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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1920
Page
1
The Monroe News-Star reflects on Christmas Eve with a call for universal brotherly love beyond creed or race. The piece urges faith in human kindness and the Master’s spirit, advocating religion of the heart and shared goodwill for all readers and friends of the publication.
The Monroe News-Star distributed nearly five hundred dollars in bonus checks totaling a week’s pay to all departments. The gesture came from the newspaper’s owners who planned Santa Claus deliveries to recognize the daily efforts of the large staff behind the scenes.
Clara Barton Smith vows consecration of energies to atone for sorrow caused to her family and to waste no more hours of life while en route to Ardmore Oklahoma to answer a murder charge in the death of Jake L. Hannon. She discusses religion philosophy psychic research art and impressions of Mexico in an Associated Press interview at Big Springs Texas.
Senator Harding and Taft met in Marion to discuss the peace problem and the creation of a new international court. The meeting fueled speculation Taft may join the upcoming administration in a high post including potential Supreme Court or Cabinet appointment.
A guest at the Murray Hill hotel on Park Avenue repelled an intruder during a hold up. The assailant fled, ending the brief attempted crime amid a spate of urban crime reports.
The Monroe Goodfellows, aided by the Monroe News-Star, distribute gifts and food to hundreds of poor families this afternoon. Automobiles pass city hall delivering candies, nuts, fruits, shoes, stockings and warm clothing to children and elderly residents, as part of the Christmas spirit.
Mississippi Attorney General Robertson filed a bill of exceptions in the Supreme Court challenging the commissioners report in the boundary dispute with Arkansas. He says witnesses for Mississippi were not heard and the report only states conclusions of law without the underlying facts.
The Delta Ice and Cold Storage Company of Vicksburg plans to establish an ice factory at Bastrop. Local citizens show interest as stockholders in Bastrop's first ice company. Machinery has been bought in Oklahoma and is en route to Bastrop.
Tonight remains fair with continued cold conditions. Saturday outlook is fair with rising temperatures and improving afternoon conditions.
Fire swept a Hanford church yesterday with deputies attributing the blaze to an overheated whiskey still in operation in the basement. The incident occurred December 24 and lighted the scene with smoke and heat despite efforts to control it.
The Pelican Hardwood Lumber Co. will reopen its mill at Mounds in Madison parish on January 15 and rehire over 100 workers. Reports say other northern Louisiana lumber firms intend to resume after the new year, with North Mississippi mills already operating.
A special term of the Sixth District criminal court will convene in Monroe on January 10 with Judge Fred M. Odom presiding. Many cases will be tried including four murder cases and other crimes after the grand jury returned thirty true bills. Defendants in the murder cases, all but one African American, are jailed awaiting trial.
The Monroe jury commission draws the list of petit jurors for the Sixth district court special term. Members O B Mortor William Munholland J L Heath W L Morris and Henry Hamilton assisted by Clerk Patt S Hamilton with witnesses T T Webb and R B Sadler. Jurors named include J F Lolley M H Smith Charles R Beard C F Lolley G W McDuffie Bob Myatt B W Allen Roy Hale J C Steele Wm M Miller F M Gates G B Griffin R G Stafford W F Whitlock Geo G Weaks W B Gladney E W Berry A K Kilpatrick Arthur Callman Chas Sammons Thos Bamburg E C McGee E W Beard Richard J Armstrong T L Hood Jr Pascal Hendrix David Baugh E Jack Selig R W Watson A P McCormick.
A dance will be given by the Italian C. C. S. Club on Monday night December 27 at K. C. Hall. Good music. Door opens at 7 pm.
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