Simmons faction instigates Klan litigation in Fulton court
Officials of the Ku Klux Klan assemble in Washington for a conference as a legal action led by Colonel Simmons seeks to challenge management and control of Klan funds and affairs in Fulton County. Court hearings set for June 9 will determine whether a permanent restraining order can be issued against officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KLAN
Fulton’s Court
Ku Klux Klan
Washinton
Atlanta
Fae Knights of the
Simmons
Emperor
Foulton
Coburn Deela
Cobut
Sim Evans
Sim
Evans
Fulton County
David
Joseph Si
Ier
Shoul Gutzon
Simmons and Fendants
Bean
Gram
Cotton Market Break Of Five A Bale In New York
The Associated Press reports a sharp five dollar drop per bale as July futures edge to 25.95 with October at 23.26 amid heavy selling on expectations of improved conditions across the cotton belt. An Arkansas oil company reports another gusher in the Smackover field, funding by a large investor group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Texas
Athletic Badge Test For Local Youngsters Saturday
Monroe youths in Ouachita Parish may take three progressive tests to qualify for the national athletic badge. Committees from the Ouachita P T A and Twilight League will judge girls and boys events with Monroe Community Service directing. Certificates and badges will be issued by the national organization at a later ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Monroe Community Service
Grammar School
High Schoel
Durango Riot Kills Many Mexicans After Clergy Limit Protest
A Durango City riot left multiple dead and seventeen wounded as 3,000 Catholics protested a law restricting the number of clergymen per denomination. Military patrols guarded the state capitol. shots fired injure officers and civilians as the crowd clashed with mounted police and guards. The governor and legislature face pressure to rescind the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Disrohef
Durango City
State Capitol
Iby
Ace
Accuracy as Basis for All Knowledge in Universities
President M L Burton of the University of Michigan urges a renewed drive for accuracy in higher education. He says colleges must emphasize thoroughness, precision, and truth, defending liberal arts learning even if it affects endowments or enrollment. He warns against superficiality and calls for rigorous, honest scholarship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
M. L. Burton
University of Michigan
Executives’ Club
Sherman Hotel
America
College of Liberal Arts
United States
Phillips party left undisturbed in Tucson
Clara Philips and her guard could not be reached as the Sunset Limited halted in Tucson to take her back to Los Angeles. Los Angeles deputies had strict orders not to disturb the party before 7 20, hindering contact. Attorney Van buakirk says an affidavit from Mrs. Philips about kidnapping under gunpoint could reopen her case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Ideas
Tucson
Ariz
Clara Philips
Los Angeles
Cess
Slack Interests Bid Declared No Prospect for Execution
Washington June 1 The Shipping Board led by Chairman Lasker announced that John W Slack of Silver Creek New York cannot deliver the bid for the merchant fleet valued over a billion dollars If such an offer were accepted no prospect of fulfillment exists after a government inquiry with other agencies deemed it a summer dream The Silver Creek bidder may still present further details or backing if desired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aasselated
Washington
Shipping Board
Lasker
John W. Slack
Silver Creek
N. Y
Slack
Eight Other Men to Stand Trial in Dowling Flogging Case
In Birmingham on June 1, eight other defendants were slated for trial over the flogging of Dr. J. D. Dowling health officer after the first defendant Erlst Xack was found not guilty on kidnapping. A court crowd jeered a verdict amid calls for more cooperation in the proceedings as the Ku Klux Klan was discussed outside the courtroom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Prong
Birmingham
Ala
James G. Davis
J. D. Dowling
Ernest O. Jacks
Stevele
Jacks
Stte
Associated Press
O. A. Steele
Etowah Circuit Court
Ernest G. Jacks
Ku Klux Klan
Morehouse Parish
Coco
Monroe appoints interim parks and streets commissioner
New commissioner J A Biedenharn has resigned effective immediately. Mayor Arnold Bernstein names Will Atkinson to fill the unexpired term. Atkinson was recently nominated for the post, seen as equivalent to election. The city’s general election is set for June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Biedenharn
Monroe
Arnold Bernstein
Will Atkinson
Atkinson
Biedenharn
Coco Says Klan Issue Dominates Louisiana Campaign
Attorney General A V Coco and Mrs Coco in Shreveport discuss the state race. He will seek a third term and hopes the campaign avoids religious lines. He predicts the governor and legislature races will hinge on Klan or anti Klan views and calls for new hate crime laws. He criticizes Klan secrecy and support for law enforcement within bounds of the constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Preas
Ku Klux Klan
A. V. Coco
Coco
Shreveport
Klan
K.K.K
Knights of Clumbus
Ants
Thos
Shreveport Doctor Dies by Own Hand in Home
Dr Wiley Hugh Billingsley Jr a 34 year old Shreveport physician shot himself in his bathroom after breakfast while his wife tended chickens outside. He had recently suffered despondency and was connected with the Kansas City Southern Railway medical staff. He is survived by his wife and a young child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Shreveport
Wiley Hugh Billingsley, Jr
Billingsley
Kansas City Southern Railway
Millennia-Old Plant Life Found In Coal Balls
Adolf C. Noe of the University of Chicago reveals in a Chicago Herald and Examiner interview that coal ball fossils from Texas Kentucky Illinois and Indiana show highly developed plant life hundreds of millions of years earlier than currently recorded. He calls coal balls the Tutankhamun of plant life and notes fine lines and deposits indicating flowering plants existed long before scientists claim such forms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Adolf C. Noe
University of Chicago
Chicago Herald and Examiner
Noe
Texas
Kentucky
Ilinois
Indiana
Illinois
Kiwanis to Revise Laws at Constitutional Convention
In Atlanta, June, Kiwanis international convention authorized a constitutional convention to revise the group laws. The body will include the president past presidents and district board leaders. It plans to report next year at the Denver international gathering. Edmond F Arras of Columbus Ohio was elected president over Alfred Turner of Chester Pennsylvania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
International Convention of Kiwanis
Denver
Edmond F. Arras
Columbur
Ohio
Alweed J. Turner
Chester, I's
Cotton crop May 25 at 71 percent of normal
Washington reports May 25 cotton condition at 71 percent of normal, with comparisons to prior years. States show mixed results ranging from 9 percent in California to 92 percent in Arizona, and notes on delayed acreage estimates until June canvass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Lresa
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Missouri
Oklahoma
California
Arizona
States
Census Bureau
Also Mentioned on This Page
Knade
Phil Challege
Imperial Wimperor
Ain
Doean
Richmond
IL and Gas CO
Smackover
Ark
Urango City
Phillips
Associated
Presa
Davis
Kiwanis Club
Weaks Supply Co
Genasco
Automobile’ Owners
Wexler
Presbyterian Church
Loudy
Jesus
Dr. Thomas
Christ
Forsythe Park
Rayville Vs
Notice DE Molay
The
Masonic
Temple
First Methodist Church
Irving Schlenker
Scribe
M. C
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!