Flood Death Toll Rises in Oklahoma City and Flooded Areas
Six dead and seven missing as central Oklahoma floods surge through Oklahoma City and towns like Seminole and Shawnee. Relief workers evacuated families, 3,000 homeless, 700 homes ruined. relief fund hits 7500. Names include Norah Norris, Ella Morgan, Buster Morgan, Ellen Webster, James Webster. others missing.
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Seminole
Shawnee
Oklahoma City
Norah Norris
Ella Christine Morgan
Buster Glenn Morgan
James B. Webster
Ellen
Massachusetts
Jim Robinson
Robert Webster
P. W. Parkington
Monty Morgan
Hughes
Jimmie
Jones City
Here
Kansas City Man Fatally Injured In Auto Accident
George Edgar West Jr a 34 year old Kansas City real estate dealer was fatally injured in an auto crash near Senatobia Mississippi while returning to Memphis after a Kosciusko trip. He was treated at Senatobia then died in a Memphis hospital. The chauffeur was not seriously hurt.
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Memphis
Tenn
George Edgar West, Jr
Kansas City
Senatobia
Miss
West
Kosciusko
G. Edgar West
Rich dream fizzles as false Derby telegram misleads town
Hanchey, a De Siard street store salesman, wins cheers when a telegram promises a C U English Derby payout of 400 000 dollars. The message proves to be from Monroe. a friend’s prank arises. Chamber of commerce presidents rush to urgent meetings amid tax concerns. Local notables Abernathy and Hastings loom large as city politics and gossip intersect. Four high school boys head to Black Bayou for vacation.
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J. L. Hanchey
De-Siard Street
C. U
British Racing Syndicate
New York City
DeSiard Street
Hanchey
New York
Chicago
Monroe
Polish-American Aviator Sails Atlantic Route Adventure
Stanislaus Hausner, a Polish-born American aviator, undertook the New York to Warsaw route in a Bellanca monoplane. As of last night no word had come, with reports placing him over Halifax and Sydney as he followed the coast toward Cape Breton.
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Associated Press
Stanislaus Hausner
Atlantic
New York
Europe
Halifax
Sydney
Nova Scotia
Hausner
Cape Breton
Floyd Bennett Field
Warsaw
Poland
Great Mexico Earthquakes Leave Dozens Dead Across Towns
A Mexico earthquake yesterday caused extensive damage across multiple towns with more than sixty dead and over 100 injured. Guadalajara reports at least 30 deaths in the region as Atenguillo San Gabriel Ciudad Guzman Esperanza and other towns suffer severe destruction. Communication with Manzanillo remains unavailable and casualty figures are still incomplete.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Guadalajara
Atenguillo
San Gabriel
Ciudad Guzman
Esperanza
Manzanillo
Night flying praised as popular by American Airways rep
Preston Oliver, local representative, says night flights from Dallas to the Pacific coast will attract more local travelers than day services. Night planes, carrying mail and passengers, start June 15 and are expected to offer smoother, faster travel due to cooler, calmer air.
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American Airways
Dallas
Pacific Coast
Preston Oliver
Oliver
Weather Bureau
Early Shopping District Adopts 5 P.M. Closings
Herbert J. Fink, chairman of the merchants division of the chamber of commerce, announces a summer early closing plan. From June through Labor Day, stores in the group will close at 5 p.m. daily except Saturday, when groups set their own hours. Affected businesses include department stores, men and women’s apparel, millinery, and similar shops.
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Herbert J. Fink
Fink
Merchants’ Division
Chamber of Commerce
Why the Protest Against Louisiana Tax Proposals
The speaker argues the Allen administration risks public anger by tax bills without hearings in the House, not the Senate, warning that taxation without representation threatens the state. It criticizes ongoing deficits, new bonds, and unfixed levy lengths, calling for immediate retrenchment and balanced finances.
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Allen
Senate
House
Mississippi
Louisiana
Rome
Commencement at Louisiana U. Begins With Parade and Valedictories
Commencement exercises for more than 400 Louisiana State University graduates began with the senior parade and valedictories in the campus Greek theater. Degrees will be awarded Monday night. Rabbi Louis Binstock of New Orleans will give the commencement address and Bishop Francis Clement Kelly will deliver the baccalaureate sermon.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Louis Binstock
New Orleans
Francis Clement Kelly
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Robert Maurice Dreyfous
Hattiesburg
Miss
Oliver Perkins Stockwell
Comite
The
University Alumni Federation
Ouachita Junior College Presents Three One Act Plays
The Dramatic club of Ouachita Parish Junior College stages three one act plays tonight at 8 in the college auditorium. Miss Bess Mary Crider coaches two pieces including The Love Pirate and If Men Played Cards as Women Do, while Mrs. Dorothy Younse directs The Wedding Present. Casts feature Henry Gilliland and others as well as Jessie Worthington and Ross Banister in the leading roles. The boys and girls glee club will perform musical selections and the public is invited.
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Ouachita Parish Junior College
Bess Mary Crider
Dorothy Younse
Henry Gilliland
Charlie Cascio
Ava Benton
Marjorie McBride
Mildred Dennis
Byron Breard
Romeo
Bill Frisbie
Harold Dennis
Clifton Furlow
Delbert Evans
Jessie G. Worthington
Fred Beckett
Ross Banister
Girls’ Glee Club
Air Corps Revolt Aims to Oust Chilean President
In Santiago on June 4 the army air corps led a revolt against President Juan Esteban Montero. Carlos Davile, ex-ambassador to the United States, among leaders, as officers march on government house by land and air. 75,000 volunteers reportedly mobilized to defend the regime.
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Air Corps
Santiago, Chila
Army Air Corps
Carlos Davile
United States
Government House
Juan Esteban Montero
Louisiana Legislature Advances Gov Allen Tax Plan
After four weeks in session, Governor C. K. Allen's tax program passed the house and goes to the senate finance committee. Only a few bills from the origin chamber merit broad statewide interest, including a ballot on repealing national prohibition and a gasoline oil price ratio act. Public hearings are planned next week with continued coverage on page two.
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Baton Rouge
House
Senate
Louisiana
C. K. Allen
Senate Finance Committee
Chamber of Origin
Waldo Dugas
Lafayette
Alexander Caddo
Levee Contract Set for Buckhorn Bend Work
The Tensas basin levee district awarded the Buckhorn Bend levee contract to Sam Abowitz of Arkansas City Ark at 960 cents per cubic yard. The 30 400 foot line will rise about five feet and hold roughly 140000 cubic yards. Local property owners hail the decision as flood protection will end the menace and raise property values in the buckhorn bend area.
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Board of Commissioners
Tensas Basin
Rayville
Buckhorn Bend
Monroe
Sam Abowitz
Arkansas City
Ark
H. A. Mangham
Mississippi Adjutant General Eric Scales Dies by Suicide
Eric C. Scales adjutant general of Mississippi was found shot to death in his Jackson armory office. A coroner's jury ruled death by his own action with notes found, including one to Sergeant Montgomery and another to his son Eric Jr. Scales had been appointed by Gov. Sennett Conner after the new administration began.
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Jackson
Miss
Eric C. Scales
Mississippi
National Guard
Gen. Scales
D. R. Montgomery
Scales
Montgomery
Eric, Jr
Sennett Conner
J. M. Hairston
Presbyterians Plan Fund For Youth Education
The Presbyterian church Men’s club approved a plan to raise a revolving fund to help young church members pursue education after high school. A campaign to grow club membership will be led by Alden Shotwell Alston Prophit and J W Collins. A reading by Miss Clarissa Davis titled Mrs Cassidy on Kissing was presented at the meeting.
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The
Presbyterian Church
Alden Shotwell
Alston Prophit
J. W. Collens
Mrs. Cassidy
Clarissa Davis
17-Year-Old Lad Held For Slaying Father Brother
In Farmerville Louisiana a 17-year-old youth named Woodrow White is jailed on murder charges after his father Willis White 58 and brother J W White 23 were found shot to death in two fields a day apart. Motive believed to be a dispute over use of the family automobile. The youth was taken into custody by Union Parish officers after his bride reported his failure to return home and led authorities to the scene.
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Farmerville
Union Parish
Woodrow White
Willis White
J. W. White
Young White
Charlie Ray
Bud Ray
Two Arrested In Probe Of Man's Death In New Orleans
In New Orleans on June 4 two men were arrested as police probe the death of Randolph H. Cameron 55 whose bullet pierced and iron weighted body was found in the Mississippi River. Two men in Cameron's speak easy partnership were questioned. They identified as Lowell Greer 33 and James Cunningham 29 both denied knowledge of Cameron's death. A second unidentified white man's body was found in the river.
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New Orleans
Randolph H. Cameron
Mississippi River
Cameron
Lowell Greer
James Cunningham
Police drive back bonus marchers in Cleveland clash
Mounted officers charged with riot clubs as about a hundred veterans clashed with police in Pennsylvania railroad yards in Cleveland. The confrontation followed earlier moves to transport marchers toward Washington and out of the yards after blocks by police reserves.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania Railroad
Round House
Washington
Pennsylvania
Army bonus marchers at Mid-South Fairgrounds seek Washington departure
In Memphis on June 4 a 500 strong bonus army camped at the Mid-South Fair Grounds hoping for an immediate trip to Washington. An additional 225 men arrived from Oklahoma earlier today. Continued on Page Two.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mid-South Fair Grounds
Washington
Oklahoma
Herriot forms new French cabinet in Paris today
Former premier Edouard Herriot, leading radical socialist allies, formed a new French cabinet with his party and liberal left members. Herriot will be foreign minister and head the Lausanne war debts talks. Painleve to chair national defense coordination council.
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Paris
Edouard Herriot
M. Herriot
Lausanne
M. Hercriott
Paul Painleve
Republican Coalition
Georges Leysgues
Republican
Camille Chautemps
Raymond Patenotte
Atlantic City
Philadelphia
Painleve
War Clouds Loom in Bridge World as Four Horsemen Reform
New York June 4 A reformed four horsemen team plans to challenge Ely Culbertson in a knockdown drag out test of systems and skill over the bridge table. The feud stems from breaks with Oswald Jacoby and a disputed match between Lenz and Culbertson.
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New York
Four Horsemen
Oswald Jacoby
Ely Culbertson
Culbertson
Sidney S. Lenz
P. Hal Sims
Horsemen
Willard S. Karn
Jacoby
Lenz
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Black Bayou
Ivan
William Causey
Bud Judy
Adams Causey
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Louisiana U
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Arkansas
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Pat Murphy
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Jersey City
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
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