Keatchie Collision Kills Three In Texas A M Train Crash
At a grade crossing in Keatchie two white men Odis Anderson 3 Barton McCreary 25 and a man identified only as Ebenezer were killed when the Texas A and M football special struck a truck loaded with cotton seed meal. The train engineer was badly burned and the wreck delayed the onward trip to Shreveport.
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Keatchie
Odis Anderson
Barton McCreary
Carthage
Texas
Ebenezer
Texas A. and M
College Station
Shreveport
Anderson
McCreary
Former university student in New Orleans shoots self
In New Orleans on Oct 31 Fritz Von Kurnatowski 22 a former university student and recent reporter shot himself in the body after obtaining a gun from a night watchman. A note in his pocket asked relatives to give his former newspaper a scoop on the affair. He was rushed to a hospital where his condition was listed as serious.
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New Orleans
Fritz von Kurnatowski
State payroll stuck by treasury shortfall in Tennessee
October payroll woes hit Tennessee with hundreds of state workers awaiting checks as Comptroller Roy Wallace failed to disperse funds. The treasury balance was low and no funds were available to cover the $250,000 government payroll.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Roy Wallace
Wallace
Treasury
Local notes mix fashion, radios, and football lore
Town gossip includes Jes' Ramblin by Moore seen with a walking stick attributed to a grandpa title, Dr Faulk restoring a moustache, and a debt cut sale on DeSiard Street. Barbecue at Horseshoe Lake draws 75 to 80. concerns rise over radios late at night on Lee Avenue amid calls for quiet ordinances. Junior College coach Paul Kemerer adjusts practice times from evening to precise hours, with President C C Colbert and Frank Kennedy present at games. Alfred Feibleman boasts about a four to three game balance after morning–afternoon play.
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Paul Kemerer
Pennsylvania
Halloween Ghosts and Goblins Warned by Monroe Police
Halloween lore and warnings mix as Monroe authorities urge care tonight. Police Chief Tarver cautions youths to enjoy festivities without property damage while extra officers patrol streets and neighborhoods.
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Tarver
Kincaid Brief Submitted to High Tribunal
Louisiana landowner R Foster Kincaid Sr asks Supreme Court to uphold lower court order blocking Bouef Basin flood control work until flowage rights are secured. Secretary Hurley’s flood control plan faces review amid similar suits in the Mississippi valley.
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Washington
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Bouef Basin
R. Foster Kincaid
Mississippi
Hurley
Mississippi Valley
Kincaid
Legion Plans Armistice Day Program and Rodeo
The Barkdull Faulk Post of the American Legion organizes an Armistice Day program with public speaking, a parade, and an Edgewater Club dance. Prominent out‑of‑town speakers will attend. A rodeo opens Sunday November 8 at Major McGuire Park arena with 60 wild steers. 30 from Texas and 30 from South Louisiana ranches. The four‑day event ends Armistice Day, November 11, with plans to be the largest yet.
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Edgewater Club
McGuire Park
West Monroe
Barkdull Faulk Post
American Legion
Texas
Louisiana
Railroad Families Displaced From McGehee Move to Monroe
Four or five families have joined Monroe's population as the Missouri Pacific Railroad consolidates the Little Rock and Louisiana divisions under C. F. Dougherty. The McGehee Ark headquarters for the Little Rock division are no longer active and the merger took effect October 20 with all families settled in Monroe homes.
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Monroe
Little Rock
Louisiana
Missouri Pacific Railroad
C. F. Dougherty
McGehee
Ark
Lambert Divorce Hearing Set For November 19
In Ouachita Parish District Court Judge J T Shell fixed November 19 for the trial of John Norris Lambert and his wife seeking a decree of absolute divorce and custody of their 14 month old daughter June Louise. Temporary custody was awarded to the mother and Lambert was ordered to pay $25 alimony monthly pending trial.
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John Norris Lambert
June Louise
J. T. Shell
Ouachita Parish
Lambert
Percy Sandel
15 Million Pounds in Gold Withdrawn from England Bank
London reports nearly 15 million pounds in bar gold withdrawn from the Bank of England the largest one day total. The move is the first step in paying out two fifths of a 250 million dollar credit arranged last August by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the Bank of France to support the pound. The remaining 5 million pounds is expected to come from the bank’s foreign currency reserves.
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London
Bank of England
Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Bank of France
Unidentified Woman Found Dead in East River
The body of an unidentified woman was found in the East River with an electric flatiron tied to her neck by a wire. Police suspect suicide, as medical exam showed no visible violence and the iron weighed down the body near a pier.
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New York
East River
New York Bank Closed by State Banking Officials
The M. Bernardini State Bank on the Lower East Side closed by the state superintendent of banks. At close of business Thursday its deposit liabilities stood at 1 1 million dollars.
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NEW York Bank
New York
M. Bernardini State Bank
Lower East Side
State Superintendent of Banks
Ruth Judd Faces Additional Slaying Charge in Arizona
In Phoenix the state plans two murder charges against Ruth Judd for the deaths of Hedvig Samuelson and Agnes Ann Le Roi. She will be tried separately on each count with the death penalty sought. Judd was transported from Los Angeles after bodies were found in trunks. a crowd gathered at the jail without incident.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Winnie Ruth Judd
Arizona
Lloyd Andrews
Andrews
Judd
Maricopa County
Los Angeles
Police Juror Evans Ballot Fight In Tangipahoa
Tangipahoa Parish Democratic Executive Committee to rule Monday on whether Police Juror Dave Evans Sixth Ward can appear on the January primary ballot. Opponents allege bankruptcy filings disqualify him. Evans serves by gubernatorial appointment from Gov. Long.
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Hammond
Tangipahoa Parish
Democratic Executive Committee
Dave Evans
Evans
Gov
Long
Fate of Next House to Be Decided Soon
Washington Oct 31 The nationwide political picture shifts after next Tuesday as five congressional special elections threaten to reshape control of the next House. Republicans target the First Ohio Eighth Michigan and Second Pennsylvania seats while Democrats aim to seize two districts and defend Twentieth Ohio and Seventh New York. A Fifth New Jersey win could give Republicans a one seat edge.
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Washington
House
New York
al Smith
Franklin Roosevelt
Ohio
Michigan
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Senator King To Be Paid Salary As Lt Governor
State Treasurer H. B. Conner certified Alvin O. King's salary warrant for 18 days as lieutenant governor totaling $116.13 after an attorney general ruling on legality. King assumed the post October 13, after Dr. Paul N. Cyr vacated the office claiming the governorship. the ruling's gist was not released.
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Baton Rouge
H. B. Conner
Alvin O. King
King
Percy Saint
Paul N. Cyr
Conner
Arguments Heard Next Month in Big Gas Suit
Testimony closed Thursday in the United Carbon Company versus Interstate Natural Gas Company case in Ouachita Parish District Court. Arguments will be heard November 30 before Judge Percy Sandel, with the case briefed after oral arguments. The plaintiff alleges a contract to take minimum gas from wells, with delivery to Baton Rouge for Sta Oil Company refineries.
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Ouachita Parish
United Carbon Company
Interstate Natural Gas Company
Percy Sandel
Defegcant
Deani Company
Baton Rouge
Sta Oil Company
Pile Driving Under Construction Bridge in Ouachita
Wooden piles are being driven in the Ouachita river bed south of the west bascule pier of the state highway bridge under construction. A concrete mixing platform will support the base or seal course for the pier once prepared.
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Ouachita
Indictment Recommended for State Banking Officials
Buncombe County Grand Jury recommends indicting John Mitchell former chief bank examiner and North Carolina Corporation Commission members for alleged banking law violations. Cherley Draper, 23, confesses to triple slaying near Litima Thule Oklahoma, saying robbery motive drove two deaths and he killed Jack O'Dell, 18, when investigating.
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Asheville
N. C
Buncombe County
John Mitchell
North Carolina Corporation Commission
Clarksville
Tex
Cherley Draper
Litima Thule
Okla
Jack O'Dell
Oklahoma
Woos
Ramsey to stand trial on fraud charges in November
Special Judge J. D. G. Morton overruled a motion to quash indictments and ordered J. Basil Ramsey former president of the Holston Union National Bank and Holston Trust Company to face trial in criminal court November 30 on charges of fraudulent breach of trust and larceny.
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Knoxville
Tenn
J. D. G. Morton
J. Basil Ramsey
Holston Union National Bank and
Holston Trust Company
Improvement in American credit situation noted by Hoover
President Hoover reports a sharp upturn in public confidence, cessation of money hoarding, and fewer small bank failures. He cites a $24,000,000 return of hoarded money, higher wheat prices by ten cents a bushel, and cotton gains of $15 to $20 a bale, tied to plans for a half billion dollar credit pool.
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Washington
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Monday Legal Holiday Observed in Twin Cities
Banks and courts will observe a legal holiday on Monday November 2 in Louisiana to honor All Saints Day. Post offices will run normal hours and local shops will stay open in the Twin Cities.
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Twin Cities
Louisiana
Long to take Senate seat February as King named lieutenant governor
Governor Huey P. Long announced he would assume the U.S. Senate seat probably on February 1 after confirming Alvin O. King's status as lieutenant governor. He warned he would leave state after securing key objectives, including Mississippi River bridge projects, and would not depart before the gubernatorial campaign ends. In Shreveport, Long, aided by six attorneys led by Mayor James G. Palmer, filed exceptions to Lieut. Gov. Cyr's ouster action, contesting jurisdiction and rights with pleas of estoppel.
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Baton Rouge
Pia
Huey P. Long
United States
Senate
Alvin O. King
Paul N. Cyr
Long
King
Here
New Orleans
Dr. Cyy
Shreveport
James G. Palmey
Huey Pi Long
District Court
Caddo Parish
Leander H. Percy
Plaquemines Parish
Harold A. Moise
Robert J. O'Neal
J. D. Danziger
Palmer
Five Seek State Senate Seats in Thirtieth District
Winnfield reports Hassan Morris says five candidates filed for state senator before the Friday midnight deadline. Nominees include H. B. Bozen man of Winnfield a former representative and Louisiana Tay Commission chairman Grove Davis of Olla J W Gaar of Gaars Mill a former representative S J Harper the current state senator from the district 1912 17 and Vinson Mouser a young Columbia attorney and son of the penitentiary chaplain.
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Columbia
Chaplain Mouser
State Penitentiary
Farm Board Receives Many Offers to Buy U S Wheat
Washington reports the Federal Farm Board has numerous purchase offers for its wheat and cotton but plans to delay sales. The board seeks banking backing for foreign buyers to finance cash transactions, keeping market support until July 31, 1932.
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U. S
Washington
U.R
Federal Farm Board
American Cotton Cooperative Association
France
Germany
Italy
Poland
Norway
Czechoslovakia
Spain
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