Stock market up on Christmas Eve in New York
Broad advance on the New York Stock Exchange led by optimism over 1928 business prospects. U S Steel hit a new high before profit taking. Midland Steel Products and several other issues posted sharp gains amid heavy pre holiday trading. A Louisiana charter for Swartz Motor Company, Inc. is declared in the same item.
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Associated Press
New York
New York Stock Exchange
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Many Finer Frocks Close Out Tonight at Fashion Shop
Notice notes a final clearance sale at Fashion Shop 108 St John street near Ouachita Bank with styles of the hour but limited sizes. The document also records stock subscriptions for a corporation, listing signers L P Milner W E Lawson W T Coats Fred P Naff and amounts, dated December 1927 with notary attestations and clerk certification.
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State of Louisiana
Parish of
Ouachita
L. P. Milner
Fred P. Naff
Monroe
Parish
Louisiana
W. E. Lawson
Crowley
Acadia Parish
W. T. Coats
Orleans Parish
New Orleans
St. John Street
Ouachita Bank
W. E. Coats
Fred Naff
A. D
Grain prices ease in light Chicago trading
Chicago December grain markets opened with light activity as prices edged lower. Liverpool wheat quotations added stability, with Chicago wheat fluctuating near the initial on 1 8 decline to 1 8 gain, while corn moved from a 3 8 drop to a small rise before a general setback. oats followed the corn as provisions trended lower.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Poultry Prices Steady in Chicago Market Report
Poultry alive held steady in Chicago trading with receipts totaling 5 cars. Prices remained unchanged as buyers and sellers maintained current levels in a quiet market.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Christmas Dinner Plans At Parish And City Jails
Preparations for a Christmas meal are under way in both parish and city jails. The parish jail menu includes turkey and fruit salad for 49 prisoners, with Salvation Army packages. City jail jailser W H Banister reports 12 chickens and a full feast for about 60 inmates, plus cake pies pickles and cigarettes. Maggie Nicholson receives a reprieve of 10 days from a 160 day sentence for good behavior.
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Salvation Army
W. H. Banister
Maggie Nicholson
Shreveport Plans Hangar and Machine Shop at Steerfield Airport
C W Longwill secretary manager of the Chamber of Commerce said plans are underway for a fire resistant hangar and machine shop at Shreveport's temporary airport Steerfield. Officials say the facilities will protect visiting planes and should be ready by late February with size and cost to be announced.
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C. W. Longwill
Chamber of Commerce
Shreveport
Steerfield
Mansfield Road
Surplus Gift Goods Slashed at Fashion Shop
All surplus gift items are being further reduced tonight from six to nine o’clock at Fashion Shop located at 108 St John Street near the Quachita Bank.
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St. John Street
Quachita Bank
Grass fires keep department busy with eight outbreaks
Yesterday eight grass fires broke out, all extinguished without damage. Fire crews from Nos. 1 to 5 responded, using force pumps and wet sacks. Causes included trash burning and firecrackers, with locations from Third and Rochelle to Fifth and Stubbs between 10:04 a.m. and 3:50 p.m.
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Third
Rochelle Streets
Sixth and
Stubbs Streets
Apple and
South Second Streets
North Second Street
Loop Road
North Fifth and
Auburn Streets
Fifth and
Cars Collide at Grand and Morris Intersection
At 8 15 last night D Henry Castle of 202 Morris Drive and Ray Russell of 306 Hall Street collided at Grand and Morris. Russell’s car overturned with damage. Castle’s vehicle had a bent fender bumper and a punctured tire. Russell fled the scene before police arrived.
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D. Henry Castle
Morris Drive
Ray Russell
Hall Street
Grand and
Morris Streets
Russell
Castle
Grand Street
Mr. Russell
Morris Street
Frank Pettit
Parked Car Hit Near Court House. Fender Bent
Police report says Robert Cole of Swartz found his car damaged on Grand Street near the courthouse between 9 p.m. and 10:45 p.m. last night after an unknown car struck it, bending the rear fender.
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Robert Cole
Swartz
Grand Street
Court House
Obituary Mrs R E Lee of West Monroe
Mrs R E Lee of 510 North Fourth street West Monroe died early today at home. She is survived by her husband married three months ago. The funeral will be at First Baptist church West Monroe tomorrow afternoon with time not yet announced Rev M E Weaver officiating and burial in Hasley Cemetery.
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R. E Lee
North Fourth Street
West Monroe
First Baptist Church
M. E. Weaver
Hasley Cemetery
Heir to visit Palm Beach with bride on honeymoon
Ian Douglas Campbell heir to the dukedom of Argyll travels to Palm Beach on his honeymoon with Janet Aitken daughter of Lord Beaverbrook. The couple will visit Havana and the Panama Canal during their tour of the West Indies and the Caribbean.
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Palm Beach
New York
Dukedom of Argyll
Ian Douglas Campbell
Janet Aitken
Lord Beaverbrook
Havana
Panama Canal
Richland Field Gas Completions Reported This Week
Three completions in Richland field and two in Ouachita parish Monroe gas field. New Richland locations include Jordan Drilling No 1 and Moody Seagraves McClanahan No 1 with significant open flow figures. Other wells include Southern Carbon Fairbanks No 4 and Natural Gas and Fuel Sartor A-1 with high daily gas volumes and depths listed. Gulf Refining Wy m o n d No 1 and United Carbon Mulhearn No 1 also noted.
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Richland
Ouachita Parish
Monroe
Jordan Drilling Company
Miller No. 1
Southern Carbon Company
Fairbanks No
Sartor A-1
Moody Seagraves
McClanahan
W. C. Feazel
Hemler
Updegraff Dies After Baton Rouge Crash
F W Updegraff died at 12:25 PM in a Baton Rouge hospital after a car accident 17 miles north of the city. He was an engineer with Ford, Bacon & Davis and was severely injured when the vehicle went over an embankment. His wife Mrs Updegraff was injured and remains at his bedside.
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F. W. Updegraff
Baton Rouge
Ford, Bacon & Davis
Postoffice Hours Announced for Next Monday
The postoffice will observe a half holiday next Monday. General delivery will open from 8 to 12, and all carrier deliveries will be made Monday morning only, ceasing at noon.
Bequest To Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum From Rube Fogel
A San Francisco boy once cared for by the Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum and Home Society will benefit from a $2,000,000 estate bequeathed by Rube Fogel who once built a fortune in imitation jewels. Santa Claus brings much of the gift as the bequest unfolds after fifty four years since his early care.
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New York
San Francisco
Santa Claus
Pacific Hebrew Orphan Asylum and Home Society
Rube Robert Fogel
Mrs Grayson Missing After Ocean Flight Attempt
The last report places Mrs Grayson near Orleans on Cape Cod as her plane vanished between seven and eight. Harbor Grace was expected to see her at seven this morning but no sign appeared. Dr Kimball said officials advised against the winter ocean flight, but Grayson persisted. Western Union says no signals from coast cable stations.
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Orleans
Mass
Cape Cod
Harbor Grace
Western Union
Heart's Content
N. F
Pendleton Youth Maintains Silence Amid Murder Accusation
Hickman defended himself saying he did not drink or dssipate and avoided women as citizens watched him at the city jail. Reporters pressed for details about the murder and alleged accomplice Andrew Cramer, who is in Los Angeles jail, but he insisted the whole case was impossible.
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Pendleton
Andrew Cramer
Hickman
Cramer
Los Angeles
Police Find Marian Parker Garments Believed Related
Police announced the discovery of stockings and underclothing believed worn by Marian Parker when she was kidnapped and slain. The garments were found by an officer in an alley on Pasadena avenue, wrapped in a December 17 newspaper the day her body was returned to her father.
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Los Angeles
Marian Parker
Pasadena Avenue
Sticks to His First Story Pendleton Orc Dec 24
Pendleton Oregon December 24 The man remains firm on his initial account despite later questions from investigators and local officials pursuing a clearer timeline of events.
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Pendleton
Orc
Toli
Man Confesses Truth On Parker Killing In LA
William Edward Hickman, jailed for the Marion Parker case, told the Associated Press he did not commit the crime. He acknowledged death as a possible sentence under California law and expressed intent to tell the truth, showing concern about trial timing and court procedures.
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Marion Parker
Los Angeles
William Edward Hickman
Associated Press
California
Hickman
Bethlehem Histories and Holy City Garb Describe Nativity Scene
In Bethlehem the nativity tale echoes through a fair cityscape as Mary bears her first son and places him in a manger due to no inn space. Citizens display stately fashion, with white headdresses and Crusader legacies, while crowds gather before the church of the nativity in a square near the birthplace.
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Galilee
Mary
Bethlehem
Church of the Nativity
Jesus Christ
Four Bandits Escape After Shootout Near Wichita Falls
A gun battle with four bandits left two wounded and a bloody coat found in the brush. Louis Davis identified a captured robber as one of the gang. the men fled toward the brush while crowds gathered at the jail and the sheriff was wounded in a misstep during the chase.
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Louis Davis
Laverne Snerver
Emma May Robinson
Abernathy
Bedford
Davis
Wichita Falls
Texas
River crossing ends in probable accidental drowning
The case hinges on Aaron and Pipes crossing the Union parish river by motor boat to reach the Ouachita side for a ferry. The boat capsized or sank during the crossing. Coroner C P Gray found no foul play and ruled death accidental by drowning with Pipes' watch stopping at 12 25.
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Aaron
Pipes
Union Parish
Ouachita
Conner
C. P. Gray
Drowning Victim Named Windsor Pipes Jr in Louisiana River Accident
The article details the accidental drowning of Windsor Pipes Jr at a river sighting near Bastrop Louisiana after a boating incident. Money found on the victim suggested no robbery. the river’s high level likely dragged logs that caused the capsize. Funeral arrangements are in Bastrop with the American Legion and Masonic order leading services. Pipes Jr a Louisiana State University graduate and Kappa Alpha member survived by his parents and siblings and is engaged to Hazel Edwards of Marion Louisiana.
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L. P. Milner
W. E. Lawson
Fred P. Naff
Louisiana
Board of Directors
Pipes
Collinston
D. W. Pipes
Windsor Pipes, Jr
Kappa Alpha Fraternity
Windsor Pipes
Windsor Plantation
Doss Community
Ella
Lady Dalton
Mary
Paulette
Henry
David
Williamson
W. P. McCall
Roselawn Street
Monroe
Hazel Edwards
Marion
Miss Edwards
Miss Edward
Christmas Baby and The Bethlehem Flight Tribute
A festive scene recalls Mr. Stork's non stop Bethlehem manger journey as a mother reflects on the cost of gifts. She notes the joy of the Christmas baby and expresses pride in the new arrival amid holiday hopes.
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Mr. Stork
Bethlehem Manger
Darling
Christmas Babies Report From Francis Hospital
Mr Stork delivers a record number of Christmas babies at Francis hospital. From December 1 to December 22 a string of14 births is listed with eight girls and seven boys, including multiple December 12 18 and 22 arrivals. Families named include Halstead Harper Selig Aubert Updegraff Watson Hayden Humble Whitfield Handy Harvey Painboeuf Barnes Johnson Crowe. Attends note heavy December work at St. Francis.
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M. T. M. Halstead
W. M. Harper
J. R. Humble
W. A Whitfield
B. B. Handy
L. H. Harvey
W. W. Painboeuf
Henry Barnes
J. H. Johnson
A. C. Crowe
St. Francis
Mr. Stork
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Stoccks
Midland Steel Products
Americar
Agricultural
Christope Brown
Brooklyn Edison
Brooklyn Union Gas and General
Erie
Swartz Motor Company, Inc
Board of Lirectors
News-Star
T. J. Miller Alma R. King Murray Hudson
Pats. Hamilton
Chicago Grain
Sisler
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Richland Parish
Gulf Refining Corporation
Wymond
Updegraff
Mrs. Grayson
Marian
Windsor
Santa
Twin Cities
Francis
Tomorro
Mary’s Place
Marathon Tire Store
DeSiard
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