Car Plunges Into River Near Sterlington. Six Occupants Perish
A Chevrolet with locked steering gear plunged into the Ouachita River at Sterlington. Eight people were thrown into the water. only one, Inez Cole age 6, drowned after prolonged efforts. Passengers included C. D. Cole and wife, their children, Leonore Green and Eldrice Green, ferryman W. White and his wife, with W. White rescuing the survivors. The crash happened as the car neared the ferry, about 40 feet offshore in 10 feet depth.
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Ouachita River
Sterlington
Inez Cole
C. D. Cole
Spencer
Monroe
Betty Jean
Inez
Leonore Green
Eldrice Green
W. White
Young Green
Child Dies From Struck by Football in Texas
SOUR LAKE Texas Nov 26 Thomas David Rice died here yesterday from concussion of the brain caused by a blow on the head received in a ward school football game Saturday. The tragedy follows an earlier report of the accident and notes the fatal injury occurred during the game.
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Sour Lake
Texas
Thomas David Rice
Supreme Court upholds Long ouster of health chief Dowling
New Orleans November 26. The Louisiana Supreme Court upholds act 126 of 1928 and the governor's power to appoint a new president of the state board of health Dr Joseph A O Hara takes over. Dowling may seek rehearing and questions linger on salary rights after succession.
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New Orleans
Oscar Dowling
Louisiana State Board of Health
Joseph A. O'Hara
Huey P. Low
State Supreme Court
State Board of Health
Gleason
Civil District Court
Dowling
O'Hara
Long
Dr. Dowling
O’hara
Parts of Dixie Shiver at Drop to 25 Degrees
Associated Press reports a cold snap sweeping the south with north winds and light snowfall in parts of Kentucky Virginia and North Carolina. Temperatures fell into the mid twenties in Asheville North Carolina Bristol Virginia Tennessee Louisville Kentucky and other southern cities while Montgomery and Birmingham faced near freezing lows and ice on small streams.
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Dixie
Atlanta
Kentucky
Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Asheville
N. C
Bristol
Va.Tenn
Louisville
Student Puts Poison on Apple for Salt, Dies
A Texas University student, Kenneth M. Hall, 18, died after mistaking poisonous crystals for salt and sprinkling them on an apple he was eating. The incident occurred in Austin on November 26 as authorities investigated the accidental poisoning.
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Austin
Texas
Kenneth M. Hall
Texas University
Hoover Reaches Shores of Latin America Today
President-elect Hoover sails toward Amapala Honduras and La Union El Salvador for a six week goodwill tour of Central and South America. He seeks personal talks with heads of government to improve understanding among the Americas while health improves aboard the Maryland after a week at sea.
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Hoover
Latin America
U. S
Maryland
Amapala
Central
South America
Honduras
la Union
Salvador
San Tedro
Calif
Mr. Hoover
Americas
Gulf of Tehauntepec
Local bullet victim Johnson grows worse amid tests
J E Johnson, a local attorney shot at Riverside sanitarium doors November 18 by Dr C H Mosely, saw his condition turn grave as temperature rose to 103 degrees and lab tests began. Despite bullet wounds, healing progresses noted in back and chest sites, with partial leg sensation but no mobility.
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J. E. Johnson
Riverside Sanitarium
C. H. Mosely
Mr. Johnson
Johnson
Snowy Thanksgiving Week Opens Along Seaboard
Snow covered the eastern seaboard as Thanksgiving week began. The Alleghanies saw a trace to several inches with western Pennsylvania reporting the heaviest falls and 18 inches in the Ligonier mountains near Greensburg. Aimed Ohio storms were blamed for two mail plane crashes during the whiteout.
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New York
Seaboard
Alleghanies
Pennsylvania
Ligonier Mountains
Greensburg
Ohio
Illness Alarms Britain King George V
King George V of England is ill causing widespread concern as the Prince of Wales and Duke of Gloucester, currently in Africa, are notified. His other children hurry to Buckingham Palace to be near him.
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George V of
England
Prince of Wales
Duke of Gloucester
Africa
Puckingham Palace
King George III Restless Night As Illness Persists
AP reports from London that King George III endured a restless night with pleurisy and fluctuating fever. Doctors Hewett and Dawson note no definitive change, saying the illness appears to follow a natural course and fever may rise or vary as treatment proceeds.
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London
George
Sir Stanley Hewett
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Farmer Roscoe Hennes Killed Mother Then Committed Suicide
A coroner jury ruled that Roscoe Hennes, a farmer near Scotland Illinois, killed his elderly mother to spare her shock from his own death by suicide. He later shot himself in front of the Chicago detective bureau, the same bullet evidence linking both deaths. Neighbors driving to notify the mother found her dead with a single bullet through her head and no other signs of struggle.
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Chicago
Roscoe Hennes
Henness
Chicago Detective Bureau
Scotland
Ill
Yeggs Loot O B Register Store In West Monroe Break-in
Thieves battered into the O B Register store at 800 Cypress Street West Monroe stealing 250 to 275 dollars in cash and 50 to 60 dollars in checks. They removed the safe dial and small iron box, rifled boxes inside, and left papers strewn before the safe. Loss covered by burglar insurance.
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Yeggs
O. B. Register
Cypress Street
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Weet Monroe
Register
Yeges
Smith Stops in Atlanta on Return Tour
Governor Al Smith arrives in Atlanta for a one day visit en route to New York. He tours Stone Mountain memorial, attends a private luncheon at East Lake Club, and plays golf with Bobby Jones before departing this evening. He declines a visit to Warm Springs to speed his return.
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Atlanta
Gulf Coast
al Smith
New York
John S. Cohen
Atlanta Journal
Georgia
Stone Mountain
East Lake Country Club
Bobby Jones
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mono plane Albatross nears endurance record in fog
Fresno witnesses report the Albatross flown by Lee Lehroenhair and John Guglimetti passed its twentieth hour in the air at 4 41 a m as dense fog enveloped Fresno. The aircraft could not be seen but its roar was heard.
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Fresno
Cal
Lee Lehroenhair
John Guglimetti
Scout fund gain posted as drive targets $11,000
Committees pursuing an $11,000 Boy Scout drive to fund activities for the year report Saturday’s closing fund total at $7,163, up $170 from Friday’s $6,993. The week’s momentum is hoped to accelerate as more subscriptions roll in, with prior week showing about $7,000 raised in five days.
There is Discord Now in Harmony Illinois
In Harmony Illinois Sheriff Sanford investigated Carl Gerschel's store after residents alleged illicit activity. Deputies found men gambling over a billiard table with alcohol odor and charged Gerschel with possessing intoxicants and running a gambling house. A turkey raffle sparked the inquiry when a late night winner’s turkey matched a missing flock bird.
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Harmony
Illinois
Woodstock
Ill
Carl Gerschel
Sanford
Gersche
Yale Beats Harvard at Chess in New Haven
Yale defeated Harvard in a chess match held in New Haven shortly after a football game. The two teams played a lengthy contest with Yale coming out on top.
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Harvard
Associated Press
New Haven
Yale
Child of His Imagination Dealt Misery
Evidence in the Walter P. Wells case supports the theory that his tale of future riches was a hoax born from his own delusion. His death near Sicard by a train remains an enigma as relatives in Richmond, Virginia, have not been heard from. Authorities found no bank books or letters indicating a large inheritance.
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Walter P. Wells
Wells
Sicard
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Richmond
News-Star
Times-Dispatch
Lone Eagle Lindbergh Visits Kelly Field in Secret Homecoming
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh returns to his alma mater Kelly Field for a brief home coming as he heads toward New York. An unpublicized eight hour absence in south Texas stoked public worry across two nations while he pursued personal business away from press.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Tex
Charles A. Lindbergh
Kelly Field
Tampico
Mexico
New York
Texas
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