Four crew dead and missing after Grecian collision
The steamer Grecian sank after a fog collision with City of Chattanooga off Block Island. Coast Guard destroyers searched for four missing crewmen as eight cutters patrolled high seas. Names of the deceased or missing crew were released by Merchants and Miners Line.
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New London
Conn
Block Island
City of Chattanooga
Coast Guard
Abel P. Upshur
Upshur
New York
Porter
Boston
Grecian
Chattanooga
Merchants and Miners Line
E. l L. Forrest
Portsmouth
Charles Crowley
Stewart
Providence
R. I
Jim Merriweather
Philadelphia
Zanny Lowes
Norfolk
Radio Marine Corporation
Rhode Island
Raids in Crescent City Arrest 175 for Loitering
New Orleans May 27 175 men were arrested for loitering and about six for gambling in raids on public dance halls and night clubs. All loitering dismissals were in night court while gambling defendants were held. The operation centered on Palace dance hall 258 Bourbon Street and was led by a district attorney office officer with city detectives.
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New Orleans
Palace
Bourbon Street
Eugene Stanley
Palace Hall
Commencement jitters and small town notes
Eugene Shows fears he cannot bend to receive his Ouachita parish high school diploma at Friday’s ceremony, while Rush Poulan stands taller. Sheriff and Mrs. Coverdale plan a modern kitchen with glass diamond knobs. A Monroe stenographer receives leap year love tokens. Local roars from Dr. McKain and neighbors, insurance chats, and town reflections on newspaper typos and early deadlines.
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Eugene Shows
Ouachita Parish
Rush Poulan
Milton Coverdale
Universities Graduating Record Classes in 1932
United Press survey of 125 colleges shows 47 404 graduates for 1932 up from 45 370 in 1931 amid scarce employment. Many students stay in college due to recession with only about a quarter of institutions reporting fewer graduates.
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United Press
Chicago
America
Thomas D. Baker
Carnegie Tech
Walter Williams
University of Missouri
Bonus armies head toward capital from many states
Groups of veterans form new bonus armies along the western coast and Midwest, led by W. W. Waters. They move toward Washington to press for a soldiers bonus. Chicago hosts a 500 strong faction planning to depart by box car while Evansville and Cincinnati coordinate transport to cross state lines toward the capital.
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Chicago
U.P
Washington, D. C
Portland
Ore
Congress
W. W. Waters
Cincinnati
National Guard
Indiana
Ohio
Illinois National Guard
East St. Louis
Ill
Ohio Line
West Virginia
Workers’ Ex-Service Men's League
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Waitress Taken To Hospital After Fainting Spell
Essie Veuleman a 22 year old waitress at a DeSiard street restaurant fainted this morning and was rushed to the Clinic. Police say she swallowed about 15 drops of arsenic solution in doses of one drop for an illness and left a bottle near her body. She returned to work yesterday after illness confinement. Her residence is 414 North Fourth street.
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Essie Veuleman
North Fourth Street
Shreveport Lad Drowns After Leaping From Boat
In Crosslake Shreveport water supply an 11 year old boy Jack McDaniel son of Mr and Mrs FE B McDaniel leaped from a drifting boat into about 12 feet of water and drowned. Two other Shreveport lads Alfred Ryan and Frederick Harman narrowly escaped while attempting a rescue.
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Shreveport
Jack McDaniel
FE. B. McDaniel
Crosslake
Alfred Ryan
Frederick Harman
McDaniel Bey
Administration money bill moves toward balance plan
Louisiana Governor O K Allen and the state legislature pursue harmony in balancing the budget amid a flood of money raising and saving schemes. Allen travels to New Orleans to confer with Huey P Long as lawmakers debate revenue proposals during a weekend recess.
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Baton Rouge
O. K. Allen
Louisiana
Allen
New Orleans
United States
Huey P. Long
State House
Deacon Charged With Keeping Store Open On Sundays
F. M. Ramsey accuses Fritz Werner, a deacon, of selling hardware on Sundays from his store opposite the Laredo church. The complaint ascended through church courts, reaching the Presbyterian general assembly in Montreat. The assembly referred the matter to a committee for consideration.
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Laredo
Texas Synod
Presbytery
Ramsey
Werner
Four Men Rob Logan County Bank In Broad Daylight Robbery
Four men robbed the Logan County bank of about 600 to 700 dollars at noon in Scranton Arkansas and fled southeast in an automobile. It was the third western Arkansas bank robbery in two days and the fourth in the state in three days.
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Scranton
Ark
Logan County
Arkansas
House Democrats Hold Night Caucus
Washington May 27 Speaker Garner led the Democrats in a decisive stand against the Hoover administration on relief of destitution and job creation. Garner proposed a 2.1 billion dollar bill funding direct federal relief, expanded reconstruction loans, and a vast federal building program affecting hundreds of cities and towns.
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Washington
Crisp
House
Ways and Means
Garner
Mills
Charles G. Dawes
Reconstruction Corporation
Hoover
Congress
Theodore F Terzia Remembered As Leader In City Business
Theodore F. Terzia 41 a notable business and political leader died at his 2700 South Grand home after a heart attack. Born October 10 1890 in Bastrop Louisiana he built a career from lumberman to executive and helped found Parlor City Lumber Co. with his brothers. He had led major local firms and served in civic roles.
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Theodore F. Terzia
Monroe
Louisiana
South Grand Street
South
Grand Street
Terzia
Bastrop
Gem City Business College
Quincy
Ills
Hattiesburg
Miss
Ben D. Moore
Grayling Lumber Company
Breece Lumber Company
O. S. Hawes Lumber Company
Parlor City Lumber Company, Inc
Twin Cities
CULINERY EXPERT IN LAST LECTURE HERE ON FRIDAY
The final session of the News-Star World's homemakers exposition is tonight at the old city high auditorium with Mrs. Kate B. Stafford in charge. Doors open at 7 and the lecture begins at 8. The theme Behold the Rainbow was presented this afternoon and drew the largest audience of the week. Several hundred groceries will be distributed to ladies at both 3 and 8 pm sessions. the evening finale features major gifts and closes the show.
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News-Star- World
Old City High School
Kate B. Stafford
Trackless Trolley Holdup Reported in Shreveport
Two unidentified men robbed motorman W L Alexander at gunpoint of about 8 to 10 dollars and his money changer during Shreveport Louisiana’s first trackless trolley holdup late Thursday night. Alexander hid his personal funds but could not conceal the changer before the incident.
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L. G. Hughes
Bob
Ed” Tucker
F. L. Jones
W. Davis
St. John Street
Bradley Waelder
R. N. Slater
Red Guy
Twin Cities
Louisiana
Ruston
Shreveport
W L. Alexander
Alexander
Fire destroys Home Lumber plant at Lake Arthur
Fire believed to be started by a cigarette stub destroyed the Home Lumber company plant at Lake Arthur at midnight. The saw mill burned while valuable cypress lumber, yards, machinery, and the boiler room were saved. The plant, employing 20 men, had no insurance and was working to fill a contract for the Jefferson salt mines.
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Lake Charles
Home Lumber Company
Lake Arthur
Jefferson Salt
Sultan Overlooks Wives in Last Will
New York report states Persian shah Ahmed Kadjar left 10 wives and $3,000,000 in cash and securities with jewelry valued at $151,688. The Guaranty Trust Co. acts as executor and reopened probate to include two forgotten wives. Four children to be raised Muslim. possible throne claim pending. Most securities held in New York.
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Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
New York Bank
Shah
Mussulman
Guaranty Trust Company
Jackson Street Paved as Main Route Linked to Columbia Road
The Meyer-Greenwald Construction firm began a dirt roadbed from Jackson Street through the Louisiana Training Institute grounds to connect with the Columbia road. The new route, favored after flood damage, will be paved once settled, while the river route was deemed necessary for levees. Road work between Monroe and Logtown resumes.
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Jackson Street
Columbia Road
Grand Street
Meyer-Greenwald Construction Company
Louisiana Training Institute
S. M. Collins
Parish
Monroe
Logtown
Akron to Begin Akron Homeward Flight from Pacific Coast
Lieut. Commander Charles E. Rosen dahl reports the Akron will start its homeward voyage from the Pacific coast on June 3 or 4 weather will decide the return route. Naval officers in Lakehurst NJ note plans depend on conditions.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Charles E. Rosendahl
Naval Air Station
Pacific Coast
Merchant Falls Victim of Near Store Attack
D. F. Avant, 49, a Calhoun merchant, was shot four times at about 5 45 am. The bullets, fired at close range, struck the brain stomach and groin. he was found critically injured near his store by Bishop Pipes. Sheriff Coverdale offered a $200 reward and investigated with deputies while noting the shooting may have occurred away from the store.
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D. F. Avant
Calhoun Merchant
Bishop Pipes
Avant
Pipes
Jim Bo” Hill
Milton Coverdale
Coverdale
Louisiana Press Association Annual Meeting Opens in New Orleans
About 200 delegates attend the Louisiana Press Association annual convention in Crescent City opening with proposals to revise state election laws. The group plans to urge legislative changes and discuss postal rules, economic impacts on business and advertising, and free publicity. Senator Huey P. Long was invited to speak at the opening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana Press Association
Huey P. Long
Three-Judge Court Hears Texas Oil Ownership Case
In New Orleans a special three judge federal panel heard arguments over court jurisdiction and stock ownership in the Virginia Oil and Refining Company case. The Delaware corporation failed in 1922 with 6 million shares. East Texas field development later made leases valuable, prompting 1,900 participants to seek recovery for stockholders.
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New Orleans
East Texas
Rufus E. Foster
Joseph C. Hutcheson
Ben C. Dawkins
Louisiana
Virginia Oil and Refining Com
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High Coast Guard
Crescent City
Jes’ Ramblin
LIONS
Dr. B. M. McKain
L. Caspari
Jonesville
Lara
Dr. C. P. Gray
Capt
R. P. Webb
John Brothers
Basil Richey
Missouri
St. Louis
Rage Two
Evansville
Ind
John Garner
Orleans
Huey
Deacon
House Democrats
Mississippi
Memphis
Nia
Helena
Teeseestes
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
Natchez
Angola
Cumberland
Nashville
Theo. F. Terzia
Body
Sultan Ahmed Shah Kadjar
South Grand
Akron
STATE
U. S
Texas Oil
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