Youth slaying tied to man held as suspect Phillips
Prosecutor Forrest B. Poling announced that Lawrence Carroll, 30, after questioning, described killing Dale Jones, 15, in a fist fight and burying him in a hillside cave near Old Moatsville. Carroll and Gordon Blake, 35, were taken into custody after a posse found the boy's body with a leg protruding from rocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
W. Va
Forrest B. Poling
Lawrence Carroll
Dale Jones
Carroll
Weston State Hospital
Gordon Blake
Jones
Poling
Old Moatsville
Prisoner Statements Led to Clear Blake, Police Report
Officers questioned Carroll then transferred statements to Poling. The statements, to be transcribed and signed, apparently cleared Blake. State police, including H F Fillinger Dorsey Bailey Paul Thomas and Frank Regenauer, reported the process at a rocky place near a crevice. Both men reside in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. F. Fillinger
Dorsey C. Bailey
Paul Thomas
State Police
Frank Regenauer
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Carroll
Poling
Blake
Former Mississippi Pen Warden Dies Wednesday
W. P. Dad Dubard, 81, former Mississippi state prison warden in two administrations and a keen observer of Louisiana and Mississippi politics for over 50 years, died in Lake Charles. He had lived there 23 years and nominated John Sharpe Williams for U S senator from Mississippi in 1892.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
W. P
Dad) Dubard
Mississippi
Louisiana
Dubard
John Sharpe Williams
United States
Two Honors Conferred On Caddo Presbyterian
Mrs. W C Winsborough of Shreveport received an honorary doctor of letters from Southwestern College and was honored by 600 Memphis Presbyterian women as a founder and first president of the Southern Presbyterian Women's Auxiliary at Idlewild Presbyterian Church in Memphis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
W. C. Winsborough
Shreveport
Southwestern College
Memphis Presbyterian
Southern Presbyterian Women’s Auxiliary
Idlewild Presbyterian Church
Alabama River Plan Drafted for Navigation and Power
The president's committee on water flow unveiled a plan for the Alabama Coosa rivers system including a 600 mile navigation canal with 13 locks and dams, power plants, reforestation, and erosion control at an estimated total cost around 60 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
President's Committee On
Alabama-Coosa Rivers
Alabama
Rome
Coosa
Etowah
Big Canoe Creek
Inter-Departmental
Warrior-Tombigbee
Tombighbee
Tennessee
Bids Sought From Banks for Catahoula Parish Depository
D E Woodin president of the Catahoula parish police jury says bids will be received at the July 2 meeting from banking institutions in the area to serve as depository and agent for the parish for a two year period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferriday
D. E. Woodin
Catahoula Parish
Hundreds die as BOBO insect killer sprayed on north Louisiana
Instantly hundreds of flies and other insects died across north Louisiana after BOBO insect killer was used. A long list of stores across towns including West Monroe, Swartz, Monroe, Oak Harbor, Mangham, Winnsboro and others sold the product, which is manufactured by J. L. Evans & Co. Inc with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Jackson
Ouachita Avenue
Lover's Lane
West Monroe
J. S. Block
A. J. Criswell
DeLlard Road
F. W. McCormick
Swartz
B. V. Davis
A. J. Perry
Perryville
Community Cash
Sterlington Road
Morgan's Grocery
Start
Morehouse Feed & Seed Co
Bastrop
Standard Seed Co
Rayville
Shreves Grocery
Rufus Harper
Collingston
L. L. Brown
Collinston-Wham Road
G. J. Gerald
Met Rouge
Tendal Mercantile Co
Tendal
Thomason Bros., Inc
Alto
Welch Gro
Mangham
People’s Hdw
Winnsboro
Midway
Delhi Hwy
Jonesville to elect ten aldermen in municipal vote
Ten candidates have announced for the Jonesville board of aldermen in the June 12 municipal election. Incumbents A. M. Beard Henry Uttinger S. L. Marvin and A. M. Weber run alongside C. L. Phillips R. D. Cowart Boamer Swayze R. P. Boyd Will Enete and George E. Phillips. Mayor W. P. Foster seeks reelection against J. H. Hawthorne. Chief of police candidates are J. M. Doughty Ben F. Smith and Ben Neal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesville
Board of Aldermen of
A. M. Beard
Henry Uttinger
S. L. Marvin
A. M. Weber
C. L. Phillips
R. D. Cowart
Boamer Swayze
R. P. Boyd
Will Enete
George E. Phillips
W. P. Foster
J. H. Hawthorne
J. M. Doughty
Ben F. Smith
Ben Neal
One Is Captured Two Are Sought In Hoosier Motel Rampage
In Bedford Indiana state police hunted two companions of 20 year old Robert Neal after a car chase that left Deputy Harold Amick dead and Officer John Pfaffenberger wounded. Neal who is jailed identified Ed Coffin as the slayer and Toots Lung as the third man. He described their flight from a filling station near Seymour and a wreck near Underwood. He said Coffin fired on officers during the pursuit and he fled on foot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Ind
Robert Neal
Indiana
Neal
Donald Franklin
Ed Coffin
Harold Amick
Scott County
Underwood
Helmsburg
Lead
Bloomington
Marie Marshall Neal
Jack Tiney
Franklin
Coffin
Lung
Seymour
John Pfaffenberger
Scottsburg
Amick
Named to Committee for Parish Debt Conciliation
George W. Cotton Ernest Mason and Claude Lord of Franklin parish were named to the parish debt conciliation committee to cooperate with the state committee and the federal land bank, it was announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferriday
George W. Cotton
Ernest Mason
Claude Lord
Franklin Parish
Parish
State Committee
Federal Land Bank
Blond Goddess Synopsis in Yucatan Jungle Ties
Explorer Frank Grahame and film star Janice Kent are captured by a jungle tribe known as sublevedos in the Yucatan. Horatio Greese, the press agent, and Don Raoul Orténа conspire with the Akhkin high priest to determine their fate with Grahame and Janice facing a doomed morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Grahame
Janice Kent
Horatio Greese
Yucatan
Raoul Ortena
Akhkin
Graham
Greene
Ortega
Janice
Plan of Escape Emerges in Mexican Jungle Parable
In a dim prison cell Frank Grahame and Greene decipher a note delivered by a hidden courier. The message from Juan Piedra promises an escape plan tomorrow, as Ahkin the priest hints at brutal sacrifices while Ortega fears discovery and Janice remains at risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Senor
Francisco Grahame
Juan Piedra
Herbert Jensen
Pastors Attend Church Meeting At Haynesville
Rev. I. L. Yeager and delegate W. W. McDonald from the local Methodist Protestant church, with Rev. J. W. Lee of Columbia, left after noon Wednesday for Haynesville to attend the Southwest Group Conference of the church from Wednesday through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. L. Yeager
Methodist Protestant Church
W. W. McDonald
J. W. Lee
Columbia
Haynesville
Southwest Group
Ses
Friay
Boys And Girls Head To Camp Windywood
A group of Monroe youths plan a summer stay at Camp Windywood near Pol. The outing involves boys and girls from the community as part of a local summer activity program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windywood
Monroe
Camp Windywood
Pol
Ouachita Parish Camp Plans for Girls and Boys
In Lock, Louisiana, a two camp program runs June 9 30 for girls and July 1 August 12 for boys. Director Mrs Elizabeth Manhein of Ouachita Parish High School leads activities in crafts dramatics music nature study and sports at a wooded Big Creek site near Pollock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Manhein
Ouachita Parish High School
Big Creek
Pollock
Foldable baggage carrier fits spare tire mount on autos
A new baggage carrier for automobiles can be folded into the spare tire carrier at the rear of the car. The design allows compact storage when not in use and quick deployment for trips.
Pythians Prepare Thursday Installations at Stonewall Lodge
The Stonewall lodge of the Knights of Pythias will install two new officers J Arthur Smith Sr master of exchequer and C A Kimball outer guard at 8 pm Thursday at its Hall on St John Street. Other officers already installed include P S Mulhearn Eugene Shows J J Burroughs C V Sanders Barney Oakland C C Gillette and A W Trotter. Trotter will report on the Grand Lodge meeting in New Orleans. A local dues initiations and reinstatements committee will present reports and recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Lodge
The
Knights of Pythias
St. John Street
J. Arthur Smith
C. A. Kimball
P. S. Mulhearn
Eugene Shows
J. J. Burroughs
C. V. Sanders
Barney Oakland
C. C. Gillette
A. W. Trotter
Trotter
Grand Lodge
New Orleans
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State Hospital
Caddo Presbyterian
Budw King OF Bottled Beer
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
F. Strauss and Son, Inc
Monroe, LA
J. L. Evans & Co., Inc
C. Box
Pary Coper
Mr. Cooper
Cooper
P. Lorillard Company, Inc
P. S
Gary Cooper
Paramount
America
Frank
Ahkin
Grahame
Senor Ortega
Don Raoul
Merida
Cana-zotz
Hollywood
Myberg
Winslow
Spin
Mexico City
Chichen Itza
Mr. Greene
Temple Top
Lock
Hite
Pythians
Cooleri
North Second Street
Monroe Furniture CO
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