Rescue Hidden UC Students Trapped by Mountain Snow
Four University of California students two women and two men were found safe after nearly a week in a snow bound area near Mount San Hedron. A hunger driven trek for aid led one man to a ranger cabin with a line to Mrs. Durham. Local and federal agencies aided the search while relatives and officials extended the long operation.
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Lakeport
Cal
Here
University of California
M. A. Dunham
Arina Ramsperger
Minna
Logan
Utah
Robert H. Keeler
Los Angeles
John R. Dempster
Berkeley
United States Forestry Service
Army Air Corps
Lake County
Weather Outlook for Week in Southern Plains and West Gulf
Mostly fair conditions with possible showers in eastern areas at week start and end. Temperatures near or below normal early week and near or slightly above normal late week.
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Southern Plains
West Gulf States
Trail of Young Widow Unsolved After Monthlong Inquiry
A Louisville woman, Ella McDowell Rogers, 29, vanished after returning from Chicago on October 7. She left dinner plates and unpacked luggage, with bank funds intact and no sign of violence. Police and family pursued a secret investigation for over a month. friends only disclosed the case today.
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Louisville
Ella McDowell Rogers
Chicago
Ira Rogers
Italian Red Cross Declines US Aid for Etna Victims
Rome notes the Italian Red Cross refused five thousand dollars from the American Red Cross for Mount Etna disaster relief. Officials said government aid sufficed and the decision followed Premier Mussolini’s ban on private subscriptions.
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Italian Red Cross
America
Rome
Brillante Today
Red Cross
Mount Etna
Mussolini
Centenary Gents May Play Texas At Austin In 1929
Austin austin November 17 Centenary College of Shreveport La football may be booked for Texas University 1929 schedule the second date for a game in Austin Dr H J Ettlinger athletic director designate said today he is working on the 1929 and 1930 Texas schedules with the exception of the first two dates the 1929 slate is nearly set.
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Austin
Centenary College
Shreveport
Texas University
H. J. Ettlinger
L. Theo. Bellmont
University
Ettlinger
Texas
Attorney General Rules Two Raids Were Illegal
In New Orleans on November 17 the Louisiana Attorney General challenged Governor Huey P. Long’s recent use of state militia in gambling raids as illegal. The opinion cites the constitution requiring military under civil power and martial law to empower arrests, while Long defies the AG. Bandits meanwhile raided a Jefferson Parish dice game, fleeing with $5,000 as authorities confiscated money and paraphernalia totaling about $50,000.
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New Oleans
Louisiana
Percy Saint
National Guard
Huey P. Long
Saint
Posse Comitatus
Governor Long
Jefferson Parish
New Orleans
Jai Alai
Arabi Club
St. Bernard Parish
Beverly Gardens
Fagot
Three Deaths Reported From Kansas Floods
Cold weather follows thirty six hours of heavy rain across Kansas Missouri and northern Oklahoma as floods threaten the tri state area. Three deaths reported two motorists drowned and a man electrocuted with lines of water levels rising across towns including Paola Mulberry Augusta El Dorado Ottawa and Kansas City.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tri-State
Paola
C. E. King
Mulberry
Hugh Reave
Blue River
Augusta
Santa Fe
el Dorado
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Tragic car fire claims 19 year old woman near Covington
The body of Mrs. Inabel Talley Parker, 19, was found in a half burned car that plunged into a ditch near Covington Louisiana. Authorities say accidental burning caused death though an additional probe may follow. She had borrowed the car last night. her husband, who worked for a lumber company, killed himself three months earlier.
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Associated Press
Covington
Nev
Inabel Talley Parker
Bulloch
Fredericks
Hungary Divorces Rise As Budapest Sees Record Breaks
Deputy Bernhardt warned in parliament that Hungary ranks second to the United States in divorces, suggesting Budapest may become a divorce center surpassing Paris or Reno. The remark notes wartime social shifts and rising separation trends in Hungary.
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Budapest
Bernhardt
Paris
Reno
Hungary
United States
Fees Paid Payne Held Illegal by Supervisor
New Orleans November 17 Associated Press Major Frank T Payne former chairman of the Louisiana highway commission is said to have been paid 2500 for engineering on the Baton Rouge and New Orleans highway and 5500 for the Shrewsbury Carrollton highway Both projects were federal aid jobs and erected by the state highway commission The supervisor of public accounts Mr Conway said the payments were illegal and he will seek recovery and has notified the Jefferson parish district attorney
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Associated Regs
New Orleans
A. Conway
Long
Jefferson Parish
Frank T. Payne
Louisiana Highway Commission
Shrewsbury
Carrollton
Husbands Swap Families in Wisconsin Divorce Swap
In New Auburn Wisconsin on November 17 two couples traded homes wives and children amid pending divorces for cruelty. William Brown and Mrs Heidelberger swapped households with Mrs Brown taking over the Heidelberger home and Brown paying to regain his former ring. Both families report greater happiness and frequent chats between households.
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New Auburn
Wis
William Brown
Lizzie Heidelberger
Mrs. Heidelberger
Brown
Heidelberger
Record Stock Market Boom Sets New Daily High
New York reports the Hoover bull market hitting a historic 6,714,000 share day the first time above 6.9 million, with five day totals reaching 27,946,200 shares. Week’s club market also breaks records at 2,151,800 shares as investors push to new highs.
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Associated Press
New York
Hoover
Stock Exchange
Death Warrant Signed for Harris in Louisiana
Governor Huey P. Long signed the death warrant for John Pleasant Harris who was convicted in 1927 of murdering his former sweetheart Anna Johnson alias Katharine Wilson in New Orleans. The execution is set for December 21 between noon and 3 pm after failed pleas and a board of pardons denial. Harris shot the woman near the police station, fled the state, was later arrested, and convicted.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
John Pleasant Harris
Anna Johnson
Katherine Wilson
New Orleans
Harris
State Board of Pardons
Brannon Names Bobo to Pilot the Jackson Senators
George W Brannon announces Hershel Bobo will manage the Jackson Senators of the Cotton States league in 1929 replacing Buck Stapleton. Bobo, four years with Hattiesburg Hubbers, now with Gulf Coast Military academy, takes over the club in Jackson Mississippi.
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Jackson
Miss
Hershel Bobo
Hattiesburg Hubbers
Jackson Senators
George W. Brannon
Bobo
Buck Stapleton
Senators
Gulf Coast Military Academy
Two Officers Describe Vestris Sinking in Inquiry
Federal Building New York November 17 Two senior surviving officers Frank Johnson and James Adams testified in halting voices about the Ves tris sinking off the Virginia Capes last Monday with over 100 lives lost. They recalled water pouring through doors that could not be tightened cargo crashing through bulkheads and the ship listing. Johnson said he did not know the cause while Adams said he believed he could keep the vessel afloat three hours before it foundered. The witnesses described lifeboats that were improperly equipped and leaked. The inquiry adjourned until Tuesday.
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Federal Building
New York
Vestris
Virginia Capes
Frank Johnson
James Adams
Johnson
Adams
United States
Francis O'Neill
Robbers Hit Pinconning State Bank at Opening
In Pinconning Michigan two men robbed the Pinconning State Bank soon after it opened stealing between 8000 and 10000 dollars. They first looted J B Harris owner of a nearby garage, then used a car from his lot to flee after the heist.
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Ning State Bank
J. B. Harris
Gale Toll and Disruptions Hit Europe Across Wales to Belgium
A southwest gale sweeping Wales England France and Belgium left ten dead and many injured. Princess Marie was cut by flying glass in Paris but saved by an umbrella. Ramsay MacDonald and Sir Arthur Steel Maitland narrowly escaped when trains hit fallen trees in England. Homes wrecked and communications crippled as lines and stations were isolated. Ships canceled routes and fishing boats sank with crews enduring harsh conditions.
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Assoriated Press
London
Wales
England
France
Belgium
Princess Marie
Constantine
Greece
Paris
Ramsay MacDonald
Arthur Steel Maitland
Engineer Cites Problems Found in Rail Situations
M H Doyne spoke to Monroe chambers on a plan to resolve railroad conflicts with the city. He outlined many factors and said a final plan should be ready in about 30 days for presentation to officials, business leaders, and the public. The mayor compared the work to a surgical operation aimed at long term relief despite temporary disruption.
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Monroe
M. H. Doyne
Chamber of Commerce
Doyne
C. E. Smith & Company
St. Louis
Arnold Bernstein
Doyre
Bernstein
Mr. Doyne
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Centenary Gents
Payne
Major
Conway
Hambones Meditations
J. P. Alley
Bet! Syndicate
Brannon
The
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Cline Slaughter
Myriam
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
Red
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden Meer
Undied
Monroe Coca Paspses Dae
Michigan
Pinconning, Mich
England and
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Dover
Channel
Cunard
Alaunia
Southampton
Edith
Liverpool
Creetown
Ireland
Bethune
Antwerp
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