Louisiana Builds State Capitol With 14 Contractors
G A Fuller Construction Co won the general contract for the state capitol in Baton Rouge at 2 394 000 dollars with completion guaranteed by January 15 1932. Ashton Glassell placed second at 2 420 000 dollars for the work while American Heating and Plumbing Co was awarded 429 987 dollars for heating and plumbing. Evans Brothers secured the electric equipment contract at 138 000 dollars and Otis Elevator Co won 120 000 dollars for elevator service.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
G. A. Fuller Construction Co
Washington, D. C
Louisiana
State Capitol
Ashton Glassell
Shreveport
American Heating and Plumbig Co. Inc
Barronne Street
New Orleans
Evans Brothers
Otis Elevator Co
Carondelet Street
State House
Louisiana State University
Capitol
State Board of Liquidation
G. A. Fuller Construction Company
Junto Officials Visit Monroe To Organize Chapter
Mrs. Lucy Purvis national organizer of Roy Croft Juntos of New York City arrives in Monroe with field secretaries Mrs. Stella Arnold of Pine Bluff and Mrs. R. B. Saunders of Coleman Texas to form a local Junto. They stay at Hotel Virginia and express optimism about starting a Monroe chapter.
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Lucy @. Purvis
Roy Croft
Arnold and
Saunders
Monroe
Tisdale Elected President Of Fifth District Medical Society
At a Vicksburg Mississippi meeting Dr. A D Tisdale of Monroe was chosen president of the Fifth District Medical Society with Dr J L Smith of Dubach as vice president and Dr F P Rizzo of Monroe re elected as enya Dr P L Perot of Monroe named delegate to the state meeting in New Orleans next spring About 125 physicians attended the joint session with the Tri County Medical Society and Mississippi officials also elected officers A roster of notable attendees included Dr Felix Underwood and Dr Frank Harris of the Southern Medical Association and Dr Ewing F Howard of Mississippi State.
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Vicksburg
Miss
A. D. Tisdale
Monroe
Fifth
Louisiana
Tri- County Medical Society
Mississippi Society
Fifth District Society
Ouachita Perish
Southern Medical Society
Felix Underwood
The
Southern Medical Association
Frank Harris
Ewing F. Howard
Mississippi State
Mother and Two Children Saved in Orleans Fire
New Orleans dispatch reports an uptown blaze destroying an old garage and damaging a residence. A mother and two children were awakened by neighbors and escaped safely as firemen prevented spread to nearby homes. Damage estimated at 15000 dollars, covering structures furnishings and an automobile.
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New Orleans
Uptown
River Vet Criticizes Cotton Shipping Rates
L V Cooley captain of the steamboat Ouachita says shipping cotton from Monroe to New Orleans remains costly despite a 50 cent per bale rate cut by steam boat carriers. He notes rates are twice what they were before railroad competition and advocates continued steamboat use within 50 miles of the Ouachita river for profit. Cooley sparked debate after securing commission approval to reduce rates and reports hauling about 20,000 bales this year versus 10,000 last year.
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New Orleans
Monroe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ouachita River
Ouachita
News-Star
Captain Cooley
Public Service Commission
Plot to Kill Chilean President Foiled Report
Four people jailed after police uncovered a bomb placed under the Maipo River rail bridge intended for President Colonel Carlos Ibanez. Investigators tied the plot to anarchist and communistic elements. censorship followed as the president arrived from Osorno.
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Associated Press
Santiago DE Chile
Carlos Ibanez
Rio Maipo
Osorno
Plans to Appeal Kincaid Case Discussed Today
A conference in Mayor Arnold Bernstein's office will outline the appeal procedure for the Kincaid case against the government over compensation for lands in the proposed floodway. Attendees include Mayor Bernstein, W. E. Wilson, City Attorney Harry Russell, L. Ethridge, and Judge W. G. Streett of Lake Village Arkansas.
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Kincaid
Arnold Bernstein
Bernstein
Tensas Basin
Girl Philosophy Student Ends Life in Despair
In Altadena California on December 10 23 year old Elizabeth Arthur a Columbia University graduate described as one of the most beautiful girls in Mad en reportedly killed herself after an intense study of philosophy left her despondent. Authorities said she felt she had failed to discover any meaning in life.
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Altadena
Cal
Elizabeth Arthur
Columbia University
Miss Arthur
Maden
Beca
River Stages Flood Pres 24 Hour Stage Change
Flood stage updates show Ouachita and Camden stations reporting rises and falls. Monroe and nearby gauges indicate a 0.2 rise amid a 1.2 fall trend over a 24 hour period.
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Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
Aggige
Lie Be
Sinclair Lewis Receives Nobel Prize in Stockholm
Sinclair Lewis of Sauk Center Minnesota received the 1930 Nobel prize for literature from King Gustaf of Sweden in Stockholm. The event drew major Nobel laureates as well. Frank B Kellogg also received the 1929 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo in the presence of King Haakon for his Kellogg Briand pact.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Sinclair Lewis
Sauk Center
Minn
Gustaf
George H. Babbitt
Oslo
Norway
Frank B. Kellogg
Haakon
Kellogg
Fantastic extortion plot targets Chicago society girl
The story centers on Miss Marian Wright an 18 year old social debutante in Chicago. Kuhn is charged with attempting to extort 25000 dollars from her under threat of death to her or her father an Edgewater Steel executive. Five letters allegedly typed by Kuhn formed the basis of the arrest and police say undercover agents helped seize the case.
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Chicago
Marian Wright
Sola
Beate Lori Seca
Kuhn
Miss Wright
Edgewater Steel Company
The
Association of Commerce
Two West Monroe Boys Jailed for Armory Burglary
West Monroe youths Joe King and Reuben Tinsley are held in Ouachita parish jail on a breaking and entering charge tied to the recent robbery of the local national guard armory. Tinsley allegedly confessed in the sheriff's department and implicated King in the Nov 10 theft. Police say suspects were known last week but could not be caught. Tinsley was arrested Tuesday noon by Motorcycle Officer Benny Grayson.
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West Monroe
Joe King
Reuben Tinsley
Ouachita Parish
National Guard
Tinsley
Sheriff's Department
King
J. M. Hammons
Benny Grayson
Henry Ford Awarded Medal by Illinois Association
Chicago news report states Henry Ford received a medal from the Illinois Manufacturers' Association for industry contributions. He listened without comment as speakers predicted a return of prosperity.
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Chicago
Henry Ford
Illinois Manufacturers’ Association
Hoover Criticized as $110 Million Public Works Awaites Final Vote
Democrats assailed President Hoover over his denial of non administration relief while the $110,000,000 emergency public works appropriation neared a final vote. Senator McKellar demanded an apology for Hoover’s criticism of relief measures, as debate continued.
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Washington
Hoover
Jones
House
McKellar
Tennessee
Senate
Cabaret Singer Faces Murder Charge in Utah Case
Salt Lake City police said they would seek first degree murder charges against Jean Doyle 21 cabaret singer for the slaying of Sam Frank 65 Memphis Tenn jewelry auctioneer. Jack Guinin barber faces possible accessory after the fact charge. Both suspects questioned.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Jean Doyle
Sam Frank
Memphis
Hambone's Meditations Quasi Dialect Note
A fragmented note from J. P. Alley presents a humorous dialect sketch about folks claiming quiet messages but revealing loud, boisterous reasoning and misinterpretations. The text underscores local color and rural speech without a clear narrative.
Welfare Board backs central charity agency plan
Monroe welfare directors approve creating a city rural relief warehouse to aid distressed families outside Monroe. Secretary Mrs McCall reports November aid reached 500 people at the office with 383 unemployed and 96 paupers aided by clothing food and medicine.
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Monroe
Association
W. P. McCall
Youth Wounded in St. Bernard Shooting Spree
Eugene Gagnon twenty five of St Bernard parish is hospitalized with a leg wound from a shooting spree. Wallace Serpas a neighbor armed with a shotgun confronted him in the back yard and shot him in the right leg. Serpas said he found damage to Jacob Reichert Jr.s car in his garage with broken windows and dents.
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New Orleans
Eugene Gagnon
St. Bernard Parish
Gagnon
Wallace Serpas
St. Bernard
Serpas
Jacob Reichert, Jr
Community Tree Lighting Contest Draws Monroe Attendees
The World News-Star Publishing company and the Chamber of Commerce sponsor a contest for the best illuminated outdoor Christmas tree on private home lawns in Monroe. Prizes totaling 75 are offered, with judging limited to outdoor residential displays. store windows and public buildings are excluded.
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World- News-Star Publishing Company
Chamber of Commerce
News-Star
Monroe
Mail For Santa Claus Is Much Heavier This Year
Washington December 10 Santa Claus began receiving letters four weeks earlier than last year and already has ten times as many, according to Jim Martin postmaster of Santa Claus Indiana who notified Postmaster General Brown. He continues handling the avalanche himself as in previous years. Last year about 12 000 letters were received with most going to Chicago dead letter office.
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Washington
Santa Claus
Jim Martin
Ind
Brown
Jim
Chicago
Bank Robberies Hit Frankston and Kansas City
Reports describe two separate bank heists. In Frankston Texas the First State Bank was robbed of about $13 000 by three men after noon. In Kansas City Missouri four unmasked robbers held up the Interstate National Bank in the Livestock Exchange building, fleeing with an estimated $50 000 to $55 000 after holding staff and patrons at gunpoint for over an hour.
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Kansas City
Associated Press
Frankston
Texas
First State Bank of
Interstate National Bank
Livestock Exchange
Kiwanis Donate $60 to Goodfellows Fund Auction Night
Kiwanis club members raised 60 dollars through their annual auction sale held at noon. President Louis Hallum acted as auctioneer as toys and trinkets changed hands in spirited bidding. The club voted to turn all auction toys over to the Welfare Association for distribution to the city’s poor children.
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Kiwanis Club
Goodfellows Fund
Louis Hallum
Welfare Association
Cmon Business Men Lets Start Adopting Families
Goodfellows club in Monroe invites business owners to adopt destitute families for a Christmas gift. The appeal asks men to play Santa and help many in need, promising joy and a simpler path to aid. The call emphasizes widespread participation and mentions fund acknowledgments and local donors in the same appeal.
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Monroe
The
Goodfellows Club
Santa Claus
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Monroe Welfare Association
World-News-Star
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