Four Shamrock workers burned to death in gas line blast
Four Shamrock Texas men employed by Shamrock Gasoline Company were killed in a gas line explosion at a plant under construction one mile west of Shamrock. The victims Bob Griffin Jack Todd W Melton and Laron Chance were trapped as flames engulfed the absorption units.
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Tex
W. E. Reardon
Southern Carbon Company
Columbia Gasoline Corporation
Mr. Reardon
Amarillo
Bob Griffin
Jack Todd
W.melton
Laron Chance
Columbian Gasoline Corporation
Hospital Staff Member Hurt In Auto Crash
Mrs. Lilly Dickinson Lytle hostess at East Louisiana Hospital Jackson was seriously injured when another car struck her vehicle near Zachary. She suffered a broken leg possible internal injuries and remains under examination at a Baton Rouge hospital. She was returning to Jackson with Sim Black and another hospital staff member. other occupants unharmed.
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Associated Press
Baton Rough
Lilly Dickinson Lytle
East Louisiana
Jackson
Zachary
Lytle
Sim Black
Ouachita Near Flood Stage Rise Recorded
The Ouachita River near Monroe is rising toward flood stage as the weather bureau warns of possible high water. Gauge readings at 7 am show a 0.6 foot rise in 24 hours, with concerns about low banks upstream and land stretching several miles beyond the river when levels pass 20 feet. Local steamboat captain G B Cooley says there is no immediate danger but heavy rain could worsen conditions. a continuation is reported on page ten.
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Ouachita River
Weather Bureau
New Orleans
G. B. Cooley
Camden
Mr. Cooley
Alabama Landing
Ouachita
Georgia Student Paper Flays Alumni Athletics Support
The Red and Black editor Bent F. Cheek criticizes alumni backing of athletes amid campus funding debates. The editorial laments scholarships and perks for athletes, while claiming faculty urged students to think and act on the issue. Cheek, retiring editor, notes the new staff’s stance.
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Jaucuui
Vvualuul Culilitui
Bent F. Cheek
Red and Black
Cheek
Iconoclaat
Ath
Letes
Trial of George Wintz Nears End in Jackson Court
In Jackson Mississippi on March 16 the George E. Wintz trial over alleged improper presentation of chorus girls in bathing costumes proceeded without admittance of the costumes into evidence. Defense sought to show the garments in court but Judge Longino barred the move. Chorus members testified the swimsuits were standard and not transparent while two backstage workers saw no impropriety. The defense rested after the ruling and the state said no rebuttal witnesses would be used. Arguments set after lunch.
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Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
George E. Wintz
Music Box
Longine
Longino
Defense witnesses testify no improper exposure in Music Box Revue case
Fifty defense witnesses including women and four of the black bottom dancers testified in Jackson Mississippi that there was no improper exposure of girls in the Music Box Revue presented March 7. George Wintz manager of the show faces a charge under state law. Nine other important witnesses were to be summoned.
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Jackson, Mis
George Wintz
Mississippi
Slaying of Two Children Linked to Drifter Scholl
Chicago, March 16 Walter Scholl sought dead or alive for the slayings of his two young children Vivian eight and Donald six. Bodies found in an abandoned Gary Indiana house with ether soaked towels and fatal odor. Mrs Scholl had feared the children were killed and alerted police after receiving a threatening letter from Scholl.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Walter Schol
Vivian
Donald
Gary
Indiana
Scholl
Margaret
Jane Townley
Auto Crash Scene Filmed For News-Star Movie Any Day in Hollywood
Filming began this afternoon for the News-Star two reel comedy drama Any Day in Hollywood with a staged wreck at St John and Grammont streets. A crowd watched as two Buicks collided using trick photography handled by Charles C. Fetty. Cast members included Charlotte Breard Harry Prophit Mrs A L Harrington John W Hopson and Lealis Hale. The wreck involved gunpowder smoke and a staged rescue led by Officer Gaza. Filming continues Thursday at Dr J B Vaughns 2004 Riverside home and final showings move to Saenger next Monday and Tuesday.
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Hollywood
St. John and
Grammont Streets
Charles C. Fetty
St. John
Gra»mont
Thom Fetty
Buick
Charlotte Breard
Harry Prophit
A. L. Harrington
John W. Hopson
Lealis Hale
Gaza
Dr. J. B. Vaughn
Riverside
Saenger
No Through Bus Service to Alex Due to Floods
Buses cannot travel between Monroe and Alexandria as the Little River remains high. The last through trip was Sunday, with service only from Monroe to Tullos and Alexandria to Rochelle. Water covers much of the road between Tullos and Rochelle. normal schedules may resume in several days as the river falls a foot.
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Monroe
Alexandria
Little River
Rapides Parish
Tullos
Rochelle
Whitfield's Condition Remains Unchanged in Mississippi
Governor Henry L. Whitfield remains weak with no evident change in his condition after the operation. Doctors say his strength is remarkable but offer no hope for recovery, noting it is a matter of time.
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Jackson, Miss
Henry L. Whitfield
Radio Qufit At N O Track Causes Arrestes
In New Orleans at Jefferson Park, a so called walking radio station was arrested after signaling race results by Morse code to a remote office. The agent Ira Sherre faced possible charges of disturbing the peace and broadcasting without a permit. Officials noted attempts to block spying via tree top observers and portable German imports with six and a half mile range.
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New Orleans
Jefferson Park
Ira Sherre
Germany
Fair Grounds
Monroe drives sellout for Syracuse exhibition games
Committees from the Monroe Chamber of Commerce and Monroe Baseball Association launch a five day ticket drive aiming to raise 5500 for five Syracuse exhibition games at Forsythe Park. They must average 1100 daily, with proceeds supporting spring training for the double A club and sharing gate receipts with visiting teams.
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Syracuse
Monroe
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe Baseball] Association
Shreveport Sports
Syracuse Stars
Forsythe Baseball Park
Senator King Barred from Entering Haiti
Senator William H. King of Utah will not attempt to enter Haiti after the Haitian government refused admission. He announced on arrival from Puerto Rico that his decision mirrors the U S stance and aims to avoid any untoward incidents in a friendly country.
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Associated Press
Santo Domingo
Dominican Republic
William H. King
Utah
Haiti
Porto Rico
King
United States
Oppose Plan to Drain Orleans by Atchafalaya
At a spillway board hearing in New Orleans on March 16 engineers opposed diverting flood waters through the Atchafalaya basin. They urged spillways on the east bank at Poydras and Burnside, while local governments signed a resolution against diverting more water into the basin.
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New Orleans
Atchafalaya Basin
Napoleonville
St. Martin
Ascension
Iberia
LaFourche
Kemper
Poydras
Burnside
New Orleans Hearings Focus on Controlled Spillway Plan
The spillway board heard from Northeast Louisiana levee boards urging a controlled spillway at Old River to reclaim 850 acres of alluvial land in the Tensas basin. Atchafalaya basin interests also spoke on flood relief and river connections among the Mississippi Red and Atchafalaya rivers.
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New Orleans
United States Army Engineers
City Hall
Northeast Louisiana
Old River
Mississippi
Red
Atchafalaya
Tensas
Atchafalaya Basin
Three Men Abduct Delhi Girls Found In Amarillo
Two Delhi girls Hazel Green and Veda Clark both 14 and 16 were found in Amarillo Texas after being abducted three weeks ago by three men in a Essex sedan. They told probation officers they were taken while en route to school and driven west to Wichita Falls then Amarillo where they were confined at a tourist camp. Police federal officers and welfare workers pursue the abductors as the girls await their father O C Green from Delhi.
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Delhi
Hazel Green
Veda Clark
Amarillo
Texas
Hazel
O. C. Green
Police and Welfare Workers of
News-Star
Wichita Falls
Borger
Here
Ice Cream Makers Hear Talks on Refrigeration Lines
The Louisiana Association of Ice Cream Manufacturers closes its seventh annual convention at Hotel Virginia. Papers read extend sessions into the afternoon as delegates discuss mechanical refrigeration as the future of the industry. J W Harding of Alexandria notes companies loan cabinets gratis to secure patronage citing a case of an Illinois manufacturer with substantial investment.
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Louisiana Association of
Virginia
Noes
J. W. Harding
Alexandria
Illinois
Young Wife Dies by Suicide After Night Club Visit
A Chicago woman, Mardell Piper, 20s, identified as Mrs. Walbarn, killed herself at the T. M. A. club in New Orleans after a liquor party with four men. The club owner said she retrieved a revolver from behind the bar and shot herself as he checked on other customers.
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Self
Orleans
Associated Press
New Orleans
Harry F. Walker
Walbarn
Weeiaes
Shi Hif Kwisg Waris
Mardell Piper
Chicago
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