Fatal Arkansas truck mishap leaves six Mississippi workers dead
A manslaughter warrant is issued for Cary Eason Lepanto Ark driver of a truck that broke from its trailer near Marion Ark killing six Mississippi cotton pickers and injuring over 30. Eason was guiding 53 workers to the Eason plantation when the coupling failed near Marion. Bodies to be buried in Lepanto and Marietta.
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Marion
Ark
Gay
Cary Eason
Lepanto
Howard Curlin
Eason
Osceola
J. T. Coston
S. L. Gladish
Mississippi
Eason Plantation
Prentiss
Marietta
Miss
Wiley Nichols
Wiley, Jr
Hobart Gilmore
Kirkville
Ollie Cummings Allen
Alvie Cummings
Alton Nichols
B. M. Nichols
28 Candidates for Office Sue Plaquemines Committee
Twenty eight candidates for local office in Plaquemines Parish sue the parish Democratic executive committee at Point a La Hache. They seek a court order to force recognition of their candidacies for the January primary after alleging two committee members received no meeting notice and were denied information on actions or plans for qualifying. The petition asks the court to invalidate the certified list if needed and declare the complainants duly qualified candidates.
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New Orleans
Plaquemines Parish
Point A la Hache
Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
Trapper Cerilo Mereline Found Drowned Near Delacroix Island
Cerilo Mereline, 27, a trapper and fisherman from Delacroix Island, was found drowned in a bayou near his home after a search along the lower coast. He apparently fell into a shallow stream while inspecting traps. He is survived by a widow and three children.
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New Orleans
Cerilo Mereline
Delacroix Island
About the Town in Monroe Newsm: Ramblin tales and local curiosities
Local column highlights the box office chatter at Paramount, four Monroe youths antics at a carnival toll bridge, and Sidney Jefferson's return to Monroe life. Mentions a mystery test car from General Motors, gas and chemical-industry figures, the Forsythe Park windmill, and colorful local characters with light,aesthetic observations throughout a freeform community sketch.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Kellogg Plant Benefits from Six Hour Day Boom
Kellogg Company reports its best year in history as six hour days boost output and employment by 20 percent. Four shifts replace three, wages rise about 12.5 percent with a four dollar daily minimum, and newspaper advertising helps drive record business while reducing fatigue and waste.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Kellogg Company
Mother Wins Custody Of Daughter In Ouachita Parish Court
Judge Percy Sandel awarded temporary custody of 14 month old Jane Louise Lambert to Mrs Mary Louise Lambert in a divorce and custody suit filed by John Norris Lambert. The ruling includes $25 a month alimony until the case is settled and directs immediate transfer of the child. The room was filled largely with housewives who expressed emotion as the decision was announced.
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Percy Sandel
Ouachita Parish
John Norris Lambert
Mary Louise Lambert
Jane Louise Lambert
Lambert
Twin Cities
Civil District Court
Sandel
Young woman sentenced for sale of beer in Sicard roadhouse
Leona Holloman, a young white woman, was sentenced in Oua chita Parish District Court by Judge J. T. Shell to 60 days in parish jail and a $50 fine or 60 more days for selling beer at a Sicard roadhouse.
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Leona Holloman
Ouachita Parish
J. T. Shell
Sicard
C. A. Craighead
George Thompson
Thompson
J. B. Thornhill
Clarence Wall
Missing Fishers Sought After Trinity Bay Trip
Coast guardsmen and friends searched Trinity Bay after three people failed to return from a fishing trip. The missing are Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Phillips of Beaumont and John H. Coyle of Houston.
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Beaumont
Tex
Trinity Bay
W. L. Phillips
John H. Coyle
Houston
Banker's death shocks Paducah amid city bank failure
The body of James C. Utterback, president of City National Bank of Paducah, was found at Noble Lake as the bank failed to open. Other items note a poison trial in Lebanon, Edison family will dispute in Wilmington, and two Baltimore bank robbers arrested in Birmingham.
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Paducah
James C. Utterback
City National Bank of
Birmingham
Ala
Baltimore
Maryland
R. H. Stone
Jimmy Goodwin
Virginia
W. A. Gambill
Frank Campbell
Easton Maryland
King Seeks Ruling on Right to Lieutenant Governor Salary
Baton Rouge officials report State Treasurer H B Conner requested an attorney general ruling on Alvin O King’s right to a lieutenant governor salary after King, then president pro tempore, took the oath and served since October 13. Auditor Baynard issued a salary warrant for 18 days totaling 116.13 dollars, with Baynard asserting King’s entitlement. Conner said he would follow the AG’s ruling once issued.
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Baton Rouge
H. B. Conner
Alvin O. King
King
L. B. Baynard, Jr
Paul N. Cyr
Senate
Cyr
Conner
Attorney General's Office
Baynard
Abandoned probe into New Orleans city payrolls ends
District Attorney Eugene Stanley announced the abandonment of the payroll inquiry stating no facts justified a general payroll probe. He had returned payroll records to City Hall after seizing them two days earlier and said he would not discuss future plans on graft, city trusts, or protected gambling.
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New Orleans
Eugene Stanley
Toledo Defense Rest Seeks 50,000 Against Key Defendant
A fragmented defense filing in Toledo seeks a $50,000 against a named defendant in a civil action. The brief mentions a protective order and pending claims, with limited readable details on parties or exact charges.
Trial Britton's Suit Involving Britton's Daughter
Fragmentary OCR reads about a trial titled The de the trial of the Britton's Daughter and relates to a case in Ohio. Details are unreadable but indicate a legal matter involving Britton and family.
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Britton
An Britton
Aut
Trade and Industry Growth With New Southern Plants
Southern business activity climbs with plants opening and workers hired. Clark Thread completes Austell mill village near Atlanta for 600 workers. R J Reynolds Tobacco adds 200 Richmond workers. New Orleans reports 178 new firms and 193 expansions since January, with September customs 1,903,231.32 and a 30 percent gain.
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Georgia
Clark Thread Company
Austell
Atlanta
Virginia
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Richmond
David Clark
Charlotte
Southern Textile Bulletin
Carolinas
South
Tennessee
Florida
Alabama
New Orleans
Louisiana Records
Page Urged as House Speaker for Time Being
Washington Oct 30 The question of a temporary speaker to lead the House when Longworth is succeeded gains attention Rep Treadway of Massachusetts suggests William Tyler Page clerk of the House as an interim speaker if a deadlock occurs He argues the debt moratorium must be acted on before December 15 and committees could be formed as needed to carry out President Hoover's recommendations with equal party representation.
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Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Congress
Representative Treadway
Massachusetts
Pittsfield
William Tyler Page
Maryland
Treadway
Hoover
Long cancels state bond sale amid lawsuit and market doubt
Governor Huey P. Long announced the cancellation of a November sale of 12 million dollars in state bonds. Seven million would fund the New Orleans Mississippi River bridge and five million highways, but bankers and the Cyr ouster suit left markets wary and bankable plans dropped. Long said New York firms would not invest under current conditions and planned to respond to the suit in Shreveport.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Huey P. Long
State Highway Department
Mississippi
Long
Paul N. Cyr
Cyr
Shreveport
United States Senate
New York
Federal agents seize $35000 liquor shipment near Lockport
The prohibition patrol intercepted a five ton truck carrying champagne brandy and whisky valued at 35000 near Lockport Louisiana. The driver Charles Olsen formerly of Minneapolis was arrested while occupants of a convoy car escaped. A prior seizure of 25000 in champagnes occurred near Norco days earlier.
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New Orleans
Federal
Prohibition Patrol
Lockport
Charles Olsen
Minneapolis
Norco
Saeeme
Keating Shot by Patrolman in New Orleans Grocery Holdup
John Roche Keating, 30, trying to loot a chain grocery store in New Orleans, was shot and seriously wounded by a patrolman when he attempted to flee. Keating said he was unemployed. The officer said he shot after catching him gathering cheap articles and fleeing.
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New Orleans
John Roche Keating
Keating
Dry Law Prohibitionist Faces Trial for Son Slaying
Amite, Oct 30. Flint Higginbotham, 56, a strict prohibitionist, sits in District Court as wife and children testify against him in a murder trial. He is charged with manslaughter after shooting his son David, 23, amid a dispute over a jug of whiskey found in a barn. Lawrence, 12, wounded the father with a pistol as the son lay dying. The family testified the killing had no cause.
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AMITE
Flint Higginbotham
David
Higginbotham
Lawrence Higginbotham
Standard Fruit Earnings Rise, Nine Months 1931 Updates
The Standard Fruit and Steamship Company reports net earnings for nine months ending September 30, 1931 at 434 195.93 dollars after charges depreciation and taxes up from 237 874.08 a year earlier. The firm bought 1 million dollars of its own preferred stock reducing preferred capital from 15 million to 14 million and adding 729 243.44 to surplus.
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New Orleans
Standard Fruit and Steamship Company Today
Hoover to Appoint Panel to Probe Navy League Claims
President Hoover announced a committee will investigate truths and distortions of facts about his naval policy after Navy League claims of ignorance and efforts to starve the Navy. Gardiner, league president, downplayed a congressional probe, while Theodore Joslin outlined the inquiry's aims and sought a public apology for misstatements.
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Washington
Hoover
Whites House
Navy League
William H. Gardiner
League
Gardiner
Theodore Joslin
Joslin
Willliam B. Shearer
Geneva
Shearer
Senate
Bear Keeper Dies After Bear Attack at Biloxi Zoo
Josep Lamas, 61, keeper at the Naval Reserve Park Zoo in Biloxi Mississippi, died from gangrene after a three year old bear bit him. His wife entered the cage and shot the bear, but his injuries proved fatal.
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Biloxi
Miss
Veteran Engineer Makes His Final Run Friday
Peter Philip Molter a longtime Missouri Pacific passenger engineer retires after 49 years with the company and 35 years in his present post. The Little Rock bound fast train left at 9 a.m. for the last time as Molter marked his final ride before turning 70 tomorrow.
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Peter Philip Molter
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Little Rock
Moley
The
News-Star
Molter
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