City seeks return of Orleans assessment rolls in mandamus suit
New Orleans officials move to force the Louisiana Tax Commission to finalize and return the 1930 assessment rolls to the board of assessors. Mayor Walmsley alleges the commission delays to embarrass the city while the audit near completion.
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New Orleans
State Administration
City Commission Council
Civil District Court
Louisiana Tax Commission
Orleans
Board of Assessors
T. S. Walmsley
State Tax Commission
Long
Baggio
Ty Cobb’s Daughter Shirley Cobb Graduates Bradford Academy
Shirley Mason Cobb daughter of Ty Cobb graduates from Bradford Academy after four years as an honor student. The ceremony marks her completion of secondary studies at the Haverhill institution.
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Associated Press
Haverhill
Mass
Shirley Mason Cobb
Bradford Academy
Ty Cobb
Prefers Jail Over Husband She Shot At
New Orleans, June 11 Mrs Julia Weathers 34 says she had no regrets firing five shots at her husband last night. She told police she would rather be in jail than live with him after he allegedly assaulted her. Shots missed the husband and she was charged with shooting with intent to kill. he faced a disturbing the peace count.
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New Orleans
Julia Weathers
Pine Bluff Flier Breaks Jail Steals Plane Again
Allen Scott, 28, escaped from Leland jail in Mississippi then stole a plane in Pine Bluff and flew again before surrendering. He and companion Frank Norris had earlier slipped into a plane and performed a reckless aerial display over the city. The plane, an $8000 Curtiss Robin cabin monoplane, was recovered near Dumas after fuel ran out.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
Allen Scott
Leland
Miss
Scott
Dumas
Frank Norris
Allen
Norris
Mississippi Man Drops Dead at Tulane Graduation
New Orleans report says Dr Vernon Lagrange Perrell, 65, of Magnolia Mississippi arrived to see his son graduate at Tulane University and died in his room. Physicians attributed the death to a heart attack, with the body found on the floor.
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New Orleans
Vernon Lagrange Perrell
Magnolia
Miss
Tulane University
Perrell
Legislature in Brief Bills Introduced and Provisions Noted
A brief overview of senate bills and house bills proposed in the legislature. Bills cover road culverts and bridges, criminal statute revision commission, official fruit grades, parish school board elections, oil well transfers, civil code amendments on lessees, loan limits under a 1928 act, highway takeovers, assessor salaries, boxing contest rules, state reimbursements, highway fund usage, and primary election law amendments. Includes numerous parish and local measures with various author names.
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Norwood and Gamble
Peterman
United States Department of Agriculture
S. B
Gamble
Anderson
the Conservation Commission
Hall
Brooks
Leuissier
Calhoun
Catahoula Parish
Wilds
Concordia
Letissier
American National Bank of
Mansfield
Roberts and
Edwards
Cassagne
St. John
Spencer
Madison Parish
St. John Parish
Wilkinson
West Baton Rouge
McClanahan
Roschumi
Christy Charged With Manslaughter In Crocker Death
Tom Christy faces a manslaughter charge over the fatal stabbing of O. D. Crocker. The charge replaces an earlier stabbing with intent to kill accusation. Christy posted 1500 bond. Warrant sworn by Claude Mosier, a friend of Christy, after Sheriff contacted Crocker’s family in Elba.
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Tom Christy
O. D. Crocker
O. B. Byers
Christy
Percy Sandel
Claude Mosier
Crocker
Milton Coverdale
W. T. Crocker
Elba
Ala
Friends
Robbery at Sam Cohen Store in New Orleans Causes Heavy Loss
Thieves broke into Sam Cohen’s shop at 2700 Howard Street and stole clothing valued at nearly 1200 dollars. Police investigation followed as officials labeled the incident a daytime burglary.
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New Orleans
Sam Cohen
Howard Street
Louisiana Public Service Commission Loses Rate Battle
A federal three judge court enjoined the Louisiana Public Service Commission from enforcing intra state rates on sand gravel and crushed stone for building materials. The Interstate Commerce Commission opposed the state tariff as discriminatory against interstate commerce. The ruling favored the Texas and New Orleans Railroad and other carriers claiming discrimination in state carload rates.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana Commission
Texas and
Francis Williams
State Commission
Put
Senate passes two minor House measures today
Baton Rouge reports the state senate, after a tiring day, quickly approved two minor bills and Schwing resolutions aimed at strengthening Public Roads Committee investigations into the highway commission. The plan would empower committee members to issue subpoenas swear witnesses and hold contempts for noncompliance with testify. The senate adjourned to meet again Thursday at 9 30 a m.
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Baton Rouge
State Senate
Public Roads Committee
Highway Commission
Senate
Hughes
Rambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley
A fragmentary item titled Rambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley shows dialect narration and humor with lines like ME EN OLE OMAN and A Fuss 1S BouT DE ONLIES THING AS EVAH HAS LEFF. The readable text hints at a satirical rural voice and colloquial reflections.
Unidentified Gunman Kills Sumter Farmer Ezra Hodge
In Sumter County North Carolina Ezra Hodge a 50 year old farmer was shot dead at his home last night by an unidentified attacker who fled the scene Neighbors say Hodge had recently reported a whiskey still to authorities possibly provoking retaliation by distillers.
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Sumter
N. C
Ezra Hodge
Sumter County
Hodge
Charges Against Road Body Must Be In Writing
Special to The News Star Baton Rouge June 11 charges against the Louisiana highway commission to be investigated by the senate committee on roads and highways must be filed in writing by the person making the charges. Each violation must be enumerated in separate counts and reduced to writing though sworn affidavits are not required. The committee voted nine to three for the procedure outlined in a senator Delos R. Johnson resolution.
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News-Star
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Senate Committee On Roads and Highways
Fierson
Delos R. Johnson
Fisher
Norwood
Schwing
Senate
Highway Department
Louisiana
Poison liquor scare hits Bowery saloons as raids ensue
New York June 11 squads in disguise raided 20 Bowery saloons and speakeasies, arresting 36 proprietors and staff after tracing 32 deaths in a month to a denatured alcohol mix sold as smoke for 15 cents a drink.
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New York
Bowery District
Bowery
Maurice Campbell
Airfield crash kills Lieut Guy D Chappell at Quantico
Lieut Guy DeWitt Chappell of Hot Springs Arkansas died in an airplane crash at the Quantico Virginia marine corps flying field today.
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Washington
Guy DeWitt Chappell
Hot Springs
Ark
Quantico, Va
Marine Corps Flying Field
Dawkins Urged for New Federal Post on Fifth Circuit
President Hoover signed a measure creating an extra judgeship on the United States fifth circuit court of appeals at New Orleans. Among nominees presented are Judge Ben C. Dawkins of Monroe and Judge Edwin R. Holmes of Yazoo City. The circuit covers Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Texas Florida Georgia and the Canal Zone.
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New Orleans
Hoover
Washington
United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Ben C. Dawkins
Monroe
Louisiana
Edwin R. Holmes
Yazoo City
Mississippi
Holmes
Pat Harrison
Joseph C.hutcheson
Houston
Tex
Lee Estes
Texarkana
William Hawley Atwell
Dallas
William H. Sibley
Atlanta
Alabama
Texas
Florida
Georgia
Canal Zone
Autopsy Planned After Convict John Marshall’s Death
Birmingham reports say Jefferson county convict John A. Marshall died after removal from the dog house, a punishment cell, amid rumors of a hammer blow to his head. Coroner orders autopsy. death ruled heart failure. grave guarded at Fort Payne until results. Marshall served 18 months for larceny and was punished three hours for refusing to work.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
John A. Marshall
Jefferson County
J. D. Russum
Marshall
Joe W. Pickens
Jefferson County Board of Revenue
Fort Payne
Alabama
E. W. Gilmore
Nurses Are Heroines As Burning Tankship Lights Fiery Waves
A fiery collision off Scituate Massachusetts in thick fog sank the Powell merchant ship Fairfax and the Shell Tanker Pinthis. About 48 people are feared dead including the Pinthis captain and 18 crewmen.
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Scituate
Massachusetts
United Press
Boston
Mass
Merchants and Miners Transportation Company
Steamship Fairfax
Shell Eastern Petroleum Products Corporation
Senators Vote on Tariff Friday in Senate Test
The tariff bill goes to a final Senate vote at two o clock on Friday with a likely margin of one or two votes. If approved it moves to the House on Saturday, then to President Hoover by Monday after formalities. Senator LaFollette notes the Friday timing.
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Washington
Senate
House
Hoover
LaFollette
Wisconsin
Former Long Campaign Manager Dies in Shreveport
Charley Frank Crane 47, attorney and former newspaperman who led Huey P. Longs 1924 Caddo parish gubernatorial campaign, died today at a local sanitarium after a prolonged illness.
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Shreveport
Charley Frank Crane
Huey P. Long
Caddo Parish
Forgery charges dropped against Homer C Craker in Shreveport
In Shreveport on June 11 charges of forgery against Homer C Craker for forging the name of Dr E L Thompson pastor of Central Christian church have been dropped at the request of the complainant Dr Thompson. Craker had been arrested at Tulsa Oklahoma.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Homer C. Craker
E. L. Thompson
Central Christian Church
Thompson
Craker
L. C. Blanchard
Tulsa
Oklia
New Oil Well Found in Mooringsport Area
In Shreveport on June 11, reports say the Leon ard Fee No. 3 well in section 29 2015 near Mooringsport reached 2 532 feet and is expected to produce 50 to 75 barrels daily. The Texas company operates the new oil producer in the recently opened Mooringsport field about 20 miles north of Shreveport.
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Shreveport
Mooringsport
Texas Company
Leonard Fee
One Thousand Six Bills Face Salons for 30 Days
One thousand and six bills were before the Louisiana legislature as 30 days remained in the 1930 assembly. Senators Peltier and Peterman and Representative Shattuck pushed bills to call a constitutional convention in January to draft a new state constitution. The plan, tied to a September referendum, would elect delegates in November with governor appointees filling 12 seats.
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Baton Rouge
House
Senate
Peltier
Peterman
Shattuck
Louisiana
Long
House of Representatives
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Kansas, Texas, Mexico and Orient Railway Company
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