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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1928

Page

14

Air mail network expands with two new links from Atlanta

Associated Press reports two new air routes connect Atlanta with Miami and Chicago, linking further to St. Louis Louisville and other hubs. The Atlanta Jacksonville Miami line operates for mail only, while Interstate Airlines adds passenger and merchandise service linking Evansville and Nashville to St. Louis and Louisville.

Atlanta Miami Chicago St. Louis Louisville Carolinas Virginia Washington New York New Orleans Airways Jacksonville Fireair Aviation, Inc Interstate Airlines, Inc Ago Champaign Terre Haute Maville Nashville Chattanooga Evans Micago

Seven rescued after tug boat sinks in Puget Sound storm

Everett Washington December 1 seven sailors were rescued after a gale sank their tug boat near Hay Island in Puget Sound. The crew clung to a dolphin for over an hour before being saved by the tug Elmore amid harbor chaos. No major injuries reported.

Everett Wash Puget Sound Erett Mukilteo Hay Island United States Ream British Columbia Washington

Thanksgiving in Mangham Hears Football Loss and Community Feasts

Mangham residents hosted a large Thanksgiving dinner for about four hundred served by local Methodist women. After the Mangham Ferriday football game on the athletic field players and visitors gathered at the Woodman Hall for music and speeches. A Mangham player suffered a dislocated hip amid the day’s activities.

Edwin Landrum Edwards Keener McConnell Mossie Keener Marigold Miss Maggie Tenet Baton Rouge New Evne J. H. Preston Duncan M. D. McConnell Ferriday Mangham Peter Mulhern

Sugar Crop 79 Per Cent of Normal November 1

New Orleans reports the sugar crop at 79 percent of normal on November 1. The projected Louisiana shortfall is 171,083 tons, with total cane production near 2,528,750 tons and refined sugar output around 171,088 tons for the year.

New Orleans Louisiana Lionel Lalanes U. S

Man Charged With Giving Bad Check Bond Set at $100

C. H. Mallard was placed under bond of $100 by the sheriff's department on a charge of giving a bad check. The check was written October 20 for $3 and cashed at the Twin City Qi! company in West Monroe.

C. H. Mallard Sheriff's Department Twin City Qi! Company West Monroe

La Barbas to Study Boxing Earnings Investment

Mr and Mrs Fidel La Barba travel to Australia to study investment of his boxing earnings, bringing several volumes on finance for guidance.

San Francisco Der Fidel la Barba Australia Fidel

Border Patrol Corruption Probe Expands

Detroit December report states U S district attorney declares most of the 112 border patrol inspectors are implicated as 14 arrested on warrants for conspiracy to aid liquor smuggling and taking bribes. Twelve held for questioning. one guilty, bond set at 2500. Grand jury appearance planned for ten others.

Detroit John R. Watkins United States District Attorney Customs Border Patrol Mr. Watkins Elmer J. Lewis Special Customs Washington

Sale of Moonshine to SevenYearOld Sparks Chicago Probe

In Chicago on December 1 a pint of moonshine was sold to a seven year old boy triggering a police probe into liquor sales to school children. Four high school youths aged 14 to 16 were arrested for delivering liquor to customers at a flat. John Bellis was jailed after the boy bought liquor for his father while officers watched. Police also arrested Mrs. Mary Hammond on federal prohibition charges.

Chicago John Bellis Mary Hammond

School for Deaf Likely to Stay in Baton Rouge

Governor Long said the state school for the deaf would probably not be moved from Baton Rouge to Convent. A Harris letter said remodeling the old Jefferson College buildings would be impractical due to heavy repair needs and uneconomical costs. Harris proposed removal on the board’s recommendation, but the findings negate that plan.

Baton Rouge, la Long State School For the Baton Rouge Convent T. H. Harris Harris Jefferson College State Board of Education

New Pastor to Preach Sunday at Gordon Avenue

Rev. C. F. Mclean is appointed pastor of Gordon Avenue Methodist Church and will preach at 9:30 Sunday school, 11:00 and 7:30 worship, with Epworth League at 6:30 and mid week prayer Thursday at 7:30. He previously served in Gibsland Louisiana and is seen as a strong young preacher in the Louisiana conference. The public is invited to all services.

C. FE. Mclean Gordon Avenue Methodist McClean Louisiana Gibsland Epworth League

Chicago Police Officer Shot Dead at North Side Saloon

Police said Detective Thomas Geary was killed by bartender Henry Mullarkey at a saloon owned by State Representative Lawrence O'Brien. Mullarkey was arrested after allegedly grabbing the weapon from Edward Johnson's holster and firing. Geary, 30, was found slumped across the bar. Johnson chased and caught Mullarkey a half block away.

Chicago Thomas Geary Detective Bureau North Street Lawrence O'Brien Henry Mullarkey Edward Johnson Geary Mullarkey Johnson

Prohi Officer Fined for Shooting Girl

Lorain Ohio December 1 Louis Cicero a Lorain City prohibition officer was fined five dollars and costs by Judge A R Webber in common pleas court for wounding Miss Betty Heywood when her car was fired on near Lorain during a raid on a liquor shipment Judge Webber postponed the sentence.

Cieco Miss Heywood Lorain Frank Klady Walter Knitter Cicco Webber Elyria Elayia Ohio Louis Ciceo Lorain City A. R. Webber Common Pleas Court Betty Heywood Sen

Architect L Milton King Visited Monroe for Weekend

L Milton King formerly with a local architectural firm now based in Little Rock with a large firm visits Monroe for the weekend. He reports his Arkansas capital company has strong success and expects a highly satisfactory year in 1929.

L. Milton King Little Rock Monroe Arkansas Capital City

Temporary barn erected at Louisiana Training Institute

A hastily built temporary barn replaces the large structure destroyed by fire at the Louisiana Training Institute. Superintendent Charles Schulze says livestock will be cared for in the new building as lights are added and milking machines ordered for arrival Monday. Fifty cows are currently milked. locals offer farm tools and apparatus to aid recovery.

Louisiana Training Institute Charles Schualze Institute Schulze

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