Eight Die In Williamson Boarding House Fire
Eight people perished when a Williamson boarding house burned at six a.m. The dead included six Dingess residents en route to testify in the Elijah Wellman murder case. Fire blocked both stairways. victims fled to a bathroom on the upper floor. Deputy Sheriff John L. Marcum and cafe proprietor Bob Ireson and his son were among the deceased. The blaze started in a hallway trash pile. the building was largely destroyed above. The house was run by George Kapouralis and housed a first floor cafeteria.
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Williamson
W. Va
Dingess
Mingo County
Elijah Wellman
Will Hampton
Goldie
Wade
Pearl Johnson Browning
John L. Marcum
Bob Ireson
Albert
Marcum
Hampton
New York Firm Plans 150 Southern Carded Yarn Mills
Flint and Company of New York secures options to locate 100 to 150 carded yarn cotton spinning mills across five southern states. Henry R. Smith, vice president, reports 136 mills totaling 1.5 million spindles have been inspected to date. Target states include North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Alabama and Tennessee.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
N. C
Flint and Company
New York
Henry R. Smith
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Aristocrat Typist quits to wed engineer in London social circles
London society notes Grace Stanley, daughter of Lord Ashfield, left her desk at the Underground Railway for marriage to Edward J. Barford, a Peterborough engineer. Friends doubted she would remain long, yet the union persisted beyond a year.
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London
Hag
Edward J. Barford
Peterborough
Grace Stanley
Underground Railway
Lord Ashfield
Man Receives Electric Shock at Monroe Car Yard
G. L. Renshaw a 40 year old mechanic for Lee Rogers Chevrolet in Monroe was knocked unconscious by a live cord while using a lamp near a car. First aid was given on site and he recovered enough to be removed home without hospital treatment. The shock was blamed on worn insulation in the wiring.
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G. L. Renshaw
Natchitoches Street
West Monroe
Lee-Rogers Chevrolet Company
Monroe
Mr. Renshaw
Central Fire Station
Tom Dupree
A. S. Johnston
J. W. Brantley
Office Force
Bridgeway
Arkansas
Jack Lloyd
Lloyd
Good Fellows Fund Falls Short of $100 Target
Charitable drive in Monroe and West Monroe reports slow donations for the Good Fellows Fund. Money supports warm clothing and food for needy families, with distribution planned on Christmas Eve and Day. Readers urged to send contributions to The News-Star, Noon totals show $63 acknowledged and small gifts from several donors, totaling under $100.
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Good Fellows Fund
Monroe
West Monroe
Good Fellows
News-Star
North Second Street
Twin Cities
J. S&s. Bloch
Bhs Bio Trobe
T. T
Longworth Elected by 125 Votes Amid BiPartisan Courtesy
In Washington on December 6 1930 Nicholas Longworth of Ohio is re elected as speaker after winning 225 Republican votes while his opponent Finis Garrett of Tennessee secures 187 votes. Garrett praises Longworth and Longworth commends Garrett as a man of character and statesmanship. Garrett plans to seek the Democratic senatorial nomination in Tennessee.
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Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Finis J. Garrett
Tennessee
Garrett
Longworth
House
Finis Garrett
Senate Republicans Refuse Western Independents Vote Promise
In a conference today five western independents pressed for assurances of a vote on their legislative program this session. Senate Republicans did not grant the demand and adjourned.
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Washington
Senate Republicans
First Major Tax Cut Bill Introduced by House
Washington reports the first major piece of new congress legislation, a 236 million dollar tax reduction bill, was introduced in the House today. The measure seeks broad tax relief and sets the stage for budget considerations this session.
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Washington
Congress
House
Governor Simpson and F O Pavy Tour Cajun Parishes
Governor Simpson and Dr F O Pavy arrived from New Orleans on a speaking tour of Cincasieu parish ending in a rally in Lake Charles tonight. They followed Huey P Long who spoke in Vinton after a Cameron parish visit yesterday.
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Associated Press
Lake Charles
Simpson
F. O. Pavy
New Orleans
Cincasieu Parish
Cameron Parish
Huey P. Long
Vinton
Snow huskies race to reach sick boy in Idaho
A team of racing dogs travels 150 miles through heavy snows from Payette Lake toward Weiser to aid Emmett Boutson, a Weiser boy with influenza and hemorrhages. Dr. Don Numbers from McCall and guide Roy Stover prepare to drive into Thunder Mountain to reach him within three days.
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Salt Lake City
Payette Lake
Idaho
Weiser
the Tribune
Don Numbers
McCall
Payette Lake District
Emmett Boutson
Numbers
Roy Stover
Thunder Mountain
West Central District
Murder of J S Jowers upsets Camden family
Norma Jowers, 20, daughter of slain Waynesville storekeeper J S Jowers, learns her mother and lodger J E Swift killed her father Halloween night. She had not suspected foul play, plans to move for work, and fears local stigma as brothers search for jobs. Read continuation on page twelve.
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Camden
J. S. Jowers
Waynesville
Norma Jowers
el Dorado
J. E. Swift
Swift
Brother
Monroe Street
John Reeves
Mother
Chancery master urges dropping of Sherman suit
A master in chancery in Chicago recommends dropping the federal case against Standard Oil and 50 allied firms for Sherman anti trust violations. After two years of testimony and a 880 page report, the master finds no conspiracy or price fixing and says competition among independents remains vigorous.
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Chicago
Standard Oil Company
Charles Martindale
Indianapolis
Martindale
Standard Oil Companies
Indiana
New Jersey
Kentucky
Kansas
Louisiana
New York
California
Ohio
Standard Development Company
Texas Company
Sun Oil Company
Skelly Oil Company
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
A brief column of Hambone’s humorous reflections by J P Alley features playful dialect and light social observations. The sketch captures regional cadence and persona in a compact, period voice.
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Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
Stormy Start For New Congress As Read President’s Message
Washington December 6 New storm clouds gathered over Capitol Hill on the second day of the new Congress as the reading of President Coolidge’s annual message opened. Senate Republicans faced a western independents group demanding farm relief assurances while the House moved to bring forward the Mellon's tax reduction bill for early action.
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Associated Press
Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Coolidge
Senate
House
Capitol
Mellon
Ways and Mean
Robinson Criticizes Coolidge Flood and Farm Relief Talk
Senator Robinson asserts President Coolidge overstates prosperity and provides vague farm relief ideas. He argues flood relief must be national in scope, criticizes partial levee funding, and urges addressing lower Mississippi tributaries to prevent future disasters.
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Wahington
Coolidge
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Senate
Robinson
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
Cairo
Remus Plea Sparks Court Clash in Cincinnati Trial
George Remus shouted in court over his murder trial for killing his wife. Judge Chester Shook warned him of contempt as deputies and Remus’s bailiffs restrained the disturbance while Remus insisted on his rights.
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Cincinnati
Dec
George Remus
Chester R. Shook
Romola
Remus
Shook
Remmy
Wm. Anderson
Train wreck in Georgia injures six crew members
Near Atlanta a freight train left the tracks after midnight injuring six crew members, one gravely. T. Byers was severely burned and not expected to live. Remaining injured included conductor R. V. Woodham firemen R. L. Jones Scott White and R. T. Scott. The derailment sparked a blaze, with hospital authorities citing burns as the major injuries.
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Atlanta
Birminghmm
Coast
Here
T. Byers
R. V. Woodham
R. L. Jones
Scott White
R. T. Scott
Atalnta
Hopital
Huey Long to Appear for Arraignment Friday
Huey P. Long is to appear in district court Friday on a slander charge filed by Mayor L F E Thomas after a campaign speech at the city hall auditorium on Thanksgiving night. If he pleads not guilty the case may go to trial December 13 or 16 on nonjury hearing days.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Huey P. Long
District Court
District Attorney’s Office
Long
T. F. Bell
L. FE. Thomas
City Hall
Sheriff's Department
On Trial In New Jersey Joint Murder Case
On trial in New Jersey are Mrs. Margaret Lilliendahl and her husband Dr. A William Lilliendahl for the murder case dated September 15.
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New Jersey
Margaret Lilliendahl
A. William Lilliendahl
Man Escaped Still Last July Caught After Arrest
Sheriff Milton Coverdale and deputies capture Herbert Reynolds on a liquor manufacture and possession charge. The July discovery of the still in ward 9 led to the arrest after Reynolds fled through the woods while Dick Wheat was taken. Reynolds was later found at his mother's ward 9 home.
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Herber
Reynolds
Milton Coverdale
Herbert Reynolds
Dick Wheat
Wheat
Camden business leader in critical condition after crash
J. W. Holleman, 67, Camden Ark vice president of Ritchie Wholesale Grocer, sustained a fractured hip and shoulder and possible internal injuries when a car traveling from El Dorado to Monroe plunged 15 feet over a culvert west of Monroe. He remains in critical condition at St Francis sanitarium.
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J. W. Holleman
Camden, Ark
Ritchie Wholesale Grocer Company
el Dorado
Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Ritchie Company
St. Francis
el Dorado C
Benson
el Dorado Chamber of Commerce
Union County Red Cross Organization
Arkansas
Louisiana
South
Mr. Holleman
Camden
Lions District Meeting Opened With Delegation of Fifty Plus
The Lions District convention opened at 10 30 this morning at the Elks club rooms as more than fifty delegates from twelve Louisiana clubs attended. A luncheon followed at Hotel Monroe. Visitors included Melvin Jones and Henry Hill of Chicago linked with Lions International. The Minden club mourned Paul Crutsinger who died of pneumonia the previous night.
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Lions Clubs
Elks Club
Hotel
Monroe
Lucille Theodore
Paul Barbour
Dan Brietenmoser
Melvin Jones
Chicago
The
Lions International
Henry Hill
F. M. Freeman
Texarkana
Harry Wiser
Louisiana
Haynesville
Shreveport
Winnsboro
Minden
Paul Crutsinger
Cruisinger
Minden Era
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N. Y. Company
Lee-Rogers
Jack
Choice
Chancery Master
Standard
NEW Congress
Huey Long
Willis K. Beach
Holleman
Lions District
Virginia
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