06 Apr 1927
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1927
Page
1
Fourteen men were killed and two more were missing after an explosion at the Producers and Refiners oil refinery in Parco Wyoming. A fire damaged the plant with an estimated 500000 dollars in losses and the blast was felt seven miles away.
The Ford Motor Company annual financial report filed in Boston on April 6 shows a surplus of 697,637,788 against a total assets of 784,208,080 with capital stock listed at 17,264,500.
River stage readings show minor changes across listed locations. Memphis, Vicksburg, New Orleans, Shreveport, Alexandria, Ouachita Camden, and Ohio areas display small rises or falls with values indicating current water levels and short-term trends.
Ten years have passed since the United States declared war on Germany. The House passed the war resolution 273 to 50 after a tense roll call led by Janet Rankin. President Wilson signed the resolution and a state of war proclamation, setting mobilization in motion and filling recruiting offices with eager volunteers.
Madge Graham contemplates marriage and personal sacrifice on the porch of the Long Island farmhouse. She envisions a sisterhood of women weighing the labor needed to keep a marriage alive against preserving their individuality. The scene begins with reflections on love and the yoke of domestic life as the narrative continues.
Instructions outline newspaper delivery in Monroe and West Monroe. It notes News-Star agents serve readers in Northeast Louisiana and deliver newspapers directly to homes.
A Missouri Pacific passenger coach was demolished when three locomotives and a Texas and Pacific train collided at the Park avenue crossing in Alexandria Louisiana. The private car of R H Gains chief engineer of maintenance of way was crushed at one end. Gains secretary and a porter were badly shaken but no one was seriously injured.
A 13 member Alexandria chamber delegation arrived in Monroe to inspect Louisiana Arkansas Barge Service Inc and eye a similar Red River run between Alexandria and New Orleans. They praised Monroe freight rates but warned inland output may limit downstream trips.
W. Swallow and Ernest H. Z. Watley were unanimously reelected as president and secretary treasurer of the Louisiana labor federation at its Baton Rouge convention. Other officers named without opposition include Robert Perigoni first vice president Frank Manning second vice president and G. E. Wallace third vice president. A resolution urged eligible members to join the American Legion in recognition of long standing ties with organized labor as the convention closes today.
Ten years ago Monroe marked the day Woodrow Wilson signed the war declaration with the United States entering World War I. The signature occurred at 1 11 pm Friday April 6 after Senate and Congress approved the measure. The town buzzed with war talk as Marines and infantry units were mobilized locally.
Natural Gas company records reveal steady expansion in Monroe and West Monroe. From March 1925 to March 1926 meters rose from 4958 to 5331, a seven percent gain, and to 6047 by March this year, up 716 meters and over 13 percent, with yearly increases about double the prior year. Manager C. L. Melebeck notes ongoing expansion and 26 workers plus extra staff for street paving projects.
National guardsmen halted an effort to dynamite the locks and dam near Marked Tree Arkansas. A gun battle wounded three men T A Grider Henry Harrison and Will Wilson who surrendered after his companion fled. Guards doubled at the levee as 215 sticks of dynamite were found near the rocks. The aim was to release water to prevent overflow but would have flooded the town.
Homer Dr. Hine, 26, of Forrest City Arkansas, a confessed army deserter, is identified as the courteous robber who seized jewelry and cash from a March 26 automobile party. Mrs. Lillian Kamp and Mrs. Laura Eagle recognized his photo in papers after he appeared at city jail in a natty gray spring suit. He denied the charge, had been a society favorite in St Louis, and faces forgery and discharge paper charges at Governor's Island.
The Louisiana Ice Manufacturers association will hold its 1927 convention in Lake Charles on Monday April 18 starting at 10 a m. Sessions meet in the Association of Commerce building.
A dramatic election moment notes a figure nicknamed Big Bill returning as the sun completes its global orbit and rises in the east. The article records nearly one million votes cast, hinting at a large turnout and sustained political momentum.
Hotel Monroe owner J E Dough ties plans a new fourth floor annex on Wood street adding 24 rooms for a total of 154. The $25 000 expansion targets completion by October 1 and aims to serve show troupes and traveling groups as Monroe grows with the Richland parish gas field and regional industry.
In the Roosevelt Dam area Arizona the intercontinental flight ending in disaster as the Santa Maria hydroplane caught fire on takeoff after refueling at Roosevelt Lake. Commander Francesco De Pinedo and crew escaped by swimming or leaping overboard as observers watched flames consume the vessel. The craft now lies submerged at an estimated sixty feet.
AP reports a new diamond field near Capetown with a single 81 carat stone valued at 35 million dollars. The field is owned by a syndicate, signaling diamonds likely remain expensive.
In New Orleans the body of an unidentified elderly man killed by a train at Garyville was brought to the city and held at a morgue for identification. He reportedly stepped onto the tracks and died en route to New Orleans.
In Jersey City on April 6 a Bethlehem Steel stockholder Richard A. Jones voiced concern that Samuel Untermyer has Bolshevist leanings at the annual meeting. Jones opposed re-election of Alvin Untermyer son of Samuel while President Eugene G. Grace supported him and he was re elected.
Veterans at the Tampa reunion focus on informal conversations rather than speeches. General M. D. Vance of Little Rock leads the Sons of Confederate Veterans session and declares Lincoln not a Confederate chief. The Florida division commander and Vance share chair duties as the event continues.
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