Missing Centenary College athlete Bob Reid feared foul play
In Shreveport Louisiana on June 11 1930 authorities pursue clues in the disappearance of Bob Reid a Centenary College baseball and football player. He rented a boat at Pleasureville resort near Old River and was last seen at 9 50 pm escaping investigation into possible drowning or foul play.
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Shreveport
Robert
Bob) Reid
Centenry College
Pleasureville
Pheasureville
Reid
P. J. Porter
Bath House
Sheriff's
Dugan Brown
Centenary Football Pier
Cone
Trapper Exonerated in North Woods Mystery
Tony Reamer a trapper from the north woods was freed after six months in jail as Lake of the Woods county grand jury exonerated him of any connection to the murder of Mrs Dean Wheeler. The case left the unusual death of Mrs Wheeler unsolved with her body found in a cabin.
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Baudette
Minn
Tony Reamer
North Woods
Woods
Lake of the Woods County
Grand Jury
Dean Wheeler
Wheeler
Kansas
Birmingham Team Wins in Southern Trapshoot
The Birmingham team took the high score prize in the southern zone trapshooting meet with 952 breaks of 1000. Walton Hill of Montgomery topped the amateur main event with 100 of 200 targets. T. K. Lee of Birmingham and R. M. Perkins of Baton Rouge were runners up with 197.
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Birmingham
Ala
Walton Hill
Montgomery
T. K. Lee
R. M. Perkins
Baton Rouge
Governor Al Smith to retire at end of term
Albany dispatch reported by Syracuse Herald states Governor Alfred E. Smith will not seek re election as governor or as a United States senator and will retire from politics after his current term. The Herald notes he has been offered 50000 a year by the New York World to write on politics and humanitarian topics.
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Syracuse
N. Y
A. P
Alfred E. Smith
United States
Albany
Syracuse Herald Today
Herald
New York World
Student Queen Miss Maria Luisa Malda Chosen in Mexico City
Miss Maria Luisa Malda, a schoolgirl, was selected by students in Mexico City as their scholastic queen for the year 1925. She is the new emblem of school pageantry and student spirit in the capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria Luisa Malda
Mexico City
Scopes Regrets Missing Follies in Gotham Stay
New York dispatch reports John T. Scopes the Dayton high school teacher on trial next month for teaching evolution says being a goat in the fight for freedom of thought suits him. Dudley Field Malone joins active counsel as the Scopes camp revises its legal team with Darrow Colby Hays Malone and Thomas among associates.
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New York
A. P
John T. Scopes
Dayton, Tenn
Scopes
Dudley Field Malone
Civic Club
Clarence Darrow
Wm. J. Bryan
Monkey
John Randolph Neal
Bainbridge Colby
Arthur Garfield Hays
Charles W. Thomas
Colorado
Thaw Reappears on Broadway Plans to See Every Cabaret
Harry K. Thaw returned to Broadway from Winchester Virginia last night and caused a traffic jam as crowds gathered at a cabaret. He spent the evening with two male companions, tipping staff and chatting with chorus girls. Thaw promised to remain in New York until he has seen every cabaret.
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New York
Harry K. Thaw
Broadway
Winchester
Central Park
Lillian Russell
Thaw
Murder case of Shepherd opened in Chicago trial
In Chicago on June 11 the trial of William Darling Shepherd began with the state outlining its case against him for allegedly administering typhoid germs to his foster son William Nelson McClintock. The defense sought to limit references to related deaths and autopsies, but the judge allowed mention of the broader context.
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Chicago
A. P
Thomas J. Lynch
Robert E. Crowe
Darling Shepherd
Nelson McClintock
Scott Stewart
Emma Nelson McClintock
Oscar Olson
Crowe
Lynch
Young McClintock
Harry Olson
Isabelle Pope
Shepherd
McClintock
Shepherds
Alexander Reichmann
Black dentist in New Orleans linked to extortion ring
Federal officers opened an inquiry into Joseph McCoy a dentist accused of running a blackmail scheme. The operation allegedly used white and Black workers to target merchants for liquor purchases and then threaten liquor violations for bribes.
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New Orleans
A. P
Joseph McCoy
McCoy
Textbooks in Nebraska Question Fermentation Texts
Nebraska educators debate textbooks describing fermentation distilling and liquor production. State Superintendent Matzen received a letter from Elmer E. Thomas, with a Blaine county complaint about illustrations of distilling apparatus in a psychology book used in schools.
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Linoln
Neb
A. P
Nebraska
State Department of Education
Matzen
Elmer E. Thomas
Omaha
A. L. Shamblin
Blaine County
Rapides Doctors Challenge Liquor Prescription Edict
In Rapides parish on June 11 the police jury adopted an August 1 effective ordinance banning physicians from issuing liquor prescriptions. The Rapides medical society adopted a resolution condemning the move as hindering science and the medical profession and calling the action a blow to medical progress. The resolution notes that a few doctors may err but warns the rule risks harming patients by restricting legitimate drug use.
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Alexandria. la
Rapides Parish
Rapides, Parish Medical Society
Rapides Medical Profession
War on liquor deemed successful says Haynes
Roy A. Haynes marking his four years as prohibition commissioner asserts the war on rum and drug bootleggers is near complete victory. He cites strict enforcement, reduced home brew, fewer bootleg operations, and improved court rulings aiding seizures and warrants.
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Washington
A. P
Roy A. Haynes
Haynes
Legitime
Coast Guard
Supreme Court
United States
Lumber Industry Rises In Early Summer Demand
Washington June 11 reports a rebound in lumber activity after a quiet period. National Lumber Manufacturers Association data show last week new business up 12 percent from the prior week and 35 percent above the same week in 1924.
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Washington
National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Local Court Convicts Three In Liquor Prosecutions
District Attorney and deputies secured three maximum sentences in a district court liquor case roundup. Dixie Brown pleaded guilty to possession of five cases of choc beer and received sixty days, a 500 dollar fine, plus four additional months for nonpayment. Tom Upchurch also pleaded guilty and received the same sentence and fine after being at large for months. Bil Chaves was found guilty of whiskey possession and given a similar fine and term.
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Garrett
Newton
Sheriff's Department
Dixie Brown
Breard Street
Tom Upchurch
Upchurch
el Dorado
John
Coverdale
Bil Chaves
Chaves
Dawson Phillips
Willie Aulds
Guy Ray
Aulds
Southern Carbon Company
Ray
Plan to Sell Mississippi to the Outside World
Jackson representatives of statewide groups meet to plan advertising Mississippi and to survey the state's resources and needs. The effort centers on the Know Mississippi syllabus by Governor Whitfield and Francis Harmon and covers taxation, schools, agriculture, universities, forestry, conservation, and welfare.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Whitfield
Francis Harmon
Meeiing
Four Die In Opelousas Highway Train Collision
Four people die in a railway crossing crash on the Opelousas Lawtell highway yesterday. Mrs S J Gonselin 65 William Bihm 45 Ida Gongelin 82 and Lee Bihm 9 were killed when their car was struck by Gulf Coast Lines passenger train No 4. Clifford Bihm driver is hospitalized with injuries that may prove fatal. Gonselin was connected to the Lawtell State Bank and to family relatives of the Bihms.
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Opelousas
Opelousas- Lawtell
S. J. Gonselie
William Bihm
Ida Gongelin
Lee Bihm
Gulf Coast Lines
Clifford Bihm
River Stage Report Mixed Movements Across Cities
Ohio stations show Cairo at 17.2 feet with a 0.6 rise. Mississippi levels list Memphis 8.4 feet up 1.1, Vicksburg 10.9 down 0.3, New Orleans 1.5 down 0.2. Red River readings place Shreveport 8.0 down 0.2, Alexandria 4.9 down 0.3, Ouachita Camden 3.7 down 6.2, Monroe 13x63 remain noted.
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Ohio
Cairo
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita Camden
Monroe
Tationa
Centenary Pageant Highlights Louisiana History at Shreveport
Centenary College in Shreveport stages The Light of a Century, a tabloid pageant tracing Louisiana history and the college’s founding. Dr. R H Harper directs the event featuring six living presidents and scenes from Natchez Indians to The Louisiana Purchase and the college’s 1830 Methodist founding.
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Shreveport
Louisiana
Centenary College
R. H. Harper
First Methodist Church of
New Orleans
College of Louisiana
George S. Sexton
R. H. Wynn
Lake Charles
W. R. Bourne
Tennesee
GC. C. Miller
Franklinton
H. B. Carre
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tenn
Natchez
Jackson
Mississippi River
Brandon
Miss
Methodist Church
Turner Case Still Far From Solution
Baton Rouge authorities chase clues in the murder of Oscar B. Turner an LSU agronomy instructor slain by an axe blow on campus. Police examine a car seen near the building and trace leads as questions of motive fade.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana State University
Oscar B. Turner
O. B. Turner
Foud
France May Drive as Spain Lands Moroccan Assault
Fez Morocco June 11 French dispatch reports Spain plans to land about 20 000 troops to seize Alpuceras naval base held by Moors. Abd el Krim moves best warriors north and toward Adjir as council of war meets. If confirmed France may shift from defense to offense while Yebala and Rhouma incursions prompt evacuation of Quetzan civilians.
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Fez
French Morocco
A. P
Spain
Alpuceras
Abd-El-Krim
Adjir
Yebala
Rhouma
Quetzan
Spanish Morocco
Son of Otto Kahn Plans an Auxiliary Police Squad
Roger Wolff Kahn, 17, son of Otto H. Kahn, proposes forming an auxiliary force of sons of wealthy New Yorkers to aid police in solving social circle crimes. He spoke after being made an honorary city detective and received a gold badge at his orchestra’s hotel performance.
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New York
A. P
Roger Wolff Kahn
Otto H. Kahn
Cestra
Roger
Rogers
President Baldwin Guest of Honor in Monroe Visit
A Monroe committee led by Mayor Bernstein and others will greet President L W Baldwin on arrival just after 8 am. Transportation will be provided to tour gas fields and nearby areas. A noon luncheon at the training institute precedes a joint dinner of local luncheon clubs and the Chamber of Commerce with a brief address by Baldwin before he departs on his private train after dinner.
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Bernstein
Albert Horuff
Richard Downes, Jr
Henry Bernstein
L. W. Baldwin
Training Institute
Chamber of Commerce
Baldwin
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