Storm damage in N central La totals over 200000
Alexandria July 31 hurricane damage in North Central Louisiana may exceed 200000 as fifteen towns felt a 30 minute blast with rain and lightning. Rochelle and Tullos suffered major damage to Tremont Lumber Co structures and derricks fell across several towns. One fatality near Colfax and two injuries reported. widespread power outages left several towns in darkness overnight.
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Alexandria
Louisiana
Rochelle
Tullos
Tremont Lumber Co
Grayson
Clarks
Olla
Standard
Urania
Georgetown
Selma
Dry Prong
Colfax
Boyce
Zimmerman
Pineville
Here
Ola
Kelly
Louisiana Power & Light Co
Columbia
Tulles
Regulars Endorse Ransdell in U S Senate Race
New Orleans July 31 United States Senator Joseph B Ransdell received the endorsement of the regular Democratic faction of New Orleans for re election The unanimous vote followed a resolution praising his ability and accomplishments and urging his return to the Senate on the eve of his campaign kickoff.
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New Orleans
United States
Joseph B. Ransdell
Sptcuay
Ransdell
United States Senate
Girl 12 Testifies Father Made Her Steal
A 12 year old girl testified in a New York magistrate court that she and her siblings were forced by their father, Joseph Chovanec, to steal from neighborhood stores. When loot was insufficient, they were beaten and kneel on a nail studded broom. The judge found the father guilty of disorderly conduct and remanded him to jail for sentencing later in the week.
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New York
Joseph Chovanec
Mary
Growth in Southern Forest Station Funds Surges
New Orleans reports a tenfold rise in funds for the Southern Forest Experiment Station, a U.S. Forest Service division, from 1921 to 1930. Director E. L. Cemmunion notes the $15,000 start with future total of $168,800, enabling a forest survey in the Southern hardwood region and silvicultural research in the same area as part of a broader expansion.
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New Orleans
Southern Forest Experiment Station
U.S. Forest Service
Department of Agriculture
South
E. L. Cemmunion
Tulion
Ma. Deiminon
Funias
Plane Seen To Catch Fire And Fall In Ocean
San Francisco reports a large airplane burst into flames over bootleggers cove eight miles east of Point Reyes coast guard station and plunged into the ocean last night. A life-saving crew under Chief Boatswain Howard Underhill searched for wreckage but had not located the aircraft or any survivors.
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San Francisco
Point Reyes
Boy 14 Slayer Of Mother Gets 50 Years
IDA GROVE IOWA July 30 Lester Mohr 14 confessed slayer of his mother Mrs Gus Mohr was sentenced to 50 years in prison Judge P J Kiinker spared life term due to youth The boy testified he drank spiked beer argued with his mother over work she slapped him he beat her with bricks then shot and killed her
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Ida Grove
Iowa
Lester Mohr
Gus Mohr
P. J. Kiinker
New Orleans to Get Broadway's Best Theatrical Successes
New Orleans will host a fourteen week season of New York stage success early in 1931. Leading producers including Belasco Brady Pemberton and Tyler pledged support to the New Orleans Theater Guild. About 600 to 700 of 3400 subscriptions have been pledged.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Theater Guild
New York
Sydney Shields
David Belasco
William A. Brady
Mrs. Fraser
Brock Pemberton
Geo. Co. Tyler
Guild
One Million Dollar Lakefront Bonds Sold
New Orleans reports the sale of 1,000,000 lakefront improvement bonds by A L Shushan president of the Orleans Levee Board. Weil Roth and Irving Company of Cincinnati bought at par plus accrued interest since January 1 and a 2,000 premium. Buyers will pay 1 1 2 per cent interest on daily balance kept in a Louisiana bank. Bonds are part of a 2,000,000 issue authorized in 1928 for a sea wall along Lake Pontchartrain from West End to the Industrial Canal, with work recently started under a contract for 1,956,000.
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New Orleans
A. L. Shushan
Orleans
Lake Pont‘chirtrain
West End
Refuses To Give Blood For Baby Sent To Jail
Chicago July 30 Charged with refusing to give blood to aid his anemic baby Leo Bloteaux was sent to jail after Judge James F Fardy called him the meanest man in the world He also faced cruelty and failure to support his wife who works in a factory The wife said she agreed to blood transfusions to save the baby but he refused The state's attorney urged time to think and the judge fined Bloteaux 100 to be worked out
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Chicago
Leo Bloteaux
James F. Fardy
Bloteaux
Louisiana Marriages Rise 12.5 Percent in 1929
Baton Rouge reports 20,729 marriages in 1929, up from 13,427 in 1928, a 12.5 percent increase, with divorces rising 13.2 percent according to preliminary U S Department of Commerce figures.
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Baton Rouge
Department of Commerce
Louisiana
Chevrolet six cylinder models debut with new colors and wire wheels
An invitation announces the first showing of six cylinder Chevrolet models featuring striking new colors and wire wheels. The event highlights a sedan delivery and delivery options with prices and options noted, including a reference to a model with unusually large numbers of spokes for strength.
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Chevrolet
Marriage and divorce trends in Louisiana 1929 figures
In 1929 Louisiana recorded 2,166 divorces and 17 annulments, with 1,813 divorces in Hedin and a rise of 253 from the previous year. The state’s July 1929 population estimate was 1,964,000 yielding 10.6 marriages and 0.98 divorces per 1000 people. The data contrasts with 1928 values and 1916 marriage totals.
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Louisiana
Hedin
Tulane Medical Party 15 To Make Jungle Expedition
A Tulane medical party plans a jungle expedition led by Mrs Edward Mize. The group aims to gather data on Uipicad ustitetn and learn about local wildlife while exploring Vie Pomtote dune deetaris and other regions. The team prepares for a voyage tied to a university project with safety measures and field training.
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Tulane
Caberot
Edward Mize
Guy de Seti
Hit By Automobile Garien remo of Pungina
Workers will spend two or three weeks away for recovery after a hit and will return to lead harbors with studies. The Panera hospital treats daily cases while the Gota Memorial Institute in Panama assists with equipment. The yard will return to New Orleans for the opening of the velvet tent in September.
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Garien Remo
Pungina
Spediaredis
Orledes
King's Third Son May Rule Northern Ireland
Unclear fragments indicate succession talks in Ulster with reference to royal titles. The text mentions the Duke of Gloucester and a Mount Stuart location, but details are garbled. No clear date or named events can be confirmed from the readable portions.
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Northern Ireland
Pakition
Belfast
Sui
Guomeeterr
Cote
Duke of Abeteotus Ceret
Duke of
Gloucester
Norio Leisad
Lord Londongerty
Mount Stuart
Kites
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