Eighth District Court Opens With Fifteen Felony Cases
Special to the News-Star in Columbia Louisiana on April 13 reports a regular term of Eighth District Court convened for criminal trials. The first case is State versus G. T. Lambert over the killing of Ed Turner. A separate theft case notes a deputy cliff’s car robbed of a top radiator cap and tire with no clues yet. Real estate dealer R. R. Redditt sells 7560 acres to three lumber companies for forty thousand dollars, via agent B. E. Handy of Monroe, with half lands in Caldwell parish and half in LaSalle parish.
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News-Star
Columbia
Eighth District Court
G. T. Lambert
Ed Turner
W. A. Davis
Cliff
R. R. Redditt
Trout Creek Lumber Company
Good Pine Lumber Company
Tall Timber Lumber Company
Caldwell Parish
LaSalle Parish
Mr. Redditt
B. E. Handy
Monroe
Terminal Heights Church Sees Growth Under New Pastor
A revival at Terminal Heights Baptist Church ends with Rev. W. Thompson installed to lead full time. He began March first, the Sunday school organized with I. M. Corgan as superintendent, and the enrollment reached 11 in the department. Thirteen members joined the evening service under his sermon on faith.
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Terminal Heights Baptist Church
Rly
W. Thompson
Terminal Heights
Thompsom
I. M. Corgan
Thompson
Final Tabulation Of Literary Event Results In Rust
Final tabulation shows Ouachita Parish High School first with 49 points and Monroe City High second with 42 among 26 winning schools from 53 entered at the North Louisiana Rally literary events. Other scores include Shreveport 33 Ruston 26 Minden 23 Haynesville 18 Homer 15 Acad ia 14 Lisbon 10 Castor 9 Bastrop 9 Gibsland 9 and more.
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North Louisiana
Rust
Ouachita Parish High School
Monroe City High
Shreveport
Ruston
Minden
Haynesville
Homer
Arcadia
Lisbon
Castor
Bastrop
Gibsland
Summerfield
Forest
Met Rouge
Weldon
Pictorial Review Dress No 2498 in Pastel Flannel
Describes a fashionable dress designed for sport and general wear in pastel color flannel with extra fabric at the shoulders and hips, round collar and straight cuffs. Medium size uses 3 yards of 54 inch material. Sizes 34 to 46 inches bust. Price 45 cents.
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Pictorial Review
Easter Observed With Dignity Across City Churches
Churches throughout the city marked Easter with ornate decorations and music. Rev. Wallace Clift at First Presbyterian spoke on eternal life, Monroe Commandery held its Easter service, and First Methodist showcased infant baptisms and the cantata Our Lord Victorious to a large audience. Several other denominations hosted elaborate services with sizable crowds.
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First Presbyterian Church
Wallace Clift
Monroe Commandery No. 7
Knight’s Templar
First Methodist Church
F. M. Freeman
Our Lord Victorious
First Baptist Church
Frank Tripp
First Christian
Grace Episcopal
St. Matthews
Church of Christ
Hay Accepts Riverside Laboratory Post in Local Health Unit Move
B B Hay, longtime head chemist of the Ouachita parish health unit, leaves to direct the X ray and chemical department at Riverside sanitarium. He comes from Atlanta where he served Camp McPherson. A successor is not named. Hay plans to begin May 15 and head the Ouachita branch lab in the Ouachita National Bank building.
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Ouachita Parish
Riverside Sanitarium
Hay
Atlanta
Camp McPherson
John Schrieber
New Orleans
Riverside
Ouachita National Bank
Hassel Cahn Becomes Eagle Scout in Monroe Court
Hassel M. Cahn earned the Eagle badge at a Monroe Court of Honor on Saturday night, with J. H. Trousdale presenting. Seven Eagles are now in Monroe including Robert DuBose Jack Caspari Eric Le Brocq Prentice Gray G. B. Watkins Owen Ware and Hassel Cahn.
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Hassel M. Cahn
Monroe
J. H. Trousdale
Wv. S. Garnett
Leon Titche
Robert Guerriero
Hessel Cahn
Jack Breard
Andrew Smith
Owen Ware
Ben Dawkins
Boy Scouts of
Robert DuBose
Jack Caspari
Eric LeBrocq
Prentice Gray
G. B. Watkins
Hassel Cahn
Grand Floral Company Delivers by Telegraph in Monroe
The Grand Floral Company, oldest Florists' Telegraph Delivery Association member in Monroe, offers telegraph delivery alongside local floral services. L. H. Cosper, proprietor, notes the shop has a large customer base and strong service in the city.
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Grand Floral Company
News-Star
Florists’ Telegraph Delivery Association
Monroe
L. H. Cosper
The Swan Make-up Mishap Delays Film Scene
Set during The Swan shooting Dimitri Buchowetzki kept actors ready as King Croker King removed for makeup when the beard piece fell apart after lunch. The incident led to a quick rehearsal without the king and a late start on the allegorical sequence. Adolphe Menjou, Ricardo Cortez and Frances Howard star in the Ferenc Molnar adaptation.
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Croker King
Hs Mane
Buchowetzki
King
Philip II
Spain
Adolphe Menjou
Ricardo Cortez
Frances Howard
Leon's Cafe Dinner Menu Listing
A newspaper item notes dinner at Leon's Cafe with regular meals priced at 25c and coffee with pure cream available for 5c extra. The brief indicates Wednesday service and a priced dinner option with drink add ons.
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Leon
Antarctic Arctic Quest and Other Notable Events
A chronology lists events from 1850 to 1924 including an Aberdeen expedition seeking Franklin traces, the 1855 incorporation of the College of California, the 1869 Senate rejection of the Johnson Clarendon Alabama claims treaty, a Canterbury church opening in 1875, the 1915 death of William R. Nelson Kansas City publisher born 1841, and a 1924 Corea coast tidal wave disaster.
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Aberdeen
Arctic
John Franklin
College of California
United States Senate
Alabama
Canterbury
Thomas A. Becket
Cardinal Manning
William R. Nelson
Kansas City
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Corea
Canadian Politician McGee Assassinated by Fenian
Thomas D Arcy McGee, a Canadian journalist and politician born in Ireland, was assassinated by a Fenian in Ottawa on April 7 1868. The entry notes the 1819 founding of a secret society in Naples to drive out foreigners.
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Carbonari
Naples
Thomas D'Arcy McGee
Ireland
Ottawa
Velvet Ice Cream Ad Message From Monroe Ice Cream
An advertisement for Velvet Ice Cream by the Monroe Ice Cream and Candy Co. Inc. promotes purity deliciousness and popularity with a festive 11-25 date reference.
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The
Monroe Ice Cream and Candy Co., Inc
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