Gasoline Rate Cut Ordered by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Commerce Commission orders lower gasoline rates from Monroe district to Baton Rouge New Orleans and other cities with reparations for past shipments. The decision, praised by Monroe traffic manager H J Fernandez, aims to expand Northeastern Louisiana gasoline production and distribution at reasonable prices.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Carbon Company
Arkansas & Louisiana Midland Railway Company
Monroe
Fairbanks
Spyker
Guthrie
Louisiana
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Miss
Memphis
Ouachita Natural Gas & Oil Company, Inc
Oscar Nelson Company of
United Oil and Natural Gas Products Corporation
Sterlington
Cargas
Lamkin
H. J. Fernandez
Fernandez
Washington
Arkansas & Louisiana Missouri Railway Company, Et al
United States Railroad Administration
Washingon
Obenchain case hinges on ex husband’s claim of new evidence
Investigators probing the slaying of Burton Kennedy focus on a statement by Ralph Obenchain, ex husband of defendant Madalynne Obenchain, claiming to have uncovered evidence that could jail another man within five days and free both defendants.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Madalynne Obenchain
Ralph C. Burch
Burton Kennedy
Ralph Obenchain
Democrats to Oppose Bill of Republicans in House Debate
Washington Aug 18 Democrats pledged to oppose the Republican tax revision bill after a caucus with eighty of 132 members voting against. Aimed at fairness in taxation, the party also urged recommittal before the final vote while decrying the measure as favoring profiteers and large incomes over moderate earners.
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Washington
Associated Preea
House
Ways and Means Committee
Wilson
Paris
Fordney
McAdoo
Monroe hosts inspection tour introducing Stroud in conservation drive
Conservation Commissioner M L Alexander and staff arrived in Monroe from Shreveport for an inspection of the Northeast Louisiana field. J W Smith will be chief deputy under Stroud with headquarters in Shreveport and a branch office in Monroe. The group noted Louisiana ranks high in oil and gas production, with the Monroe Morehouse district boasting the world’s largest gas field.
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M. L. Alexander
W. S. Holmés
Game
Department
Ben K. Stroud
Roleum
Mineral Department
Commission
J. W. Smith
North Louisiana Conservation
Monroe
Shreveport
Northeast
Louisiana
Stroud
Anderritory
J. Stroud
New Orleans
Missouri Pacific
Alexander
Froud
Reveport
D. R. Sharpe
Conservation Department
Monroe-Morehouse
Planter Kills Epps Renter in Quarrel Over Drop Right
Oak Grove Louisiana August 18 P V Lefevre shot and killed Jim Ames on the parish highway at Epps at 7 am with a .38 revolver Lefevre says Ames threatened to kill him and his sons and reached for a pistol Lefevre fired three shots all hit him He was jailed awaiting grand jury action September 6 Lefevre claims self defense Judge McIntosh is in Hot Springs delaying a preliminary trial
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Monage News-Star
Oak Grove
P. V. Lefevre
Jim Ames
Epps
Lefevre
Ames
McIntosh
Hot Springs
Foreign trade decline tops billions in year end report
Washington reports a drop of more than 3 billion dollars in the United States foreign trade for the last fiscal year. Officials credit global low demand after the war and lower prices rather than smaller shipments. The Commerce Department notes European supply dynamics and postwar shifts have reduced U S advantage in price and terms in world markets.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Department
Europe
United States
Rotary luncheon features Snedicar’s address at Edenburg session
The Rotary club luncheon heard Aubrey Haas read President Snedicar’s address from the Rotarian, reviewing Rotary work globally and presenting principles applied to human affairs. Miss Ruth McCormick read excerpts, enhancing the session.
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Rotary
Snedicors
Rotary Clubs
Edenburg
Scotland
Aubrey Haas
The
Rotarian
International Rotary
Ruth McCormick
Spoke Factory Is Completed in Monroe
The Motor Wheel Corporation finishes a Monroe plant ready for operation. A Lansing branch, it may begin in September or later, employing about fifty men. The project is seen as a major boon for Monroe, promising numerous jobs as the facility opens full production.
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Motor Wheel Corporation
Monroe
Lansing
Mich
Government to Send Squad 10 Help Disabled Veterans Here
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance plans a final clean-up campaign in Monroe on August 29. Three squads including a medical examiner and claims examiner will assist ex service members, white or colored, in securing compensation, medical care, and hospital services, and in filing claims or advancing pending cases. Advanced teams will precede the arrival to arrange reception and local coordination.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Monroe
War Risk Insurance Act
American Legion
Red Cross
Liquor cases up bonds fixed for four Columbia men
George Maxwell A C Womack R M Gryder and J H Bodes all of Columbia were arrested on orders of Inspector Heap then brought before US Commissioner William O Kelly on charges of transporting and possessing liquor They were bound over to the federal grand jury with bonds of 300 each Maxwell was committed to Caddo jail after failing to bond Washington Samuel Tilden Ansell Colonel John Hunt and C C Cresson are named in a House investigation report alleging a conspiracy in Grover Bergdoll s escape with Ansell called the mastermind
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George Maxwell
A. C. Womack
R. M. Gryder
J. H. Bodes
Columbia
Police Department
Inspector of Police
Robert E. Heap
United States
William O’kelly
Federal Grand Jury
Maxwell
Caddo
Shreveport
Washington
Samuel Tilden Ansell
John Hunt
C. C. Cresson
Grover Bergdoll
House
Ansell
Missouri Pacific Railway
Americanization Meeting Tonight
The American Legion through its Americanization committee invites the public to a Citizenship Class planning meeting at City Hall tonight at 8:00 to discuss the Constitution, government, citizenship duties, and Americanism for foreign born residents seeking naturalization. David I. Garrett and others will speak.
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The
American Legion
Americanization Committee
the Legion
David I. Garrett
Fifth District
Weather forecast for tonight and Friday stays fair
The forecast calls for generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with little temperature change. No rain expected, and conditions remain mild across the region.
Tramps From All Directions Swarm North Louisiana Towns
Inspector Robert E Heap says tramps from north south east and west flood Monroe and nearby areas. Tramps pull into towns by rail from St Louis and the south, fueling robberies in Bernice Lilly and villages. The roaming crowds overwhelm jail and limit arrests for trespassing.
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Monroe
Bernice
Lilly
Heap
St. Louis
Many Holes on Ouachita Banks Linked to Buried Gold Myth
Reports describe numerous excavations along the Ouachita banks south of Monroe where holes in the ground suggest attempts to unearth buried treasure. The tale centers on Butler Jackson, a Columbia negro, who allegedly buried several thousand dollars after a pistol duel wounding him. He later claimed the money went to his children. Despite this, expeditions continued, with holes large enough to accommodate an automobile.
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Ouachita Banks
Ouachita
Monroe
Butler Jackson
Columbia
Bob Kelly
Jackson
Law
Massey
Daniels at parting of ways in North Carolina
Raleigh August 18 An open break between Josephus Daniels and Governor Morrison surfaced after an editorial in Daniels paper urged the governor to come home and take the helm. Daniels attacks Morrison over Watts tax cuts for American Tobacco and Liggett Myers, arguing usurpation of authority and favoritism. Morrison spends summer at Asheville.
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Raleigh
N. C
Josephus Daniels
Morrison
Daniels
Watts
American Tobacco Company
Liggett
Ashurst declines anti beer conference in protest
Washington report states Senator Ashurst Democrat of Arizona refuses further conferences on the anti beer bill citing attempts to weaken the Stanley amendment. The Justice Department announces William J Burns of New York as director of the Bureau of Investigation by Attorney General Daugherty.
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Washington
Sen. Ashurst
Arizona
William J. Burns
New York
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Daugherty
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Ashurst
Senate
Robert Hill
Tyler
Texas
First Presbyterian Church
West Monroe Light and Water Consumers
Weaks Supply CO
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