Detroit ex mayor Reading found guilty in numbers conspiracy
Former Detroit Mayor Richard W. Reading and co defendants were found guilty by a circuit jury after 18 hours of deliberation. Reading faced alleged protection money of 55000 from gamblers and denied involvement. Eighteen of 41 defendants were found innocent in this Wayne county conspiracy case.
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Detroit
Richard W. Reading
Wayne County
Reading
John Roxborough
Joe Louis
John P. McCarthy
Arthur Ryckman
Elmer
Buff) Ryan
Everett Watson
Policy House
Raymond W. Boettcher
Boettcher
Homer Ferguson
First National Bank
Deaths John Selden Tallulah and others noted
Funeral services were held in Belzoni for John Selden of Port Gibson, formerly of Madison parish, who died after a six month illness at his daughter's home. He is survived by his wife, four children, and three other children from a former marriage, with five grandchildren. The notice also mentions the burial and a separate funeral in Gulfport for Samuel McCutchen Herndon Sr., a captain and member of a New Orleans family, with connections to Monroe.
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Tallulah
John Selden
Port Gibson
Miss
Madison Parish
Jim Powell
Belzoni
Silver Cross
Jones
Yazoo City
Seiden
Fawndale
Ala
Louisiana
Dunn
Richland Parish
Madison
Margaret McDougal Selden
Margaret
Nash Collins
Maria
Minge Selden
Jack Selden
Samuel McCutchen Herndon, Sr
Live Oak
Gulfport
Trinity Episcopal Church
Warwick, Aiken
Robert Grubb
Mississippi City
J. N. Brown
Herndon
C. S. Foster
Howard Avenue
Monroe
New Orleans
Thomas C. Herndon
Pass Christian
Lillian H. Herndon
Foster
Petite Dancer In Revue Funeral Services Tuesday
A petite dancer reunion will be held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock at Holly Grove church near here. Funeral services will be conducted by Rev. J. M. Alford with help from Rev. J. W. Kitchingham and Rev. R. L. McLemore. First National Funeral Home of Winnsboro is in charge. Mr. McDonald leaves two sons A. C. and J. C. McDonald of Wisner, three daughters Mrs. Davie Batey Mrs. Humble and Mrs. Annie Crowell, a brother Asa McDonald of Harrisonburg, twenty-one grandchildren and thirteen great-grandchildren.
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Holly Grove
J. M. Alford
Wisner
Claunch Death Marks Caldwell Parish Leader at 78
P F Claunch a Caldwell parish farmer and former police jury member died at Caldwell hospital in Columbia Louisiana at 9 25 Monday. He leaves a large family including wife Alitia Humble Claunch several children and siblings with funeral at Middle Star cemetery led by Dr Guy F Winsted.
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Walnut
Funeral Held for Charles F. Washam in Rayville
Charles F. Washam, 53, of near Rayville died at his home Tuesday. Funeral services were held at Union Grove Baptist Church near Lillie with Dr. John H. Hooks and Rev. W. J. Reed officiating. Interment followed at a nearby cemetery. He leaves a widow, two sons Jack and Charles Ray, five brothers, and one sister. Pallbearers named. Mulhearn Funeral Home directed arrangements.
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Rayville
Charles F. Washam
Union Grove Baptist Church
Lillie
John H. Hooks
W. J. Reed
Mulhearn Funeral Home
Washam
Jack
Charles Ray Washam
Walter
John
Hank Washam
James Washam
Vienna
Wilson Washam
Minden
Sallie Newson
el Dorado
Ark
C. H. Williams
Frank Wiggins
Pete Mulhern
Hamp Sarter
Millard Hollis
Mr. Shows
Funeral services for Mrs John Gilbert 68
Funeral services for Mrs. John Gilbert 68 formerly Lizzie Wall of 902 Montgomery Street West Monroe will be held at the residence at 10 o clock Wednesday morning with Dr C E Autrey pastor of the First Baptist church West Monroe officiating Interment will follow in Rocky Branch cemetery near Farmerville under the direction of Dixie Funeral home Survived by husband three daughters two step sons four step daughters three brothers two sisters and four grandchildren Pallbearers are Lee Banks E B Bennett Jerry Bulock Eli May R L Ewing and L C Furlow Caves were the first refrigerators
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John Gilbert
Lizzie Wall
Montgomery Street
West Monroe
C. E. Autrey
First Baptist Church
Rocky Branch
Farmerville
Dixie Funeral Home
Otto Alexander
D. W. McLeland
Bastrop
W. F
C. G. Wall
L. W. Cobb
W. L. Laster
Bob Howard
Winnsboro
Leon Malone
Mrs. Wainwright Dies in Bernice at 74
Mrs. J. T. Wainwright, 74, died at her Bernice home after months of illness. Survived by husband, three daughters H. C. Miller, G. E. Thompson, J. K. Kennedy Jr.. three sons J. A., J. T. Jr., L. L. Wainwright. twin sister Mrs. W. W. Robinson and sister Mrs. J. B. Hollis. Funeral at First Baptist Church Bernice Wednesday 10:30 a.m. with Rev. A. L. New. interment in Bernice Cemetery.
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Farmerville
J. T. Wainwright
Bernice
Wainwright
H. C. Miller
G. E. Thompson
Shreveport
John K. Kennedy, Jr
Birmingham
Ala
J. A. Wainwright
Women and children to depart Darwin decision issued
Melbourne December 16 The Australian war cabinet decreed that all women and children must leave Darwin as soon as possible except those needed for essential services. Darwin serves as a northern port nearest the Netherlands East Indies and Pacific war zones.
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Melbourne
Australia
Australian War Cabinet
Darwin
Netherlands East Indies
Commissioned Chaplain Fulkerson Receives Army Commission
The Rev. M. D. Fulkerson former pastor of St. Joseph and Oak Grove churches has been commissioned in the United States army as a reserve chaplain. He has not yet been assigned to active duty and was directed to contact the commanding general of the seventh corps area based in Omaha Nebraska. He learned of his selection from the third military division of the seventh corps area.
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Ferriday
M. D. Fulkerson
St. Joseph
Oak Grove
United States Army
Seventh Corps
Omaha
Nebraska
City Court dispositions and fines in 1941 Wyoming lands program
City court here yesterday disposed cases by Judge W M Harper. Ed B Barclay drunk and disorderly fined 7.50 and profane language 10. Henry Walker Isaac Williams Henry Vance Pink Lewis General Reynolds trespassing fined 15 each or 15 days. Steve Kennedy vagrancy 60 days. Clarence Carrier drunk and disorderly 7.50. B E Mouldin DUI 100 cash bond forfeited. Leon Motherway drunk and disorderly profane language 20 cash bond forfeited. Wyoming 1941 received 822295.97 under interior department conservation program for using public lands for lumbering grazing mineral and potash production.
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W. M. Harper
Ed B. Barclay
Henry Walker
Isaac Williams
Henry Vance
Pink Lewis
General Reynolds
Steve Kennedy
Clarence Carrier
B. E. Mouldin
Leon Motherway
Wyoming
Department of Interior
Army Colonel of Many Wars Dies
Elimira N Y December 16 Colonel John C Fremont Tillson retired who served in every U S army campaign from the Sioux wars through World War I died last night at age 85 He aided in suppressing the Boxer Rebellion and was provost marshal of Peking after the city's capture Funeral will be in Leber tomorrow with burial in Arlington National Cemetery
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Elmira
N. Y
John C. Fremont Tillson
United States Army
Tillson
Peking
Leber
Arlington National Cemetery
Shelter Eel project aims 190 million trees in six states
By end of 1941 about 190,000,000 trees will be planted in six waste states as a result of the Shelter Eel project. Small quantities of tin are now being produced in Canada. Prior to war there was no production of metal in the Dominion.
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Canada
Dominion
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WE Fonda
Galileo
Kellogg's Aubran
Sky
Samuel Herndon Rites
News-Star
Katherine Juanita Guerriero
Paramount Theater
Illinois Central Employes Service Club
Guerriero
Clarice
Goldah Roan
Middle Star
Riser Funeral Home of
Columbia
G. E. Erskine
Ted Johnson
Claude Hargrove
Emmett Hargrove
R. G. Cruse
Hugh Seals
Clark Hester
W. E. Waters
West Carroll Parish
W. D. Drummond
Church of the Nazarene
Waters
Clinton Waters
Leona Patrick
Minnie Smith
Dodson
David J. Newton
Mr. Newton
Dave
Percy Newton
Robert Newton
Ernest Newton
Homer Newton
Ollie Newton
Douglas Newton
United States Navy
Eloise Newton
Kate Collins
Clayton, la
Catron-Golden Funeral Home
S. T
Stephen Taylor McDonald
Franklin Parish
Clark Humble
Stewart-Warner
America
Stewart- Warner Laboratories
Munrue Furniturery, Ltd
ALNL
Mrs. Wainwright
Arrett’s
St. John
Trenton
This
Cnet Roses
Frankfort Distilleries, Inc
Louisville & Baltimore
Flor Roses
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