Rescue Efforts Grow As Train Wreck Toll Rises
Rescuers fear the death toll from the Milwaukee Olympian wreck near Miles City may reach higher as debris and muddy water slow salvage. Officials report 17 dead, 44 in hospitals, with 41 others unharmed and 36 to 40 expected. Passengers recall calm efforts to aid others while crews worked through the night to recover bodies and secure the scene.
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Custer Creek
Miles City
Milwaukee
J. J. Oslie
Theilwaukee Railroad
St. Paul
F. Woltz
Chicago
Woltz
Mabel Boone
Tacoma
Wash
Mont
Ernest H. Johnson
Milwaukee Railroad
Train Death Toll 1120 in 62 Years From Rail Disasters
The Associated Press reports a running total of 1,120 deaths in U S train wrecks over 62 years. The Miles City Mont incident echoes earlier crashes such as Ashtabula 1876. Officials note fewer wrecks recently due to modern equipment and inspections. The Miles City list names dead and missing including Mrs Leroy Bailey and daughters Juanita and Joyce, engineer Frank Merrifield, baggageman Charles James, and several Seattle seekers among others.
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Associated Press
United States
Miles City
Mont
Ashtabula
Ashtabula River
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bureau of Railroad Economics
Chatsworth
Ill
Big Muddy River
Casper
Wyo
Salida
Colo
Denver
Boston
Porter
Ind
Sulphur Springs
Hackettstown
N. J
Binghampton
N. Y
Milwaukee Railroad
Holy Rosary Hospital
Leroy Bailey
Juanita
Joyce
Billings
Frank Merrifield
Charles James
Milton Leer
Hettinger
N. D
Milton C. Norberg
Dorothy Debeer
Sioux City
Neil Clancy
Seattle
Kate Clancy
Conway
Henry Schultz
L. Erickson
Avery
Idaho
Former Richland Man Moon Dies in Arkansas Funeral Held
Robert Brinkley Moon 76, formerly a planter in Richland parish Louisiana, died in Little Rock Arkansas. Funeral held today with interment planned at Rayville Louisiana. Moon spent 25 years as inspector for the Kenesaw basin and the southeast Arkansas levee districts.
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Richland
Little Rock
Ark
Robert Brinkley Moon
Richland Parish
Rayville
Moon
Kenesaw Basin
Arkansas Levee
Five Agencies Outline Plans for Fast Work
Five agencies outline plans for rapid work and vast spending. 100,000 for food, 220,000 for rent, 150,000 for household expenses, and the rest for medical care and transport. The plan promises 250,000 private jobs from material purchases, separate from WPA rolls. Officials say priorities speed and private industry benefits.
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Howard A. Gray
Public Works
PWA
Nathan Straus
United States
John J. Kingman
Chief of
Army Engineers
Wallace
Crash kills four fishermen returning home in Mississippi
A crash near Laurel and Bay Springs claimed four fishermen: Forshner, Roe, Portwood, and Stubblefield. Forshner, a cotton shipper, died at Bay Springs. Roe, Greenwood cotton factor and ex chamber president, died at Greenwood. Portwood, Staple Cotton Cooperative traffic manager, and Stubblefield, Bank of Greenwood cashier, died near Yazoo City. Funeral plans set for Yazoo City and Greenwood. Surviving spouses and children listed for each.
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Portwood
Roe
Stubblefield
Laurel
Forshner
Bay Springs
Yazoo City
Greenwood
Jack, Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Lora D
Mary Francis
Flora Roe
Staple Cotton Cooperative Association
Irma Portwood Young
Tunica
M.ss
Bess Portwood
Memphis
Bank of Greenwood
Barkley Calls Business Not to Be Hounded
Senator Barclay urges government action during recess to create jobs and boost cash flow. He says tax laws have been revised to reduce complaints from business and to avoid stifling new enterprise. Remarks delivered from Louisville WHAS station at the White House’s suggestion.
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Louisville
WHAS
White House
President Roosevelt Returns to Work at Hyde Park
President Roosevelt, rested from a New England coast cruise, returns to Hyde Park to tackle bills passed by Congress. He plans to sign those requiring action within ten days and will meet Ambassador Joseph P. Kennedy in Washington or here to discuss affairs.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
New England
Hudson River
Roosevelt
Congress
Poughkeepsie Dock
Washington
Joseph P. Kennedy
London
Kennedy
New York
Lawyers Fail To Pay Parking Fines For Their Horses
A report notes two lawyers left their horses on a city street and failed to feed meters while attending court. Policeman issued tickets to the two nags, highlighting a humorous lapse in compliance with parking rules.
Porch Fire Awakens Bangerter Couple in Bountiful
In Bountiful Utah Mrs Orson Bangerter woke her husband to daylight only to find the back porch afire. The husband estimated the damage at 1200 dollars as firefighters were summoned to contain the blaze and prevent spread to the home.
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Bountiful
Utah
Orson Bangerter
Bangerter
Dallas quintuplets-born Chihuahua litter surprises vets
In Dallas Now Dallas reports Cheta Herkie a three-year-old Mexican Chihuahua gave birth to five puppies totaling one pound three ounces. Dr. W G Brooke, a veterinarian, notes the litter is a rare Chihuahua marking.
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Dallas
Cheta Herkie
W. G. Brooke
Police chief proposes license plates for children in Racine
Racine Wisconsin Chief of Police Grover C. Lutter suggests issuing small children numbered tags with a name and address index kept at the police station. Children would wear the tags while playing to speed up return of lost kids by checking license numbers.
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Racine
Wis
Grover C. Lutter
Youths Ring Bell Against Police Reacts
Two youths rang the doorbell of Chicago patrolman George Ruthrick in the early morning. He answered promptly, seized them, and they had to explain the joke to him.
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Chicago
George Ruthrick
New Directory Of Twin Cities Goes To Press
Five weeks were required in printing and binding the volumes. Mr. Page said that through the Association of North American Directory publishers and Interstate Directory company these city directories have been placed in the local offices of the Chamber of Commerce for free consultation at all times. The Alexandria directory has been prepared and will be distributed shortly, and preparations for the Jackson Mississippi directory are under way. The firm publishes directories for fifteen cities with books prepared every two years.
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Page
Association of North American Directory Publishers
Interstate Directory Company
Chamber of Commerce
Louisiana
City Directory of
Alexandria
L. S. U. Honors Ouachita Man in Salutatory Honors
L S U honors an Ouachita man with salutatory honors and a B plus average across four years. He held a working scholarship to aid expenses while taking a number of subjects not required for his degree. He is the son of Mr and Mrs James E Bryan of Calhoun.
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L. S.U
James E. Bryan
Calhoun
Four Injured in Winnsboro Car Wreck on Delhi Road
Four persons were hurt Saturday morning when a car driven by Mrs. H F Morris overturned on the Delhi Winnsboro road three miles north of Winnsboro Louisiana. Injured were Mrs Morris S J Stout Jodie W Stout and Zona Mae Morris all treated at a clinic and released. Tom Munholland Monroe attorney assisted transport.
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Winnsboro
Delhi-Winnsboro
Here
H. F. Morris
Zona Mae Morris
Tom Munholland
Monroe
S. J. Stout
Delhi
Peace urged at Rotary meeting in San Francisco
International peace efforts highlighted by Maurice Duperrey of Paris at Rotary International's 29th convention in San Francisco. Delegations totaling 12 000 to 14 000 guests from 81 nations gathered as Duperrey urged settlement of global issues through mutual understanding and leadership. He warned that war requires someone to start it. Finland reports 93 percent literacy among those over 15.
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San Francisco
Maurice Duperrey
Paris
France
Rotary International
Duperrey
Rotary
Europe
Body of Kenny found floating in Cross Bayou
A Sunday morning search on Cross bayou ended with the recovery of Brooks dead from a lightning strike while Kenny remained missing after a fishing trip with companions. Coroner Magoun ruled Brooks died from lightning, while Kenny’s fate remained unresolved as rescuers praised Monroe fire crew efforts and discussed replacing the emergency truck.
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Kenny
Cross Bayou
P. E. Magoun
Concordia Parish
Leon Brooks
Urania
Milton Hensley
Ates
Hensley
Brooks
E. P. Campbell
Magoun
al Kenny
Monroe
Dupree
J. A. McStravick
Joe Pizarro
H. N. Jones
Joe Polk
American Legion Post
Navy up in air over dirigible cruiser
A detailed briefing outlines a proposed large American dirigible with 3 000 000 cubic feet capacity and room for 18 fighters. It discusses speed gains without landing gear, cost cap of 3 million dollars, construction in 2.5 to 3 years, helium gas, fabric hull, and 10 years or more useful life with extensive safety features.
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Akron
Macon
Shenandoah
Los Angeles
Man Found Hanged in Micheaud Woods Near Gentilly
Samuel E. Spencer, 35, a former third assistant engineer on the S. S. Matinicock, was found hanged from a tree limb 75 feet from Gentilly highway in Micheaud Woods. Coroner ruled death by strangulation from hanging, police suspect suicide. identifiable by a September 1934 steamboat service license. Cyril Billiot, 35, Micheaud, discovered the body while turtle hunting.
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New Orleans
Gentilly
Micheaud
Federal Steamboat Inspection Service
Samuel E. Spencer
Dr Dillon Returns From Camp At Many Louisiana Institute
Dr Harvey Dillon superintendent of the Louisiana Training Institute and his family return from a week long camp near Many. He says the outing benefited all participants and that affairs at the institute run smoothly. The boys enjoy the new natatorium and games of baseball.
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Harvey Dillon
Louisiana Training Institute
Mother Dead and Baby Taken in Caesarean Case
A Caesarean delivery in New Orleans resulted in the death of 37 year old Rosa May Womack of Kentwood La and the infant was reported hours later. The baby was taken by authorities in connection with the mother’s death and the timing of the operation.
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New Orleans
Rosa May Womack
Kentwood
Price Placed On Copper Thieves Who Steal Cable
Sheriff Milton Coverdale offered a 50 reward for the arrest and conviction of those who stole about 700 feet of insulated copper cable worth 1000 from Monroe Sand and Gravel. The theft likely occurred since last Saturday near West Monroe, with cable from a transformer to a drag line. Indications say the cable was cut at both ends and removed in one piece.
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Milton Coverdale
Monroe Sand and Gravel Company
H. C. Miller
Highway 80
West
Monroe
Coverdale
Britain and Italy Move Toward Peace Treaty
A wartime report notes intensified peace talks between Britain and Italy amid ongoing Spanish Civil War tensions. Insurgents suffer higher casualties for small gains near Valencia as anti Jewish attacks spread in Berlin. Moscow purges threaten army fidelity while Rome and London discuss implementing the April 16 Anglo Italian accord once Italian troops withdraw.
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Valencia
Adolf Hitler
Berlin
Yangtze River
Matowchen
Hankow
Rome
Italy
Britain
Spain
Measures Still Before Legislators In Louisiana
The piece notes 14 measures awaiting final action in the Louisiana House. Topics include state hospital welfare and labor, cross border reciprocity with Mississippi, a bill allowing Mississippi licensed trucks to move perishable farm products into Louisiana, and a $300,000 severance tax fund request for a Chalmette national military park. Education officials oppose the park funding, with severance tax funds already allocated to schools.
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Mississippi
House
Ways and Means
Charles Anzalone
Tangipahoa Parish
Louisiana
Chalmette
New Orleans
T. H. Harris
CCC Enrollees to Continue Drainage Work in 9 States
Robert Fechner announced that enrollees in 39 CCC camps across nine states will continue maintenance and reconstruction of public drainage improvements in the new fiscal year starting July 1. Work will occur only in organized drainage districts or associations and cover repair renovation or reconstruction of existing facilities. Five camps will be in Louisiana.
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Washington
Robert Fechner
Civilian Conservation Corps
CCC
Fechner
Louisiana
Deaths Gerald Bolding Oak Grove La
Funeral services were held Friday for Gerald O Niel Bolding five who died at a Lake Village sanitarium after a bone infection from a fall on a screened door. Surviving are his parents Mr and Mrs E W Bolding four brothers William Warren Lyndmore BE W Jr and Gary and one sister Beatrice. Interment in Oak Grove cemetery with Rev J R Campbell officiating.
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Oak Grove
Gerald O'Niel Bolding
Lake Village
E. W. Bolding
William Warren
Lyndmore
BE. W., Jr
Gary
Beatrice
J. R. Campbell
First Baptist Church
Cotton futures rise on crop fears in New Orleans
Local and foreign buying, spurred by weather fears of crop damage, push cotton prices up more than 50 cents a bale with July at 8.52 and May near 8.66. Export demand stays firm as brokers with foreign ties lead buying and shorts cover amid limited contracts. Spot cotton closes 9 points higher with prices published for various grades.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Prices Across Markets
New Orleans report shows the middling cotton price at 10 southern spot markets at 8.60 cents a pound, with a 30 market day average of 8.29 cents. This reflects general stability in the upland fiber market across the region.
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New Orleans
Cotton Gains As Demand From Trade Wall Street Pushes Futures Higher
New York notes cotton rising on stronger demand from abroad and the trade. October futures moved from 8.50 to 8.59 and hovered around 8.55 in mid afternoon, with the quote 12 to 14 points higher than earlier. Futures closed 10 to 13 points up.
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New York
Wall Street
Liverpool Cotton Prices and Futures Report
Liverpool June 20. Quoted spot cotton prices rise 8 points with no receipts. American grades show strict good middling 5.51, good middling 5.21, strict middling 4.96, middling 4.96, strict low middling 4.76, middling 4.76, strict low good ordinary 3.66, good ordinary 3.31. Futures closed up 9-10 points with July 4.59, Oct 4.72, Jan 4.78, March 4.81, May 4.34.
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Liverpool
Cottonseed Oil Futures Close Mixed Across Markets
In New Orleans on June 20 cottonseed oil closed steady with bleachable prime summer yellow at 7.75. Prime crude at 6.50 with July at 7.60 and later months around 7.54 to 7.56. In New York bleachable futures rose 7 to 12 points with 190 contracts traded. July at 7.99, Sept 8.90, Oct 8.00, Dec 7.97, Jan 7.97.
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New Orleans
New York
Guty
Wheat Prices Slip as Harvests Improve at Chicago
Chicago grain report notes irregular start for wheat with improved weekend harvesting conditions. Openings show mixed moves before futures trended downward. corn and oats meanwhile mixed with oats advancing slightly. July and September futures for wheat and corn provided varied shifts from the prior close.
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Chicago
Butter And Eggs Prices In Chicago on June 2
Butter trading at 1 307 146 pounds with firm creamery specials and varied grades including extras firsts seconds and standards amid market notes. Eggs steady at 21 008 units with local graded extra firsts firsts and storage receipts, reflecting current receipts and car pricing.
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Chicago
Stock market rally with gains across steels and rails
New York reports a broad upturn with strong steel leadership. Bonds rise, secondary rails rally, curb and industrials firm on demand. Foreign exchange steady as francs improve. Commodities show mixed moves with cotton firm on weather worries, sugar and coffee higher on trade buying. Chicago wheat up, corn supported by better weather, cattle down, hogs steady to higher.
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New York
Chicago
New York stock rally tops six week high
New York stocks rose broadly with industrials led by steel issues gaining five points or more as traders cited optimism over a quicker pump priming program and signs the recession may be ending. Short covering and abroad buying supported the advance. turnover reached about 1,150,000 shares, the strongest since early April.
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Shorts
Wall Street Gains as Industrial Stocks Lead Rebound
New York stock market ends gloom as industrials rise over 4 points center on brisk turnover of 250,000 shares in first hour. News of government pump priming and short covering fuels optimism while rail bonds and corporate loans advance and commodities, steels, oils, and aircraft lead gains across major markets.
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New York
Wall Street
Livestock market figures from Chicago auction
Hogs 15,000 with 5,500 direct, active and up to 10 higher than Friday. Cattle 14,000 and calves 2,000, steer run slow with mostly 25 lower for quality yearlings. heifers and cows uneven with declines to 25. Vealers 25-50 lower around 7.00-8.50. Sheep 4-5 thousand with 5,000 direct, lambs 25-50 higher and top 70 cents above Friday, good to choice 4-194 lb, natives 3.25-3.75.
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Chicago
USDA
Sugar futures drift with steady undertone in New York
In New York sugar markets on June 20 futures stayed quiet but firm alongside a steady stock market. September No. 3 at 1.82, March 1.88, No. 4 Sept 0.95 and March 0.981, all unchanged or barely moved. July 1.76, Sept 1.80, March 1.87 in user quotes. Rudyard Kipling noted as Nobel laureate in 1907.
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New York
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