Bonner Sailor Killed In Action Father Sought For Clues
Monroe post office official Fife seeks Floyd Bonner's father Lucien Bonner of West Monroe to confirm death details and arrange body disposal after Bonner, a seaman first class in the US Navy, was killed in action November 18. The Navy bureau requests contact. prior notices to West Monroe failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fife
Monroe
Luren Bonner
Floyd Bonner
United States Navy
New York City
R. H. Leigh
Thhief
Bureau of Navigation
West Monroe
Navigation Bureau
New Orleans
Lucien Bonner
Bonner
Mound
Mr. Fife
Rayville Scout Drive to Start Next Tuesday
The Rayville district Boy Scout drive for the coming year begins next Tuesday December 4 with a goal to raise Richland parish quota of 1500 dollars. Backed by the Rayville Chamber of Commerce and the Delhi Lions Club the drive will start with a committee meeting at the Coenen hotel and workers will 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
Washington December 1 Four daily weather forecasts are likely to replace two as the Weather Bureau chief Dr. C. F. Marvin notes rising demand. Observation hours may shift to 1 am 7 am 1 pm and 7 pm with more stations needed to serve aviation and trans ocean navigation. Maritime nations may distribute radio observations twice or four times daily at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
de CG. F. Marvin
Weather Bureau
United States
Marvin
Department of Commerce
Four Suspects Sought As Patterson Raid Leads to Arrest
Herman Pilcher of Jackson parish was arrested by Jackson parish sheriff and moved to Monroe this morning. He is one of four men charged in an illegal whisky raid that busted a large still west of Monroe on the old Lowery place. Roy Howard, a Negro, was arrested in connection with the raid and warrants were issued for four more in detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Pilcher
Jackson Parish
Sheriff's Department
Monroe
Pilcher
Milton Coverdale
Lowery Place
Roy Howard
International to Have 900 Ton Kraft Output
The International Paper Company plans a 900 ton daily kraft paper and board capacity with a new mill at Mobile Alabama and a forthcoming mill in the Carolinas. It has expanded rapidly in the South, acquiring mills in Louisiana and Mississippi and building others in Arkansas and Mobile. The southern bag plant network expands with grocery bag production and cement bag capacity, all run by International subsidiaries.
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
Rumford Falls
Maine
Brooklyn
N. Y
Marinette
Wis
Ottawa
Ont
Kraft
Coolidge Hospitality Noted At Swannanoa Club
President and Mrs. Coolidge enjoy southern hospitality at Swannanoa near Waynesboro Virginia gifts include a dozen quail a Virginia ham fruit cake six boxes of apples and a thirty pound Thanksgiving turkey from Charlottesville life is quiet as the president seeks rest with minimal public appearance and possible church visit before returning to Washington
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Swannanoa Club
Waynesboro
May Vernie
Marshal Foch
General Pershing
Swannanoa
Charlottesville
Extradition Refused for Virginia Man in Louisiana
Governor Long declined to honor Virginia's requisition to return A. A. Babcock from Baton Rouge Roanoke Virginia to face a $2000 larceny charge. He said the affidavit failed to prove a crime of larceny as defined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Long
Virginia
A. A. Babcock
Roanoke
Babcock
Negro in Toils for Third Time Prohi Charge Lodged
Bill Allen, Negro, was arrested by the sheriff for whisky manufacturing. A complete distilling outfit was found in the woods at Dr A H Gladden place. It marks his third arrest for whisky violations. he has served one sentence and awaits trial on a second offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Allen
Sheriff's Department
Dr. A
Lieutenant Mendez Heads From Nicaragua Toward Colon Panama
New Orleans dispatch reports Lieut. Benjamin Mendez, aviator, took off from near Puerto Cabezas Nicaragua for Colon Panama this morning. He landed near Puerto Cabezas last night during a storm and spent the night there. The Tropical Radio company said he is expected to arrive in Colon this afternoon. The plane sustained no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Orleans
Tropical Radio Company
Benjamin Mendez
Puerto Cabezas
Nicaragga
Colon
Panama
Mendez
Terminal Heights Man Arrested for Five Gallons of Whiskey
Ed Savage, a white man from Terminal Heights, was arrested this morning with about five gallons of whiskey in his car. The sheriff's department found the alcohol after stopping the vehicle between Midwaynee hall and the Monroe Bastrop highway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terminal Heights
Ed Savage
Sheriff's Department
Midwaynee Hall
Monroe-Bastrop Highway
Grocer Cleared in $300,000 Slayingsuit
A jury in Columbus Mississippi found Thomas J Locke not liable in a $300,000 damage suit brought by Mrs L W Stevens on behalf of her three minor daughters after his acquittal last September of the Christmas Eve killing of Stevens. The verdict requires Locke to pay nothing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Miss
Thomas J. Locke
L. W. Stevens
Locke
Stevens
King’s health update notes slight fever rise and steady condition
The king’s doctors report a fair night and no change in general condition with a slight rise in temperature since yesterday. Visitors declined overnight but a steady stream sought the latest bulletin at the palace this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Dawson of
Penn
Sir Stanley Hewett
Palace
Canvass for City Directory Advances Rapidly
Interstate City Directory staff reports strong progress on canvassing Monroe and West Monroe for the city directory. An eight man crew plus a new woman worker are canvassing, with completion expected by mid month or by the 18th, accuracy assured by double checking. The book goes to press in the new year and should distribute in March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate City Directory Company
Monroe
West Monroe
Still Seek To Find Olsen Relatives In Monroe
The body of Fred Olsen aged 40 who died earlier in the week in a Monroe hospital is still held at a local morgue. A woman named in Keithville Louisiana was given as his mother but this was found incorrect and investigators seek further information. Olsen worked for Williams Bros in pipeline construction and little else is known about him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Olsen
Monroe
Keithville
Olsen
Williams Bros
Wiley Allen accused in fatal shooting at camp
The guard Wiley Allen is reported to have fired seven shotgun blasts at a Black inmate, six hitting him, then struck him with the gun’s butt. The warden ordered an inquest and burial, and Capt. John Singleton is to hold Allen for parish authorities as DA Golson weighs murder charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trusty
Amacker
John Singleton
Allen
West Feliciana Parish
Golson
Scout Drive Urges Quick Rally For Christmas Drive
The Twin Cities seek faster Boy Scout fundraising, aiming to close the drive days before Christmas. Current subscriptions total 8087.00 with contributors including Ben Downing 5.90 H R Speed 25.00 Louisville Cooperage Co 50.90 M C McDonald 5.00 Clay M Atkins 15.00 Quachita Paint Co 7.50 Twin City Hardware and Furniture 25.00 Charles Titche 5.00 J Bloch 25.00.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Twin Cities
Kris Kringle
Ben Downing
H. R. Speed
Louisville Cooperage Co
M. C. McDonald
Clay M. Atkins
Quachita Paint Co. Inc
Twin City Hardware and Furniture
Charles Titche
J. §. Bloch
Prohi Plans Sifted by World Entries for Prize
Prohibition plan contest receives submissions from U S and international entrants in 40 languages. A 16 member prize committee selects the winner, including Jane Adams, William H. Allen, Senator Borah, Bruce Barton, James Harbord, G P Whaley, and W G McAdoo among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jane Adams
William H. Allen
The
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
Hoover era farm relief and tariff issues shape tentative House agenda
U S lawmakers weigh farm relief and tariff revision as Hoover takes office. The House Appropriations Committee plans to advance three of nine supply bills before Christmas, with Senate action expected. McNary and Capper back a federal farm board and early reform, while Borah and Brookhart push for an extra session. Senate probes on Wilson-Ware race and Salt Creek leases advance, with Walsh urging action on cinema industry oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
House
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
McNary
Oregon
Senate Agriculture Committee
Federal Farm Board
Capper
Kansas
Borah
Idaho
Brookhart
Iowa
William B. Wilson
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
Paris trousseau and lace veil linked to royalty
The bride will wear a Brussels lace veil once worn by Queen Sophia of Sweden, held by a coronet of silver and stones. Three ministers will officiate the ceremony: Bishop Ernest M. Stires assisted by Rev. Emmons Burrill and Rev. John N. Lewis Jr. The note ends with Soderman's Swedish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Trousseau
Brussels
Count Bernadette
Queen Sophia of Sweden
Ernest M. Stires
Long Island
Emmons P. Burrill
St. John’s Church
Wedding Marches Played by Archer Gibson for Miss Manville
Count Folke Bernadotte, youngest son of Prince Oscar Bernadotte and relative of Napoleon's marshal, serves as a lieutenant in Sweden's Royal Horse Guards. Miss Manville, debutante daughter of H. E. Manville of Johns Manville, Inc., comes from notable lineages including Geoffrey de Magnaville and William the Conqueror era ancestry.
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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
New York
Jeoffrey de Magnavil
William the Conqueror
Monroe Mayor Pleads for New Schools in Growing City
The mayor addressed a school meet with praise for the Parent-Teacher association and warned of crowded conditions as Monroe’s two systems expand. He outlined a school plan including a $600,000 bond for a new high school and grade schools, plus a 1.5 mill maintenance levy. Mrs. Roe urged action for added facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Georgia Tucker
Barkdull Faulk
Lida Benton
C. E. Roe
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Public schools and crime costs urged at luncheon
The speaker argued that every cent spent on education reduces crime and waste costs, urging robust school funding while noting the group is non political. A conference luncheon at Hotel Monroe preceded an afternoon session at the courthouse, a prelude to a state PTA convention next spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Court House
Parent Teacher Associations
Special election set on tax for Ouachita Parish Junior College
Joe Renwick presides over Ouachita Parish School Board to hold a special election December 12 1928 in Ouachita Parish Junior College District Louisiana. Voters will decide a one mill tax for ten years to fund a dual college with polling places across Ward locations and appointed election officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Ouachta Parish
Louisiana
Joe Renwick
Said Parish
Tistriat
Otaehita Parish
Tribuet's
P. Smith's
Brook’s
Court House
Peters Furniture
Tidwell
Lao
Calvert’s
Sutciff’s
J. FB. Bryan
Cadeville
Parish
Mendrix
Georgia Tucker School
Russell's Cledaing Plant
Precinet S—Munroe Auto Supply Co
Milner Motor Co
Precinet T
Ira Pettit
Serva
Taw
Inaknet
S.C. Scott
Chas
W. Phillips
Grayson Gubbyrie
Inabret
D. Y. Smith
Dison
G. M. Trezevant
C. Cy
Fivélie
J. Arthur
Sun
Tidwell & Son
Ofrs
J. I. Mor
Anna Burns
J. S. Drew
J. A. Wratt
White Way
Percy Sandel
B. A. Tarver
W. J. Gill
J. B. Ball
J. M. Landrum
Ward Iit
Parior City Lumber Company
Fred Endom
Charis Dowdy
A. D. Herrington
F.C. Sheppard
Filhiol’s
W. J Lowe
J. B. Filhiol
J. WH. Coredell
W. H. Faust
City Hall
Wess Monroe
Lavi. L. Cummings
E.S. Eby
W. A. Burt
Fred Mitchell
Calvert's
J. H. Watkins
E. D. Cason
R. M. Browning
L. L. Woody
Ward V
Sutcliff
OA. Kirkpatrick
May Fant
W. J. Suteliff
C. L. Drew
Ward
D. E. Bryan
J. KO Brown
J. E. Bryan
G. S. Manning
Sidney Stewart
Cadeville School
S. C Henry
G R. Hubbard
TY Holloway
J. J. Grant
Eleth
Jim Thomas
A. McCain
BL Rutledge
Sandal Berry
Hendrix
J.O. Head
L. Hendrix
J. GC. Sadler
Monroe Auto Supply Co
L. R. Powers
Leona Henderson
E. RB. Starsney
Willam J. Gordon
Laula Hoffman
Graves Brown
D. I. Roper
Jenny O. Mitchell
H. W. Bailey
Ouachita
Monroe
Synbor- Beard
T. O. Brown
Dee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Chamber of Commerce and
Lieutenant Mendez
Nicaragua
King George
Aassociated Press
Wiley Allen
Prohi
U.S. Solons
News-Star
Louise
Trouple
DeSiard St
Saenger Theatre
Er Ube
Collens’ Pharmacy
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