Duster Fleet Heads to Peru for Cotton Dusting Operation
Huff-Daland Dusters Corp will ship six loaded planes from Smootfield to New Orleans then to Cerro Azul Peru to dust 40 000 50 000 acres of cotton. The party includes Lt H R Harris J B Pope Dan E Tobin and other crew members. Headquarters will be Vincente Canete valley with irrigation works and large haciendas in a semiarid coastal region.
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Daland Dusters Corporation
Smootfield
Veity
Missouri Pacific
New Or
Monroe
South America
Peru
City
Uir Pacific
H. R. Harris
J. B. Pope
Dan E. Tobin
Mexander
Henry E. Elliot
W. C. Miles
Curtis
New Orleans Istobal
Panama
Grace
Cerro Azul
New Orleans
Vincente
Company
E Canete
Coolman
Canete
Committees Named for Boy Scout Bond Sale
A special committee formed by J. M. Cobb will operate today to prepare for the Boy Scout Bond Sale. About one hundred men are expected at a breakfast at Hotel Virginia to launch fundraising efforts. Mayor Arnold Bernstein urges citizens to back the bond sale and declares December 3 Boy Scout day, promoting citizenship through Scouting.
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J. M. Cobb
Civic Clubs
Cceerers Sories
Cernue
Te Ee
Monroe
West Monroe
Twin Cities
Arnold Bernstein
Igned
Woman Kills Herself After Leap Attempt in New Orleans
Mrs. Katherine Werner 27, wife of a Metairie Ridge roadhouse proprietor, died after taking poison following a failed jump from a hotel window. A coroner's inquest found she died in a hospital. no motive was given. A fellow guest noted she had bruised her head in the initial leap attempt.
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New Orleans
Katherine Werner
Metairie Ridge
Werner
Liberal use of honey urged for its mineral benefits
Associated Press reports E C Davis of Louisiana State University urges more honey use due to its minerals and pre digested sugars. He contrasts honey with sugar noting honey supports bone and blood health while being cheaper and safer, and highlights its fridge friendly warmth as weather cools.
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Associated Press
Aton Rouge
Lexisn
E. C. Davis
Louisa State University Extension
Dijon
Mr. Davis
Defense closes summing up in Hall Mills case mall
In Somerville New Jersey today Clarence Case wraps defense summing up in Hall Mills murder trial after Robert McCarter finished. State evidence and timing loom with possible jury return tomorrow as special prosecutor Simpson may seek postponement.
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Somerville
N. J
Hall- Mills
Clarence E. Case
Robert H. McCarter
Mr. Case
Alexander Simpson
Case
McCarter
New Jersey
Good Fellows Fund for 1926 Opens in Monroe
The Good Fellows club launched its 1926 drive today with initial contributions totaling 55 dollars. The fund supplies food and clothing for distribution on Christmas Eve and Day to needy families in Monroe and nearby areas, continuing a longtime community effort.
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Good Fellows Club
Good Fellows Fund
Good Fellows
Lai Gee Suzanne Hirsch
Monroe News-Star
Call Municipal Officers to Meet in Shreveport Soon
Mayor John F. Foisy of Alexandria, president of the Louisiana Municipal Association, calls for the annual convention of municipal officers to be held in Shreveport on Friday and Saturday, January 21 and 22. The association was formed here about a year ago at Foisy’s suggestion.
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Associated Press
Alexandria
John F. Foisy
Louisiana Municipal Association
Shreveport
Foisy
Christmas Edition Ad Space Available in The News Star
Advertisers are reminded of the Christmas holiday edition to be issued Monday with four color cover pages highlighting the Twin Cities shopping market. Space reservations should be made by Saturday night. call 224 to arrange copy preparation and avoid last minute disappointments.
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News- Star
Twin Cities
Farm Production Diversified at Louisiana Training Institute
The Louisiana Training Institute showcases varied crops and livestock with a policy to grow all needed food and feedstuffs for its maintenance and a surplus for sale. Current on hand production includes 1029 bushels sweet potatoes 6000–8000 bales hay 26000 bushels oats 200–300 bushels peas over 1200 gallons cane syrup and plans for 2000 more. Livestock includes 165 purebred Duroc Jersey hogs 57 in 200–600 pound range and 30 milk cows producing about 85 gallons daily with 1000 pecan trees planted.
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Louisiana Training Institute
W. J. Gill
West Monroe reports nearly forty thousand in new building permits
West Monroe city records show November permits total 38 400 dollars. The largest is G C Moore's two story office and store on Trenton street. Pan American Oil Corporation planned four thousand dollars for a wholesale oil plant on Coleman street. Other noted permits include Ernest Wax improvements on Filhoil street and J M Salley stucco house on Stella street.
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West Monroe
West Side
L. L. Wood
G. C. Moore
Trenton Street
Pan-American Oil Corporation
Coleman Street
Ernest Wax
Filhoil
J. M. Salley
Stella Street
Harry Williams
la Zarre Street
Acquit Four Bankers in Crowley Verdict
In Crowley Louisiana four bank officials and directors of the defunct Crowley Trust and Savings Bank were acquitted in circuit court after a 30 minute jury deliberation. The defendants Ray L. Branson Paul R. Breaux Dan J. Feitel and W H Hunter faced felony charges tied to the bank failure. The institution had deposits totaling $575000 when it closed last January.
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Associated Press
Crowley
Crowley Trust and Savings Bank
Ray L. Branson
Paul R. Breaux
Dan J. Feitel
W. H. Hunter
Wealthy Father Blocks Wedding but Couple Marries
Baron Geo. Tornow, once a Russian army colonel and stock broker interpreter, wed American heiress Florence Marjorie Clendenin after her father Joseph Clendenin, VP of American Smelting and Refining, tried to stop the union. The couple eloped through Manhattan, obtaining a license and marrying at the Little Church Around the Corner with Rev. M. Wm. Phillips.
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Associated Press
New York
Geo. Tornow
Joseph Clendenin
American Smelting and Refining Company
Manhattan
Clendenin
M. Wm. Phillips
Rescue Auto Tourists in Snow Storm Near Tonopah Nevada
Two California bound tour caravans were trapped for two days by a blizzard at Montgomery Pass in the Sierras. Veterans Dan Haskin and Bill Farrington marched through ten foot snowdrifts to locate 22 stranded cars and nine more under deep snow. They guided the group to Benton for hot turkey meals and then to Hot Springs to thaw in Turkish baths.
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Associated Press
Tonopah
Nev
Montgomery Pass
High Sierras
Here
California
Dan Haskin
Bill Farrington
Bishop
Nevada
Haskin
Benton
Warren Davis
Donner
Sierra Pass
Water Improvement Bond Vote Promises Citywide Debate
The News-Star launches a series on Monroe water needs and the proposed 600000 bond for a new filtration plant and expanded mains. Voters face choices on water source deep wells versus Ouachita river water as January 18 1927 election approaches.
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Monroe
News-Star
Ouachita
Bold Canal Street Jewelry Theft Nets $12000
Police disclosed details of a daylight theft at a Canal Street jewelry store. A well dressed young man calmly selected eleven rings, pocketed seven, dropped four, and vanished into the Christmas shopper crowd before clerks could react.
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New Orleans
Canal Street
Traffic Safety Quiz Series From The News Start
The News-Starts traffic education feature asks questions to test drivers knowledge. It uses information from the police department and local traffic regulations to reduce accidents in Monroe.
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Monroe
Police Department
Headlights Requirements and Dimming Rules
Two headlights are required except on motorcycles. They must not exceed 32 candle power. Headlights must be dimmed within the Ouachita river district bounded by Breary street Sixth street and Oak street on Grand street between Jefferson street and Bry avenue on De Siard street between the Ouachita river and Ninth street and when meeting other vehicles.
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Ouachita River
Breary Street
Sixth Street
Oak Street
Grand Street
Jefferson Street
Bry Avenue
de Siard Street
Ninth Street
Question on animal drawn vehicle signaling and overhanging road lighting
The item asks what light or shout signals are used on animal drawn vehicles and what is done if a vehicle’s road projects over its rear. It covers signaling methods for horse or ox carts and procedures when the rear extends beyond the vehicle’s supports.
Screen Star Chaplin Sees Second Marriage Collapse
Los Angeles reports confirm Charles Chaplin faces a breakup as his wife Lita Grey leaves with their two children after a Beverly Hills party. Grandfather William Curry says Mrs Grey plans to fight for custody, with divorce likely. Chaplin seeks reconciliation while asserting no comment on marital details.
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Los Angeles
Charles Chaplin
Lita Grey Chaplin
William E. Curry
Beverly Hills
Chaplin
Mille de Precourt
Honolulu
Guayamas
Chaplins
Charles Spencer Chaplin, Jr
Sydney Earle Chaplin
Clara Bow and Victor Fleming Call Off Feb Marriage
Los Angeles reports Clara Bow and director Victor Fleming have ended plans for a February wedding. They remain friends though the marriage is off.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Clara Bow
Victor Fleming
Grave found in Crawford search for Clara Olson
Bodies found near Mount Sterling confirm missing Clara Olson 18 who planned marriage to Erdman Olson. Her father Chris Olson led colonel Abraham and detectives in a September disappearance noted as a possible murder. A Mount Sterling coroner arrived as authorities prepared statements.
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Associated Press
Mount Sterling
Wis
Clara Olson
American Legion
Crawford
Here
Frank Hawley
Prairie da Chien
Chris Olson
Erdman Olson
Gale College
Galesville
Olson
Picke Tully
Albert Olson
Erdman
Ragged Edge serial opens in The News-Star in New York
The Monroe News-Star announces its new serial The Ragged Edge starting Monday. The story travels from New York with a yacht seized by thieves and murderers, a girl rescued by a tiger hunter, and swift, thrilling adventures described as up to date with current tunes.
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News-Star
New York
Monroe News- Star
Monroe
West Monroe
Louisiana
Romanian Princess Heroine of Camp Luncheon Tale
New York reports Princess Ileana of Romania as heroine and Cadet Lieutenant William J. Glasgow of West Point as hero in a campus luncheon tale. Glasgow, called the Admnis of the Academy, escorts at a dance, then the royal party travels 10000 miles across the continent. The princess later asks to lunch with Glasgow in New York, obtaining permission after Academy rules were tested.
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West Pointer
Associated Press
New York
Ileana
Rumania
William J. Glasgow
West Point
World Today
Glasgow
Admnis
Academy
Third Cavalry
Fort Myer
Washington
Henry G. Douglas
Bellair
Douglas
Hudson River
Marie
Heana
Permias T
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