Congress Takes On Old Aspect As Solons Vie
Washington December 7 Congress resumed its routine session with sharp partisan speech. Senator Heffin of Alabama clashed with Tom tiany as the Senate weighs Boulder Dam and water distribution in the lower Colorado. In the House, the liquor law enforcement provision of $12,500,000 triggers dry wet disputes as LaGuardia and Celier spar over administration policy and enforcement. Lozier adds that the dry law is unpopular due to poor enforcement efforts.
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Heffin
Alabama
Tomtiany
Bour
Senate
Boulder Dam
House
Treasury-Post Office
Arizona
California
Colorado
Laguardia
New York
Arys
Celier
Lozier
Missouri
Two Men Arrested After Fight at Waser Drug Store
Police arrested J. A. Hemler of Alto and Waser, store owner, after a fight at Waser Drug Store 2217 DeSiard Street. Both face fighting and disturbing the peace charges. Hemler released on $50 bond, Waser released on his word. Their court appearance is set for 3 p.m. to determine the aggressor.
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Waser
DeSiard Street
J. A. Hemler
Alto
Hemler
Faser
Model Home Open For A Few Days To View
The News-Star announces a model home open daily 2 to 9 pm for a limited run inviting the public to visit today or tomorrow. Highlights include a standout bathroom with white marble like walls, tile floor by East Coast Tile, ship and windmill wallpaper by Ouachita Paint, and fixtures by W J Riley.
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News-Star
W. J. Riley
East Coast Tile Company
Ouachita Paint Company
New Coding System Converts Speech to Inverted Paces
Bell Telephone experts demonstrate wartime secret communication by inverting speech tones so a spoken message on a telephone line emerges as an unintelligible sequence on the loud speaker. The sample phrase transforms into a string resembling Pay-o-Bonno Jay-Cutt Play-Feen Drink-a-Nope.
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New York
Science
Bell Telephone
Alletheny Mountain Telephone Company
Nine Fire Alarms Keep Men On Go Thursday
A seven hour period from 2:30 to 9:30 p m produced nine fire alarms in the day mainly grass fires. Trucks were sent to several blazes including two on Grand Street started by schoolchildren and a house fire at 101 South Fifth Street. Damages were light overall with one false alarm at 5:21 p m and the final call at 9:27 p m.
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Central Fire Station
Company 3
Central Station
Grand Street
Roselawn
South Fifth Street
C. Pecastaing
George Bordelon
Tenth Street
Alfred Walker
Ouachita
South Fifth Streets
Officers Elected by Maccabees at Evening Session
Ooachita tent No 54 Order of Maccabees held a well attended review at the W O W hall last night with a class of 25 initiated. Officers chosen include Post commander H C Kihneman est lieutenant commander C L Taylor record keeper H Bracey chaplain M Wetzel sergeant John MecClus
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Ooachita
Order of Maccabees
W. O. W. Hall
H. C. Kihneman
C. L. Taylor
H. Bracey
M. Wetzel
John MecClus
Installation of guards officers with oyster supper planned
The ceremony names John Gannon as master at arms and R L Hale as second master of guards with C B Mc Quiller S H Curry and L P McKellar as sentries and pickets. Physicians Dr C P Gray and Dr E J Young named. trustees Will Atkinson J M Breard C P Hartley. The third Thursday in January installation will be followed by an oyster supper and another class will be admitted. The Clarks champion degree team will demonstrate. State Manager M J Bulger of New Orleans attended and spoke on the order. A smoker followed the meeting.
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Clarks
M. J. Bulger
New Orleans
Laundry Driver Reports Theft From Delivery Truck
C. B. Rozelle, employee of Liner's Laundry at 512 Grand Street, reported to police last night at 8 40 that a bundle of laundry was stolen from a truck parked on Grand Street.
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Grand Street
Contents Not Verified When Report Was Filed
The bundle reportedly had not been checked at the time the report was created, leaving potential gaps in processing. Officials noted the lapse as part of an internal review and pledged corrective steps.
Police Court Violent Disorder Sentences Noted
William Buford and David Taylor, both described as negro, appeared in police court for fighting. Buford faced unspecified charges with a $15 fine. Taylor received a 10 day suspended sentence.
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William Buford
David Taylor
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C. B. Rozelle
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Onroe Hardware CO
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