Gossip Led to Whipping in Georgia Town
Mrs. Ansley Bowers told reporters of an attack on herself and her 15-year-old son in Toccoa Georgia. She said 12 men in automobiles beat them and that 4 men, including a high school principal and a foreman, are jailed on flogging charges. She blamed Ku Klux Klan members, while Nathan Bedford Forrest denied active involvement by Klan members in the incident. A grand jury is to convene July 4 as investigations continue.
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Associated Press
Toccoa
Ansley Bowers
Gainsville
Ku Klux Klan
Forrest
Rival aviator Gladys Roy aims for airmail post
From Minneapolis, Gladys Roy a former hometown rival to Charles Lindbergh, has logged over five years as an aviator. She holds both low and high parachute records including a 16 000 foot jump and trains in Los Angeles. Roy plans a Minneapolis to Washington flight to meet Postmaster New to seek an airmail posting.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Minneapolis
Charles Lindbergh
Gladys Roy
Miss Roy
Lindbergh
Washington
New
First Cotton Bloom Reported in Ouachita Parish
Dr. A H Gladden reports the first cotton bloom of the year in Ouachita Parish. His plantation south of the city along the river road shows a promising outlook despite seasonal fluctuations and high waters.
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Ouachita Parish
A. H. Gladden
Former Chief of U. C. V. Reported Near Death
General W. M. Wroten former commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans was much worse and death was expected momentarily. He is suffering from a combination of indigestion and erysipelas.
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Magnolia
Miss
W. M. Wroten
United Confederate Veterans
Illinois Central Line to Vicksburg Reopened with Train Leaving Here Today
Through service between Monroe Louisiana and Vicksburg Mississippi resumed on the Illinois Central after flood damage from the Cabin Teele crevasse. The first passenger train left Monroe shortly after 9 am ending a traffic halt since May 38.
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Illinois Central Line
Vicksburg
Louisiana
Monroe
Illinois Central Railroad
Rumors of Terror in Russia Spark London Debate
London reports circulating from Warsaw and Riga allege mass executions, arrests, and martial law in the Soviet Union. Officials say censorship blocks verification and many claims cannot be substantiated.
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Associated Press
London
Russia
Moscow
Warsaw
Riga
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Vladivostok
Caspian
South Russia
Leningrad
Daily Mail
Ukraine
Riza
M. Volkoff
Siberia
Monroe City Election Ends After Quiet Balloting
A total of 221 votes were cast in Monroe’s city general election held Tuesday. The present city commission and school board primary nominations were confirmed and legalized, signaling four years without further elections barring exceptional resignations or removals.
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Monroe
City Commission Council
Byrd Ready to Start Paris Flight Pending Week End
Roosevelt Field New York June 15 Commander Richard E. Byrd announced his tri m otored monoplane America is ready to launch a non stop flight to Paris at short notice but signs point to the end of the week before takeoff.
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Py Associated Press
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Richard E. Byrd
America
Paris
Longshoreman Harland deMaglaire at French Line
Harland de Maglaire, son of the French Line general manager, is starting work as a longshoreman at 35 dollars per week. He is a Sorbonne graduate and begins following his father into the shipping business in New York.
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New York
Harland de Maglaire
Harland
Sorbonne
Dad
Health board official praises flood sanitation workers
Dr. K. O. Miller of the Louisiana state health units commends public health officers inspectors and nurses for their flood sanitation work. He notes the mobile teams funded by home states and deployed from Monroe as a base.
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Mississippi Valley
K. O. Miller
Louisiana
State Board of Health
Hambones Meditations
A satirical piece by J. P. Alley argues that people deserve money when in need and should return it once they recover, framing generosity as essential in hard times. The language evokes a rural dialect and a folksy authorial voice.
Count Frederick de Janze Granted Divorce in Paris Court
Paris June 15 Count Frederick de Janze wins a divorce from former Miss Alice Silverthorne of Chicago. Custody goes to the father. The case cited the Gare du Nord shooting of Raymond Vincent de Trafford, a young Englishman, and the countess’s attempt on her own life.
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Associated Press
Paris
Frederick de Janze
Alice Silverthorne
Chicago
Gare du Nord
Raymond Vincent de Trafford
de Trafford
England
Second Primary Set In Seventh District Race
Judge Jerry Cline of Lake Charles and Rene T. Derouen of Ville Platte will face each other in a second primary on July 19 for the Seventh District congressional seat. Cline led with 7 097 votes to Derouen 5 748. Hawkins and Bruner were eliminated. The general election to fill the late L Lazaro’s vacancy is August 23.
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Lake Charles
Jerry Cline
Rene T. Derouen
Ville Platte
Griffin T. Hawkins
Howard E. Bruner
Crowley
Cline
Derouea
St. Landry Parish
Derouen
Hawkins
Bruner
Calcasieu
Jeff Davie
Allen and
Beauregard
St. Landry
Cameron
Hawkins, One, Evangeline, By Derouen, and One, Acadia, By Bruner
L. Lazaro
Youth Burned Trying to Smoke Squirrel With Gasoline
In Eros Louisiana Courtney Mallard was severely burned while attempting to drive a squirrel from a hollow tree with gasoline. He tossed a second dipper into the hollow and flames leaped out burning his face chest and upper body before he received emergency care.
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Eros
Courtney Mallard
Mallard
Cheniere
West Monroe
Mallad
Lindbergh Signs Publishing Contract for 50 000 Word Life Book
New York June 15 Colonel Lindbergh signs a 2,000,000 contract for a 50,000 word biography. The book covers his life, the flight to Paris, receptions in Paris England and Belgium, and views on aviation. Manuscript largely complete with royalties to be paid on standard basis.
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Associated Press
New York
Lindbergh
Paris
England
Belgium
Oklahoma Bandit Ties Marshal to Tree and Steals Car
Monumental manhunt under way after Matthew Kimes bound Jennings marshal George McAninch to a tree and drove off in a car with a two year old asleep in the back seat. Pursued toward Hominy and Osage hills, the fugitive eluded possemen across Payne and Osage counties as authorities spread alerts across northeastern Oklahoma.
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Oklahoma
Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Jennings
Matthew Kimes
Southwest
Kimes
Hominy
Osage County
Pawnee
Osage Hills
Drumright
Payne County
George McAninch
McAninch
Orville E. Noble
Noble
Slot machines scarce after raids Tuesday
Ouachita parish reports a sweep by the sheriff Tuesday that removed 14 slot machines and led to five arrests. Charlie Huffman pleaded guilty and was fined 25 dollars plus court costs, while four others posted 150 dollar bonds. Raids began in Brownsville, with 11 machines found, then three more. owners had concealed machines, some found in a restaurant kitchen.
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Ouachita
Twin Cities
Sheriff's Department
Charlie Huffman
John A. Phillips
C. B. Walker
T. J. Knighton
L. E. Legan
Huffman
Percy Sander
Brownsville
Clyde Mitchell
Pardons Granted to Two Chiropractors in New Orleans
Joseph B. and Walter W. Fife chiropractors received a full pardon from the state pardon board ending a long legal fight. They had been convicted of practicing without a license, sentenced to 80 days in jail and a $50 fine, with appeals up to the US Supreme Court. The pardon allows them to resume practice under supervision.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Joseph B
Walter W. Fife
State Pardon Board
United States Supreme Court
District Court
Pardon Board
P. P. Gilbert
Walter Fife
Flares Seen May Prove To Be Air Signal
Reports from Paris and Quebec indicate Captains Nungesser and Coli may be alive after a long absence. Officers said the White Bird carried ten pounds of flares and a pistol to fire them, raising the possibility that northern Quebec signals came from the missing aviators. A witness in the Saguenay region relayed the message by telephone to a Que bec mother.
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Paris
Nungesser
Coli
LeBourget Field
34Th Aviation Regiment
Coll
Quebec
Blair
Saguenay River
Queebec
Lights Sighted Near St Germain Spark Search Efforts
Paris dispatch reports Captains Nungesser and Coli equipped with ten flares, prompting renewed efforts to trace lights seen Sunday night in the Saguenay river area northwest of St Germain township. Officials order immediate contact with all forestry stations via telegraph or telephone.
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Quebec
Que
Paris
Nungesser
Coli
St. Germain Township
Saguenay River
Roberval
Time to Avert War Opinion at Geneva
Geneva reports statesmen at the League of Nations council meeting growingly convinced the moment has come to take preventive steps to avert a European war.
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Geneva
Switzerland
League of Nations Council
Europe
Lindy Loses Hats as Locks Become Local Gossip
New York dispatch notes how Lindy’s tousled hairstyle draws attention while he repeatedly loses hats. He laments that every hat he acquires is swiftly taken from him, creating a running joke among onlookers.
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New York
Lindy
Lindbergh Hailed in New York After Flight Delays
Lindbergh receives a hero welcome in New York during a five day visit. He postpones a trip to Washington to recover his Spirit of St. Louis in a Bolling field hangar. At a dinner and theater, Mayor Walker introduces him as the outstanding figure in the civilized world and he urges airports to enable passenger air service.
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Washington
St. Louis
New York
Lindbergh
Bollingfield
Walker
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