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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1926
Page
2
Postmaster A. A. Thoman outlines a Christmas mail plan similar to last year using the second floor courtroom for parcel processing. Extra clerks, early mailing, careful packaging with strong twine, and clear names on parcels aim to handle record holiday volume with no afternoon mail on Christmas Day and no rural delivery.
Almost a week after the disappearance of the Arsene J the alleged French rum gunning schooner the search of Louisiana bayous for the missing ship went airborne O D Jackson prohibition administrator of New Orleans chartered an airplane with a radio equipped crew to hunt inland streams between New Orleans and Galveston Texas A prohibition agent aboard the flight familiar with the Arsene J will identify it from the air The ship vanished with Matthews and Handley near Southwest Pass after a government post captured the vessel and left it to fuel search efforts have not uncovered the craft or crew
The Associated Press reports last week in 11 states 60 died and 284 injured in traffic, up from 44 dead and 265 injured the prior week. Grade crossing fatalities fell to three with two in Georgia. Florida drowning of six negros not counted. Louisiana to Virginia figures listed.
A year ago Pope Pius bestowed the apostolic benediction of the Golden Rose on Queen Elizabeth of Belgium marking her silver wedding anniversary.
Notice announces registration for property taxpayers to vote in the January 18 1927 bond election. City rolls will be open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. starting November 15 1926 through December 18 1926. Eligible electors must register at the city office.
Mrs Emma Head aged 66 of Ward Nine died suddenly at a Luna church just after 6 p m. Heart disease was the coroner’s finding. She and her daughter prepared the church for a Saturday service when she collapsed. Survived by husband S S Head and several children. Funeral held at Luna church.
West Monroe Methodist Church marked Bible Day with Sunday school attendance gains and plans for a Christmas tree and regular meetings. Rev. Albert S. Lutz preached on Jesus as a student of Scripture, noting his Nazareth home study, reading in Nazareth synagogue, and reliance on Scripture to defeat Satan. He urged daily Bible study as a life basis.
Under state law the Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. will sell unclaimed freight at Monroe station on Saturday December 18 1926. Items include 3 cartons of paper caps weighing 90 pounds consigned to Mono Service Co Newark New Jersey with 60 days since arrival. Sale advertised by agent A F Stovall Monroe Louisiana December 3 1926.
The three states Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan saw a bumper summer tourist season with eight million visitors generating about 400 million dollars. Highway counts framed the figures with Michigan over three million visitors Wisconsin near a million and Minnesota about 1.5 million, all up about 25 percent from last year. Non resident fishing licenses totaled 75 000 in Michigan 60 000 in Wisconsin and 28 000 in Minnesota.
In Plymouth Massachusetts the bodies of Sarah Swift and Antonio Thomas were found in Little Pond after their car sank with ignition off and emergency brake set. Police suspect the car rolled down a slope into the water. investigators note broken windows and driver injury.
Oil men from across the United States gather in Tulsa on the eve of a record American Petroleum Institute session. Major topics include fuel oil from coal and cracking processes, with debate expected on how to control oil output. Notables like Walter C. Teagle and J. W. Farish attend as leaders arrive from California, Chicago, and St. Louis.
Undertaking work in the way of Continental Built Up Roofs tile tin or Eternat asbestos shingles general sheet metal work of all kinds. Automobile radiators fender and body repairs. 410 Walnut St. Sign big radiator outside service inside one price to all. Our customers are all live ones and do not kick. J. G. Bell sole owner of my name and business.
In Venice, near Venice Beach, a man and a woman registered at different Tampa hotels drowned in the ocean. Louis F. Sweeney, about 44, from New York, mining expert and former secretary to J. F. Stevens, was identified as the man. The woman, Mrs. I. Maingot, about 35, registered at a Trinidad port hotel. An inquest was set for today.
A public hearing is set for 7 30 tonight at the West Monroe city council meeting on Sunday picture shows and a referendum vote. Proponents led by petition with signatures will be represented by George Wesley Smith. Public invited to attend at city hall as debate promises a lively session.
Mrs Frances Stevens Hall, acquitted in the murder case of Mrs Eleanor Mills, says the trial and prosecution methods forced her to rethink pride in America. She laments court publicity, photo taking, and curiosity seekers, while planning to stay in New Brunswick with brothers Willie and Henry Stevens.
Mrs. Walter Riley of Shreveport is in a sanitarium in serious condition after hot radiator water burned her when an auto en route to Oil City collided with another car. her husband unharmed. Mrs. W. J. Stephens of Marshall Texas is hospitalized with severe head and facial cuts after an auto driven by her husband, who had three broken ribs, was struck by a street car at a street intersection. the car dragged about 35 feet.
An advertisement claims McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets can quickly add weight and vitality. It touts easy intake, strong sales by a druggist, and a money back guarantee if no gains are seen within days.
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