Kiwanis Club of West Monroe Sets 1930 Objectives
After a December meeting West Monroe Kiwanis outlines aims for 1930 focusing on civic aid and youth. Plans include stronger ties among residents, support for vocational guidance, law enforcement, and better city facilities such as a toll free bridge, improved schools, a first class hotel, and enhanced railroad and mail service. The club also notes a 49 member roster and ongoing projects like parks and the Junior college.
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West Monroe Kiwanis Club
West Monroe College
Kiwanis Club of
West Mon- Ton
Capt. H. M. Williams
E. C. Smith
A. B. Thaves
F. G. Thatcher
Sam W. Humphries
Farmerville
D Arbonne
Railroad Commission
West Monroe
Alfred Jenkins
H. A. McDonald
D. C. Metcalf
J. A. Rainbolt
Monroe
Annual Scout Council Meet Slated Sunday
Ouachita Valley Council Boy Scouts plan annual meeting at the courthouse at 3 p.m. Sunday inviting all districts. Awards honor attendance within and beyond a 40 mile radius with banners for top districts and a program featuring band, prayers, oath recommitment, and district reports.
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Ouachita Valley Council
Boy Scouts of America
Court House
Counel
Monroe
West Monroe
America
Leon Hammond
F. K. Hirsch
Cornell
C. F. Foulh
Seven Men Injured When Fire Truck Crashes In Memphis
Seven men were hospitalized after a collision between a fire truck and an automobile in Memphis at a street intersection. The driver of the car, Phil B. Maddox aged 22, suffered a crushed skull and multiple injuries and was not expected to survive. Firemen Adler, Lieut. KR L. Jamil, Ley, and H. C. Lynch were among the seven injured.
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Memphis
Tenn
Phil B. Maddox
Adler
Two Men Fined $100 Each on Gun Charges in Police Court
Two men were fined $100 apiece in police court on pistol related charges. Harry Williams, a transient, was convicted for drawing and displaying a dangerous weapon after being arrested Sunday night in Monroe. He had no pistol on him at arrest, but evidence tied him to the weapon left with a friend between train arrival and the Five Points arrest. Sheridan Williams, a black man, was also fined for carrying a concealed weapon.
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Harry Williams
Williams
Monroe
Willams
Sheridan Williams
Brookhart and Borah Set Off Fireworks in Prohibition Clash
United Press reports Senate dry advocates Brookhart of Iowa and Borah of Idaho plan sharp attacks on prohibition enforcement when Congress reconvenes January six. Brookhart calls for Mellon removal and tougher enforcement, while Borah accuses the permit system of scandal and seeks evidence for his charges.
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United Press
Washington
Congress
Brookhart
Republican
Iowa
F. Scott McBride
Antiadioun League
Mellon Brookhart
Borah
Senate
Wall Street
Mellon
Brockhart
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
Maryland Representative Moves to Quash Indictment
Representative Zihiman of Maryland asks the District of Columbia supreme court to quash the postal law indictment tied to the F H Smith company. A plea in abatement was filed. Daniel R Crissinger former comptroller of the currency is among others taking similar action.
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Washington
Zihiman
Maryland
District of Columbia Supreme Court
F. H. Smith Company
Congress
Daniel R. Crissinger
Mother Ends Baby Cold With Teethina Moffett Ad
An old advertisement urges mothers to use Dr Moffett's Teethina to relieve infant colds and restore vitality. It claims a mild safe formula cleanses the stomach and removes putrefying waste, promoting strength and recovery in babies.
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Sam
Aefett's
Cod
Moffett Ou
Ruston and Lincoln Parish Enter 1930 With Optimism
Special to The News-Star Ruston and Lincoln parish end 1929 with strong cotton yields and improving bank deposits, despite lower prices. Local bankers forecast a good 1930 if acreage is kept near the ten year average. rising farm housing and new roads boost prospects. a dairy plant to open by May 1 will create a market for farm products. Real estate inquiries remain active as the area plans for a prosperous 1950.
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News-Star
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
Lincoln
Think Negro Who Slew Memphis Cop Escaped
An unidentified negro who yesterday shot and killed Patrolman Walter H. McEwen with his own pistol appeared today to have slipped through police lines and escaped. For nearly 24 hours scores of police and detectives have sought him. Missouri has 12 more newspapers and periodicals than in 1027.
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Memphis
Tenn
Walter H. McEwen
Missouri
Plane crash on Texas golf course kills five
Five people die when a six passenger cabin monoplane spins from about 200 feet and crashes on the Hillcrest Golf and Country Club fairways in Amarillo. Victims include Lieut. Robert H. Gray, his wife Evelyn, and three Amarillo businessmen Robert M. Sox Moore, C. N. Dillon, and Ray Allison. Gray piloted the craft. Injuries and causes are under investigation.
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Associated Press
Amarillo
Tex
Hillcrest Golf and Country Ecluh
Robert H. Gray
English Air Corps
Evelyn
Robert M
Sox) Moore
C. N. Dillon
Ray Allison
Septic Sore Throats Treated as Communicable Disease
Baraboo Wisconsin bills as epidemic with over 300 cases since Thanksgiving and six deaths. City ordinance to report septic sore throats as a communicable disease enacted. State health authorities from Madison arrive to conduct house to house canvass and throat cultures to gauge true case count in the 6000 population city.
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Associated Press
Baraboo
Wis
Madison
Murder in Vienna Firm Ends in Double Tragedy
Leopold Fanto, partner at Rokenbauer and Graf, shot by Franz Karczag in his Vienna office. Karczag then killed himself. Separately, California reports over 125000 acres of Persian walnuts in bearing.
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Associated Press
Lawson
Charles Lawson
Stokes County
North Carolina
Vienna
Leopold Fanto
Rokenbauer and Graf
Franz Karczag
Karczag
California
New 13 Month Calendar To Start In 1930 At 100 Firms
Chicago reports that next Thursday 100 firms will adopt a 13 period calendar causing widespread confusion as months are redefined as periods The Sears Roebuck president says the system is hard at first but eventually yields clear yearly comparisons The piece also notes local holiday visits and a death in Fort Bragg California.
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United Press
Chicago
United States
R. E. Wood
Sears- Roebuck and Co
Christmas Visitors In Clarks From Nearby States
Miss Mary Ann Sheppard of New Jersey visits her parents Mr and Mrs C C Sheppard during Christmas holidays. Miss Ellen Jane Broadway a Clarks High School faculty member spends holidays in St. Louis with relatives. Jewel Bird of Seminole Okla visits his parents Mr and Mrs T W Bird. Misses Louise Buffington and Sen Tell Johns attend State Normal and are home for vacation with their parents, Miss Connie Mae Knight who at
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Newa-Star
Clarks
Mary Ann Sheppard
New Jersey
C. C. Sheppard
Ellen Jane Broadway
Clarks High School
St. Louis
Jewel Bird
Seminole
Okla
T. W. Bird
Louise Buffington
Sen
Tell Johns
State Normal
Connie Mae Knight
Hebert Receives Mc Carter Lifesaving Medal
Baton Rouge on December 31 reports Henry Joseph Hebert of the local electric company awarded the Mc Carter medal and certificate for rescuing Mr Stephens from gas asphyxiation on February 21. Hebert entered a closed bathroom, revived Stephens, and earned the rare honor established in 1923 by Thomas N. Mc Carter, president of Public Service Company of New Jersey.
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Baton Rouge
McCarter
Henry Joseph Hebert
Hebert
Stephens
Thomas N. McCarter
Public Service Company of New Jersey
Eight Men and Whiskey Worth $100,000 Seized
Ocean City Md December 3 A lone coast guardsman seized a cargo of choice whiskey valued at 100000 dollars on the beach near Ocean City. Eight rum runners were transferring 1000 cases from two small boats to three trucks when the sentinel order was given and they surrendered without resistance. It was one of the largest hauls by a single officer in years.
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Ocean City
Painting the Lily Becomes Profitable Occupation
Dr. H. B. Harvey of the Minnesota agricultural experiment station describes dyes for internal tinting of flowers. The idea is to match flower hues to a woman’s gown, making floriculture a profitable hobby for well dressed women.
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Des Moines
H. B. Harvey
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station Today
Divorces Husband Over Sarcastic Remarks in Reno
Dorothy May Hoover filed for divorce from Howard Earl Hoover head of the Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Co in Reno Nevada stating he made sarcastic remarks about her and her friends The case highlights a separation tied to personal conduct and public figure status in year end coverage by United Press.
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Reno, Nev
Howard Earl Hoover
Hoover Vacuum Cleaner Company
Dorothy May Hoover
Los Angeles Council OKs Coliseum Expansion for 1982 Olympics
The Los Angeles city council approved a contract to enlarge the Coliseum to over 100000 seats in preparation for the 1982 Olympic Games. The move aims to boost capacity for global events and anticipated attendance.
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Associated Prov
Los Angeles
Lindy Tops Maine Graduates Favorite Living Celebrities
In Augusta Maine 2500 high school graduates name Charles Lindbergh as their favorite living celebrity in an official questionnaire. Lindbergh leads a list that places Thomas Edison second and Herbert Hoover fourth with other notable figures following.
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Lindy
Augusta
Lindbergh
Maine
Thother
Edison
Hoover
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Freida Buffington
Beatrice Skirvin
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