Arkansas coroner seeks kin of man found dead
Coroner James Sims of Saline county Arkansas requests help locating relatives of John C Burns known as Jerry Burns. A body found near here on May 28 bore his name and papers. He had worked as track man and foreman for several railroads and had addresses in Homer Louisiana 1930 and Hammond Louisiana. Magnolia Mississippi. a son in or near Shreveport or Monroe is suspected. Burial occurred at Hughes cemetery near Benton.
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News-Star
Morn- World
James Sims
Saline County
Ark
John C. Burns
Jerry Burns
Monroe
John Burns
Ards
Homer
Hammond
Magnolia
Shreveport
Andertaking Company
Hughes Cemetery
Benton
Escaped Negro Convict Sought After Penitentiary Break
BATON ROUGE La June 9 John Blum a negro convict who escaped Thursday with Lloyd Anderson another negro from the Louisiana state penitentiary receiving station here was still sought Friday Anderson was recaptured A person is serving a term from Baton Rouge parish Blum was convicted in Washington parish.
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Baton Rouge
John Blum
Lloyd Anderson
Louisiana State Penitentiary
Hare
Anderson
Baton Rouge Parish
Blum
Washington Parish
Warrant Officer Agello Sets Sea Speed Record
Warrant Officer Francisco Agello of the Italian navy establishes a new sea speed record with a ten hour run covering 423.772 miles.
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Francisco Agello
Canning Plant in West Monroe Opens Its Doors
Mrs. C. A. Kincaid, manager of the new co operative cannery on Natchitoches street, reports beans and squash as early products with tomatoes and soup vegetables soon at capacity. Okra corn and fruits will follow. a recently canned beef was produced when market prices were too low for sale.
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C. A. Kincaid
Co-Operative Cannery
West Monroe
Natchitoches Street
Real Estate Transfers Filed in Clerk of Court
Transfers show Renwick Realty Co Inc to J C Steele for lots 6 6 A and 7 in Renwick rearrangement block 2 with a 1000 dollar consideration. Emmet J Foster to Lettie Owen for all of block 40 Cole addition to Monroe with mortgage cancellation noted.
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Clerk of Court
Renwick Realty Company, Inc
J. C. Steele
Renwick
Emmet J. Foster
Lettie Owen
Cole
Monroe
Verdict in Harris vs New Capitol Life Insurance case
Judgment returned in district court Thursday for Peter Harris and Lizzie Harris against New Capitol Life Insurance. Plaintiffs sought 174 dollars on a policy carried by frozena Harris, who died August 27, 1932.
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Peter Harris
Lizzie Harris
New Capitol Life Insurance Company
Frozena Harris
Day's Program at Mansfield by Monroe Leaguers
A November meeting at Gordon Avenue Methodist Church presented a Mansfield style assembly for Monroe district leaguers. Former delegates described assembly phases from morning devotion to night doings, with Rev. J. B. Grambling adding remarks on the topic Let's Go.
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Monroe
Gordon Avenue Methodist
Mansfield
Maida McClendon
Mildred Dennis
Louise Norsworthy
Billy Gannaway
Marjorie McBride
Ira Castles
Wilma Howell
Monnie Mae Byrd
Elizabeth Langford
J. B. Grambling
West Monroe League Plans July Trip and Box Supper
The Methodist group prepares a July departure for Chicago Worlds Fair with a box supper fundraiser at the church basement on Friday June 16. The event aims to raise funds to send a delegate to Mansfield and features an unusual entertainment program.
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West Monroe League
Mansfield
Changes in West Monroe Kiwanis Club Officers
The West Monroe Kiwanis club announces a staff reorganization with Humphries named president succeeding ill C. G. McCleery. New officers include Sam Humphries, Lloyd Warren, Jesse Heard, E S Eby, and directors E O Moore, E R Norris, Decker Moore, T L Hood, Joe Durrett, W S Heard, and W C Fisher.
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West Monroe Kiwanis Club
Humphries
C. G. McCleery
Sam Humphries
Lloyd Warren
Jesse Heard
E. S. Eby
E. O. Moore
E. R. Norris
Decker Moore
T. L. Hood
Joe Durrett
W. S. Heard
W. C. Fisher
Post Honors Fulford Veteran Died of Typhoid Fever
Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in this city assisted the family of J. L. Fulford 35 who died of typhoid fever Thursday and was sent to Foley Alabama for interment. The deceased was a member of the local post and well regarded. The post charter on North Second Street clubhouse was draped in mourning today as tribute.
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
J. L. Fulford
Foley
Ala
North Second Street
Fulford
Convict Is Sentenced In I am Alone Liquor Case
Frank Allan of New York and Nashville Tenn was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to smuggle liquor into the United States from the Canadian schooner I'm Alone. He received 18 months in the Chillicothe Ohio federal reformatory with parole eligibility after six months. Co-defendants Hogan and Sidney Schaubhut were acquitted.
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Opelousas
Frank Allan
New York
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Federal Reformatory
Chillicothe
Ohio
Ben C. Dawkins
Allan
Dan Hogan
Louis
Sidney Schaubhut
Hogan
Schaubhut
Jury Returns Verdict in Gueydan Liquor Case
After a five hour 20 minute deliberation the jury found Allan guilty in the Gueydan Louisiana liquor seizure case linking the ship I m Alone to rum running. The defense offered no witnesses and the trial touched on international complications following the ships sinking in 1929.
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Gueydan
Louisiana
I'm Alone
I’m Alone
Allan
City Court Judgments Handed Down by Judge Harper
Thursday city court disposed cases: Frank Brackett charged with drawing and displaying a dangerous weapon fined 17.50. Thomas Willian charged with fighting fined 5. Lawrence Phillips convicted of theft sentenced to 60 days for the state.
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W. M. Harper
Frank Brackett
Thomas Willian
Lawrence Phillips
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J. C. Burns
Pattie Willis South
Nicholasville
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
W. Monroe
U. S
Bureau of Home Economics
ICE
Trenton Street
West Monroe, Louisiana
DeSiard
Gordon Ave. Church
Chi
Cago
Dinner Club
Bell Eshort
Walnut St
Cube
Orange Pan-Am
Ange
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