Flood Deaths in Mexico Top 350 After Church Tragedy
Floods in the Mexico valley trapped worshippers at San Pedro church during a festival. More than 350 people were killed or missing, with rescuers hindered by rising waters and local superstition. federal troops aided by relief workers searched wreckage and mud for victims as President Cardenas ordered mobilized relief forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Mexico
D. F
San Pedro
Xochimilco
Milpa Alta
San Gregorio
San Pablo
Juan
San
Lazaro Cardenas
Mclellan Wife Dies in Memphis of Meningitis
Mrs John L McClellan wife of Representative McClellan Democrat Arkansas died in a Memphis hospital of meningitis. She was struck ill Saturday en route from Washington to Malvern Ark. The 34 year old mother of John L Jr 9 James Howard 7 and Mary Alice 4 was traveling with her children while he rushed from Washington to be at her side. The family hails from Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
John L. McClellan
Representative McClellan
Democrat
Arkansas
Washington
Malvern
Ark
McClellan
Lucille Smith
John L., Jr
James Howard
Mary Alice McClellan
Brownsville
Western flood toll climbs across Kansas Nebraska and Missouri
Water from rivers and streams floods lowlands across Kansas Nebraska and Missouri as the Republican Kaw and Missouri rivers threaten levees and force evacuations. An AP tally lists 94 dead unofficially in Nebraska with no final toll yet. authorities warn of continuing danger as rivers surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junction City
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Louis
Associated Press
W. C. Bul
Infant Found Dead In West Monroe Ditch
The prematurely born infant girl was discovered in a culvert on Haynes avenue by city workers under Paul Rogers. Deputy Coroner R W O Donnell and Chief J C Cobb investigated. Police believe the baby was born Monday night and not foul play. Authorities seek the mother to claim the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haynes Avenue
West Monroe
Paul Rogers
R. W. O'Donnell
J. C. Cobb
Milton Coverdale
O'Donnell
Kidnaping Mystery Hopes To End Quick In Weyerhaeuser Case
Tacoma reports unusual activity at Justice Department HQ as authorities press to solve the $200000 Georges Weyerhaeuser kidnaping within a week or face a lengthy wait. Officials suspect local talent may have staged the crime, with federal agents downplaying Barker-Karpis gang ties amid secrecy and roadblocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Tacoma
Department of Justice
George Weyerhaeuser
Carter Case Nearing Jury Verdict in Laurel Murder Trial
Laurel Mississippi June 4 with rebuttal testimony moving swiftly to day in the trial of W M Carter 68 charged with the murder of Mrs Daisy Keeton Laurel widow the case would be in the hands of the jury by late tonight The state called six rebuttal witnesses four had testified before 10 oclock this morning Judge W Joe Pack said closing arguments would follow the taking of testimony Carter alibi and undertaker opinions on preservation of bodies featured rebuttal Clayton Myrick testified he saw Carter in a car with a woman on the Paulding Ellisville road near the crime scene
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurel
Miss
W. M. Carter
Daisy Keeton
W. Joe Pack
Jack Deavours
Carter
Charles Thompson
Paulding-Ellisville Road
Child falls to death from window in Shreveport
Eugene Palfrey, three, lost balance while playing in a second story window and plunged to the pavement in Shreveport. He died from the injuries. Parents moved from Memphis, Tenn, two years ago to here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Eugene Palfrey
Memphis
Tenn
America offers opportunity to youth says dean
Dr. James F. Broussard, LSU administrator and Romance Languages head, told the Northeast Center of LSU graduating class at the college’s auditorium that America offers an unmatched chance for adventure and leadership amid an industrial and political revolution. The well filled auditorium heard the processional, invocation by Professor Bruce H. Redditt, and a piano solo by Raymond Bolton as the ceremony opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
James F. Broussard
Louisiana State University
Northeast Center of
Broussard
United States
Northeast Center Orchestra
Lowery Jefferson
Bruce H. Redditt
Raymond Bolton
C. C. Calvert
Forty Hour Week to Be Maintained
Chicago June 4 The forty hour week and minimum wages remain in force as many employers continue NIRA standards or restore legality. Blue eagle pledges persist with some firms announcing wage increases. Labor reports more firms abandoning the forty hour week and minimums, with strikes in several cities as workers protest changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
United States Supreme Court
Associated Press Today
NIRA
Roosevelt
Preacher Taken Back to Orange to Face Charge
Rev. Edgar Eskridge Baptist pastor is returned from Deridder Louisiana to Orange Texas to face charges of slaying Chief Ed J. O'Reilly on Orange Main Street last Wednesday. He surrendered after a requisition hearing in the Orange County courtroom with Sheriff W P Brown and deputies present. Eskridge had sought extradition hearing at Deridder but agreed to go to Beaumont voluntarily. The pastor had conducted raids on night clubs as part of a crusade against vice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Orange County
Edgar Eskridge
Deridder
Orange
Texas
Ed J. O'Reilly
Main Street
Beauregard
Allen R. Lecompte
Beaumont
Eskridge
O'Reilly
Quadruplets in Hollis Reach 20th Birthday Milestone
The Keys sisters of Hollis Oklahoma celebrate their twentieth birthday marking the first recorded instance of quadruplets reaching age twenty. Each of the four sisters had a cake with twenty candles as family and friends note the historic milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis
Okla
Associated Press
Keys
Tax panel seeks June 15 homestead exemption deadline
Baton Rouge June 4 A request from Louisiana Tax Commission Chairman T S Landry asks tax assessors to extend the filing deadline for homestead tax exemption applications to June 15. He said the extension follows numerous requests from assessors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
T. S. Landry
Louisiana Tax Commission
Landry
Push to rally public support over Patman bill before election
Congress abandons cash payment fight this session to wage a public campaign for the Patman inflation bill next year. Senators say Roosevelt would not accept a compromise, and a 90 percent cash option was rejected after a senate poll showed no passage over a veto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Roosevelt
Thomas
Oklahoma
Woman betrays Bremer kidnapper in pursuit
St Paul june 4 a woman who had been keeping company with Volney Davis a Barker Karpis gangster who pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the kidnapping of Ed ward G Bremer the St Paul banker betrayed him. Davis arrest in Chicago boosted the federal tally to nine in jail and eight at large. Authorities staged a trap after a tip from a Chicago girl seen with Davis after his Yorkville escape. Davis a sweetheart of Edna Murray was freed on conspiracy charges and returned to a Missouri prison. He had arranged to meet the girl at Austin ill and officials pursued the plan. They said Davis had no link to the George Weyerhaeuser Tacoma case. Continued on Third Page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Volney Davis
Barker- Karpis
Edward G. Bremer
Davis
Chicago
Yorkville
Ill
Edna Murray
Missouri
Austin
George Weyerhaeuser
Tacoma
Wash
Industrial contracts show great increase in May in South
The Manufacturers Record May review notes private building awards rising to 7.149 million from 5.542 million in April and overall building, construction and engineering awards totaling 46.473 million, up from 33.021 million. It highlights widespread industrial development and higher high level contracts, with May totals 7.005 million for contracts and 7.149 million for private building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
South
Monroe Police Watch For Identified Gunman After City Chase
Monroe police and sheriff’s deputies hunted an unidentified gunman after a running gun battle with Shreveport detectives Monday. The man escaped in a stolen car. Clyde Seegers, 18, of Arcadia, was captured and jailed in Shreveport claiming to be a hitch hiker. Officials had a full description of the gunman and the stolen vehicle, believed heading toward Monroe from Plainview, Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Sheriff's Department
Shreveport
Clyde Seegers
Arcadia
F. D. Barnes
Plainview
Texas
French Premier Bouisson ousted after brief tenure
Paris June 4 Fernand Bouisson France's premier for four days was ousted by a 254 to 252 vote as he sought free powers to direct measures amid a financial crisis. A confidence vote later backed the new premier 390 to 192 on the decree powers dispute while police held back strikers and shopkeepers protesting rents and taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Fernand Bouisson
France
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Hall
President to seek restricted NRA regulation via emergency bill
President Roosevelt and his cabinet plan an emergency legislative program to restore the NRA on a restricted basis. The plan, likely a piece-meal proposal, aims to define interstate business and broaden federal powers while keeping NRA principles tied to interstate commerce. A press conference is expected to reveal details at 5 p.m. EST.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
NRA
Press Club
Hugh S. Johnson
Borah
Idaho
Donald R. Richberg
Capitol
White House
Donald Richberg
Supreme Court
Federal Trade Commission
Roosevelt Calls New Deal Leaders to Two Extra Sessions
President Roosevelt summons key New Deal leaders to two extra sessions in Washington on June 4, signaling urgent coordination of policy amid domestic and economic pressures. The move aims to align cabinet, agency heads, and party officials on upcoming reform measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Washington
France’s New Boat Breaks Record in Hollywood Note
Will Rogers reports from Hollywood that France’s new boat set a record, sparking talk of American interest in travel. The U S Treasury notes expenditures run a billion and a half under estimates, boosting optimism. Baccalaureate addresses to graduates urge voting the straight Republican ticket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
France
U. S. Treasury
Also Mentioned on This Page
M’clellan
Ed Bentz
Machine Gun
Kelly
Chain Gang
J. P. Weyerhaeuser, Jr
George
Jocal
Barker-Karpis
Edward G
Issaquan
Renton
Rickigg
John H. Dreher
Seattle Times
Issaquah
George Bonifas
Weyerhaeusers
Bonifas
Dreher
Preacher
Hugh Wagnon
Harrison Bill
Bremer
Henry H. Sweets
Louisville
Presbyterian Church In
Montreal
N. C
Desperado
Will Rogers
Yours
Heit
Raperta
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!