Mrs Sallie Ashley Dies After Jackson Street Accident
Mrs Sallie Standifer Ashley aged 65 died at St Francis sanitarium from internal injuries after being struck by a northbound truck driven by Henry Williams near her Jackson Street home. Eyewitness Mae Lawhead said Ashley focused on a street car and did not see the truck. bystander aid followed and District Attorney Garrett assisted. Continued on page ten.
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Sallie Ashley
Jackson St
Sallie Standifer Ashley
St. Francis Sanitarium
Mae Ashlaw Wee Leavine
Jackson Street
W. G. Lawhead
Ashley
Lawhead
Recount Ordered In Farmerville Election Dispute
Judge S D Pearce ordered a full recount of all ballots for Farmerville marshal after Brantley challenged the result. Ollie E Smith leads by one vote, Brantley claims irregularities in five ballots, with a possible appeal to the Court of Appeals. The recount proceeds under court supervision as a large parish crowd observes.
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News-Star
Farmerville
S. D. Pearce
District Court
Marshal
Ollie E. Smith
B. L. Brantley
Brantley
Smith
Court House
Ciruit
Walter Elder
Ruston
T. G. Fields
Edward Everett
Guy H. Hollo
Alligator Captured In City Gutter Amid Farce Of Hydroplanes
A small alligator about two feet long was captured near the Virginia Hotel on Grammont street by Harry C. Walton. The reptile was ferried to the city hall for safekeeping, later given to a private home, with local officials recalling a prior zoo capture. The piece closes with Walton recounting a hydroplane landing in his yard and a neighbor joking about fishing in a front yard lake.
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Illinois Central
Harry C. Walton
Union Gas Products, Inc
Grammont Street
Walton
Virginia Hotel
Will Atkinson
Parks and Streets
Mr. Walton
Monroe
City Zoo
Atkinson
South Grand Street
Clyde Barbour, Jr
Mr. Barbour
Black Bayou
West Monroe Youth Dies After Boat Tragedy on Lake
Jewel Wilhite aged 16 son of Mr and Mrs W C Wilhite of 1207 Trenton Street West Monroe died after falling from a John boat into the artificial lake at Traveler's Rest. His companion Dennis Le Brocq 16 witnessed him sprawl and bleed before disappearing. bystanders and rescuers recovered the body but resuscitation failed. The youths had been id’d as former state institute attendees for deaf mutes.
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West Monroe
Jewel Wilhite
W. C. Wilhite
Trenton Street
Wein
Bpony
Mayen
State Institute For Deaf Mutes
Baton Rouge
Dennis le Brocq
Traveler's Rest Farm
Young Wilhite
T. B. McHenry
Monroe
Palmotor
Wilhite
Flood Waters Threaten Louisiana Levees Near Bayou De Glaize
Flood waters assail Louisiana levees in the Bayou De Glaize region, menacing surrounding communities and prompting emergency measures as rivers rise and shorelines erode under heavy rainfall. Local authorities monitor conditions and warn residents to evacuate low-lying areas if flooding worsens.
Five Inch Rise Reports Threat as Mississippi Flood Presses Bayou De Glaize
Mississippi floodwaters climb toward levee tops in northeastern Louisiana as Bayou De Glaize embankments hold but stores close and residents evacuate. Crests pass Baton Rouge toward New Orleans while false alarm bells sparked panic along Bayou Rapides.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Bayou de Glaize
Angola
Baton Rouge
Caernarvon
Crescent City
Bayou Rapides
Alexandria
Atchafalaya
Avoyelles
Floods threaten Bayou DeGlaize as Mississippi rises
White capped waves flood a fifty mile front north of Baton Rouge washing out levees. At Bayou DeGlaize six hundred citizens fight the breach as the flood rises hourly and engineers concentrate boats for rescue and relief efforts.
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New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Bayou DeGlaize
John C. Gotwals
Corps of Engineers
Natchez
Mississippi
Illinois Central funds flood relief for Monroe aid
F R Mays authorized the Illinois Central to draw 2000 for Monroe flood relief. The money will start a Chamber of Commerce flood relief fund in a local bank. Red Cross purchases will be charged to the fund and any surplus may support harm rehabilitation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Mays
U. and M. V
Illinois Central Railway
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
J. H. Trousdale
Chamber of Commercce
D. F. Walker
Red Cross
Tornado Devastates Arkansas Towns Narrative Of Destruction
Eye witnesses describe the Arkansas tornado hitting Hoxie and nearby Walnut Ridge with scenes of wrecked schools, collapsed buildings, and casualties. A Frisco train derailed with injuries. Louise Hatley and Imogene East died. Darrell McComas gravely injured. Rain flooded Walnut Ridge streets as chaos spread through the region.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
James L. Bland
Walnut Ridge
Hoxie
F. G. Grimes
Louise Hatley
Imogene East
Darrell McComas
Jonesboro
Ruth Snyder Collapse Before Death Penalty Sentence
Ruth Snyder and her lover Henry Judd Gray face execution for the murder of her husband. Snyder collapsed in her county jail cell as the November 10 sentencing loomed, showing severe nervous distress and possible epilepsy symptoms after the verdict.
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Mrs. Snyder
Gray
Associated Press
New York
Ruth Snyder
Henry Judd Gray
Mail Carriers Keep Delivering Amid Historic Mississippi Flood
U S mail carriers persevere as floods wash over northeastern Louisiana and Natchez creates a refugee dock. Steamer Augustin runs Natchez to St Joseph while Tuscam bia serves the Red river mouth and Coal Bluffs hauls mail up the Red and Black rivers. Coast guard cutters distribute letters between Jonesville and Harrisonburg and between Clayton and New Light.
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Baton Rouge
Uncle Sam
Louisiana
Coast Guard
Natchez
Miss
Augustin
St. Joseph
Mississippi
Tuscumbia
Red River
Coal Bluffs
Red
Black
Jonesville
Harrisonburg
Clayton
New Light
Sheriff dismisses deputy after fatal shooting in street dispute
Shreveport Louisiana May 10 Joe Lewis special deputy sheriff who fatally shot Melissa Chandler a Negro woman and flood refugee while firing at J C Anderson alias G D Young an automobile thief under custody was dismissed from the department. The sheriff said the shooting was unfortunate but Lewis used bad judgment firing in an open street and cannot stay on force. Grand jury to hear case May 18 no charges yet filed. Chandler struck in head by bullet intended for Anderson. She collapsed before the Tullos hotel where the shooting occurred.
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Shreveport
Joe Lewis
Melissa Chandler
Fiood
J. C. Anderson
G. D. Young
T. R. Hughes
Lewis
W. P. Butler
Chandler
Anderson
Tullos Hotel
Spirituals Cheer Refugees in Louisiana Flood Camps
Dr Worth M Tipper of the federal council of churches reports that old fashioned religion and spirituals lift the spirits of thousands of refugees across six Red Cross camps in northeastern Louisiana. Negroes gather for daily services and singing such as swing low sweet chariot and by and by as Red Cross workers provide relief and ministers oversee religious activities.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Red Cross
Worth M. Tippey
New York
Federal Council of Churches
Tipper
Gallant aid saves 350 flood refugees in 24 hours
Eleven legionnaires from Leonidas Bark dull Faulk Post No. 18 of the American Legion led a rescue expedition into the Columbia area. They saved about 350 marooned refugees within a 24 hour period, delivering 64 people in the first trip and continuing operations until all in danger were said to be saved.
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Leonidas Barkdull Faulk Post No. 18
American Legion
Columbia
Monroe
Ouachita River
C. E. McKenzie
McKenzie
Red Cross
Legion Expeditions
Boeuf River
P. M. Gayle
Ronald Lee Davis
Monroest
Gilbert Jarrell
Columbia Legion Post
George Erskine
Legion
James A. Noe
Manning McGuire
A. G. Herring
John B
Pete) Lamkin
H. T. Taylor
B. M. MceKain
H. E. Carney
Powdered tan lie shocks convention speakers
Atlantic City reports that some men use brown face powder to fake a tan, a topic debated by speakers at the American Manufacturers of Toilet Articles convention as they address the misrepresentation issue.
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Atlantic City
Tornado Toll Surges Across Arkansas and Midwest
A sequence of tornadoes and storms across Arkansas Missouri and Illinois leaves nearly 100 dead and hundreds injured. Maynard Norphlet Strong and surrounding towns report large casualties with many bodies recovered and extensive property loss across multiple counties and states.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Arkansas
Maynard
Norphlet
Strong
Engleberg
David Daniels
Sydney Johnson
J. V. Riney
Walnut Ridge
Hoxie
Paul's Switch
Pierce Williams’ Mill
Egypt
Kansas City
Missouri
Texas
Ilinois
Lawrence County
At Lease
Union County
Cleveland County
Poplar Bluff
Braswell Removed From Office Amid Protests in Louisiana
Following Gov. Simson's Ruston trip, James Braswell district highway superintendent for No. 19 was formally removed effective after May 15. Lincoln and Union parishes police juries protested, joined by 46 Ruston traveling men, citing his flood emergency service and alleging a political deal at Arcadia involving a former governor.
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Farmerville
C. H. Simpson
Louisiana
Ruston
James Braswell
Braswell
Arcadia
Union Parish
Do Not Remove Sacks Warned by City Engineers
The engineering department orders keep sand bags along the levee. Despite belief danger is past, residents in several sections try to remove sacks. The order, signed by E. S. Maupin, remains in effect.
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Engineering Department
E. S. Maupin
Baton Rouge Extends Park Use to Reds in Water Crisis
Baton Rouge has offered the city baseball park to the Alexandria Reds of the Cotton States league if high water prevents a home return. J. W. Beasley, the club secretary, announced the plan. Directors prefer home games next week but will host Hattiesburg and Laurel at Baton Rouge if the levee breaks and the Reds cannot come home.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Baton Rouge
Alexandria Reds
Reds
J. W. Beasley
Hattiesburg
Laurel
Crest of Arkansas overflow moves south from Madison Ark
New Orleans weather bureau reports the Arkansas overflow crest now south of Rayville with Mer Rouge at a one foot fall and Rayville at eight inches since the peak. The crest in the Tensas basin remains in Madison parish with the wadi flow about 13 feet above the natural bank, predicting a ten foot fall before flow ceases to be a factor as crevasses feed the Mississippi. The Mississippi main stream crest traveling from Vicksburg to Old River averages about forty miles per hour.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Arkansas
Rayvillé
Mississippi
Madison Parish
Cabin Teele Wreak
Mississippi River
Vicksburg
Old River
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Chicago
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National Fire Prevention Association
Gator
New Orlean
Alexandria Ouachita— Tern
Gaderer Cheen
Renee Ranesce
Case
Unchanged
Ohio
Cairo Sennen
Ecesarmeen
Ill
CEN. Road
Ouachita
Grammar School
A. H. Harrell
Mr. Harrell
Harrell
Downing Grocery
di Rosa
U. S
Waters
Hambone's Meditations
Iy J. P. Alley
Deys
Menny UV Fem
Negress
Columbia and Vicinity
Ark
Charles Sample
Bill Sample
Jim Neville
Permalie Gorman
Zeke Gorman
Woodrow Russell
Elmer Russell
T. E. Williams
Virginia Rose Williams
D. C. Williams
Gill Johnson
Judge Norris
Frank Martin
Mike Stanley
John Trammel
Mack Trammell
Bill Johnson
Roy Braswell
Robert Shivers
John McVickers
B. E. Tucker
Tucker
O. O. Clark
J. C. Dollar
Madison, Ark
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