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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 20, 1934

Page

12

Mail schedules and Wolfe espionage note in one issue

Central west and east bound trains at 9 30 am from Fairbanks station 10 10. Evening Bastrop Illinois Central and Missouri Pacific routes with specified times. All east mail due by 11 25 am west by 1 pm else delay. Wolfe Quebec story cites British spy This Intelligent Gentleman who supplied Wolfe with city plans. Wolfe died holding the map. Government committee backs 20 year electric rail plan in Britain. LITTLE ORPHAN ANNIE.

Wolfe Quebec

Forgery Suspect Held In Ouachita Parish Jail

Pleasant Simpson an escaped Angola convict was jailed in Ouachita parish after a Tuesday night arrest near Jonesboro by highway patrol and Jackson parish authorities. He allegedly forged and cashed about 20 Louisiana highway checks for 25 dollars each at Monroe Shreveport and New Orleans stores. Police identified him by Lloyd Beall of Jimmey Jungle. The arresting officers included Goldman Grant Keith Toombs Leon Wilder Neal Thomas and Elmer Templeton. Simpson reportedly surrendered quietly and is also suspected in a Texas truck theft and a Pineville auto theft inquiry. The sheriff holds the car used in the arrest and questions continue.

Pleasant Simpson Angola Ouachita Parish Jonesboro Jackson Parish Louisiana Highway Commission Simpson Shreveport New Orleans Lloyd Beall Jimmey Catalpa Harrison Streets Monroe Goldman Grant Keith Toombs Leon Wilder Neal Thomas Elmer Templeton Thomas

Negro Given Two Years On Charge Of Extortion

John Collins a 37 year old Black man was sentenced by Judge Ben C. Dawkins in Lake Charles Louisiana to two years in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to attempted extortion. The government said he threatened to extort 100000 from C H Austin vice president and general manager of Lake Charles Stevedores by a mailed letter. A dummy package was planted and federal officers arrested Collins.

Lake Charles Ben C. Dawkins John Collins Collins C. H. Austin

Deadlines On Outgoing Mail Are Made Public

Postmaster James R. Wooten announced deadlines for all mail from Monroe and nearby areas on various trains. The schedule lists morning times for Farmerville station and Missouri Pacific trains, with south bound at 7:35 and north bound at 8:10 for December packages and letters.

Monroe James R. Wooten Aswer Farmerville Station Missouri Pacific Illinois

CROSSWORD PUZZLE ACROSS AND DOWN WORD LIST

Puzzle clues listed across and down with numbers and word hints covering actions objects and descriptors. Includes sections for qualities and items such as sharpens lamps, weather terms, and animals, along with positions in grid and common crossword conventions.

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