Crash Victim Alfred McCarty Shows Signs of Recovery
Alfred McCarty 27 of Ouachita parish remained in fair condition at St. Francis sanitarium after a Tuesday crash near Cheniere station that killed his father L. C. McCarty 65. The car struck the Illinois Central overpass pier, injuring Alfred with a broken hip and elbow, while authorities cited loose gravel as a possible cause. James and Richard McCarty, plus Alfred’s wife and other kin, survive.
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Alfred McCarty
Ouachita Parish
Cheniere Station
L. C. McCarty
St. Francis Sanitarium
Young McCarty
Illinois Central Railroad
Irving J. Wolff
McCarty
Wolff
Cheniere Road
Dixie Overland Highway
McCartys
James McCarty
Three Rivers
Calif
Richard
Cheniere
Funeral held for Mr. McCarty at Beulah Church
The funeral for Mr. McCarty was held at Beulah Church Wednesday at 2 p.m. Interment followed in the cemetery near the church. Daughters Mrs. Ella Griffin of Port Arthur Texas Mrs. Lillie Mae Woodard of Jones Mrs. Etti Lee of Choudrant and Mrs. Bamburg of West Monroe attended.
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Ella Griffin
Port Arthur
Tex
Lillie Mae Woodard
Jones
Etti Lee
Choudrant
Bamburg
West Monroe
McCarty
Beulah Church
Anna Sophia Strands On Rocky Shore Off Jonesport
The two-masted coaster Anna Sophia, a 150 ton schooner from New York with four crew, ran aground on Hard Wood Island near Jonesport, Maine, during a foggy storm. Four coast guard craft failed to pull her off as heavy seas threaten to wreck the vessel. The grounding occurred Monday night about three miles off the port.
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Jonesport
Anna Sophia
New York
Hard Wood Island
Coast Guard
Two Men Arrested in Cattle Theft Case
Ouachita Parish sheriff reports the arrest of Charlie Costin aged 33 and Clyde Bratcher aged 38, both of Eros, on larceny of cattle charges. They are in Ouachita parish jail with bonds set at 730 dollars each. Arrests followed Tuesday at their homes by Deputies Frank X. Cline and Clyde Mitchell.
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Milton Coverdale
Charlie Costin
Clyde Bratcher
Eros
Ouachita Parish
Costin
Bratcher
Frank X. Cline
Clyde Mitchell
Sleeping janitor foils theft after pocket cut
Poplar Bluff Missouri June 15. Courthouse janitor Jimmy Moore slept through a burglary attempt as a thief cut the right pocket from his trousers while his watchdog Beans kept watch. Moore kept his money in the left pocket and escaped with no loss.
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Poplar Bluff
Jimmy Moore
Beans
Moore
Public Service Race Close in Alabama
In Alabama the Democratic primary produced a close public service commission contest with Henry B. Steagall leading in the third district. W Clint Harrison and Arthur Heustess trailed neck and neck on incomplete returns. Steagall also won the congressional race over J Hubert Farmer with 15 425 votes to 11 325. Marengo county voted to permit state operated liquor stores, becoming the 25th of 67 counties to legalize sale.
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Birmingham
Ala
State Public Service Commission
Henry B. Steagall
House Committee On Banking and Currency
W. Clint Harrison
Arthur Heustess
State Board of Administration
Montgomery
Steagall
J. Hubert Farmer
Dothan
Marengo County
Alabama
Texan to Preach at Marion Revival
Evangelist Henry T. Young former First Baptist Weslaco Texas will lead an eight day revival at Marion Baptist church beginning Sunday He will speak at morning and evening services and music will be provided during the sessions.
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Marion
Henry T. Young
First Baptist Church of
Weslaco
Tex
Marion Baptist Church
Young
Iraqi Slayer Sought After Missionary Roger Cumberland
Authorities hunted the Kurdish slayer of Roger Craig Cumberland a young American missionary shot in his Dohuk home northern Iraq. Cumberland had lived in Iraq ten years and died later in a Mosul hospital.
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Iraq
Baghdad
Roger Craig Cumberland
Dohuk
Persia
Cumberland
Mosul
Expropriation of Major Mexican Soap Plant Reported
Mexico City June 15 One of the largest soap factories was placed under the National Workers' bank to help cooperatives manage expropriated properties The announcement did not name La Esparanza at Durango but stated the former owners failed to reach an agreement with workers.
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Mexico City
Mexico
National Workers’ Bank
la Esparanza” Works
Durango
Rabbi Hirsch to Return for Friday Temple Service
Rabbi F. K. Hirsch of Temple B Nai Israel is expected to return from Ohio in time to lead the regular Friday night service. He had been summoned to Toledo where his father Isaac Hirsch a retired merchant died suddenly and was buried.
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F. K. Hirsch
Temple B'Nai Israel
Temple
Toledo
Isaac Hirsch
Women after Fisher Man fashion shells craze in Chicago
In Chicago on June 15, women imitate fishermen by wearing decorative seashell jewelry for summer suits. Necklaces bracelets and pins feature gaily colored ice dyed shells in various shapes including fan shells and conch pendants. A coral revival also appears amid fashion notes. North American bird diversity is noted at 800 species north of the Rio Grande.
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Chicago
Nautical Mile Defined By Latitude Minute Length
A nautical mile equals the length of one minute of latitude anywhere on earth, standardizing marine navigation. This measurement ties directly to degrees of latitude, ensuring consistent distance calculation for voyages and charts worldwide.
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Earth
Variation of nautical mile with latitude noted
The text notes that the earth is not a perfect sphere causing the nautical mile to vary by latitude. It emphasizes the geographic fact without citing specific measurements or locations.
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