Planters Rush Aid To Arkansas Flood Fight
In Pine Bluff Arkansas and along the Mississippi levees laborers rush to strengthen top levees as the flood threat grows. The Myrtle Grove break near New Orleans raises fears of backwater, while Memphis engineers say the crest may pass to the Gulf within a week. Thousands flee to refuges. hundreds of thousands of acres flood.
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Associated Press
Pine Bluff
Ark
Mississippi
Arkansas
Arkansas City
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Myrtle Grove
Tenn
Mississippi Valley
Gulf of Mexico
Louisiana
Greenville
Natchez
Memphis
Vicksburg
Knights Templar Conclave Opens in New Orleans
In New Orleans on April 24 the thirty- fif th triennial Knights Templar conclave opened with thousands already in the city. Incoming and special trains bring more attendees as the city is heavily decorated with Templars colors and emblems, and national symbols, lighting up downtown and main streets.
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Knights Templar
New Orleans
the Templars
Templars
High Attorney Rules Parish Rewards for Liquor Law Violations
Richland parish lies under a ruling by C. J. Ellis Jr on the authority of parish police juries and school boards to offer rewards for reporting liquor law violations. Assistant Attorney General George Seth Guion says parish and school boards lack such powers under Hood act and Luchini v. police jury. The opinion confirms police juries may reward violators of ordinances but not for criminal law enforcement.
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Parish
C. J. Ellis, Jr
Richland Parish
George Seth Guion
Guion
Luchini
Police
Louisiana
Supreme Court
Richland
Officers to be named for fair at Calhoun for ensuing season
The North Louisiana Agricultural Society will hold its next regular meeting at Calhoun on Thursday April 27 at the experiment station grounds. Officers will be elected and the fall fair discussed with Dr W R Dodson as principal speaker. Lunch will be served and the public is invited.
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North Louisiana Agricultural Society
Experiment Station
Calhoun
W. R. Dodson
The
Agricultural College
Ivey Faulk Given High Legion Post at State Meeting
Ivey Faulk elected to grande chef de gare of Le Grand Voiture Louisiana at a Shreveport meeting with 25 delegates from Monroe New Orleans Lake Charles and Shreveport. Officers named include J A Faulk and J L Kilgore, with plans for state and national conventions in Baton Rouge and New Orleans. The constitution was adopted and charters filed for Rustom and Baton Rouge as the order expands in Louisiana.
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la Societe Des
Joey A. Faulk
Monroe
J. L. Kilgore
Lake Charles
C. E. Hill
Shreveport
Conducteur
H. P. Meinnis
Garde de la Porte
Ivey A. Faulk
J. C. Casserly
J. P. Gorton
H. B. Pratt
Henry Cuculla
New Orleans
Che
Order
Rustom
Baton Rouge
Legion
Chef de Gare
L. Milton King
Faulk
American Legion
Louisiana
Hundreds Taken In Latin Revolt
A government order in Mexico City reports the arrest of more than 300 Liberal party members over revolutionary activities. The Chamorro administration says Liberals were unusually aggressive last week and a coup against the government is feared.
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Associated Press
Mexico City
Liberal Party
Chamorro
Rayville
Missouri Pacific Railway
Tensas Basin
Southeast Arkansas
Lake Providence
East Carroll Parish
Louisiana
Lake Village
Arkansas
Mangham
Delhi
Winnsboro
Government River Forces
Monroe
Local Week End Brings Arrests and Confessions in Ouachita
Ouachita parish deputies arrest C P Perrine and son Grady for liquor possession near West Monroe with a five gallon jug and about 100 half pint bottles. John Turner is jailed for liquor at Lovers Lane. J M Ponder faces Hood law charge after drunk and disorderly arrest. Five others jailed for gambling with dice at a West Monroe raid near Bell Manufacturing. Albert Madison confesses to killing David Johnston, citing fear of the victim. Johnston was shot near his home while preparing for church. Two youths recover Madison’s coat and shotgun from a culvert.
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C. P. Perrine
John Turner
Lovers’ Lane
Lee Parker
L. V. Tarver
Coverdale
Roper
Meredith
West Monroe
Bell Manufacturing Company
John Williams
Albert Proctor
Dempson Williard
Otis Jackson
Ollie Carter
Carter
Albert Madison
D.L. Roper
David Johnston
Jackson
Dixie Streets
Johnston
Arthur Grant
D. L. Roper
Milton Coverdale
C. D. Meredith
Madison
Ada Clark
Alexandria Lane
Morris Trustee Finishes Great Gasser Near Crossett
N. C. Morris, trustee, completes another large gas well in Monroe field section 21 22 5 Morehouse parish known as Crossett No 6. The Prairie de Butte site is one of the belt’s largest, with an estimated 40 000 000 cubic feet daily. The conservation commission plans a full official output estimate.
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N. C. Morris
Monroe Field
Morehouse Parish
Crossett No. 6
Prairie de Butte
Monroe Gas Belt
The
Conservation Commission
Jackson moved to Shreveport for new murder trial
B F Jackson, charged with murdering B M Thompkins in Monroe a year ago, has been moved from Ouachita parish jail to Shreveport. He was tried twice before with mistrials and will face trial again at the May term of the sixth district court beginning May 15.
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B. F. Jackson
B.M. Thompkins
Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Shreveport
Jackson
Sixth District Court
Johnson school district plans $18,000 bond sale for new building
The Johnson school district of Morehouse prepared to sell bonds totaling eighteen thousand dollars to erect and equip a school building. The election produced no opposing votes, and the board expects to begin construction and site work during the summer season.
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Johnson
Morehouse
Flood threats and Willard hotel fire devastation collide in Washington
Reports detail a vast flood threat in the Deep South with Lake Providence and nearby levees bracing for rising waters. Separately, the New Willard hotel in Washington suffered a major fire on the tenth floor, following a daybreak blaze, displacing high profile guests including Vice President Coolidge and President Harding’s circle.
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Associated Press
Washington
New Willard Hotel
Harding
Coolidge
Pershing
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
United States
Gridiron Club
Fourteenth Street
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury
White House
Peacock Alley
New Willard
France
Maryland
Meh Fbider
New York
M.cChord
Interstate Commerce Commission
McChord
McNary
Oregon
T. R. Dunn
Rochester
N. Y
Homer Snyder
Charles B. Rawson
Iowa
T. Coleman Dupont
Delaware
Sawyer
Dan Mulvane
Kansas
F Street
Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution
Congress
T. DeWitt Talmadge
Bastrop Council Seeks Bids for 45000 Bond Issue
Bastrop town council will receive sealed bids on May 6 for 45000 bonds to finance a combined water and electric light plant. Bonds dated May 1 1922 in 500 denominations mature May 1 of 1925 through 1934. An approving opinion from bond attorney F William Kraft of Chicago will be furnished.
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Bastrop
F. William Kraft
Chicago
Ill
Yankees and Giants Lead Early Major League Race
New York April 24 the Yankees and Giants opened the third week of the season strong in both leagues. They showcased their trusted ball that helped them win last year’s pennant as they paced the standings.
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New York
Pennantville
Yankees
Giants
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Calder
Washington Hostelry
New
Williard Hotel
Bastrop Council
Ouachita Game Protective Association
Thos. H. M’millan
Weaks Supply Co
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Major Stave CO
Geo. Hooker
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