Mystery Veils Suspected Death of Alabama Man
Mystery surrounded the investigation into Herbert Schroeder a Mobile radiator dealer reported dead in a burned car near Indianapolis The body may not be Schroeder and two men and a woman named Jack Snider were identified as involved in a heated argument before Schroeder left for Indiana Mobile Sheriff Pat Byrne and police search for Schroeder and a woman companion continued while an alibi for a New Orleans trip was accepted for Schroeder's friend Gertrude Kittrell A burned car body was found but not confirmed as Schroeder's and authorities ponder whether Schroeder connected to the crime or is missing elsewhere
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Mobile
Ala
Herbert Schroeder
Indianapolis
Bee
Schroeder
Indiana
Jack Snider
Pat Byrne
Meridian
Miss
Gertrude Kittrell
New Orleans
Harold Herbert Schroeder
Cambridge Youth Kills Tutor Then Guns Self
In Cambridge England June 3 1940 a King's College student D N Potts is accused of shooting his tutor A F R Wollaston and wounding Detective Sergeant Wilson before shooting himself. Potts is hospitalized in serious condition. The dean notes Potts returned to the college after a week away and went to Walstons room where shots were fired.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
England
Cambridge University
D. N. Potts
King’s College
A. F. R. Wollaston
Potts
Wilson
Dean Milner-White
Konjola touted as cure all by Huntington user
A Huntington resident Jack Rader praises Konjola the new medicine claiming it cured years of stomach pain indigestion and poor appetite after painters colic and gas. The ad notes Konjola with 32 ingredients targets stomach liver kidneys and bowels and lists Monroe Col Pharmacy as a local seller.
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Konjola
Jack Rader
Huntington
Monroe
Col- Pharmacy
Orleans House Members Attack Governor's Move
Baton Rouge June 3 The Louisiana house of representatives erupted as Orleans member Alvinius L. Williams accused Governor Huey P. Long of tyrannical tactics to force New Orleans city delegation in line with the road bill. The session ended with bills on amusements tax billboard levy highway appointee confirmation and a salary proposal for legislators amid condolences for the speaker's wife.
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Baton Rouge
New Orleans
House of Representatives
Alvinius L. Williams
Orleans
Huey P. Long
Fournet
House
Mino
Williams of
Vernon
Louisiana
Wingrave
Hamiter
Wilkinson
West Baton Rouge
Highway Commission
Senate
McDonald
Winn
Williams
Long
McGrath
McClanahan
Caldwell
Governor Long
S. O. Shattuck
Calcasieu
Lake Charles
Banners Awarded to Ki-Ro-Li Scout Troops
Banners and arm badges for Camp Ki-Ro-Li were received at the local scout headquarters. The banners bear Camp Ki-Ro-Li in gold on dark blue and will be presented to troops meeting encampment requirements. Scouts must live by the oath and law, keep cabins and dining areas clean, be prompt, and participate in program activities.
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Ki-Ro-Li
Camp
KRL
Camp Ki-Ro-Li
L. R. Simpson
Approves Bridge Span Plans Near Shreveport
The War Department approved revised Texas and Pacific Railway bridge plans over Cross Bayou one mile north of Shreveport. Three piers will stand on concrete pile foundations instead of the original pile piers while clearances stay the same.
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Washington
War Department
Texas and Pacific Railway Company
Cross Bayou
Shreveport
Pretty Pirates to Lead Treasure Hunt at Monroe Furniture
At 4 PM a group of locals in pirate costumes will guide treasure seekers through Monroe Furniture during the second annual hunt. Seven participants listed will coordinate the hunt as 75 items valued at hundreds of dollars await discovery until 9 PM. A staged display chest, six by three to four feet, filled with jewels, frames the scene.
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Monroe Furniture Company
Port Arthur Menaced as Fire Sweeps Forest
Flames sweep hundreds of miles of Northern Ontario forest lands threatening Port Arthur with evacuation of Dyment and surrounding areas. Women and children rushed belongings to a special train as several persons were reported missing.
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Port Arthur
Winnipeg
Man
Ontario
Dyment
Ont
Forest Fire Devastates Ontario Homesteads as Pilot Missing
A blazing forest fire devastates homesteads across Ontario with many families fleeing by any means. Chief pilot Paul Garten’s Ontario forestry air service planes search the blaze, finding his aircraft near Allanwater as fire rages toward isolated homes. no sign of the aviator is reported. Allanwater lies 74 miles east of Sioux Lookout where fires burn intensely.
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Allanwater
Sioux Lookout
Ont
Tri-State extends bus service to Marshall and Tyler Texas
Tri State Transit extends motor coach service from Shreveport to Marshall and Tyler Texas beginning this week. Direct daily connections will be made with Sunshine at Tyler for Terrell Dallas and Fort Worth. Under new schedule three coaches daily each way run among Shreveport Fort Worth and Dallas.
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Tri-State Transit Company
Shreveport
Marshall
Tyler
Tex
Tri-State Coaches
Sunshine Bus
Terrell
Dallas
Fort Worth
Interstate Line
Tri-State Organization
Tri-State
Sunshine Bus Lines
Supreme Court weighs Arkansas law validity in drug case
The Supreme Court on Monday will review whether Arkansas laws allowing the state supreme court to block enforcement of a contract are valid. The dispute centers on Furst and Thomas, Memphis drug dealers, who argued Arkansas courts should enforce a contract involving shipments to James G. Brewster in Drew County.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Arkansas
Furst and Thomas
Memphis
James G. Brewster
Drew County
Ark
Illinois
Arkansa
Money Order Dept at P O Shows May Gain
The post office money order division reports a strong May with 5,877 orders issued totaling 67,700.47 dollars, up from 5,129 orders totaling 44,300.32 dollars a year earlier. Payments in May 1930 reached 3,981 orders worth 35,127.37 dollars, versus 3,474 orders totaling 50,038.98 dollars in May 1929.
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The
Post Office
Thoughts Visions and Sketches of North Louisiana
Copies of the book by Dr Luther Longino of Minden have been received here. The volume portrays love humor and traditions with antebellum history and sketches of prominent North Louisiana men and women and their families.
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North
Louisiana
Luther Longino
Minden
A Colicky Baby Gets Well Quick With Teethina
An advertisement touts Teethina as a fast safe remedy for infant colic. It claims quick relief by cleansing the bowels and ending colic-related symptoms and urges readers to request Dr Moffett's Baby Book from J Moffett Co Columbus Ga.
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Dr. Moffett
J. Moffett Co
Columbus
Thoughts Visions and Sketches of North Louisiana
Longino wrote and published in the Minden papers thoughts and sentiments that came to him from time to time. These articles have been collated and presented in book form in the Thoughts Visions and Sketches of North Louisiana. The book is dedicated to the pioneers and patriots of North Louisiana who built homes fought wars espoused the cause of religion and education gave us this goodly heritage and made North Louisiana history.
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Longino
Minden
North
Louisiana
Cyclone Leaves Damage Across Broken Bow Nebraska
No deaths reported as cyclone devastates Broken Bow area on June 3. Leveled crops and numerous damaged homes indicate severe storm impact with ongoing cleanup and assessments underway by local authorities.
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Broken Bow
Neb
Examinations Underway in City Grade Schools
Final examinations are in progress today and tomorrow across city grade schools. Schools will close Friday for summer vacation. No formal exercises will mark promotion from grammar grades to first year high school this year, says Superintendent E. L. Neville.
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E. L. Neville
Storm Hits Merna Area in Central Nebraska
A storm swept central Nebraska centering at Merna, a farm community nearby. No deaths were reported.
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Nebraska
Merna
Here
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