Wall Street Speculators Hit Baldwin Stock Surge
Chicago financiers led by W Cutten reportedly amassed more than 10 million in actual and paper gains from Baldwin Locomotive shares. The pool, starting November 1, pushed the price to 165 3 4 as bears scrambled to cover, with 200 000 shares in circulation and secrecy surrounding connections to E F Hutton.
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W York
Chicago
Sur W. Cutten
Wall Street
Win
New Times
New York
Baldwin
Cutten
the Times
Jis
Bald
Ruloff E. Cutten
New York Stock Exchange
E. F. Hutton and Pony
Edward L Doheny Ordered to Bed by Doctors
Edward L Doheny veteran oilman and Elk Hills trial defendant in the District of Columbia supreme court was ordered to bed today by physicians after a week of treatment for an infection in his left arm.
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Associated Press
Washington
Edward L. Doheny
Elk Hill
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Moir Arrest Ties Him to Auto Tire Thefts in City
D. R. Moir, 37, jailed on a larceny charge after police say he jumped from a Ford coupe on Harrison street and stole an extra tire from Dr. R. L. Hemler. Officers found another tire in the coupe along with Moir’s Washington license plate 284961 and a bank deposit book showing a $1,360 balance.
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D. R. Moir
Moir
Harrison Street
Lee Parker
Washington State
D. R
L. V. Tarver
River Stage Readings for Mississippi and Red and Ouachita Rivers
River stage readings show Mississippi at Memphis 25.7 feet falling 0.1, Vicksburg 32.7 rising 0.3, New Orleans 9.8 rising 0.2. Red at Shreveport 10.8 falling 0.1, Alexandria 7.0 falling 0.3. Ouachita shows Monroe 7.6 falling 0.2 and 13.0 falling 0.2.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Monroe
Halt Pollution of River Here Explained Remedies in Prospect
The article previews public information on a proposed bond issue to improve Monroe water system. It notes Ouachita River pollution from Smackover and El Dorado oil fields in Arkansas caused salt taste and odor in city water, with the situation peaking in October. Continued on page five.
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Monroe
Smackover
el Dorado
Arkansas
Death near Ruston ruled self inflicted by pistol shot
Ed N. McDonald lumberman died on a country road near Hilly after four shots were fired. Three empty pistol shells were found near the scene and a steel jacket bullet was recovered from his car cushion. Sheriff Thigpen and deputies said the death was by his own hand, a view the widow and her father dispute. McDonald left five children and two brothers.
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News-Star
Ruston
Ed N. McDonald
Hilly
Thigpen
Clyde Frazier
Guy Braswell
McDonald
Delaney
J. H. Delaney
Brant Laurence
Shreveport
Norphlet
Ark
Will
Houston
Texas
Christmas Seal Sale Opens Monday in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish tuberculosis association announces the annual Christmas Seals drive to fund a permanent sanitarium. City of Monroe Mayor Arnold Bernstein and Ouachita Parish President Theo Terzia each donate 100 dollars, while West Monroe Mayor C. C. Bell gives 25 dollars. District organizers for seal sales are listed by district with district leaders named. continued on page ten.
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Ouachita Parish
Grand Street
Orvin Kent
DeSiard
W. A. Curley
Chas
Daugherty
Breard Motor Company
Walnut
Sidney Stroud
J. M. Semmes
Pine
Louisville
Cross Streets
River Front
Roserbaum
E. Sugar
Stubbs
J. T. Pugh
Last Shipment of Local Planes to Leave Monroe Today
Huff-Daland Dusters will ship seven planes from Monroe via Missouri Pacific to Peru for cotton dusting, inaugurating southern operations. D. C. Culver departs for New Orleans to load on The Garfield bound for the Abangarez, leaving Dec 8. J. E. Auerbach notes rising aviation finance and new bomber aircraft delivered to the Army.
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Monroe
South America
Huff- Daland Dusters Corporation
Peru
Missouri Pacific Railroad
D. C. Culver
New Orleans
Crescent City
Garfield
M. L. Alexander
W. C. Miles
H. R. Harris
J. B. Pope
Dan Tobin
Henry Elliott
Henry Curtis
Abangarez
California
Huff-Daland Corporation
New York
J. E. Auerbach
Auerbach
Huff-Daland Dusters Corporation
Lee Ave Motorman Foils Hold Up Attempt by Armed Man
Webb Eady the motorman on municipal street car No. 101 repelled a nighttime hold up on Lee avenue near the 3000 block. The assailant fired twice as he fled but was not apprehended. Police questioned a man who linked the suspect to Fred King, a recent Baskin La. thief. The description lists a dark complexioned man about 45, 5’10”, 160–170 lbs, yellow coat, cap, and white rag head wrap.
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Webb Eady
Lee Avenue
Mr. Simms
Eady
Pettit
J. M. Hammond
E. B. Clower
W. H. Bannister
Ed Harper
Wisconsin girl death mystery grips Prairie du Chien
Clara Olson 22, daughter of a Norse farmer, is found slain with authorities seeking cause of death. Erdman Olson, her former fiancé, is charged with murder though missing since leaving Gale College. Coroner's jury to hear twelve witnesses as clues unfold across states.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
Clara Olson
Erdman Olson
Chicago
Great Falls
Montana
Erdman
Clara
Gale College
Olson
Battle Ridge
Traffic Safety Quiz Prompts Monroe Readers to Test Driving Knowledge
The News-Star launches a daily quiz based on police and traffic regulations to educate drivers. Readers are asked to answer today’s question with tomorrow providing the solution and a new query.
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Monroe
News-Star
Police Department
Wealthy Ark. man and woman shot in Vivian incident
T L Smith a 45 year old prominent El Dorado Arkansas citizen and his companion Mrs Roy Simmons were perhaps fatally shot by Smiths wife in front of a Vivian drug store at 10 this morning authorities reported.
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Shreveport
T. L. Smith
el Dorado
Ark
Roy. Simmons
Smith
Vivian
Muffler and horn rules in Monroe and Motree
Monroe requires efficient mufflers on all motor vehicles and forbids cut-outs. Rubber tires are required. metal tires on motor vehicles are prohibited. Motree horn rule: the horn must be sounded when required, and not otherwise.
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Monroe
Schmidt Sentenced to Death in Missouri Case
In Missouri eighth district court Judge F E Jones sentences John Schmidt to death for murdering his stepdaughter Ada Jolly at Rhinehart on August 22. Defense lawyers cite letters from Alexandria doctors claiming insanity and intend to appeal to the Supreme Court.
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News-Star
Jena
Eighth Judicial District Court
Julge F. E. Jones
John Schmidt
Ada Jolly
Rhinehart
Henagan & Geharan
Alexandria
Schmidt
Supreme Court
Richland Court House Busy with Oil Boom Leasing
Richland parish court house is crowded as abstract work surges due to oil and gas leasing. Workers fill rooms and hallways with eager abstractors from various oil fields, yet delays in obtaining abstracts persist. A farmer notes decades on one property revealed by a new abstract.
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Rayville
Richland Parish Court House
Urania Oil District Sees Wells Expand Yield
Urania reports a rush of production gains as air pressure systems boost existing wells. The Urania No. 8, owned by Urania Petroleum now part of Natural Gas and Fuel Corp, unexpectedly blew in and streams at about 1 000 barrels daily after previously 50. Operators dig pits to handle the gush.
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News-Star
Urania
Urania No. 8
Urania Petroleum Company
The
Natural Gas and Fuel Corporation
Earthquake Shakes Pacific Northwest Cities
A 5:55 am tremor in Bellingham Washington lasted three to five seconds shaking dishes and toppling pots. Victoria British Columbia reported a sixty second shock with rocks at Gonzales Hill rumbling and birds taking to the air. Tremors were felt across Vancouver Island.
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Associated Press
Bellingham
Wash
Victoria
B. C
Gonzales Hill
Vancouver
Medical Society Set to Meet at Hotel Virginia
The Fifth District Medical Society will convene at Hotel Virginia at 11 a.m. Tuesday December 7 with Dr Morris Fishbein editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association to present a paper. The program includes lectures on lung abscess fractures ethics and blood pressure among others and luncheon follows at 12 30 p m.
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Fifth District Medical Society
Virginia
Morris Fishbein
Journal of the
American Medical Association
R. B. Leavell
Wallace Clift
Herman B. Gessner
Seeman
Bank Holdup in Rochester Wounds Two Officers
Three masked gunmen robbed the Olmsted county bank in Rochester and escaped in a waiting car after shooting two police officers. The bandits seized about $10,000 in cash before fleeing.
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Rochester
Minn
Olmsted County
Not Guilty Verdict Quashes Halle Mills Indictments
In Somerville New Jersey on December 4 all defendants in the Halle Mills murder case were released after Justice Charles W Parker quashed the indictments remaining after the earlier acquittals of Frances Stevens Hall Willie Stevens and Henry Stevens and their cousin Henry Carpender. Attorney General Katzenbach led the action.
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Somerville
N. J
Halle Mills
Supreme Court
Charles W. Parker
Katzen
Frances Stevens Hall
Willie
Henry Stevens
Elanor R. Mills
Edward W. Hall
Henry Carpender
Mills
Katzenbach
Spe
Senator Simpson Resigns Asst Attorney General In Hall Mills Case
Jersey City December 4 Senator Alexander Simpson resigned as assistant attorney general amid remarks that Jersey justice might be sent to the British museum if Hall Mills prosecutions ceased He also said he planned to seek a legislative investigation and sent a letter to Governor A Harry Moore outlining the move
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Jersey City
Jersey
British Museum
Hall Mills
Alexander Simpson
A. Harry Moore
Special Prosecutor Pulls Back from Somerville Proceedings
Alexander Simpson telephoned that he would not attend the Somerville proceedings. After motions were ruled on, Attorney General Katzenbach said he represented the state because Simpson asked Governor Moore to relieve him from further duty as special prosecutor.
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Cial
Alexander Simpson
Somerville
Katzenbach
Simpson
Moore
Hall and brothers freed in Mills murder case
Mrs Frances Stevens Hall and her brothers Henry and Willie Stevens were acquitted of murdering Eleanor Mills in Somerville New Jersey four years ago. The jury found them not guilty though they faced additional charges for the murder of Rev. Med Ward Wheeler Hall as of December 4 19xx. Attorney General Katzenbach noted two indictments against Henry DelaBruyer Carpender remain pending.
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Frances Hall
Somerville
N. J
Frances Stevens Hall
Henry
Willie Stevens
Eleanor Mills
Mediward Wheeler Hall
Katzenbach
Henry DelaBruyer Carpender
UCD
Girl on Fender Fatally Hurt In Crash Near Eunice
Miss Mary Jane Bundick 21 of Prairie Hayes near Crowley died when a car rammed a bridge railing on the Crowley Eunice highway. She was riding on the fender with another girl while four others rode inside. the driver Fred Mullican was said to be speeding when he attempted to avoid a collision.
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Alexandria
Mary Jane Bundick
Prairiehayes
Crowley
Eunice
Crowley-Eunice
Bundick
Fred Mullican
Miss Bundick
International Company to Build Five Million Dollar Ark Paper Mill
The International Paper company announced a new Camden Arkansas pulp mill costing 5 million dollars. The plant is expected to employ about 1,000 workers with a yearly payroll of one dollar, and will boost Ouachita Valley industrial activity. The Camden Chamber of Commerce offered a $20 000 site bonus. The project signals greater river development and larger regional paper production.
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International Paper Company
Camden
Ark
Monroe
America
Ouachita Valley
EBC
Couch
Ouachita
Sterlington
Arkansas
Twin Cities
Cateer
Camden Chamber 62 Commerce
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