Canal Assn Opens Meet in Orleans
Roy Miller of Corpus Christi urged immediate inland waterway bonds at the Intra-Coastal Canal Association convention in New Orleans. He cited Hoover's July statement that the inland waterway king could exceed Panama Canal in value, provide jobs, cut transport costs, and aid farms and industries. The Mississippi system was highlighted as key, with continued notes on the intra-coastal route.
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New Orleans
Roy Miller
Corpus Christi
Intra-Coastal Canal Association
Miller
Hoover
Panama Canal
Mississippi River
Four Negroes Executed at Arkansas Prison
Little Rock Ark November 14 Four black men were electrocuted at the state penitentiary for two robberies last year. James Turnage George Washington Eddie Long and Willie Joe Davis were led to the death chamber and prayed quietly before the 32 minute executions, which began at 713 a m. and ended at 745 a m Davis went first followed by Long Turnage and Washington.
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Little Rock
Ark
State Penitentiary
James Turnage
George Washington
W. H. Roberts
Eddie Long
Willie Joe Davis
John Weed
North Little Rock
Davis
Long
Turnage
Washington
Capacity cargo of cotton sent off last night
A large crew loaded 1 588 bales of cotton on the steamer Ouachita and set toward New Orleans to dispose of about 3 800 bales for North Louisiana shippers. Eighteen hours were needed to move the bales downriver. The Ouachita follows with one full barge and plans to pick up 230 more bales at Columbia Sicily Island Harrisonburg and Jonesville.
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Ouachita
L. V Cooley
New Orleans
North Louisiana
West Monroe
Columbia
Sicily Island
Harrisonburg
Jonesville
Christmas Morning Wishes Despite Rain Outside
A misty raw morning dampens Christmas mood for some while others anticipate Santa and gifts. The column contrasts cozy indoor joy with outside hardship, noting gifts like dolls wagons and books amid fruits and candy as families hope for a bright holiday.
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Santa Claus
Goodfellows Fund Donations Nineteen Thirty Summary
The Goodfellows Fund totals 57.00 in November 14 1930 acknowledgments from T L Hood, Senior Christian Endeavor, Central Service & Storage, Circle S Oil Co and others. Contributions should be sent to Goodfellows Fund care News Star Monroe La.
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Goodfellows All Goodfellows Fund
T. L. Hood Aeaeen
OB A Vo Cnc
Coo Oc .c
Circle S Oil Co
Goodfellows Fund
Care News-Star
Monroe
Atlantic air mail line agreed upon plans set
Washington November 14 plans for an Anglo American air mail route across the Atlantic were said to be settled by W Irving Glover second assistant postmaster general. Pan American Airways and Imperial Airways will operate the line and Charleston South Carolina may be the American terminus due to mild weather. Flying boats will likely start the service with mail only and possible later passenger extensions.
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Washington
Atlantic
W. Irving Glover
Pan-American Airways, Inc
Imperial Airways, Ltd
England
Glover
Charleston
S. C
Japanese Prime Minister Hamaguchi Shot at Tokyo Depot
Nov 14 bulletin says Prime Minister Hamaguchi is not in immediate danger after being wounded by a youth member of a reactionary group at Tokyo central station. Cabinet plans to decide on a temporary successor. tomorrow's discussion to proceed.
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Japan
Tokyo Depot
Tokyo
Hamaguchi
Yukon Hamaguchi
Empire
Assasin
Tokyo Central Station
Oka
General Evangelist Is Dropped By Methodists
Vicksburg Miss November 14 the Mississippi Methodist conference voted the dismissal of J M Smith a general evangelist and the establishment of a church wide assembly at gulf coast seashore camp grounds He was relocated by the conference a standard procedure when a member is dropped without a trial
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Associated Press
Vicksburg, Miss
J. M. Smith
Mississippi Methodist
Gulf Coast
Smith
Completing Tour In Greenville Mississippi
The United States engineering board aboard the U S S Mississippi under Captain Bennie Bernstein proceeds southward after inspecting the Arkansas and Mississippi delta regions. The tour continues toward New Orleans with public hearings planned at all points deemed necessary.
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Greenville
Miss
Mississippi River
United States Engineering Board
U. S. S. Mississippi
Bennie Bernstein
Howard Fenton
Henry Whitehead
Arkansas
Mississippi
New Orleans
Lamott Belin Appointed Chief of Protocol Division
Social Arbiter L. Lamott Belin, former diplomat, becomes head of the state department division of protocol and international conferences and supervisor of White House social functions.
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L. Lamott Belin
State Department
White House
Clinic expands to include all crippled children in parish
Dr J W Williams announces extended clinic for crippled children beyond infantile paralysis. Parents with clubfooted children or other causes urged to contact the Ouachita parish health unit. About eight children from the recent epidemic may be examined. ten applications received.
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J. W. Williams
Ouachita Parish
Williams
Willard Childers Held on Murder Charge In Louisiana
Willard Childers, 19, held in Richland parish jail at Rayville on possible murder charges in the shotgun killing of Hiram McCrory, 17, Sunday near Mangham. District Attorney Carey Ellis plans investigation in Winnsboro as details remain unclear.
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Willard Childers
Richland Parish
Rayville
Hiram McCrory
Riverside Sanitarium
Carey Ellis
Winnsboro
McCrory
R. L. Jones
Mangham
Childers
Riv
Monroe Club Women Attend Two State Meetings
Six prominent Monroe club women travel out of town for two conventions. The Louisiana Federation of Women's Clubs meets in New Orleans at the Monteleone hotel and closes Friday, with delegates Mrs. T. J. Sandridge, Mrs. J. T. Brown, and Mrs. Duncan Cook. The D A R regional meeting gathers in Gulfport, with Mrs. Elmer Slagle as regent, Mrs. Armour Montgomery as registar, and Mrs. C. E. Slagle as councillor. sessions run through tomorrow.
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Monroe
Louisiana Federation of Women’s Club
New Orleans
Daughters of the American Revolution
Gulfport
Club
T. J. Sandridge
J. T. Brown
Duncan Cook
Twentieth Century Junior Club
Elmer Slagle
Armour Montgomery
C. E. Slagle
Monroe D. A. R
Richard K. Boney
Tallulah
Monteleone Hotel
War Department to withhold sale of property at home
Secretary Hurley announced that the War Department will not offer any property for sale on the domestic market until business conditions change materially. The decision was issued from Washington on November 14.
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Washington
Hurley
War Department
Department
Hambone's Meditations: Theah Mistis Talkin Bout Wimmen Dress
A dialect column by J. P. Alley humorously explores women and fashion, noting evolving styles and social expectations. It uses playful phrasing about how garments and appearances are changing and who notices.
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Theah Mistis
Driller Helper Killed as Derrik Beam Falls at Sterlington
John Cunningham 40, a driller helper, was killed when a heavy derrick beam broke from a 40 foot structure and crushed his skull near Sterlington while repairs were underway. Fellow worker Tom Le Blanc narrowly escaped injury as the timber split midspan.
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John Cunningham
North Sixth Street
Sterlington
Cunningham
Tom LeBlanc
J. G. Cunningham
Shreveport
Bruce Cunningham
Sproul Cunningham
el Dorado
Ark
Misses Hazel
Ella Cunningham
Natchitoches
Charred Bodies of Family Found in Creekola Fire
In Muskogee Oklahoma on November 14 the charred bodies of Bill Hammonds 45 his wife and their two children a boy and a girl were found in the ruins of the Hammonds farm home near Creekola Sheriff Fred Hamilton said the bodies position led him to believe Hammonds killed his family and then set fire to the house and killed himself Jerry Hammonds brother of the dead man said an examination showed skulls of all had been crushed
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Muskogee
Okla
Bill Hammonds
Hammonds
Creekola
Fred Hamilton
Jerry Hammonds
Riots in Madrid Kill Three Injured Fifty More
Three men died and about sixty people were hurt in labor riots that struck Madrid, causing half an hour of turmoil. The unrest disrupted daily life as authorities tried to restore order.
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Madrid
Investigation begins into delay of death notice
W. W. Davis of Princeton Kentucky sought answers in Monroe after delays in notifying his family about the death of his brother James Davis 27 killed in a freight train wreck at Arcadia on October 10. The body was buried without embalming under state law prohibiting removal within a year. Davis had arrived from Ruston and Arcadia seeking information and the chance for a proper burial.
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Arcadia
W. W. Davis
Princeton
Monroe
James Davis
Davis
Ruston
W. E. Davis
1000 St Louis Shopmen Reemployed By M K and T
Reemployment of 1000 shopmen who were laid off November 1 announced by the Missouri Kansas and Texas Railroad after the Interstate Commerce Commission allowed the road to charge additional salaries to its 1931 revenue.
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ST. Louis
Missouri-Kansas & Texas Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Army and Navy to play charity football game in New York
West Point accepts a bid to meet the Navy in a charity game on December 13 in New York to aid the unemployed. Army Superintendent Major General William R. Smith announced the decision after a conference with the athletic council. The 1927 Polo Grounds result and mid term exams were noted concerns.
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Associated Press
West Point
N. Y
Army Today
Navy
New York
Army
William R. Smith
Military Academy
Athletic Council
Polo Grounds
Navy- Pennsylvania
Army-Notre Dame
Smith
L A Bridge at Simmesport Now Free Span
The Louisiana and Arkansas bridge over the Atchafalaya at Simmesport becomes a free highway span after an agreement among state officials and Harvey C. Couch. Louisiana pays $25,000 yearly for motor vehicle traffic with an option to buy the traffic rights for $500,069 after four years, including rentals already paid.
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Baton Rouge
Arkansas
Atchafalaya
Simmesport
Harvey C. Couch
Couch
O. K. Allen
Louisiana Highway Commission
Huey P. Long
Long
Old Clothes Matinee Postponed to November 22 at Paramount
The Old Clothes matinee for the poor is postponed to the morning of Saturday, November 22 at the Paramount theater. Admission will be taken at the door in old clothes, with a new film featuring Victor McLaglen titled A Devil With Women. Proceeds aid needy Twin Cities families.
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Harry Rice
Paramount Theater
West Monroe
Rice
Twin Cities
Victor McLaglen
McLaglen
Jerry Maxton
Paris
Vic
Fox Movietone
Mona Maris
Humphrey Bogart
Luana Alcaniz
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Corpus Christian
Elizabeth Bartow Hawes
Harry B. Hawes
Missouri
Lewis Thompson Preston
Arkansas City
Camden Atha Senenes
Pete
Rene
Atlantic Air
Anglo-American Service
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Amelia Earhart
George Palmer Putman
Noank
Conn
Driller
Big
Dairyman
Peter Bonneline
Charity Hospital
Chemical Bank and Trust Company
Tennessee
Bordeaux
St Naverre
M.k.&t
United Press
Naval Academy
Annapolis
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