Navy halts PB-1 flight to focus on PN-9 No. 1 search
Secretary Wilbur ordered postponement of the San Francisco Hawaii PB-1 mission to concentrate on locating the missing PN-9 No. 1 seaplane and its four crew members after it disappeared near Hawaii. The plane, which had aimed for a Honolulu record, was believed down in the mid Pacific. officials explored possible crash sites and drained fuel concerns while LaHaina prepared fuel drums for search operations.
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Hawaii
Naval
San Francisco
A. P
mid-Pacific
Honolulu
Naval Headquarters
Caniactira
Hawaiian
Navy
LaHaina
Shenandoah Wrecked by Storm Kills Crew Members
The dirigible Shenandoah went down near Caldwell Ohio after a storm at 5am. Commander Zachary Landsdowne and at least fourteen crew members perished. The craft broke into three pieces with sections landing near Ava and Sharon in Noble County.
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Caldwell
Ohio
A. P
Zachary Landsdowne
Noble County
Lakehurst
N. J
Ava
Sharon
Onty
Belle Valley
Sheriff Hennessee Killed During Trial in Chattanooga
Federal court in Chattanooga reports the shooting of B. H. Hennessee sheriff of Sequatchie county by Lige Lane deputy sheriff of Marion county. Hennessee was shot in the breast and right side and died shortly after the incident during a liquor case trial.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
A. P
B. H. Hennessee
Sequatchie County
Ory O
Federal Court Room
Lige Lane
Marion County
Hennessee
River freight rate set at eighty percent by state ruling
Baton Rouge date Sept 3. An order by the Louisiana Public Service Commission fixes the river freight rate from Monroe to New Orleans at eighty percent of the rail rate and does not affect intermediate points. The new rate is effective immediately and will require both river lines between Monroe and New Orleans to charge eighty percent of the rail rate.
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Baton. Rouge
A. P
Monroe
New Oleans
Louisiana Fir. Service Commission
Monroe Traffic Bureau
New Orleans
New Gas Field Reduction In Effect In Monroe Field
New Orleans Sept 3 reductions in natural gas use by carbon black operators in the Monroe field go into effect Tuesday under order of conservation commissioner Irion. The plan cuts field consumption by about 10 million cubic feet daily, with net reductions of 9 million and a dip from 299 million to 290 million cubic feet daily, while four small companies may gain 1.238 million cubic feet.
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New Orleans
Monroe
Ir. V. K. Irion
Everett
Fuqua
Saint
Wey
Saege
Turks Claim English Use Propaganda at Mosul Debates
In Geneva on Sept 3 the Turkish delegation charged that airplanes and warships staged demonstrations against Turkish territory. The issue opened before the League of Nations council, which will decide Mosul’s fate between Great Britain and Turkey.
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Geneva
A. P
Great Britain
Mosul
Council of the League of Nations
Turkey
Shenandoah Dirigible Destroyed In 1923 Crash Recounted
A 1920s Associated Press piece recounts the Shenandoah, a rigid American airship built at Lakehurst, its 1923 completion, transcontinental flight in October 1923, and a January 2, 1974 wreck at Lakehurst during a gale. It notes the craft used helium, carried six Packard engines, and its planned polar mission canceled by President Coolidge. The Los Angeles was its only other US dirigible under the peace treaty limits.
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Shenandoah
Bureau of Navy Aeronautics
Navy Airship Station
Lakehurst
N. J
America
Packard
Pacific Coast
Texas
Kansas
Teas
Arctic
Nome
Alaska
Liptzbergen
Norway
Pole
Coolidge
United States
Los Angeles
Friederichshafen
Germany
Miss Monroe contest candidate Mary Wilder featured
Photo caption highlights Mrs Mary Wilder wife of Sam Wilder connected with the Missouri Pacific railroad and a member of the Teflis Grotto band She is a contestant in the Miss Monroe popularity contest to boost circus ticket sales The top three ticket sellers will receive diamond rings from Teflis Grotto and the leading candidate will be queen during the circus week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin
Mary Wilder
Curtain Drops On Dual Tragedy Funerals Held
Friends gathered for the funerals of Robert Witt and Mrs. Nick Ramsey in Monroe. Witt’s service at 10 a.m. at his mother’s home was led by Rev. W E Neill and followed by burial in Hasley Cemetery beside his father who died in a mill accident near Rayville five years earlier. Ramsey's service was held at 4 p.m. at the Methodist Protestant church with Rev. Camp officiating, then burial at Riverview.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Witt
Walter Witt
Ludwig Avenue
South Third Street
West Monroe
W. E. Neill
West Monroe Baptist Church
Hasley
Rayville
Washington and
North Fifth Street
Nick Ramsey
Camp
Methodist Protestant Church
Riverview
Monroe
Quiet Sept 7 Down State Lake
In Charles Louisiana on September 3 the Retail Merchants Committee of the Association of Commerce announced plans to close labor fields at night. The decision reflects concerns over evening work shifts and local economic impact.
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State Lake
Charles
The
Association of Commerce
Zeigin No 3 gusher in Urania field shoots above derrick
Six inch casing set in Zeigin et al No 3 Urania well in section 19 10 2E at 1541 feet. Pay sand struck and oil gas shot up four feet. Liner set, gas held, and the gusher flowed as valves opened. Crowd of about 200 witnessed mud water and oil over the 88 foot derrick. No salt water or sand noted. operators forecast a strong producing well in Urania field.
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R. H. Brooks
Urania
Packer
Pandemonia
J. W. Smith
Monore
E. P. Morisa
Abbeyville
H. E. Hardtner
Hardtner
C. H. Moody
Willis Matrin
Adie Watson
Louis Boyd
Bob Wetherby
Zeigin
Monroe
Cotton Picking Contest Promises Local Civic Boost
Shreveport hosts a unique cotton picking contest to spur emergency harvest effort. Entrants pledge bonds of 50 dollars. winners gather at Dixie field at 7 am with drives through main street. The tail-ender bears a dray and a cotton bale with the laughable sign I aint no cotton picker as police supervise entries.
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Shreveport
A. P
Shreveport Police and Fire Departments
Dixie
Busines
D. Dr .Baser
Shenandoah Dirigible Over Fairbanks And Bastrop
Residents recall the giant dirigible Shenandoah passing over Fairbanks Bastrop and Ouachita during October world series and the crowd awaited its return from the News Star office on North Second.
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Fairbanks
Bastrop
Monroe
Ouachita
Star Office
North Second
Morehouse
News-Star
Eleven Southern Men on Shenandoah Crew
Eleven crew members of the 43 aboard the Shenandoah airship, which crashed near Ava Ohio, were from southern states. Earlier reports named Lieutenant Commander Louis Hancock of Austin Texas among the dead. The other identified southerners hailed from Georgia Texas Maryland Tennessee Alabama North Carolina and the District of Columbia.
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Washington
A. P
United States Naval
Ava
Ohio
United States
Louis Hancock
Austin
Texas
Georgia
Maryland
Tewnessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Columbia
Shenandoah Loss Shocks Naval Aviation Plans
Washington reports fragmentary details of the Shenandoah disaster and the disappearance of PN-9 No. 1, signaling a major setback for U S naval lighter-than-air program. The Shenandoah, the only rigid airship in U S service, raised questions about funding and the future of airpower prior to the ZR-2 tragedy. Relief efforts swung into action as crews prepared to respond to the wreck.
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Washington
A. P
Navy Departments
Mid- Pacific
Hawaii
Los Angeles
Navy
Hull
England
United States
Anacostia
Viwne Af Eafotwane Spon
Monroe and West Monroe urged to donate for Labor Day
D A Breard, finance chair for the Labor Day celebration, appeals to residents of Monroe and West Monroe to mail donations promptly. He notes the committee cannot reach everyone in time and emphasizes the short time left to secure funds for important arrangements.
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Monroe
West Monroe
D. A. Breard
Finance Committee
Twin Cities
Full Roster of Men on Airship Given in Report
The Shenandoah disaster lists the dead including Commander Zachary Lansdowne of Greenville Ohio and Lieutenant Commander Louis Hancock of Austin Texas. Other fallen crew members span St Paul Minnesota to Venice Illinois with ranks from watch officer to aviation pilot and engineer officer.
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Omaha
Nebraska
Ralph T. Joffray
St. Louis
Bartholomew B. O’sullivan
Lowell
Mass
William H. Spratley
Venice Ills
Charles H. Brown
Toms River N. J
Celestino P. Mazzuco
Murrayhill
N. J
James W. Cullinan
Binghamton
N. Y
E. W. Sheppard
Washington D. C
Shenandoah leaves Lakehurst with forty three aboard
The Shenandoah radioed navy officials from Lakehurst that forty three officers and men were aboard, led by flight captain Zachary Lansdowne of Greenville Ohio. Other officers hailed from Texas Massachusetts Washington D C Minnesota and Virginia with Chalmers Hall as liaison. The crew included aviation riggers cooks and engineers from St Louis Bagdad Freehold and Idaho among others.
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Washington
A. P
Shenandoah
Navy Department
Lakehurst
Zachary Lansdowne
Greenville
Ohio
Louis Hancock
Austin
Texas
Charles E. Rosendahl
Cleburne
J. B. Lawrence
St. Paul
Minn
Chalmers G. Hall
Army Air Service
Naval Station
Ralph T. Joffray
St. Louis
Henry L. Boswell
Bagdad
Fla
John J. Hahn
Philadelphia
Havya Tampa Team to Meet Drillers in Twin Showdown
Monroe Cotton States League club and the Havya Tampa team arrange two games here with Drillers. Blackburn will pitch tomorrow at 3 30 and Mike Smith starts Saturday, admission charged for both games.
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Drillers
Monroe
Hav-a-Tampa
A.texas Hurler
Blackburn
Havas
Mike Smith
Cigarmen
Cotton States Crew
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U. S
Seal
Wilbur
San Francisco-Hawaii
Cooner U. G. Tiall
U. S. Army
Col Hal
Ander Lansdowne
Lhane
Orty
Roland G.mayer
J. B. Anderson
Hall
Hancock
Associated Press
Houghton
Lawrence
Enginzeer Snitzner
Jeffery
Moore
Cambridge
J. H. Hennesee
Sequachie County
Mrs. Ramsey
Witt
Derrick
la Salle
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