Dubach High School Burns Amid $50,000 Loss
In Dubach Louisiana the town’s high school burned to total loss before dawn destroying a two story brick building built eight years ago at a cost of 50000 dollars. The connected grammar building was saved by local and Ruston firefighters. Part of the records and football equipment were saved.
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Dubach
Dubach High School
Dubach Grammar School
Dubach and
Ruston
T. O. Dollar
QO. K. Davis
Bert Warren
School In Churches
Warren
Ransom note reported in Ross kidnapping case
Chicago report says a ransom note was received today from kidnapers of Charles Ross the retired greeting card maker. Ross dined with former secretary Florence Freihage in Sycamore on September 25 and was abducted en route to Chicago. Federal agents took over the probe five days ago as Mrs Ross feared for her husband amid his heart ailment and high blood pressure.
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Chicago
Charles Ross
Ross
Sycamore
Florence Freihage
United States Likely to Join Nine Power Parley
Secretary Hull signaled a firm intention to participate in a nine power conference on the Far East conflict. He noted no invitation yet but that the United States would accept when asked, honoring its nine power treaty obligations to China. The move aligns Washington with League of Nations efforts to halt hostilities and signals imminent further acts.
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United States
Washington
Hull
China
Stanley P. Richardson
Japan
League of Nations
Far East
Rome Hit by Violent Wind Storm and Rain
Rome faced a heavy wind storm with prolonged rain and hail after Apennine fronts. Firemen drained flooded cellars and workers repaired broken lines cutting Rome’s telephone service to Europe. Five people died Tuesday night in a landslide near San Pellegrino.
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Rome
Apennines
Europe
Apennine
San Pellegrino
Leche Replies To Mayors Conference On Gambling curb
Gov. Richard Leche responded to the Louisiana State conference of mayors stating parish authorities are legally qualified to handle gambling and vice in suburbs, with state police available for aid. He noted municipal powers do not extend outside city limits and urged local officials to request assistance as needed.
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Baton Rouge
Richard Leche
Louisiana State Conference of Mayors
Leche
Sam Caldwell
Shreveport
V. V. Lamkin
Alexandria
Gaston L. Porterie
Lamkin
Insurgents Press Fight for Hill 692 in Asturias
Spanish government report says insurgents lost three tanks and 200 killed in heavy fighting for hill 692 dominance over the Santirso valley with aerial bombardment and artillery. Insurgents bombarded Cangas de Onis as planes dropped surrender leaflets and a major push was threatened. Police reportedly arrested 60 monks in Barcelona.
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Madrid
Santirso
Asturias
Cangas de Onis
Gijon
Buscayan
Barcelona
Torture Slayers Sought in Florida Beane Murder Case
Lakeland Florida police hunted a band of men after the body of 42 year old electrician Doug las Beane was found near Lake Deeson in Lovers Lane. Beane had wrists and legs bound, trousers removed, and death from stab wounds and shotgun blasts. The investigation follows a claimed revenge motive. Beane’s widow and a son survive.
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Lakeland
Fla
Douglas Beane
Lake Deeson
Lane
J. C. Rogers
Beane
Rogers
Shortage Of Men Severe In Capital
Washington society implores male presence as census figures reveal Ninety men for every 100 women in the capital The social calendar fills with dinners teas receptions musicales and garden parties where men must master social graces to fit the political scene
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Eddy Gilmore
Washington
America
Nation's Banks Report Record Resources in 1937
New Orleans October 17. The resources of the nation s banks totaled almost 70 billion dollars as of June 30 1937 with state banks holding 38 644 777 035 and national banks 30 337 071 000. Deposits reached 33 028 207 587 05 in state banks and 26 765 913 000 in national banks. Loan totals stood at 13 674 672 291 78 for state banks and 8 812 895 000 for national banks. Bonds and securities across both sectors were valued at 15 366 991 554 34 in state banks.
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R. N. Sims
National Association of Supervisors of State Banks
Sims
18 AT MEETING OF AGED VETS
In Vicksburg Mississippi on October 7 twenty eight remaining members of the Confederate army of Mississippi gathered for a reunion at the site of a major Civil War battle. Local citizens greeted them with Confederate flags and streamers. The veterans recalled the fierce days of fighting and the city’s capture by General Grant and his Union forces.
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Vicksburg
Miss
U. S. Grant
State relief rolls cut nearly in half
Louisiana and Mississippi relief rolls were reduced sharply over the past year. Wpa officials said 1,000,000 fewer people on the rolls since Roosevelt's Hyde Park announcement. For the weeks ending September 28, 1956 and September 18, 1937, Mississippi declined from 37,708 to 15,589 and Louisiana from 34,698 to 21,875.
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Washington
Louisiana
Mississippi
Works Pogress Administration
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Dahl’s Mother Seeks Mercy After Loyalist Pilot Captured
Ida Dahl of Champaign Illinois prays as Spanish rebel court martial decides fate of Harold E. Dahl 28 a loyalist pilot captured after his plane was shot down behind rebel lines. His wife Edith Dahl ex singer with Rudy Vallee appeals to General Franco for mercy.
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Harold E. Dahl
Ida Dahl
Champaign, II
Dahl
Hines
Edith Dahl
Rudy Vallee
Francisco Franco
Supporters push Roosevelt 10 program for quick enactment
Washington Oct 7 Administration supporters in Congress say they are prepared to push Roosevelt's 10 program to quick enactment at a special session or the January meeting. Senator Thomas Utah urged calling a special session and the president said a decision would come within a week. The plan targets crop control wage hour and child labor reforms government reorganization and regional planning boards.
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Washington
Congress
Roosevelt
Thomas
Utah
Hyde Park
Senate Labor Committee
Senate
Minton
House Agriculture Committees
Boy Hurt When Bicycle Struck by Car
A 13 year old, Billie Black, was hit on South Second street when a car driven by H. S. Gilbert struck his new bicycle. He suffered a bruised hip and arm cuts but quick treatment and no charges are planned.
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H. S. Gilbert
South Second Street
Ouachita Parish High School
Billie Black
Charles Elliott
C. S. Sims
Orange Street
Vaughan-Wright-Bendel Clinic
Billie
Gilbert
Monroe
Murder of Gus Kokines' son shocks Little Chicago
Autopsy reveals bullet wound to head and skull fracture from a blow. The victim Pete Kokinos 18 an art student, son of Gus Kokines ice cream maker and unofficial mayor of Little Chicago, was found in the old brickyard at Seventeenth and Grammont. A $400 reward is offered by city and parish authorities for information leading to an arrest.
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Pete Kokinos
Seventeenth
Grammont Streets
Irving J. Wolff
Gus Kokines
Five Points
Chicago
Kokines
Arnold Bernstein
Monroe
Milton Coverdale
Frank V. Reitzell
Seventeenth and
Seventeen Sentenced in Federal Court for Untaxed Liquor
Seventeen defendants sentenced in federal court for violations of internal revenue laws involving untaxed liquor. Judge Ben C. Dawkins imposed 12 or 18 month terms. Tony Shambro among those sentenced. one witness recalled to impeach him.
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Internal Revenue
Ben C. Dawkins
Tony Shambro
Preston Powell
John Griffith
Booker T. Cooper
American airman faces death sentence in Salamanca
Harold E. Dahl, a 28 year old American airman, sits in Salamanca jail awaiting a possible death sentence for rebellion against Franco. Reports say the insurgent court martial likely ordered execution by firing squad but could include a personal clemency recommendation from Generalissimo Franco. Dahl had been an insurgent prisoner since last July after bailing from a disabled Spanish government plane over the Madrid front.
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Salamanca
Spain
Harold E. Dahl
Dahl
Francisco Franco
Franco
Dah
Madrid Front
President Roosevelt in seclusion at Hyde Park home
Roosevelt rests at his ancestral home after a cross country trip and prepares for talks with Hull and congressional leaders. Officials expect his Chicago peace statement to be his last for some time as he weighs major foreign and domestic issues and a formal Japan condemnation by the State Department.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Chicago
America
State Department
Japan
Hull
Washington
Yankees rout Melton in World Series game two at home
The Yankees hammered Cliff Melton for five innings and backed Red Ruffing as they beat the Giants 8 to 1 at Yankee Stadium. Crowd 57,675 witnessed New York extend their series lead to two games with two remaining to clinch.
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Yankee Stadium
New York
Yankees
Cliff Melton
Harry Gumbert
Dick Coffman
Giants
VPI
New York Giants
Red Ruffing
Letty Gomez
Thei
Louis Chiorza
Jim Ripple
Clesti
Moore
Crosetti
Bartell
Rolfe
Ott
DiMaggio
Ripple
Gehrig
MrCarthy
Lo Dickey
Chiozan
I Mancuse
Lyark
Rf Whitehead
Larzert
Melton
P Ruffing
Bary
N. L
Bast
A. L
Stewart
Ormsby
Giants Rally Follows Bartell Two Base Hit
The at bats feature Bartell doubling into left after a Texas leaguer, Ott scoring on a single to right and advancing to second on a throw, while Moore and Ripple strike out as the inning unfolds with late foul balls and a note of continued play on the sixth page.
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Giants
Moore
Bartell
Hoag
Ott
Dickey
McCarthy
Boy Scouts Budget Set At 6000 For Fall Campaign
The Ouachita Valley council plans a $6,000 budget to support Boy Scout activities across 16 parishes. A fall fundraising drive begins with a Virginia hotel dinner led by A B Clarkson and a gifts committee headed by Sam Davis. President Fred Williamson outlined camp Ki Ro Li improvements to aid 12 to 18 year olds and urged more troops and rural access. Continued on sixth page.
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Ouachita Valley Council
Virginia Hotel
B. Clarkson
Sam Davis
Fred Williamson
News-Star
Morning World
Ki-Ro-Li
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Little Chicago
Aese
Red" Ruffing
Gumbert
By Alan Gould
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