Flooded Delta under siege as water climbs past church yard
The Delta flood worsened with water surrounding the First Baptist Church yard and threatening the post office area. Bayou overflow fills Webb Sumner highway while downtown merchants shift to box cars for Christmas trade. Private farms stay above water as guards patrol levees and river lands to prevent damage.
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First Baptist Church
Webb
Sumner
Glendora
Webb-Sumner
Practical jokers plague Salt Lake City shopper
Mrs. Louise Maclaren complains that unknown pranksters have sent taxicabs bakers plumbers coal dealers grocers and milk men to her home with unordered merchandise. After three tons arrive she seeks police help to find the joker behind the spree.
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Salt Lake City
Louise Maclaren
Negro Attack Sought Sparks Dragnet in Warsaw
Police with bloodhounds hunted a fugitive after a negro allegedly assaulted Mrs. Little Jenkins and wounded her 15 year old son Major Lee Jenkins near Warsaw North Carolina. Mrs Jenkins was treated for non life threatening injuries while her son remained under care.
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Warsaw
N.C
Little Jenkins
Lee Jenkins
Tuffy Santa Thief Turns Kind to Blind Child
A Christmas Eve burglar breaks into a department store and encounters a blind child in a cottage. Moved by the child's plea for a train, he returns to the store to steal the loot, but ultimately plans to deliver a gift to the child before fleeing, the morning revealing a different outcome in a simple cottage scene.
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Santy
Tuffy
Conky Snell
Santa Claus
Clemency Granted to Seventy-Five Prisoners in Louisiana
Governor Huey P. Long issued 27 pardons 328 sentence commutations and six holiday reprieves for Louisiana inmates. Among those freed were five life term murder defendants including Carl Holbrook of Merryville and three others, with reprieves extending to February 2 for H Grady Bryant and related cases.
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Baton Rouge
Dee
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Long
New Orleans
Carl Holbrook
Merryville
Robert E. Wilden
Holbrook
Silas Corley
East Carroll
Jordan Mims
Bossier
Manuel Mitchell
Caddo
Paul Patrick
East Baton Rouge
Mims
Mitchell
Patrick
Ouachita Parish
William Miles
Premier Mussolini Buries Brother in Forli
In Forli Italy premier Mussolini held a quiet funeral for his brother Arnaldo per his will. The ceremony in Milan yesterday was replaced by a family private service in Forli with Duce following the hearse in a car. He was joined by Donna Rachele and his two sons Vittorio and Bruno as the procession moved to Mercato-Saraceno for interment beside Arnaldo’s son Sandro who died last year.
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Forli
Italy
Mussolini
Arnaldo
Milan
Tr Duce
Donna Rachele
Vittorio
Bruno
Santy Clause Surprise From a Toy Box
A child, claiming to find a toy engine, tells his mother with triumph that Santa Claus exists, uttered by a twin as a Christmas moment of wonder.
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Tarzan
Tar-gash
Tle
Veteran Hospital Near Fayetteville Approved
President Hoover approves a new veterans hospital location in Arkansas near Fayetteville after a board tour. The size and cost will be set later by the Federal Board of Hospitalization. A sub committee from the hospitalization board visited Arkansas sites before choosing Fayetteville.
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Washington
Hoover
Federal Board of Hospitalization
Arkansas
Fayetteville
Board of Hospitalization
Hospitalization Board
Clues Exhausted in Inquiry Into Child's Killing
Cincinnati date line reports an exhausted inquiry into the brutal killing of six year old Marian McLean. Police pursue two remaining film leads and question Charles Bischoff who found the body. Detectives seek the mystery carrier of a bundle and two overheard men for breakthrough.
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Cincinnati
Marian McLean
Charles Bischoff
Bischoff
Obituary Mary Frances Tarbutton 13
Mary Frances Tarbutton daughter of Mr and Mrs W A Tarbutton died at home in Cheniere Station this morning at 8 o clock after a short illness with pneumonia She is survived by her parents and three sisters Annie Ruby and Willie Tarbutton Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 o clock at the residence with burial in the local cemetery
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Mary Frances Tarbutton
W. A. Tarbutton
Cheniere Station
Annie
Ruby
Willie Tarburton
Fire destroys tobacco warehouse in Henderson North Carolina
A fire of undetermined origin gutted the Plenter Tobacco warehouse in Henderson last night. About 20,000 pounds of tobacco were burned and damages were estimated at 30,000 dollars by local firemen.
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Henderson
N. C
Plenter Tobacco
Marvin Clark Remains in Jail Over $40,000 Bail
Marvin J. Clark also known as Big Jim Clarkson, identified as a rum running ring leader, stays jailed in default of $40,000 bail. Federal conspiracy charges tied to the National Prohibition Act relate to the land conspiracy end of the I'm Alone case. Trial set for January 5 at Opelousas. arrest followed a two year manhunt ending at a bayou camp 62 miles below Morgan City.
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New Orleans
Marvin J. Clark
Slias
Jim Clarkson
Clerk
Opelousas
Morgan City
I'm Alone
Clark
Coastguard
Navy officer seeks voluntary trial at Opeloness
The United States Navy officer indicated he would voluntarily go to Opeloness for trial, even though he had posted bond prior to the date set.
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Tarzan
Targesh
United States Navy
Opeloness
Christmas Tree Contest Closed In West Monroe
The West Monroe Kiwanis Club sponsored Christmas tree contest remained open due to bad weather. Trees on lawns or residences will be judged tonight with three prizes awarded by Louisiana Light and Power Company. First prize warrior $15, second $10, third $5.
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West Monroe
James Machine W 1611 DeSiard Road Yorks Tel 94
The notice lists James Machine at 1611 DeSiard Road Yorks with telephone number 94. It appears as a damaged classified snippet indicating a business listing in the local paper.
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DeSiard Road
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