Arkansas flood fears rise with heavy rains across three rivers
Arkansas flood worries intensified as heavy rains pushed tributaries of the White river higher. In Jackson county 40,000 acres were underwater after a breach in the Stephens levee. Officials planned a levee surge and warned residents to evacuate while refugees sheltered in a purpose built church. In nearby areas crews reinforced levees at Jackson bayou ahead of the crest expected within days.
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Associated Press
Newport
Ark
Little Red
White River
Arkansas
Jackson County
Stephens Levee
Here
St. Francis
Nimmons
Kennett
Jackson Bayou
Cotton Plant
Jack Boyer Narrowly Escapes Wheel Detachment
Jack A. Boyer, manager of the job printing department at The Monroe News-Star, had a close call eighteen miles west of Monroe when a rear wheel bolt worked loose and the wheel nearly came off his car while en route to El Dorado. He managed to stop the vehicle with help arriving from Monroe.
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Jack A. Boyer
Monroe News-Star
Monroe
Boyer
el Dorado
Calhoun
Rodriguez nets six pound bass at Eagle Lake
William Rodriguez caught a 23 inch six pound large mouth bass at Eagle Lake across the river from Riverton. The catch occurred early yesterday and weighed exactly six pounds and fifteen minutes after being reeled in. He used a Shannon spinner with black and white duck tail and brought in the fish without a landing net. Accompanied by Donald Lee Davis, the bass will be displayed Tuesday at Twin City Hardware & Furniture.
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William Rodriguez
Eagle Lake
Riverton
Rodriguez
Shannon
Donald Lee Davis
Twin City Hardware & Furniture Company
Bosco Garage Operator Fined for Wife Beating
F R Moore of Bosco, a garage operator, was fined 25 dollars and sentenced to 30 days in jail for wife beating. Judge Percy Sandel suspended the jail term on good behavior. Eugene Willis received 30 days for driving drunk, arrested by highway officer Jim Stanley. Two minor cases were continued to next Monday and one to this afternoon.
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F. R. Moore
Bosco
Percy Sandel
Eugene Willis
Jim Stanley
MELLO-GLO Face Powder Promises Pure Shine Control
An advertisement touts MELLO-GLO a new French process face powder that stays on longer spreads smoothly and does not clog pores. Available at Chase-Amman Drug Co The Palace and Collens' Drug Stores.
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Chase-Amman Drug Co
the Palace
Collens
Collin Tarver Sustains Fractured Collar Bone In Wreck
H A Tarver 24 of West Monroe suffered a fractured collar bone and abrasions after a two car collision on Pine Street at 2 p m yesterday. His sister Mrs E L Bell received minor bruises. The other driver was fined 10 dollars for failing to stop before entering a right of way. Tarver was taken to St Francis sanitarium.
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H. A. Tarver
West Monroe
Pine Street
R. E. Hubbard
Tarver
St. Francis Sanitarium
Two Evangelistic Singers to Appear at Baptist Church
Miss Lillian Butler and Charlie Butler, popular evangelistic singers, will perform Tuesday night at 8 o clock at the First Baptist church here. The program features story and song with pathos humor and religion. They are remembered for directing music in the twin cities revival five years ago. Public invited.
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Lillian Butler
Charlie Butler
First Baptist Church
Twin Cities
Columbia Crew Split Over Flight Plans
At Harbor Grace Newfoundland on June 18 Oliver Leboutillier said the monoplane Columbia crew disagreed on plans for the flight to England. He favored starting tomorrow morning and returning to America later, while others proposed sailing the craft to New York, shipping it to England by steamer, and attempting a westward transatlantic route.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Columbia
Oliver Leboutillier
England
America
New York
Atlantic
MISS SEXTETTE INSPECTS STATE PRINTING PLANTS
Six members of the senate authorized committee depart Jackson for a week at Topeka and a week at Sacramento to inspect state owned printing plants in Kansas and California. They will report findings at the next legislature session. Members include Representatives Yeaver Byrd and pace and Senators Carter Simmons Zelar.
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Jackson
Miss
Senate
Kansas
California
Topeka
Sacramento
J. A. Yeaver
Amar
T. H. Byrd
George
Courtney Pace
Bolivar
B. F. Carter
Laurel
H. J. Simmons
McComb
J. C. Zelar
Yazoo City
Severance Plan Up Tuesday For Hearing Debate
Baton Rouge reports indicate the Louisiana legislature faces a long day of sessions and committee hearings with over 800 bills to act on. Key items include the severance tax on natural resources and a tick eradication program with a 175600 annual appropriation. The senate and house will also review optional nofence zoning for seven sanitary zones and racing-related bills targeting gambling, whip elimination, and restrictions on timing.
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Baton Rouge
House
Senate Ways and Means
North Louisiana
Long
Appropriations Committee
George J. Ginsberg
Rapides
Ways and Means Committee
Louisiana Sanitary Livestock Board
Senate
Charles Holcombe
Earhart and crew land in Wales estuary after Atlantic flight
Amelia Earhart and two companions crash landed the tri motor Friendship in the Barry estuary near Burry Port Wales after an Atlantic crossing. The aircraft touched down in Bristol Channel mouth of the Severn with fuel exhausted. A rescue launch was sent out at once.
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Amelia Earhart
Great Ocean
Barry Estuary
Wales
Bristol Channel
Severn
Burry Estuary
Burryport
First Woman Crosses Atlantic By Air Arrives at Burryport
Amelia Earhart lands the Friendship at Burryport Wales after a 2,000 mile flight from Newfoundland. She says she is tired and hungry but glad to complete the historic crossing. Mabel Bell and crew report no wireless contact but see a steamer and intend to continue to Bristol. The town hails the feat as news spreads along the Carmarthenshire coast.
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Burryport
Carmarthenshire
Llanelly
Ireland
Southampton
Barryport
Wales
Amelia Earhart
Associated Press
Miss Earhart
Mabel Bell
Pilot recounts foggy Atlantic hop from Newfoundland to Europe
Wilmer Stultz told AP that bad weather and heavy mist plagued the journey from Newfoundland, with rain almost nonstop. Fuel shortage forced a detour from the planned Ireland landing, leaving Stultz in high spirits despite the tense conditions.
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Barryport
Wales
Wilmer Stultz
Associated Press
Newfoundland
Ireland
Jultz
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Brunswick
Eagle
Viking Tires
Viking Ture Ney
Viking Tire
Brunswick, HD
Agre Oruburban
Concords
Monroe Furniture CO
United Furniture Stores, Inc
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