Fourth Suspect Identified in Jitney Jungle Burglary
Sheriff says four men linked to the November 22 Jitney Jungle burglary on Third and Pine streets have confessed. Charlie Nash is the latest arrest, joining Mike Adams Garland Kennedy and G S Jim Baynham. Confessions detail the plan, loot division, and arrests in West Monroe and mention a prior shooting by Baynham at a West Monroe business.
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Sone
Third and
Pine Streets
Milton Coverdale
Charlie Nash
Mike Adams
Garland Kennedy
G. S
Jim" Baynham
Kennedy
Bayn
Ham
Adams
Nash
Baynham
West Monroe
Sheriff's Department
E. M. Steen
Coverdale
Ray Carter
Carter
Negro Fatally Injured When Run Over By Truck
Ford Smith a black man was killed late Wednesday when he fell under a truck he was riding on after trying to jump off near Joe Smith place. Coroner Dr C L Mengis ruled the death accidental as Sheriff M Coverdale investigated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford Smith
C. L. Mengis
Parish
Smith
Simonton Grain Company
Joe Smith
Charlie Phillips
Milton Coverdale
Winners In Phoenix Hosiery Contest Declared
Officials of Phoenix Hosiery announce Thursday the contest winners after the event closed Wednesday night at the Palace. The air mail letter from Phoenix Hosiery Milwaukee verifies 4135 yards of silk in the prize hose. First prize goes to Miss Thelma Buce of 208 Lazarre. second to Marion Post of St. Joseph La. third to ANA Golden Mrs Feiis Jenna of South Gra street. Remaining prizes go to Mrs L L Jones Oak Grove La and Jewel Thornton of 1000 St John street.
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Phoenix
Palace
Milwaukee
Wis
Thelma Buce
Lazarre
Marion Post
St. Joseph
Ana Golden
Two Die in Abbeville Highway Collision
A collision between an automobile and a cane truck on the Abbeville Brath highway near Abbeville last night killed E. J. Ewing 29 and Romeo Thibeaux 20 both of Abbeville. Paul DuBois of Erath was seriously hurt and taken to a Lafayette hospital. Six others from the truck sustained minor injuries.
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Abbeville
Abbeville-Brath
E. J. Ewing
Romeo Thibeaux
Paul DuBois
Erath
Ewing
Lafayette
Olin Thibeaux
Romeo
Lucien Premeaux
Whitney Vincent
Molockshire
Severin Catalan
Singing Convention Opens in Jonesboro Local Leaders Attend
One of the region's most interesting singing conventions opens Sunday in Jonesboro Louisiana with prominent singing leaders from northeast Louisiana and Arkansas attending. A noon picnic dinner will be served and about 300 participants are expected to join the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonesboro
Louisiana
Arkansas
Monroe Little Theater Presents Out of the Night Mystery
The Monroe Little Theater stages Out of the Night a three act mystery thriller at Ouachita junior college auditorium Thursday at 8 30 p m Miss Regina Moffett headlines with praised rehearsals coffee between acts in the college cafeteria Membership tickets grant admission or tickets may be bought in the lobby The curtain rises at 8 50 p m changing from previous 8 15 p m start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Junior College
Monroe Little Theater
Regina Moffett
Seals Not Being Sold By School Children Here
Miss Bernice Wright of the Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health association states that school children will not sell Christmas seals this season. Instead students buy seals at school and receive rewards, while seals are distributed by volunteers through mail and business-area canvassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice Wright
Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health Association
Natal Lindbergh's solo South Atlantic flight historic milestone
Lindberghs puzzle over Natal Lindberghs achievement as the first woman to fly solo across the South Atlantic. The welcome by the colonel yielded only brief, commonplace remarks about the successful voyage, leaving observers to interpret its significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Atlantic
Natal
United States
Lone Eagle
Not Guilty Plea Entered by Carter in Test Action
A not guilty plea was entered by Carter in a test action. The proceedings focus on strategic questions around the cent and related duties. No further substantive claims or outcomes are documented in the fragment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
Attorney General’s Stand Is Reiterated in Louisiana
New Orleans, Dec 7. In elaborating his ruling on liquor sales, Attorney General Gaston L. Porterie said parishes that were dry by local option before Prohibition must hold local elections to repeal their laws if they want liquor sold now. Repeal does not automatically wet dry parishes. people must vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Gaston L. Porterie
Porterie
Big crowds flock to Capt. Dan Riley’s wild animal show
A daily audience packs the T. John building on DeSiard Street for Capt. Dan Riley’s wild animal show. Sponsored by the local post and Veterans of Foreign Wars, proceeds aid Twin City Parent-Teacher Council funds for underprivileged children. Acts include boxing kangaroo, educated bears, and highwire walking dogs, open 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. John
DeSiard Street
Dan Riley
Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Twin City
Parent-Teacher Council
Dominion buffalo herd grows from 709 to 16000 in Montana
The herd purchased by Canada in 1907 at Tablow Montana has swelled to about 16000 head. Most roam freely in the Fort Smith district in the northern region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion of Canada
Tablow
Mont
Fort Smith District
Liquor Question Stalls Action in Morehouse Parish
In Morehouse Parish Louisiana officials delay enacting wet or dry ordinances as the 1906 dry law faces uncertainty after national repeals. The police jury and city council discuss parish wide or ward elections while awaiting Supreme Court guidance on the status of liquor legality. District Attorney Hawthorne calls for a test case to settle the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Frank W. Hawthorne
Supreme Court
Farm conference opens at Louisiana State University
Three officials of the Production Credit Corporation of New Orleans head the opening session of a three day conference at Louisiana State University for 62 county agents and extension workers. They outline the proposed production credit association setup to aid Louisiana farmers in obtaining loans.
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Baton Rouge
Production Credit Corporation of
New Orleans
Louisiana
Louisiana State University
State Extension
J. W. Bateman
J. B. Hearin
Production Credit Corporation
R. L. Thompson
Federal Production Credit Commissioner
J. W. Willis
Commodity Credit Administration
F. W. Spencer
Bateman
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Washington
J. G. Lee, Jr
Louisiana State University College of Agriculture
C. H. Alvord
AAA
Ellen Lenoir
C. W. Davis
Merchants Aid Good Fellows Benefit Campaign
Merchants donate clothing and gifts to the Monroe Welfare association for the Good Fellows fund. Miss Armadine Renaud’s pupils stage a December 15 dance at Parish high school to support Christmas aid. J. G. Bell contributes $5 with a letter urging kindness to needy children. A note on Mexican trademark registration follows.
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Mittee
Monroe Welfare Association
South Grand Street
Good Fellows
Monroe Welfare
Armadine Renaud
Parish High
Good Fellows’ Fund
Renaud
J. G. Bell
Rudy Vallee Denies Alice Faye Romance Amid Divorce Suit
The famous crooner says he is not marrying Alice Faye, a singer in his band, as he prepares to sue wife Fay Webb for divorce in New York. The report notes Faye is described as one of the best girls and a wonderful person.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudy Vallee
Alice Faye
Fay Webb
New York
Coroner Links Smith Death to Unlit Truck Crash
The parish coroner Dr. C. L. Mengis reports Julius Smith, 41, died from a crushed skull in a night crash on Farmerville road. The unlit truck skidded into a ditch during a rain squall. Smith, seated behind the cab, was crushed, with gasoline burns noted on shoulder and chest. Smith died Tuesday night amid a severe electrical storm.
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C. L. Mengis
Parish
Julius Smith
Parish Tidwell
West Monroe
Point Community
Cloyd
Farmerville
Smith
Negro Group Plans Charity Baskets for Deserving Families
The Associated Charities, a negro organization, will donate Christmas baskets to needy negro families. Plans were formed at a Wednesday night meeting in Dr. John T. Miller's office. The old people’s home at Arcadia and a children’s home in Morehouse parish will also be aided, with Dr. W. P. Darrington and Dr. Miller leading two coordinating groups.
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Associated Charities
John T. Miller
Old People's Home
Arcadia
Morehouse Parish
W. P. Darrington
de, Miller
Aid for Projects Now Being Asked
S. M. Collins of Ouachita parish announced that the parish will seek federal aid through the Civil Works Administration for up to 10 projects in Monroe West Monroe and nearby areas. Proposed works include storm water pumping at Monroe, drainage south of Pine Bayou and Michoire Bayou, Bayou DeSiard channel clearing, Black Bayou rehabilitation, and Major McGuire Park improvements, with most plans likely to receive funding since most cost must be labor-based.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CWA
Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
S. M. Collins
Civil Works Administration
Buckhorn Bend
Bayou DeSiard
Worker injured in scuffle at Monroe plant
Norman Gaines, 37, a Black truck driver for Monroe Transfer and Warehouse, suffered a serious head injury in a Wednesday night fight with a coworker. He was taken to Monroe General Hospital and was listed as improving Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Gaines
Monroe Transfer and Warehouse Company
Monroe General Hospital
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Fox Picture
Negro
Capitol
Will Rogers
Fox
Doctor Bull
Adam
James Gould Cozzens
Little Theater
College Auditorium
Wee Ceere
Serge Ote
Morehouse
Capital
Mexico
Ar A Werei Av‘yt Negro Group
Larg Jars
Lee
Steelcote
Steelcote Manufacturing Company
Gratiot St
St. Louis
Knowles Motor Co., Inc
Trenton St
West
Monroe, la
Steelcote Central Service & Storage, Inc
Circle “S” Oil Co
Jackson St
DeSiard St
Central Service & Storage
North Second St
CPR Bel TE
CPS
Lane Cedar Chest
Lane
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