Motion for New Trial in Vernon Scruggs Murder Case
Defense seeks a new trial for Vernon Scruggs 22 convicted of murdering Mildred Thomas 18. The 28 paragraph motion cites judge changes and alleged trial illegality plus prejudicial publicity and witnesses denied time to interview. The filing will be reviewed by Judge Percy Sandel before argument, date to be set.
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Vernon Scruggs
Mildred Thomas
Percy Sandel
Supreme Court
Louisiana
News-Star
Ed Rutedge
Ed Rutledge
Frank Gustafagon
W. S. Garnett
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Lineman Rescues Two Girls From Bronx River
Henry Glismann a 24 year old lineman and local hero dived into the Bronx river to save two girls from drowning. He swam with a 25 pound handicap and made two trips of 25 feet each carrying a girl on his back as he rescued them.
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New York
Henry Glismann
Bronx
Fatal shooting at Grayling Bend labor quarters
Francis Johnson about 30, a water boy at Breece Lumber, was fatally shot by Ernest Martin, a former night fireman, during a dispute over a running faucet. Johnson died after emergency surgery at St. Francis sanitarium. Martin surrendered to the sheriff and was jailed on a manslaughter charge awaiting bond.
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Francis Johnson
Breece
Grayling Bend
Ernest Martin
Johnson
St. Francis Sanitarium
Martin
Breece Lumber Company
Fisherman Dawes Nets Two Trout at Eagle Nest Lake
Cimarron New Mexico July 14 report Dawes on vacation caught a couple of fine trout on the first day while trolling with a spinner at Eagle Nest Lake.
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Associated Press
Cimarron, N. M
Three Major Schools Debate Mississippi Flood Legislation
Washington July 14 A three way split on how to handle Mississippi flood control tops discussion ahead of Army Engineers report to Congress. One group wants to keep levees with height increases and river commission support, another argues for federal funded flood control, while a third favors strengthening levees to aid navigation and limited federal spending. Continued on page nine.
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Associated Press
Washington
Mississippi
Congress
Army Engineers
Ohio
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Prisoner Suspect in Axe Murder Case Identified
Evidence suggests Miss Sarah Elizabeth Brownell was held prisoner before her death. Ludwig Halverson Lee, 88, a ship's carpenter and janitor, is suspected in the slayings with police finding confession clippings and survival essays among his effects. A woman identified Lee from a lineup as the man seen crawling through a fence near the crime scene.
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New York
Sarah Elizabeth Brownell
Brooklyn
John K. Sheffield
Prospect Street
Ludwig Halverson Lee
Selma Larsen Bennett
Lee
Miss Brownell
Sheffield
Henry Judd Gray
Ruth Snyder
Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Company
Sudden Summons Comes to Well Known Citizen
Thomas M. Simonton, prominent West Monroe businessman and organizer of the T. M. Simonton Grain Co., died suddenly today at a local sanitarium after a stroke near D'Arbonne during a fishing trip. Survivors include daughter Mrs E. Eaves and granddaughter Margaret Ola Eaves, with son Morgan and nephews John and Clark Ransom. Funeral at First Methodist Church West Monroe tomorrow at 10.00 AM under Rev A S Lutz.
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Thomas M. Simonton
West Monroe
Simonton
D’arbonne
Knights of Pythias Lodge
First Presbyterian Church
FE. E. Eaves
Margaret Ola Eaves
Morgan Simonton
John
Clark Ransom
Twin Cities
First Methodist Church
A. S. Lutz
Monroe to See Historic Downtown Building Boom
More than $750000 in new downtown construction is underway or announced in Monroe with plans for a Bernhardt eight story office building costing $400000 at North Second and De Siard. Demolition of the old structures on the site is complete as the skyline begins to change.
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Monroe
Harrison
Washington
Big Bernhardt
North Second
de Siard Streets
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Twin Cities
West Monroe
la Fourche
Caldwell
LeBouef Widow Weeps as Children Run from Her Window in Parish Jail
In Franklin Louisiana Ada Bonner LeBouef Dr Thomas E Dreher and James Beadle pleaded not guilty to the murder of James J LeBouef in parish court The trial is scheduled for July 25 A venire of 30 jurors was to be drawn with a possible second venire of 100 If readable, Mrs LeBouef showed composure while Dr Dreher appeared slightly.
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LeBouef
Associated Press
Franklin, la
Franklin Today
Ada Bonner LeBouef
Thomas E. Dreher
James Beadle
James J. LeBouef
Parish
Morgan City
French aviator Coste plans Paris to New York flight
Dieudonne Coste, noted French aviator, aims to fly Paris to New York in a Breguet six hundred with 42 hours endurance, routing via the Azores and Halifax. The craft, named Nungesser and Coli, will have double controls and wireless, with co pilot Favreau possibly aboard pending government approval.
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Associated Press
Paris
Dieudonne Coste
France
Coste
Azores
Halifax
L’auto
M. Favreau
Maurice Drouhin
Charles Levine
New York
Drouhin
Europe
America
Levine
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
A brief column appears under Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley noting a gentleman who is described as low and offered by a Gimbale or similar figure. The fragment lacks clear events or dates but conveys a social critique tone typical of the feature.
Wilson to Discuss Governorship Bid in Ruston Meeting
In Ruston at city hall a conference today may determine whether Riley J. Wilson runs for Louisiana governor. He has not announced candidacy though Alexandria supporters previously endorsed him. Local and state officials attend, with a possible decision announced after the meeting.
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News-Star
Ruston
Riley J. Wilson
Louisiana
Alexandria
Wilson
Navy to regain control of naval oil reserves after August
Washington reports an agreement between the navy and interior departments. After August 1 the navy will take back administration of naval oil reserves and land leases. The move marks a shift in control of strategic resources.
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Washington
Navy
Interior Departments
Levee Work Approved at Board Meet in Rayville
The Tensas Basin Levee Board authorized about 40 000 dollars for Ouachita parish and 10 000 dollars for Caldwell parish levee work. Bids will be sought after surveys, with rebuilt levees to repair flood damage and support future flood prevention in the alluvial zone.
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Tensas Basin
Ouachita
Rayville
Ouachita Parish
Caldwell Parish
Ouachita River
J. W. Summerlin
Monroe
Levee Board
Caldwell
Arkansas River
Cabin Teel
Board
Arkansas
Medford
Morehouse
West Carroll
Richland
Franklin
Baton Rouge Set To Accept Bids On Road Bond Issue
Tomorrow the board of liquidation will accept bids and proceed with the sale of the 2 million dollar road bond issue intended to complete the Hammond New Orleans and Chef Menteur highways and build bridges over Chef Menteur and the Rigolets. A temporary restraining order against the sale was dissolved for the liquidation board and its members, leaving the bid process to proceed as scheduled.
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Baton Rouge
Hammond-New Orleans
Chef Menteur
Rigolets
Capitol
Lee Lanier
Amite
Louisiana Highway Commission
George K. Favrot
19Th Judicial District Court
Board of Liquidation
Highway Commission
State Highway Engineer
Indiana Governor Explains Check Paid for Saddle Horse
Gov. Ed Jackson said he would not be blackmailed into pardoning D. C. Stephenson. He confirmed a $2,500 check from Stephenson, dated September 12, 1923, was payment for a saddle horse and equipment and predates his candidacy for governor.
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Indianapolis
D. C. Stephenson
Ed Jackson
Michigan City State Prison
City of Oakland Monoplane Soars Toward Hawaii
The silver winged monoplane City of Oakland, piloted by Ernest L. Smith and navigator Emory B. Bronte, departed Municipal Airport Oakland at 10 40 am for a 2400 mile flight to Hawaii amid foggy conditions. The takeoff began roughly a second attempt after the first failed when the craft veered toward spectators.
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Municipal Airport
Oakland
Cal
City of
Ernest L. Smith
Emory B. Bronte
Hawaii
Smith
Wreckage Found In Interior of Newfoundland Search
Wreckage believed to be from the White Bird flown by Nun resser and Coli from France toward New York has been found in the interior, reported by two hunters in St Johns Newfoundland.
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Associated Press
ST. Johns
N. F
Nunresser
Coli
France
New York
Smith’s aircraft vanishes over fogbound Bay
Escort planes circling during the delay fall in behind. The Smith plane heads west and vanishes in the fog above San Francisco Bay. Spectators with field glasses report Smith seeming to surge past an escort plane before disappearance.
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Smith
San Francisco Bay
Shreveport Men Bid on Boeuff Bed Leases
In Baton Rouge on July 14 the state land office opened bids for mineral and oil rights on sections of the Boeuff river bed in Richland parish. A. J. Hodges of Shreveport bid 750 dollars for one lease and F. M. Fuller of Shreveport bid 500 dollars for another, totaling 1250 dollars.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Richland Parish
Simpson
State Land Office
A. J. Hodges
Shreveport
F. M. Fuller
Hearst Twin Family Adds Grandchildren in San Francisco
W R Hearst reports the birth of twins a boy and a girl making him grandfather to twins. Parents are Mr and Mrs George Hearst in San Francisco with the event dated July 14.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
W. R. Hearst
George Hearst
Two Women and Three Men Arrested in Alabama Whip Case
A new probe in Florence Alabama led to warrants for two women and three men for complicity in last week’s flogging of Bertha E Slay by masked assailants. Warnings mention Allen Butler Lucille Lindsay Charles Lindsay and Albert Lindsay as those named. Slay identified two women by long hair and small feet. She said the punishment occurred in her backyard with her sister and husband tied to beds and a whip described like a car fan belt. The incident followed her refusal to confess to a local scandal. State and county investigators continue efforts to locate the masked bands and determine full culpability.
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Alabama
Associated Press
Plorence
Ala
Bertha E. Slay
Asenet Eaeane Wan
Allen Butler
Lucille Lindsay
Charles Lindsay
Albert Lindsay
Walter K. McAdory
State Law Enforcement Department
Jeff Calloway
Oneonta
Eston Murchison
Bessemer
Charlie McCall
Montgomery
Esdale
Birmingham
Kaplan
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