Red Cross to Elect Officers at January Meeting
Chairman Barney Oakland announced an early January election for the Ouachita Parish Red Cross. Nineteen directors from Monroe and ten from parish wards will be chosen to form a 1931 board, which will name a chairman and vice chairman later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barney Oakland
Ouachita Parish
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Oakland
Monroe
Harry Oliver
Sam Goldman
Jonas Selig
W. M. Harper
West Monroe Kiwanis to Install Officers at Banquet
West Monroe Kiwanis prepares for Friday banquet to inaugurate new officers and honor about 25 visiting civilians. Public Service Commissioner Harvie G. Fields of Farmerville confirms plan to attend, saying he will be there and Kiwanis spirit will prevail. Local civic leaders from Monroe, Ruston and Bastrop invited as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Monroe
Nated
Drew
Monroe
Ruston
Bastrop
Commissioner Fields
G. W. Bond
Louisiana Polytechnics
Clarence E. Faulk
Elmer Slagle
Esses Des Cat
A. Ge ‘Sen
Lions Club
Jack Hayes
Parish
L. T. Hastings
H. L. Driskeil
Rush to Pay Poll Taxes Draws 7000 in Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita Parish sheriff’s office reports 7 022 residents had paid poll taxes by Tuesday noon out of 8 000 eligible. Deputies staffed separate windows for poll and real property taxes to speed receipts. Evening hours extended to accommodate continued payments amid a brisk tax rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
Bossier Youth Held Without Bond on Jailing Charges
Clarence E. Wilson of Bossier parish was ordered held without bail after a preliminary hearing in Shreveport district court. He faces charges of lying in wait and shooting with intent to kill connected to an alleged attempt on special deputy sheriff J. C. Glenn, a noted prohibition informer, at Glenn’s mother in law’s home in December. The Caddo parish grand jury convenes next week to continue the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Clarence E. Wilson
Bossier Parish
Caddo Parish
Grand Jury
Robert Roberts
Wilson
J. C. Glenn
Glenn
Rebecca Hill
Four Youths Hurt as Car Overturns Near Rayville
Special to The News-Star reports four young people were injured when a car driven by John W. King overturned on the Missouri Pacific grade crossing near the municipal power and light plant in Rayville. Passengers include Jim Godfrey of Winnsboro, Miss Thelma Parker and Miss Mig non Lindsey, students at Dodd College Shreveport. Parker suffered a fractured arm, Lindsey an arm injury, Godfrey a cut hand, and King bruises. two girls were taken to Winnsboro sanitarium. The crash followed a brake application on the grade causing the vehicle to flip and trapping occupants inside until windows were broken to escape.
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Rayville
Dec
Missouri Pacific
Municipal Power and Light Plant
John W. King
Sheriff King
Columbis
Jim Godfrey
Winnsboro
Louisiana Tech
Thelma Parker
Mignon Lindsey
Bernice
Dodd College
Shreveport
Parker
Lindsey
Godfrey
King
Ing
Byrd Polar Party member speaks at Kiwanis meeting
Speaker recounts Admiral Byrd's Antarctic expedition training and logistics. Foster notes preparations, 7100 mile trek to Ross Sea base Little America, 22 months on the ice, and no loss of life. The talk highlights barren continent, future treasure, and forthcoming scientific results. Acrobatic dancing and music accompanied the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Foster
Admiral Byrd
Ross Sea
Little America
Foster
United States
Mexico
Little Mildred Carroll
Jimmie Malone
Shreveport
Max Kulcke
Coyote Attacks in Air Trapped by Plane Battle
Clyde Ice, a sportsman, battled an enraged coyote in the cockpit 500 feet above the Dakota prairie. The animal bit the gunner and wounded both men before Ice killed it with a heavy wrench after landing.
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Coyote
Belle Fourche, &. D
Dakota Prairie
Clyde Ice
Here
T’sey
Ice
Thugs Burn Bank Vault in Chester Texas Robbery
Thugs last night burned out the back of the Chester State Bank vault in Chester Texas and escaped with an undetermined amount of money. Cashier G C Enloe said he had not finished checking records but estimated the loss would be around the amount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester
Texas
Chester State Bank
G. C. Enloe
Legionnaires in Monroe target higher Louisiana membership
Sam Orchard, commander of the Monroe American Legion post, says district five trails in renewals with 753 paid of 1,535 possible. He expects a rise by January 1 as cards are prepared and sent, while district seven leads and others show varied progress across the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Orchard
Monroe American Legion Post
Louisiana
Orchard
Monroe
Gretna
Burrwood
New Iberia
Thibodaux
St. Martinville
Plain Dealing
Arcadia
Haynesville
Oak Grove
Amite
Coviington
New Roads
Gonzales
Franklington
Clinton
Port Allen
Crowley
Jennings
DeRidder
Rayne
Mamou
Eunice
Colfax
Winnfield
Bunkie
Leesville
Costs and venues amid New York nightlife and rackets
A snapshot of postwar New York earning and spending patterns shows hotel fares at $30 with $3 taxi fare home and $5 left for rye or gin. The Central Park casino may charge $24 per person, while Broadway-area crowd actors and club owners frequent venues like Club Abbey, Cotton Club, Barnet’s, Ritz, and Hotel Pierre. A liquor source notes rye at $85 a case and Scotch at $63, signaling liquor supply amid a mood of business downturn.
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Central Park
Club Abbey
Cotton Club
Harlem
Barney's Down
Greenwich Village
Ritz
Pierre
Two Accountants Merge and Name Change of Business
A. B. Myatt and J. S. Garelick will form A. B. Myatt and Company from January 1. The firm will offer audits systems tax matters and business administration with all active members certified public accountants. Garelick a New York University graduate and Myatt a Monroe native with Eastman College training bring federal income tax expertise and years of practical experience.
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A. B. Myatt
J.S. Garelick
Garelick
New York University
Myatt
Louisiana State University
Eastman College
Poughkeepsie
New York
Monroe
Webster 8
Ouachita Parish
Gare- Jick Yrus
Louisiana
American Legion
Slaying of Two Sisters Prompts Clue Search in Oklahoma
In Blackwell Oklahoma three handkerchiefs and a pen knife tied to the slayings of Miss Jexia Griffith 35 and Miss Jessie Griffith 24 south of Tonkawa are traced to a penitent who surrendered items to Salvation Army adjutant L A Chase. Police chief Charles Becker named Capeheart a former Norman state hospital inmate as sought for questioning. The bloodstained car found at the scene yielded no help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Hospital For the
Norman
Capeheart
Chase
Oklahoma City
Blackwell
Epworth League Holds Annual Banquet at First Methodist
The Senior Epworth leagues of the First Methodist Church held their annual banquet Monday with 42 members present. Rev. W. W. Drake presided as toastmaster while Harold Riggs delivered an address and Rosa Langford read a humorous prophecy for the league’s future. Musical numbers featured Mrs. Clyde V. Sanders and others. guests included Helen Vanter, Bernice Phipps, and Buddie Butler among attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth
First Methodist Church
W. W. Drake
Harold Riggs
Rosa Langford
Clyde V. Sanders
Max Kubcke
Endeavor Group Banquet Closes Church Attendance Contest
About 30 members from First Presbyterian Church Christian Endeavor groups attended a banquet and social entertainment. Miss Lois Gregg led as toastmaster with group singing and readings. The event included writing New Year resolutions read aloud. Early Tuesday, several youths traveled to Minden for a Presbyterian conference with Rev. Ernest Holloway and Mrs. Holloway among delegates.
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Christian Endeavor
First Presbyterian Church
Lois Gregg
Minden
Presbyterian Churches of
North Louisiana
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Holloway
Margaret Mitchell
Marie Saxe
Nora Lee Butler
Margaret Grover
Louise Moore
Chief's Condition Reported Improved After Crash
Fire Chief Frank Roddy injured when his car hit a fire truck while en route to an downtown blaze. Mrs Reddy and Fireman John Welsh also hospitalized at St Francis Sanitarium with pelvis fracture ribs broken contusions and a leg break respectively. Fire damaged five stores on DeSiard Street costing about 55000.
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Frank Roddy
Reddy
John Wels
St. Francis Sanitarium
Welsh
DeSiard Street
Local Names Appearing in Community Roll Call
A long list of residents and leaders from the area is named in a community roster. Individuals include John Bostic Leta Mae Benson Sybil Reesa Winnie Riggs Clarence Kellman Ben Parnell Sasa Burkett El ver Gillette Crusman Gillette Helen Vawter Ira Castles Frances Langford Frances Griffin Rosa Langford Willie Mangham and others. The compilation also mentions Mr and Mrs V Tarnett Dr Staples Porter Juanita Porter Berta Gilliland Grace Yarbrough Max Kulcke Lloyd Walters Buddie Butler Wilma Powell Mrs J B Pollard Douglas Page Kate Flanagan John Leist Elizabeth Simmons Oliver Sehon Oswald Biggar Herbert Anderson Lafayette Trousdale Bettie Beasley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bostic
Leta Mae Benson
Sybil Reesa
Winnie Riggs
Clarence Kellman
Ben Parnell
Sasa Burkett
Elver Gillette
Crusman Gillette
Helen Vawter
Ira Castles
Frances Langford
Frances Griffin
Rosa Langford
Willie Mangham
V. Starnetts
Staples Porter
Juanita Porter
Berta Gilliland
Grace Yarborough
Max Kulcke
Lloyd Walters
Buddie” Butler
Wilma Powell
Mrs. J. B. Pollard
Douglas Page
Kate Flanagan
John Leist
Elizabeth Simmons
Oliver Sehon
Oswald Biggar
Herbert Anderson
Lafayette Trousdale
Bettie Beasley
Mississippi swimmer completes 2500 mile paddle quest
Fred Newton of Clinton Oklahoma finished the long swim down the Mississippi at New Orleans after leaving Minneapolis on July 6. Government engineers estimated the distance at about 2,300 miles. Newton, mud and grease coated, plans a hitchhiking trip home with two supporters including a negro youth.
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New Orleans
Dec
Fred Newton
Clinton
Okla
Newton
Mississippi
Minneapolis
Oklahoma
Repairs Uncover Age of Old Quachita Parish Building
Master builder’s work praised as timbers may be held by wooden pins. The parish’s oldest permanent structure, over a century old, served as a parish court and clerk’s office. The D A R now preserves it with replastering and new supporting rods added to both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colline
Quachita Parish
Long grants over twenty pardon pleas continue list
The article details numerous pardon actions and commutations across parishes. It lists sentences from one to five years or more, with many commuted to shorter terms, plus restored citizenship for several individuals and a rejected recommendation for L Cutter. Several cases involve murder, manslaughter, larceny, and embezzlement across Orleans, Tangipahoa, Jefferson, Caddo, Morehouse, West Feliciana and other parishes.
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Ish
Emory Campbell
Lucien Campbell
Bossier
Joseph Delauneville
Walt
Jefferson
Newt Gandy
Sabine
John Hellback
Orleans
J. W. Jones
Washington
Bert Mulliki
Caddo
Joe Ricks
Tangipahoa
Gustave Louis Mauroner
West Feliciana
Champ P. Bailey
LaSalle
Gilbert Rucker
Morehouse
Parish School Enrollment Tops 1 800 After Holiday Reopenings
Attendance at parish and Crosley schools in West Monroe shows growth despite nearby new Ransom addition. Crosley totals exceed 1,200 last year with a smaller current headcount due to the new school. Parish grade school south of Grand Street enrolls about 600, bringing total parish students near 1,800. Examinations start the week of January 19 as the term proceeds.
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Foriom
New City
Crosley School
West Monroe
Crosley
Ransom
Grand Street
Frown
Business chiefs foresee slow recovery in 1931 forecasts
Prominent executives including Alfred Sloan Jr of General Motors Gerard Swope of General Electric and H T Parson of Woolworth share cautious optimism for 1931 They predict gradual improvement but warn recovery will be slow and hindered by unemployment fears and lingering market weakness
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Alfred P. Sloan, Jr
General Motors Corp
Gerard Swope
General Electric Co
W. B. Storey
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Frank L. Dame
North American Co
H. T. Parson
F. W. Woolworth Co
E. B. Reeser
American Petroleum Institute
Gunmen Kill Man As He Sleeps in Queens Home
Two masked gunmen forced entry into a Queens residence and fired eight shots into Josey Carabellata, 20, killing him as he slept. Relatives and friends are being questioned by police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Queens
Josey Carabellata
Kramer Connella Begin Happy Hour Stage Engagement
Vaudeville duo Chick Kramer and Heloise Conella start a New Year midnight show at Happy Hour theater West Monroe on Wednesday with regular appearances Thursday Friday and Saturday under Kelly Amusement management planning vaudeville as a staple in the future
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chick” Kramer
Heloise Connella
Happy Hour Theater
West Monroe
Kelly Amusement Company
Happy Hour
Notables Speak on Hopes for 1931 United States
Prominent figures including Mencken Lindsey Long Klein Green Legge urge actions on Prohibition repeal wage organization farm prices and economy. They envision constitutional rulings ending 18th amendment trade revival Wall Street reform and stronger labor and agricultural coordination across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Supreme Court
Clark
New Jersey
H. L. Mencken
United States
Ben B. Lindsey
Denver
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Wall Street
Main Street
Arkansas Bible Reading Act Takes Effect January First
Arkansas will implement the Bible reading act in all state supported schools starting Jan. 1 unless an official opinion delays it. Attorney General Hal L. Norwood says the plan requires a reverent 15 minute daily Bible reading with no comment in public schools and high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Hal L. Norwood
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American Federation of Labor
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