Retailers Show Strong Interest in Twin City Window Contest
The News-Star and Morning Post announce a Christmas window display contest with a silver engraved loving cup as first prize. Two days in, three firms have entered, judges are observing windows, and merchants showcase elaborate scenery to attract customers. Entry continues at The News-Star office with a mailed coupon.
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Twin City
News-Star and Morning Post
Milner Motor Company
Monroe
Keene's Slipper Shop
Standard Office Supply Company
Mrs
Morgan and Lindsey
Wise Shoe Company
Style Shop
Henry Marx
Sig Haas, and Son
Montgomery Ward Company
the Palace
News-Star
Morning Post
Six Men Plead Guilty in District Court Gambling Case
Six defendants pleaded guilty to gambling charges and were fined ten dollars plus costs each, then released. J J Mooney V Pendarvis Tom F Young H W Foutz W G Hinson L F Bangus faced fines. B H Dickens was discharged for failing to pay a grocery bill. Elmer H West received thirty dollars monthly for non support. Clarence Roberts received nine months in parish jail for slashing with intent to kill. John DeMoss pleaded guilty to possessing liquor and was sent to jail for future sentencing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Sandel
J. J. Mooney
V. Pendarvis
Tom F. Young
H. W. Foutz
W. G. Hinson
L. F. Bangus
B. H. Dickens
Dickens
Elmer H. West
F. J. Scharf
Clarence Roberts
John DeMoss
Hobos Luggage Sparks Vagrancy Arrest In Rail Junction
A man described as a long time hobo was jailed for vagrancy after surrendering to police to reclaim baggage left at a coal chute near the Illinois Central and Missouri Pacific railroads. The haul included a violin, bank book, two purses, notebooks, time tables, and a large amount of string. An entry shows a $116 deposit in a Rockford, Illinois bank in June 1927.
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Illinois Central
Missouri-Pacific
William Kiltz
Rockford, Lil
Connally urges deferral of St. Lawrence canal work
Senator Tom Connally of Texas told the rivers and harbors congress that construction on the St. Lawrence canal should be postponed until inland river projects including the intra coastal canal and Mississippi River works are completed.
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Washington
Tom Connally
Texas
Rivers and Harbors Congress
St. Lawrence Canal
Local men inspect city high school auditoriums for Ouachita plan
J. W. Smith of J W Smith and Associates Supt T Brown and Principal Jack Hayes of Ouachita parish high school are visiting Baton Rouge Donaldsonville Alexandria and other cities to study auditorium designs for the parish high school to be built in Monroe. They are due back tonight.
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J. W. Smith
J. W. Smith and Associates
Supt
T. ©. Brown
Parish
Jack Hayes
Ouachita Parish
Baton Rouge
Donaldsonville
Alexandria
Realty Transfers Logged by Monroe Clerk of Court
Yesterday the clerk of court recorded transfers in Monroe. Ouachita Home Site and Realty to John H Branch lot 7 block 17 Cole addition $450. Harold J Patterson to J Peyton Parker lot 60x75 at Fifth and M streets $1100 for a duplex site. John T Bryant to George Young lot 2 square & Bryant south Highland subdivision $500. Suburban Realty to Mrs F L Moore lot 1 block 1 Crescent Bend Monroe $450. J W Johnston to H E Roberts lot 13 block 1 J W Johnston second addition Monroe $589.
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Ouachita Home Site and Realty Company
John H. Branch
Cole Addition
Monroe
Harold J. Patterson
J. Peyton Parker
Fifth and
M. Streets
Parker
John T. Bryant
George Young
Square
Bryant
South Highland
Suburban Realty Company
F. L. Moore
Crescent Bend
Ouachita Parish Road Included in Bids Taken Up at State Capital
The Louisiana highway commission received proposals for ten paving projects across as many parishes to expand the paved road system. The low bid tabulation totals about 2.01 million dollars with Ouachita Parish listing 7.04 miles from Sicard to Crew Lake by Nattin Murtishaw Co of Houma at 159 354 80.
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Ouachita Parish
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Sue
Citizens Advisory Committee
State Board of Liquidation
Ouachita
Mother Testifies for Son in Louisiana Divorce Case
In Ruston an 81-year-old mother Mrs. Fannie Weyand testified for her son Dr. Lorenza Weyand head of Louisiana Tech social science in a divorce suit against Mae Weyand alleging cruelty. He and his wife said their marriage has been peaceful since 1908 Nebraska nuptials. Plaintiff seeks alimony and child custody.
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Associated Press
Ruston
Fannie B. Weyand
Third District
Lorenza D. Weyand
Louisiana Tech
Mae Weyand
Dr. Weyand
Nebraska
Store Prepared for Christmas Parcel Post Push
Work begins at the old J. Baer store on St. John street to receive outgoing parcel post during the holiday rush. Postmaster A. A. Thoman says all business house and holiday mail will be handled from this location, not the main post office. Four extra clerks will be added, and opening is expected by Friday. Public urged to mail early with proper wrapping and clear addresses.
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J. Baer
St. John Street
A. A. Thoman
Thoman
Monroe Couples Granted Marriage Licenses
Colored. Mark Pegross and Narcissa Idett both of Monroe receive license. Thomas Green and Mary Roy Raymond, both of Monroe, obtain license. George Smith and Nancy Wright. Isaiah Hill of Monroe and Emma Moore of Glendora also listed.
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Mark Pegross
Narcissa Idett
Monroe
Thomas Green
Mary Roy Raymond
George Smith
Nancy Wright
Isaiah Hill
Emma Moore
Glendora
Roadway Locations Mentioned on Multiple Highways
The text lists routes including Claiborne Way on the Faitkin Glenmore highway in Rapides and the Amite Baton Rouge highway in St. Helena. It references multiple highway segments and their jurisdictions without broader context or outcome.
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Claiborne
Rapides
St. Helena
Local 40 and 8 to Hold Meeting at Legion Home
The Forty and Eight unit will meet at the American Legion home in Forsythe Park Thursday at 8 p.m. for initiation of 12 to 14 candidates, followed by a barbecue. About 75 members now, with plans to recruit more eligible Barkdull Faulk post Legionnaires. Members meet at the Masonic temple at 7 p.m. for a parade through the business district, then proceed by car to the legion home.
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American Legion
Forsythe Park
W. P. Carey
Barkdull Faulk
Forty and Eight
Masonic Temple
Cara
Legion
Mississippi and Louisiana Commissions Set February Meeting
A joint session of the Louisiana Public Service Commission and the Mississippi Railroad Commission is scheduled for February 5 in Jackson Mississippi to review fertilizer rate discrimination claims. Afterward each body will hold separate hearings in their states. The New Orleans hearing paused amid opposition from Illinois Central counsel over interstate versus intrastate rate application. Also in Jackson Mississippi Clayton Maynor of Millsaps College was named captain of the 1930 Millsaps football team at a banquet.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Jackson
Miss
Louisiana Commission
Louisiana
Mississippi River
J. T. Quisenberry
Commerce
Illinois Central Railroad
Ilinois Central
Missippi
Clayton Maynor
Millsaps
Maynor
Christmas Check Funds Targeted by Bandit Gangs
Christmas saving fund checks mailed to subscribers by several banks in Washington have become the target of mail box looters. Police report many complaints from apartment districts and note counterfeiters are active. A band is said to be “plastering the town” with forged checks from a prominent bank. Stolen and counterfeit checks are commonly cashed at downtown department stores, often without suspicion, and merchants have been warned.
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Washington
New Census Questions Include Home Value and Veteran Status
Washington reports five new census questions for 1980 enumeration. The form asks home ownership or rent, radio ownership, age at first marriage, current employment, and veteran status with war served. Commerce officials say home value aids economic status分类 and radio ownership gauges potential audience. Additional questions target worker classification and unemployment by industry and occupation.
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Washington
United States
Commerce Department
Asks Coolidge to Say Whether He Will Run
Robert M. Washburn of the Roosevelt Club of Boston mailed a letter to former President Calvin Coolidge urging him to declare his candidacy status for the Republican nomination to succeed Senator Frederick H. Gillett. The letter argues Coolidge’s reticence leaves the party at a dangerous disadvantage and demands an unopposed nomination versus uncertainty.
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Boston
Robert M. Washburn
Roosevelt Club of
Calvin Coolidge
Frederick H. Gillett
Slain Rockford Teacher Attracts Suspect List
Miss Cordelia Gummersheimer, Rockford high school's language head, was murdered last Saturday. A 20-year-old admirer who professed love is under observation, while four male suitors with letters were questioned. Authorities renewed efforts to locate Cuban pupil Nicolas Diaz or Martinez as a possible link. A former dentist and an art of older male admirers remain under scrutiny amid unclear leads.
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Rockford
Mis
Cordelia E. Gummersheimer
Rockford High School
Floyd D. Leach
Nicolas Diaz
Martinez
Havana
Mrs Bertha Hinkel Dies After Poison Taken Over Prize Fight
In Cleveland on December 11, Mrs Bertha Hinkel aged 46 died in a hospital from poison taken Monday night after her husband refused to take her to a prize fight.
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Cleveland
Bertha Hinkel
Fear Railroads Plan to Boost Freight Rate
Senator Howell of Nebraska introduced a resolution urging Congress to uphold the Interstate Commerce Commission valuation methods after the Supreme Court in the O Fallon decision nullified them. The May 20 ruling by Justice McReynolds split five to three with Justice Butler dissented.
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Washington
Howell
Nebraska
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Supreme Court
O'Fallon
McReynolds
Butler
Commission returns case for reconsideration on costs
The commission held that proper consideration of reproduction costs was not given and sent the case back to the commission for review.
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Ticipating
Commission
Prison Mutiny at Auburn Prison Ends in Rescue
About 1,589 inmates revolted at Auburn state prison after seizing warden Edgar S. Jennings and 12 keepers. Guards and troopers formed a firing line at the gate as negotiations failed. A guard released the main gate key earlier, and a rescue squad from state troopers Oneida barracks Auburn police and guardsmen carried out the successful operation.
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Jennings
Edward Pavisi
Joseph Bravata
Steven Pawlak
Auburn State Prison
George A. Durnford
Edgar S. Jennings
Solvay Perry
Traon G
Raymond F. C. Kieh
Albany
Kieh
Perry
Oneida Barracks
Auburn
New York National Guard
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Tarzan
Varzan
Abdul
Edgar Rice Burroughs
M’sieur
J. W. Johnston
H. E. Roberts
Legion Home
Mississippi and
Allen Electric Coo
South Grand St
Coolidge
United Press
United Preas
Gether
Chevrolet
Dodge
Overland
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