Ex Governor Franklin faces impeachment over alleged anti trust settlement
Mississippi house investigates 11 charges against Lester C Franklin chairman of the state tax commission. The report accuses him of conspiracy to defraud the state in a plan to settle a 10 million anti trust suit with Warren Brothers Roads of Boston. Also named are Earl Brewer Emile Reis and W K Herrin for aiding the settlement aiding the loss of state funds. Page eight.
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Jackson
Miss
Lester C. Franklin
State Tax Commission
Franklin
House Investigating Committee
Warren Brothers Roads Company of
Boston
George T. Mitchell
Mississippi
Earl Brewer
Emer M. Reis
Memphis
Warren Brothers
W. K. Herrin
Clarksdale
Kentucky Rock Asphalt Company
Sir Marshall
Bay St. Louis
Groven
Jahncke Available as Successor for Kuntz
Acting Secretary Jahncke of the navy department said he would be available for the post of Republican national committeeman from Louisiana if nominated by the state committee to succeed the late Emile Kuntz. He would inform John E. Jackson, state central committee chair, likely today.
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Washington
Jahncke
Navy Department
Republican National
Louisiana
Republican State Committee of Louisiana
Emile Kuntz
John E. Jackson
State Central Committee
New Orleans Archbishop Condemns Divorce in Lent Letter
In a Lenten pastoral read in Catholic churches Archbishop J W Shaw denounces divorce as moral erosion and a threat to national virtue. He condemns seeking dissolution in courts and calls such acts traitorous to marriage vows. Boy Scout events in Ouachita Valley focus on fun with a Twin Cities sightseeing trip and a prize exhibition.
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New Orleans
J. W Shaw
Ouachita Valley
Twin Cities
Harville Murder Trial Near Jury Verdict
Associated Press reports in Leesville on March 28 that testimony in the Alfred Harville murder case against Floyd McAlpin, the former city marshal, concluded with arguments and a late afternoon jury reach anticipated.
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Associated Press
Leesville
Alfred Harville
Floyd McAlpin
Two Toes the Timber Wolf Captured in Arkansas
The legendary Arkansas timber wolf known as Two Toes is captured near Wynne after a ten year chase. He weighed 98 pounds and is sent to the Memphis zoo for life. Sheriff E L Cooper and Deputy Prosecuting Attorney James Robertson led the pursuit with twenty two hounds.
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Arkansas
Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Zoo
Arkan
E. L. Cooper
Cooper
James Robertson
Robertson
Wynne
Ark
Home defense plea fails in Hattiesburg assault case
Mrs. J. C. Hartfield is convicted of assaulting Mrs. G. W. Stroud in a public street dispute. Judge Hill postponed sentencing until after trial of Stroud and her daughters Bessie Mae and Charlotte Stroud who face assault charges arising from the hair pulling and scratches. A letter claimed by Hartfield as from her husband was ruled inadmissible.
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Associated Press
Hattiesburg
Miss
J. C. Hartfield
G. W. Stroud
Hill
Hartfield
Bessie Mae Stroud
Scheduled Reopening of Alleged Gifts Cancelled
Baton Rouge March 28. A scheduled reopening of the attorney general investigation into alleged gifts by public boards to the New Orleans commercial affairs committee was canceled for the present.
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Baton Rouge
Attorney General
Commercial Affairs Committee of
New Orleans
Artist recounts careless love affair in murder trial
Henri Marchand testifies about his Paris to New York career as the state accuses Lila Jimerson, his Indian model, of conspiring to kill Mrs. Marchand. Nancy Bowen, an elder claimant, says Lila claimed Mrs. Marchand was a witch and urged her to kill. Bowen to be tried for murder after Jimerson case. Marchand admits numerous affairs as his defense.
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United Press
Buffalo
Henri Marchand
Lila Jimerson
Paris
Latin Quarter
New York
Lila
Marchand
Nancy Bowen
Bowen
South Dakota City Invites Capone to Black Hills Home
Rapid City dispatch reports a formal invitation to Al Capone, Chicago gangster, to reside in the Black Hills of South Dakota. A mailed letter offers hospitality and cites scripture against judging past crimes while noting Capone is not welcome in Chicago or Miami.
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Associated Press
Rapid City
Scarface
al” Capone
Chicago
Black Hills
South Dakota
Capone
Miami
Fla
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley reaches wider audience
A fragment lists Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley and hints at themes of drinking and persistence. The text appears as a line of humorous or satirical verse with stylized phonetic spelling and an unfinished punchline about what comes after a drink.
Glider Flight From San Diego to Los Angeles Completed
Captain Frank M. Hawks completed a glider flight from San Diego to Los Angeles landing at Municipal airport at 10:13 am after taking off in a cabin monoplane glider at 8:15 am. The tow was provided by J. D. Jernigan Jr.
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San Diego
Los Angeles
Frank M. Hawks
Municipal
J. D. Jernigan, Jr
Elliott to Meet Census Workers Here Tomorrow
Local supervisor QO G Elliott schedules a briefing for the Monroe Ouachita parish census enumerators. The meeting at 10 a m in his post office office will cover duties after sworn in and supply handoff. City enumeration begins April 2 and runs two weeks with thirty three workers, parish outside city allotted 830 days.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
QO. G. Elliott
Elliott
New Oil Merger Reported As Agreed Upon
The Examiner reports that Standard Oil of New Jersey and Standard Oil of California have virtually agreed to merge creating the largest petroleum firm in the United States. Jersey would be about a $1 billion company and California about $500 million, pending federal court actions on related consolidations Standard Oil of New York and Vacuum Oil.
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San Francisco
The
Examiner Today
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
California
United States
Examiner
New York
Vacuum Oil Company
Five Girls Hurt As Dorm Burns At Lipscomb College
NASHVILLE Tenn March 28 Five girls were injured early today when Avalon Home dormitory at Lipscomb College burned. President H Leo Boles put damage at 125000. Beryl Waldrum of Nashville reportedly suffered serious injuries from a fall while escaping from the third floor. Jimmie Green Harvey Ruth Forsee Virginia Riggs and Mary Perkins Bragg were also treated for burns or injuries from jumping.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
Avalon
David Lipscomb College
H. Leo Boles
Beryl Waldrum
Jimmie Green Harvey
Mathison
Ruth Forsee
Franklin
Virginia Riggs
Albertville
Ala
Mary Perkins Bragg
McMinnville, Tenn
Unemployed Man Accused of Stealing Milk for Family
In New Orleans on March 28 a man identified as William Ege pleaded with police to release him from charges after admitting he stole two milk bottles from a west end boulevard doorstep to feed his hungry wife and children.
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New Orleans
William Ege
West End Boulevard
Hitch hiker kills man who gave him ride in theft attempt
Charles Latham of New York died after being shot near Christiansburg Virginia by a hitchhiker James Evans. Evans admitted the shooting as an accidental discharge during a robbery attempt and was captured after Latham identified him.
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Christiansburg
Charles Latham
New York
Knoxville
Tenn
Latham
Wanderer
James Evans
Evans
New River Depot
Pulaski County
Montgomery County
Engineer Dies Driving in Baton Rouge
B R Jackson a 42 year old local engineer collapsed at the wheel of his car on a residential street in Baton Rouge and died before aid could reach him. The car drifted onto neutral ground and stopped against a tree with no damage. Passers by found the driver dead from a heart attack following several days of indigestion. Jackson was born in Morehead Pennsylvania and formerly lived in Beaumont Texas.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
B. R. Jackson
Mr. Jackson
Morehead
Penn
Beaumont
Believed Wrench Attack Kills Woman in Tennessee
Sheriff seeks Robert Hickman, 27, on murder charges in Elizabethton death of Mary Lyte, 26. Investigators say she died after being struck on the head with a wrench. Hickman fled from a taxi tow vehicle while en route to jail, prompting a manhunt.
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Associated Press
Rogersville
Tenn
J. L. Shanks
Robert Hickman
Elizabethton
Mary Lyte
Hickman
Mat Lawson
G. C. Brooks
Baby to Serve Jail Time With Newborn During Early Months
Mrs. Ruth Baker, jailed for maintaining a still, has a six month sentence deferred until after her child’s birth. The baby, born Thursday, may accompany her in jail once physically possible. Baker’s husband serves a penitentiary term for moonshine violations.
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Mcminnville
Ore
Ruth Baker
Hatchet Toter Takes Role Of Carrie Nation
David O Sizemore, carrying a hatchet like Carrie Nation, began a reform crusade in Washington that ended with him as the sole victim. He aided the arrest of a negro woman on liquor charges and two men on begging charges before being jailed on assault charges in default of 1500 dollars.
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Associated Press
Washington
Carrie Nation
David
Sizemore
Fred Myers
Snowfall and cold spell hit Natchitoches and Alexandria
Alexandria reports a light sleet fall that turned to heavy rain with a morning temperature of 38 degrees. Natchitoches cites an unseasonable cold snap that produced late snow flukes, the latest since 1891 near St. Patrick's Day, with rapid melting.
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Alexandria
Natchitoches
St. Patrick’s Day
Louisiana
Statutory Case Against El Dorado Boy Dropped
Gordon Mc Gee of El Dorado Ark was released from jail after being held on a capital statutory assault charge against a Plain Dealing girl. The charge was withdrawn at the request of the girl's family.
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el Dorado Boy
Benton
Gordon McGee
el Dorado
Ark
Youth Killed as Two Cars Plunge Into Hot Springs Creek
In Hot Springs Arkansas on March 28 a youth died and seven other high school students were injured when two cars loaded with students drove off an embankment into Hot Springs Creek during noon recess. Bobby Fowler died. The seriously hurt include Paul Pittman Fowler Martin. Others injured are Inez Hardwood Ruth Avant Jean Newkirk Vera Treammel and Eugene Newkirk. All were taken to a hospital. The cause remains unknown.
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Associated Press
Hot Springs
Ark
Hot Springs Creek
Bobby Fowler
Paul Pittman
Fowler Martin
Inez Hardwood
Ruth Avant
Jean Newkirk
Vera Treammel
Eugene Newkirk
Upper Mississippi Shipping Season Opened With Wynoka Launch
St Louis March 28 The upper Mississippi shipping season officially opened when the steamer Wynoka of the Mississippi Warrior Barge Lines departed the municipal dock with four barges and about 5 000 tons bound for St Paul Minnesota. It is due there next Friday.
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ST. Louis
Upper Mississippi
Wynoka
Mississippi Warrior Barge Lines
St. Paul
Minn
St Paul
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