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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 18, 1920

Page

3

Newton Case Is Continued Until Jan 20 By Judge

The suit by P. E Newton of Len mill against Sheriff Arther Grant, seeking damages for alleged illegal imprisonment, was continued by Judge Fred M in Sixth District Court until January 20. Newton is represented by N. E. Dora s of Ruston. Grant is represented by McHenry and Morton. The case stems from the imprisonment of Mae Newton, wife of Newton, months ago following the incident with Mae Newton. The proceedings were adjourned to allow further evidence and filings.

P. E Newton Lenmill Ovsehita Parish Iff Arther Grant Tan Cerks Fred M Newton i Attori N. E. Doras Ruston McHenry and Morton Mr. Newton Sherif Grant Mae Newton Boston George Washington Paul Revere John Duggan Harbor Ireland Duggan Bostontown America Lincoln General Grant Abe Grant

Sunday Services at First Methodist Church

BE Means pastor leads Sunday services at First Methodist Church with Sunday school at 9 45 a m preaching at 11 a m and 730 p m prayer meeting at 730.

BE. K. Means

Wallace Clift Memorial Church Announce Schedule

Wallace Clift minister leads Sunday school at 9 45 with J A Smith superintendent and Mark W Stroud assistant. Services at 1 00 and 7 00 p m J A Smith superintendent Christian Endeavor 7 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday 7 15. Come and worship with us. Special mass each service.

Wallace Clift J. A. Smith Mark W Stroud Christian Endeavor

Local shooting near Calhoun shocks community

Robert DeBour a 15 year old boy was shot once in the abdomen by Dennis Robinson aged 26 on a porch at Robinson's home three miles south of Calhoun. Robinson was arrested by Deputy Sheriff D L Roper and jailed in Monroe. Authorities say there was no clear motive and DeBour likely will die.

Robert DeBour Dennis RoBinson Calhoun Clem Robinson Dennis D. L. Roper Monroe Roper DeBour Robinson Mr. Roper Robert

Sunday Services and Reading Room Open Daily

Sunday school at 9 30 a m. Worship services Sunday at 11 a m Wednesday service at 7 30 p m A free public reading room is open daily from 2 00 p m to 9 00 p m except Sundays and holidays All are invited to attend services and use the reading room located at 90T North Second Street.

North Second Street

Methodist and St Matthew Churches Schedule Listed

West Monroe Sunday school at 9 43 with C E Faulk as superintendent. Morning sermon at 11 and evening services at 6 50 and 7 15 led by H W Ledbetter. St Matthew’s Col Jackson and Grammart offers Low Mass 7 am High Mass 9 45 am with 5 pm evening service and 8 45 am school. Arthur Randies Price Rector Holy Communion 7 30 am Fourth Sunday in Advent. Sunday School 10 am Evening Prayer 7 30 pm.

Methodist Church West Monroe C. E. Faulk H. W. Ledbetter St. Matthew's Church Col. Jackson and Grammart Arthur Randies Price M. Ng

Sunday services at First and West Monroe churches

Sunday school begins at 9:50 at First Baptist Church followed by 10 am class at West Monroe Baptist Church with Rev H L Driskell as pastor. Preaching at 11 am and 7 30 pm at the School Auditorium and a 3 pm service at Trenton church.

First Baptist Church West Monroe Baptist Church H. L. Driskell Trenton Church

Gov corn beef pitch by Washington official stirs debate

W A Wheeler head of the agriculture bureau urges a Washington committee of women to promote corned beef while arguing government meat costs 25 cents a pound. He says two and a half pounds of fresh beef produce one pound of corned beef and adds a Prohibition era quip about restraint and drinking.

W. A. Wheeler Department of Agriculture Bureau of Market Information Washington H.C. S George

Mary as Most Common Christian Name Among English Speaking Women

Among women in English speaking countries an average of sixty eight in every thousand bear the Christian name Mary.

Countries Mary

Charlotte Bronte Life and Trials of a Great English Writer

The life of Charlotte Bronte, daughter of a poor clergyman, shows how hardship and devotion to family shaped her. She wrote Jane Eyre amid family tragedy, survived by her sisters, and married Mr Nicholls before dying in 1854, leaving a legacy as England’s foremost woman writer.

Charlotte Bronte Church of England Patrick Bronte Bramwel London Charlotte Manchester Haworth Emily Anne Nicholls England

Mag Magnolia Petroleum Plans $60 Million Stock Dividend

Trustees of Magnolia Petroleum Company vote to issue a $60 million authorized capital stock increase as a 100 percent stock dividend payable December 28 to stockholders.

Dallas Tex Magnolia Petroleum Company

De Valera to Return from Retirement on Christmas Day

Eamonn De Valera the president of the Irish Republic will come out of retirement in New York City on Christmas Day, his secretary says. The secretary also denied reports that De Valera had left for Britain.

New York Eamonn de Valera

King of Greece Offers Humorous War Front Advice

A Washington diplomat shared a dinner tale about the young King of Greece visiting the fighting front. The king teased a veteran general for being too hot headed, suggesting marriage to cool down. The general replied a young king and wife might be too much to handle.

Washington Greece Gneral

How Diet Shapes Life and Fame Through Ages

The passage reflects on restraint and longevity from historical figures. It cites Cornaro who lived to 103 by minimal eating and wine, Renault’s death linked to excess, and Newton’s emphasis on mind training over diet as a path to lasting fame.

Renault Cornaro William J. Bryan Newton

Fortune, poverty and perseverance in early business figures

Sophocles noted fortune visits all, while Daniel Manning rose from extreme poverty after starting as a New York newsboy. John Wanamaker also endured hardship walking miles daily to work in Philadelphia. Wanamaker later became wealthy, denying luck's efficacy.

Gutladen Sophocles Nature Daniel Manning Wanamaker

Jane Austens Devoted Daughter and Early Struggles

The article portrays Jane Austen as a devoted daughter who sacrificed her writing ambitions to support her father, Rector of Steventon. It notes his poverty, her needlework, and her early rejection by a London publisher for Pride and Prejudice, with Austen later finding fame after Northanger Abbey’s return.

Jane Austen Jane Steventon England Miss Austen Rector Austen London Return Post Northanger Abber Bath G. H. Lewis Charlotte Bronte

House Ways and Means to Draft One Year Tariff Relief

The Ways and Means Committee in Washington nears completion of an emergency tariff bill to aid farmers facing falling prices. The draft favors a one year policy and an embargo on imports of wheat cotton wool beans potatoes livestock and meats.

Associated Press Washington House Ways and Means Committee

Jonathan the Warrior Prince of Israel

The article portrays Jonathan as a noble and brave prince of Israel noted for beauty and moral strength. It cites the biblical narrative in 1 Samuel chapter 14 where Jonathan and his men face Philistines at Ceba, highlighting his courage despite being crown prince.

Jonathan Alccibiades House of Israel Ceba

Union is Hele Perry Palmer jailed here last night

The report mentions a Union figure, Hele Perry Palmer, jailed locally after alleged indictment by the Union grand jury. The text then shifts to biblical narrative about Jonathan and David, describing victory, tragedy, and a meditation on friendship and sacrifice.

Perry Palmer Ulish Palmer Union Grand Jury A. L. Stancil Farmerville

Of Interest to Women Across the Nation

The survey notes that about nine tenths of U S colleges admit women. Oberlin in 1841 was first to grant a degree in arts to a woman. France’s first woman barrister Mme Petit was called to the bar in 1861. Mrs Ethel G Felcher named first politewoman at Reading Pa and Mrs Winifred Stanton Hill leads the U S Chamber of Commerce in Mexico City. Lorence Nightingale reported as a singer who presented the first British suffrage petition to Parliament in 1867.

United States Oberlin America France Mme. Petit Ethel G. Felcher Reading Winifred Stanton Hill Chambers of Cammerce Mexico Lorence Nightingale

Jane Austen lauded by Macaulay and peers for depth

Lord Macaulay places Jane Austen near Shakespeare in character drawing and even considered editing her works with a memoir to fund a monument. Admirers including Warren Hastings Southey Coleridge Sir James Macintosh Sidney Smith and Sir Henry Holland praise her charm and devotion to duty and parents.

Tom Jones Waverly Lord Macaulay Jane Austen Shakespeare Miss Austen Warren Hastings Southey Coleridge James Macintosh Sidney Smith Henry Holland Walter Scott

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