Shenandoah wreck records found aid to cause probe
Paragraph and log sheets from the Shenandoah have been located near Cambridge and will be photographed and enlarged to determine altitude and weather conditions during the storm. Lakehurst officials led by Captain George Washington Steele Jr and Commander Jacob H Klein will follow the ship’s path from Ava to Sharon to reconstruct the wreck sequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington Steele, Jr
Lakehurst Naval Station
Ore
Jacob H. Klein
Lakehurst
Ava
Sharon
Shenandoah
Steele
Father of News Star Employees Loses Home to Fire
W R Phillips of Shreveport reports his home at 120 Allen Street was destroyed in an early today blaze. The residence had housed him and son C R Phillips a short time, valued near 10000 dollars with insurance but not enough to cover losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Shreveport
C. R. Phillips
W. R. Phillips
Allen Street
Phillips
R. K. Riggs Hurt in Auto Wreck Near Vicksburg
R K Riggs aged 55, employee of the Louisiana vWt company, sustained minor injuries when the car he rode in wrecked near Vicksburg. He was taken to Monroe by train and then to St Francis sanitarium. Doctors have not yet fixed the extent of his injuries but no broken bones are suspected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
R. K. Riggs
Louisiana vWt. Company
Riggs
Monroe
Shreveport and Pacific
St. Francis Sanitarium
Tech line coach bans flashy dress on gridiron heroes
Atlanta Sept. 5. Football at Georgia Tech is called uncouth. Line Coach Bill Fincher orders players to discard Walloon trousers and garterless outfits. He warns against tea-fights and tuxed attire, hoping to focus on tough, practical football for the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
A. P
Georgia Tech
Bill Fincher
Prince of Wales
Fincher
Social Dumbis
Tux Tech
Fire Leaves Allendale Residents Homeless After Water Failures
In Shreveport on September 5 a blaze driven by no water supply destroyed about 200 homes across six blocks in Allendale. Firemen lacked water until four hours after the outbreak. relief groups organized aid for roughly 1,000 homeless residents, with injuries reported and many landmarks burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Allendale
Red Cross
Mike L. Bath
P. E. Townsley
Allendale Improvement Club
Buck
U S Airmmen First Action on Biif War Front
U S Airmmen in first action with Lafayette escadrille raid key Rifian target at Quezzan French Morocco Sept 5. Aerial group under Major Dangelzer supported French assault as Abd El-Krim tribesmen set brush ablaze to hinder advance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Biff
Quezzan
French Morocco
A. P
Lafayette Escadrille
Quetzan
Abd El-Krim
Dangelzer
France
Calcasieu River Bridge Reopens to Traffic
The Calcasieu River Bridge at Lake Charles reopens to traffic after several days closed for repairs. It is part of the Old Spanish Trail into Texas and serves Lake Charles and surrounding area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcasieu River
Lake Charles
A. P
Texas
Flow continues in Zeigin No. 3 with 2 inch pipe test
Urania report notes Zeigin et al No. 3 shows strong oil flow through a two inch pipe to storage tanks after valve is opened. Rig builders Stewart Bros. prep timbers to standardize. No. 1 Tremont casing pulled. Doughty No. 1 planned. King No. 1 progress slowed by water and rock. Robischaux spudded in at King No. 1 Lease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Brooks
Urania
Urania Petroleum Company
Stewart Bros
Monroe
Cleve Love
Tremont No. 1
Doughty No. 1
Ball and Finn
King No. 1
Frenchy” Robischaux
Luckey Et al
Bar Association Elects Chester Long ABA President
Chester B. Long of Wichita Kansas was elected president of the American Bar Association today to succeed Charles Evans Hughes. William P. McCracken Jr. of Chicago was mentioned in the report as part of the leadership context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BAR Association
Detroit
A .P
Chester 8. Long
Wichita
Kansas
The
American Bar Association
Charles. Evans .Hughes
William P. eCracken
Mitchell 18 Caustic In His Attack Afraid To Tell Truth
Col William Mitchell, air officer of the eighth corps area, denounces War and Navy departments over aviation policy and the loss of the airship and related accidents. He accuses non flying officials of incompetence and describes airmen as pawns, predicting military arrest and urging Congress and public scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Texas
A. P
William Mitchell
Eighth Corps
Air Service
War Department
Hondutz
Army
Navy
Col. Mittchell
Mitchell
War
Navy Departments
Col
Pierson
Skeel
Pacific
Philippines
Honolulu
Europe
Asia
High Seas
Miss Bettie Benson Seeks Queen Crown at Monroe Contest
Miss Bettie Benson vies for the Monroe Queen title as the candidate who sold the most circus tickets at Teflis Grotto. Votes must be turned in by 6 p.m. Monday at Grotto Club rooms 1161-2 South Grand Street. A panel of 10 judges will tally ballots and announce the winner by 9 p.m. Monday at the circus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Griffin
Bettie Benson
Teflis Grotto Circus
Grotto Club
South Grand Street
Labor Day speaker announced for Monroe event
The Monroe Labor Council names F. E. Wood of New Orleans as the labor day speaker. President J. L. Singhal and Secretary BL W. Whyte announce Wood will represent labor on the platform and cooperate with the day’s events. The notice notes the parade ends organized labor participation and the natatorium dance remains a labor event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Monroe Labor Council
J. L. Singhal
F. E. Wood
New Orleans
Wood
BL W, Whyte
Kidnapper Lets Wrong Girl Escape in Montclair Police Hunt
Police intensify search for a black kidnapper who abducted Mary Daly six in front of the Bower home. Raymond Pierce, a chauffeur, is suspected. his body was found with a head wound in Cedar Grove. John Sandin, Bower’s chauffeur, was shot during pursuit as the fugitive fled toward the hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montclair
N. J
A. P
Fosses
Joseph A. Bower
New York Trust Company
Dorothy Coates
Mary Daly
David Daly
Bower
Raymond Pierce
Pierce
Cedar Grove
John Sandin
Little Falls
West Patterson
Sandin
McRe
Mayor Behrman and Sanders Headed to Monroe for Holiday
Mayor Martin Behrman of New Orleans and former Governor J. Y. Sanders of Hammond will travel to Monroe for the Labor Day celebration with friends. They depart today, stop at Jeff B. Snyder’s lodge on the Tensas river, ten miles from Tallulah, and arrive Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martin Behrman
New Orleans
J. Y. Sanders
Hammond
Monroe
Jeff B. Snyder
Tensas River
Tallulah
Behrman
E. J. White
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Henry Fuqua
J. H. Trousdale
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Huey P. Long
Louisiana Public Service
Urgen
Chicago
Gallows Verdict Given on Circumstantial Evidence
In San Bernardino California a jury finds Joseph H Watts of Cambridge Massachusetts guilty of murder based on circumstantial evidence and returns a verdict of first degree murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Bernardino
Calif
A. P
Joseph H. Watts
Cambridge
Mass
Wied
State Highway Executive Dies After Accident
Lake Charles La Sept 5 A P J Percy Randolph 52 state highway maintenance superintendent for south west Louisiana died in Crowley sanitarium from injuries after a car overturned at Death Curve near Dyson La Tuesday His condition improved yesterday but worsened overnight His body was shipped to Baton Rouge for funeral services at his brother in law Charles Wicks home Randolph native of Louisiana had led highway maintenance here for two months after moving from Pointe Coupee Parish
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
A. P.J
Percy Randolph
Louisiana
Crowley
Dyson
Charles Wicks
Randolph
Pointe Coupee Parish
Baton Rouge
Monroe-Sicard Road Opened After Paving Completion
The Monroe-Sicard road is formally opened and declared in perfect condition with shoulders in place and gravel cleared. Built over months by Meyer-Greenwald Construction Company, the stretch is praised as surpassing any state and ready for heavy Monday traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe-Sicard
Dixie Highway
Meyer-Greenwald Construction Company
Union
River Stages and Drops by Location
River stages listed for Mississippi and Red and Ouachita regions with current readings and falls. Memphis 1.6 with 0.5 drop, Vicksburg 7.0 with 0.2, New Orleans 1.4 with 0.2, Shreveport 6.0 with 0.2, Alexandria 2.7 with 0.2, Camden 3.0 unchanged. Moni 1d remains noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
RED
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Moni
Monroe Plans Large Labor Day Parade and Highway Opening
Finishing touches are made for Monroe's Great Labor Good Roads Day with a 9 a m parade under the Monroe Labor Council, a formation flight by Huff Dalant Dusters, a 10 30 a m dedication of Shard road at the Baptist Orphanage, and a 12 30 p m barbecue. A 2 50 p m double header baseball game Monroe Drillers vs Reds of Alexandria follows, capped by a 10 p m labor ball at Forsythe Park featuring the Gloom Chasers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Labor Council
fluff-Dalant Dusters Corporation
United States Army
Shard Road
Baptist
Huff-Daland Corporation
Jones Irvine
The
Louisiana State Highway Commission
D. W. Tracey
International
Electrical Workers
F. E. Wood
Martin Behrman
New Orleans
J. .E. Ransdell
U.S
J. Y. Sanders
Louisiana
Henry Hartner
Lone Star Route Association
Walter B. Elgock
Atlanta
Will Mercer
Shreveport
Dixie Overland Association
WY. K. Iron
Arkansas
Mississippi
Monroe
H. R. Harris
U. S. Army
Baptist Orphanage
Drillers
Reds
Alexandria
Forsythe Park
Phil Bernhardt
DeSiard Road
Rescue Efforts Expanded For Missing PN-9 Seaplane
Honolulu Sept 5 Naval forces pressed an intensive search for PN-9 No 1 missing nearly eighty hours after disappearance in the Pacific near Hawaii. A patrol seaplane piloted by Lt Peterson made a forced landing near Kauai then repaired and flew again. Surface ships submarines and aircraft continued a broad search as a submarine screen moved southward hoping the aircraft drifted away.
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Honolulu
A. P
Pacific
Hawaiian Islands
John Rodgers
Peterson
Kauai
Navy
Bobby Jones Wins in Big Golf Tourney
Bobby Jones of Atlanta retained the national amateur crown at Oakmont Pennsylvania by overwhelming Watts Gunn. The match ended on the 29th green with a par four as Jones led by eight with seven holes remaining. In Havana Cuba the interior department ordered deportations for over 200 foreigners amid white slavery and narcotics charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Jones
Oakmont
A. P
Atlanta
Watts Gunn
Georgia City
Bobby
Havana
Interior Department
Machado
Peru Border Delegation Withdraws Over Soldier Seizure
The Peruvian boundary delegation on the Tacna Arica plebiscite board pulled from its duties after Chilean authorities seized Peruvian soldiers who were leading mules to Tacna. Col. Jay J. Morrow confirmed the action and said the incident will be addressed to prevent future outrages, delaying boundary commission work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arica
Chile
A. P
Tacna Arica
Boundary Commission
Tacna
Jay J. Morrow
American Commission
Two Atlantans Meet in Oakmont Final for Amateur Title
Bobby Jones and Watts Gunn, both from Atlanta, faced off in the national amateur golf championship at Oakmont, watched by a large crowd. Jones sought a back-to-back title, a feat only achieved by Jerry Travers, as Gunn, age 19, mirrored Robby Jones's youth in 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakmont
A. P
Bobby Jones
Watts Gunn
Atlanta
Jones
Jerry Travers
Gunn
Robby
Oakmont Country Club
Davy Herron
Rudolph Valentino Sets Paris Trip with Wife in Tow
Hollywood report says Rudolph Valentino plans a two week voyage to Paris for a marital vacation with Natacha Rambova also en route. The couple announced their plan recently and will sail soon, with Valentino leaving for Paris and Mrs Rambova joining en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
A. P
Rudolph Valentino
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Sheik
Arsenal Hill
T. L. Amiss
City Water Department
W. T. Mayo
City Water Works
Edward Harlan
Maurice Neylon
Southwestern Gas and Electric Company
O. Childress
Garden Street
LaFayette
Moore Battle Line
Zeigin No. 3
Wood OF
N. C
Hunt Negro
Black
M. P
Fuqua
Peru
Paris
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