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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1926
Page
4
The editorial denounces hooded violence against an attorney and urges faith in lawful justice. It warns against vigilantism while advocating efficient courts and restrained enforcement, citing Louisiana as a model for orderly government.
The piece argues for a nonpolitical appointee as Louisiana commissioner of conservation. It insists on a capable, honest professional with real knowledge of resources, business judgment, and a practical, no nonsense approach. It warns against politicians and flashy rhetoric and calls for accountable, results oriented stewardship.
After heavy holiday congestion, editors urge prompt action to ease traffic flow or risk repeated jams and mounting costs to business and the public. Delays threaten buyer activity and the public purse if no long term relief is implemented.
A fragmented report discusses Republican counter-attack plans aimed at the Southern States in response to anticipated Democratic moves against Ware of Pennsylvania and pee of Illinois, with Senator Reed of Pennsylvania involved to maneuver around restrictions.
The Monroe News Star piece notes warnings from the Massachusetts paper about escalating controversy over Southern disfranchisement and alleged financial debauchery by Ware and Smith. It emphasizes questions of Senatorial qualifications and cites Supreme Court validation of Southern franchise restrictions.
Moorer argues water is the nation’s greatest undeveloped resource. He cites 55 million horsepower potential with only 11 million developed, 25,000 miles of inland waterways of which about 700 miles are modernized, and compares costs to rail. He calls for headwater storage, power dams, and hydroelectric development to support a growing population and national industry.
In Paris, dec 29, reports note France endures a winter milk shortage due to a dry summer, reduced hay and beet crops, and rationing. Also recounted: a carrier pigeon from Verdun receives a museum display, illiterate conscripts to receive basic schooling, and a French government move to end a obscenity case over Frank Harris My Life and Loves.
A New York woman advertises as a visiting nurse for pets charging fifty dollars a month. She rocks dogs to sleep, sits with canaries, and even calms lazy cats. Her antics include driving owners to dog shows and customs like making the husband chew bones, with a humorous tale of a pekinese and a bearded man mistaken for an airdale.
Fifteen years ago Miss Mabe Miller hosted guests Pauline Davis and Cecelia Crisler of Shreveport. Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Reeves of Floyd visited Judge A Willis. Mrs. William Baxter returned from Harrisonburg. Captain and Mrs. Luthern Bowman completed an extended Black River trip. Mr. H. Jones of Marietta Oklahoma attended the Jones Handy wedding and returned home. Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Isaacman of New Orleans came home after six weeks visiting J. H. McCaleb. Miss Sarah Robinette entertained in honor of Miss Mary Reiser of Philadelphia, guest of Miss Edith Hudson. Mr. and Mrs. W. Burch Lee of Minden were visitors in Monroe and returned home. Miss Irene Turnley returned to Winnfield to teach after Christmas with her parents. Mr. W. H. H. Mullin and daughter Lucile of Ruston visited Monroe with Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hill and Mrs. Lela Garrett. Mr. David Johnston of Chicago, a Monroe native, is home for a holiday visit with his parents on Lovers Lane Addition.
A year has passed since severe floods hit parts of Western Europe causing significant loss of life and widespread property damage. Officials recount the scale of the disaster, including affected communities and relief efforts underway.
Joeh Cody, longtime assistant football coach at Vanderbilt University, was announced yesterday as the new head football coach and athletic director at Clemson College. The appointment comes as Clemson seeks a stable leadership for the program.
Doctors recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight or shorten grippe flu throat or tonsillitis. One or two Calotabs at bedtime with water cleanse the system by morning, with no salts or nausea and no loss of appetite. A family package with directions costs 85 cents at any drug store.
The Bolton High school’s completed building enhances both education and commerce in Alexandria. New families move to the city drawn by improved educational facilities, and realty values rise with an efficient school system seen as vital to prosperity and community strength.
Miss Mary Main of Peckham won the cake icing competition at the annual Cookery Exhibition in Olympia Hall London. Eight men competed, but the first five prizes went to women, highlighting a strong female showing in the event.
The Bishop of Lichfield asserts that a man is not a fool for being a bishop and urges churchmen to have the right to intervene in British industrial disputes.
A Washington dispatch notes that the current Senate includes 19 of 96 veterans with military or naval service, up from seven of 24 in 1789, highlighting members from Louisiana, New Jersey, New York, Wyoming and others. It lists several war veterans including Broussard, Means, Tyson, and Weller, among others, and notes two Naval Academy graduates.
Today marks birthdays for Charlotte Walker star of American stage born in Galveston Texas 48 years ago Col William Mitchell aviation pioneer born Nice France 47 years ago Prof Solon L Bailey Harvard astronomer born Lisbon New Hampshire 72 years ago Dr George Thomas University of Utah president born Hyde Park Utah 60 years ago and Jess Willard former heavyweight champion born Pottawatomie County Kansas 89 years ago all listed as today’s notable birthdays.
Persistent coughs and colds lead to serious trouble. Creomulsion, an emulsified creosote remedy, soothes inflamed membranes and inhibits germ growth. It is promoted as a two fold treatment that reaches the stomach and bloodstream to heal and stop irritation with a money back guarantee if relief is not achieved.
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