havana
Santiago de Cuba
Elmande
Wichita woman calms robber helps him seek home
Opal Smith of Wichita Kansas befriends a robber when confronted and learns of a sick wife in Amarillo Texas. She buys him a ticket home and gives him a chance to explain his motive.
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Opal Smith
Wichita
Kas
Amarillo
Tex
Miss Smith
Mussolini's Kids Carry Out Motto on Coast Flight
In Riccione Italy Aug 17 Mussolini's sons Bruno and Vittorio per his motto Live dangerously pilot Cesare Sandroni agreed to a half hour hydro plane spin along the coast. The boys cheered by a large crowd returned safely beaming despite any worry.
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Riccione
Italy
Mussolini
Bruno
Vittorio
Cesare Sandroni
Pittsburgh a 18 to 4 win over Philadelphia in opener
Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia 18 to 4 in the first game of a double header. Foreign Minister Stresemann accepted an invitation to attend the Kellogg pact signing in Paris, traveling August 25. In Pasadena a bank holdup ended with one robber killed another captured and two policemen shot.
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Berlin
Stresemann
Paris
Pasadena
Calif
Pasadena National Bank
Hambones Meditations by J. P. Alley
A fragment titled Hambones Meditations lists a character named Dat Man Wanter seeking work and jokes about feeding lions at a zoo with a boss on a day off. The text shows humorous dialect and casual social banter.
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Pat
No Error Suspected as Beitzel Claims Girl Alive
Russell St. Clair Beitzel, former Philadelphia store employee, held in Los Angeles for Barbara Mauger's killing says in a letter to her father he believes the girl is alive. Mauger receives a police telegram urging positive identification. authorities hint parents may view the body before a final decision.
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Philadelphia
Russell St. Clair Beitzel
Los Angeles
Barbara Mauger
Henry Hauger
Beitzel
Mauger
Stone Canyon
Hollywood
Man Shot After Grabbing Pistol in Wisner
Ed Pickering, sought by Brookhaven Mississippi authorities, was shot in the hip by Deputy Jesse Peyton near 2 pm in Wisner Louisiana during an arrest attempt. Peyton fired when Pickering allegedly lunged for the deputy’s pistol. Pickering was taken to a Natchez hospital. Condition not yet reported.
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News
Winnsboro
Ed Pickering
Brookhaven
Miss
Wisner
Jesse Peyton
A. L. Price
Pickering
Peyton
Natchez
Greater Rockford Flight Delayed by Rain in Canada
Bert Hassell and Perker Cramer delayed leaving Cochrane Ontario on the Greater Rockford transatlantic monoplane. The 1,600 mile route to Mount Evans Greenland was postponed due to heavy rain and unsettled weather over northern Quebec Labrador Davis Strait. The crew remained ready to start at any time despite delays.
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Cochrane
Ontario
Ave
Bert Hassell
Perker Cramer
Greater Rockford
Mount Evans
Greenland
Toronto Meteorological Office
Hasse
Cramer
Quebec
Labrador
Davis Strait
Asiana
Rand
Tragic double murder suicide shakes New Orleans family
In New Orleans a 28 year old mother shot and killed her husband, a general contractor, then killed herself. Their seven year old daughter Helen McMahon witnessed the event and was rescued by neighbor Richard Hoffman. Police report letters link the families to relatives in Natchez Mississippi and Warrington England.
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New Orleans
Helen McMahon
Thomas McMahon
Richard Hoffman
Papa
Mr. Hoffman
Nana
William M. McCall
Albany Prepares for Governor Smith Nomination Night
Albany gears up for a public ceremony next Wednesday as Governor Smith is formally notified of his selection as Democratic standard bearer. State Street blossoms into a Broadway like approach with flags and decorations while hotels report crowded booking ahead of thousands of visitors. Governor Smith finds brief personal time amid busy conference schedule and publicity preparations.
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Albany
N.Y
Smith
State Street
Capitol
Georgia
birthplace of Hoover visited by thousands
Herbert Hoover’s birthplace in West Branch Iowa has drawn more than 5 000 visitors from 42 states and five foreign countries this summer. Long distance records include James A Smith and Lewis K Smith of Rangoon Burma, followed by Zung Chung Mo of Shanghai and Phi Chej Lin of Canton China. Hoover is due to visit next Tuesday and will have breakfast at the cottage where he was born.
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West Branch
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
James A. Smith
Lewis K. Smith
Rangoon
Burma
Zung Chung Mo
Shanghai
Phi Chej Lin
Canton
China
Mr. Hoover
First Woman Sheriff of Mississippi Appointed
Mrs. Pearl Richardson of Monticelo becomes the first woman to hold sheriff’s office in Mississippi. Appointed by Governor Bilbo to fill the Lawrence county vacancy after her husband’s death, she serves until a special election is set by the board of supervisors.
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Jackson, Mias
Pearl Richardson
Monticelo
Mississippi
House of David Team Down Gulfport Nine in Jackson
Jackson, Miss. Aug 17 The House of David nine with beards and sons of King Ben beat Gulfport 6 to 3 in Cotton States League action. The traveling Bearded Beauties, all under 30, ranged from two to six years growth. They next head to Fort Dorado, Arkansas.
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Jackson, Miss
Jackson
Gulfport
Cotton Staters
House of David
Ben
Fl Dorado
Ark
Oldest Ozarks Resident James McCain Dies at 115
James McCain, 115, longtime Ozarks resident and former sailor who spoke nine languages, died at his home near Dora Arkansas. Orphaned at nine, he spent over five decades at sea before settling in Missouri Arkansas Ozarks.
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Springfield
James McCain
Missouri-Arkansas Ozarks
Dora
Ark
Dam Break Menaces Southeast. Deaths Rise in Storm Floods
Four southeastern states report ten dead as storms and floods devastate Georgia Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina. Railroads and communications struggle to restore lines blocked by floodwaters while hundreds of homes farms and bridges are damaged. Dam breaches along the Broad River threaten Columbia area as Union Lockhart dam fails.
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Atlanta
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Broad River
Lockhart Power Company
Union
S. C
Bread River Valley
Columbia
D. C
Lockhart
Union Manufacturing Company
Neil's
Famous Reporter Will Write News Star Series
Kirke L. Simpson, Associated Press reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner for Unknown Soldier coverage in 1921, is appointed to write A Washington Bystander a tri weekly column on national capital news. The series debuts tomorrow on the editorial page with editions every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday. Simpson has five years in Washington reporting for AP and broad knowledge of government and officials.
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Kirke L. Simpson
Associated Press
Washington
National Capital
News-Star Tomorrow
News-Star
Simpson
Simipson
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