Community urged to aid Goodfellows for needy children
The News-Star invites Monroe residents to provide names and addresses of children lacking funds for gifts, to bring Santa Claus to those dependent on the Goodfellows Club. A list shows modest donations from local supporters, totaling $225.45 with several donors including Bobby Tucker and Rev. E K Means, as the fund nears its goal of $250.45.
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Goodfellows Club
News-Star
Monroy News-Star
Santa Claus
Monroe
Eonsieeans
Bobby Tucker
W. L. Parker
Theodora Hart
F. C. Mangham
Rev
E. K. Means
J. Y. Covington
Lee Lieber
May Lieber
Simon Lieber
J. M. Turnley
Harding Seeks League Pact as Ireland Question Divides Congress
Sen Harding drafts foreign policy ideas including a league style association. Col Harvey advises on Versailles era policy. Rep Mason cites Hymers cable urging a Nations League body to probe Ireland. Immigration bill unity grows but Senate may defer action this session.
Time budgets and time leaking in daily life
Ruth Cameron discusses time misallocation and the need for a systematic, financially minded approach to time. She suggests tracking daily expenditures of time, such as phone calls and shopping, to reveal where 15 minutes really become 40, and how small leaks add up. She admits personal struggles with sleep and proposes gradual changes to improve efficiency.
Baseball convention opens with push for national agreement
New York hosts a major gathering of baseball interests as a plan for full sports reorganization emerges. Judge Landis presides over several days of sessions focusing on the new national agreement amid ongoing administrative tasks.
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New York
Landis
Constantine to be escorted to Greece by fleet of battleships
Lucerne Dec 11 Official notification of the plebiscite result in Greece and invitation to return to Athens was received by King Constantine. The Greek government announced it will have a Greek cruiser and escort of warships to receive him and his family in Venice Wednesday.
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Constantine
Greece
Lucerne
Venice
Martial law in Bucharest after Senate bombing
Bucharest, capital of Romania, is under martial law following disorders in the city and an explosion of a time bomb under the Romanian senate speakers' tribune. The device was timed to go off soon after the session opened.
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Bucharest
IFSCO
Paris
Rumania
Well of Breard’s May Produce 5000 Bels Reported
Unconfirmed word claims the Last Chance No 1 well in 83-21-1 at Caddo oil fields may yield 5000 barrels. Scouts spread news after a blowout bridged over and sanded, with production fluctuating while interest grows in the Caddo field as a promising venture.
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Breard
Caddo
la. G
Drillig Die Caddo
C. G. Breerd
Monroe @ Lumber
Hill Sells Lot to Kaliski Here for 3 Thousand
Titus Hill and others sell to Emile Kaliski two lots in Ross addition Monroe at Grammont and Seventeenth for 3000 dollars, 500 cash portion. Also listed are transfers between Fred P. Naff and T J Brown and J M Rabb involving multiple lots in West Monroe and Monroe additions for totals around 1000 to 2506.50 dollars.
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Titus Sidney Hill
Emile Kaliski
Ross
Monroe
Grammont
Seventeenth Streets
Fred P. Naff
T. J. Brown
Austin
Eby
West Monroe
Leasing activity around Wymond well expects revival
Leasing around the Chess Wymond well of the Transcontinental Oil and Gas Co is poised for renewed activity after the company’s success with a twenty million foot gas discovery. Lafourche Oil and Gas Co plans to push work at LaFourche No 2 then move back to LaFourche No 1. LaFourche No 2 lies a half mile southwest of West Virginia No 1, a large gas well.
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Chess
Time for Tiffin Candies and the TIFFIN shops story
The piece traces the TIFFIN candy line born from Hotel McAlpin in 1914 15, its rise to a national name and the Long Island City plant with four acres of floor space. It notes the New York city hotels clubs and restaurants, the new drug store agency in Monroe, and the quick lunch offerings at the soda fountain.
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Far East
McAlpin
New York
Long Island City
New York City
THE
NEW South Drug Store
Monroe
Moonshine Still Found Near Columbia Louisiana
A crude distilling plant was discovered two miles south of Columbia along the Ouachita river by Caldwell Parish Sheriff J. E. McClanahan. A small mash was found. it appears unused for about two weeks. The owner is unknown, though property belongs to J. A. Cook who reported the still. Local fears grow over numerous Caldwell parish moonshine stills and limited federal support for arrests. The sheriff suspects the operator abandoned the setup after sensing betrayal to authorities.
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Monroe News-Star
Columbia
J. E. McClanahan
Caldwell Parish
Ouachita River
J. A. Cook
Cook
McClanahan
Law
Cotton Drop Plan Outlined to Target Support
A detailed organization plan aims to restrict cotton supply to adherents of the plan. A Memphis based general committee with Thos R King as temporary secretary leads, with bankers and merchants forming state and parish committees to recruit four farmers, three bankers, and three merchants by January 15. An agricultural roster, county mass meeting, and an honor roll for signers are planned.
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Thos. R. King
Chamber of Commerce
Bankers’ Associations
Chile Maintains League Membership Under Defined Policy
San Diego dec 11 Chile will maintain its membership in the League of Nations in conformity with the well defined policy under which it entered, a statement issued by the minister of foreign affairs said today.
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San Diego
Chile
League of Nations
Classified Advertisements From News Star
Multiple small ad items listing wants for maids rooms for rent and sales. Includes note of experienced white woman seeking maid work, two furnished rooms for light housekeeping near main street, mandolin for sale, lost items nose glasses and neck piece, found bar pin, and requests to rent apartments or houses by January 1st with references. Includes contact details and box/addresses.
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M. H
Care News-Star
Main Street
Wood Street
Cure News- Star
Markets Show Mixed Wheat and Malt Prices on Saturday
Spot prices for malt and other grains appear mixed with slight gains and declines. December 11 1920 report notes closes near 15.00 for malt and around 16.00 for May contracts while listing several bids and offer ranges.
Market outlook for cotton amid global factors in New Orleans
In New Orleans the market for cotton weakens due to foreign exchange dislocations, credit restrictions, silver decline, canceled orders, and mill overproduction. A moderate U.S. crop suggests prices stay low though a brief drop could occur if the government forecast shows a yield above 12.7 million bales. The Census November consumption report may slip to the 15th with expected small usage, while mill stocks remain thin. Efforts by Congress and bankers aim to boost exports via the War Finance Corporation revival and extended credits.
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New Orleans
United States
America
Congress
Bankers
Bankers’ Associations
War Finance Corporation
Plan to boost foreign trade and export banks grows
The American Bankers Association backs a foreign trade corporation with 10 million dollars capital and a potential global business of one billion dollars at start. The Federal Export Bank, a southern venture with 600 thousand dollars capital, aims for 60 million dollars in business. The Senate may revive the War Finance Corporation to aid markets this year.
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American Bankers’ Association
Chicago
Federal Export Bank
Senate
War Finance Corporation
Senate finance panel opts against tax payment deferment
Washington December 11 the senate finance committee finalized a decision to reject any measure delaying income and other tax payments due December 15. The vote aligned with the earlier stance of Republican members.
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Washington
Senate Finance Committee
Foreign Trade Org Formed For A 100 Million Dollar Corporation
The Foreign Trade Organization in Chicago votes to proceed immediately with forming a Foreign Trade Corporation capitalized at 100 million dollars under the Committee of Thirty. John McHugh of New York heads the committee and the subscription list is opened to finance underwriting.
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Chicago
Foreign Trade Corporation
John McHugh
New York
Tennessee Banker Raine Conviction Upheld
The Tennessee Supreme Court affirmed former Memphis Bank president C. Hunter Raine in a fraud and breach of trust case. The ruling imposes a sentence ranging from one to ten years. Raine had previously served a federal term for using the mails to defraud.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Tennessee Supreme Court
C. Hunter Raine
Memphis Bank
Two Workmen Die in Powder Plant Blast at Indian Head
Washington reports two black workmen were killed and three injured when a blast at the Indian Head Maryland naval powder factory destroyed more than a hundred thousand pounds of powder. The explosion occurred in a crowded area prompting immediate investigations. Local authorities and the navy are assessing the cause and extent of the disaster.
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Washington
Naval
Indian Head
Maryland
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