Youth killed in farm home fight near Baskin
Benny Tarver, 21, farmer, was killed when his throat was cut during a quarrel at a dance at a Baskin area home two miles west. His brother J Tarver, about 18, was struck with a fence rail and wounded. Three suspects, Joe Huff, Dock Huff, and Jackson of Mangham, are in parish jail as investigation continues.
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News-Star
Winnsboro
Baskin
Benny Tarver
J. Tarver
Joe
Dock” Huff
Mangham
Jackson
Tarver
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Four Men Die in Electric Chair for Slaying Policeman
Four Philadelphia men Joseph Curry 29 Harry Bentley 23 William Juliano 27 and Frank Doris 27 were executed by electric chair at Rockview Penitentiary in Pennsylvania for the murder of a policeman during an attempted hold up in Philadelphia last May. Curry was first to die at 7 a.m. and the last at 7:32 a.m. Curry bade farewell as he left his cell.
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Associated Press
Rockview
Philadelphia
Western State Penitentiary
Joseph Curry
Harry Bentley
William Juliano
Frank Doris
Curry
Alexandria jeweler dies after fall from hospital window
Richard Sharp a 53 year old Alexandria jeweler died in Charity Hospital New Orleans after falling or leaping from a second floor window. He had come for medical treatment two weeks earlier and is survived by a widow and four children. A knife was found in his bed and a nurse noted Sharp left his room early morning, went to the roof and jumped. He died four hours later from multiple injuries.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mar
Richard Sharp
Alexandria Jeweler
Charity Hospital
Sharp
Alexandria
Sharps
Winnfield
Alexandria Jeweler Richard Sharp Jumps From Hospital Window
Richard Sharp 53 a jeweler of 618 Lee Street Alexandria reported to have jumped from a window at Charity Hospital New Orleans this morning. He moved to Alexandria from Winnfield ten years ago and has a wife one son three daughters and a grandson. He went to New Orleans for medical treatment with Mrs Sharp and has been ill two weeks.
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Alexandria
Richard Sharp
Lee Street
Charity Hospital
New Orleans
Winnfield
Sharp
Bombing Plot Foiled At San Francisco Church
San Francisco police trapped two men after a bombing attempt at St. Peter and St. Paul Church. One suspect was killed. the wounded man, Charles Moss alias Celesten Reklund, claimed innocence and said he came to pray. The dynamite charge consisted of 26 sticks. authorities pursue possible higher ups behind a string of recent church bombings.
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San Francisco
Cal
St. Peter and St. Paul Catholic
Latin Quarter
Charles Moss
Celesten Reklund
Reklund
Two Die In Standard Oil Plant Blast In Buffalo
Two workers died and four were reported missing after an explosion at the Atlas plant of Standard Oil in Buffalo New York. An ammonia tank in the parrafin plant exploded causing extensive damage and shaking nearby houses while flames raged ahead of power outages and structural collapse.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Atlas
Standard Oil Company
Parrafin
Barricaded Man Killed After Six Hour Gun Fight
In Beaverdale near Johnstown Pennsylvania two men died and two were wounded after possemen surrounded John Bruno a 50 year old noted as demented. A mistaken identity incident led to Max Miller and John Libertine being shot. Oscar Mehlhorn was wounded.
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Johnstown
John Bruno
Bruno
Beaverdale
Here
Max Miller
John Libertine
Walter Coleman
Wilmore
Coleman
Miller
Plummer
Libertine
Oscar Mehlhorn
Price Cut in North Louisiana Crude Oil by Texas Company
SHREVEPORT La March 7 A twelve to thirty six cent reduction in crude oil prices for north Louisiana districts including Caddo Bull Bayou Crichton and De Soto was announced by the Texas company effective Saturday The new schedule sets top price at 195 for grades 52 and above with an 86 cent drop while the lowest grade 28 to 289 sells at 128 a drop of 12 cents A three cent differential applies between highest and lowest grades with grades set per degree Some other firms had not matched the cut and doubt persisted that the schedule would be adopted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
North Louisiana
Caddo
Bull Bayou
Crichton
de Soto
Texas Company
Conservation head and party arrive for investigation
The New Process Carbon Black Company will test a gas to carbon black method at Guthrie with Prof. C. S. Williamson supervising. Louisiana conservation officials from New Orleans Shreveport and Monroe accompany Dr. W. K. Irion to assess if the plant can yield three to five times more carbon black per gas unit, potentially revolutionizing the state industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
Process
Carbon Black Company, Inc
Guthrie
State Conservation Department
C. S. Williamson
New Orleans
Tulane University
Tulane Chemical Engineer
W. K. Trion
Louisiana Conservation Department
W. K. Chisholm
Shreveport
James O’connell
P. B. Myers
Mineral
State Conservaion Department
Theodore Grunewald
Clyde Barbour
New Process Company
Barbour
New Process
Carbon Black Company
Williamson
Irion
P. M. Webb
Monroe
Mineral Division
Conservation Department
Mr. Grunewald
Dr. Irion
Night Watchman Reports Delhi Girls Seen Near Waskom
Waskom night watchman W. W. Thomas said he positively identified Hazel Green and Veda Clark, the missing Delhi girls, at the Waterman Brick plant the night after their disappearance. He described three people there including an 18 year old male seeking work and speculated they headed toward Marshall Texas.
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Delhi
Waskom
Texas
W. W. Thomas
Waterman Brick Company
Tex
Shreveport
News-Star
Hazel Green
Veda Clark
Thomas
Monroe
Marshall
Hambones Meditations by J. P. Alley
A brief excerpt titled Hambones Meditations by J. P. Alley presents a folksy exhortation on influencing a rival. The piece hints at moral guidance and social behavior with a rhythmic, dialectical voice.
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Hambones Meditations
J. P. Alley
One Good Will Plane Sinks After Takeoff in Uruguay
In Montevideo on March 7 an American air force goodwill plane fell into the sea shortly after takeoff due to engine trouble. No casualties were reported. The plane struck harbor rocks. damage described as slight, with hopes to renew the flight today or tomorrow. The remaining two planes returned to await repairs.
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Associated Press
Montevideo
Uruguay
Federal Law Applies in Primaries Case
A federal law ruling affects primary election procedures in this case. The decision hinges on how federal standards govern ballot access and nomination processes, with implications for future primary contests and party rules.
Supreme Court rules primaries subject to federal voting protection
The court holds that the right to vote applies to primaries as well as general elections, striking down Texas rules barring negroes from Democratic primaries. It declares federal jurisdiction constrains states from classifying by color in primary elections and notes damages may be recovered for such political discrimination.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court
Texas
L. A. Nixon
el Paso
Moorfield Storey
Boston
Nixon
Last Week for Registration in Monroe City Election
The first day of the last week of city registration shows 1900 registered voters. Registration closes Saturday at 5 pm ahead of the city primary on April 12 with about 2500 expected to enroll from a potential electorate of 3500. Those registering this week urged to act early to avoid a last minute rush.
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Monroe
Banquet Planned by Local Chamber to Launch Retail Division
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce will hold a Wednesday banquet at Hotel Virginia to form a local retail division. Tickets are on sale for the 6:30 dinner with guests M. M. Levy and J. Carston from Shreveport, and C. W. Longwill attends as secretary-manager. President J. H. Trousdale will toast, succeeded by the new retail division chair. Sixty Chamber members petitioned for the division and the event marks its launch.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Virginia
M. M. Levy
J. Carston
Shreveport
Cc. W. Longwill
J. H. Trousdale
Chamber of Commerce of
Monroe
Clarks Child Fatally Hurt In Accident Near Standard
A head on collision two miles north of Standard left R. W. Thorn 15 months dead and his mother critically injured at Riverside sanitarium. The wreck involved a southbound Dodge driven by Tom Arnold and a northbound Ford with Ned Thorn as driver. Marie Whittington, 16, escaped injury. The baby died two hours after the crash from blood loss and shock.
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R. W. Thorn
B. Thorn
Clarks
Riverside
Standard
Tom Arnold
Rochelle
Ned Thorn
J. D. Bagwell
Monroe
W. B. Corry & Co
Riverside Sanitarium
Child Dies After Fall Into Boiling Water Tub
In Birmingham Alabama on March 7 Robert W Sims 16 months old son of Mr and Mrs Ray W Sims of Overton suburb died in a hospital last night from burns after tumbling into a tub of boiling water The mother Mrs Sims placed the tub on the floor turned away and heard a scream then found the child swimming in the tub Her hands were seriously burned in the rescue attempt
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Birmingham
Ala
Robert W. Sims
Ray W. Sims
Overton
Monroe Aims to Launch Little Theatre Movement Tonight
Community meeting at 8 in the Jewish Temple annex discusses forming a local Little Theatre in Monroe. The session will consider bringing the one act play The Cajun by Ada Jack Carver, produced by Shreveport’s Little Theatre, to showcase the movement’s value.
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Monroe
Jewish Temple
Louisiana
Ada Jack Carver
Shreveport Little Theatre Players
Little Theatre
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