20 Apr 1921
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1921
Page
1
Twenty six thousand people in northern Alabama coal fields face starvation as the Salvation Army warns the state must expand aid. Governor Kilby was briefed on the appeal from the Southwestern Division based in Birmingham. The group says resources are stretched and additional help is needed now.
Rumor from Baton Rouge says the Monroe Ouachita school controversy has been settled with fair terms for all parties and interests. Details will be released Thursday and none familiar with the situation foresee any complaint or friction remaining.
Berlin in April reports the German cabinet undecided on replying to the reparations commission demands to move the gold reserve to the occupied zone. President Havenstein of the Reichsbank and financial writers oppose the plan deeming gold private property and warning it would trigger currency collapse at home and abroad.
San Jose reports Panama is massing forces and warlike preparations along the Costa Rica frontier. Costa Rica indicates willingness to negotiate to resolve the boundary dispute between the two nations.
Farmers from Ouachita and neighboring parishes will meet in West Monroe on Saturday April 30 to form the North Louisiana Truck Growers Association. Led by Ouachita farm agent B M Jackson the move mirrors efforts at Hattiesburg and Crystal Springs. The same day may see North Louisiana Jersey breeders gather as West Monroe hosts trade day with an arranged program.
The Perryville store of J. A. Perry on the Ouachita Morehouse line was robbed last night for the second time in a week. Sheriff Arthur Grant said the proprietor had not finished counting, but it is believed several hundred dollars worth of merchandise was taken, mainly guns knives and hardware implements.
The Busy Bee Cafe at the Missouri Pacific station owned by Angelo Kanelos has been seized by the sheriff on order of the Sixth Judicial District in the Pluming & Gas Appliance Co versus Angelo Kanelos case to satisfy a $1,286.70 judgment. Kanelos faces a federal charge for possessing liquor valued over $3,000 found in the cafe vault and was released on bond for grand jury investigation.
Harry Ridge Evans, about 76, was arrested by Policeman W. Sterns and turned over to authorities on liquor possession charges. He reportedly bootlegged on Monroe streets, displaying alcohol including a quart and a half pint and later five quarts from a suitcase. A hearing before United States Commissioner William O’Kelly was expected.
Assistant General Manager W H Gueringer and Mrs Gueringer are in the city to finalize completion details of the new Monroe playhouse expected to open by May 5. The transformed theatre promises pride for Monroe with a road show past, and likely pictures and occasional vaudeville attractions as secured.
Belgrade prepares guarantees against Charles return involving Yugoslavia Czechoslovakia and Romania to be presented to the Budapest government within days.
A Chicago dispatch reports charges that a capital combine led by twelve New York financial institutions launched a policy of nationwide shutdowns. Rail labor economist W J Lauck named about 100 men linked through interlocking directorships, claiming control of the movement via these institutions. The dispatch notes continued coverage on page one.
Tonight expect increasing cloudiness and warmer conditions. Thursday will be partly cloudy to cloudy with continued warmth and mild temperatures.
The Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal in Monroe will adjourn this afternoon and likely never sit here again as a constitutional convention moves to establish a permanent domicile, probably at Alexandria. The Ouachita parish courthouse’s decay is cited as the reason Monroe loses the bid, though the court has long sat in several North and Central Louisiana towns. Eight Ouachita parish cases were heard today, with others from Jackson, Richland, Union, West Carroll, and Natchitoches parishes.
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