Publisher Returned to Georgia Chain Gang Prison to Complete Sentence
Robert Burns, once a successful Chicago real estate publisher, turned himself in to Georgia authorities to finish a six to ten year hard labor term after escaping a chain gang seven years earlier. His habeas corpus bid was dropped and he admitted the voluntary return. Burns faced prior accusations of embezzlement and bigamy, which remain unsettled, while supporters argued against extradition.
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Robert
Burns
Emily Pachee
Lillian Sale
Georgia
American Legion
Emerson
Mer Rouge Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
June 26 report records Mrs Eva Moss and Horace Baker as guests of Mrs Sam Ogden. It notes relatives visiting from Lon Norsworthy and children, Elaine Hotze traveling to St Louis for a Progressive music course, and Mr Hal Wynn Aubrey Compton and Mrs Thompson visiting the Erw Eikles family. Additional mentions include Lula Howell and the Willey family from White.
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Mer Rouge
Eva Moss
Horace Baker
Sam Ogden
Lon Norsworthy
1Ehildren
Elaine Hotze
St. Louis
Hal Wynn
Aubrey Compton
Thompson
Crew Lake
Emmett Eikles
Lula Howell
A. W. Willey
White
Small Sub Station to Tap Hot Wires
The General Electric company announces a one pole power sub station mounted on a steel pole to tap high voltage transmission lines. It will draw off voltage from super power lines and convert to safe currents for consumers, serving farmers and others near distant sub stations. It taps lines up to 66 000 volts.
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Schenectady
N. Y
General Electric Company
Mangham Social News Roundup Shapes Week
Mangham residents share visits with family and friends across Louisiana and nearby states. Local students from Louisiana Tech attend gatherings in Mangham and Ruston while church activities proceed with an evangelistic meeting led by Reverend Youngblood.
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News-Star
Mangham
T. W. Stark
Beryl
Fannie
Annie Cooper
Rayville
Natchitoches
Dorothy Stark
Ola Cooper
Will Frey, Jr
Monroe
J. W. DeMoss, Jr
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Theodosia Stewart
Idelle Wells
Emma
Leila Humble
W. E. Hixon
Ben Hixon
Bennie
Clarence Hixon
Janette Hixon
Thelma Harrison
Street
Vicksburg
W. D. Humble
Ashton
Texas
Julius O’quin
Tylertown
Miss
Mangham Baptist Church
Youngblood
Chase Faulk
Melba Elaine
J. W. Faulk
Roland Faulk
Rhoda Faulk
Crowley
Faulk
Hattie Littlepage
San Antonio
S. B. Carroway
Remarkable Desert Song Chorus Joins First Talking Musical Film
The Desert Song brings a 100 member chorus of former opera and musical stars to Warner Brothers Vitaphone production directed by Ernest G. Groeney. Sigmund Romberg's complete score is performed by the Vitaphone orchestra. Also highlights The Apache dance in Columbia's film with Margaret Livingston and Don Alvarado who learn the step in Paris from the originators.
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Saenger
Warner Brothers Vitaphone
New York City
Hollywood
Los Angeles
KFWB
Warner Brothers
Ernest G. Groeney
William McGann
America
Sigmund Romberg
Capitol Tomorrow
Margaret Livingston
Don Alvarado
Columbia
Paris
Miss Livingston
Alvarado
Cobra Serum Halts Death Keeps Dinner Party Greeting
Dr Alfons Bacon reports snake serum widely effective against king cobra bites in Siam. Affected patient, wife of an American financial advisor, was numb in minutes but recovered after hospital treatment and attended a formal dinner four hours later.
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Siam
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New York
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O. Baclanova
Clyde Cook
Montmartre
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Vitaphone Symphony Orchestra
Cobra
Chicago
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John Boles
Carrotta King Myrna Loy
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Johnny Arthur
Hearlove
Derful Cavalier
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DeSiard
Monroe, la
Dixie
Dixie Paich
Loreco
Loreco Ethyl
Motor Oils
Louisiana Oil Refining Corporation
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