Angola prison outbreak ends with two prisoners shot
At the Louisiana Angola state penal farm six convicts in a cane field rushed a lone guard attempting to seize his shotgun. The guard fired wounding leaders Mertz E. Doran and another inmate, ending the attempted breakout. The injured were hospitalized, conditions not critical. Doran, a three year Shreveport burglary convict, was noted as a potential troublemaker by Warden Wade H. Long.
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Baton Rouge
Angola State Penal Farm
Mertz E. Doran
Shreveport
Long
Doran
Robert Roberts
Pneumonia Claims Paper Vendor Who Aided French Army
Albert Nicholas Gremaud, 66, Swiss agronomist and engineer who aided France with food and supplies in World War I, died in Atlanta from pneumonia while selling newspapers. Struck by hard times after a fall in land values, he could only find translation and consulting work before turning to street vending. He survived by his wife and daughter, Mrs. Albert E. Hartcorn of New York.
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Atlanta
Albert Nicholas Gremaud
France
America
Florida
Gremaud
Technica
New York
Albert E. Hartcorn
E. 46Th St
Halloween warnings and local school notes from Monroe
Halloween safety cautions warn residents to secure porches while noting local life in Monroe. The Quachita parish high enrollment reaches 1,234 with 213 seniors and 436 freshmen, listing origins from Arkansas to Oregon and many Louisiana towns. The column highlights canine hospital manager Tom Mitchell, scouts Parker McComb and Barney Oakland, reporters Harry Fernandez and J Q Graves, and local Lionism advocate L G Hughes among others. Two confidants expect Postmaster Thoman to regain his Washington post and a second unnamed local to win with Republicans.
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Quachita Parish High
Arkansas
Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Tennessee
Illinois
Kansas
Oklahoma
Oregon
Louisiana
Rayville
Bastrop
Clarks
Ruston
Shreveport
Winnfield
Alexandria
Lafayette
Vidalia
Columbia
Tom Mitchell
Parker McComb
Barney Oakland
Herman Masur
Jimmy Noe
Harry Fernandez
J. Q. Graves
A. D. Tisdale
B. M. McKain
C. Faser
Monroe
DeSiard
L. G. Hughes
M. R. Jackson
Herb Hoover
Washington
A. A. Thoman
Georgia coach Mehre and wife welcome daughter
Athens Ga October 31 Harry Mehre head football coach of the University of Georgia and Mrs Mehre are the parents of a daughter born yesterday at Athens General Hospital.
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Athens, Ga
Harry Mehre
University of Georgia
Mehre
Two Atlanta Girls Back In Moscow on Way Home
Alva and Mary L. Digive of Atlanta Georgia have returned to Moscow in good health after traveling through Turkestan and Russia by freight car and improvised transport. They were expelled from Turkestan for lacking proper papers, toured Ashkebad Bokhara and Samarkand, reached Cherbourg July 4, then drove across France to Poland Russia. They journeyed via Tiflis Turkestan and faced loss of a suitcase with camera film before plans to return to Atlanta.
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Moscow
Alva
Mary L. Digive
Atlanta
Tashkent
Cherbourg
France
Russia
Tiflis
Red Army
Turkestan
Christensen
Roosevelt heads toward Maine on regional tour
Franklin D. Roosevelt drives through Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine Rhode Island and Connecticut on a two day automobile tour reaching Portland for a brief appearance then continuing to Boston for a late speech at the arena with Mayor Curley aiding final plans. He emphasizes cross party ideas and the need for shared government principles during talks in Groton with the Massachusetts Progressive League.
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Groton
Mass
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Maine
Massachusetts
William Jennings Bryan
Portland
Boston
New England
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
Massachusetts Progressive League
James Curley
Alfred E. Smith
Quinn resigns local post to take engineer assignment
H E Quinn veterans service officer announces award of associate construction engineer by the civil service commission in Washington. He reports to New Orleans for immediate duties but may be reassigned, so he will not move family yet and will relocate if posted permanently. Quinn began as service officer last August 20 and was appointed by the police jury with veterans groups under a legislative act.
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Civil Service Commission
Washington
H. E. Quinn
Veterans’ Organizations
Quinn
New Orleans
Mr. Quinn
Veterans’ Service
Eleven Southerners Die in Weekend Mishaps
Eleven people across the South died in weekend accidents. Three fatalities occurred in Tennessee, two in North and South Carolina each, and one each in Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, and Louisiana. Names include Robert Hill near Hixon Tennessee, J Albert Hoefer in Knoxville, Arthur Atwood of Osceola Arkansas, Audry Grigg in Charlotte North Carolina, and E F Casey in Rocky Mount North Carolina.
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Atlanta
Tennessee
North
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Arkansas
Louisiana
Robert Hill
Hixon
Tenn
Albert Hoefer
Knoxville
Lancashire Spinners Reject Wage Cut Walkout Hits Mills
Thousands of spinners and cardroom hands in Manchester and surrounding towns refused to work after learning 16 Lancashire mills would open at reduced pay of 5 to 8 percent. In Leigh 2900 workers left, Rochdale tied up, and overall up to 200000 may be affected if the walkout lasts. The strike follows a recent weavers’ stoppage that was settled weeks ago.
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Manchester
England
Lancashire
Leigh
Rochdale
Two Men and One Woman Die in Plane Crash Near Mooresville
In Mooresville North Carolina a light plane crashed in heavy fog killing three aboard Earl Padgett 42 of Lincolnton N C his daughter Earleen 18 and E L Byars a Charlotte automobile dealer owner of the plane and pilot by witnesses the craft circled for about 15 minutes then leveled for landing and suddenly collapsed all three died instantly
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Mooresville
N. C
Earl Padgett
Lincolnton
Earleen
E. L. Byars
Charlotte Automobile
Byars
Democratic National Committee reports campaign finances
The Democratic national committee showed expenditures of 926,208 and receipts of 1,065,654 for June 1 to October 22. Treasurer Frank C. Walker filed the report with South Trimble as clerk of the house.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Frank C. Walker
New York
South Trimble
Navy Carrier Planes Stop Overnight at Selman Field
Six United States Navy carrier planes halted at Selman Field overnight on their west coast flight to San Diego. Officers in charge included Lieutenant Commanders Fairland and Irvine, and Chief Aviation Pilots Cecil, R. C. Christian, Brennan, plus J E Letellier. The aircraft, two seats, radio equipped and armed, were overhauled at Norfolk before departure. one plane briefly sped past toward Shreveport before rejoining the group.
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United States Navy
Selman Field
San Diego
Cal
Navy Battle Fleet
C. R. Fairland
Rutledge Irvine
D. C. Cecil
R. C. Christian
C. J. Brennan
J. E. Letellier
Norfolk
Selman
Shreveport
Monroe
Kentucky Divides Over Districting Act In Court Fight
Kentucky gridlock over districting persists as court battles threaten the choice of representatives. Republicans denounce at large elections while Democrats push Roosevelt Garner Barkley for statewide victory. Publication attacks and partisan claims color the contest two weeks before election day.
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Louisville
Congress
Kentucky
House of Representatives
U. S. Supreme Court
Mississippi
Smith
Washington, D. C
Roosevelt
Hoover
John P. Haswell
Garner
Alben W. Barkley
London Officers Survey Victory Over Rioting Marchers
London police report a third success against rioting jobless crowds after fending off an attack on Buckingham Palace and Westminster. The unrest, beginning in Trafalgar Square, caused minor injuries and foreshadows a planned march to Parliament Square to protest the dole means test.
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London
Buckingham Palace
Westminster
Trafalgar Square
Hyde Park
Lambeth
Parliament Square
Searchers Seek Two Believed Dead in Wyoming Blizzard
In the Big Horn Mountains near Cheyenne two men are missing after a two week blizzard. Rescue parties recovered Dillion McKinnon of Greybull, age 17, but Fred Demmel 35 and Dell F Yoakum 21 remain unfound. Other Greybull men Carnell and Arthur Rogers are aiding the search as weather and deep snow hinder rescues.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Big Horn Mountains
Dillion McKinnon
Greybull
Fred Demmel
Dell
F. Yoakum
McKinnon
Carnell
Arthur Rogers
Hoover Heads to New York for Eight Campaign Talks
President Hoover campaigns through New York en route to eight speeches, while the Republican National Committee accuses Roosevelt campaign managers of unscrupulous tactics. Governor Roosevelt in GrotonMass says troubles stem from false ideas of government and expects victory November 8. Farley and Eddy dispute over alleged fundraising pressure amid a charged political climate. Norman Thomas of the Socialists calls the GOP-Democrat race an indictment of capitalism.
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Washington
Hoover
New York
Republican National Committee
Roosevelt
Tammany
Jin
Groton
Mass
Farley
G. A. Eddy
Chicago
Fields Opposed to Single Commissioner Rate Hearing
Louisiana Public Service Commissioner Harvey G. Fields filed a dissent against a state wide telephone rate investigation hearing set for November 9 in Lafayette before Commissioner Dudley J. Le Blanc. Fields favored an early hearing but argued the full commission should sit, not a one commissioner hearing, due to the statewide scope.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Public Service
Harvey G. Fields
North Louisiana
Public Service Commission
Lafayette
Dudley J. LeBlanc
Fields
Coercion Allegation Ties Alabama Employer to Election
Jerome T. Fuller, Democratic campaign manager for north Alabama, says the American Net and Twine company of Anniston warned workers to back the Republican ticket or face indefinite plant closure. He labels the move the first open coercion of employees to support a party in the South and promises voter backlash.
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Birmingham
Ala
Jerome T. Fuller
North Alabama
American Net and Twine Company
Anniston
Fuller
South
Alabama
Woman and man die by their own actions in Mississippi cottage
In Jackson Mississippi a divorcee and a Delta Cotton Oil manager were found dead in a small bungalow south of Jackson. Sheriff Ferguson said both died by self inflicted wounds after a night visit by Dawkins family. Coroner’s jury planned a formal verdict after further inquiry.
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Jackson
Miss
Warren Ferguson
Jackson Cotton Oil
Ruth Kirkepatrick
Memphis
Howard M. Vane
Delta Cotton Oil Company
L. A. Dawkins
Business Upturn Reported by Federal Reserve Bank
The Federal Reserve Bank reports progress in the cotton states with department store sales up 22.5 percent from August and wholesale trade up 16.6 percent. Building permits rise 30.9 percent, cotton consumption 20.6 percent, and cotton mill employment and production in the region show gains. Coal and pig iron output climb, electric power use increases, and demand deposits edge higher for the first time since March.
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Atlanta
Dixie
Federal Reserve Bank
Alabama
Tennessee
Glue turns to chicken feed in Cincinnati discovery
At the University of Cincinnati a new protein rich chicken feed is produced from scraps of hides and skins once used for glue. The ration is said to yield particularly tender meat and faster growth in chickens.
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Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati
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