Negro porter foils bank robbery in El Dorado basement clue
Henry Harris a Negro porter at the National Bank of Commerce and Trust Company discovered a hooded bandit in the directors room at 6 50 am. He ignored orders to surrender and fled. Police found overalls and a hood discarded near an auto block from the bank. The thief escaped as time locks opened at 9 am.
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Associated Press
el. Dorado
Ark
National Bank of Commerce and Trust Company
Henry Harris
Harris
Udit
River stages update with several fluctuations across stations
River stage readings show Arkansas Little Rock at 880.9 with a 0.4 fall. Shreveport reports 419 and 97 with a 6.6 fall, while Alexandria at 36 records a 0.1 rise. Ouachita and Monroe areas show mixed, unchanged trends with FMI cs cciccecremse NE.
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Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
FMI
Cs Cciccecremse
Oyun Monroe
Mississippi
St. Louis
Memphis
Holatia
Arkansas City
Vicksburg
Natchez Mnectpemanon Silat
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Atchafalaya
Melvilis
Missouri
Kansas City
Ohio— Cairo
Aseneis Ee
Flowage Right to Be Sought by Condemnation
United Press reports the 131000 acre southeast Missouri floodway will be condemned after the army engineers process. Brigadier General Thomas H. Jackson said some landowners accepted offers, but finalizing deals was thwarted by bond lien complications.
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ST. Louis
Southeast Missouri
Thomas H. Jackson
Army Engineers Corps
Jackson
North Carolina gang leaders sentenced in New Orleans bank robbery
In New Orleans Judge Alex O'Donnell sentenced Luther Reed and Thomas Patterson to 9 to 14 years and Fred Kelly to 14 to 28 years for the July 19 Hibernia Bank robbery. Fach received the extreme penalty and other defendants faced postponed verdicts or separate sentences in related cases.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Alex O'Donnell
Hibernia Bank and Trust Company
O'Donnell
Luther Reed
Thomas Patterson
Fred Kelly
Fach
William Woolforth
Willie Dupont
Sam Montalbano
Frank Echezabel
Eddie Gardner
Cane Break Man Hunt In Mississippi Ends Night Search
A posse near Roundaway Clarksdale Mississippi hunted for Tommy Travilion a 22 year old negro who shot Burnett Caraway plantation manager. About 25 men aided by bloodhounds scoured cane brakes five miles from Roundaway as cold weather cooled the effort and the fugitive remained hidden there.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Roundaway
Tommy Travilion
Burnett Caraway
Shelby
Ward couple narrowly escapes blaze at home
SEARCY Ark Nov 27 Mr and Mrs Eagle Ward fled their burning home in night clothes with only the clothes on their backs. Fire origin unknown and losses are estimated at 56000 dollars.
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Searcy, Ark
Eagle Ward
Freshman Hair Clipping Marks Pre Tulane Events at LSU
LSU campus unrest precedes Thanksgiving as masked cadets cut the hair of freshmen. More than 50 heads were shaved in the cadet barracks after lights-out in an underground tunnel. Major W. E. Brougher halted the activity, amid an investigation and a pledge requirement for all students.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisia State University
W. E. Brougher
Cadets
Public Utilities Plan Record Spending For Gas and Power
Representatives of public utility companies told President Hoover they will spend about 1.59 billion dollars on improvement and expansion in the coming year. The figure comes from a New York meeting survey, reflecting the largest industry instruction program to date. Louisiana, Hoover’s program, and the electric light and power group are among those cited as involved.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
New York City
White House
Plane Bandits Escape As Ship Is Recaptured
Two air bandits stole a plane at Hatbox field Muskogee Oklahoma gagged and bound a Kansas City attendant then flew toward a hotel overnight. Police sought them across a 500 mile radius while Bart Stephenson hurried to reclaim the aircraft.
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Muskogee
Okla
Hatbox Field
Kansas City
Bart Stephenson
Two tots seek tickets to Santa’s abode at North Pole
In Washington on November 27, five year old Dorothy and four year old Eileen Belt set out with their mother to obtain a ticket to Santa Claus at the North Pole. They walked into Union Station and asked for a ticket to where Santa is, then went home with Mrs. Phillip Belt after their hopeful excursion.
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Washington
Santa Claus
Dorothy
Eileen Belt
North Pole
Union Station
Phillip Belt
Ater
Search under way for lost aviators near North Cape
New land and air search planned for Carl Bevkelson and Earl Borland after a blizzard incident on Nov. 9. A telegram from Alaska Airways reports smoke in the foothills about 386 miles from North Cape, suggesting a possible Eielson sighting and prompting renewed efforts despite harsh weather and limited dog teams.
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United Press
New York
Carl Bevkelson
Earl Borland
North Cape
Siberia
The
Aviation Corporation
Eielson
Nanok
Graham B. Grosvenor
Frank Dorbandt
Alaska Airways, Inc
Koluchin
Providence Bay
Eielsen
Hoover To Pass Thanksgiving In Simple Manner
Washington November 27 Thanksgiving will be observed at the White House in a quiet old fashioned way. In the morning President and Mrs Hoover will attend church services and spend the day with a few friends. In the evening the state dining room table will be laid with turkeys and trimmings. Six turkeys have arrived including a wild gobbler from William M Moody and domesticated birds from Minnesota North Dakota Iowa and California.
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Associated Press
Washington
White House
William M. Moody
Minnesota
North Dakota
Iowa
California
Mystery Attack On Orleans Patrolman Stuns City
Patrolman James J. Holmes was assaulted from behind on Pontchartrain boulevard near Cambronne street. He struck him with a blunt instrument, felled him, and he fired at a fleeing suspect before losing consciousness. A fellow officer later revived him.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
James J. Holmes
Pontchartrain Boulevard
Cambronne Street
Holmes
Four Dies in Oklahoma Farmhouse Mass Murder
A family of four, Tom M. Henley 40 and Cora Henley 33 with daughters Wanda June 6 and Flora Bee 15 months, were found slain at a farm east of Newalla Oklahoma. Authorities say the husband killed his wife and children before taking his own life, with the bodies discovered two weeks after death.
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United Press
Newalla
Okla
Here
Tom M. Henley
Cora Henley
Wanda June
Flora Bee
Kerr
Oklahoma
Henlevé
Jealousy Suspected in Back of Boy Murder Case
Mountain View Arkansas November 27 Jealousy was named as the probable motive for the mutilation and burning of Connie Wranklin 20 who was to marry Tillie Ruminer 17 a girl admired by several men The father of Tillie and employer of Franklin a farm hand named Charles Ruminer implicated several men under suspicion of slaying and attack by the sheriff
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Associated Press
Mountain View
Ark
Connie Wranklin
Tillie Ruminer
Charles Runmiiner
Tillie
Franklin
Sem Johnson
Plane crashes into house near Roosevelt Field in fire
An airplane with several occupants struck a house near Roosevelt Field this afternoon and the dwelling caught fire. The Associated Press reports the incident occurring on November 27.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt Field
Fokker
Hambone's Meditations by J P Alley tribe and police
Peah lak what it tek to keep dis head world upright. Fifteen preachers in policemen.
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Hambone’s Meditations
J. P. Alley
Thanksgiving Day Observed in Monroe and West Monroe
Schools banks and courts closed for Thanksgiving with only general delivery at post office open 11:50 to 12:30. A patriotic program at First Baptist Church features a large chorus, three specials, and stereopticon views. Sunrise service at 6:30, breakfast for attendees, and Union services at First Presbyterian Church.
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Monroe
West Monroe
First Baptist Church
St. John and Grammont
God of
Roberts-Warren
Parks
Waiter-Peek
Our Great Republic
Union Services
First Presbyterian Church
Bandits Rob Bank Branch In New Orleans Heist
Three men in an automobile robbed the Algiers branch of Canal Bank and Trust today escaping with 815,000. A guard had just left his post when the trio entered the bank one man with a shotgun blocked the floor while the others collected cash in bags and handed it through the window to getaway drivers.
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New Orleans
Algiers
Canal Bank and Trust Company
Woolman Returns From Air Mail Route Conference
C. E. Woolman, manager of Delta Air Service, Inc., reports a favorable outlook for a trans continental air mail route. Louisiana congressmen led by Rep R J Wilson gave strong support to the proposed line, with more interest than ever at the Washington conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Woolman
Delta Air Service, Inc
Washington
Louisiana
R. J. Wilson
Nazarenes Open Annual Meet in Monroe Church
The eighteenth annual Nazarenes convention opened at the Monroe church with 75 delegates registered and others expected. Rev. H. F. Reynolde of Kansas City presided and Rev. H. F. Camp hosted delegates from Louisiana. Officers to be elected Friday, evangelistic services at 7:30 each night.
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Churches of the Nazarene
Thomas and
Richmond Streets
H. F. Reynolde
Kansas City
H. F. Camp
Church of the Nazarene
Louisiana
Monroe
S. P. Quigley
W. Jd. Powell
Woman's Missionary Society
Lucy Westfall
Young People's Society
D. McKenzie
Squyres
Dr. Reynolds
D. Shelby Corlett
Ruth J. Lanier
Dallas
R. H. Watson
Meridian
Mica
Governor Huey P Long Proclaims Thanksgiving in Louisiana
Governor Huey P Long issues a Thanksgiving proclamation urging Louisianans to gather in places of worship on Thursday to give thanks for the year’s blessings and to recognize Almighty God as the Giver of all gifts. The document quotes from the 34th Psalm and emphasizes gratitude during the harvest season.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
Four Reds Nabbed During Orleans Drive
New Orleans authorities report four reputed revolutionary agitators jailed after a six hour police sweep led by acting Mayor T Semmes Walmsley. Seized at the Marine Workers league HQ were incendiary pamphlets and weapons, including John S Morgan a 32 year old seaman and Leonard Brown a Black man.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
T. Semmes Walmsley
John S. Morgan
Leonard Brown
The
Marine Workers League
First Shreveport Death From Carbon Monoxide
Dr. Willis P. Butler Caddo parish coroner rules a 54 year old Oxford man Willie Allen found dead in a sedan at Standard Oil camp between Gilliam and Hoseton is the first local fatality from carbon monoxide poisoning.
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Associated Press
Shreveport
Willis P. Butler
Caddo Parish
Willie Allen
Oxford
Standard Oil Company
Gilliam
Hoseton
Arkansas Couple Die in Suspected Double Suicide
Marion Boden 26 shot his wife Marcia 23 at their Jonesboro home then killed himself after a six week absence. Neighbors reported a scream and two gunshots as Boden’s roomers found them in bed. Police called for coroner’s inquest.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Marion Boden
Marcia
Boden
Tulane L S A Football Game To Be Announced
The News-Star will broadcast a complete Tulane L S A football game report tomorrow from North Second street with quick Baton Rouge returns via AP leased wire. Announcements begin at 2 30 p m using Monroe Furniture Company loud speaker. Details of southern games and line scores will follow.
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Tulane
State Tigers Drop Out Of Sight Until Game Time
Louisiana State prepares for the 27th annual Thanksgiving classic with Tulane as Coach Russ Cohen takes the Tigers to a secret overnight location and plans a late stadium entrance. Roads into Baton Rouge are open, with trains expected to bring about 20 000 fans to Tiger Stadium.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Russ Cohen
Louisiana State University Tigers
Tulane
Tiger
Tiger Stadium
Huey P. Long
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
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