19 Nov 1928
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1928
Page
1
Frigid weather threatened Kentucky as a cold wave swept the region. The Cumberland River area faced rising concerns while forecasts warned of severe chills tonight across Dixie states.
A trio left a nearby stream to view wreckage when the bridge failed, causing all three men to drown. The incident occurred as crowds gathered to inspect the disaster and police investigated the collapse. After the tragedy, salvage operations began along the stream bank.
Torrential rain swelled the Cumberland River flooding Pineville Harlan Barbourville and Middlesboro. Three Virginia Harlan Coal workers—Lawrence Wites Melvin Catron and C Saylor—died as wreckage swept a bridge away and two bodies remained unrecovered. Roads submerged. Flood risks feared to surpass 1918 levels as rain continued.
An all night rain driven flood forced the Kentucky river out of banks in Neon Kentucky flooding the business district. Wires were disrupted and residents feared the highest river stage in years as water reached streets and rose toward basements.
Albert S. Caldwell, 74, attorney and financier and a pioneer in levee improvement along the Mississippi River, died in Memphis after a brief illness. Caldwell helped advance river protection and flood control projects through the early 20th century.
Boy Scout funds to carry the movement through the next year will be sought in a drive starting tomorrow morning in Monroe and West Monroe. At 7 30 o clock Tuesday the solicitors assemble in the cameo room of the Virginia hotel for a campaign opening breakfast and instructions before the drive begins. The $11 000 goal represents half of the Ouachita Valley council total with Twin City support crucial.
A list of citizen solicitors set to meet at breakfast tomorrow to open the annual Boy Scout fundraiser. Names include C D Wise C E McKenzie L P Landry J F Lockwood S L Mc Connell H A St John W C Oliver and many others.
Last week’s events did not change the flood control outlook for the Boeuf basin floodway. Local leaders urge landowners in the floodway zone to refuse flowage right options sought by the army engineers. They argue options serve to persuade Congress against flowage payments and would aid engineers’ opposition to landowners’ interests.
D Soloman of the southwest corner of DeSiard and Sixth streets plans a two story art brick hotel at Five Points Monroe. Estimated cost 25000 to 30000 dollars with 20 rooms and several storefronts on DeSiard and Sixth streets. Plans by J W Smith and Associates to be completed this week.
Washington reports John Early, once treated for leprosy at Carville Louisiana, is declared recovered and to be released in November. The public health service calls his case a triumph of modern medicine and plans ceremonial send off reflecting past fears and hope.
Daniel J. Ellingsen, 41, elevator operator at an Elm Street apartment, plunged into an elevator shaft after stepping through an open door. A Norwegian born linguist and former college instructor, Ellingsen held advanced degrees and left behind three children. He had begun the job four days earlier and died at the scene.
Louisiana failed in the Supreme Court to prohibit J Smylie Harkness of Pennsylvania from using Monroe gas fields gas for making carbon black. The court ruled the statute only restricted use and did not authorize exclusion, rejecting the lower court's prohibitive reading.
William Ballyn the Berengaria's singing steward was arrested after two diamond packages worth thousands were found in his state room. Traffic Officer John T. McIntyre was named as the alleged go-between. Sixty officers searched the liner as customs presses to halt gem smuggling on big ships.
Dr. George Harding father of former President Warren G Harding died in Santa Ana after a paralytic stroke. He was 45 and had come from Marion Ohio to spend the winter. Survived by Mrs. Harding and a daughter Mrs Carl Wotan. Funeral services planned locally before burial in Ohio tomorrow.
Washington November 19 Representative William A Oldfield of Arkansas died today after undergoing surgery for gall bladder trouble on Saturday. He failed to rally and passed away shortly after 2 pm as reports from his sick room detailed the physicians growing concern.
Little Rock Arkansas November 19 Representative W A Oldfield of Arkansas was re elected to the house from the second district for his eleventh term in the general election on November 6. Ill health kept him from campaigning, and Governor Harvey Parnell said the state lost one of its most valuable leaders when informed of Oldfield s death. Oldfield s home was Batesville.
John W. Madden Jr. age 16 died after a two year battle following a diving pool accident that fractured his back. He came to Los Angeles with his family from Madison South Dakota six years ago and continued sports involvement from a wheelchair coaching a neighborhood football team and attending Boy Scout meetings.
In Norristown Pennsylvania detectives seek the slayer of an unidentified young woman found in a corn field. A Christmas card reading Nancy from Elvira, a torn photo mosaic, a pocketbook and toiletries mark the crime scene as investigators trace the killer's path from a nearby lane.
William F. Green aged three died from a skull fracture after being struck by a heavy truck owned by the Gresham Mattheas factory. Driver Emmet Jackson, described as black, was arrested on reckless driving charges and released on bond awaiting trial with possible additional charges. Funeral held at 209 South Fourth Street with Rev. L T Hastings officiating. burial at Riverview Burial Park.
New Orleans November 19 Governor Alfred E Smith sent greetings to the American Federation of Labor at its annual convention. He expressed hearty felicitations and said he was not yet physically fit to visit but hoped to attend before the meeting ends. Mayor O Keefe Luther welcomed delegates and Col John F Sullivan spoke for Governor Long. William Green replied for the federation.
John E. Johnson, 39, local attorney, lies seriously injured at St. Francis sanitarium from a bullet in the spine after a dispute at Riverside sanitarium. Dr. C H Mosely, superintendent, surrendered to the sheriff on a shooting charge. Johnson’s condition improved slightly after surgery but spinal damage remains.
United States Weather Bureau forecast much colder air to follow recent rains across the South. Nightfall would bring frosts to Alabama Mississippi and northwest Florida with heavy frosts and near freezing temperatures in interior Louisiana and parts of Arkansas. Rain totals varied with 3.06 inches in New Orleans and 3.10 in Chattanooga, while Jacksonville and Pensacola reported lighter amounts.
Quincy Ill November 19 flood stage of the Mississippi river and its tributaries in Illinois and Missouri inundated thousands of acres of farmland behind broken levees. Damages estimated at about $1,000,000.
New Orleans Mayor O'Keefe and his wife and daughter will pass through the city by auto on Wednesday on a trip to St. Louis. He wired Mayor Arnold Bernstein about the journey and reserved a suite at the Virginia hotel for that night.
Snow blankets Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma worsening floods that displaced thousands after a record November downpour. Death toll and missing persons rise as disease threats loom amid winter cold. Relief agencies coordinate aid while damages reach millions to crops livestock homes and businesses.
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