Wingate Taken to Palestine for Interrogation in Bank Robberies
Texas officers arrive in Palestine to return J H Wingate a confessed bank robber held on multiple convictions. Wingate details two 1931 bank robberies with his cousin Porter and Cooper and claims further planned heists and a $5,000 reward offer. He cites family tragedies linked to his crime career and notes schooling and prison terms.
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Palestine
Texas
J. H. To
R. J. Goza
L. V
Monroe Po
Wingate
Henderson County
First National Bank
Porter Per
Cooper
Houston State Teachers’ College
Tyler Commercial College
Louisiana Power staff hold three meetings in north Louisiana
A. O. Evans district manager led sessions in West Monroe Delhi and Haynesville with staff from Bastrop Olla Columbia Tallulah Winnsboro Dubach Bernice and Gibsland. He reported new customers for light and power and an encouraging district business outlook.
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Louisiana Power and Light Company
Louisiana
A. O. Evans
C. L. Osterberger
W. T. Hess
Howard Senyard
New Orleans
West Monroe
Bastrop
Olla
Columbia
Delhi
Tallulah
Winnsboro
Haynesville
Dubach
Bernice
Gibsland
Evans
Light
Central Church Revival Grows as Sermons Emphasize Love
Rev. Roger Baxter reports rising attendance at Central Baptist Church for the revival. The evangelist preached love from John 3:16, stressing active love and sacrificial Christ’s death for eternal life. Services run daily at 9 AM and 8 PM with public invitation.
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Central Baptist Church
Roger Baxter
God
House of God
Christ
Queen ants' nuptial flight ends with wing loss
After their single nuptial flight queen ants shed their wings. Workers later establish new colonies guided by the mated queens. The wing shedding marks the transition from mating to colony founding.
Marriage a Sequel to By Adele Heart of a Wife
In a continued scene from Adele, Lillian and Helena maneuver wedding plans in Connecticut and New York. Tension rises as Sam Brixton’s past looms, Avis Arlen eyes a bridesmaid spot, and Lillian seeks Helena’s aid to secure the arrangement amid family and social pressures.
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Wife
Sam Brixton
Marion
Carolyn
Lillian
Helena Brixton
Avis Arlen
Mary
Phil Veritzen
Noel
Avis
Former Motorman Now Is to Lead Services
A former Monroe street car motorman, L. M. Joiner, becomes an evangelist and starts open air services Friday at 7 45 p m on Oak Street between Sixth and Seventh in a vacant lot. The old time religion is the focus and the public is invited to attend. Services run nightly for a number of nights or until further notice. Music will be led by Vita Lee Donohue of Kinder Louisiana.
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Monroe Street
L. M. Joiner
Oak Street
Sixth
Seventh
Vita Lee Donohue
Kinder
Lake acquitted in local district court on robbery charge
W Nolan Lake was acquitted by a district court jury at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday of robbing Jitney Jungle store No 5 at Third and Pine about a year ago. Alibi testimony from Epps residents showed Lake was in Epps from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m. the day of the 9 p.m. crime. A $10,000 suit against Louisiana Stores Inc. was previously dismissed as the charge remained pending. More marriages occur in the third quarter.
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W. Nolan Lake
Third
Pine Streets
Epps
Lake
Lished
Monroe
Louisiana Stores, Inc
Monroe Gas Men Hopeful Over Newest Well Near Harrisonburg
Monroe gas men report strong interest after a wildcat gasser near Harrisonburg blew in, with potential output of 40 to 50 million cubic feet daily. The well, Louisiana Central Lumber No 1, is in section 2 9 6 and was drilled by Clarence W. Robinson and J B Greer of Shreveport. Surface casing only had been set when it blew in at noon Tuesday.
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Monroe
Harrisonburg
Clarence W. Robinson
J. B. Greer
Shreveport
Cane River
Louisiana Central Lumber Company No
J. Y. Snyder
A. F. Crider
Conroe
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Humble Oil Company
Catahoula
Capt
R. P. Webb
Conservation Department
Minerals Division
Relief claims for Tetterine for Athlete's Foot
An advertisement touts Tetterine as a cure for Athlete's Foot Ringworm Eczema Tetter Itch and other skin diseases. It promises cooling relief within days and offers money back if relief is not achieved. The ad cites Shoptrine Co Dept F Savannah Ga.
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Shoptrine Co. Dept. F
Savannah, Ga
Early morning check to salvage unstable well at Harrisonburg
Workers began morning inspection of a newly drilled well in Harrisonburg where only surface casing exists and the well is not yet under control. Officials fear loss if the underground casing is not secured as of the latest reports.
Drum and Bugle Corps Contest at Veterans Meeting
The Rodney J. Hobbs post VFW holds a business meeting at the North Second Street clubhouse to finalize plans for the New Iberia encampment on June 23 and 24. The drum and bugle corps drill nightly at Forsythe park and aim for the convention contest with a prize for the best corps. A recruits class will be sworn in and a trustee elected. BasTrop is expected to send a delegation.
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Rodney J. Hobbs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New Iberia
North Second Street
Forsythe Park
Bastrop
Boy Pushed Into River and Drowned, Edward Ortega Named
A dispute ends with Edward Ortega pushed into a river. He sinks and is recovered hours later by police. The incident centers on a disagreement where the older boy taunts and forces the younger into the water.
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Edward
Edward Ortega
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New York
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Whitney Hall
Ronald
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