Gun battle nets three bandits near Macon swamp
A 30 minute firefight involving 15 Macon and Jacksonville police ended with three bandits captured after more than 200 rounds were fired. Adrian Bias and Basil Childress were wounded, Dana Bias unharmed. The suspects claimed WV State Penitentiary escapees and were transported to a hospital as officers closed in at dawn.
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Boeuf Spillway Plan Delayed For Flood Control
Secretary Hurley said engineers face severe difficulties drafting a substitute flood plan for the Boeuf and Atchafalaya areas but would finish in time for Congress. He warned rushing could yield an unacceptable result, noting Monroe Louisiana residents fear the proposed spillway would cause more harm.
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Woman Surgeon Arrested in Illegal Operation Case
Chicago detective bureau took Dr. Effie L. Lobdell into custody after a coroner’s jury found a death traceable to an illegal operation. Bond was set at 10000 as charges of murder by illegal operation were filed based on Sigma Scobbry’s Complain. Lobdell denied the allegations and her attorney pledged to offer witnesses who would support her involvement.
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Radio Station WGY Wins Supreme Court Decision
The U S Supreme Court effectively rejects the appeal by the Federal Radio Commission in the General Electric case over WGY Schenectady New York. GE wins by confirming the DC Court of Appeals ruling allowing WGY to stay on the air without a time limit.
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Ohio youth Seaton sentenced for Child's restaurant robbery
James Seaton of Cleveland Ohio was sentenced in criminal court today to nine to fourteen years in the state penitentiary for robbing Child's restaurant. He had a prior sentence for shooting a policeman.
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All-Metal Plane Is Made Funeral Pyre for Sixteen
A T A Maddux Air Line tri motor Ford monoplane crashed near Oceanside returning from Agua Caliente killing sixteen people including eight women and eight men. A fog bound flight with a 209 foot ceiling and witnesses described a fiery wreck with mangled bodies and a morgue full of remains.
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Agua Caliente
Mexico
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St Francis River Levee Breaks Across Arkansas Floodway Dyke
The St Francis river broke a dyke 10 miles south of Marked Tree Arkansas, marking its tenth break in six days. Over 200 men worked overnight in freezing weather to hold the Floodway dyke as flood waters swept down the river’s middle valley.
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Oil Mill Burns at Greenwood in a 400000 Fire
Greenwood Mississippi January 20 The Indianola Oil mill was destroyed by fire of unknown origin last night The loss is estimated at 400000 With only one cotton shed left standing the entire plant was a mass of blackened ruins today The fire is thought to have originated in the machinery of the crushing plant and was under high headway when discovered All available firefighting apparatus was brought to bear on the blaze which spread rapidly from building to building and shed to shed
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Jury Selection Pauses in Bastrop Murder Trial
In Bastrop on January 20 four jurors were chosen for the murder trial of Joe Winn and S rston Bo Webb, both Negro defendants charged in the slaying of white man Bob Lee. Judge J T Sheil ordered 90 more talesmen summoned as jury selection resumes after venue exhaustion. Webb and Winn were moved from Monroe to Bastrop for trial amid high tension.
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Guilty-But Not Proved Ends Marriage Annulment Bid
Mississippi supreme court refuses to sustain William Kirby Ellis appeal seeking annulment of Lottie Simmons Ellis marriage to his deceased brother George B. Ellis. Ellis argued insanity and forgery but court comment cited insufficient proof. The case highlights contested marriage legality and suspected substitution.
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Curtis Howard Is Sentenced for Drunken Driving
In New Orleans Curtis Howard a Black man was sentenced in criminal court to five months in jail and a 100 dollar fine for drunken driving of an automobile.
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Curtis Howard
Hambone's Meditations titled by J P Alley
The piece presents a light humor column with playful misspellings and a decided Sunday paper tone. It references Bishops Sarmon and a bargain page as part of a humorous cartoonish setup in a periodical column.
Woman Sentenced for Murder of Two Children
Gladys May Parks was found guilty on two counts manslaughter and second degree murder for the deaths of her wards Timothy and Dorothy Rogers. Criminal Court Judge Frank T Loyd sentenced her to 10 years on the manslaughter charge and 25 years on the murder charge, to run concurrently.
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Frank T. Loyd
Zulus Go to War Again in South African Town
In Johannesburg a night of fires and daytime clashes left 12 dead and over 100 wounded as about six native clans fight near the city. The violence began when 300 Novas Zulus and Basutos attacked 100 Pondos at Crown Mines compound and spread to other compounds, drawing in Shangaans and prompting reprisals.
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Weather rises to 34 above zero in Clarksdale
Official weather records show the temperature climbing to 34 degrees in Clarksdale Mississippi. Snow has turned to ice and remains over the countryside making travel difficult.
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Miss
Woman Proposes Day Referendum on Prohibition Amendment
A woman introduces a bill seeking a day referendum on the Prohibition amendment. She pledges to appeal the amendment if a majority opposes it. The move signals public vote as a path to settle the issue.
Woman introduces national referendum on Prohibition
Mrs. Mary Norton, Democrat of New Jersey, introduces a resolution in the House calling for a nationwide referendum on prohibition. The plan would renew the 18th Amendment automatically if a majority of voters oppose prohibition. The move follows Senator Watson’s push for a state conducted referendum. The Senate judiciary panel also considers Hoover’s reform program amid Army risk from violations.
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Shocked over death of wife Albert Fiol dies
Albert Fiol 63 died of cerebral hemorrhage within an hour after his wife died of heart trouble in New Orleans. Their son Earl Fiol 31 awoke to a moan, found his mother dead and father unconscious. a physician died later.
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Asseocisted Presse
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Eight Die From Cold Across South as Freeze Deepens
Sub zero weather from Shenandoah valley to Arkansas mountains leaves eight dead. By Jan 20 in Atlanta and Mississippi reports three more fatalities as Sheriff John W. Owens, 46, and chancery court clerk W. B. Jones, 62, perish near Canton after a boat capsized on the Big Black river and they swam ashore.
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Girl and Mother Burned as Boy Killed in Fire Incident
In Philadelphia Tennessee Miss Suzan Harris 17 and her mother Mrs Lonely Harris suffered serious burns when their night gowns ignited at a red hot stove. They were taken to Harrison sanitarium London for treatment. In Triune Willis Hays 3 died from burns after his clothes caught fire yesterday.
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Mississippi Governor demands death penalty for bank embezzlers
Governor Theo G Bilbo urged the Mississippi General Assembly to adopt a law imposing the death penalty on bank embezzlers. He called a joint session, attacked lax banking oversight, defended the guaranty fund, and proposed financing the $35 million deficit by bankers rather than state bonds. He urged stricter supervision and tax relief for bank surpluses to cover the deficit.
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Allen Replies to Henderson Charge on State Roads
C. K. Allen chairman of the Louisiana Highway commission answers A. H. Henderson president of the state chamber of commerce who charged road deterioration. Allen defends the commission and cites reports to refute claims of deplorable road conditions.
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Supreme Court to Hear Louisiana Free Textbook Case
The Supreme Court will consider a challenge to Louisiana's free textbooks law after Emmett Cochran and others argued the statute conflicts with state funding. Louisiana appropriated 750000 dollars for free books for July 1928 through June 1930, covering both public and private school pupils.
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Jan
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Supreme Court
Emmett Cochran
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Louisiana to close parish schools early if funds run short
The Louisiana state board of education voted to authorize closing parish schools at the end of eight months if finances do not warrant a full nine months. Caldwell Red River West Carroll Grant Vernon and Jackson parishes warned of May 1 shutdown without immediate aid. Harris said about 15 parishes face similar issues and proposed appealing to the governor and Liquidity board for a possible $500000 loan.
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Radio Commission Lacks Means to Curb Henderson Station
Thad 8. Brown of the federal radio commission says there is no law to stop W. K. Henderson of KWKH Shreveport from broadcasting harmful statements. He notes radio jurisprudence is in its infancy and Henderson vows to relocate to Mexico if his station is forced off the air.
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The Ace of Spades Begins in The News-Star
William Macleod Ra ins new novel The Ace of Spades starts next Monday in The News Star. The western mystery romance blends frontier town flavor with cattle country allure. Subscriptions and local agent notices are included.
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