Germany production surge sparks reparations debate
Berlin reports Germany will modify reparations proposals if Washington asks. Germany’s economy is described as prioritizing real production, outstripping the U.S. and Allies in recovery while issuing warnings about peace strategies and production costs.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Washington
New York
Germany
United States
Charles M. Schwab
Chamber of Commerce
England
Detroit
Europe
Italy
Belgium
France
Rotary Club appoints year committees at luncheon
President Ty Cobb presided for the first time as he named the new committees for the year. Boys Work includes Rosenheim Ne ville Haas and others, Public Affairs list features Smith Cooley Adams Haas Kaplan, Entertainment names Beidenham Hammond Collens Selig Smith, Educational includes Trousdale Steigler Sugar Morton Florsheim. Public speaker Charles Zueblin urged practical education and industrial training for youths. Mrs Henry Whitfield sang several solos.
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H. Rosenhein
E. L. Neville
Aubrey Haas
E. K
Means and Co
C. Bell
J. W. Smith
G. B. Cooley
J. L. Adams
Sig Haas
Samuel Kaplan
M. S. Beidenham
Leon Hammond
J. W. Collens
E. Jack Selig
J. Arthur Smith
J. H. Trousdale
R. L. Steigler
Emanuel Sugar
C. B. Morton
E. N. Florsheim
Charles Zueblin
Zueblin
Monroe
Utah
Henry Whitfield
Rotary
Sevral
Hammond
Ouachita Wins Game at Baton Rouge 33 to 16
Ouachita Parish high school defeated Glenmore in Baton Rouge during the athletic rally by 33 to 16. A telegram to Professor T. C. Brown from Jack Hays confirms the score. Monroe is set to face Pitkin tomorrow as Shreveport plays Pitkin, Pitkin winning 32 to 16.
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Ouachita Parish
Glenmore
Baton Rouge
T. C. Brown
Jack Hays
Monroe
Pitkin
Shreveport
Atlantic Fleet Passes in Ceremony at Hampton Roads
The Atlantic Fleet, led by the Pennsylvania, reviews before President Harding at Old Point Comfort as 60 plus ships form a ceremonial procession into Hampton Roads. The Mayflower carried the president and officials as naval officers saluted, marking Harding’s first sea power review.
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Pennsylvania
Associated Press
Old Point Comfort
Harding
Hampton Roads
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
House rejects naval amendment delaying ship construction
The House voted overwhelmingly to reject an amendment to the naval appropriations bill that would bar funds for continuing warship construction until President Harding convenes an international conference on disarmament.
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Associated Press
Washington
House
Harding
Mrs. J. L. Bryan Dies at Calhoun
Mrs. J L Bryan aged 60 died at her Calhoun home yesterday afternoon. She leaves daughters Mesdamey Lottie Calhoun B L Hodge and L H Peevy of Calhoun two sons J E Bryan of Calhoun and W W E Bryan of Natchitoches one sister Mrs R W Browning of West Monroe and one brother L W Landers of Marion La The funeral is set for tomorrow at 11 at the family residence with interment in Calhoun Cemetery.
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J. L Bryan
Calhoun
Mesdamey Lottie Calhoun
B. L. Hodge
L. H. Peevy
J. E. Bryan
W.W. E Bryan
Natchitoches
R. W. Browning
West Monroe
L. W. Landers
Marion
Ouachita Valley to Launch Oil Campaign as Guthrie Well Heats Up
The Grayson Guthrie well of United Oil and Natural Gas Products Corp has run wild for over a month, spewing gas mud and water 85 to 100 feet high and destroying gas. Experts place a temporary fix today using a packet and pulled casings while conservation officials monitor daily. Ouachita Valley Oil Co plans to drill its first well in Monroe area between May 1 and 15, targeting township 17 range 3, west of Monroe.
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Grayson Guthrie
United Oil and Natural Gas Products Corporation
Department of Conservation
Ouachita Valley Oil Company
Monroe
Westerh
Ouachita Parish
Seventeenth
Divine divorce grants Collins custody of five minor children
Judge Fred M. Odom in the Sixth District Court granted an absolute divorce and custody of five minor children to C. C. Collins. The trial followed a murder case against Collins that ended in a mistrial. Criminal court in Monroe macam today with Judge Odom, including game law violations and cattle dipping infractions. Claude Luckey and Jennings Bowles convicted of robbing The Style Shop receive sentences of one to three years.
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C. C. Collins
Fred M. Odom
Monroe
Collins
Ouachita
William Miller
David I. Garrett
Judge Odom
Claude Luckey
Jennings Bowles
West Monroe
Odom
Section Hand's Father Sues V S P Line for Damages
Burrell Fowler of Lincoln parish files in U S district court to recover 15000 dollars from the V S & P railway for the death of his son Tom Fowler a section hand near Monroe who was killed when struck by a locomotive. The suit accuses the railroad foreman and engineer of negligence and failing to warn workers.
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United States District Court
Burrell Fowler
Lincoln Parish
Tom Fowler
Monroe
Fowler
Sanders Plan Gains Momentum At Constitutional Convention
Former Governor Jared Sanders dominates debate at Baton Rouge as the Good Roads Ordinance moves toward adoption with a pay as you go highway plan. A two cent per gallon gasoline tax and a $15 auto license tax are key features amid sustained opposition. The judiciary committee backs electing the judiciary. In other news, four Cork-Four men were executed by firing squad at the military barracks.
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Monroe News-Star
Baton Rouge
Jared Sanders
Sanders
Judiciary Committee
Supreme Court
Cork
Blacks Battle at Calhoun Involved Shootings In Union Parish
Wesley Stewart killed Allan Cole at Calhoun after a quarrel over gossip near a barn. Stewart was jailed in Monroe to await trial. Lou Scarborough was acquitted and Harry Scarborough convicted of manslaughter in the Westbrook murder case in Union county. Attorney Dawkins seeks a new trial citing a separated jury. An acquittal occurred in a separate case against Searcy Kelley for lying in wait and attempted murder at Bernice. Tonight and Friday fair. Minimal temperature change expected.
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Ly Scarborough
Harry
Westbrook
Dawkins
Wesley Stewart
Allan Cole
Calhoun
D. L. Roper
Stewart
Monroe
Puts
Howard Peevy
Cole
Mr. Peevy
Dick Fuller
Lou Scarborough
Ollie Westbrook
Canbeal
Union County
Harry Scarborough
Fourth Judicial Criminal Court
Farmerville
C. C. Dawkins
J. D. Crow
S. L. Digby
H. G. Fields
Searcy Kelley
Fourth Judicial District Court
Dewey Evans
Boyd Denham
Garland Denham
Bernice
Kelley
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Steel King
London
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Upper Silesia
Supreme Allied Council
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Ruhr
Foreign Office
Britain
Reuter
Jusserand
Sir Auckland Geddes
Hughes
Allied Supreme Council
Ty” Cobb
Monroe Rotary Club
Quachita
Ouachita Valley
Guthrie
Nspenay
Hand
Swayze’s Market
Federal Reserve Board
Middlewest
Southwest
Ouachita Valley Farm Loan Association
J. H. Watkins
Watkins
T. F. Davis
Federal Land Bank
New Orleans
Genasco
Congregation
B’nai Israel
Temple Annex
Leon Cohn
Monroe Buildin Loan Association. & i *W. McWilliams, Secy
Bruce Frizzell
Monroe Brick & Builders
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