Fire devastates Louisi ana Central Lumber plant in Clarks
A early morning fire in Clarks destroys most of the Louisiana Central Lumber mill facilities. Ten dry kilns, sheds, and vast rough lumber losses wipe out the plant while dressed lumber and planing operations are saved. E C Slagle confirms rebuilding plans and insurance protection.
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News-Star
Clarks
Louisiana Central Lumber Company
Planing Miu
Co. E. Slagle
Kansas City
Oregon
E. C. Slagle
Slagle
Eilmer C. Slagle
Slagle- Johnson Lumber Company
Monroe
Monroe Beauty Contest Chooses Finalists For Galveston
An annual event in Monroe showcases eleven contestants at the Saenger Theatre with three selected for tonight’s finals. Miss Monroe and chaperone Miss Eva Bradford depart tomorrow for Galveston to compete for the Beauty Queen of the Universe title at the International Bathing Pageant.
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Monroe
Galveston
Texas
Glynn Swayze
Montez Summerlin
Erin McCall
Helen Jackson
Sybil Armstrong
Media Brantley
Twyla Ragland
Omade] Robins
Rubye Kemp
Marguerite Harrison
Jessie Rogers
O’donnell
Saenger Theatre
Miss Monroe
Alabama Congressman Favors Extra Session
Gadsden Alabama May 18 Congressman Miles Algood of the seventh Alabama district telegraphed Senator James Reed Missouri that he favors a special session of Congress to provide flood relief for the Mississippi valley. Algood's telegram answered Reed's query.
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Gadsden
Ala
Miles Algood
Alabama
James Reed
Missouri
Congress
Mississippi Valley
Algood
Reed
Only One Bid For New Orleans Airmail Route
Only one bid was received when bids opened for the New Orleans to Pilot Town Louisiana airmail route. Arthur E. Combs, the current contractor, submitted the sole bid at 110 dollars per round trip.
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N. O
Associated Press
Washington
New Orleans
Pilot Town
Arthur E. Combs
Goodwin Wins Bastrop Mayor Runoff Over McBride
In Bastrop on May 18 C. J. Goodwin defeated incumbent A. G. McBride in the second primary for mayor. Goodwin led 283 to 249 as 558 total votes set a new primary record. Both candidates are prominent locals with diverse business interests. Hiatt trailed in the first primary.
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Bastrop
C. J. Goodwin
A. G. McBride
A. G. McBrde
Goodwin
Bastrop Theatres
Bastrop and
Morehouse
McBride
Bastrop Motor Company
G. W. Hiatt
T P Bridge at Melville Washed Out
Flooding continues in South Louisiana after breaks washed out the T P Bridge at Melville. Crews rushed to secure affected roads as rising waters forced evacuations and disrupted travel. Authorities urged residents to avoid flooded areas and monitor updates.
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T. P
Melville
Bridge Collapse Drowns Italian Farmer at Melville
The Texas and Pacific bridge at Melville collapsed sending Tony Petilala drowning as his young son was hurled into the water but survived on a log until rescue by coast guards. C F Mitchell narrowly escaped after closing the bridge minutes earlier.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Texas and Pacific
Melville
W. P. Craddock
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Tony Petilala
Coast Life Guards
Petilala
C. F. Mitchell
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Great Flood Expands Across South Central Louisiana
New Orleans reports 7 square miles flooded as Atchafalaya and Bayou De Glaize breaches push water toward the Gulf of Mexico. Unknown deaths feared. Melville sees unofficial reports of 10 drownings while Rosa Plantation residents remain trapped. relief centers seek official confirmation.
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New Orleans
Atchafalaya River
Bayou de Gaize
Louisiana
Gul
Mexico
Melville
Paul Lefleur
Rosa Plantation
Rescue Fleet Inspected by U S Secretary in Louisiana
Secretary Hoover inspected the flood rescue fleet on the Old River and outlined plans to redistribute coast guard and naval craft in a new south Louisiana flood district. He held talks with Mississippi flood relief directors about relief for more than 100 000 refugees. About 1 000 Melville refugees arrived. Baton Rouge camp holds 2 500 with as many as 10 000 expected.
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Baton Rouge
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Old
Coast Guard
New South Louisiana
Mississippi
Commerce Secretary
Torras
Saukee
L. O. Crosby
Leroy Percy
Melville
Bayou de Glaize
Former Nashville Club Leader Hurt in Dixie Highway Crash
Herbert J. McSweeney aged 49 a veteran clothing salesman and former Nashville baseball club president was injured in a crash on the Dixie highway a mile and a half south of Murfreesboro Tennessee. His wife Sarah O Connor McSweeney was killed in the same accident. McSweeney injuries not considered serious.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
Herbert J. McSweeney
Nashville Baseball Club
Sarah O'Conner McSweeney
Here
Dixie Highway
McSweeney
Illinois Central Ramps Up Full Manpower For Flood Line
Illinois Central officials led by President Downs and chief engineer A F Blues gathered crews from multiple divisions to rebuild the flooded Vicksburg Monroe track. A large force was deployed with 24 hour shifts and 300 workers to restore the line quickly.
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Vicksburg-Monroe
Illinois Central Railroad
Chicago
Downs
A.F. Bluess
J. L. Downs
Monroe
Airm en Here Use Cameras to Make Huge Flood Maps
Aerial photo project within the Mississippi valley flood zones rivals World War II scale for documentation. Army planes from Cairo to New Orleans will map every inch of flood areas to guide future control efforts. Seventeen men operate six biplanes under Lieut. Tourtellet with coordination from the U S Army Corps of Engineers.
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Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
Cairo
Ill
Ohio
Mississippi
New Orleans
Army
Monroe
George P. Tourtellet
Donald S. Burns
U. S.S. Army Engineering Corps
Lieson
Reuben C. Moffat
Winfield S. Hamlin
Clarence P. Talbot
Leo H. Dawson
John W. Warren
Herbert Mickler
Bernhardt Building Project Plans in Monroe
The new Bernhardt eight story office building will rise at the northwest corner of DeSiard and North Second streets after the last tenant moves. Bids for razing the old structures are invited and bids for the new building will be opened on June 22. The project signals a busy downtown construction period in Monroe.
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Bernhardt
DeSiard and
North Second Streets
Monroe
Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley
A brief mention of Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley appears with a fragmentary headline and a stray line Ole Oman Low Peys, suggesting a small listing or notice in the column.
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Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
Ole Oman
Low Peys
Irion Case Goes to North Carolina Judge in Oyster Suit
New Orleans May 18 The defense opened in the ouster suit against Dr V K Irion conservation commissioner before Judge Boatner in civil district court. Attorney Edward Rightor charged the case is a contest between office holders with politics, job seekers, and efforts to depose Irion. He claimed charges were first brought before Governor Fuqua then tabled by the legislature and later in Jefferson parish, with no proof of favoritism or extortion.
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New Orleans
V. K. Irion
Boatner
Civil District Court
Edward Rightor
Righter
Irion
Fuqua
Jefferson Parish
Rivard
Rightor
Wilkinson
Rene A. Viesen
Wreckage Sighted In Ocean May Hint At Missing Pilots
Boston reports hope for solving the disappearance of Captains Charles Nungesser and Francois Coli as coast guard boats search wreckage 100 miles at sea. A 20 by 5 foot wood fragment resembling an airplane wing was seen, but tow attempts failed.
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Boston
Charles Nungesser
Francois Coli
Coast Guard
S. F. King
United States Shipping Board
Bellepine
Rotterdam
Paul Kelly Faces Court Trial Over Fatal Fight
In Los Angeles on May 18 Paul Kelly the film actor awaited a crucial court moment in his murder trial. He stars in a case stemming from a fatal beating connected to a dispute over Dorothy Mackaye wife of Ray Raymond. Mackaye denied spending an all night with Kelly during defense questioning.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Paul Kelly
Ray Raymond
Husky
Chapre Ma
Dorothy Mackaye
Raymond
Kelly
Miss Mackaye
Gilbert
Peaches in Court Mixup With Blonde Brunt Double
In traffic court Mil dred Miller faces misidentification as Peaches a blonde with a brunette double. The magistrate asks Aren't you Peaches and Miller replies I’m always mistaken for her.
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New York
Peaches
Mildred Miller
Monroe Legion Rescue Reaches 1025 Refugees
Monroe Rescue Expedition No 1 arrives at Morrow in St Landry parish and saves 1025 refugees as crews move toward Rosa Palmetto and Meyers. Expedition No 2 derailed near Fondale but will resume toward Melville area with supplies and 23 legionnaires. A third expedition is planned for Central Louisiana flood districts with volunteer help sought via phone 171.
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Monroe
Morrow
St. Landry Parish
Bunkie
Avoyelles Parish
Rosa
Meyers
Palmetto
Good Hill
Donald MacKenzie
American Legion
Bayou DeGlaize
Atchafalaya
Red Cross
Fondale
Melville
Louisiana
No. 3
Louisiana Cowboys Use Paint to Brand Cattle
Flood refugees turned cowboys near Baton Rouge as they used paint instead of branding irons to mark cattle, mules, and horses. They moved stock to grazing land, secured saddles from flood headquarters, and planned to herd the livestock until resettlement, using color codes to distinguish herds.
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Baton Rouge
Melville
Michigan school disaster toll rises after blasts
In Bath Michigan state police probe into two explosions at a consolidated district school found a cellar wired with more than 6500 pounds of dynamite. Farmer Andrew Kehoe, killed in the blast, is tied to the explosion by a rifle shot into a dynamite box. By 2:30 pm, 33 bodies of children were recovered with 12 to 15 more feared. about ninety children were in the affected wing as ambulances ferried the injured to Lansing hospitals.
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Associated Press
Bath
Mich
Andrew Kehoe
Clinton County
Lansing
Bath district school blast claims twenty lives
Twenty bodies were removed from Bath district school wreckage near Lansing Michigan after a morning explosion likely caused by dynamite. Among the dead is farmer Andrew Keyhole linked to dynamite finds. superintendent Elmer Buyck died in a second blast while rushing to aid. Injured teacher Nina Matson and Leona Gutkuiest are reported.
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Lansing
Mich
Bath
Here
Andrew Keyhole
Keyhole
Elmer Buycek
Buyck
Nina Matson
St. Ignace
Leona Gutkuiest
Ann Arbor
Novel flood control ideas pour in to Hoover and engineers
New Orleans May 18 Readers send diverse flood ideas for the Mississippi River valley to Secretary Hoover army engineers and the river commission. Proposals range from rain barrels and bored crest holes to fleets of steamboats and electrically driven turbines to push water to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi River Valley
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
Army Engineers
Mississippi River Commission
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Gulf
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