Mansfield Ceremonies Recall Battle of Mansfield
Crowds gather in Mansfield Louisiana for 61st anniversary events marking the Battle of Mansfield. Monuments to Prince Camille De Polignac and General Dick Taylor unveiled with speeches by Prince Victor Mansfield Polignac and Walton Stauffer.
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Mansfield
France
Confederacy
Battle of
Prince Camille de Polignac
Lafayette
South
L. H. Bell
Jos. B. Elam
Henry L. Fuqua
Florence C. Tompkins
New S
Louisiana United Daughters of the Confedeacy
Mary B.woppenheim
Jated Daughters
Taylor Mondigent
Tompkins
Taylor
DeSoto Parish
Mansfield Battle Park
Packenham Place
Louisiana
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Mansfield Battle Field
Dick Taylor
Prince Camille Polignas
New Orleans
Congress
Confederate Park
Higginsville
Gautreaux
W. B. Haldeman
United Confederate Veterans
L. A. Babin
Baton Rouge
Haldeman
F. W. Bradt
Mansfield College Glee Club
J. S. Allison
Prince Victor Mansfield Polignac
Paris
America
Walton Stauffer
Prince Polignac
Mr. Stauffer
Kiwanis Club
Mary B. Poppenheim
Weekly gas use report shows drop in Monroe field consumption
A New Orleans office report details seven day gas consumption ending March 27 totaling 2.83 billion cubic feet, down over 600 million from the first week of March. It lists production and consolidation figures for numerous carbon companies and local entities in Monroe and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
New Orleans
Department of Conservation
R. P. Webb
Consolidated Carbon Co
Cosmos Carbon Co
Carson Carbon Co
Central Carbon Co
Century Carbon Co
City of
Bastrop
Excelsior
Ebony Carbon Co
Gulf Carbon Co
Humphries Carbon Co
Huber, J. M. Carbon Co
Ceeeeseee
Imperial Oil & Gas
Keystone Carbon Co
Louisiana Gas Products
Louisiana Carbon Co
Carbon Co
Peerless Carbon Co
Southern Carbon Co
Texas-Louisiana
Fairbanks
Wis
Coltexo
Southren Carbon Co
Southern Gas Line
Standard Carbon Co
Union Power ‘Carbon Co
U. S. Carbon Co
Union
Colinston
Amalgamated Co
Carbon Carbon Co
Consumers Gas Co
Feazel
W. C., Et al
Huber
J. M
Hosterman
A. D
Monroe Louisiana Carbon Co
Veessaseerese
Magnolia “Carbon Co
Morris, H. C
N. la. Utility Co
Ouachita Oil & Natural
Palmer Corporation
Peerless Carbon Black Co
Potts
John
Stovall
Fred
Thrift Oil & Gas Co
Texas Company
Union Gas Products
Union Power Carbon Co
United Oil & Natural Imperial Oil & Gas
United Oil & Natural Gas
West Virginia Oil & Gas
la del Properties
Zeigin-Clarke Oil & Gas
H. Montgomery
Montgomery & McHenry
Wheat prices blamed on price fixing propaganda
Senator Shipstead of Minnesota alleges that price fixing speculators caused the Chicago wheat surge and accuses the agriculture department of aiding the bull movement by spreading false propaganda about a world wheat shortage. He cites a letter to Julius Barnes reacting to Barnes’s article about past farmer marketing advice.
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Washington
Chicago Board of Trade
Shipstead
Farmer-Labor
Minnesota
Julius Barnes
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Department of Agriculture
Barnes
Senator Shipstead
River Stage Readings and Changes Across Rivers
River stage measurements list Mississippi locations Memphis Vicksburg and New Orleans with values and trends. Red River at Shreveport shows rise while Ouachita readings at Camden and Monroe indicate mixed movement.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Half Way to Goal in Monroe Chamber Drive
The Monroe West Monroe Chamber of Commerce reports about half the $20,000 goal pledged in the first day of the fundraising drive. Secretary D F Walker says twenty four hours show strong membership interest and higher than expected pledges, with West Monroe contributing four hundred dollars so far.
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Chamber of Commerce
Donald F. Walker
D. F. Walker
Regar
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Central Committee
Worker Injured After 20 Foot Fall At Bastrop Pulp Mill
A Louisiana Pulp and Paper Mill employee, A. D. Quinn, fell about 20 feet from a top floor ladder at Bastrop. He was rushed to St Francis sanitarium for an X ray. Henry Warren of Wisner, a Metropolis Bending worker, was injured when a pole fell on his foot and he rests well at St Francis.
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A. D. Quinn
Louisiana Pulp and Paper Mill
Bastrop
Quinn
St. Francis
Henry Warren
Metropolis Bending Company
Wisner
Warren
St. Francis Sanitarium
Sutcliff House Destroyed In West Monroe Fire
The Sutcliff residence at 320 River Front West Monroe was consumed by fire shortly after 3 am with an estimated loss of 6000 and 4500 in insurance. Nearby structures were saved after heroic firefighting using the new La France truck and help from Monroe Chief Roddy. Sutcliff will not rebuild citing river bridge construction plans affecting the site.
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W. J. Sutcliff
River Front
West Monroe
Mr. Sutcliff
Jmancely
R. J. Rasberry
Sutcliff
Ouachita River
Army Lieutenant Claims Mental Disorder Led to Slaying
Manila April 8 Lieutenant J S Thompson said in a cell statement that extreme mental aberration caused the shooting of Miss Audrey Burleigh. He cited jealousy and fits of insanity as factors in the crime committed Sunday morning while they rode in an automobile near Manila.
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Manila
J. S. Thompson
Audrey Burleigh
Burleigh
Downtown blaze damages DeSiard Street building
Morning fire at 325 1 2 DeSiard Street caused about 2500 in damage to the Sol Cahn Ladies Department Store on the first floor with water damage spreading to merchandise. The Mon roe Athletic Club on the second floor suffered light equipment damage as firefighters from Companies 1 and 2, using chemicals and water, fought the blaze for about an hour. Traffic in front of the center city block was halted during hose deployment.
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DeSiard Street
J. Q. Graves
Sol Cahn Ladies Department
Monroe Athletic Club
Parish Police Jury Cuts Staff To Save Costs
Ouachita Parish Police Jury votes to drop four staff positions including Traffic Officer Bert Thurmond and an assistant highway engineer to save between twelve and fifteen thousand dollars in overhead. Changes take effect May 1 with Clyde Mitchell and R O Morrison plus Fred Hill reassigned to cover duties and road projects. Contracts were let for three miles of graveling between Monroe and Jonesboro and three miles between Monroe and Columbia, plus gravel purchase for Calhoun.
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Theo, Terzia
Ouachita Parish
Bert Thurmond
Terzia
Clyde Mitchell
Thurmond
R. O. Morrison
Fred Hill
Meyer-Greenwald Co
Monroe
Jonesboro
Columbia
Calhoun
Granville Suspension Stems From Permit Violation in Canada
Granville of Toronto, a champion walker, is suspended by the Ontario branch of the Canadian A A U for competing without a permit in an international meet. The action centers on unauthorized participation and applies to the Ontario chapter’s governance.
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Granville
Toronto
Phil Granville
Walker
Canada
Ontario
Canadian
Baton Rouge Pink Sheet Causes Campus Shock On Campus
Investigators pursue editors of The Whangdoodle a salacious pamphlet sold on campus and in Baton Rouge claiming an arrest of a faculty member. Police seized copies and warned of criminal action. bids for copies surfaced as authorities seek connections.
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Baton Rouge
Whangdoodle
Louisiana State University
T. D. Boyd
Associated Press
Stranzke
Col. Boyd
French Senate Fight on Levy Plan Expected
Paris reports on April 8 that the French Chamber of Deputies will discuss the government relief bill for France's finances. A capital levy proposal from the socialists and other plans threaten to split the coalition as the finance committee weighs alternatives and the government seeks a narrow majority.
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Paris
A. P
Chamber of Deputies
France
Finance Committee
de Monzie
M. Klotz
Louis Malvy
Bank of France
Prince of Wales to announce engagement in London
Reports from social circles in London claim the Prince of Wales will announce his engagement to Princess Martha niece of the King of Sweden upon returning from South Africa and South America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Prince of Wales
Martha
King
Sweden
South Africa
South America
Initial suits filed in Urania title scramble
In Urania Louisiana the first oil land suit near the Urania well was filed in Jena on March 20 1925 by James Walter Elder against Urania Petroleum Company seeking 8000 dollars. An April 2 amendment seeks 126000 dollars claiming a settlement offered by A Gibbon included three forty acre tracts NW 1-4 of section the details continue in the filing.
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Urania
Jena
la Salle Parish
James Walter Elder
Urania Petroleum Company
W H Rowe Ships Drilling Rig to Urania Section
Special to the News-Star Winnfield Louisiana April 8 A drilling rig for Urania area left Shreveport at 1 40 am routed via L and A to Winnfield delivered to the T and G at 9 20 am transferred to the Missouri Pacific at Rochelle at 11 15 am freight schedules show it arriving in Urania at 1 30 pm today W H Rowe a noted operator will occupy section 7 10 2 An erroneous report about the Winnfield Georgetown road circulation is denied motorists say the road is in excellent shape gravel and can handle heavy traffic
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News-Star
Winnfield
Urania
Shreveport
la Salle Parish
W. H. Rowe
L. and A
T. and G
Missouri Pacific
Rochelle
Winnfield Georgetown Road
Ellingson Matricide Trial Nears Verdict
In San Francisco on April 8 Dorothy Ellingson 17 faces a sanity trial for matricide. Attorneys argued over her testifying as she accused her counsel of insulting her. The courtroom chaos included Ellingson tossing water at lawyers and declaring she might testify.
Judge Overrules Demurrer in Dr Woodward Narcotic Charge
In federal court Judge Ben C. Dawkins overruled the demurrer by Dr Katherine B Woodward local physician charging two counts under the Harrison narcotic act finding the indictment sufficient. Multiple cases occupied the session with embezzlement misappropriation and liquor offenses resulting in various sentences including jail terms and fines.
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Katherine B. Woodward
Ben C. Dawkins i
Woodward
Dawkins
Anthony Phillips
John Fletcher
Elijah J. Smith
Athone
Concordia Parish
Virgie B. Knox
Crowville
Franklin Parish
John McNutt
Dewey Bell
Shuttle Trains Serve LSU Campus Trips In Baton Rouge
LSU officials announce shuttle trains to operate between the old campus and the new plant south of Baton Rouge to carry students to classes next fall. Buses of 50 seats will be used and dormitories at the new campus won’t be ready until January 1, 1926. Dedication ceremonies are set for April 30, 1926 and co education support remains strong.
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Baton Rouge
T. D. Boyd
Louisana State University
The
State University
Boyd
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Chamber
Bastrop Falls
St. Franciscis Sanitarium
Lucille Miller Bieberheimer
University of Chicago
Marengo
Iowa
Ralph
DeSiard
Parish
Bovd
Wales
Gulf Refining Company
J. B. King
Dorothy Ellingson
Effie V. Little
U. S
Effie
Little
First National Bank
Oak Grove
W. M. Lynch
Tussie C. Blake
Milliken
East Carroll Parish
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