Thibodeaux Legion Official Rolled in Mass Crash
Roland B. Howell of Thibodeaux Louisiana national vice commander of the American Legion and his wife were badly cut and bruised when their car crashed into a telegraph pole in South Attleboro Massachusetts. Ena Dorio Howell's sister escaped injury. A laundry truck from Providence entered from a side road causing the collision. The couple declined hospital aid after a passing physician treated them. Howell has been a prominent Louisiana Legion figure serving as department commander.
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Associated Press
Attleboro
Mass
Roland B. Howell
Thibodeaux
American Legion
Boston
Ena Dorio
Howell
Howells
Stanley F. Phinney
Providence
Howel
Legion
Two Enginemen Die In Loco Collision At Reynolds Crossing
A Chicago, Burlington and Quincy passenger train struck an abandoned automobile on a grade crossing near Reynolds Nebraska. Engineer Harry H. Lonquist and fireman W H Hansmire, both of Wymore, Neb., died as the locomotive overturns after the impact while the Denver to St. Louis service was in progress.
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Associated Press
Reynolds
Neb
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Here
Harry H. Lonquist
W. H. Hansmire
Wymore
Denver
St. Louis
Two Deer Hunters Believed Dead in Idaho Forests
Two deer hunters missing in Bear Valley Idaho are believed dead after six days lost in the trackless woods. R H Robertson vice president of Western Vacuum Cleaner Co. suspected dead by forest rangers who said he knew the district well. James Mills of Emmett Idaho sought near Indian Creek after leaving Tuesday to hunt.
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Idaho
Yellow Pine
Bear Valley Forest
Forest Rangers
R. H. Robertson
Western Vacuum Cleaner Company
James Mills
Emmett
Indian Creek
Burleigh Grimes Named Defendant in Divorce Suit
Canton Ohio October 11 Burleigh Grimes pitcher for the St Louis Cardinals is named defendant in a divorce suit filed by Florence Ruth Grimes of Minerva. She accuses cruelty and lack of affection and says he received endearing letters from other women. Petition seeks permanent alimony.
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Associated Press
Canton
Ohio
Burleigh Grimes
St. Louis Cardinals
Common Pleas
Florence Ruth Grimes
Minerva
Will of Chicago gangster Zuta filed for probate
Pineville Kentucky October 11 1926 the will of Jack Zuta a Chicago gangster was filed for probate leaving sixty three thousand dollars in cash and nine Chicago real estate parcels to be divided among relatives
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Associated Press
Pineville
Jack Zuta
Chicago
Grand Jury Presses Blue Law Case in Laurel Mississippi
In Laurel Mississippi the Strand Amusement company operators of the Strand and Arabian theatres are indicted on three counts each for Sunday operation. Charles Green Ben Schneider and W S Taylor named. Grand jury cites 70 plus Sabbath law violations referred for speedy handling to local courts.
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Associated Press
Laurel
Miss
Strand Amusement Company
Strand
Grand
W. Joe Pack
Charles Green
Ben Schneider
W. S. Taylor
Grand Jury
Justice of Peace Court
1 500 at Formal Opening Of Dairy Products Plant
A crowd estimated at 1 500, mostly farmers and families, attended the Ruston dairy plant opening. Manager Thomas P. Hogan and assistants explained each machine and process. The plant, operating since October 1, will handle 125 000 pounds of whole milk daily and links 18 truck routes across several parishes.
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North Louisiana Dairy Products Co., Inc
Ruston
Capt. W. E. McBride
Star
Thomas P. Hogan
Harry D. Wilson
E. W. Neasham
B. B. Jones
A. H. Henderson
Ruston Jersey
Charles C. Gayne
Lincoln
Union
Bienville
Jackson
Claiborne
Winnfield
Bastrop
Gibsland
Haynesville
Farmerville
North Louisiana Dairy Products Company, Inc
Lincoln Parish
National Dairy Show Opens in St Louis Arena
Gates opened in St Louis for the National Dairy Show with eight days of exhibits. The event features 1,400 pedigreed cattle thousands of laying hens and champion saddle horses. New contest events include champion dairy maid of America best looking baby butter churning and a milkmaid marathon.
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ST. Louis Arena
ST. Louis
Dairy Maid of America
Josiah Marvel Dies Suddenly Dem National Committeeman
Josiah Marvel 64 president of the American Bar Association and Democratic National Committeeman for Delaware died of a heart attack at his Greenville home. He was active in state and national Democratic affairs and was defeated for the U S senator nomination by Thomas F. Bayard at the September state convention, backed by the drys.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
Josiah Marvel
Delaware
The
American Bar Association
Here
Marvel
Mr. Marvel
U. S
Thomas F. Bayard
Mr. Bayard
Chicago man wounded in Alabama fence dispute
Hugh Vandiver of Chicago was brought to a Huntsville hospital with multiple bird shot wounds. He said Mrs. Vinie Wilburn inflicted the injuries during an argument over a line fence.
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Huntsville
Ala
Hugh Vandiver
Chicago
Vinie Wilburn
Hambone's Meditations: Ole Oman Jealous Skillet Exchange
A humorous short piece titled Hambone's Meditations by J. P. Alley features Evy Yeah, but Ole Oman. JeS' Thows De Skillet At Me. The dialogue centers on playful feuding and domestic kitchen banter with exaggerated dialect.
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Ole Oman
Craized Man Taken After Gun Battle in yuvury
Julius A. Hake, 30, a farmer from Huntley, shot his brother George Hake, 25, then fired on motorists for hours. Wounded with a bullet in the brain, he was taken to St. Joseph’s hospital in Elgin and said he killed his brother because George wanted to drain his brain. Father William Hake witnessed the escape and alerted state police.
Two Men Held After Death Found in Car Near Little Rock
A C Wagner and George Lemons of North Little Rock are jailed over the shooting death of 28 year old Roy Jones. Jones’ body was found in Wagner’s car in a ditch at Cato suburb. Wagner and Lemons say Jones was shot accidentally during a scuffle over a gun.
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United Press
Little Rock
Ark
A. C. Wagner
George Lemons
North Little Rock
Roy Jones
Wagner
R. A. Cook
Cato
Jones
Lemons
Professor Suggests Men Wear Dresses in Climate Talk
Chicago report notes Prof Albert Bachem of University of Illinois College of Medicine argues men should wear dresses. He says men live in a tropical climate under their garments and women’s clothing is more reasonable. He proposes two options: more porous one layer attire or very loose wear.
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Chicago
Albert Bachem
University of Ilinois College of Medicine
Bishop Cannon's Son Sought in Bad Check Case
Major Richard M. Cannon son of Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Church is being sought by deputy sheriffs on charges of passing bad checks. The incidents relate to promotions for boys schools and involve firms in San Bernardino and Los Angeles counties.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Richard M. Cannon
James Cannon
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
San Bernardino
Football Results From Various Cities Change Hands
Football scores from multiple sites report University matches and ties. Michigan State Normal 33 Detroit City 6 at Ypsilanti. Cedar Ville 6 Urbana 6 at Xenia. Pittsburgh 13 Western Reserve 0 in Cleveland. Carnegie Tech 19 Georgia Tech 0 in Cleveland. Carnegie Tech 13 Georgia Tech 0 in Pittsburgh. Michigan State 6 Cincinnati 0 in East Lansing. Purdue 13 Michigan 0 in Ann Arbor with Purdue 13 Michigan 14 in a later game. Duke 0 Davidson 0. Maryland 7 North Carolina. Yale 0 Georgia 6. Syracuse 0 Rutgers 0. Harvard 7 Springfield 0. NYU 6 Villanova 0.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
Michigan State Normal
Detroit City
College
Xenia
Cedarville
Urbana
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Western Reserve
Carnegie Tech
Georgia Tech
East Lansing
Michigan State
Cincinnati
Ann Harbor
Purdue
Michigan
Duke
Davidson
Maryland
North Carolina
Pensacola Ordered to Guantanamo Over Brazil Crisis
Washington reports the cruiser Pensacola has been ordered to Guantanamo to stand by for possible deployment to Brazilian waters to evacuate American citizens amid the Brazilian revolution. The move follows rising tensions and potential danger for U.S. nationals abroad.
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Washington
Pensacola
Guantanamo
Brazilian
Transcontinental flight record chase ends at Winslow
Laura Ingalls of St. Louis and Robert Buck of Elizabeth New Jersey, both aiming to set eastbound transcontinental records, landed within a minute of each other in Winslow Arizona. Buck touched down at 10 44 a m and Ingalls at 10 45 a m Mountain Standard Time.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Laura Ingalls
St. Louis
Robert Buck
Elizabeth
N. J
Boy Flier
Winslow
Ariz
Buck
Miss Ingalls
M.S. T
Admiral Wat T. Cluverius Assigned Chief of Staff
Rear Admiral Wat T. Cluverius of New Orleans commander of battleship division two in the scouting fleet was ordered to duty as chief of staff to the commander in chief of the United States fleet on the flagship Texas.
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Washington
Wat T. Cluverius
New Orleans
United States
Texas
Two Arkansas Farmers Die In Prescott Truck Crash
Prescott Ark Oct 11 Two elderly farmers Bud Lewis and John Ward were killed in a two truck collision 20 miles south of Prescott. Ward’s son John 23 was seriously injured. Buster Westmoreland driver of the gravel truck was arrested pending investigation.
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Associated Press
Prescott
Ark
Here
Bud Lewis
John Ward
Ward
John
Buster Westmoreland
Young Ward
Lewis
Scandal Sheet Editor Hurt In Auto Accident
K. K. Kennedy a suspended LSU law student linked to The Whangdoodle scandal on the LSU campus was injured in an automobile crash on the Jefferson Highway near Convent. He suffered a compound fracture of his right arm and was rushed to a hospital as his trial date looms in Baton Rouge.
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Associated Dress
Baton Rouge
K. K. Kennedy
Louisiana State University Law
Whangdoodle
Jefferson Highway
New Orleans
W. T. Bennett
Convent
Kennedy
Gunman Caught Guarding Stolen Tobacco Loot
Chicago detectives surprised gangster Big Earl Herbert as he sat with a shotgun guarding $22,000 worth of tobacco stolen from a Walgreens warehouse. Investigators trailed thieves to a Summit poolroom and raided a basement garage where the loot was unloaded. Herbert and three others were arrested.
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Chicago
Big Earl” Herbert
Walgreen Company
Summit
Herbert
Shortage Found in Louisiana Secretary of State Audit
Miss Alice Lee Grosjean said a preliminary audit of the office under the late James J. Bailey reveals a shortage possibly above $20,000. The issues involve transactions Bailey handled personally and the audit has just begun.
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Baton Rouge
Alice Lee Grosjean
Louisiana
Secretary of State
James J. Bailey
Grosjean
Secretary of State’s Department
Bailey
Columbia Finishes Its Second Atlantic Hop at Croydon Eng Today
Captain J Errol Boyd and Lieutenant Harry Connor flew the Columbia into Croydon England completing the second trans Atlantic voyage of the famed ship. The return from Tresco Island ended after a fuel line failure forced a forced landing yesterday. The pilots resumed at 1 02 p m E S T reaching Croydon at 3 55 p m local time without further incident.
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Associated Press
Croydon
Eng
Errol Boyd
Harry Connor
London
New York
Clarence Chamberlin
Charles A. Levine
Tresco Island
Scilly Group
Land's End
Tresco
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Yuvury
Chaarateh
Jefferson
South America
Poland Spring
Floyd W. Jefferson
Textile Export Association of the
National Association of Cotton Manufacturers
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Africa
Bell Syndicate, Inc
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Yale
Georgia
Syracuse
Rutgers
Harvard
Springfield
Villa Nova
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Alice Grosjean
Conway
Arkansas
Scandal Sheet
R. H. Flower
E. A. Conway
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National Prison Emergency Committee
Sunday Morning Post
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Will Rogers
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O. O. McIntyre
Albert Payson Terhune
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