Brown Paper Plant to Double Output Near Ouachita Parish
Brown Paper Company plans a $1.75 to $2 million add on its West Monroe factory on the 2sboro highway. The new three story addition, designed by George F. Hardy and built by Jon C. Tuttle Co, should be finished by September 1, increasing capacity to make kraft paper. The project aims to place the mill among the nation’s three largest paper mills in Morehouse and Ouachita parishes.
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Brown Paper Company, Inc
2Sboro
Westroe
Ouachita Parish
Kraft Paper
Ge S. Holmes
Jon C. Tuttle Company
Opiecers and Contractors
Little Company
George F. Hardy
New York Tech
Ing
H. E. Nickerson
Morehouse
Ouachita Parwill
Amer
Germany Presses for End to Allied Control in Rhine
In Geneva on December 6 Dr. Gustav Stresemann argues that allied troops still patrol the Rhine and inter allied arms control must end. He proposes German armament investigations by the League of Nations if German prestige is preserved and fears loss of Reichstag backing without a shift in security guarantees.
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Geneva
Germany
Gustav Stresemann
League of Nations
Stresemann
Rhineland
Council of the
France
Dr. Stresemann
Reich
Reichstag
St Paul Bandit Gang Nets Over 50000 in Downtown Safe Cracking
Three men robbed Schunnemann and Mannheimer's department store in St Paul night, guarding two watchmen as they used seven charges to blow three safes. They looted about 35000 in cash 15000 in stocks and bonds and jewelry, gaining access from a roof near police headquarters. The robbery lasted four hours with minimal public disturbance.
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Associated Press
ST. Paul
Schunnemann
Mannheimer
Fog Becomes New Challenge for British Films
British film magnates seek Hollywood style crime to compete as fog hinders production and quality, with unseen mist lowering picture clarity and market appeal.
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Associated Press
London
Hollywood
Mystery Stranger Emerges in Olson Slaying Case
Airie du Chien Wis Dec 6 A new factor enters the Olson murder inquiry as Deputy District Attorney Earls gains statements about an unknown person connected to the September disappearance of Clara Olson a farmer's daughter whose body was found on a hill near her sweetheart's home A Moon farmer Murray says he met Erdison at a Seneca dance and saw him with a stranger before the youth and companion left together Park Morris Mount Sterling Hotel proprietor was present at a gathering as the case unfolds on the eve of the inquest.
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Airie DU Chien
Wis
Olson
Clara Olson
Earls
le Murray
Moon
Erdison
Park Morris
Mount Sterling Hotel
A Co
Aix
Oklahoma City Sleuth Luther Bishop Fatally Shot
Luther Bishop a veteran Oklahoma lawman and Osage case veteran was shot to death in his bedroom before dawn. Police traced a porch roof escape and offered rewards totaling 1000 dollars including 500 from Governor Trapp as investigators seek the gunman behind the bank robbery and Osage county links.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
Luther Bishop
Oklahoma
Bishop
State Bureau of Identification
Osage
W. K. Hale
John Ramsey
Henry Roan
Ferdinand Undergoes Operation After Queen Marie Arrival
King Ferdinand had a hammerhead operation after Queen Marie returned from the United States. Doctors said the procedure was not dangerous and the king should leave bed in a few days.
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Bucharest
Ferdinand
Marie
United States
Traffic Safety Quiz Promises Daily Rules Question
The News-Star features a question and answer series on traffic safety based on police and regulations data. Readers are invited to test their knowledge with today's query and await tomorrow's answer and new question.
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Monroe
News-Star
Police Department
Horn rules for vehicle propagation and when to sound
The horn must be audible for 300 feet and used before crossing sidewalks entering or leaving garages starting from a curb passing a vehicle ahead backing turning around or reversing and in all emergencies. Do not sound horns when halted in traffic lines. Unnecessary horn noise is forbidden and does not speed traffic.
Driving Rule Exceptions to Keep to the Right
The two exceptions to the keep to the right rule are when passing another vehicle and when making a left turn from a one way street onto another one way street.
Congress Opens Short Session Amid Packed Agenda
Congress began a brief new session facing a backlog of unfinished and new laws. Vice President Dawes and Speaker Longworth ordered the chambers open as snow covered the Capitol. Committees were named to notify the president. the annual message will be read tomorrow.
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Washington
Congress
Dawes
Longworth
Senate
House
Ceme
Capitol
Execu
Tive
White House
Gasoline blast fatal to man near Tallulah
Chester Saunders aged 20 died after a gasoline receptacle exploded during a grass fire near Tallulah. A Black coworker suffered severe burns. Saunders was taken to St Francis sanitarium Monroe where he died. Saunders, an orphan with Missouri ties, slept at an open air camp with other workers. The body rests at Peters morgue awaiting funeral details.
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Chester Saunders
W. T. Roach Company
Tallulah
Saunders
St. Francis Sanitarium
Monroe
Missouri
Peters’ Morgue
Supreme Court refuses Teapot Dome review of Sinclair and Fall
Washington December 6 The Supreme Court refused to review criminal charges against Harry F Sinclair and Albert B Fall tied to leases at the Teapot Dome naval oil reserve.
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Associated Press
Washington
Supreme Court Today
Harry F. Sinclair
Albert B. Fall
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
River Stage Readings by City Snapshot
River stage readings show Memphis 25.5 with a fall of 0.1. Vicksburg 32.8 unchanged. New Orleans 9.6 rising 0.1. Shreveport 9.8 falling 0.4. Alexandria 6.7 falling 0.1. Ouachita Camden 6.9 falling 0.1. Monroe 14.2 rising 0.4.
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River
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
El Dorado Man Shot by Wife Faces Serious Injuries
C L Smith of El Dorado Arkansas and Mrs Roy Simmons of El Dorado were shot by Mrs C L Smith in Vivian Louisiana. Smith suffered a fractured jaw and neck wound while Mrs Simmons was shot through the right lung. Both injuries were reported serious but not necessarily fatal. Mrs Smith posted 2500 bail and left for home after the incident witnessed by Smiths four year old.
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Shreveport
C. L. Smith
el Dorado
Ark
Roy Simmons
Dorado
Vivian
Smith
Morse mail fraud trial ends with two acquittals
In New York on December 6 the Morse mail fraud trial concluded after 86 hours of deliberation. George A. Burditt and Henry E. Boughton were acquitted while Benjamin W. Erwin, Harry F. Morse, and Rupert M. Much faced no verdict due to hung juries. The case involved using the mails to sell steamship stock.
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Associated Press
New York
Morse
George A. Burditt
Henry E. Boughton
Benjamin W. Erwin
Harry F. Morse
Charles W. Morse
Rupert M. Much
United States Steamship Company
Undine Style Home by Bengal Dodd Sparks Debate
The Ragged Edge reports on Bengal Dodd’s new 45 by 17% foot domicile designed for his own use. It defies orthodox theory with rugged construction and tall trunks rising through the center to 40 and 45 feet, promising strength against severe weather. CONTINUED ON PAGE TEN
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Undine
Bengal
Dodd
Irion Charges Foreseeable Hearing Delayed By Vague Ouster Plea
New Orleans December 6 The defense for Dr Valentine K Irion commissioner of conservation argues ouster petition is vague and indefinite hindering defense. He seeks trial on exceptions and a hearing with December 16 likely for ruling on the articles cited and to plead a proper case.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
V. K. Irion
Commissioner of Conservation
Simpson
Civil District Court
Irion
Dr. Irion
Valentine K. Irion
Snow blanketing eastern area NY causes deaths and traffic chaos
A major early season storm blankets from Maine to West Virginia with seven to fifteen inch snow in the north, halting traffic and causing at least six deaths. Buffalo reports three fatalities while Rochester sees a three degree low and 239 motorist rescue calls. NY street crews deploy 677 plows and tractors in 12 hour shifts to keep bridges, ferries, and food supply routes open.
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Associated Press
New York
Maine
West Virginia
Washington
Delaware
Buffalo
Rochester
Automobile Club
Champlain
Special Hearing Opened By IC Commission In Shreveport
In Shreveport Louisiana on December 6 Special Examiner W A Disque of the Interstate Commerce Commission began a hearing with Louisiana Public Service Commission Chairman Frances Williams presiding Only one commissioner attended and a large group from railroad companies parish road builders and sand and gravel dealers filled the room The session is expected to last three days with attorneys from Cotton Belt Kansas City Southern Texas and Pacific and others taking part
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Shreveport
Frances Williams
Louisiana Public Service Commission
W. A. Disque
Interstate Commerce Commission
A. H. Kishkaden
St. Louis
Cotton Belt Railway
W. E. Davidson
Kansas City
Kansas City Southern Railway
E. P. Gaines
Marshall
Texas
Texas and Pacific Railway
Good Fellows Seek Christmas Happiness Fund Growth
Monroe charity drive for Christmas happiness grows to 87.70 with under three weeks to the holiday. The fund funds food and warm clothing for needy families on Christmas Eve and Day. Previous gifts total 67.50 from Larche Reardon Russell Reardon and others.
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Monroe
News-Star
North Second Street
L. N. Larche
Marie Reardon
Francis Reardon
Leigh and
Claude Russell
Taylor Nash fire ravages 840 South Grand building
Fire gutted the Taylor Nash Automobile company at 840 South Grand street destroying 21 cars. Capt J D Parker of No 1 station was overcome by smoke and hospitalized as firefighters battled intense flames fed by large quantities of lubricating oil. Insurance covered part of losses.
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Taylor-Nash Automobile Company
South Grand Street
Taylor
Culpepper and Evans
E. F. Hayward
Grace Episcopal Church
Harry Taylor
Lover’s Lane
Nash
Central Department
J. D. Parker
No. 1 Station
Governor Villafane Leaves Table to Fight Jujuy Deposition
Governor Villafane of Jujuy, in Argentina, left an operating table to return home after learning a legislature would depose him for absence. The province’s law( constitutional) allows removal when a governor is absent beyond a set period. He boarded a train for home amid the emergency.
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Buenos Aires
Jujuy
Villafane
Argentina
Senor Villafane
Orleans Woman Writes Warning Note Before Slaying Husband
In New Orleans on December 6 Marjorie Ard 24 killed her husband Harrison likely during his plan to elope with another woman She then shot herself dying minutes later A note she left blamed him for tormenting her and warned girls to beware of devotion to one man
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Marjorie Ard
Marjorie
Harrison
Mac
Rene Avenue
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Moe von
AFI
FIC
Gustav Breese
Oklahome
Conservation Chief
Felix di Martini
Hall-Mills
Somerville
N. J
Eastern Area
IC. Commission
Taylor-Nash
Orleans
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