Work resumes on Ouachita River Span at Monroe
State officials say the Ouachita river bridge near Monroe will reopen by July 10 after a winter pause. The project uses a $5 828 591 state federal relief allotment to advance Louisiana road work including paving routes 200 and 11 and other Ouachita projects.
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Ouachita River
Monroe
James A. Noe
P. M. Atkins
Oscar K. Allen
Baton Rouge
Highway Department
State of
Louisiana
State Highway Department
Natchitoches Street
West Monroe
Chatham Road
Sterlington Bridge
Ouachita Fish
Stateway Department
Holdups Charged to Coll's Widow
New York report says Mrs. Vincent Coll 25 and gray hair sat with detectives as six merchants identified her as a robber. Police jailed her two male suspects Thomas Pace and Joseph Tri for a six week spree of shop robberies linked to Coll's Harlem gang. A loaded revolver was found in her vanity bag during a raid.
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New York
Vincent Coll
Coll
Thomas Pace
Joseph Tri
Washington Man Found Fatally Shot at Club
Donald Cassells, 50, of Washington, was found fatally wounded in his Biltmore Country Club suite in Asheville. He died from a gunshot to the temple. Club manager H. A. MacFayden said two notes were found, one to Mrs Cassells and one to MacFayden requesting he take Cassells property and notify relatives.
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Asheville
N. C
Donald Cassells
Washington
Biltmore Country Club
H. A. MacFayden
Tyro
Earthquakes Reported From Distant Shocks
Loyola University seismograph recorded shocks about 6 500 miles away lasting three and a half hours starting around 4 20 p m officials announced the direction could not be determined in New Orleans June 24
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New Orleans
Loyola University
Roosevelt dash rumor denied after London conference
Arthur Brisbanes Today column recalls past trans Atlantic dashes by Woodrow Wilson and notes the cost in lives and money. The piece asserts Roosevelt’s reputation for action has reached London while a labor member questions the pace of decisions, contrasting with earlier scenes at Buckingham Palace.
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Roosevelt
London
Woodrow Wilson
Buckingham Palace
Europe
United States
House of Commons
Labor
Josiah B. Wedgwood
Neville
Richardson Attacked Parish Leader Recovered in Monroe
E E Richardson La Salle parish school superintendent was brought from Olla to Monroe for X rays after an assault near Walters. Doctors reported no skull fracture and improving condition with good recovery prospects. Earl Bradford faces assault with intent to kill charges as investigation continues.
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E. E. Richardson
la Salle Parish
Earl Bradford
Walters
Olla
Richardson
Monroe
Bradford
Roy L. Huff
Catahoula Parish
John Dale, Jr
Monroe Man Is Elected Commander of Veterans
C A Hunt of Monroe was elected department commander of the Louisiana Mississippi Veterans of Foreign Wars at the gathering in New Iberia. Olga Indest of New Iberia and Blanche Gary of St Martinville were chosen to represent their cities in the state beauty contest set for October 24 in Alexandria. Auxiliary members arrived for their annual meeting.
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New Iberia
C. A. Hunt
Monroe
Louisiana - Mississippi
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Olga Indest
Blanche Gary
St. Martinville
Alexandria
State Tax Load Series In Louisiana Newspapers
Readers of The News-Star and Morning World are urged to follow a Tuesday Thursday Sunday series on state tax matters. The articles explain how the state and agencies collect and spend revenues from diverse taxes and licenses.
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Louisiana
News-Star
Morning World
Parish Wide Cotton Meetings Planned Courthouse First Session
Plans completed for parish wide cotton meetings. The first session will be held at the courthouse tomorrow morning with local officials and farmers attending to discuss crop strategies and market conditions.
Success Foreseen Cotton Acreage Retirement Meet In Ouachita Parish
Agricultural agent E R Strahan announces a parish wide meeting at the Monroe courthouse for a cotton acreage retirement program. Forty seven committee members will receive instructions and pledge blanks to begin collecting pledges from farmers. Additional community meetings are listed for nearby towns with dates and times.
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Ouachita Parish
E. R. Strahan
Monroe
Eureka
Calhoun
Cheniere
Drew
Cypress
Okaloosa
Sterlington
R. A. Wasson
Lapine
Strahan
Mineral Springs
Fondale
D. Y. Smith
J. R. Tidwell
J. B. Fithiol
Farm dispute ends in killing near Winnfield Louisiana
Ira Ates a 31 year old tenant farmer was killed in Winn Parish amid an argument over a potato weight dispute. H A Martin the farm owner was released after a coroner verdict of justifiable homicide. A shotgun fired killing Ates, while his weapon was reportedly unloaded.
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Winnfield
Ira Ates
Atlanta
H. A. Martin
Ates
Byrant
Martin
J. F. May
Bandits Beat Woman Over Car Keys in Ozark Farmhouse
In Fort Smith Arkansas on June 24 two gunmen wounded an officer at Alma then beat Mrs. John Rogers when she refused to surrender her car keys. They pushed the car toward a cliff, fled with a machine gun into the hills as posses and guards converged on the Rogers farm.
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Fort Smith
Ark
Alma
Ozark Mountains
Winslow
John Rogers
Rogers
Roosevelt Seeks Farmer Aid for Cotton Reduction Plan
President Roosevelt urges cotton farmers to cooperate with a plan aiming to reduce acreage by about ten million and cut this year’s potential output from three to four million bales. He emphasizes individual responsibility and practical methods approved by Congress to improve farmers’ situation as officials finalize campaign details in the southern states.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Wallace
Congress
Buck Is Given Long Term State Prison Sentence
Kenneth Buck was sentenced to not less than 24 nor more than 25 years for kidnapping 10 year old Margaret McMath and extorting 60 000 dollars from her parents. His brother Cyril Buck was acquitted.
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Kenneth Buck
Barnstable
Mass
Margaret
Peggy” McMath
Neil C. McMath
Harwichport
Detroit
Germany to order two fast police scouting planes
Berlin reports that Air Minister Wilhelm Goering, amid telegrams from chambers of commerce and unions, will order two fast police scouting planes to identify and pursue invading foreign air raiders after yesterday's Berlin air raid involving leaflets. State Secretary Milch says Germany must immediately bolster air protection.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Goering
Ehrhardt Milch
Air Ministry
Goering
Germany
Firemen battle one million gallon alcohol blaze in Westwego
Firemen fought a massive denatured alcohol blaze at the United States Industrial Alcohol plant in Westwego after a lightning strike ignited a one million gallon tank. Officials estimated at least 350000 dollars in losses as the fire burned for hours, threatening nearby tanks of molasses. The tank burst into flames but did not explode, with flames spreading to adjacent storage.
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New Orleans
United States Industrial Alcohol Company
Westwego
Porterie Expelled From Louisiana Bar Association
New Orleans June 24 The Louisiana State Bar Association executive committee expelled Attorney-General Gaston L Porterie for unprofessional conduct and rejected his resignation He had intervened in a grand jury inquiry into alleged election balloting fraud after District Attorney Eugene Stanley began the probe Porterie a friend of Senator Huey P Long resigned shortly after Long returned from Washington He claimed the ouster was a political setup and the committee reviewed the case chronology before issuing the decision.
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New Orleans
Gaston L. Porterie
Louisiana State Bar Association
Bar
Porterie
Eugene Stanley
Stanley
Bar Association
U. S
Huey P. Long
Long
Washington
W. W. Young
Drive for Price Accord Gains Momentum in London
London june 24 a drive for an international price accord to match the American recovery program moved forward at the world economic conference tonight secretary hull attacked claims that intergovernmental schemes conflict delegates, after two weeks, sought to bring talks to concrete terms to determine direction and feasibility of a price agreement amid recent monetary tensions and French criticisms of US motives
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London
Corde
United States
Hull
State Administrations Fiscal Methods Roll Up Colossal Debt
This article examines the Long-Allen era in Louisiana, detailing how the state borrowed heavily from fiscal agencies between 1928 and 1932, the cash costs of extra legislative sessions, and the rising interest burden. It traces historical debates on the governor's power to borrow and the need for legislative consent, noting past constitutional limits and political campaigns.
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Long-Allen
Louisiana
Long
State Board of Liquidation
Olympic games of the air open in Beverly Hills
Harvard decorated Al Smith praises achievement as champion fliers from around the world gather for the Olympic games of the air from July 1 to 4. The event features top pilots from nations including Germany and Italy, promising record breaks and international competition.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Harvard
al Smith
Hitler
Mussolini
Woman Relates Tale Of Horror On Lake Michigan
Mrs Charles Rennie Jr 27 sole survivor of a plane crash recounts a harrowing 30 hour marooning on a tiny raft with three men near Lake Michigan The victims include Charles Rennie Jr James Gillette and Peter Keller The group set out from Traverse City to Milwaukee encountering dense fog before the crash and raft ordeal while Rennie suffered sunburn and a near death experience during the emergency voyage
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Kewaunee
Wis
Lake Michigan
Charles Rennie, Jr
Traverse City
Mich
James Gillette
Peter Keller
Frankfort
Rennie
Ann Arbor
Milwaukee
Gillette
Brownville Woman Hurt In Automobile Accident
Mrs. Ida Green of Brownville sustained a severe cut on the head and injuries to her left eye and right arm when the car she rode in overturned ten miles from Monroe on the Winnsboro road shortly after 1 PM yesterday. She was taken to St Francis sanitarium where X rays showed no fractures. Mrs. Myrtle Bagwell, her sister and driver, and the two small children in the car were unharmed. The cause was not determined but a tire blowout was suspected.
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Ida Green
Brownville
Monroe
Winnsboro
St. Francis Sanitarium
Green
Myrtle Bagwell
Bad Weather Delays Italian Seaplane Flight to Chicago
In Orbetello Italy on June 25 weather hampered the departure of 25 Italian seaplanes tasked for a Chicago leg. Aviation Minister Italo Balbo postponed the flight until tomorrow after delaying wake up orders for 100 crew including pilots and radio operators.
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Orbetello
Italy
Europe
Italo Balbo
Chicago
General Balbo
Robbery Gang Foiled In Grayson Bank Attempt
Jackson Parish officers hunted two suspected bank robbers after a daylight attempt to empty a closed Caldwell parish bank in Grayson near 9 30 yesterday. R C Baggen t liquidator and Rush Tarver were wounded. Stafford Wells 27 was arrested on Highway in the area. Authorities pursue a third suspect captured by Sheriff A J Thigpen and Deputy Sheriff Bm.
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Louisiana
R. C. Baggent
Rush Tarver
L. V. Tarver
Monroe
Grayson
Caldwell Parish
A. J. Thigpen
Second man held in Grayson bank holdup case
Arrest of Hook Turner of Alexandria announced near midnight. Turner wore a cap identified as taken from a robber after hat blew off. Zeigler of Olla State Bank helped locate and arrest Turner near Clarks. Wells taken to Monroe parish jail.
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Grayson Bank
Hook Turner
Alexandria
Stafford Wells
Turner
FE. B. Zeigler
Olla State Bank
Columbia
Zeigler
Clarks
Grayson
Wells
Monroe
Lincoln man confesses. accomplices named in Jackson parish case
Mett Leggett of Lincoln parish confessed involving two alleged confederates. The man taken into custody gave his name as Stafford Wells, 27. He was arrested on the Columbia Rus ton highway near Old Vernon in Jackson parish about an hour after.
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Mett Leggett
Lincoln Parish
Stafford Wells
Columbia-Ruston Highway
Old Vernon
Jackson Parish
Bove Ordered Held for Murder in Mississippi
Dominick E. Bove charged with murder in the death of his sister in law Miss Billie B E Harring. He was ordered held without bond pending grand jury investigation after a lengthy preliminary hearing in a crowded Vicksburg courtroom. Judge C W Thigpin bound the defendant over to the grand jury without bond. The body was examined by Dr W H Parsons. Continued on fifth page.
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Edward F. Hanity
Kenneth
Cyril Buck
Bertha Buck
Albert Chase
Cyril
Willard Carleton
Burwick
Angi It
Vicksburg
Miss
Dominick E. Bove
Billie BE. Harring
C. W. Thigpin
Grand Jury
Thigpin
W. H. Parsons
Miss Harring
Power Firm To Build Big Filtration Plant
Louisiana Power and Light plans a 500000 gallon daily filtration plant for Tallulah to be completed within three months. MacGregor Smith of New Orleans and A O Evans, Tallulah manager, announced final council arrangements and initiation of work. Estimated cost about 18000 dollars.
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Louisiana Power and Light Company
Talluc Iah
A. O. Evans
Tallulah
MacGregor Smith
New Orleans
Roosevelt sails to New Brunswick aboard Amberjack II
President Roosevelt cruises along the coast toward New Brunswick arriving at Southwest Harbor Maine aboard the Amberjack II from Pulpit Harbor.
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Southwest Harbor
President Roosevelt
New Brunswick
Pulpit Harbor
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Bronx
Tom Kupina
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Syn
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Winn Parish
Gaston Porterie
Sanders-Wilkinson
Sanders
State Board of li
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Bove
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