Aviator Diteman Flies From Newfoundland En Route Unknown
W F Diteman Jr of Billings Montana departed Harbor Grace In Newfoundland for London England without warning. He had come to research family records of Sir Francis Drake and his destination was revealed only after takeoff at Cape St Francis. The flight left at 12 15 p m local time in clear weather.
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ST. Johns
N. F
W. F. Diteman, Jr
Ilvine
Harbor Grace
London
Newfoundland
Cape St. Francis
Associated Press
W. F. Diteman
Billings
Mont
England
Diteman
Sir Francis Drake
Better Known as Cow Man
Billings Montana report notes V F Diteman nicknamed cattle man rather than jet pilot. Diteman a licensed pilot has flown about ten years and recently traveled from Harbor Grace to London aboard a machine bought in Kansas City.
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Associated Press
Billings
Mont
F. Diteman
Harbor Grace
N. F
London
Diteman
Kansas Citys
Golden Wind Flies Long Distance in Small Monoplane
Ane the Golden Wind is described as a low monoplane with only 165 gallons of oiline on takeoff. The pilot intended to head toward St Francis and the district for London. The Barling plane was recently placed on the market and touted for long range.
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St. Francis
London P
Asio Press
Toda Diteman
Diteman
Ward Schlee
William Brock
Harbor
Croydon
Ieman
Schiee
Plane crash details in Missouri vague and partial
A fragment from a Missouri item notes a Monoplane flight by F Diteman from Marshall and a continued report on page six. The text is incomplete.
Seven year old girl implicates father in Arkansas murder case
Seven year old Margery Duggan told path to the truth after her mother's death led to the arrest of James S. Duggan of Smackover Arkansas on a murder charge. The coroner ruled the Arkansas death a death by own action but Margery's account prompted Duggan's arrest upon his return to Arkansas after extradition.
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Jackson
Marvery Duggan
James S. Duggan
Margery
Arkansas
C. BS Harris
Ater
Mamma
Secret Italian Diplomatic Code Missing in Berlin
In Berlin on October 22 the Italian embassy staff nearly all recalled to Rome to answer Mussolini after the disappearance of a secret diplomatic code from embassy archives. The ambassador Count Aldrovan Marescotti began a thorough investigation following the mystery.
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Assin Press
Berlin
Rome
Oswer
Mussolini
Aldrovan Marescotti
Methodist Conference Proposes Tobacco Use By Ministers
The Virginia conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South adopted a memorial urging the general conference to permit ministers to use tobacco despite opposition from many clerical delegates. The vote was 170 for and 182 against.
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Assot Press
Richmond
Virginia Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Hoover Opens Ohio River Waterway Celebration in Cincinnati
President Hoover visits Cincinnati to mark the completion of the nine foot channel on the Ohio River from Pittsburgh to Cairo. A 21 gun salute, aircraft flyover, and crowd cheers greet Hoover as business leaders and Ohio Valley Improvement Association officials welcome him.
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Barks
Ohio
Lawrence Sullivan
United Press
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Pitts
Cairo
Hoover
Ohio Valley Improvment Association
Oscar F. Barrett
Storms Rake Lake Michigan Coast With 50 MPH Winds
One of the worst storms in memory lashed western Lake Michigan causing 20 to 30 foot waves and battering moored craft. Two men aboard a drifting barge off the Chicago area were rescued as coast guardsmen searched after the tow line snapped and waves swept over vessels.
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Uni
Chicag
Lake Michigan
Mate
Fesege
Butterfield
First 1828 Cotton Crop Ginning Report Released
The agency reports the 1828 cotton crop ginning season results with grade and staple details. It notes the dates and milestones for releasing season data and the quarterly progress of ginned cotton leading to total crop figures.
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Associated P
Washington
River 5 Ages to 24-Hour Change Stations
A fragmented list shows 24 hour changes across Mississippi and nearby cities with rise and fall values. Cities include St Louis Memphis Helena Arkansas City Vicksburg Natchez Baton Rouge New Orleans Shreveport Alexandria Camden Monroe and Fort Smith Little Rock and Ouachita with varied figures.
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Mississippi
St. Louis
Memphis
Helena
Arkansas Ci Ta
Vicksburg
Natchez
Baton Roug
New Orlean
Atchafalay
Melville
Arkansas
Fort Smith
Little Rock
Shreveport
Alexandria Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Ruling on Solons Highway Posts Expected Next Week
A Louisiana judge will rule on the status of legislators employed by the highway commission in the first week of November. The Attorney General and the commission filed statements of fact amid impending briefs, with a likely decision by Thursday if briefs are ready. The suit names three lawmakers as special attorneys and notes 12 others employed by state departments.
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Solons
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Percy Saint
W. Carruth Jones
The
Commission
Highway Commission
Mc Gouldrick Seeks Extradition to Clear Kraft Death Case
John McGouldrick, a second officer on the Morgan Liner Creole, claims innocence in the Jack Kraft killing linked to Ione Orde. He sits in Tombs prison awaiting extradition to New Orleans, promising to tell his story in court to clear up the mystery. He surrendered to New York detectives and was held without bail, waiving extradition to return South.
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Gouldrick
Jack Kraft
Ione Orde
New Orleans
Tombs Prison
McGouldrick
New York
Brough
First Concrete Poured in Bonnet Carre Spillways
Preliminary work on the Bonnet Carre Spillway to protect New Orleans from Mississippi river floods has begun with the first hopper of concrete poured into the spillway frames. The project will take about two and a half years to complete as foundations are poured and steel and reinforced concrete rise for flood gates and a movable crane railway.
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New Orleans
Bonnet Carre
Lake Pontchartrain
Hambone's Meditations No. J P Alley Police Story
A brief column titled Hambone's Meditations notes a joke about police officers. The readable snippet hints at a humorous take on law enforcement without detailing events or names.
Bad Man Taken At New Orleans After Shooting
Henry Ducote 22 of Louisville confessed escaped convict who shot Emory Domingue 17 in a car incident in New Orleans. He said the youth cursed him, prompting the shooting, and was held on charges including assault with a deadly weapon and grand larceny of an automobile.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Henry Ducote
Louisville
Emory Domingue
Ducote
Duc
Lake Charles Sheriff Seizes Liquor Shipment
In Lake Charles on Oct 22 two women and one man were jailed after 85 gallons of liquor were seized from a sheriff’s office safe. Officers intercepted a consignment from the east destined for Port Arthur Texas at the Cualcdsieu river bridge. Mrs Milton Stansbury and Paul Barras pleaded guilty to transporting liquor. Aline Lancon pleaded not guilty and faces trial tomorrow.
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Associated Press
Lake Charles
Sheriff’s Office
Reid
Port Arthur
Texas
Cualcdsieu River Bridge
Porter
Milton Stansbury
Paul Barras
Port Arthur Texas
Aline Lancon
Pantages Testifies In Own Defense In Pringle Case
Alexander Pantages described meeting Eunice Pringle as Lolita Deyo and recalled her request to place her act in his vaudeville circuit. He stated the play The Prince of Hollywood was suggestive and testified at his trial on charges related to an alleged August 21 incident in the theatre’s mystery room.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Alexander Pantages
Eunice Pringle
Pantages
Lolita Deyo
Hollywood
Orleans Laborite Candidate for City Mayoralty
Orleans New Orleans Oct. 22. J. Foster former chairman of the executive committee of organized labor during the street war strike announces candidacy for mayor in the February 4, 1980 primary. Labor interests will field an entire ticket later. Other candidates include Francis Williams, chairman of the Louisiana Public Service commission, and acting Mayor T Semmes Walmsley.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
J. Foster
Organized la
Francis Williams
Louisiana Public Service Commission
T. Semmes Walmsley
Butler Denies Houston Cotton Rate Advantage Over Orleans
Edward S. Butler against Houston rate claims in New Orleans dock board dispute. He states Houston's advantage is minimal for other cotton classes and that New Orleans actually offers 50 cent lower rates on certified factors cotton, with small differentials elsewhere.
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Butler
Houston
Orleans
New Orleans
Edward S. Butler
The
Cotton Exchange
Noted Baptist Pastor Now Expected to Live
Clifton Springs N Y Oct 22 The condition of Rev John Roach Straton pastor of Calvary Baptist church in New York was reported by his wife today as greatly improved though not yet out of danger She said he was given only a few hours to live Saturday night but the crisis is believed past
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Associated Press
Clifton Springs
N. Y
John Roach Straton
Calvary Baptist Church
New York
Straton
Alexandria Man’s Wife Asks Police To Find Him
New Orleans dispatch reports Mrs. Hi Whitehouse of Alexandria asked police to locate her husband, Mr. Whitehouse. She said he shipped household goods, chickens, cows, and a horse and wagon to New Orleans in July and was last heard from on July 7. He may have planned to go to Tampa, but no contact has been made since.
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New Orleans
Ray Todas
Hi. Whitehouse
Alexandria
Briand Resigns After Defeat in Parliament Vote
The government of Premier Aristide Briand was defeated in the chamber of deputies today after Briand and his cabinet faced a violent opposition assault over the Hague reparations accord and the Rhineland evacuation.
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Aristide Briand
Chamber of
Briand
Tribune
Hague
Rhineland
Monroe to Install Larger Gas Mains South End
Growth in Monroe has driven the National Gas company to replace 4 inch mains with 8 inch lines in the south end. The project totals 35000 dollars, says C L Melebeck the company manager. The work covers Plain Street south to the city limits and areas east west and north south with new and larger mains.
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Monroe
Naturalias Company
C. L. Melebeck
Plain Street
Arguments For Lavarre Case Continue Tomorrow
In Columbia South Carolina Oct 22 arguments on a motion to dismiss a 2 5 million suit filed by William Lavarre against International Paper and Power Company will be heard tomorrow morning before Judge J Lyles Glenn in U S district court Attorneys for the power company seek dismissal on grounds of improper service
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Columbia
S. C
William Lavarre
International Paper and Power Company
J. Lyles Glenn
United States District Court
Bas
Hearing Set on Air Mail Routings for Southwest Line
An inter-departmental committee will hold a November 25 hearing to determine the best transcontinental air mail route. Three options are St Louis via Tulsa Fort Worth Dallas to Los Angeles. Atlanta via Birmingham Fort Worth Dallas to Los Angeles. New Orleans via Houston San Antonio El Paso and San Diego to Los Angeles.
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Washington
Inter-Departmental Committee On
St. Louis
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Dallas
Los Angeles
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Houston
San Antonio
el Pase
San Diego
Louisiana official blasts fuse plug flood plan and seeks act amendment
Percy Saint attorney general of Louisiana says enforcement of the 1928 flood control act would ruin farming, amplifying drainage risks in the Mississippi valley. He urged congress to replace the fuse plug with regulated spillways and compensation for flowage rights after a visit to Washington to present objections to Maj. Gen. Edger Jadwin.
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United Press
Memphis
Tenn
Congress
Percy Saint
Louisiana
Saint
Washington
Edger Jadwin
New Orleaco
Atchafalaya
Tensas Marine
Arkansas City
Cairo
New Madrid
Stock Market Ends Week With Violent Rally in New York
The stock market staged a sharply violent comeback after a week of steep declines, with many shares rising about three to thirty points. Trading was brisk, running about 100 minutes after yesterday's close as activity on the New York Exchange stayed robust throughout the session.
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Associated Press
New York
Soviet to seize Chinese Eastern railroad and Harbin
The Soviet government plans to occupy the Chinese Eastern railroad and Harbin within a month. The move was decided at a Kremlin meeting chaired by Joseph Stalin, according to a Morning Post dispatch from Riga.
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London
Harbin
Morning Post
Riga
Post
Kremlin
Joseph Stalin
Attorneys General Debate Prohibition at National Conference
At Memphis on October 22 the national conference of attorneys general opened with Prohibition and legal education debates. Delegates warned of heated clashes over two years college training for lawyers and bar admission prerequisites, while Percy Saint of Louisiana urged relief from the 15th amendment enabling acts and uniform laws to enforce Prohibition.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
National Conference of Attorneys General
American Bar Association
Cation
Attorneys General
Percy Saint
Louisiana
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