Congress Group Holding Hearing in New Orleans
Russell Clark first witness to testify before the Shannon committee. He denounced government competition with private enterprise, condemning the Farm Board and American Cotton Cooperative for speculative activity in commodity markets. Clark described the system as inexcusable and pledged testimony from cotton traders.
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New Orleans
Federal Farm Board
American Cotton Cooperative Association
Russell Clark
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Shannon
Clark
Memphis
Farm Board
Four Die as Cars Crash on Beach Boulevard West Pass Christian
Four people were killed and five injured in a three car collision on Beach Boulevard at 3 AM. The deceased are Henry Crutcher, 24, Jacksonville Journal employee. Lee Morton, vaudeville actress. Buck Jones and James Newkirk, both Biloxi hotel staff. Injured include Wylan Ashburn, John Ashburn, Lynne Windle, Oscar Gray, and Mildred Dunlap. Bodies and injured taken to Gulfport hospitals. white passengers occupied one car.
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Gulfport
Miss
Beach Boulevard
West Pass Christian
Henry Crutcher
Jacksonville Journal
Jacksonville
Lee Morton
Branchville
S. C
Texas Guinan
Buck Jones
Buena Vista Hotel
Biloxi
James Newkirk
Wylan D. Ashburn
Chattanooga
Tenn
John Ashburn
Fort Worth
Tex
Lynne Windle
Houston
Oscar Gray
Mildred Dunlap
Pass Christian
Whimsical Monrovia items and local curiosities
A column of light gossip and small-town humor from Monroe covers quirky notes. Highlights include playful titles for locals, a marine-like digression about a firemen ball, an unusual decorated auto, a child’s landslide joke, a Congo lantern recital, and a tame three week old fawn gifted to W. J. Holloway after its mother was killed near St. Joe.
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Monroe
DeSidro Street
W. J. Holloway
Gordon Avenue
St. Joe
Holloway
Advance in Cotton Price Brings Confident Outlook
New York reports a buoyant cotton market as prices climb about 20 dollars per bale since June. A forecast of 11,306,000 bales boosted confidence among farmers financiers and merchants about a potential resurgence in demand and household purchases.
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New York
United States
Weekend accidents claim 15 Dixie lives
Week end accidents cost the south 15 lives with Tennessee leading fatalities at five. Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina each saw two or more deaths. Incidents include drownings in the Watauga river, a 70 foot plunge in Harriman, gunshot wounds in Macon, and a fatal train crash in Newton.
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Dixie
Atlanta
Tennessee
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Arkansas
Louisiana
Will Carroll
Johnson City
Tenn
Ethel Carroll
Watauga River
Christ Taylor
Monte Blue
Harriman
Memphis
James Wright
Charles E. Gracey
Macon
William Franklin Langley
Clifford Ayres
New
Man Slays Wife in Marshall Illinois Over Inferiority Felt
H C Moor a 31 year old Robinson High School teacher confessed to shooting his 32 year old wife Marjorie in their car on August 14 near Marshall Illinois. He claimed attackers slugged him and his wife but authorities say he killed her due to an exaggerated inferiority complex and fatigue from unwashed dishes.
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Marshall
H. C. Moor
Penitentiary
Woman Drowns Self and 2 Daughters at Alabama Lake
In Tuscaloosa, Mrs. William A. Simmons, 25, a religious literature seller, took her three young daughters to a lake near the city after a tent revival visit. She reportedly walked into the water with Louise 10 and Dorothy 8, followed by Marjorie 6, and all three were drowned. The motive or any further details were not disclosed.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
William A. Simmons
T Here
Louise
Dorothy
Marjorie
Speed Aviators Wing Across Country To Cleveland Air Races
Four small fast planes race toward Cleveland for a $15,000 prize as pilots Turner Wedell Haizlip Gehlbach and Vance refuel en route from Los Angeles to Cleveland. Vance nearly suffocated by fumes after a non stop attempt. Turner led the dawn departure.
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Cleveland
Roscoe Turner
Hollywood
Jimmie Wedell
New Orleans
Jimmie Haizlip
St. Louis
Lee Gehlbach
Detroit
Clair Vance
Oakland
Calif
Vance
Turner
Experimental station visits planned for field day programs
Indications point to well attended field day programs at the Northeast Louisiana experiment station on Wednesday and the North Louisiana station at Calhoun on Thursday. Agricultural agent E. R. Strahan said three more farmers can ride in his car and another car. cars will depart St. Joseph around 6:30 a.m. C. B. Haddon heads the St. Joseph station. C. T. Dowell, director of experiment stations, and others are involved.
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Northeast Louisiana Experiment Station
North Louisiana Experiment Station
Calhoun
E. R. Strahan
St. Joseph
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Calhoun Station
B. Haddon
C. T. Dowell
Mississippi and Louisiana back Los Angeles Cleveland air race
In Atlanta on August 29 Mississippi and Louisiana enter three favorites in the Los Angeles-Cleveland air race. Haizlip of Little Rock is noted as a leading pilot, Roscoe Turner of Corinth has long flying record, and Wedell based in New Orleans also began flying in 1917.
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Atlanta
Mississippi
Louisiana
Jimmie Hairlip
James H. Doolittle
Roscoe Turner
Jimmie Wedel
Haizlip
Little Rock
Miss
America
Corinth
Wedell
New Orleans
Cordozo Delays His Decision In Miss Vote Row
Associate Justice Benjamin N. Cordozo delayed ruling on Mississippi's request to lift a federal injunction blocking the state's new congressional redistricting act. He said he will await the lower court's opinion before acting. The injunction had barred certifying nominees for the November ballot despite a Mississippi Democratic primary held last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benjamin N. Cordozo
U. S. Supreme Court
Mississippi
High Court
Tropical storm heads toward Florida from Caribbean passage
Havana reports a storm center of great intensity moving west across the Caribbean near Nassau. It likely will cross southern Florida in about 12 hours though the strike point remains undetermined. Miami weather bureau notes the disturbance in the Florida straits southeast of Miami and moving toward Key West.
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Havana
Mariano Lanza
Belen Observatory
Caribbean
Nassau
Florida
Key West
Miami
Fla
Atlantic Ocean
Florida Straits
Miami Weather Bureau
Richard W. Gray
One Is Fatally Injured in Kenner Crash Near New Orleans
Mrs. Artidore Roussell, 72, of Paulina La., was fatally injured and five others hurt when the car plunged over an embankment near Kenner yesterday. Mrs. Fortune Berthelot, 49, of Paulina, suffered internal injuries and probable skull fracture. Maurice Messina, 8, of New Orleans, had probable skull fracture and body lacerations.
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New Orleans
Artidore Roussell
Paulina
Kenner
Fortune Berthelot
Maurice Messina
Raids Hit Mukden as Chinese Guerrillas Strike Defenses
Chinese guerrillas conducted a coordinated attack on Mukden and nearby Hun Hopu in Manchuria, causing fires at the arsenal and air base. Japanese bombers were deployed at dawn to pursue the raiders as the city faced panic and fire department battles.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Hun Hopu
Women’s outing draws 130 registered at Ki Ro Li camp
More than 130 persons registered for the three day women’s encampment at Camp Ki Ro Li. Mrs. Jewel L. McQuiller said after arranging the camp, with 67 spending at least one night. Thursday features included 67 breakfasts 110 dinners and 86 suppers and barbecued chicken and hamburgers. Colony club won stunt night and had the largest attendance.
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Ki-Ro-Li
Jewel L. McQuiller
Monroe
Colony Club
Irma Norris
Charles Wallace
Anna K. Baker
Mangham
John Clarkson
Holly Ridge
Hazel Bratley
Clyde Ingram
Two Thirds of Lancashire Cotton Weavers On Strike
Two thirds of Lancashire cotton mill weavers walked out over wages and conditions as of Monday. Blackburn district saw only six of sixty mills operating while Burnley, origin of the strike, reported 200 men at three mills. Clayton Le Moors kept full staffing.
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Manchester
Eng
Lancashire
Blackburn
Burnley
Clayton le Moors
Briefs filed in case on dummy candidates for public service
Briefs are to be filed today in New Orleans in an injunction suit to bar nine admitted dummy candidates for public service commissioner from submitting election official lists in Evangeline parish. A temporary order restrained submission. high court review ordered. Senators Broussard and LeBlanc and Rep Perrault urge recusal of Associate Justice Overton claiming he is a blood relative of candidate John Overton.
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New Orleans
State Supreme Court
Public Service Commissioner
Evangeline Parish
B. H. Pavy
High Court
Edwin S. Broussard
Public Service
Dudley J. LeBlanc
George K. Perrault
Opelousas
Justice Overton
John Overton
States Senate
Physician Denies Political Motive In Gov. Allen Suit
Dr. F. O. Darby, a local physician, disputes Governor O. K. Allen’s claim the $25,348 suit is politically motivated. He says his aim is to protect his interests and secure payment, noting the bill was sent by registered mail and that he would sue if not paid. Darby also asserts Baton Rouge is his domicile and that his family has lived there for years, including children in public schools.
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Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
F. O. Darby
Darby
Allen
Liquor War Motive in Monroe Fatal Shooting
Police link Ted Reiser slaying to a liquor trade feud rather than robbery. Three suspects, Roy Smith, Orville Elmore, and Mrs. Frank Manley, were detained within hours as officers gathered confessions and evidence, including a flashlight bearing Mrs Manley’s ownership.
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Monroe
Ted Reiser
Chicago
Roy Smith
St. Francis Sanitarium
Orville Elmore
Frank Manley
Smith
Elmore
Pinchot Declines Senate Run Against Incumbent
Governor Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania announces he will not enter the U S Senate race opposing incumbent James J. Davis. Speaking at his Pike County home, he vows to stay focused on Pennsylvania duties and fulfill commitments to voters.
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Pinchot
Senate
Milford
Gifford Pinchot
Pennsylvania
United States
James J. Davis
Pike County
Davis
Jim Davis
Harrisburg
Sterling Gains Lead In Texas Democratic Runoff
In Texas, Democratic gubernatorial runoff returns show incumbent R. S. Sterling leading over Miriam A. Ferguson by about 3,400 votes as late counts from 251 of 254 counties come in. Dallas and Lubbock counties bolster Sterling with large majorities, while ballots remaining could still shift the result.
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Dallas
Tex
R. S. Sterling
Texas Election Bureau
Miriam A. Ferguson
Sterling
Ferguson
Mr. Sterling
Lubbock
Texas
Walker Hearing Halts As Kin Dies
Governor Roosevelt announced adjournment of the Walker mayoral ouster hearing after the death of James J. Walker’s brother George Walker at Saranac Lake. The funeral date was not yet known, and the decision followed consultations with Walker's counsel. A related ruling on a request to halt the governor’s ouster action was postponed pending Supreme Court Justice Ellis J. Staley’s decision.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
James J. Walker
George Walker
Saranac Lake
John J. Curtin
Walker
Supreme Court
Ellis J. Staley
Frisco Water Tunnel Death Toll Rises to 93
In Livermore California rescue crews recovered four more bodies, raising the Hetch Hetchy water tunnel disaster death toll to 93. Five miners were trapped when a cavern collapsed during timber removal in the 28 and a half mile tunnel. Survivors report walls and roof gave way as boulders rained down while they fled to shafts nearby.
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Livermore
Cal
San Francisco
Coast Range
E. Cline
Albert Holmes
Lloyd T. McAfee
Neer
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