Court view of injury scene in Scruggs case hints at engagement detail
New evidence shown to the jury includes three exhibits from the crash site. A broken right front wheel, a log section, and multiple photographs were displayed to help the jurors gauge the tragedy. The wheel wobbled four inches with seven cracked spokes, and the log measured about three and a half feet long. The judge ordered the court cleared after disruptive laughter during testimony, keeping the Thomas family in attendance.
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Scruggs
Percy Sandel
Thomas
Sandel
W. F. Thurman
Supreme Court
Principal Convicted in Georgia for Flogging at High School
W G Acree principal of Stephens County High School was found guilty by a Steph ens County jury of assault and battery in connection with the June 12 flogging of Mrs Ansley Bowers. The trial also addressed an assault with intent to murder charge. The judge postponed final sentencing noting ongoing related cases.
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Toccoa
W. G. Acree
Stephens County High School
Stephens County
Ansley Bowers
I. H. Sutton
Acree
New Orleans Court Plans Monday Decision Batch
The Louisiana Supreme Court will issue its final decisions for the term on Monday and adjourn until October. The batch includes nearly 100 rulings such as the Irion Sand and Gravel appeal.
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New Orleans
State Supreme Court
Baby Dies After Firecracker Eats Tragedy In Louisville
In Louisville Kentucky July 9 Clarence Bennett 17 months old son of a motorcycle cop died after eating a firecracker given by eight year old John Ray Billingsley. Billingsley drowned in the Ohio river a few hours earlier.
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Associated Preas
Louisville
Clarence Bennett
John Ray Billingsley
Billingsley
Ohio River
Mother and 6 Children Burned in Bernville Fire
In Reading, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Catherine Fair, 35, and her six children aged one to fifteen perished when a farm home burned after a loud explosion. Police blamed a still. The father Mark Fair and farm owner Angelo Consoli were seriously burned and may die. Neighbors awoke to see Mrs. Fair with a child in each arm trapped on the stairway.
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Associated Preas
Reading
Catherine Fair
Bernville
Here
Mark Fair
Angelo Consoli
Mra. Fair
Naval meeting nears collapse in cruiser tonnage clash
July 9 Geneva reporting the naval conference teeters as Admiral Viscount Saito of Japan says no progress. British insistence on a 600000 ton cruiser reduction raises alarms and prompts US American pushback amid accusations of misrepresentations.
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Geneva
Viscount Saito
Japan
Associated Press
Tri-Partite Naval Conference
U. S
Genexa
Great Britain
W. C. Bridgeman
Bridgeman
United States
Hugh
Gibson
Miami Officer Fatally Shot by Crazed Man
Policeman J. L. Morris aged 26 died in Miami after being shot while responding to gunfire from Charles Lee who had fired on his own family and then at a passing car carrying three policemen. Morris wounded Lee four times in the exchange.
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Miami
Fla
J. L. Morris
Tulsa
Okla
Charles Lee
Morris
Lee
Co operation to support timely carrier payments
News Star subscribers are urged to pay their carrier promptly to ensure reliable delivery. Carriers must meet regular cash payments for papers and delays strain service. Those who pay promptly can devote more time to good service, so pay when your carrier delivers to aid smooth operations.
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News-Star
John Drew Dies After Illness at 73
San Francisco reports noted American actor John Drew died today after weeks in hospital from arthritis and rheumatic fever at age 73. He had arrived in May to perform in Trelawney of the Wells but canceling engagements due to ill health.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
John Drew
Mr. Drew
Trelawney
the Wells
Last Call Appearance Prompted John Barrymore Hospital Visit
Drew Barrymore’s husband or relative was rushed to a hospital after a late appearance. His condition worsened prompting a June 4 response when John Barrymore, Drew’s nephew, was summoned from Hollywood along with Drew’s daughter Mrs.
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John Barrymore
Drew
Hollywood
Acreage Reduction of 12 Per Cent Reported in First Estimate
The Department of Agriculture reports cotton in cultivation on July 1 at 42,683,000 acres, 12.4 percent below last year’s June 25 figure. The total includes 48,730,000 acres planted with 47,087,000 picked, yielding 17,910,258 equivalent 500-pound bales, with state-by-state breaks and Arizona pima estimates.
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Dep't
Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Tawteonaeta
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
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Tennessee
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Mississippi
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Texas
Oklahoma
Arkan
Sas
New Mexico
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States
Lower
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Kansas
Kentucky
Byrd and Crew Leave Paris on First Lap
Commander Byrd and the America crew departed Paris aboard the Golden Arrow express for Calais after noon. A large crowd cheered as Sheldon Whitehouse represented the U S embassy. From Calais they proceed to Dunkirk for city citizen status, then Le Touquet for a banquet before Cherbourg and the Leviathan, occupying Queen Marie of Romania’s liner suite.
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Associated Press
Paris
Byrd
America
Calais
Sheldon Whitehouse
Dunkirk
le Touquet
Cherbourg
Queen Marie of
Romania
Casualties in Saxony Flood Area Rise to 110
Dresden reports from Saxony indicate flood disaster casualties reached 110 by late afternoon with numbers still rising. Local authorities warn of continuing danger as cleanup and rescue efforts proceed across affected districts.
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Dresden
Saxony
Judge Advocate Studies Legal Aspect of Muscle Shoals Power Case
A report by Major-General Jadwin on Muscle Shoals city bid to buy Wilson Dam electricity directly from the government is with the judge advocate general for legal study. No date given for final disposition by the War Department. The inquiry centers on the legal status of existing surplus power sale contracts.
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Associated Press
Washington
Jadwin
Army Engineers
Muscle Shoals
Wilson Dam
Judge Advocate General of
Army
Secretary of War
Steel Orders Increase on June 30 Report
New York July 9 Unfilled orders of the United States Steel Corporation on June 30 totaled 380 303 260 tons, up 2 305 tons from May 31. A May 31 decrease of 405 191 tons had followed.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Wilson undecided on Louisiana governor bid after Alexandria endorsement
Representative Riley J. Wilson remains undecided about running for governor of Louisiana. He noted appreciation for the Alexandria assembly's endorsement and plans to decide soon after returning to the state. The July conference in Alexandria, with about 1,500 delegates, urged him to run.
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Washington, D. C
Riley J. Wilson
Louisiana
Alexandria
Wilson
Ruston
Bolton High School
Howard B
Babe Ruth Hits 28th Homer in Yankees Doubleheader
In Detroit the home run marathon continued as Babe Ruth connected for his 28th homer of the season with one on base in the first inning of the opener against the Tigers. The second item reports a railway derailment near Goodwin Arkansas injuring two people, with no hospital treatment required. A separate Augusta incident notes two killed and a brakeman seriously injured when a Charleston and Western Carolina freight train struck a washout 18 miles from Augusta. In Vancouver seven killed and a dozen injured when a fire gutted the Royal Alexandra apartment hotel.
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Detroit
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Tigers
Holloway
Augusta
A. C. Wingo
Luther Henry
Charleston
Western Carolina
Spartanburg
D. C
Here
Co. A. Adams
Vancouver
B. C
Royal Alexandra
Court Square Scene and Trial Day by Day
News notes describe crowded curbside parking around the courthouse square. Scruggs provides data from a jail diary to his attorney and is noted as a gum chewer. Evidence includes a filed wheel axle and a log section, while defense photos show staged tragedy scenes and witnesses pass time with dominoes in the witness room.
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Scruggs
Asphalt found in Richland test near Mangham discovery
Asphalt discovered at 2768 feet in the Robinson Long test now by Balfour Oil in section 3 16 Te about a mile east of Mangham Richland. The find steadies hope for local oil with two interpretations: near future oil or deeper pay. A Tugwell Parish test near Farmerville also reports a false cap rock at 1986 feet.
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Robinson & Long
Balfour Oil Company
Mangham
Richland Praise
Gulf Coast
Union Parish
Farmerville
Tugwell City
Oakland
Tugwell
Jury Tours Crime Scene in Scruggs Murder Trial Caravan
In Vernon Scruggs murder case the jury visited the scene of the fatal injury and the Scruggs entourage rode a 27 mile loop from the courthouse to Monroe and back. The caravan included sheriff Milton Coverdale and deputies, with Scruggs in the automobile and defense team following. The trip lasted two hours and fifteen minutes, ending near the Scruggs residence on the Rush ton road. The outing occurred as evidence such as the broken wheel and four signed statements were introduced and testimony tied the route to the events. The page ends with a continuation note for PAGH TEN.
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Vernon Scruggs
Scruggsy
Scruggs
Monroe
Court House
Brown Paper Mill
Monroe-Ruston Road
Rushton Road
Milton Coverdale
Stanley
Percy Sandel
District Atq
PAGH
Fisherman Denies Part in Morgan City Plot and Doctor Hints Suicide
Franklin La July 9 Action expected today on immediate trial for Mrs Ida LeBouef Dr T E Dreher and James Beadle in the murder of James J LeBouef whose mutilated body was found in Lake Patourde near Morgan City Following alleged confessions Dreher a leading Morgan City physician and LeBouef say they urged Beadle to confess The three prisoners remain in jail without bail Sheriff Pecot says he has the firearm used in the shooting
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Ida LeBouef
T. E. Dreher
James Beadle
James J. LeBouef
Lake Patourde
Morgan City
Dreher
le Bouef
James
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