Bandit Gang Rogue Action Loots Bank in Vaughnsville
Bandits seized Vaughnsville, cutting phone and telegraph lines and looting the Peoples Exchange bank vault for 5000 dollars. Armed guards patrolled streets while residents watched. Escape routes led to Columbus Grove. sheriff alerted after bandits fled town.
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Vaugnsville
Nev
Peoples Exchange Bank
Vaughneville
Columbus Grove
Clinton Felkey
Putnam County
Ottawa
Ohio
Louisiana to host federal shipping point inspection course
About 50 men from across Louisiana will attend a special course in federal shipping point inspection at Louisiana State University experiment station next week. The program, announced by Hunter S. Moses supervising inspector for Louisiana, runs November 11 to 19.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana State University Experiment Station
Hunter S. Moses
Early Grid Results Highlight Week of Freshmen Scores
Week overview shows Yale 0 Maryland 0 in the early game. Pitt defeats W and J 7 to 0. Penn State 6 over Pennsylvania 0. Williams freshmen 12 Wesleyan freshmen 0. Northwestern 6 over Ohio 0. Cornell 0 Western Reserve 0. New York 13 over Georgia 0. Princeton 6 over Lehigh 0. Brown 6 over Dartmouth 0. West Virginia 0 over Detroit. Duke 7 Louisiana State 0. Colgate 20 over Columbia 0.
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Yale
Maryland
Pitt
Penn State
Pennsylvania
Williams
Wesleyan
Northwestern
Ohio
Cornell
Western Reserve
New York
Georgia
Princeton
Lehigh
Brown
Dartmouth
West Va
Detroit
Duke
Louisiana State
Colgate
Columbia
Meteor Lights Arkansas Sky Across Central Region
Meteor sighting credited for dramatic sky glow over central Arkansas last night. Reports from Bradford in White County note a meteor fell nearby while many residents observed the display around 9 15 p m with occasional minor earth tremors felt in some areas.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Arkansas
Bradford
White County
Pretty widow found guilty of husband’s murder in Arkansas
Norma Osborne, 22, was convicted of accessory to murder in Cord, Arkansas, after a jury deliberated 24 hours. Her wealthy husband Maurice Osborne was shot in the kitchen July 1. A warrant was issued for her alleged lover J. P. Barber, a high school athlete, who but has not been arrested. Osborne’s appeal of a nine year sentence is planned from the Independence County jail.
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Batesville
Ark
Norma Osborne
Independence County
Maurice Osborne
Cord, Ark
J. P. Barber
Barber
Osborne
Catholic Charity Leaders Meet in Crescent City
In New Orleans on November 9 leaders of the national conference of Catholic charities gathered for the annual meeting. Among early arrivals is Bishop Joseph F. Rummel of Omaha who will preach at a Pontifical high mass at Loyola University. The gathering includes the society of St. Vincent De Paul and the United States superior council.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Catholic Eyes of America
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Joseph F. Rummel
Omaha
Loyola University
The
Charities Association
Society of St. Vincent de Paul
Superior Council of
United States
Pantages Seeks New Trial as Wife Receives Probation
Alexander Pantages, famed theatre impresario, was sentenced to San Quentin for assaulting Eunice Pringle, with a potential 50 year term. His wife Lois was granted 10 years probation for manslaughter tied to a fatal auto crash, to which she must pay 78,500 to Rokumoto’s estate and others.
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United Press
Los Angeles
Alexander Pantages
San Quentin Prison
Eunice Pringle
Calif
Charles Fricke
Guity
Pantages
San Quentin
Lois
Juro Rokumoto
Carlos S. Hardy
Confession Links San Francisco Bomb to Louis Smith
Mrs. Dora E. Monroe swears in an affidavit that her brother Louis Smith, now dead, threw the 1916 Preparedness Day bomb in San Francisco, asserting Tom Mooney and Billings were not the perpetrators and that Smith acted alone. The affidavit supports Frank Stevens of Dayton Ohio who testified Smith fired the blast.
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United Press
Pipe Creek
Dora E. Monroe
Louis Smith
San Francisco
Tom Mooney
Warren Billings
California
Monroe
Frank O. Stevens
National Soldiers Home
Dayton
Ohio
Smith
Mooney
Orleans Police Officer Wounded After Tackling Burglary Suspect
New Orleans patrolman Pat Hearty tackled a burglar during a night arrest at Banks and Alexandria streets. Hearty shot in the leg but remained standing and urged the suspect to surrender as fellow officers cordoned the area. The bandit escaped, leaving behind an army pistol. Hearty was hospitalized for treatment.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Pat Hearty
Banks
Alexandria
Robert Dulouget
Hearty
Slow Moving Train Kills Railroad Worker in New Orleans Yards
Robert Delery, 37, of Gretna, was mangled to death when a slowly moving locomotive struck him in the Texas and Pacific railroad yards. An employee, he was on his way to work and stepped into the path of another train. His wife and two five year old sons survive. He was on an adjacent track when the tragedy occurred.
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New Orleans
Robert Delery
Gretna
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Delery
Judge Carruth Refuses Recusal in Election Contest
Baton Rouge November 9 Judge William C Carruth of the Sth judicial district court at New Roads refused to recuse himself in the election contest brought by Ford C Claiborne defeated candidate for district attorney The motion was overruled as no legal grounds for recusation were filed Bouanchaud’s attorneys ready to proceed with delay rights reserved Bouanchaud denies irregularities in Iberville and Pointe Coupee precincts and seeks dismissal The district remains divided on holding a general election next Tuesday after Governor Long postponed it to December 17
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Baton Rouge
William C. Carruth
Sth Judicial District Court
New Roads
Ford C. Claiborne
Claiborne
Carruth
Hewitt Bouanchaud
Bouanchaud
Bonanchaud
Iberville
Pointe Coupee
Armistice Day Not Observed By Post Office
Armistice Day will not be observed as a holiday at the post office Monday since Nov 11 is not a national holiday. Regular hours for all departments will be kept and city and rural deliveries will proceed as usual.
Ambone's Meditations: Dialect Reflections by J P Alley
A concise note on Ambone's Meditations by J P Alley, highlighting the religious humor and reflective pieces. The excerpt hints at Rascal talk and a Southern voice exploring daily life with humor and faith.
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Ambone’s Meditations
J.P. Alley
Organization of Milk Plant Is Completed In Ruston
In Ruston on November 9 31 stock subscribers met at the chamber of commerce to elect a nine man board of directors sign the charter and transact other corporate business Aim to open the powdered milk plant and largest dairy products corporation by April 15 The directors elected include W E McBride B H Rainwater R Heard T H Mills and others from Ruston and Lincoln Parish.
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Ruston
Louisiana
Chamber of Commerce
W. E. McBride
Barksdale, Warren & McBride
Ruston Chamber of Commerce
Engine and tender derail at Julia Street crossing
An eastbound Illinois Central freight derailed at the Julia street crossing in Rayville this morning. Loose gravel on the tracks caused the incident, tilting the engine and tender but causing no injuries. The derailed cars blocked the main line while a Monroe wrecker was ordered to assist.
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News-Star
Rayville
Ilinois Central
Julia Street
Monroe
Cotton Belt Southern Pacific merger negotiations underway
Dallas reports negotiations for merging the Cotton Belt railroad with Southern Pacific lines are under way. The Interstate Commerce Commission likely would approve, linking a Ripley plan element from eight years prior. An agreement between the two railways would be needed before formal approval.
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Associated Press
Dallas
Texas
Dallas News
Cotton Belt
Southern Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Louis
New Orleans
Armistice Day Observances Promoted in Twin Cities and Parish
Armistice day will be widely observed in the Twin Cities and Ouachita parish Monday with programs at parish schools and a 10 am parade at the Saenger theatre. A 2:30 pm football game at Forsythe park pits Ruston Bearcats against the Ouachita parish high school Lions. Banks and stores will close. post office hours remain normal. The parade forms on Oak street at 9:15 am headed by Grand marshal Captain P. M. Gayle and aides, followed by a route through DeSiard Hall Grammont Jackson to the city school.
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Twin Cities
Quachita Parish
American Legion Post
Monroe
West Monroe
Saenger Theatre
Forsythe Park
Ruston Bearcats
Ouachita Parish
Saenger
Post Office
Oak Street
Grand Street
Maren
Grend
DeSiard
DeSard
Hall Street
Hail Street
Grammont
Heflin Seeks Senate Probe of Cotton Exchange Deals
Senator Heflin seeks federal Farm Board authority to probe speculative cotton trades on the New York Chicago and New Orleans exchanges. Senator Jones blocks immediate action. Heflin says cotton prices hurt producers and calls for possible exchange closure and new legislation.
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Washington
Heflin
Alabama
Federal Farm Board
New York
Chicago
New Orleans
Senate
Jones
Alabaman
Hoover Budget Plans Flood Aid and Inland Waterways
The Hoover administration proposes a 1981 budget of 3.83 billion dollars, about 111 million below Congress for the current fiscal year’s disbursement. The plan includes 5 million for inland waterways and 5 million for Ohio River development, with funds to advance flood control in the Mississippi valley and continue army air corps programs.
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Washington
Hoover Administration
Congress
Coolidge
Federal Farm Board
Hoover
Army Air Corps
Mississippi Valley
Farmerville Gets Improved Telegraph Service
Special to The News-Star Farmerville will see telegraph service improved through an agreement between Harvey G. Fields district public service commissioner and Western Union. The new hours are 7 a.m. to midnight, up from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Telegrams to Monroe will incur no tolls outside new hours, and Monroe messages will be delivered at any night time without charges.
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Farmerville
Harvey G. Fields
Western Union Telegraph Company
Monroe
Western Union
Basel chosen site for new bank for international settlements
Baden Baden Germany reports that Basel in northwest Switzerland was chosen as the site for the new bank for international settlements by the organizing committee.
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Baden-Baden
Germany
Basel
Switzerland
Bank For International Settlements
Northeast Louisiana Weekend News Preview
The Sunday Post promises comprehensive Northeast Louisiana coverage with complete sports, latest radio news and programs, plus an all star comic and magazine section for tomorrow’s edition.
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Northeast
Lousiana
All Star Comic and Magazine
Watch for It Post offer for new subscribers
A morning post notice urges readers to subscribe now to the Post with a strong call to action. It emphasizes urgency for new subscribers to join today.
Gas Plant Explosion Rocks Elyria Killing Five
A Timm Spring company plant explosion near Elyria leveled the facility just after 7 a.m. killing at least five workers and injuring several more. Watchman warning against sparks after gas leak was reported. two unidentified men believed named Walter Keyes and Walter Simpson among the dead.
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Elyria
Timm Spring Company
Timms
Lorain
Cleveland Clinic
Louis Butcher
John Raple
Mike Swetz
Walter Keyes
Lake Road
Walter Simpson
Oltman
Margaret Oltman
Mary Downs
Augusta Grennell
Sam Husted
Plant Foreman
Myron Sosgster
Louisiana Federation of Women's Clubs names new officers
Delegates to the 30th annual convention chose New Orleans as their 19 percent convention city and named Mrs Richard K Boney as president for a two year term. The January board meeting will be held in Tallulah, the president's home city.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Federation of Women’s Clubs
New Orleans
Tallulah
Richard K. Boney
Robbery at Heath Motor Co Safe in Vicksburg
The Heath Motor company safe in Par Gibson was blown last night and $125 in cash and several checks were taken. The total value of the checks was not determined.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Heath Motor Company
Gibson
Football Party At News Star Building Promises Storyboard Scores
A football gathering starts at 4 30 this afternoon in front of the News Star building on North Second street. The Tulane Auburn game in New Orleans will be fully covered plus other key contests from the south west and east. Scores will be posted on the lighted bulletin board with early returns via Associated Press and later reports via United Press. A loud speaker provided by Monroe Furniture Company will broadcast the updates clearly.
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News-Star
North Second Street
New Orleans
United Press
Monroe Furniture Company
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