Greenville Tornado Destroys Church and Damages Businesses
A small tornado ripped through Greenville's business district and struck St. Paul's Baptist Church, causing substantial property damage but no injuries. The storm followed a record 110 degree temperature set by local observer F L Harbison, as rain fell elsewhere in southwest Louisiana towns.
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Greenville
St. Paul's Baptist Church
South Poplar
Johnson Streets
F. L. Harbison
Dynamite accident blasts storekeeper in Dandridge
United Press reports Joe Denton, a store keeper, was blown to bits when dynamite caps he was placing in a safe exploded. The blast was felt at the Jefferson county courthouse a block away, marking a fatal accident in Dandridge Tennessee. In separate dispatches, Opelousas sold the first bale of St. Landry parish long staple cotton at auction, and Ford, age 67, spent his birthday on a train en route to East Orange New Jersey to visit Thomas Edison.
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Dandridge
Tenn
Joe Denton
Jefferson County Court House
Associated Press
Opelousas
Detroit
Henry Ford
East Orange
N. J
Ford
Thomas A. Edison
New Yorkers Arrested in New Orleans After Ejection Incident
In New Orleans two New York men Joseph Thomas 21 and Salvador Mazzaro 22 are held on charges of being dangerous suspects after Miss L Huddleston and her sister Miss R Huddleston report they were thrown from an automobile near Harihan. They are fugitives from Buffalo and were arrested in a local hotel.
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New Orleans
L. Huddleston
R. Huddleston
Harihan
Joseph Thomas
Salvador Mazaaro
Buffalo
N. Y
Thomas
Mazzaro
Wife Throws Lye On Husband After Dinner Dispute
Covington report July 30 says Mrs. Joseph Dunscan poured boiling water mixed with lye over her sleeping husband after he refused to eat. He was admitted to charity hospital with serious burns and the wife was held by police. A chemist will test the supper for poison possible intent.
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Covington
Joseph Dunscan
Charity Hospital
Drought Cuts Inland Waterways Revenue on Wheat
In July the Inland Waterways corporation faced a 50000 dollar revenue drop from wheat as a ten day drought reduced the Mississippi river water to 4.2 feet between St. Louis and Cairo. The shallower bends forced a reduction of towing units from eight to four or three barges, halving freight movement upper Mississippi. General Ashburn noted radio and modern gear kept efficiency near sixty percent.
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Washington
Mississippi
Inland Waterways Corporation
Thomas Q. Ashburn
Big
Inland Waterways
St. Louis
Cairo
Ilinois
Upper
Ashburn
Monroe Ranked 26th Among Fastest Growing Cities
Census figures compiled in Washington place Monroe as 26th among U S cities with more than 25 000 population in the last decade. Monroe shows a 105 1 percent increase. The report lists cities over 25 000 that grew by 100 percent or more in ten years.
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Washington
Monroe
United States
British Dirigible R-100 Two Thirds Across Atlantic
LONDON July 30 The giant British dirigible R-100 travels over 70 miles per hour or more as she remains over two thirds of the Atlantic. The ship is expected to sight land around 8 oclock tomorrow morning Greenwich time. By noon she is about 700 miles from Belle Isle and heads toward Labrador then the Gulf of St Lawrence toward the St Lawrence River and Montreal.
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London
Atlantic Ocean
New Foundland
Belle Isle
Labrador
Gulf of St. Lawrence
St Lawrence River
Montreal
Mississippi Cotton Lands 28 Cents At New Orleans Auction
The first bale of cotton from Mississippi arrived in New Orleans on July 30 and sold for 28 cents per pound at a rear exchange auction. The bale originated in Magnolia, Mississippi.
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New Orleans
Mississippi
Cotton Exchange
Magnolia
Miss
Interstate Commerce ruling saves Louisiana freight costs
The Interstate Commerce Commission upheld Louisiana intrastate freight rates as reasonable and nondiscriminatory, saving Monroe territory about 150000 dollars. Harvey G. Fields, public service commissioner for North Louisiana, cites lower rates on 22 products due to the ruling. A separate report notes a robbery incident in Bogalusa where Thomas J. Lusk was relieved of 85 dollars at gunpoint.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana
Monroe
Harvey G. Fields
Public Service Commissioner
North Louisiana
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
A humorous local monologue notes a rich man going to jail while a poor man casually enters. The piece uses dialect humor to comment on social class and justice with a punchy rhythm.
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Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
Frank Foster Identified as Single Killer in Lingle Slaying
Police claim Patrolman Ruthy positively identified Frank Foster as the man who shot Chicago Tribune reporter Alfred Lingle near the Michigan Avenue tunnel. Foster, linked to the Moran gang, was indicted for murder after an arrest in Los Angeles and is seeking bail.
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Chicago
Frank Foster
Alfred
Jake” Lingle
Chicago Tribune
Anthony Rubhy
Lingle
Michigan Boulevard
Ruthy
Randolph Street
Foster
Moran
Los Angeles
Candidate Drops Dead Week Before Election
Knox county election near. Judge R A Brown, chair of the county Democratic committee, dies at home from a paralytic stroke and heart disease after an indigestion attack. The death leaves the local race unsettled with a week to go.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Knox County
R. A. Brown
Democratic Committee
Major Crops in State Hard Hit by Arid Weather
Baton Rouge July 30 Every major growing crop in Louisiana has been severely affected by the prolonged drought and hot weather. State Commissioner Harry D. Wilson said there is still time for sugar cane to recover if weather improves in the latter part of the summer. The department could not provide definite figures at this time.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Harry D. Wilson
Burns to Death in Overturned Truck Near Little Rock
John Hogan a 52 year old salesman died after his truck overturned down a 25 foot embankment near Little Rock Arkansas. The vehicle pinned him beneath and burst into flames preventing bystanders from helping before his body was consumed by the fire.
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Little Rock
Ark
John Hogan
Here
Hogan
Man Dies in Cave Dynamite Treasure Hunt
Wilson Nunley, 78, died in Lafayette Tennessee after a dynamite charge at a farm cave failed to detonate and exploded as he re-entered the cave during a buried treasure hunt sparked by a fortune teller.
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Lafayette, Tenn
Wilson Nunley
Here
Nunley
Mississippi deputy sheriff attacked by armed suspect
In Tunica Mississippi an armed posse searches for a negro who attacked deputy sheriff Harry Hall during an attempt to arrest him for chicken thefts. Hall was beaten unconscious and stripped of his gun before the assailant fled. Hall regained consciousness about an hour later but injuries are not life threatening.
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United Press
Tunica
Miss
Harry Hall
Hall
Brightest Boys Visit Edison Workshops in New Jersey
The brightest boys from each state and the District of Columbia visited Edison laboratories in East Orange New Jersey today as guests of the inventor. Tomorrow they face a test to determine the nations brightest with a four year scholarship at a technical school funded by Edison. Edison addressed the group and a broadcast is planned. Wilbur L. Huston welcomed the aspirants.
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East Orange
N. J
States
District of Columbia
Thomas A. Edison Laboratories
Edison
Wilbur L. Huston
Port Madison
Wash
Alabama
Early Action Sought on Sicard Overhead Crossing and Dixie Overland Gaps
Residents urge Chairman O K Allen of the Louisiana Highway Commission to finish paving the Dixie Overland highway east of here. Two remaining gaps total about four and a half miles near Crew Lake and Gi rard plus 4000 feet east of Monroe Sicard paving await contracts. The commission plans the Sicard overhead crossing and has let dirt work, drainage and bridges in the sector.
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O. K. Allen
Louisiana Highway Commission
Here
Dixie-Overland
Shreveport
Delta Point
Crew Lake
Boeuf River
Girard
Monroe-Sicard
Commission
Sicard
Boy of 16 Admits Attacks in France Murder Mystery
In Boulogne France a slender blond 16 year old, Ancre Leloutre, was arrested after a chamber maid identified him as her attacker. Police say he confessed to multiple assaults around Le Touquet and to the May 1928 killing of Florence Wilson, a former English war nurse, found with 14 knife wounds near a golf club.
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Boulogne
France
le Touquet
Ancre Leloutre
Gehrig's 32nd homer sparks Yankees rally in Boston
In the first game of a doubleheader at Boston Lou Gehrig launched his 32nd homer and sparked an eighth inning rally that yielded six runs to power the Yankees to an 8 to 2 win over the Red Sox. Rice also homered in the tenth.
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Boston
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Red Sox
Rice
Bank Officials Repel Bank Holdup by Bandits
Officers of the Savings and Loan company in Brilliant Ohio repulsed an attempted robbery. Bank cashier Ray Davidson, in a rear room, seized a gun and fired through a partition as bandits ordered the teller to surrender, driving the attackers from the banking room amid a fusillade of shots.
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Brilliant
Ohio
Savings and Loan Company
Ray Davidson
Davidson
Knott Withdraws From Fifth Louisiana District Race
Ruston Senator R B Knott announces withdrawal from congressional bid in the fifth district. His move assures re election of incumbent Riley J Wilson of Ruston who faced no other opposition. Knott cites flood control concerns and Wilson as ranking minority member of the house flood control committee as key factors shaping the decision.
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R. B. Knott
Ruston
Congress
Louisiana
Riley J. Wilson
Knott
Wilson
House
Cotton Leaf Worms Reported On Ouachita Farms
Agricultural agent E R Strahan notes cotton leaf worms appearing at multiple Ouachita farms near Monroe and Bosco in Richland area. He warns infestations likely to rise within three weeks with second brood, and that early attacks can destroy or halt cotton growth even when mature.
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Ouachita Parish
E. R. Strahan
N. W. McHenry
W. W. McDonald
Columbia Road
Carl McHenry
Monroe
S. O. Henry
Cadeville
Russell Adams
Hal
Strahan
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