New Angle Emerges in Bishop Murder Case Hearing
Edith Bishop faces a preliminary hearing for slaying her husband Luther Bishop as Josie Jackman testifies a car left the nearby alley after the shot and two men, tall and heavy, may have been involved. Jackman and her husband Ralph Jackman, a traveling salesman, live three doors from the Bishop home.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Luther Bishop
Edith Bishop
Josie Jackman
Bishop House
Bishop
Ralph Jackman
Jackmans
New Orleans Cotton Market Ends Quiet Before Holidays
The New Orleans cotton market was quiet due to pre holiday influences with early activity spurred by shorts covering and good cables. Prices rose 10 to 18 points during the day, while reports showed 57,277 bases traded as buyers realized gains.
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New Orleans
Monroe Considers Curbs on Circuses and Tent Shows
City commissioners discuss a proposed ordinance banning tents for circuses and other shows within 900 feet of churches schools or residences for more than one day. It would impose fines and jail terms. council plans to study public opinion and facts before a future vote. A petition signed by 80 nearby residents prompted the ordinance move.
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City of
Monroe
Atkinson
News-Star
Kiwanis Club Poses Nine Questions on Bond Issue
Mayor Arnold Bernstein responds to the Kiwanis inquiry about the proposed $600,000 waterworks bond set for January 18. He says the nine questions will be answered in a series of articles to inform the public, with the first piece addressing financing costs and taxpayer impact.
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News-Star
Arnold Bernstein
Commission Council
Kiwanis Club
Bernstein
News- Star
Kiwanis
New York Cotton Rises Moderately on Quiet Trading
New York cotton prices advanced further as southern selling appeared but met moderate counteraction. The market held an underscoring steady tone with January hitting 12.41 and the inner session about 8 points higher as of mid afternoon.
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New York
Poultry Receipts Mixed At Chicago Market
Associated Press report from Chicago notes poultry receipts with figures for fowls roosters turkeys ducks and geese across various categories and dates, indicating a modest trade but unclear totals.
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Chicago
Wheat Prices Edge Up as Canada Harvest Trimmed
Chicago December wheat futures showed a slight gain after an unofficial drop in Canadian prairie yields. Corn oats and provisions eased with corn briefly higher before retreating, while traders noted limited domestic wheat stock buildup and cautious demand.
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Chicago
Local arrests and transfers in Monroe parish cases
Locals report Sim Gilett held on forgery in parish jail was moved to Ruston by Deputy Clyde Frazier. Deputy Childers departs for Pelahatchie to bring back Joe Moore for stealing a Clark Edwards car from Monroe on November 30. Archie Barnes arrested for whisky possession on Trenton street and jailed. Fred M. Culver released from Modern Woodmen Sanatorium to travel to Ogden Utah for holidays before returning to Monroe.
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Sim Gilett
Ruston
Clyde Frazier
Lincoln Parish
F. C. Childers
Pelahatchie
Miss
Joe Moore
Walnut Street
Monroe
Clark Edwards
Childers
Archie Barnes
Winsboro
Trenton Street
West Monroe
Clyde Mitchell
Barnes
Nat
Fred M. Culver
Woodmen
Woodmen,ado
Ogden
Utah
Cotton market holds steady amid price fixing and light hedges
New Orleans reports a modest advance in cotton as trade interests and investments push prices. December tightens due to belated covering while exports reach 5,104,000 and lead the prior year by 752,000. spot demand stays light as traders await next planting outcomes and January tender results.
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New Orleans
Santa Claus Pays Visit to News-Star Staff
Clarence E. Faulk, president of News-Star Publishing Co. Ltd., distributed Christmas cards and cash remembrances to all News-Star employees. The gesture, a yearly tradition, also featured a Christmas tree in the office lobby arranged by Irene Simms Shields and staff.
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Santa Claus
ALL News-Star
News- Star
Clarence E. Faulk
News-Star Publishing Company, Ltd
Stecher to Defend Title at El Dorado on Jan 5
Joe Stecher world heavyweight champion signs to defend his title in El Dorado on January 5 promoter Robbie Manziel announces. Three possible challengers Jim Browning Dan Koloff and Oresto Vidalfi are under consideration with an opponent to be named shortly. The Coliseum Athletic club will host with special seating and tickets selling quickly. Stecher then heads to Monroe Louisiana to face Rudy Dusek.
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EL Dorado
Ark
Joe Stecher
Robbie Manziel
Stecher
Little Rock
Jim Browning
Nashville
Tenn
Dan Koloff
Rudy Dusek
George Vasell
New Year hot dogs to be distributed despite theft
Axel Bjorklund plans to hand out hot dogs to North End youngsters on New Year’s Day at Blackstone and Hanover streets. He was robbed of 50 dollars and later his boiler, but says the children bear no blame and the distribution will proceed as charitable act.
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International News Service
Boston
North End
Axel Bjorklund
Bjorklund
Wenries
Axel
Blackstone
Hanover Streets
American goodwill flyers reach Vera Cruz en route to Mexico City
Five large amphibian planes arrived in Vera Cruz after a 30 mile head wind from Brownsville. Major H A Dargue said departure to Tampico depends on weather with plans to continue to Mexico City for Christmas if conditions allow.
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Tampico
Mex
Vera Cruz
H. A. Dargue
Brownsville
Texas
Laguna Madre
Mexico City
Good Samaritan Home Welcomes New Matron Brister
The Home of the Good Samaritan under J. R. Downs has a new matron, Mrs. W Brister. Downs notes many gifts from loyal supporters and stresses groceries clothing and other valuable items are welcome. Volunteers can call to arrange collection by auto. The home reports doing greater work for unfortunate girls than ever before.
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the Good Samaritan
J. R. Downs
W. Brister
Indiana Courts Jurisdiction Questioned in Whiskey Theft Case
Morris Multon and five co defendants appeal to the Supreme Court arguing Indiana court jurisdiction is improper in their conspiracy trial for unlawfully removing 300 000 gallons of whiskey from the Jack Daniel distillery in St Louis. They contend indictment should have been in Missouri where overt acts occurred. The government cites money and property movement through Indiana as the basis for jurisdiction.
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Washington
Indiana
Supreme Court
Morris Multon
Jack Daniel
St. Louis
Missouri
High School Girl Returns After Moonlit Marriage
Ruth Carmean, 18, who vanished while en route to school, arrived with news of her marriage to Irvin Toole of Fort Meade. Anxious authorities had searched several states for the missing teen as her uncle suspected a rejected suitor from Wyoming of kidnapping.
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San Antonio
Tex
Ruth Carmean
Irvin Toole
Fourth Cavalry
Fort Meade
Wyoming
Woman Dies From Shot By Husband In New Orleans
In New Orleans Mrs. Jessie Vickery died after being shot by Earl Vickery when she refused to return to him. Police sought the husband who fled after also wounding Mrs. Marie Blake at the rooming house where Mrs. Vickery had been staying. Mrs. Blake remains in critical condition.
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New Orleans
Jessie Vickery
Earl Vickery
Vickery
Marie Blake
Mrs. Blake
Williamson Taken To Bastrop On New Charge
William Williamson, just released after 30 days in parish jail for disturbing the peace, was moved to Bastrop on a rape charge. Bastrop authorities had urged local police to hold him, and Bastrop officials collected him yesterday.
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Williamson
Bastrop
Bill Williamson
Yesteray
William
District Court
Morehouse
German Ambassador Seeks Retrial in Germersheim Shooting
Paris reports German Ambassador Von Hoesch pressed for a retrial or pardon after the Germersheim shooting. Berthelot of the foreign office said retrial is possible only if an army court martial erred, noting relations with the German population had been excellent and the Germans were non residents of Germersheim.
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Paris
von Hoesch
Germersheim
Foreign Office
Berthelot
Roucier
M. Berthelot
Dusek Sets No Time Limit Match Amid Vasell Challenge
Little Rock heavyweight Rudy Dusek seeks a no time limit winner take all bout with Greek champion George Vasell in Monroe next week. Dusek would also accept a two out of three fall Police Gazette rules match with a $100 forfeit. Promoter Journee reports Vasell has not answered as of 3 pm. Dusek also notes his recent tough draw with Ad Santel. Also, Dr Rudolph Schiffman, asthma powder inventor, died in Pasadena at dawn.
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Rudy Dusek
Little Rock
Ad Santel
George Vasell
Monroe
Alahoma City
Dusek
Francis Journee
Vasell
Police Gazette
Journee
Santel
Smartly Styled Frocks Pattern Descriptions
The trotteur frock in twill with cape and full sleeves is a chic season model and is copied in flat crépe and other fabrics. The design fastens straight down with a patch pocket and a high buttoned neck option. Medium size needs 4 yards 54 inch material. Printed silk versions are shown with a deep V neck and inset vestee. sleeves lengthen with gathered puffs. Pattern No. 2955 costs 45 cents. sizes 14 to 18 years 34 to 44 bust. Pattern No. 3022 costs 45 cents. sizes 14 to 18 years 34 to 42 bust.
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Plain Pictorial Review
Man Injured Near M P Railroad Track
A man thought to be William Palmer of Savage Minnesota was found badly mangled beside Missouri Pacific tracks near Met Rouge while walking from Savage. He was brought to Riverside Sanitarium where his left arm was amputated. condition described as critical. Efforts to contact relatives in the North are underway.
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Minnesota
Louisiana
William Palmer
Savage
Met Rouge
Riverside Sanitarium
Palmer
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Minn
Monroe
Clarks Masonic Lodge Elects 1927 Officers
Clarks Lodge No. 82 F. and A. M. elected officers on December 11 for the coming year. Worshipful Master Z L Buffington, senior warden R C Cantrell, junior warden W P Banks, treasurer F A Minard, secretary C F Patterson, senior deacon Lucian Moore, junior deacon E L Jefferson, tyler A D Kitchen. Officers installed December 18 with a banquet and visiting members.
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Clarks Lodge
Z. L. Buffington
R. C. Cantrell
W. P. Banks
F. A. Minard
C. F. Patterson
Lucian Moore
E. L. Jefferson
Tyler
A. D. Kitchen
Beverly Wallace Dies From Skull Fracture After Rail Car Accident
Beverly Junior Wallace 80 a negro section hand for the A L and M railroad living on Layton avenue sustained a base of skull fracture yesterday afternoon when the motor car carrying him the foreman and other hands overturned near the Bayou DeSiard trestle. Other crew members suffered minor injuries but Wallace's condition was critical and he was moved to St Francis sanitarium.
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Beverly Junior Wallace
Layton Avenue
Bayou DeSiard
Wallace
St. Francis Sanitarium
Richland bootleg raid yields two arrests and liquor haul
Special to The News-Star reports deputies from Richland parish seized a first class copper still several gallons of corn liquor and mash at the Davis property in Ward 4. M. K. Davis bonded out for 500 dollars. Irving Martin and a colored man remain jailed. The story notes a local surge in abstract work tied to oil and gas activity, with drilling set to begin near Clear Lake by year’s end.
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Rayville
Richland Parish
M. K. Davis
Irving Martin
Willie Williams
Davis
3. T. Brown Place
Martin
Richland
Clear Lake
M. P. Church Christmas Program Set At Stone Ave
The Methodist Protestant church on Stone Avenue will hold its annual Christmas program tomorrow night at 7 30 p m The public is invited Santa Claus a Christmas tree and other features will be included A special musical program will be rendered according to Rev S M Adams pastor
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Methodist Protestant
Stone Avenue
S. M. Adams
Obituary: Joseph Spillers Fatally Injured at Bastrop Pulp Mill
The body of Joseph Spillers, fatally injured at his Bastrop pulp mill workplace Tuesday, was removed by Yeeters Undertaking Co to Eros, overland after noon yesterday. Funeral and burial occurred late yesterday afternoon at a cemetery west of Bastrop.
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Joseph Spillers
Bastrop
Yeeters Undertaking Company
Eros
Great Blast Destroys 12 Buildings in Baldwin New York
A massive explosion on Pipe Line Boulevard near the Long Island Railroad wrecked 12 homes and businesses in Baldwin New York. One woman and her baby died, several people were injured, and a fire spread across the area before being contained. Police investigate gas leak and cellar blast theories as nearby towns aid in firefighting efforts.
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Associated Press
Baldwin
N. Y
Long Island
Samuel Acarbi
Acarbi
Pearsal
Seminole Okla Big Fire Destroys Boom Town Buildings
Property damage estimated at 200 000 dollars from a disaster fire in Seminole Oklahoma last night. Four brick buildings at the Commercial hotel and two frame structures were destroyed by flames that began from a burning grease flare in the hotel kitchen about six o clock yesterday evening. Fire raged for two hours threatening the entire business section of the town.
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Seminole
Okla
Okhoma
la Seminole
Kitchn
Ritchie Named Loyola Grid Leader for 1927 Season
Willie Ritchie was elected captain of Loyola's 1927 football team. Coach Eddie Reed hinted this could be his last talk in an official capacity and noted salary talks unresolved. Reed may join Tulane as assistant. he previously served under Clark Shaughnessy with the Green Wave.
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New Orleans
Willie Ritchie
Loyola
Eddie Reed
Wolves
Ree
Pla
Tulane
Clark Shaughnessy
Green Wave
Loyo
Convictions at City Police Court Session
City Police Court convicts include Ruth Hubbard for vagrancy, 80 days. James Dobbs for acting in a dangerous and suspicious manner, $7.50 or 7–12 days. W. W. Griffin, W. J. Dew and Jid DeLay charged with being drunk and disorderly, each fined $7.50 or 7–12 days. Mary Russell fined $5 or days for dangerous and suspicious conduct.
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Citi
Charles Schulze
Ruth Hubbard
Negress
James Dobbs
W. W. Griffin
W. J. Dew
Jid DeLay
Eac
Mary Russell
Hurry for that Orthophone Victrola this Christmas
Foster's advertises limited Victrolas with one at 125, six at 23, and two at 300. Shoppers urged to pick early Friday to avoid disappointment.
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Foster’s
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Fenner & Beane Wires
R. E. Floweree & Co
Vassell
Pasadena
Cal
Rudolph Schiffman
St. Paul
O Pictorial Review
M. P
Riverside
Clarks
The
M. P. Church
Spillers Funeral
W. B. Corry and Co., Inc. Funeral Home
Big Los
Ritchie
501 South Grand
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