Louisiana State to Clash With Mississippi A. and M. in Monroe October 15
Monroe businessmen secure a $3,500 guarantee for LSU vs Mississippi A. and M. in Monroe on October 15. A Monroe committee met LSU President James M. Smith in Baton Rouge confirming the site and planning contracts. LSU will bring 1,500 to 2,000 students and the band, promising one of the season’s top matchups.
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Louisiana State University
Mississippi A
M. College
Monroe
D. Y. Smith
John Sherrouse
Jack Rogers
Claude Harrison
James M. Smith
Broussard
University Athletic Department
Smith
L. S. U. Band
Robbery Charge Leads to 12-Year-Old Held by Police
New Orleans police detained a 12-year-old boy in a $12,000 Garden District robbery. Investigators recovered part of the loot from a canal and questioned his parents and two men, with Mrs. Melling naming her husband and son as the robbers. A car linked to the suspects produced more evidence.
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New Orleans
John Melling
Joseph
Garden District
William F. Thurmond
Riverside reopenings and town quirks spark chatter
Riverside sanitarium will reopen August 1 after eight years. nurses from Shreveport lease the place with hope it will stay open. A talent class forms for future Demosthenes with members Pee Wee Thompson E R Dawson A B Clarkson and Dr B M McKain as various locals pursue public speaking. H C Miller survived a plane fire near Terre Haute and plans a new flight soon.
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Frank Tripp
Shreveport
Riverside
Demosthenes
Louisiana
B. M. McKain
Dairy plant at Mascot farms destroyed by fire
A model dairy plant at Mascot farms show place of St. Bernard parish on Bayou Terreaux Boeufs was destroyed by fire early today. Loss estimated at about $20,000. No injuries reported and the blaze drew a large crowd.
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New Orleans
Mascot Farms
St. Bernard Parish
Trio of Minnesota Girls Die in Isolated Car Incidents
Three farm girls Louise Prigge and Frances Polikowski were found dead near Ryans Bay in the Zumbro river after mysterious car rides. Agnes Stevens a University of Minnesota co ed was shot in the head, found in a parked car near Lake Pepin. Sheriff Brown and Coroner Ekstrom led the inquiry while evidence including a diamond ring and golf clubs were recovered.
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U.R
Louise Prigge
Frances Polikowski
Ryans’ Bay
Zumbro River
Agnes Stevens
Boston
Mass
University of Minnesota
Lake Pepin
Douglas Brown
Wabasha County
Lemus Olson
Goodhue County
Russell Ekstrom
Miss Stevens
Bank Bandits Sought as Four Parishes Join Search
Sheriffs from four parishes and a large posse comb woods south of Olla in a renewed search for bank robbers who struck the Olla State Bank on Wednesday. Three men Ernest Gray Ivy Morgan and Dan Davis identified as escaped convicts wanted in Texas and Louisiana. Local residents Grivette and McBroom say they knew the trio from nearby jails and that Davis stayed at Standard with the Walkers before leaving with a niece.
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DeRidder
Ernest Gray
Texas
Ivy Morgan
Dan Davis
Alexandria
Louisiana
Alvin Grivette
Valand McBroom
Marksville
Grivette
Jim Walker
Standard
Lucille
Trial of Woman for Reporter's Death Near End
Mrs. Verne Jones faces a murder verdict in the slaying of Hansel Batten, a Hattiesburg newspaper man, whose body was found on a railroad track. Her husband Tom Jones was convicted and sentenced to life. State witnesses testified threats were made over a police court item Batten wrote.
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Miss
Verne Jones
Hansel Batten
Tom Jones
Batten
Gladys Saucier
J. A. White
Jones
White
Miss Saucier
F. Bowers
J. R. Tally
Maurice Chevalier seeks divorce from Yvonne Vallee Chevalier
Paris reports Maurice Chevalier filed a petition for divorce from his wife Yvonne Vallee Chevalier. The palace of justice indicated no decision before late summer with desertion cited. Friends say she may counter-sue. the couple wed in 1927 after his rise in film.
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Maurice Chevalier
Yvonne Vallee Chevalier
Palace of Justice
Chevalier
Yvonne Valle
Torrid Heat Holds Sway Over Nation
Heat wave grips the nation with temperatures near or above 90s and 100s in many cities. Deadly heat totals climb to 36 with at least 27 deaths from lightning and drownings as rescue crews search for missing boaters near Pontiac Lake Michigan.
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St. Louis
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Des Moines
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Neb
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Bearden and Thomas Transferred to Angola Prison Farm
John V. Thomas and Walter Bearden, convicted yesterday in Tallulah of murder and given life terms, were moved later to the state prison farm at Angola. Deputy S B Betters said Sheriff A J Sevier and another deputy transported them. Mrs Bearden visited the Ouachita parish jail for her husband’s clothing and planned to return to Chicago.
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Walter Bearden
Tallulah
Angola
S. B. Betters
A. J. Sevier
Bearden
Ouachita Parish
W. W. Curtis
Thomas
Bolivian press calls for war against Paraguay
Bolivian newspapers urge a declaration of war as the only step to defend national rights. La Republica says a cabinet shake up may be needed to give President Salamanca a free hand while a defense commission is appointed.
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Bolivia
Paraguay
la Republica
Salamanca
Jury Probes Mineola Killing as Police Face Charges
Grand jury continued review of Hyman Stark death as state police take over the probe. Warrants target 13 officers for second degree murder assault and conspiracy with Deputy Chief Frank Tappen accused of neglect of duty. Witnesses described a beating amid new perjury questions in the case.
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N. Y
Hyman Stark
Meier Steinbrink
John Doe
Stark
Frank Tappen
Michael Leo Chirillo
Martin W. Littleton, Jr
Littleton
Frank King
Chirillo
Parish 4-H group heads to Baton Rouge for short course
E R Strahan and Mrs Jewel MecQuiller will lead a group of 4 H club boys and girls to Baton Rouge Monday at 7 for the annual 4 H club short course at Louisiana State University July 25 28. About 500 4 H club members are expected with 100 agents and leaders also attending. Girls will stay in new dormitories and boys in men’s quarters as President James Monroe Smith approves the arrangements.
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Jewel L. MecQuiller
Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
W. C. Abbott
M. M. LaCroix
James Monroe Smith
Convention Plans for Grotto Sw Convocation at Monroe
L N Collier reports progress on the southwestern grotto convocation to be held September 4 and 5 in Monroe. A Sunday union service at Neville high school precedes a Hotel Frances dance, saltwater plunge at the natatorium, a Forsythe park barbecue, and evening dances at Hotel Virginia and Hotel Frances. A sixth state is expected to participate.
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Monroe
Neville High School
Hotel Frances
Forsythe Park
Hotel Virginia
Collier
Johnnie Taylor Linked to Long Criminal Record In Shootings Case
Johnnie Taylor, arrested July 8 and sent to Bienville parish authorities on a shot with intent to kill charge, is linked to a lengthy criminal record per a sheriff's fingerprint report. The case stems from a June 11 shooting of Hal Lacy near Goldona. Taylor previously fled from Doniphan, Missouri, and served a two year sentence for jail breaking in Missouri.
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Bienville Parish
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Arcadia
Hal Lacy
Goldona
Milton Coverdale
Lacy
Ponca Ct
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Doniphan
Burglars Loot Calhoun Store Believed Tied to J E Bryan
Burglars entered J E Bryans store in Calhoun last night and looted goods valued at about 150 dollars. Sheriff Milton Coverdale offered a 50 dollar reward for information leading to arrests, with confidential handling for tips. Loot included 17 pairs of Robert Johnson Rand shoes, shirts, base garments, tobacco, and cigarettes. Entry was by prying a door, loot packed in sacks, and loaded into a car.
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Calhoun
Milton Coverdale
Coverdale
Robert Johnson
Rand
Robbers Sought in Carolina Mountains
An intensive manhunt is under way in the Brevard area for four men accused of robbing the South Carolina State Bank at Pickens of 26000 dollars. Early reports placed them trapped in a cabin in Pisgah National Forest but local and SC officers later said they believed the suspects had escaped.
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N. C
South Carolina State Bank
Picken
S. C
Pisgah National Forest
South Carolina
Ely agrees to meeting after Farley confab
Massachusetts Governor Joseph Ely who leads anti Roosevelt forces met for two hours with James A Farley Roosevelt campaign manager in Springfield to discuss a visit to Albany next week. Farley said Ely would meet Roosevelt in Albany and issue a statement afterward while Ely offered no comment. The talks hint at an accord between Ely and the Roosevelt faction.
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Mass
Joseph B. Ely
Massachusetts
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Albany
Farley
Ely
New England
Notheing
Seagrave
N. J
Hoover Signs Relief Bill Aimed at Jobs and Food Aid
President Hoover quietly signed the relief measure as the Reconstruction Finance Corporation prepares to deploy 1.5 billion dollars in new loans and aid across the nation. Officials anticipated a flood of applications and swift spending to aid hungry citizens, unemployed workers, and struggling businesses.
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Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
Old Seaman Tells Story as Steamer Delayed by Dock Yarn
Provincetown authorities consider a law as Captain Manuel Enos spins tales on the dock while the excursion steamer Dorothy Bradford waits. Passengers balk at boarding. Enos sits on a barrel and regales a crowd, delaying the voyage with his long yarns and pipe.
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Manuel Enos
Dorothy Bradford
Dorothy
Cap'n Enos
Bradford
Cap’ Enos
Cap? Enos
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