Air Miles Rise for American Airlines in Early Year
Government data show American operated airlines increased flights by 4 000 miles in the first months of the year over 1931. Across 580 scheduled planes, total miles reached 24 568 414 in six months. American Airways carried 35 310 passengers in the period and on July and August averaged over 10 000 monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Operated
Hal C. White
American Airways
American Lines
Peiod
Aeronautics Branch
Department of Commerce
Famed Senator John Sharp Williams Laid to Rest in Family Plot
Gouverneur M S Conner declares state mourning and closes departments for the funeral. Citizens and officials attend the simple rites as Williams retires to a peaceful plantation life and mocks birds sing over his grave. He rose to national prominence after long service in the Senate and was noted for wit and opposition to war delay. China leads the world in American airplane imports this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Baldwell
First Presbyterian Church of
Yazoo City
L. D. Houghton
Methodist Church of
Benton
M. S. Conner
Senate
John Sahrp Williams
Bisson State Society
John Sharp Williams
Germany
la Follette
Wisconsin
Doctor X thrills at Paramount in technicolor mystery
At the Paramount theater today the technicolor mystery melodrama Doctor X stars Lee Tracey Lionel Atwill Fay Wray and others. The Captiol shows Letty Lynton with Joan Crawford and Robert Montgomery. The Strand presents The Mouthpiece with Warren William and Sidney Fox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paramount
First National
Paramount Theater
Curtiz
Lee Tracey
Lionel Atwill
Fay Wray
Harry Beresford
John Wray
Preston Foster
Arthur Edmund Carewe
George Rosener
Capitol
Letty Lynton
Joan Crawford
Robert Montgomery
Capitol Theater
Shreveport Detectives Suspended for 21 Days
The civil service board suspended Detectives Willie Best and M. E. Hunt for 21 days for conduct injurious to the public peace in the slaying of W. E. Coleman by Grady Jarratt. Officers said Jarratt shot Coleman as they pursued him after stopping him to search a package. they fired over his head to halt him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Civil Service Board
Willie Best
M. E. Hunt
W. E. Coleman
Grady Jarratt
Jarratt
Coleman
Neville High announces night school starts Oct 10
Night school at Neville High will open October 10 with a tuition of $5 for ten weeks, the same as last year. Courses offered depend on enrollments, with at least ten students in a subject. Proposed fall offerings include bookkeeping, typing, shorthand, business English, languages, business arithmetic, auto mechanics, home economics, physical education, radio and art. Registration last year exceeded 70, and this year’s total is expected to rise.
Winnsboro Boy Wounded In Head While at Work
Elmer Newman a 12 year old boy was shot in the head while working in a field near Winnsboro Louisiana. Police said the wound was inflicted yesterday and the family reported the bullet likely came from a nearby woods. The youth was in a hospital in Winnsboro for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnsboro
Elmer Newman
Government May Not Press Crop Loans in South
Senate Democrat Senator Smith of South Carolina denounces a loan relief disparity after Washington announced wheat growers would repay only 25 percent of November loan due. He urges equal terms for cotton and tobacco borrowers, arguing southern farmers face similar distress amid low prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Smith Democrat
South Carolina
White House
Northwestern
Smith
Senate Agriculture Committee
Agriculture Department
Seven Bandits Loot Medina Bank in Shootout
In Medina near Jackson Tennessee three men were wounded during a bank robbery attempt at Medina Banking Company. Sheriff Bradshaw arrested Charlie Stewart 44 Jess Stewart and sought Ray Stewart 19 after the incident. The bandits and bank staff were ordered to the floor as robbers tried to open the vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Tenn
Medina
Guy Bradshaw
Charlie Stewart
Jess Stewart
Ray Stewart
Bradshaw
Hearing Set for Man Sought by Mississippi Police
Man sought by Mississippi police, linked to the 1917 killing of E C Wells of Ackerman. He previously faced charges in the 1912 death of Dave Clark and escaped prison after bribing a guard. federal records show a 1929 Havana robbery term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Wells
Ackerman
Miss
C. C. Wells
Mississippi
Havana
Cuba
Dave Clark
Little Theater Election Tonight At Monroe
Mrs. Richards expresses pride in Monroe's Little Theater and urges all active members to attend the election this evening. The roster lists dozens of members from Marie Anders to Florence Zeigler, showing wide local participation and ongoing theater activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
The
Little Theater
Marie Anders
Armisted
J.E. Adams
W. H. Anders
Denny Andrews
Mary Atkinson
Ellie Mae Banister
Bessie Biedenharn
Henry Biedenharn
Elizabeth Biedenharn
Joe Biedenharn
Emma Louise Biedenharn
Malcolm Biedenharn
Frank Breece
Robert Breard
John Breard
Robert Blanks
Bill Bynum
Doris Fassmann
Annie Ruth Faulk
Beverly Fauntleroy
Dorothy Mae Favors
Betty Findley
Louise Graves
Aimee de Graffenreid
George Gunby
Virginia Galloway
Wm. Grasse
Allan Guthrie
Grayson Guthrie
Lucyle Godwin
Joe Guerriero
Henry Guerriero
Louis Guerriero
Rufus Goza
C. V. Goza
O. M. Grisham
R. A. Gassett
A. W. Green
Elizabeth Green
E. C. Gibson
Louise Gray
R. Guy
Durwood Griffin
Elizabeth Ann Gibbs
Mildred Ganaway
Henry Haas
Morris Haas
Aubrey Haas
W. M. Harper
de Witt Henry
Lowell Hayden, Jr
Fay Heard
Lelas Hale
Felic
Allan Kimball
Rosalia Kusin
Babette Krauss
Mary Kent
H. S. Keplinger
Elizabeth Keller
Robert Kellogg
Frances Keenan
J. N. Knowles, Jr
George Lofton
George Lester
Isaac Lemle
Robert Layton
Marion Learned
Herbert Levy
Hadley Leaver
Thomas Leigh
Marjorie Leigh
W. E. Leigh
W. D. Lawhead
Katherine Livandais
Edna May Mullins
Ruth Moore
Katie Mae Moore
C. D. Meredith
Lucyle Mangham
Lizzie Morris
Regina Moffet
Ann Moran
Austin Miller
A. V. Miller
Violet Meyer
Beryl Madison
H. F. Madison
QO. A. Morgan
George Miles
Fred Mitchell
Sallie Morrow
L. Ma
Margaret Newton
Blanche Oliver
Courtney Oliver
R. E. Outry
Abe O'Kelly
John Potts
Alma Summer Potts
Ann Pratt
Sue Parker
C. W. Perkins
Myrtle Porter
J. B. Pollard
S. L. Powell
Katie Renaud
Irene Q. Renaud
Armandine Renaud
Elmer Richards
Edna Richards
Leigh Russell
James Russell
Harry Russell
Jack Rogers
W. E. Reardon
H. H. Reardon
A. A. Rainbolt
E. L. Royster
May Reed
Joe Renwick
Hudgins Named To Pontchartrain Levee Board
E. M. Hudgins of Norco was commissioned by Governor Alton to join the Pontchartrain levee board in Baton Rouge, succeeding Paul Bossier whose term expired. Hudgins assumes duties for the new term beginning immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hudgins
Allen
Wright elected G A R commander in chief at Springfield encampment
William P. Wright aged 83 of Chicago was elected commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the sixty sixth encampment held in Springfield Illinois. The Associated Press photo captures the moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Wright
Chicago
Grand Army of the Republic
Springfield
Ill
Associated Press
MacDonald Firm in Stand as Liberals Back Government
Thirty of the 35 so called Simon liberals attended a meeting and passed a resolution to continue supporting MacDonald’s government. Rumors of a liberal unite against the government were set at rest. George Lansbury indicated Snowden would not be welcomed back into the labour fold. MacDonald said the task of his government would not end until war debts reparations and the world economic conference issues are settled.
Two Tinsleys Sentenced for Local Chicken Thefts
In district court R H Tinsley aged 54 and his son Hiram 18 pleaded guilty to theft of chickens from Rev G E Goodman pastor of Swartz Baptist Church and resident at Edgewater Gardens. They were sentenced to 90 days on the parish roads after charges were reduced from breaking and entering. Spurley Nash pleaded guilty to manufacturing and possessing whiskey and received 30 days on the road plus a $100 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. H. Tinsley
Hiram Tinsley
G. E. Goodman
Swartz Baptist Church
Edgewater Gardens
Spurley Nash
Date of Fiscal Agency Setting Now Announced
The Louisiana state liquidation board will accept bids from banks for fiscal agent contracts 1932-34 at a November 3 meeting. Interest rate fixed at 11 2 percent. State deposits to be apportioned by congressional districts under the Lindsey fiscal bank act. 5 percent interest to be charged on loans to the state. 1930-32 contracts expired and were extended to November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
State Board of Liquidation
L. B. Baynard, Jr
Lindsey Fiscal Bank
Liquidation Board
Theft Charge Involving Shoes In West Monroe
L. S. Sherman, a Black man from Choudrant, was arrested by Monroe police on a charge of stealing a pair of shoes valued at 1.50 from Simmie Dawson. The shoes, said to be found in a shoe shop behind Faulk's drug store on DeSiard street, were reportedly taken from Neal's cafe near the river bank north of the Illinois Central railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Sherman
Choudrant
Monroe
West Monroe
Simmie Dawson
Sherman
Dawson
Neal
Illinois Central Railroad
Faulk
DeSiard Street
Roosevelt Commits To Liberalism In Speech
Gov Roosevelt argues his quarrel is with party leadership not voters and praises Senator Norris as a better Republican. He denounces selfish business, tariffs, bankers, and trusts as nonpartisan threats, cites Jefferson Jackson Lincoln Theodore Roosevelt and Wilson, and backs Norris as radical and unbought. The campaign swing stops in Omaha and Milwau kee with farm and packinghouse crowds planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Republican Party
Norris
Jefferson
Jackson
Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Wilson
Charles W. Bryan
Nebraska
William Jennings Brean
Gov
Sioux City
Milwaukee
Omaha
South
Sudden Chile Death Claims W Serral On Thursday
W Serral died several hours after a reported attack and was taken to Monroe hospital. His wife, who said she had not been ill recently and worked in the cotton fields with him, showed little emotion and wished to return to Greenwood with their baby to earn a living by cotton picking. Funeral plans were not announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
F. K. Ham
Greenwood
Serra
Side Quit Hurting Got Stronger With Cardul
Mrs. R. L. West of Huntsville Alabama reports weakness and weight loss with a side pain. She began using Cardul after an aunt’s suggestion and says the pain stopped, and she grew stronger after three or four bottles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wells Cardus
R. L. West
Huntsville
Ala
Schoolgirl Captures 1-Foot Tarpon Trophy Badge Photo
Katherine Wilson, 18, of Brownsville Texas, grins with a badge proving her angling skill after landing a tarpon scaled to a one foot gauge. The Associated Press photo caption notes the youthful fisher with the catch and badge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katherine Wilson
Brownsville
Tex
Associated Press
Auditorium at Parish High Nears Completion After Fire
Scenery is going up on the Ouachita parish high school auditorium stage as restoration nears finish after last May fire. Superintendent T C Brown says completion within ten days is likely. The reopening has allowed use of the hall since last week. A two room addition at Okaloosa is progressing with plumbing by W J Riley and finishing touches to ready space for fall term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish High School
T. C. Brown
Okaloosa
Brown
W. J. Riley
Civil War Letter Describes Battle Fear and Longing
A letter from A. T. Wood written during the Civil War expresses a wish for peace and reunion with his wife and children. He recalls dangers from bullets, thanks Gat for support in battle, and asks news on farming, fencing, and stock. He sends regards to an uncle and asks to see local workers in Shanghai, China during its rebuilding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gat
Wreck injures passengers as Crescent Limited collides with freight
At Ward Alabama heavy collision between a passenger Crescent Limited and a freight train occurred as the flier passed the spur. Engineer and fireman jumped to safety though one was badly cut by flying debris. Injured were taken to Greenville and Montgomery for treatment. Mrs Louise Wright of Eunice Louisiana and baby Lillian, plus Miss Annie Frazier of Lafayette Louisiana, endured severe shock and scalding wounds before relief arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillips
Greenville
Montgomery
Ala
Crescent Limited
Ward
Louise Wright
Eunice
Lillian
Annie Frazier
Lafayette
Cubans Suspect U S Gangsters Staged Killings
Police uncovered a huge dynamite bomb in Colon cemetery near Dr Vazquez Bello's burial spot. Nine or ten enplaves were arrested for investigation amid evidence the mines had been laid long ago and a plot to kill government leaders with one blow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vazquez Bello
Colon Cemetery
Dr. Vazequez Bello
Dr. Vasquez Bello
Three Acquitted On Arson Charge in Lake Charles
In Lake Charles Louisiana the district court acquitted Mrs. Mary Cascio Carl Cascio Tony Cascio and Ross Glorioso on arson charges tied to a June residence fire. District Attorney John J Robia moved for acquittal after trial began and the jury was instructed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Mary Cascio
Carl
Tony Cascio
Ross Glorioso
Cascio
John J. Robia
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China
Marie Belloc Lowndes
Clarence Brown
South America
New York
Miss Crawford
Strand
Warren William
Warner Bros
Strand Theater
Warner First National
William
Sidney Fox
Aline MacMahon
Guy Kibbece
J. Carroll Naish
Noel Francis
Neville High
Caldwell
Idwell
Bank
Miss. Police
Mary Sheen
J. Frank Smith
Gordon Surgine
Allan Sholars
Dennis Sholars
Mary Lee Sullivan
Tom Sullivan
A. J. Smith
Herman Silverman
Carl Stevenson
R. A. Shotwell
Mandelah King Stubbs
Guy Stubbs
R. N. Slater
Adelia Sandel
Marie Shipp
Emma Shipp
L. R. Swisher
R. Strahan
John Strahan
Tom Sandridge
Lee Stall
Fred Stovall
J. C. Stovall
W. C. Scott
Elmer C. Slagle
J. W. Swift
J. Struben
R. D. Swayze
George W. Smith
Belle Salyers
Jona Theus
James Towns
A. D. Tisdale
Joe Trammell
L. V. Tarver
Judy Thornton
A. M. Thornton
Brisco Trousdale
J. H. Trousdale
Sibyl Thompson
Vivian Terrell
Fred Thatcher
J. B. Vaughn
Stella Vinson
Cordelia Wolf
Howard Willard
Grace Willard
Caro Webb
S. Lockwood Webb
Marie Wamsley
Fred Williamson
Lillian Williamson
J. G. Worthington
M. L. Weyman
W. M. Washburn
W. W. Washburn
E. R B. Whitaker
L. Wooley
Bower Weaks
George Weaks
Hazel Wakefield
Pearl Wakefield
Julia Wossman
Addie Walker
Marie Wooten
E. R. Yancey
George Zeigin
Florence Zeigler
MacDonald
Gov. Roosevelt
Chile
W. Serral
Danna’s Crystal Market
DeSiard St
Hone
K. C
Pay USA
DEEP
HER
Parish High
Shanghai
Winor
U. S
Plough
Paramount Theatre
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