West Monroe nears completion of three drainage ditches
S M Collins says the last of three ditches along the Illinois Central railroad will be finished within days. The primary south ditch runs 5300 feet to Black Bayou draining much of the south side, while the central north ditch is 4000 feet long. Deepening of the Black Bayou channel extends 7200 feet to Ouachita River. The system should boost land values and may avoid building a ring levee for flood protection.
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West Monroe
S M. Collins
Ilinois Central Railroad
C. C. Bell Company
Black Bayou
Cotton Will
Blark Bayou
Ouachita
Reewa
Tony Bayou
Collins
Negro fireman held for passing worthless checks
Sylvester DeBurr, a black fireman on a Monroe railroad locomotive, was arrested by the sheriff on a charge of passing a worthless check drawn on a Monroe bank and payable to the Federal Clothing store. He posted bond of 250 and was released. The complaint was sworn by S. M. Schacter, manager of the Federal Clothing store.
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Sylvester DeBurr
Monroe
Sheriff’s Department
Federal Clothing Store
DeBurr
Sheriff's Office
S. M. Schacter
Federal Clothing
Dawkins Urged Audit of Shreveport Affairs
Shreveport December 28 Public Safety Commissioner Thomas Dawkins announced he had written several letters requesting an audit of city departments as ordered by Governor Long. FE A Conway said the audit would begin early next week. Dawkins noted repeated city audits of his department but urged action on other departments as the governor declined to act without a personal meeting.
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Shreveport
Publc
Thos
Dawkins
Long
Public
FE. A. Conway
Grayson
Smith’s Grove
Nashville
Smith's Grove
Kirby
Devolutive Appeal Filed In Vermilion Parish Trapping Case
The court denied a suspensive appeal on a contract dispute involving trapping operations in Vermilion and Cameron parishes. Plaintiff W H Gordy seeks to prevent interference while defendants appeal with a devolutive order. A $10,000 bond was required to continue operations, with apppeal bond set at $290. A similar case in Theria parish involves Commissioner and J Mayor Segura, with a decision expected soon.
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Rockefeller Foundation
Vermilion
Cameron Parishes
Dr. V. R. Trion
Panl A. Somparar
New Orleans
Wéth District
Theria Parish
W. H. Gordy
Segura
Lake A
Lincoln Parish Grand Jury to Convene Over Murder Charge
A special term of the Lincoln parish grand jury will convene next Monday to consider the murder charge against Sheriff A. J. Thigpen in the Christmas Eve shooting of Philip Harris, an alleged bootlegger, during a raid on his home.
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Ruston
Lincoln Parish
A. J. Thigpen
Philip Harris
Harris
Thigpen
Brothers and mothers' case ends in harsh court remark
A magistrate tells a boy amid a court scene that he would “blacken your eyes” and mocks his immigrant status. He vows not to jail him and orders Miriam handed to the children's society then to her mother, after immigration officials declined the case.
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Miriam
Children’s Society
Louisiana Intrastate Rates Case Before Interstate Commission
The Louisiana intrastate rates dispute seeks IC clarification as Louisiana orders 508 and 509 clash with IC general rules. Shippers argue the orders fall under IC rules while carriers say they override all conflicting rates. An open hearing was held to gain views ahead of a January Washington argument.
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Interstate Commission
Louisiana
Washington
Louisiana Commission
Commission
Wild Missouri Pacific engine joyride ends with arrest
A Bastrop man climbed into a Missouri Pacific locomotive near Bastrop Ice and Storage, started the engine, and stalled at a junction before being apprehended. Railroad officials and a special agent will investigate as the public views the incident with bemused interest.
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Missouri Pacific
Jones
Bastrop Ice and Storage Company
A. L.M
Bastrop
Ailroad
Railway
Churches on the Move in West Monroe
Local church listings urge attendance at several West Monroe congregations as they publish services. First Methodist and First Baptist share schedules of sermons, cantata, Sunday school, and youth groups. Nazarenes invite all for 9:40 Sunday school and 10:50 morning worship with Bible study and missionary society events.
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First Baptist Church
West Monroe
H. L. Driskell
Byron B. Cox
J. G. Cobb
First Nazarene Church
Thomas Avenue
Richmond
H. F. Camp
Christ
Woman's Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church Notice at Grammont and Catalpa
Public church notice lists Ernest Duncan Holloway as minister at The First Presbyterian Church located at Grammont and Catalpa with service details and appointment info.
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THE
First Presbyterian Church
Grammont and
Catalpa
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Aud — Ofto—ee Staquaoeq
Aepung
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