Parish ex-treasurer Justin Green arraigned on embezzlement charges
H Green 46 formerly parish treasurer and teller at Central Bank faces formal bond hearing after surrender to Sheriff Milton Cover in San Antonio. He is accused of embezzling up to 35000 dollars from parish funds. His brother Aubrey L Green posted bail, and both men traveled from Jackson to testify. Continued on page eight.
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Theo. F
San Antonio
Texas
Aubrey L. Green
Ckson
Miss
Milton Cover
Percy Sandel
Green
Brothebrey
Miss Lillie Treen
Parasurer
Cus
Stin H. Green
Central Vs Bank & Trust Company
Monroe
Hall
Aubreyn
Jackson
Austin
Mon
Aubrey
Antonio
Sin
Marshall
Ovd
Island Treasure Recall Prompts Legal Question in Caldwell Parish
A man visiting Columbia seeks advice on liability for trespass to locate a buried treasure on a Caldwell parish plantation. The tale recalls Perrin Island and French gold coins, with locals speculating the treasure may be the long-hidden inheritance Perrin hoarded after settling on Perrin's Island.
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News-Star
Columbia
Caldwell Parish
John Perrin
France
Louisiana
Perrin
Mr. Perrin
Senate to Probe Maine Senator Over Payment Story
Senator Gould of Maine is alleged to have given a payment of $100,000 prompting a Senate probe into the story behind the transaction. The inquiry focuses on the source and purpose of the funds and any potential connections to political favors or influence.
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Senate
Gould
Maine
Canadian Officials Involved in Railroad Contract Inquiry
Washington December 7 Senate ordered investigation into a report that Senator Gould of Maine paid $100 to Canadian officials years ago related to a railroad contract. Senator Walsh introduced the resolution with Gould's approval, who said he expected vindication.
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Washington
Gould
Maine
Senate
Walsh
Montana
Memphis Bank Official Dies by Self Inflicted Shot
Clarence Henochsberg 44, assistant cashier at the American Savings Bank and Trust Co in Memphis, telephoned a director saying he was short in his accounts then killed himself. The bank then closed as directors met and a statement said the bank is being liquidated by state authorities. Six thousand Christmas savings checks totaling 235000 had already been mailed.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Tenn
Clarence Henochsberg
American Savings Bank and Trust Company
Rush H. Parke
Abe Plough
Henochsberg
Plough
State Banking Department
Free Ten Ships Released From Ice Grip on Mich River
The upbound coal fleet trapped in the St Marys River near Sault Ste Marie began moving at 11 am as ten vessels were liberated. Cutters led by Sabin work to free more ships while officials hope the upper channel fleet may clear by week’s end, though down bound ships in the lower channel face a bleaker outlook.
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Sault Ste Marie
Mich
United States Coast Guard
St. Marys River
Sabin
Alton Cornwall
Great Lakes Wrecking Company
Monroe water problem interview with veteran riller Fred Stovall
News-Star reports on Monroe water supply questions with Fred Stovall of the Stovall Drilling Co an authority on deep wells. He cites two 800 foot six inch wells drilled for Southern Carbon at Fairbanks producing 250 to 300 gallons per minute without pumping and notes a larger Keystone Carbon well west of Fairbanks yielding about 1750 gallons per minute.
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Fred Stovall
Riller
Monroe
News-Star
Sto- Drilling Company
F. Stovall
City of Man
Artseian
Fairbanks
Southern Carbon Company
Keystone Carbon Company Weat
Smith Is Renamed Washington Nominee on Shipping Board
Roland K. Smith of Louisiana, currently on the shipping board by recess appointment, was officially nominated by President Coolidge to a regular seat on the board. The nomination was announced in Washington on December 7.
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Associated Press
Washington
Roland K. Smith
Louisiana
Shipping Board
Traffic Safety Quiz From The Monroe News Star
The Monroe News Star presents a series of traffic safety questions and answers based on police department information and traffic regulations. Readers are invited to test their knowledge. tomorrow the answer and another question will be published.
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Monroe
News-Star
Police Department
Proper Passing On The Road In The Same Direction
The proper way to pass a vehicle moving in the same direction is to swing to the left of the passing vehicle and go ahead of it while remaining in your lane and then return to the right after clearing. This follows the guidance that you must pass on the left when traveling in the same direction.
Chicago Police Hit Rail Workers Stronghold With Gas Bombs
In a dawn raid near Melrose Park Illinois police and posses attacked a foreign track workers camp in the Proviso township yards using gas bombs and guns after a clash that left Policeman Lyman Stahl dead and Officer Charles Kolcintz injured. Two other railroad workers were wounded as attackers fled the cars and were captured.
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Chicago
Associated Press
West Side
Meg
One Stahl
Melrose Park
Charles Kolcintz
Proviso Township
Stahl
Kolcintz
Koiwirtz
Farmers of Parish Sign Up for Less Cotton
Two hundred sixty five farmers in Ouachita parish pledged reduced cotton acreage after a meeting with D F Walker and E R Strahan. Total reductions for 1927 reach 11 222 acres, about 28.4 percent, with 60 70 percent of parish acreage represented. Walker notes substitutions needed as 4 453 acres were cut. committee studies to guide crops and policy continue.
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Quachita Parish
D. F. Walker
E. R. Strahan
Walker
Mississippi
Mr. Walker
Arish
Sixteen Die in Cold Wave and Heavy Snowfall
Northeastern states and eastern Canada reported sixteen deaths from record cold as snow and low temperatures battered the region. New England led with twelve fatalities, New York three, and New Jersey one, while cities spent vast sums to clear deep snow and combat travel disruption.
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New York
Canada
New England
New Jersey
River Stage Readings Across Mississippi and Ouachita Regions
River stages show Memphis at 25.1 feet with a 0.4 fall and Vicksburg at 2.9 with a 0.1 rise. New Orleans rises 0.2 to 9.8, while Shreveport falls 0.2 to 9.6. Alexandria drops to 6.5, and Camden falls 0.1 to 64. Monroe remains at 14.2 with no change.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
RED
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Rum vessel Arsene J located at Gulf Port mystery deepens
New Orleans reports say J B Mathews and Coast Guard petty officer Handley will return from Puerto Mexico to recount events aboard the French rum schooner Arsene J. The vessel was seized near the Gulf after its disappearance on November 29, with 10 000 gallons of liquor aboard. The search involved numerous ships and planes with no earlier conclusion.
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New Orleans
J. B. Mathews
Prohibition
Gulf Zone
Handley
Coast Guard
Puerto
Mexico
Arsene d
Mathews
Aresene J
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi River
United States
Arsene J
Frank Wood
Mississippi
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Christmas Good Fellows fund aids needy families
With two weeks until Christmas, the Good Fellows fund totals about $106.20 from donors including Mrs. M. B. Amman and Dr. H. H. Baur. The process allocates funds to buy food and warm clothing for families based on need, then packages the items for delivery. Checks or cash can be mailed to The News-Star office on North Second Street.
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Good Fellows
Good Fellows’ Fund
News-Star
North Second Street
M. B. Amman
H. H. Baur
Chairman Williams seeks postponement of freight rate hearing
Francis Williams, Louisiana Public Service Commission chair, asks to delay ICC hearing on proposed freight rate increases for sand and gravel between Louisiana points. He says he is new to the chair and unfamiliar with case details after Huey P. Long’s tenure. The examiner overruled the request.
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Shreveport
Dee
Francis Williams
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Louisiana
W. A. Disque
Interstate Commerce Commission
Williams
Huey P. Long
Court's verdict means freedom for Mrs Bussey
New Orleans, December 7. Arrangements were made to free Mrs Renettee Cure Bussey after the state supreme court reversed a jury verdict and ordered a retrial. Prosecution attorneys agreed the reversal barred key evidence, ruling the nurse's hearsay testimony about the child Verdia's death was inadmissible.
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New Orleans
Renettee Cure Bussey
Verdia
Supreme Court
College youth branded as girl's slayer in Wisconsin case
Erdman Olson 18 fled after Clara Olson's pregnancy and death. A coroner's jury found him responsible for her murder in the wilderness burial near Paririe du Chien Wisconsin. A letter found with the body outlined plans for flight and marriage.
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Paririe DU Chien
Wis
Erdman Olson
Clara Olson
Clara
Wisconsin
Erdman
Coolidge Sends Budget Message With Tax and Farm Relief
President Coolidge sent his annual message to Congress on December 7 urging attention to taxes and farm relief but opposing permanent tax schedule revisions. He left rebates versus debt repayment to lawmakers and urged no price fixing on farm surplus. The message added over 1,000 nominations to the Senate calendar, including many postmasters nationwide.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Coolidge
Capitol Hill
Senate
House
Coolidge urges temporary tax relief and farm relief in annual message
In his address to Congress, President Coolidge called for a sound solution to farm marketing issues and hinted at temporary tax relief. He left具体 methods to legislators, noting a prospective 383 million dollar Treasury surplus should not be dissipated. CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT
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Washington
Coolidge
Congress
Largest family to win 300000 prize in Toronto
Toronto notices Millar estate values about 330000 with a total estate possibly reaching 500000. The will bequeaths the residue to the largest family born in Toronto within ten years. Millar, a lawyer and sportsman who died, left no heirs and gave jockey club stock to ministers against racing and shares in a brewery to other ministers and a leading prohibition advocate.
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Associated Press
Toronto
Ont
Charles Millar
Millar
Jockey Club
Washington Today’s Events Highlight Congress and Trials
Congress meets at noon as Fall-Doheny oil conspiracy trial continues. President Coolidge sends the annual message to Congress. The House adjourns after the message to honor the memory of Uncle Joe Cannon.
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Congress
Approved Medical Ethics Are Recounted at Meeting
The Fifth District Medical Society met at Hotel Virginia for its December session with strong attendance despite bad weather. Dr Morris Fishbein, editor of the Journal of the American Medical Association, spoke on Business Ethics and Medical Ethics, outlining the profession's service ideals and the Principles of Medical Ethics.
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Fifth District Medical Society
Virginia
Morris Fishbein
Fishbien
American Medical Association
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