State ends rebuttal in Oklahoma murder trial
In Oklahoma City on May 17 the state wrapped its rebuttal in the Edith Bishop murder trial. Prosecutors hinted at possible perjury charges against two witnesses while defense plans further counter testimony. A former officer testified the bedroom screen hole existed long before the killing and the back door was locked when investigators arrived.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Okla
Edith Bishop
Luther Bishop
C. E. Hall
J. Berry King
King
Jack Cummings
Bishop
Cummings
Leo Bishop
Leo
Seminole Oil Field Drilling Halted in Six Wells
In Tulsa on May 17, a survey shows six of 337 Seminole area wells halted after a curtailment agreement. Thirteen companies signed, 16 participated, with production dropping about 10 000 barrels in the past day to 48 351 as operators anticipate more stoppages at pay lands amid expected continued declines.
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Associated Press
Tulsa
Okla
Seminole
Charles Ford Freed After Tax Payment Help
Charles Ford, 64, was released from six months in jail for failing to pay 70 cents in taxes. Sympathizers donated 12.46 dollars to cover the tax and costs to the city of Monongahela.
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Washington
Charles Ford
Monogahela
Parish School Board Lets Contracts For Two Modern Structures
Tudor and Ratcliffe of Alexandria win the Calhoun high school contract for 29 887 dollars and C E Andrews of Ruston wins the West Monroe annex for 10 876 dollars. Both buildings will be brick masonry and must be finished by September 15 to open with the fall term.
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Calhoun
West Monroe
Still Seeking In Vain To Recover M Donalds Body
Dr. Lyman E. McDonald a 35 year old veterinarian drowned when his skiff caught fire six miles south of Monroe. Four days of search used grappling hooks pike poles and deep sea diving as dynamite blasts tried to raise the body. Sheriff Milton Coverdale led the effort with deputies and local volunteers scouring river banks to locate remains.
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Lyman E. McDonald
Monroe
Milton Coverdale
Court House
Toon
Seven affidavits filed against Indiana mayor in conspiracy case
Seven affidavits allege Mayor John L. Duvall and city comptroller William C. Buser conspired to commit a felony by falsifying sworn campaign contribution statements from 1924. Bond set at 5000 dollars for each defendant. Three additional affidavits name Duvall and Buser with similar charges detailing overt acts.
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Indianapolis
Ind
John L. Duvall
Toch
William C. Buser
Duvall
Marion Criminal Court
William H. Remy
Buser
Novelist Leonard Cline Will Go Under Watch After Farm Shooting
State police order Leonard Cline under constant guard after his friend Wilfred Irwin died from a shotgun wound at Cline’s Mansfield farm. An autopsy indicated 60 to 80 slugs struck Irwin’s right side. Cline called the shooting accidental and a coroner’s inquest was set. Irwin’s brother George J. Irwin arrived from Virginia to claim the body, and police sought Mrs Irwin who was visiting the home.
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Associated Press
Willimantic, Conn
Leonard Cline
Wilfred Irwin
New York City
Cline
Mansfield Farm
George J. Irwin
Wilfred
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Irwin
Mansfield
Coolidge Says No Need for Special Session on Relief
President Coolidge sees no necessity for a congressional special session to address the flood crisis in the Mississippi valley. Secretary Hoover outlines a two phase relief plan with Red Cross coordination and up to 5 million dollars via the Farm Loan Board and Agriculture Credit Corporation for reconstruction.
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Washington
Hoover
Mississippi Valley
White House
Coolidge
Congress
Red Cross
Federal Farm Loan Board
Agriculture Credit Corporation
Legion Sends Out Another Rescue Squad
Train No 1 and Train No 2 from Monroe depart to central Louisiana to aid flood救 rescue efforts. 23 legionnaires on each train have rescued hundreds of refugees from flooded areas including Avoyelles and Atchafalaya regions. Red Cross and military leaders coordinate the operation with E S Maupin and Col J E Edmonds directing transport and rescue work.
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Monroe
Louisiana
Bayou de Glaize
Atchafalaya
Red Cross
E. S. Maupin
United States
J. E. Edmonds
Northeast Louisiana Military District
Morrow
Avoyelles Parish
Melville
Disagreement May Cancel Paris Flight Threatens Bellanca Plan
New York May 17. Dissension in the Bellanca Columbia entry risks cancellation of the Paris flight as legal action looms. Lloyd Bertaud disputes prize terms and delay tactics by Charles A. Levine to favor Byrd and Lindbergh, with weather causing further hop-off postponements likely through Thursday.
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New York
Lloyd Bertaud
Columbia
Charles A. Levine
Paris
Bertaud
Clarence W. Nutt
Levine
Richard E. Byrd
America
Charles E. Lindbergh
St. Louis
Bellanca
Byrd
Clarence Chamberlin
Columbia Aircraft Corporation
Chamberlin
Columbia Company
Presiding Elder of M E Church Killed in Crash
The Rev. W. B. Hays aged 60 presiding elder of the Booneville district of the Methodist Episcopal Church South was killed when an automobile collision occurred two miles east of Booneville Arkansas. The Rev. Fee Davidson state superintendent of Sunday schools was injured in the same wreck as they traveled to Plain View for a district Sunday school meeting.
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Associated Press
Booneville
Ark
W. B. Hays
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Fee Davidson
Here
Plainview
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley
Bordermagazine item notes J P Alley writing Hambone's Meditations with a playful line about Clare to goopass tain neva seed pE suggesting humorous regional slang and editorial whimsy.
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Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
Clare To Goopass
Bodies Found In Car In Los Angeles Woman And Man Shot
In Los Angeles on May 17 George E Powell Jr vice president of Discount Corporation of California and Margie Pike 24 a stenographer were found shot to death in a car in front of the girl's home. Police first suspect Pike killed Powell and then herself. A taxicab driver found the bodies after residents heard two shots. Pike left a note asking relatives to be notified and mentioning threats against her and a $50 bank balance.
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Los Angeles
Calif
George E. Powell, Jr
Discount Corporation of California
Margie Pike
Water Levels Fall at Columbia Residents Return Home
Floodwaters at Columbia receded slightly last night with the Ouachita River dropping three tenths at Monroe. Refugees in Columbia and Riverton areas number about fifteen hundred, with plans to merge camps at Banks Springs. Conditions improve, with little sickness and many brought to high ground.
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Columbia
Riverton
Banks Springs
Caldwell
Ouachita
Monroe
Flo Ziegfeld bows to 32 unbobbed beau ties for Showboat
New York theatrical notes report Flo Ziegfeld seeks 32 unbobbed beaux for Showboat while Earl Carrolls Vanities abruptly closes. Roscoe Arbuckle to star in revival of Baby Mine.
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New York
Flo Ziegfeld
Earl Carroll
Roscoe Arbuckle
Jap Tells of Parties Gin Mixing in Kelly Mackaye Case
A Japanese houseboy testified about all night visits of Dorothy Mackaye to Paul Kelly's apartment and acting as gin mixer for guests. He described rounds of drinks the eve of Easter Sunday and a later incident where blood was spattered on Kelly's coat sleeve after he returned to the party. The trial concerns the death of Ray Ramond, husband of Mackaye, with witnesses set to include Helen Wilkinson and Max Warner.
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Paul Kelly
Ray Raymond
Dorothy Mackaye
Los Angeles
Kelly
Calif
Ray Ramond
Miss Mackaye
Helen Wilkinson
Max Warner
Jung Lee
Raymond
Hollywood
Jung le
No Altering of Charges Filed House of David
Judge Louis Fead denied defense requests to modify or dismiss the state complaint against the House of David Colony in Michigan. The court held a receivership may be used to abate a nuisance, with testimony limited to the charges. An order barred courtroom photographs as witnesses prepared to testify.
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Associated Press
ST. Joseph
Mich
House of David Colony
Louis Fead
Angelina Reilly
Benjamin Purnell
Buckingham Palace Dinner Honors France and Royal Display
London reports a state dinner at Buckingham Palace for President Doumergue of France. The hall gleamed in red white and blue with royal gold plate. King George VI wore an admiral's uniform while Queen Mary appeared in opalescent chiffon as pipers played rich music. The Koh-I-Noor diamond and grand cordon of the Legion of Honor were showcased.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Doumergue
France
Mary
Legion of Honor
Three Planes Search For Italian Flier
Three airplanes from Ford airport Dearborn were sent to locate Commander Francesco DePinedo who was due in Detroit from Chicago aboard the Santa Maria. The Italian flyer failed to arrive by 10:30 am though awaited since 9:30 am, prompting the search early this morning.
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Detroit
Mich
Ford
Dearborn
Francesco DePinedo
Chicago
Santa Maria
Italian flier De Pinedo over Ohio towns in flight
Reports from the New York Central railroad state Italian aviator Francesco De Pinedo flew over Bryan Ohio at 10 35 a m and later passed Toledo at 11 02 a m as the cross country flight continued through Ohio.
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Cleveland
Francesco de Pinedo
Bryan
Ohio
New York Central Railroad
New York Central
DePinedo
Toledo
CITY SCHOOLS PLAN END OF YEAR ACTIVITIES
City schools enter final two weeks before the June 3 year end. The baccalaureate sermon is scheduled for May 29 with location and speaker to be announced. The annual class play is canceled due to high water, a first in many years. Superintendent E L Neville says details for the baccalaureate preacher and commencement speaker will be announced later this week.
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E. L. Neville
Rips Hotel In Sweep At Early Hour
In New Orleans on May 17 the Mississippi flood from the Atchafalaya breached levees and swept through Melville as residents fled in night clothes. The hotel was ripped from its foundations and tossed aside, with alarms from fire whistles and the Standard Oil plant warning levee guards firing into the air to alert others.
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Associated Pres
New Orleans
Melville
Atchafalaya
Standard Oil Plant
Refugees Plead for Rides at Baton Rouge Levee
In Melville residents atop the levee beg passing motorists to take them to safety. A Red Cross representative arriving from the stricken area reports being besieged by pleas and having trouble leaving due to demand for transport to safety.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Melville
Red Cross
Fleeing Flood Threatens Town on Texas Rail Link
Evacuation warnings went unheeded as the river rose rapidly and levees failed. Refugees flooded the Texas and Pacific bridge and a ma rooned train remained on shore as relief boats and special trains converged from Crowley to rescue marooned residents and their belongings.
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Texas and Pacific Railroad
Texas and Pacific
Crowley
Rescue Operation in Melville Keeps Flood Relief Calm
Flood relief authorities in Baton Rouge say Melville is under control. Two trainloads of people evacuated from the town and a shuttle train runs between the east bank to aid ongoing rescue efforts.
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Baton Rouge
Melville
East Bank
Hunter Optimistic About Turpentine Plant in Sterlington
S. D. Hunter of Monroe and Shreveport forecasts a bright Monroe future politically and industrially after purchasing the Hodges property for 26000 dollars. He plans a Sterlington turpentine plant by the Louisiana Exploration company using local stumpage to extract pitch oils and kin dreds, with operations starting within 60 days.
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S. D. Hunter
Monroe
Shreveport
Hunter
Hodges
Wood and
St. John Street
Richland Parish
North
Louisiana
Ouachita Parish
Sterlington
Louisiana Exploration Company
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