Aviator Completes First Westward Solo Atlantic Flight
Captain J A Mollison finished the first westward solo flight across the north Atlantic, landing at Pennfield Ridge near St John New Brunswick after more than 24 hours in the cockpit. He had plenty of fuel left and might have continued to New York but was too tired to press on.
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St, John
N. B
J. A. Mollison
North Atlantic
Pennfield Ridge
New York
Harbor Grace
Halifax
St. John
Bay of Fundy
Mollison
Five Charged in Fake Wedding Conspiracy in Mansfield
Five people face federal charges of conspiracy to violate the Mann White Slave Act over a fraudulent Mansfield Louisiana wedding. Albert Billingsley is named as groom and Beatrice Kimmey as bride. J W Billingsley and his wife posed as the couple. Witnesses include Lucy Stewart of Kilgore Texas and Albert Billingsley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Mansfield
Texas
Albert Billingsley
Beatrice Kimmey
J. W. Billingsley
Lucy Stewart
Kilgore
Department of Justice
J. Fair Hardin
United States
J. W
Caddo Parish
Rambling Tales From Monroe Street Life
Harold Dennis persuades a DeSiard Street merchant to lend five dollars with dramatic flair, then returns the money after being outargued. News-Star route boy Richard Kelly dreams of reporting, while local tales recount a Wallis check scam, a Keystone Carbon manager’s secret trip, and a houseboat mayoral twist in Monroe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Kelly
The
News-Star
DeSiard Street
Monroe
Harold Woods
Keystone Carbon Company
Wakefield Stevenson
Edith M'Cormick Near Death At Chicago Hotel
The illness of Mrs. Edith Rockefeller McCormick worsened to a coma and doctors said she would not recover. Her daughter Mathilde McCormick Oser traveled 7000 miles from Switzerland to be beside her, as nurse Florence Everett revived her briefly to greet the visitor before a late shift change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
McCormick
Mathilde McCormick Oser
Switzerland
Florence Everett
East Hampton
Mass
Mrs. McCormick
Mrs. Oser
Max Oser
Miss Everett
Link Jim Yarrell Tied to West Monroe Bank and Olla Robberies
A tip linked Jim Yarrell and accomplices to a late night West Monroe bank hold up after L C Hammonds reported his taxi and car were stolen. The same vehicle is believed used in the Olla State Bank robbery just before 9 this morning, with about $6,000 taken. Sheriff Coverdale ordered patrols near banks and West Monroe police were warned of possible robberies as plans shifted from the West Monroe banks to the Olla bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
L. C. Hammonds
Ludwig Avenue
Jim Yarrell
Olla State Bank
Milton Coverdale
Olla
Hammonds
Natchitoches
Seventh Streets
Sioux City Strikers Expand as Farm Walks Block Roads
Striking farmers boost numbers near Sioux City Iowa as Dakota County Nebraska and South Dakota growers join patrols and cut trucks entering the city. Federal probe into road stoppages by farmers sparks interstate commerce concerns while Iowa counties move back to county lines and livestock receipts fall substantially.
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Sioux City
Iowa
Dakota County
Nebraska
Dakota City
Here
South Dakota
Olaf Eidem
United States
Sioux Falls
John Johnson
Minnehaha
Plymouth
Woodbury
Des Moines
W. O. Fraser
United States Department of Agriculture
M'Comb Fire House Searched For Liquor
The municipal building housing M'Comb police and fire departments in Mississippi was raided by the sheriff and three deputies. They found only previously seized home brew in a closet and no intoxicants were taken. Sheriff D R Statham led the search, which the fire chief welcomed as they left without explanation of the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M'Comb
Miss
Sheriff's Department
D. R. Statham
Statham
Flying Boudoir Aces Endurance Flight Near Record
Valley Stream Long Island August 19 two women in the Flying Boudoir Mrs Louise McPherridge Thaden and Mrs Frances Harrell Marsalis push toward a new women’s endurance flight record of 123 hours after starting their sky journey Sunday They expect to surpass the 1931 Pacific coast mark with a timed finish around 6 p m today despite a stormy night and fog prior to clear skies and a celebratory crowd below
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Valley Stream
L. IL
U.P
Louise McPherridge Thaden
Frances Harrell Marsalis
Edna May Cooper
Bobby Trout
Pacific
Long Island
Train Wreck Near Brantley Hurts Dozens
A southbound Central of Georgia train derailed three miles north of Brantley Alabama injuring more than twenty. The scale car led the way off the track dragging others. wounded were sent to Andalusia and nearby hospitals. Conductor J. H. Hardy and Evelyn Bailey suffered head injuries and were listed unconscious. Tom Wright of Troy and Ola Hill of Saco are among other injured.
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Brantley
Ala
Central of Georgia Railway
Here
Andalusia
J. H. Hardy
Columbus
Evelyn Bailey
Tom Wright
Troy
Ola Hill
Saco
C. H. Bradshaw
Colum
Opelousas Officers Break Up Vagrancy Camp
Opelousas Louisiana officers arrested 22 hangers-on of a vagrancy camp for fights and petty thefts. Each was ordered to serve a day at work on the streets and then told to leave town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Opelousas
West Monroe Cannery Produces 1511 Cans in Single Day
The Kiwanis sponsored West Monroe cannery reports a record day with 1511 cans preserved. July was busy, with peak season passing. operations continue through October and may extend for meat canning if needed. Canning focuses on corn, peas, and butter beans to support farmers through winter.
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West Monroe
C. A. Kincaid
Kiwanis Club
Union Parish
Kincaid
Farmerville
Industrial and Business Outlook Brightens for Dixie Area
The southern region reports renewed industrial activity and construction, with higher crop prices boosting farmers in North Carolina, Georgia, and the belt. New highway bids in North Carolina and South Carolina, a $3 million flood control project in Mississippi, and expansions at mills and plants across the Carolinas and nearby states signal growing economic optimism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
South
Mason Dixon Line
Gulf Coast
North Carolina
Georgia
Carolinas
North Carolina Highway Commission
South Carolina
Mississippi Candidates Fire Up Democratic Primary Fight
In Mississippi a heated campaign centers on the Blair White redistricting bill. Incumbents William Collier and Russell Ellzey clash over district lines while former governor T. G. Bilbo runs state at large. A federal injunction sought to halt district nominations as the state committee pushes district ballots.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
William Collier
Russell Ellzey
Collier
Ellzey
T. G. Bilbo
Congress
Crystal Springs
Secretary of State
State Committee
Bilbo
Court Delays Ruling on Walker Mayor Removal Case
Supreme Court in Albany continued the hearing on Governor Roosevelts power to judge Mayor Walker's fitness to stay in office. Justice Ellis J. Staley postponed restraining the governor but heard arguments on halting ouster proceedings. Briefs to be filed by next Monday at 10 a.m. Eastern.
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Supreme Court
Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
Walker
Ellis J. Staley
Staley
Sidney Levine
Henry Epstein
Eastern Standard
Levine
George Donnelly
Epstein
Justice Staley
War Veterans Meet. Two Inducted Into VFW Post
Rodney J. Hobbs post held a regular meeting last night with large attendance. F. A. Collie and John Fletcher were inducted as new members, and Congressman Riley J. Wilson was made an honorary member. Visitors from Bastrop and Ruston attended. Plans were set to send the drum and bugle corps to Shreveport for Patman meeting Sunday in that city.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Rodney J. Hobbs
F. A. Collie
John Fletcher
Riley J. Wilson
Wilson
Bastrop
Ruston
Drum and Bugle Corps
Shreveport
Vets Favor Abbreviated Work Week
In Indianapolis 789 Legion posts favor a shorter work week and 122 oppose, across all states. National Commander Henry L. Stevens Jr says 10,600 posts respond with a 7 to 1 majority. the move aims to spread work and cut unemployment. The American Legion backs the plan with AFL support to absorb over 11 million jobless if adopted nationwide.
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Indianapolis
American Legion
Legion
Henry L. Stevens, Jr
American Federation of Labor
Stevens
Advertising Man of 1932 by Henry W. Stanley at Hotel Virginia
Henry W. Stanley of Dallas spoke on The Advertising Man in 1932 to 63 business people, including visitors from Bastrop and Winnsboro. He called 1932 the mystery year, urged stocktaking in retailing and focus on net profit, and praised newspapers as the backbone of profit campaigns. He urged an economist merchant mindset and careful budgeting across media, noting credit's rising role in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Henry W. Stanley
Dallas
Bastrop
Winnsboro
Stanley
Mr. Stanley
Capital Gambling Hous es Raided by Sheriff on Friday
Sheriff R L Pettit led raids on several Baton Rouge gambling dens yielding confiscated mechanical equipment and over 200 dollars seized for the orphans home. Two reputed dice resorts were closed as hearings set for today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
R. L. Pettit
Orphans Home
Pettit
Bank Robbery in Olla Nets About 6000 in Vault Loot
Two masked men led by Jim Yarrell robbed the Olla State Bank at 8 40 am taking around 6000 in cash and silver after forcing four employees and five customers into a vault. They fled in a waiting car pursued by a posse toward Winnfield with a possible third accomplice.
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OLA
Ji A Yarrell
Olla
B. B
Zeagler
F. W. Steele
Jack Henry
D. W. Flowers
Yarrell
Jim Yarrell
Henry
Eros Truck Growers Sign Five Year Contract
The Eros Truck Growers association reorganized with W A Downs as chairman and Prof J M Barr as secretary. They signed a five year contract with Newton & Wallace of Jacksonville Texas to grow tomatoes and other crops along Tremont and Gulf railroad lines. Cucumbers are planted near Eros and onions planned for November. Plans outline a diversified trucking program with rotation of cucumbers onions radishes Irish potatoes tomatoes and sweet potatoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eros Truck Growers’ Association
W. A. Downs
J. M. Barr
Newton & Wallace
Jacksonville
Texas
Eros
Pass
J. E. Thomas
Tremont and Gulf Railroad
Natchez Musician Dana Plan To Stage Benefit Concert
Natchez Miss August 19. Local friends rally for a public concert by Dana Plan the pianist once sought in aristocratic drawing rooms They hope to lift mortgage on his farm and aid Miss Octavia Dockery guardian while Dana and Miss Merrill murder case suspects remain free on current evidence.
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Natchez
Miss
Dick” Dana
Octavia Dockery
Jane Sarget Merrill
Dana
Dani
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Olla Ban
Caminto
Jes’ Ramblin
Harold Dennis
Quachita Parish
Dennis
R. D. Swayze
Bernstein
D. A. Breard
Edith M’cormick
M’comb
West Side Plant
Dixie Area
Alabama
Picayune
Anderson- Tully Company
Memphis
Ripley
Tenn
Cairo
White River
Friar Point
Helena
Osceola
Ark
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Winnfield
Eros Truckers
Association
Dana _ Plan
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