Lincoln Discovery Well Becomes Big Gas Producer in Parish
Lincoln parishs first gas well Fowler No 1 near Ruston blew in with a roar and gauged at 71 385 000 cubic feet daily exceeding prior estimates by 16 million. Rock pressure 2190 pounds with gasoline content dripping from a valve. The well, 5301 feet deep in Glen Rose sand, spurred a Ruston boom as hotels filled and leases moved swiftly.
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Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Arkansas-Louisiana Gas Company
Fowler No. 1
Monroe
Shreveport
R. E. Wyche, Jr
Bienville Parish
George J. Greer and
T. L. James and Company
Change Of Venue In Cockrell Murder Trial
The Zack Cockrell case moves from Walthall Mississippi to Grenada for January as Judge John Allen grants venue change. The 23 year old accused in the Edward Wilson slaying was transported by 200 guards and kept in Jackson after admitting the hammer killing.
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Walthall
Miss
Zack Cockrell
Grenada
National
Edward Wilson
Jackson
John Allen
Allen
Wilson
Sobering Oxygen Gas For Drunk Aids Emergency Treatment
Chicago reports a 90 percent oxygen and 10 percent carbon dioxide sobering gas introduced by Dr. Leon J. Robinson and Dr. Sydney Selesnick from Boston. The mixture is proposed as an emergency treatment for acute alcoholism in cases of paralysis or coma, not for moderate intoxication, delivered via an open slot.
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Boston
Leon J. Robinson
Sydney Selesnick
Roosevelt View on Bonus Seen Unchanged After Morgenthau Visit
Secretary Morgenthau stated that the Roosevelt administration maintains its stance on the bonus question after his recent visit. The exchange clarified that no policy shift occurred and the matter remains under consideration by the White House and Congress.
Morgenthau Signals No Change in Bonus Payment Stance
Secretary Morgenthau said after meeting President Roosevelt that the administration has not altered its position on cash payment of the bonus. He declined to discuss veto prospects, while American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars push for immediate payment and seek unity between the groups.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Treasury
Congress
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Orleans Spends Waterless Hour After Pipe Burst
Nearly a half million Orleans residents endured a waterless hour and 25 minutes when a large steam pipe burst at the central city purification plant. Two workers escaped injury as live steam erupted from the rupture and boiler rooms were shut down. No fires were reported, but rumors of damage filled the city as pumps lay idle.
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New Orleans
James Rummel
Roosevelt Plans Thanksgiving Visit At Warm Springs
President Roosevelt will meet his wife Eleanor and son James at Warm Springs Georgia for Thanksgiving. He will attend a private luncheon and turkey dinner at the Warm Springs foundation while contingency efforts to trim the 1936 budget proceed. Thirteen child patients were chosen to sit with him at dinner and he watched the foundation play with the Polipopulation Opera Company.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
James
Washington
White House
Warm Springs Foundation
Government Department
James P. Buchanan
Texas
House Appropriations Committee
Atlanta
Lot
Thanksgiving History Ties Food Fest to Government
Associated Press overview traces Thanksgiving from its biblical harvest roots to American adoption. It notes the holiday has moved dates and customs, with early origins in Canaan and the Hebrew feast of tabernacles, and questions the 1621 Plymouth attribution as the start of the modern celebration.
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Associated Press
United States
Bradford
Plymouth Colony
Library of Congress
Turkey
Canaan
Tabernacles
America
Plymouth
Oil well Golson No 1 in Section 25 shut for salt water
After drilling the American Liberty Oil Gol son No 1 well in section 25 17 1 east on Monday salt water appeared and the well was closed in awaiting orders. The well depth was reported at 5500 feet.
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American Liberty Oil Company
Monroe Area Welcomes New Gas Field Near Monroe
A new gas field in Lincoln parish, less than 49 miles west of Monroe, promises a flow exceeding 60 million cubic feet of wet gas. The discovery signals a major economic and industrial impact, expected to boost local business, wealth circulation, and farmer purchases, making Thanksgiving a fitting season to celebrate this gift to the region.
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Monroe
Lincoln Parish
National Guards Aid Oklahoma Body Search After Slayings
Oklahoma City November 27 National guardsmen joined police in a grim hunt for bodies as Chester Comer wounded from a gunshot remained unable to detail his admission of killing three people. The case ties to missing Ray Evans L A Simpson and son Warren plus Comer’s former wives. Col Daley led the state crime bureau and noted rain slowed the search.
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Oklahoma City
National
Oklahoma
Chester Comer
Fittstown
Ada
E. Smith Hester
McClain County
Comer
Ray Evans
Shawnee
L. A. Simpson
Piedmont Farmer
Warren
Dallas
Texas
East St
Thanksgiving observance with services and game in Monroe
Twin Cities mark Thanksgiving with church services at Monroe First Methodist St. Matthew Catholic Grace Episcopal West Monroe First Baptist and First Church of Christ Scientist. Ouachita Parish Lions vs Bolton Bears game at Brown stadium 2:30 p.m. Sunrise prayer at West Monroe church and a union service led by Rabbi F K Hirsch.
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Twin Cities
Monroe First Methodist Church
St. Matthew's Catholic Church
Grace Episcopal Church
West Monroe First Baptist Church
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Ouachita Parish
Bolton Bears
Brown Stadium
F. K. Hirsch
Temple B Nai Israel
West Monroe First
Government Holds Down Brazilian Uprising With Bayonet Charge
Loyal forces crushed a revolt in Rio de Janeiro as troops pressed a bayonet assault on the aviation school after rebels from battalion 1 surrendered at 7 am. President Getulio Vargas witnessed the action as Natal, the capital of Rio Grande do Norte, was recaptured amid spreading unrest this weekend.
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Associated Press
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Natal
Rio Grande Do Norte
Condon Calls Hauptmann Ransom Appeal Ridiculous
Dr. John F. Condon known as Jafsie in the Lindbergh kidnapping case called Bruno Hauptmanns ransom appeal ridiculous. He arrived in Providence from New York and declined to comment further or reveal details about companions or plans. He said he knows nothing of any new evidence and offered no new statements.
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John F. Condon
Providence
New York
R. L
Jassie
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Condon
New England
Rhode Island
Lindbergh Kidnapping: New Clues Reported
Reports from Trenton indicate new evidence emerges in the Lindbergh kidnapping case with continued discussion expected on the fifth page. The rumor mill cites possible leads and investigative angles as officials reassess the crime scene.
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Trenton
N. J
Harvard reveals ice hotter than boiling under record pressures
Harvard University reports using two new machines to reach 1,000,000 psi, yielding hot ice that can be heated above boiling while remaining solid. The experiment, by Dr. P. W. Bridgman, shows pressure effects on matter. graphite becomes diamond-like under stress but returns to its original state on release.
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Associated Press
Cambridge
Mass
Harvard University
Harvard
Bridgman
Clipper Arrives at Guam Island
The Pan American China clipper touched down at Guam at 3 07 p m local time after a 10 hour 3 minute flight from Wake Island. 200 pounds of air mail were unloaded for delivery as Capt Edwin Musick and an eight man crew were welcomed by officials.
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Guam Island
Pan-American Airways
Guam
Wake Island
Edwin Musick
Musick
Alameda
Calif
United States
Manila
Mississippi Lad Fatally Wounded by Accident
Funeral services will be held today for Ersten Ladnier 15 of Biloxi Miss who fatally wounded himself at Cedar Lake five miles north of here when a gun he was carrying accidentally discharged. The youth was on his way home from school and was climbing into a small skiff to cross a stream when the gun went off tearing away the right side of his head. His 12 year old brother rushed to the scene and found the body.
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Biloxi
Miss
Ersten Ladnier
Cedar Lake
Here
Ersten
Embargo on Oil Threatens New Global Step
The report links an oil embargo to broader conflict risks as tensions with Ethiopia spark unrest in Europe and prompt nations to consider decisive steps.
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Ethiopia
Europe
Oil embargo threat looms as League faces Italy crisis
The Italo Ethiopian conflict prompts European tension with Mussolini warning war over oil sanctions. Addis Ababa reports claim Italian gains while U S officials consider limited export quotas. Britain debates oil embargo, a potential turning point for the League of Nations amid sanctions.
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Associated Press
Italy
Ethiopia
Benito Mussolini
League of Nations
Mediterranean Sea
Mussolini
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
United States
Il Duce
England
Rome
Addis Ababa
Makale
Adigrat
Dolo
Amentilla
Schet
Tembien
U.S
Washington
Geneva
Rice Processing Tax Collections Enjoined in Louisiana
A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order stopping Rufus Fontenot from collecting rice processing taxes from 16 Louisiana millers. Millers must deposit due taxes in a New Orleans bank as depository while the matter awaits final settlement. About 375 000 to 400 000 dollars are due or soon due. The Supreme Court had previously restrained eight other millers. The injunction remains until the high court rules.
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New Orleans
Wayne G. Borah
Rufus W. Fontenot
Internal Revenue
Louisiana
United States Supreme Court
John McDuffie
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Chicago
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Orleans
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Ment
P. W. Bridgman
M Rger
Hester Beane
Yuma
James F. Lewis
Fisher
Clipper
Devon Francis
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