Columbia Forms Volunteer Fire Fighting Crew In 1928 Plan
Special report from Columbia details a December meeting called by L C Nunn to form a farmers and milk dealers dairying organization for 1929. A new volunteer fire department was organized with officers named and a hose demo at the courthouse square. A girls club "Day Makers" formed, high school senior counts reported, and multiple 4 H clubs listed with officers and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Dee
L. C. Nunn
Chamber of Commerce
Columbia Court House
Columba
L. R. Adams
Venice Brown
Felsenthal
Felix Schepis
Wille Trawler
Homer Fisher
Geel Brown
Gordon Dunn
J. R. Hawkins
W E Wilson to Meet Berthe on Flood Control
William E Wilson the Tensas Basin Flood Control secretary treasurer travels with his father to Chicago for flood control talks with L T Berthe and a national river and harbors congress hearing in Washington. Other regional delegates from Monroe Rayville Columbia Harrisonburg and Lake Providence accompany the delegation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry D. Wilson
Agriculture and Immigration
W. E. Wilson
Tensas Basin
Chicago
Washington
National River and Harbors Congress
National
J. M. Breard
Theodore F. Terzia
Monroe
J. W. Summerlin
Rayville
J. W. James
Columbia
A. W. Gibson
Harrisonburg
J. R. Adams
F.H. Schneider
Lake Providence
W. G. Streett
Southeast
Still Seeking Identity of Driver in Fatal Winnsboro Road Crash
Sheriff says the driver who struck Marshall Givens near Monroe and fled remains unknown. Givens and his wife were en route to Monroe when a passing car hit him as he stopped to repair the car. He died the next morning. the race of the fleeing driver is not determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnsboro Road
Marshall Givens
Girard Negro
Milton Coverdale
Givens
Monroe
White A Q Jackson of West Monroe to Lessie Martin of Bosco
A classified update notes transfer between White A Q Jackson of West Monroe and Lessie Martin of Bosco in a public records notice. The filing records a personal property or rights transaction between the named individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White A. Q. Jackson
West Monroe
Lessie Martin
Bosco
Million In Checks Stolen In Mail Robbery Near St Louis
Two masked men seized a contract postal driver and his wife as they delivered five pounds of mail to Lambert-St. Louis field. About 1 million dollars in bank checks destined for Chicago and New York were removed, with three pouches for Chicago and others for Peoria and Springfield, Illinois. The Grahams were driven into a corn field but could not describe the robbers.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
New York
Lambert-St. Louis Field
Olin M. Atterbury
St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank
Harry C. Graham
Graham
Peoria
Springfield
Lll
Grahams
Holdup Suspect Bank Noted Incomplete Inquiries
Investigators split on the holdup theory with amateur involvement suspected since the government does not accept shipments. Cash stolen may be limited to a few dollars sent by registered air mail. Postmaster A J Michener estimated low losses confined to currency in letters.
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A. J. Michener
Cas
Deer Killed at 200 Yards by Bow and Arrow hunter
Dr. H C Kennington of Boston used a bow and arrow to kill a 20 pound deer at a distance of 200 yards near Lucerne Maine on December 1 as reported by Associated Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Lucerne
H. C. Kennington
Boston
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
News-Star
State Highway Department
R. E. Grigsby
Girls of Columbia
Evelyn
Uhrissie Lavis
John Barrymore
Delores Costello
Los Angeles
Mattie L. Fisher
Ruth Hudson
Lynn Mathis
Helen Thompson
Arissie Davis
Evelyn Davis
Columbia High School
Girayson Agricultural High School
Clarks High School
Kelly High School
Hebert
Girard
Central
Kanner
Clarks
Grayson, Kelly
Riverton
R. B. Culpepper
Eugene Puckett
Virginia McDonald
Ruth Hebert
FE. W. Poole
Loyd Deuchesne
Truman Tyler
Sarah Baker
Kelly
Arvel Smith
Myriel Vincent
Jolie Clements
Grayson
Eugene McCrory
Norval Buckley
Mertle Johnson
C. C. Metfory
Berthe
Joe Davis
Asa Ll. Ray
Electo Lewis
Eula Tingle
J. J. Humble
Pwouanes
Idress
Syupols
Lev
Studebaker Corp- Youth Bend Ind
Atlantic
Speedway
Durance
Studebaker
B. Factory
Third Street
Erskine
F. J. Cox
P. A
W. O. Rainey
Harry G. Frazer
Cox, Rainey & Frazer
Cornell & Co
Certified Public Accountants
J. Porter Burgess
Ouachita National Bank
Louisiana
Hartford
Gregg & McKenzie
Harrison St
Grand Street
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