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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1925
Page
1
Urania district oil activity speeds up as Urania No. 1 and No. 6 wells near casing. Anthony Gibbon says settlement talks continue with litigation risks, while Rowe plans immediate development and a likely eight inch casing set within days.
Ohio Cairo shows 18.8 feet with a fall of 0.4. Mississippi readings at Memphis 10.5 with 0.7 drop. Vicksburg 22.4 down 0.5. New Orleans 5.1 down 0.3. Red Shreveport 9.4 down 0.3. Alexandria 6.7 down 0.3. Quachita Camden 4.0 with 0.1 fall. Monroe 13.1 steady.
Captain Roberts of the British liner Homeric battled boiling seas at twenty knots to reach the stricken Japanese steamer Raifuku Maru south of Halifax Nova Scotia. Despite rapid approach and crew effort, lifeboats could not be launched and no Japanese crew members were saved. The Raifuku Maru sent a final wireless plea Now very danger Come quick as she foundered in the gale.
AP reports Sofia dispatches show calmer Bulgaria due to moderation by American and British ministers. Neighbors fear the communist plot could spread, with Romania aiding Bulgaria and Greece neutral. Berlin notes possible Yugoslav intervention and the Sveti Kir cathedral bombing as martial law follows. Arrests continue as authorities seek terrorists.
Jackson Mississippi announces Memorial Day observances with Boy Scouts army officers Daughters of the Confederacy public school students and veterans taking part. Graves will be decorated with flags this afternoon and flowers placed Sunday at the mounds. Rev James Falconer Rev P A Hamman and Dr H M King will lead services at the city auditorium as banks close for the holiday.
Sam Rizzo received a state prison term of one to two years after pleading guilty in district court to theft crimes tied to a burglary wave in north Louisiana. Jurors earlier considered a motion to quash but the case proceeded to resolve issues in Barville and Kelley connected thefts.
In Shreveport Louisiana on April 25 Examiner R N Terzia of the Interstate Commerce Commission heard a petition by Standard Oil Company of Louisiana pipeline department and Standard Pipe Line company for about 39000 in reparations for alleged overcharges on wrought iron pipe and tank steel shipped to Smackover and El Dorado oil fields. The local Chamber of Commerce intervened on behalf of members shipping the same goods to the Smackover area. Terzia will also hear a case about rates from northern points to Marshall and Jefferson Texas, alleged to be discriminatory relative to Shreveport Texarkana and other locales.
Weather outlook for the week beginning Monday calls for mostly fair conditions in the fast gulf states with a probability of local thunder showers later. Temperatures above normal, cooler in the north and central portions. West Gulf states mostly partly cloudy with local thunder showers and temperatures above normal early, near normal later.
Reports to the Orleans Parish Levee Board say no flood is expected on the Mississippi River this spring unless unexpectedly heavy rains occur. The assessment was issued today in New Orleans.
Berlin April 25. Former Chancellor Marx and Field Marshal Von Hindenburg face a hard race for the German presidency with no clear frontrunner. Analysts say turnout and party splits will shape the result, with forecasts uncertain and implications for internal and foreign policy pending the Sunday vote. The ballot lists Marx Hindenburg and Thaelmann the communist, with results due ten hours after polls close.
Dr. T. E. Wright of Monroe is named a member of the Louisiana State Board of Health amid a board reorganization under a new membership law. New appointees include Dr. A. O. Maefield of New Orleans Dr. M. P. Beebinger of New Orleans Dr. E. S. Matthews of Bunkie and T. J. Labbe of St. Martinville.
Special to the News-Star Urania April 25 Love Brothers drilling contractors on the Harper lease in section 23-10-1E lost about thirty cords of wood used for the boiler when a fire swept the storage near their derrick. The blaze threatened the rig but drilling resumed. the hole is now 400 trees deep, about one mile west of Tullos on Castor creek with continuous day and night shifts.
Fire destroyed the Lincoln Ice and Cold Storage plant in Ruston, La. between ten and eleven last night. The recently purchased facility had new machinery, one uncrated piece worth thousands saved, and uninsured losses around 10 900 dollars. Manager C E Baugh arranged truck transfers to nearby plants to keep ice supply, with replacements expected by carload from Winnfield. Cause of the fire remains undetermined.
Weather reports from Sherman and Denison indicate slow steady downpours moving east after days of Panhandle rain. The moisture soaks the ground and aids farmers across northern Texas.
Senator Burton K Wheeler of Montana, later a vice presidential candidate, was cleared in an oil suit allegation as Washington and Billings news noted a notable Wheeler family event last night in Great Falls.
Special to the News-Star reports two suits filed in Urania. The Urania Lumber Company seeks a deed correction for land in section 18 10-2E to reflect 40 acres in the northeast quadrant, section 18 10-2E. Wm. M. Haddox heirs contest title to 40 acres in section 1 10 2E, alleging rightful heirs seek the property as land has become valuable.
The Ouachita parish jury returns a guilty verdict against Howard Roberson for the murder of Adolph Epstein, Swartz grocer, after deliberating through the night and into morning. Defense plans an appeal while Hays faces separate trial on the same charges.
Earl Brewer former Mississippi governor was awarded $350000 by Chancellor Lomax in Clarksdale in a case arising from cash and notes held as security for a $276000 note drawn by W P Holland former Planters National Bank president and endorsed by Brewer.
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