Father seeks missing West Monroe sailor inaction death notice
Leon Fife, superintendent of the West Monroe post office, seeks the father of Floyd Bonner, seaman first class in the US Navy, killed in action November 18. Bonner's body is being shipped to New York City. the Navy bureau requests contact with any known relatives or the father in West Monroe, now possibly deceased.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Fife
West Monroe
Lucien Bonner
Floyd Bonner
United States Navy
New York City
R. H. Leigh
Bureau of Navigation
Ritten
Fife
Navigation Bureau
New Orleans
Bonner
Mound
Mr. Fife
Rayville Scout Drive Set to Start December 4
The Rayville district Boy Scout drive for next year begins Tuesday December 4 with a goal of raising 1800 for Richland parish. The Rayville Chamber of Commerce and Delhi Lions Club back the effort. G D Cain chairs the committee as workers meet at Coenen hotel at 8 am and then begin soliciting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayville
Richland Parish
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
Delhi
G. D. Cain
Coenen Hotel
Delta Parishes
Monroe
L. R. Simpson
Weather Chief Seeks Four Daily Forecasts for Aviation
Dr. C F Marvin head of the Weather Bureau says four daily forecasts are likely soon replacing two to meet aviation demand. He calls for earlier observation hours at 1 and 7 a m and 1 and 7 p m and notes more stations are needed as ground coverage grows with air routes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
C. F. Marvin
Weather Bureau
United States
Marvin
Department of Commerce
Four men sought after raid on Monroe whisky still
Herman Pilcher of Jackson parish was arrested by Jackson parish sheriff and brought to Monroe. He is one of four men with warrants for illegal whisky manufacture after deputies raided a large still 14 miles west of Monroe on the Lowery place. Roy Howard, a Negro, was arrested, and three others are still sought in the parish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman
Pilcher
Jackson Parish
Sheriff's Department
Monroe
Milton Coverdale
Lowery Place
Roy Howard
Ats
International to Have 900 Ton Kraft Output
The International Paper company expands in the South with a new Kraft mill at Mobile and plans another in the Carolinas. Over 20 months it acquired mills in Louisiana and Mississippi, built a fourth in Arkansas, and will reach 900 tons daily capacity. It also grows southern paper bag plants in Louisiana and Arkansas and experiments with cement bags at Camden, Ark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Paper Company
Mobile
Ala
Carolinas
South
International
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana Kraft Paper Mills
Bastrop
Continental Paper and Bag Corporation
Camden, Ark
George & Sherrard Paper Company
Wellsburg
W. Va
George and Sherrard Paper Company
Cement
Allied Industries
Southern Group
Rumford Falls
Maine
Brooklyn
N. Y
Marinette
Wis
Ottawa
Ont
Kraft
Coolidges Enjoy Southern Hospitality at Swannanoa
President and Mrs. Coolidge relax at Swannanoa near Waynesboro Virginia in the Blue Ridge. Locals deliver gifts including quail ham fruit cake and apples while the couple seeks rest away from invitations. They may attend church and return to Washington soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swannanoa Club
Waynesboro
May Vernie
Marshal Foch
General Pershing
Swannanoa
Charlottesville
Mrs. Coolidge
Washington
Terminal Heights Man Arrested With Five Gallons Whiskey
Ed Savage a white resident of Terminal Heights was arrested after authorities found about five gallons of whiskey in his car. The sheriff's department searched the vehicle located between the Midway dance hall and the Monroe Bastrop highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Savage
Terminal Heights
Sheriff's Department
Midway Dance Hall
Monroe-Bastrop Highway
$300000 Damage Suit for Slaying Fails in Court
A Columbus Mississippi jury cleared Thomas J. Locke wealthy wholesale grocer in a $300000 damages suit brought by Mrs L W Stevens on behalf of her three minor daughters over her husband Stevens slaying in his store last Christmas Eve. Locke had been acquitted of the criminal slaying in September. The verdict requires Locke to pay nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Miss
Thomas J. Locke
L. W. Stevens
Locke
Stevens
Extradition Refused for Virginia Man in Louisiana
Governor Long declined a Virginia request to return A. A. Babcock from Baton Rouge to Roanoke to face a $2000 larceny charge. The affidavit said Babcock failed to secure extra funds for a new Roanoke corporation, a claim Long deemed not a crime of larceny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Long
Virginia
A. A. Babcock
Roanoke
Babcock
Negro in Whisky Case Faces Third Prohi Charge
Bill Allen, a Black man, was arrested by the sheriff for manufacturing whisky after a complete distilling outfit was found on Dr. A. H. Gladden's property. It is his third whisky arrest, with one prior sentence served and a second offense awaiting trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Allen
Sheriff's Department
Dr. A
Lieutenant Mendez Leaves Nicaragua for Colon Panama
Associated Press report from New Orleans states Lieut. Benjamin Mendez, aviator, took off from near Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua for Colon Panama this morning and is due there this afternoon after spending last night near Puerto Cabezas due to a storm. the plane was undamaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Tropical Radio Company
Benjamin Mendez
Puerto Cabezas
Nicaragga
Colon
Panama
Mendez
King George Reveals Slow Toward Recovery
King George makes gradual progress toward recovery as fever edge slightly up but overall condition holds. Doctors Lord Dawson of Penn and Sir Stanley Hewett visit the palace for examinations and issue updates. Public turnout ebbs and flows with each bulletin as news fans the anxious crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Dawson of Penn
Sir Stanley Hewett
Palace
Canvass for City Directory Expands Team
The Interstate City Directory staff reports rapid progress in canvassing Monroe areas with eight men and a new woman worker. West Monroe awaits completion as the team plans to finish both cities by mid month or by the 18th at latest. A double checking system ensures accuracy and the book goes to press in the new year for distribution likely in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate City Directory Company
Monroe
West Monroe
Still Seeking Olsen Relatives as Body Remains Local
The body of Fred Olsen aged 45 who died earlier in the week in a Monroe hospital is still held at a local morgue. An initially supplied name of a Keithville Louisiana woman as his mother proved incorrect and authorities seek accurate relatives. Olsen worked for Williams Bros in pipeline construction but few other details are known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Olsen
Monroe
Keithville
Olsen
Williams Bros
Guard Wiley Allen Accused of Fatal Camp Shooting
Warden orders inquest after Wiley Allen allegedly fired seven shotgun blasts at a convict known as the negro, six taking effect. He reportedly struck the man with the gun butt. Authorities plan murder charges. Allen a parolee with prior sentences and a deadly record at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amacker
John Singleton
Allen
West Feliciana Parish
Golson
Franklin Parish
Lee Bell
Brown
Twin Cities Scout Drive Seeks Quick Yuletide Push
The ongoing Boy Scout fund drive in the Twin Cities aims to complete within two weeks. Donations listed include Ben Downing 5.90 H R Speed 25.00 Ouachita Paint 7.50 and total subscriptions totaling 8 087.00 as of now with several named contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Kris Kringle
Ben Downing
H. R. Speed
Ae Cooperage
McDonald
Ras M. Atkins
Ouachita Paint Co. Inc
Twin City Hardware and Pastaigdys
Deics
Charles Titche
Ig. Mee Erie
Prohi Plans Rally Attract Global Submissions And Notables
Prohibition plans dominated later entries with supporters and opponents sending in submissions from around the world in a dozen languages. A 15 member prize committee includes Jane Adams and William Borah among others. Count Folke Bernadotte is named as a Swedish royal descendant and a young noble with military duties. Miss Manville, daughter of Johns Manville leader, made her debut in New York and is connected to Geoffrey de Magnaville lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jane Adams
William H. Allen
Institute of Public Service
William E. Borah
Bruce Barton
George Gordon Battle
New York
8. Parkes Cadman
James G. Harbord
William G. McAdoo
Robert L. Owen
Owen Roberts
Philadelphia
Elmer Schlesinger
W. 0. Thompson
Ohio
Wagner
Mendelssohn
Archer Gibson
Manville
Count Folke Bernadotte
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
Gustav V of
Sweden
Napoleon
Bernadotte
Royal Swedish Horse Guards
Miss Manville
H. E. Manville
Johns Manville, Inc
Jeoffrey de Magnavil
William the Conqueror
Hoover era farm relief and tariff debate in Congress
U S solons study prospects for farm relief and tariff revision ahead of Hoover era. House appropriations panel plans to finalize three of nine supply bills while Senate advances appropriation measures. McNary pushes a federal farm board as Capper backs the plan. Borah and Brookhart urge an extra session. Senate probes Salt Creek leases and campaign expenditures resume. Walsh seeks action on government policy toward the motion picture industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
House
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Senator McNary
Oregon
Senate Agriculture Committee
Federal Farm Board
Senator Capper
Kansas
Borah
Idaho
Brookhart
Iowa
William B. Wilson
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
Senate Public Lands Committee
Salt Creek
Wyoming
Walsh
Montana
Paris Count Wedding Veil Trousseau Sets Swedish Lineage
The Count Paris wedding features a Brussels lace bridal veil once worn by Queen Sophia of Sweden at her wedding. A coronet of silver and precious stones will hold the veil. Three ministers will officiate led by Bishop Ernest M. Stires with assistants Emmons Burrill and John N. Lewis Jr. of Waterbury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Trousseau
Brussels
Count Bernadotte
Queen Sophia of Sweden
Ernest M. Stires
Long Island
Emmons P. Burrill
St. John’s Church
Monroe Hears Call for New Schools and $600000 Bond Plan
City leaders outline crowded conditions in Monroe due to rapid growth and urge immediate action. A $600,000 bond would fund a new high school and one or two grade schools, with a 1.5 mill tax for maintenance re-submitted every five years. Mrs Roe supports securing additional facilities for the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Georgia Tucker
Bourkdall Faulk
C. E. Roe
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Public school funding and crime costs discussed at session
A speaker argued that investing in schools reduces crime costs and waste health expenses, urging continued support for buildings equipment and teachers. The all-day meeting at Hotel Monroe and the courthouse led toward next spring’s state convention of parent teacher associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Court House
Parent Teacher Associations
Ouachita Parish plans special tax election for junior college
Ouachita Parish School Board Judah Ouachita Parish Louisiana votes to hold a special election December 12 1928 for a one mill tax levy on all property in the Ouachita Parish Junior College District for ten years to fund the establishment operation and maintenance of a junior college. Polling places are listed by ward and precinct with appointed commissioners and clerks of election. The election will run from 7 am to 7 pm with results to be canvassed at 10 am December 1 1929 in Monroe Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ousentia Parish
Ouachta Parish
Louisiana
Joe Renwick
Parish
Ouachita Parish
Innachita Parish
Seid Janior College
Inahnet’s
D. Smith
Brook’s
Court House
Peters Furniture
Tidwell & Sons
Ward UT
White Way
Clearview
L. T
City Lawder Company
Fithiol’s
City Hall
West Monroe
Calvert'a
Sutcliff
J. £. Bryant
Cadeville
Hendris
Georgia Tucker
Ward Hil
Tidwell & Filing Station
J. L. Adams
Anna Burns
J. $. Drew
J. A. Watt
Percy Sandel
Frank Masting
R D. Farr
H. A. Whitfield
R. Q. Cole
F. C. ‘Erste
L. T. J. Pilling
B. A. Tarver
W. J. Gill
J. L. Cummings
Eby
W. A. Bort
Fred Mitchell
Casiert’s
J. A. Watkins
BE. D. Cason
R. M. Browsing
L. L. Woody
WT. Holloway
J. J. Grant
Jim Thomas
C. A. McCain
J. KE. Buttedge
Sandel Berry
Hendrix
J. M Head
L. Hendrix
P. F Wick
D. S&s Owens
Leona Henderson
E. K B. Staveney
William L. Gorton
Ward NX
Crecinct &—Milner Motor Car
Louis Hoffman
Groves Brown
D. IL
YW. W. Steugh
Jon Renwick
Jr. Ciertk
Arid Parish
Ouachita
Offic
Monroe
T. C. Brown
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rayvilles Scout Drive
Chamber of Commerce and
Br Associated Press
Herman Pilcher
Lieutenant Mendez
Nicaragua
King George
Wiley Allen
Prohi
U.S. Solons
News-Star
Louise
DeSiard
Saenger Theatre
Collens’ Pharmacy
Monroe Steam
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