Knott in Serious Condition After Louisiana Car Crash
R B Knott of Ruston, member of the state tax commission and former state Senator, lay in very serious condition after a two rollover crash between Rosedale and Maringouin. His chest was crushed and an x ray was awaited. he was found by a road worker and taken to Baton Rouge.
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Baton Rouge
Oct
R. B. Knott
Ruston
State Tax Commission
Rosedale
Maringouin
Here
War veterans honor Edison in formal service
In West Orange New Jersey on October 4 1 the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars paid tribute to Thomas A Edison. About 30 representatives from both groups filed through the library where his body lay, stood at attention and saluted as two members draped the casket with an American flag.
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Edison
West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
American Legion
A of
Foreign Wars
Slaying Trial Opens in Colorado Springs
Roy G. King a former church deacon stands trial for the slaying of Louis Palmer 19 who was shot while seated in a car with King's daughter Glenda on July 2 in Colorado Springs.
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Colorado Springs
Roy G. King
Louis
Buddy” Palmer
King
Glenda
Pumpkins and cigars mix in Monroe chatter
A lively Monroe column notes H H B Earl Becton’s trip to New Orleans for waterworks training as a West Monroe delegate, local “Pumpkin Day” enthusiasm, first woman buyer Mrs Will D King, political cigars sold in bank lobbies, and social quirks from residents like Clyde V Sanders Sr and Captain L V Cooley’s river exploits.
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Earl Becton
New Orleans
West Monroe
Will D. King
Ouachita National Bank
Bernhardt
Second
Beriard Street
J. H. Watkins
Clyde V. Sanders, Sr
Clyde V. Sanders, Jr
Monroe
Government Plans to Seize Capone Property
Internal Revenue Bureau orders levy of Capone back taxes on the Chicago gangster. Officials estimate delinquent taxes at least 215000, aiming to seize tangible assets if needed. Palm Beach and Chicago properties allegedly linked to Capone are listed. judge Wilkerson expected to sentence soon.
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Capone
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
al Capone
Chicago
Palm Sound
Fla
Bilbo Backs Gas Regulation and Muscle Shoals Plan
Mississippi Governor Theodore Bilbo demanded a state own distribution system for natural gas and urged a conservation commission. He also proposed a Mississippi commission to join Alabama and Tennessee on the Muscle Shoals power project and criticized government ownership policies.
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Jackson
Miss
Theodore G. Bilbo
Mississippi
Alabama
Tennessee
Muscle Shoals
Bilbo
Man in Trance Delivers Earnest Bible Sermon at Fire Station
Charlie Richardson, 44, a Ward Nine resident, lay prone near Salvation Army HQ across St John Street from Central Fire Station and delivered a memory sermon about the light of Jesus. Capt J C Liles notes a head injury in youth may trigger occasional trances, but Richardson spoke clearly until a coughing spell and fainting ended his performance with a John 3 sermon on light versus darkness.
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Charlie Richardson
Ward Nine
Brown Paper Mill
Jesus
Richardson
Salvation Army
St. John Street
Central Fire Station
J. C. Liles
Fire Department
Capt
John
Hughes to be named to Circuit Court of Appeals
Baton Rouge Oct 20 The secretary of state was instructed by Huey P Long to issue a commission appointing Henry Lester Hughes of Natchitoches former state senator and judge of the second circuit court of appeals He said he had received the offer and would accept succeeding the late Judge R D Webb
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Baton Rouge
Secretary of State
Huey P. Long
Henry Lester Hughes
Natchitoches
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Long
R. D. Webb
Doolittle Heads South on Ottawa to Mexico City Flight
Major James H. Doolittle begins a 2,500 mile dawn to dusk flight from Ottawa to Mexico City via Washington. He refueled at Washington and Birmingham, then continued toward Corpus Christi, with stops in Bolling Field and Rockcliffe to start the multi city hop.
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Doolittle
Corpus Christi
Tex
James H. Doolittle
Ottawa
Ont
Mexico City
Washington, D. C
Birmingham
Ala
Washington
Bolling Field
Washington Hoover
Rockcliffe Airdrome
United States Army
Ontario
Two Men Held as Suspects in Trunk Murders
Los Angeles police detained two men after trunks yielded the bodies of two young women, identified as Agnes Leroi and Hedvig Samuelson, while a woman suspect Winnie Ruth Judd remained at large. A Los Angeles University student, B. J. McKinnell, claimed his sister Winnie had confessed to the Phoenix killings.
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Los Angeles
Phoenix
Ariz
Associated Press
B. J. McKinnell
Los Angeles University
Winnie Ruth Judd
McKinnell
Agnes Leroi
Hedvig Samuelson
Long says Cyr ouster suit will be dismissed
Gov Huey P Long announced he will travel to Shreveport to answer Dr Paul N Cyr's ouster suit over Long's claim to be chief executive after his U S Senate election. He predicted the suit would be dismissed for lack of cause of action and end the matter.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Shreveport
Paul N. Cyr
Long
United States Senate
Court to rule on Cyr bid to unseat Huey Long in Louisiana
In Shreveport Louisiana on October 20 Dr Paul N Cyr of Jeanerette filed a suit to remove Gov Huey P Long from office claiming his election to the US Senate last November disqualifies him from the governorship. Long had 10 days to answer in district court.
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Shreveport
Huey P. Long
Paul N. Cyr
Jeanerette
Long
Cyr
United States Senate
Allen Campaign Delayed to December in Louisiana
Governor Long announces administration ticket candidates will qualify tomorrow but delay active campaigning until December 1 to avoid turmoil. Jesse M. Cave named for state treasurer on the Long-Walmsley ticket, with A. M. Smith and Charles Donner also mentioned. Senator Lester Hughes offered appointment to the Second District Court of Appeals to succeed the late Judge R D Webb.
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New Orleans
O. K. Allen
Huey ™. Long
New Orleans Item
Jesse M. Cave
New Orleans Board of Trade
Long- Walmsley Coalition
Item
A. M. Smith
Kaplan
Charles Don
Winnfield Man Killed By Fall From Oil Derrick
L. T. Parker, 27, an oil worker from Winnfield Louisiana, fell 52 feet from an oil derrick in Longview Texas and died three hours later. He tried to grasp the ladder rings but could not. Three coworkers watched helplessly. He is survived by his widow and one daughter.
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Longview
Tex
L. T. Parker
Winnfield
Bids Opened for Farmers Gravel Road Projects in Louisiana
Louisiana Highway Commission opened bids for 79 farmers gravel road projects in Baton Rouge. Engineers tabulated bids as contracts were to be awarded next day, but work orders would wait until additional bonds were sold. Chairman C. K. Allen cited bond limits and a 4 percent rate, noting political delays.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
C. K. Allen
Commission
Allen
Mississippi
New Orleans
Seed loan payments due October 31 in Louisiana parishes
Thomas M. Fort, field man for Ouachita and Union Parishes, announces seed loans from the spring are due by October 31. Farmers may hold cotton in bonded warehouses or sell surplus after covering loan value. Fort notes Ouachita leads in loan collections and outlines his week’s itinerary in the parishes.
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Thomas M. Fort
Quachita
Union Parishes
Mr. Fort
Memphis
Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
Fort
Bernice
Farmerville
Marion
Union Parish
Three Men On Trial For Slaying Orleans Officer
New Orleans October 20. The state pressed its case against Otto Deeters Clarence Wessel and Jules Van Hoven charged with murdering Patrolman Ernest Grillot during the Rocheblave Market robbery of Canal Bank and Trust last Christmas Eve. Three key witnesses identified Deeters as the armed unmasked bandit who accompanied a masked man into the bank and held up the employee. The patrolman was shot as the robbers fled.
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New Orleans
Otto Deeters
Clarence Wessel
Jules van Hoven
Ernest Grillot
Rocheblave Market
Canal Bank and Trust Company
Deeters
Bankers Back Plan to Hold Cotton From Market
Arkansas Bankers Association votes to support a New Orleans conference plan to hold 7,000,000 bales of cotton. A resolution urges acreage reduction and backing for related legislation. Texas bankers also approve a plan to hold every fourth bale of this year's cotton crop until July. A Memphis hearing will decide if Federal Berge Lines may extend rail rates to truck lines for cotton.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Bankers’ Association
New Orleans
Dallas
Tex
Texas
Texas Bankers’ Association
Washington
Memphis
Navy authorizes airship ZRS-5 construction and Akron measures
Secretary Adams approves building the airship ZRS-5 and orders the Akron to be accepted. Rear Admiral Day to receive the Akron and launch it from its hangar to Lakehurst, N J. Admiral Pratt dispatches Rosendahl to deliver the airship when weather permits. L A Bostwick to commission the Akron on arrival and assign it to the rigid airship unit. ZRS-5 costs 2 450 000 dollars and is to be delivered within 15 months.
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Washington
Adams
George C. Day
Akron
Lakehurst
N. J
William V. Pratt
Naval Operations
C. F E. Rosendahl
L. A. Bostwick
Philadelphia Naval District
Rigid Airship Training and Experimental Squadron
Goodyear Zeppelin Company
Navy
United States
Police Asked to Aid In Search For Missing Man Roy Landry
New Orleans authorities were urged to assist in locating Roy Landry a 4 year old vegetable broker who disappeared Saturday and concerns for his safety were voiced by his family.
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New Orleans
Roy Landry
Allan Hoover Takes Humble Clerk Post in LA Bank
Allan Hoover begins as a part time clerk at Security First National Bank of Los Angeles. He says the bank position will be splendid and marks a fresh start in the financial sector.
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Allan Hoover
Los Angeles
Security First National Bank of
Two Killed in Bold Hold Up in Wisconsin
In Menomonie Wisconsin an assistant cashier and a robber were killed during a bank raid at the Kraft State Bank. Four machine gun raiders looted about $10,000 and abducted James Kraft 19, who was later slain, while W R Kraft 22 was wounded. The robbers fled after a bank guard fired on their car and a pursuit followed.
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Menomonie
Wis
Kraft State Bank
James Kraft
W. F. Kraft
W. R. Kraft
Kraft
Vernon Townsend
C. S. Simpson Resting in Hospital after Auto Crash
C S Simpson 47 injured when struck by a car on the Dixie Overland Highway near West Monroe. He is resting well at St Francis Sanitarium with a fractured collar bone a broken leg and lacerations and contusions. Driver Bill Hyde of Monroe reported the accident occurred as Simpson darted into traffic while attempting to cross.
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C. S. Simpson
West Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
Simpson
Bill Hyde
Monroe
Mine Cage Collapse Kills One, Injures Ten Near Brownsville
In Brownsville Pennsylvania at the Allison mine of the W J Rainey Coal Co a cage broke from its support and plunged about 200 feet. Twelve men were in the cage. Everett Musso 45 died almost instantly and five others were hospitalized with injuries.
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Brownsville
Allison
W. J. Rainey Coal Company
Here
Eversto Musso
Independence Movement in Manchuria Gains Ground
Tokyo reports a new independence movement in Manchuria led by General Ling In-Ching to topple Chang Hsueh-Liang. The army, said to number about 60,000, moves toward Chin Chow as Japanese observers note aims to secure a Manchurian regime under Japanese influence.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
China
Mukden
Ling In-Ching
Chang Tso- Lin
Chang Tso-Lin
Chang Hsueh-Liang
Ling
Panshanhsien
Rengo News Agency
Kengo
Chin-Chow
Geneva
Japan
League of Tions
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