Local Man Dies After Shallow Water Dive Tragedy
Irvin H. Bacon 32 of Bastrop dies at St Francis sanitarium from a broken neck after diving head first into shallow Bayou Bartholemew water during a Bastrop swimming party. He had slipped and struck his head, surgery failed to save him. Bacon planned to marry Evelyn McBride in two weeks. he served as a World War II first lieutenant and worked as a shipping clerk for Strop Paper and Pulp. Surviving family includes his father C Bacon, stepmother, sisters Evelyn Clara Mae and Aline, and brothers Donald Robert and Charles. The body is at Peters undertaking with funeral plans pending.
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Irvin H. Bacon
Strop
St. Francis Sanibrium
Bayou Bartholomew
Bastropile
Mr. Bacon
Mon- 0
Evelyn McBride
Bastrop
Strop Paper and Pulp Company
North Louisiana
Cincinnati
C. Bacon
C. Leon
Bastop
Evelyn Bacon
Clara Mae Bacon
Aline Bacon
Donald Bacon
Merseese
Robert Bacon
Charles Acon
Peter's
Relief planes sail with Amundsen search mission
The Norwegian Amud relief expedition aboard the S. S. Ingertre heads toward Spitzbergen at 9 30 am. Seaplanes F 18 and F 22 are ready for Arctic search, while crews plan to scour the ice edge northeast of the Dane islands seeking Amundsen and the polar party. Lieutenant Holm leads aviators aiming to recoup the expedition along the Arctic ice pack.
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S. S. Ingertre
A. P
Ingertre
Amud
Spitzbergen
North Pole
Intergre
Ber- 129
Oslo
Rundsen
Amundsen
Leiutenant Lutzow Holm
Associated
Dane's Land
Holm
Itzbergen
Fugitive Benners Held After Texas Theft Spree
H G Benners alias G Robert Chester, arrested in Rayville by Deputy Roper for passing bogus checks, is believed to be a national crook with ties to San Antonio Shreveport Houston and other cities. His 17 year old wife returned to Texas with Tom Howell after a spree that included a $400 bad check in Shreveport and a wreck in San Antonio. Benners faces possible Department of Justice action and charges from multiple cities.
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H. G. Benners
G. Robert Chester
Rayville
Roper
United States
Sheriff's Department
Coverdale
San Antonio
Shreveport
Benners
Chester
St. Charles Street
Houston
Texas
Tom Howell
Riverside Garag and
Washington
Shiveport
Hughes Bros
J. R. Broyles
Brooks Mays Piano Company
Katherine Lee
Columbus
Riverside
Travis Street
Louisiana
Monroe
Louisiana Oil Refining Company
Department of Justice
Orleans Renews Appeal for Mississippi Bridge
Mayor Martin Behrman of New Orleans and a committee of belt commission members and businessmen presented a renewed appeal to the War Department Engineering Board for a permit to bridge the Mississippi River at New Orleans. They stated the plan would remove shipping objections and proceed if deemed necessary.
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New Orleans
A. P
Martin Behrman
Public Belt Commission
War Department Engineering Board
Mississippi River
War Department
Six Men Entombed in Michigan West Kentucky Coal Mine
Sturgis Kentucky June 8 Six men including four negroes were entombed in mine No 1 of the West Kentucky Coal company after an explosion wrecked the entry. A rescue crew descended the 425 foot shaft to reach the miners believed 1500 to 2000 feet back from the shaft.
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Sturgis
A. P
West Kentucky Coal Company
Balloon races in Gordon Bennett cup lead to sea landings
Balloons from Brussels race reach France and the North Sea. Miramar piloted by Captain O W Spencer lands 300 miles from Brussels near Beaumont De Lamagne. Ciampino reaches 260 miles. 8-14 lands 155 miles in France. Hespero Sus anas falls in the North Sea and Elsie destroyed near Boulogne. DRIFTING status noted as all 18 entries still aloft.
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Miramar
O. W. Spencer
Brussels
Beaumont de Lamagne
France
Ciampino
Signor Ilaris
Floods
McCormick
Hespero Susanas
de la Roche
North Sea
Senor Lobez
Elsie
Boulogne
Col
Johnson
Dougall
A. P
de la Rocha
United States
Goodyear J. I. S
Wade T. van Orman
Flood and
Prohibition Agent Faces Inquiry Over Drunken Driving Incident
Patrick Needham federal prohibition agent is under investigation by O D Jackson New Orleans chief enforcement officers on charges he drove while intoxicated struck a wagon injuring Leon Ponicarro and his son Sam 13 fled the scene witnesses report Needham recently shot and killed gangsta Robert William during a failed hold up.
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New Orleans
A. P
Patrick Needham
Prohibition
O. D. Jackson
Prohibition Enforcement
Needham
Robert William
Leon Ponicarro
Sam
Heat Wave Toll Tops 481 as Relief Edges Eastward
Eastern and midwestern regions faced mounting heat death tolls with 157 fatalities reported yesterday, pushing nine day total to 481. Storms in the Midwest damaged buildings and interrupted service as cooling winds began to ease temperatures from 100s toward the 60s in several cities.
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Chicago
A. P
Middle-West
Little Falls
Mont
Omaha
Neb
Vian
Ardmore
Okla
Wray
Colo
Davenport
Iowa
Des Moines
Mercury
Philadelphia
New York
Elisabeth
N. J
Newark
Baltimore
Trenton
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Washington
Hackensack
New York City
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Weather Bureau
Virginia
Evelen
New England
Coney Island
Atlantic City
Long Beach
Preston
Boston
Providence
R. I
Hudson
Heat Wave Breaks in East as Northeast Wind Rises
The eastern heat wave ending after six to eight days eased today with a brisk northeast wind. After claiming 149 lives yesterday including 71 in Philadelphia and more than 400 across the East, temperatures fell from the extreme heat along the New England coast as relief spread.
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New York City
New York
A. P
Philadelphia
New England
Delegation Heads to Shanghai to Probe Riot
A delegation of foreign legations secretaries set to investigate the Shanghai riot stemming from the cotton mill strike. They depart for Shanghai and expect arrival in 48 to 60 hours. Chinese observers react with guarded hope while students issue bills demanding redress. Public sentiment calls for restored political rights.
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Peking
A. P
Shanghai
China
Chinese workers' struggle backed by international communists
A report cites G. S. Zinovieff backing China’s worker movement as a global fight against imperialists. The communist Internationale, red trades unions, and the young international urge world workers to oppose capitalist plots to divide China and oppress its people. They also condemn colonial occupations including Morocco.
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Moscow
A. P
Rosta
Associated Press
Washington
Russia
China
G. S. Zinovieff
The
Third Internationale
Communist Internationale
Red Trades Union
Young Communist Internationale
Morocco
Greek naval force lands to quell Samos uprising
A Greek detachment lands on Samos and martial law is declared to halt an insurgency led by the Vafiades brothers. About 450 civilians soldiers and gendarmes were expelled from the island and a blockade prevents escape by the insurgent leaders. Captain Demestika reports limited local support.
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Athens
Greece
Samos
Asia Minor
Vafiades Brothers
Demestika
Insurgent raid on Samos by three brigand brothers
London reports scant details of the Samos seizure by insurgents. The Athens Morning Post says three brigands, refugees since 1922, led the raid which has no political aim. They were to face trial June 6 for numerous offenses. In fear, islanders reportedly hoisted the Italian flag.
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London
Samos
Athens
Morning Post
Dade-Carez Islands
River Stage Readings Across Ohio Mississippi and Ouachita
River stage data show Cairo at 14.4 with a rise of 1.6. Memphis 6.7 down 0.3. Vicksburg 11.9 down 1.5. New Orleans 2.3 down 0.7. In Red River Shiveport 8.6 down 0.7. Alexandria 5.8 down 0.8. Ouachita at Camden 3.9 down 0.5 and Monroe 13.5 steady.
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Cairo
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shiveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Prohibition Violators Fined and jailed after dances
Judge Percy Sandel sentenced five dry law violators in district court. Daw son Phillips received six months plus 500 dollars fine for selling and possessing whiskey, while J. J. Bowles drew sixty days and 500 dollars for transporting and possessing eleven gallons of whiskey. John Milam got 100 dollars or 30 days for possession. Other defendants faced 60 days to three months for weapons and whiskey charges as federal agents aided the cases.
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Percy Sandel
Dawson Phillips
Sandel
Phillips
J. J. Bowles
Roper
Mitchell
Monroe
Columbia Extension Road
Hs Auto
Judge Sandel
John Milam
Milam
Midway
L. Jackson
W. C. Cole
Sheriff's Department
Willie Aulds
Bill Chaves
Tom Upchurch
Orphanage Receives New Wards Tuesday Morning
Monroe will gain 125 new residents as Louisiana state orphanage children from Lake Charles arrive tomorrow to occupy the $125,000 De Siard road institution. A Rainbo w Special train will bring them at 7 25 am with special cars and autos to move them to their new home after weeks of preparatory work. The arriving children completed a successful school year in Lake Charles.
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Monroe
Louisiana State Orphanage
Lake Charles
T de Siard
Rainbow
Missouri Pacific
Coolidge Urges Unity From Immigrant Experience
President Coolidge spoke at the Norse-American Centennial at Minnesota State Fair Grounds praising the melting pot’s unity. He urged that America’s integration of diverse races shows the world a path to fraternity and peaceful cooperation, noting the nation’s “spiritual union” and unity in trial.
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Minnesota State Fair
America
Coolidge
Congress
Europe
Norway
Restaurationen
Slaying of LSU Instructor Turner Stuns Campus
Baton Rouge police search for leads in the killing of Oscar B. Turner, LSU agronomy instructor. No arrests made. Investigators consider coroner's inquest outcomes while evaluating fingerprints, alibis, and possible motives amid rumors and crowd curiosity.
LSU Professor Murder Mystery Fails to Yield Fingerprint Clue
Police said bloody prints on the axe handle smeared beyond reproduction, offering no usable lead in the killing of Oscar B. Turner, an agronomy instructor at Louisiana State University. Turner was found yesterday in his classroom with ten cuts, his watch and about $11 still on him. The investigation shifts from robbery to another theory as pages continue.
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Baton Rouge
A. P
Oscar B. Turner
Louisiana State University
King Strenzke
Strenzke
E. J. Raffo
Raffo
New Orleans
Norman Allen
University
Louisiana Experiment Station
Turner
R. G. Markham
Carthage
Ill
Mississippi River
H. C. Turner
Mobile
Ala
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Orleans
Monroe News-Star
Mich
Prohi
REDS
Ohio
Tila Lee
Lila Lee
Wall Street
Maxwell Motors
Minnesota
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