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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1935
Page
12
The former detective Rogers killed four members of his family and then shot himself. Harry Downs, 18, testified he let Rogers into the house and heard his quiet threat before the gunfire began. Neighbors recalled prior threats and a plan to harm the family before Christmas.
About 1,000 Brown Paper Mill workers in West Monroe receive a voluntary Christmas raise of up to five cents an hour. The new scale is already in effect and adds several thousand dollars monthly to the payroll. Brown Mill runs the world’s largest kraft paper mill with a daily capacity of 500 tons.
A string of Christmas time fatalities across Montpelier Mississippi Pine Bluff Arkansas New Orleans Louisiana Abbeville Alabama Arkadelphia Arkansas Chatta oga Tennessee Louisville Kentucky Winchester Indiana and Lake City Florida claimed lives in accidents including burns automobile crashes electrocution and a shooting. Names include Jeannette Knight Wiliam Jackson Fowler Dewey Heron and Anthony Miller among others.
Bert O'Brien accepts city magistrate post after twice refusing, citing Lindbergh threat fears and duty to enforce law. Mayor LaGuardia vows war on gangsters, aims to drive criminals from New York while expressing sympathy for the Lindberghs and recalling the late Colonel Lindbergh’s father.
Thelma Todds final months reveal aSan Francisco business man linked by Ida Lupino as her rumored romance. Investigators note a December 15 death by carbon monoxide and a possible party escort. Zasu Pitts recalls a happy shopping day while hearings loom for Pitts and Ed Woodall. Todds will leaves $1 to Pasquale Di Cicco with probate due, estate details estimated at $125000 in annuity and securities.
Senator Borah insisted on expanding currency with a sound gold reserve and backed a Patman inflationary bonus bill in new currency. He argued $2 billion more would not inflation with gold reserves at $9.5 billion and $6.5 billion currency, advocating reflation over inflation. He claimed circulating silver would not trigger inflation.
Cold storm blankets much of the nation with heavy snow in the Rockies and Great Lakes region. Temperatures dip into the teens and twenties from New England to the Midwest as Dallas and Oklahoma City report clear and cold or cloudy conditions.
Pope Pius celebrated Christmas Eve with three midnight masses in his private chapel while cardinals in Rome sent greetings. Benedict XV, the wartime pope, joined in spirit and the pope planned to meet diplomats and dignitaries through Epiphany on January 6.
Bastrop Kiwanis will install newly elected officers at the weekly luncheon next Tuesday. Officers named include W. B. Limerick as president and S. G. Lucky and J. F. Montgomery as vice presidents. Directors listed are W. B. Gladney R. E. Holladay Jr Clifton Ingram H Webb Madison A S McMeans H I Seligman and Sampson Snyder. One goal for 1936 is forming a Bastrop community chest.
Federal officials move to implement new safety at sea regulations backed by legislation. The rules take effect next week and seek to lift American standards beyond the international code. Captain C. W. Shep-, cited in dispatches, notes anticipated impacts on maritime operations.
An authorized notice lists J Wilson of Ruston as a candidate to succeed himself in the Fifth Congressional District, Democratic primary set for January 21, 1936. It also announces Pat S Hamilton as a candidate to succeed himself as Clerk of Ouachita Parish, subject to the Democratic Primary on January 21, 1936.
Gas Journal projects total oil output at 992 million barrels in 1935 with about 84 million more than last year but 15 million under the 29 peak. Prices show general stability with Pennsylvania crude 20 to 30 cents higher than a year ago, California slightly lower, and East Texas production controlled after a Texas Railroad Commission order.
A total of 317,998 people visited Yellowstone National Park during the season 1935, an increase of 57,223 or 21.9 percent over the 1934 figure.
Nematodes, eel-like microscopic invertebrates, inhabit water systems worldwide. Their diverse roles span aquatic ecosystems from freshwater to marine, contributing to nutrient cycling and forming key parts of food webs.
The Commerce Department's Bureau of Navigation and Steamboat Inspection outlines measures to avert disasters like the Mohawk and the Morro Castle, emphasizing safety protocols and inspections to protect vessels and passengers.
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