New Changes to Volstead Act Sought by Treasury
The treasury drafts amendments to the Volstead act to enhance enforcement. Assistant Secretary Andrews, endorsed by Secretary Mellon, will present the proposals to Congress immediately. Details remain undisclosed, but a graduated penalties system is anticipated to distinguish wholesale from petty offenses.
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Washington
A. P
The
Treasury
Andrews
Mellon
Congress
Border booze drive to target Mexican border trade
In San Antonio Texas on February 6 the international campaign against cross border liquor begins. Mrs Ella A Cole national president of the Woman's Temperance Union arrives en route to Brownsville for a conference with Mexican and U S prohibitionists aimed at stopping what they call a booze drenched border. President Calles of Mexico has been invited to attend Browns ville conference.
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San Antonio
Texas
A. F
Woman's Temperance Union
Ella A. Cole
Brooklyn
Brownsville
Calles
Mexico
Haseen
Mother of film star killed in motor accident
Mrs. H Prevost mother of Erie Prevost the film star was injured along with Al Christie and Vera Steadman when a heavy car overturned near Lordsburg New Mexico. Mrs Prevost suffered a broken spine and fractured skull. Christie and Steadman were pinned under the machine but rescued minutes later by passing occupants. The group had left Hollywood for Palm Beach Florida last Wednesday to join Erie Prevost’s daughter.
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Los Angeles
H. Prevost
Erie Prevost
Illey
al Christie
Vera Steadman
Ear Lordsburg
N. M
Miss Bradman
Mesage
Prevost
Christie
Hollywood
Palm Beach
Fla
Jevost
Confidential Evidence Turned Over to Justice Probers
The Federal Trade Commission will transfer evidence from its Aluminum Company of America investigation to the Department of Justice for use in probing potential court-decree violations. Senate adoption of a Cummins chair resolution orders surrender of non confidential data, despite Mellon stockholdings concerns. The data will be available to the agency, but senators may still seek a Senate inquiry into the charges.
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Washington
Federal Trade Commission
Oferica
Apartment of Justice
Thempany
Senate
Yestery
Airman Cummins
Judiciary
Mmittee
Nator Reed
Pennsylvaia
Chamber
Theluminum Company
Sechary Mellon
Department
Trade; Commission
Stillman Divorcees Sail for Europe on Trial Honeymoon
James A. Stillman and wife Anne sail on the Olympic to Europe after a five year divorce dispute ends in reconciliation. They plan a new start on a trial honeymoon, dropping divorce suits and lawyers. Officials note passports not yet checked. other passengers Ben Smith and Henrietta Fuller held rooms aboard.
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New York
A. P.J
Anne A. Stillman
Associated Press
Olympic
Europe
A. P
Fred Beauvais
White Star Line
James A. Stillman
Ben Smith
Henrietta Fuller
Permanent Wave Damages Awarded in Shreveport Beauty Case
Mrs Marion H Tierney was awarded 705 in district court for a permanent wave injury at J B Nime beauty parlor in Shreveport Louisiana. She claimed hair burns disfiguring her appearance and causing embarrassment and social withdrawal. The case stemmed from a 1000 suit seeking damages for permanent wave treatment.
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Shreve
Port
A. P
J. B. Nime
Marion H. Tierney
T. J. Bell
Rev W J Porter Called By Death At Home In City
Revered W J Porter, 64, a leading longtime Methodist pastor of the state, died at 1 30 am at 1402 Jackson street Monroe after four years of retirement due to ill health. Survived by wife Carrie Staples Porter two daughters Willie May and Juanita Porter and son Staples Porter. funeral at First Methodist Church with burial at River View Park. Acknowledges family and regional ministers attending.
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Jackson Street
William J. Porter
Porter
Natchitoches Parish
D. S. Porter
J. P. Porter
W. J. Porter
Centenary College
Jackson
Shreveport
Carrie Staples
Downs
Columbia
Monroe
Willie May
Juanita — Porter
Ouachita Parish
Staples Porter
Andre Mattoni Brings Bohemian Flair to American Cinema
Andre Mattoni, famed as the higade Valentino of Europe, arrives in America to pursue film work. The wealthy Bohemian is described as an all around athlete and a notable auto race driver ready to enter the cinema scene.
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Higade Valentino
Europe
Andre Mattoni
Ecome
America
Negro Shot by Policeman Near DeSiard and Twentieth
Floyd Johnson, aged 2 years, eluded Officers Parker and Ham after turning over a handbag containing moonshine. He was shot in the right side, crawled to a bog, then under a house before collapsing. He is in St Francis sanitarium in serious but not yet critical condition. the bag contained whiskey and he faces liquor transport charges.
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Floyd Johnson
Lee Parker
DeSiard
Twentieth
Newro
St. Francis Sanitarium
Parker
F. K. Ham
Twentieth Streets
Johnson
Ham
Twentieth Street
Yormy
Coca Cola Reports 1925 Net Profit Near Eight Million
New York February six 1925 Coca Cola company reports net profit after expenses depreciation and taxes of 7 899 580 equal to 14 47 a share on 500 000 common shares. This compares with 1924 net profit of 5 700 993 or 10 a share. Sales rose to 28 553 425 from 25 444 197 last year. Surplus was 3 786 619 versus 1 500 993 in 1924.
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New York
A. P
Coca Cola Company
Rev Frank Bertels of Shreveport Dies at 59
Rev Father Frank Bertels longtime pastor of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Shreveport Louisiana died after a prolonged illness. He was 59 and a Belgium native. He is survived by a sister and a nephew with the sister at his bedside at death. Funeral set for Tuesday with arrangements pending.
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Shreveport
A. P
Frank Bertels
Holy Trinity Catholic Church
Belgium
Superintendent of M. E. Orphanage Injured in Crash
Special to the News-Star Ruston La Feb 6 R W Vaughan superintendent of the Methodist Orphanage was badly hurt when his car collided with another at the Douglass road Dixie Overland intersection near Choudrant The injuries were not serious and he was taken to Ruston for treatment His wife and secretary Miss Liverne Riger were with him None of the others were injured The other driver Learyelle Ambrose and the Douglass community resident were named in the report
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Ruston
R. W. Vaughan
Methodist
Choudrant
Vaughan
Douglass Road
Dixie Overland
Learyelle Ambrose
Douglass
Miss Liverne Riger
False Marriage Record Charged in Harper Suit
Jasper W. Harper of Winnsboro files in district court against Mrs. Mary Pickett Ward and others alleging a forged marriage entry on page 348 of the marriage record book Y. Harper says he has never married Ward and seeks erasure of the fraudulent record, noting a genuine 1922 marriage entry should bear Sam Dudley to Betta Dodd. The clerk’s office confirms the forgery appeared last spring and stemmed from Ward.
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Jasper W. Harper
Winnsboro
Mary Pickett Ward
Ward
Crowville
Hughes Appears in Chicago Court for Sherman Act Case
Charles Evans Hughes appears at the United States District Court of Appeals in Chicago to defend ten men charged under the Sherman anti trust act. He draws a large crowd of lawyers and law students as the proceedings begin.
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Charles Evans Hughes
United States District Court of Appeals
Chicago
Hughes
Gushers Spark Oil Field Boom in Urania Area
In Urania's oil field gushers inflate activity as Mrs. Tullos No 8 wells flow about 3 000 barrels daily before sand out. Other wells like H M M Jones No 1 J D Russell rise to 300 500 barrels, boosting field production toward 500 barrels. LaSalle Oil stockholders elect new directors as 996 acres near Olla and Urania eye new drilling contracts.
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M, Brooks
Urania
Natural Gas and Fuel Inc. No
Sarah Tullos
Southwest Quarter
Urania Petroleum Company No. 6
G. W. Zeigin
R. D. Russell
Dixie Oil Company No
Q. W. Clark
Wm. T. Russell
Alexandria Oil Company
Ouachita Natural Gas Company
Louisiana Central Lumber Company
LaSalle Oil and Gas Company
H. P. Minard
H. E. Hardtner
W. C. Zeagler
Secoreary
B. E. Zeagler
Dr. Biggs
G. M. Tannehill
J. E. Harris
L. H. Taylor
Olla
Elect Mrs George Wesley Smith to Louisiana municipal office
Rayville Va February 6 Mrs George Wesley Smith current alderman of this town and first lady of the state to hold an aldermanic office was elected vice president from the Fifth Congressional District at the Louisiana Municipal Association meeting in Alexandria She attended with Mrs Jeanette Townsend Boyce town clerk as the only other woman present
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News-Star
Rayville
George Wesley Smith
Louisiana
Alexandria
Louisiana Municipal Association
Smith
Bayoille
Jeanette Townsend
Boyce
Roosevelt crew hailed for saving freighter crew in Atlantic
In Southampton the British government saluted the American officers and sailors of the President Roosevelt for rescuing the entire crew of the disabled British freighter Antioe in a perilous Atlantic storm. Captain Fried led the visitors, Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister conferred honors, Lord Apsley presented an ebony walking stick, and thousands cheered as the harbor celebrated the heroes.
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Southhampton
England
A. P
United States
Roosevelt
Atlantic
Fried
Philip Cunliffe-Lister
Lord Apsley
The
Southampton Pilots Association
Captain Fried
Louisiana Highway Commission Bids On 22.3 Miles Of State Highways
Baton Rouge February 6 The Louisiana Highway Commission will receive bids for 22.3 miles of highways in several sections during late February and early March. Proposals include Section C Jonesboro Monroe Jackson Parish 7.65 miles and work on Calfax Polock Grant Parish, Logan sport Gloster DeSoto Parish, Sorrento Burnsides Ascension Parish, with gravel surfacing and related overhead crossings. Bids open February 16 18 23 and March 2 at the commission headquarters.
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Baton Rouge
A. S
Louisiana Highway Commission
Jonesboro-Monroe
Jackson Parish
Chathirm
Mros
Ouachita Parish
Calfax-Polock
Grant Parish
Sorrento-Burnsides
Cension Parish
Sorrento
Byrne Sides
Rhinehardt
Jena- Rhinehart
LaSalle Parish
McManus
Jackson- Clinton
East Feliciana Parish
Columbia-Rayville
Caldwell Parish
Logansport
Mansfield
Texas
DeSoto Parish
The
Highway Commission
Miss Barbour Wins Tollerton Steeplechase at Nottingham
Miss Mary Barbour of New Jersey won the Tollerton Steeplechase at Nottingham riding her own horse Alroi. Her sister Elizabeth also competed in the same race.
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Mary Barbour
New Jersey
Nottingham
England
Alroi
Elizabeth
Parent Teacher Groups Hear Louisiana P T A Leader
Members of city Parent-Teacher associations heard President Mrs. Henry B. Aleus of New Orleans speak on Louisiana five year literacy efforts. She noted immigrant and non English speaking populations and urged early education and a pre school cycle, with a reading literacy drive underway. Mardi Gras party plans for February 15 were announced.
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Parent-Teachers Associations
Henry B. Aleus
New Orleans
State
Parent-Teachers Association
Georgia Tucker School
Parent-Teacders
Aleus
Louisiana
Newlnterns Parent-Teachers Association
Alcus
WH. D. Apgar
Monroe Police Department
Donald F. Walke
Monroe Motor Club
Georgian Tucker Association
Copper King Not Father Of Three Claimants
Mrs Amanda Cotrell says the late Senator William Andrew Clark of Missouri was not her brother and not the father of three women who seek a share of his estate. The trio are Addie Miller Effie McWilliams and Alma Hines, daughters of a Denver Denver Clarksdale and Orick resident, alleging kinship to the copper magnate.
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St, Joseph
A. P
William Andrew Clark
Amanda Cotrell
St. Joseph
Addie Miller
Denver
Effie McWilliams
Clarksdale
Alma. Hines
Orick
Huey P. Long replies to writ over contempt sentence
Huey P. Long, head of the Louisiana Public Service Commission, refutes a writ filed with the Louisiana Supreme Court by Augustus Williams. Williams seeks to set aside a 24 hour jail sentence and small fine for alleged contempt. Long says the charge is false and cites his testimony before multiple commissions and witnesses at two hearings.
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Shreveport
A. P
Huey P. Long
Louisiana State Public Service Commission
State Supreme Court
Augustus William
New Orleans
Francis Williams
Augustus Williams
New Orleans Pas
Williams
Long
Aiade Ag
Interstate Commerce Commission
St. Charles
Monteleone
Santa Fe Railroad
Texas
Monteleona
Interstate Comsmerece Commission
Louisiana Publ Lic Service Commission
Three Gas Stations Burglarized by Two Boys
Three suburban gas stations were burglarized last night by two small boys. The break ins shattered glass at each site and gas, gum, and cigarettes were stolen. Deputies found footprints at one station, and a Rayville station was also robbed.
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Pasoline
Treanor Oil Company
Fairbanks
Swartz
Monroe
Fred Honeyfelt
Here
J. P. Parker
Coverdale
Sheri Off
Rayville
O. Hy Bynum
River stage figures for major Mississippi River ports
River stage readings show Memphis at 24.9 feet with a fall of 1.4, Vicksburg at 34.1 feet rising 0.4, New Orleans at 9.7 feet rising 0.5, Shreveport at 15.1 feet falling 0.9, and Alexandria at 16 feet.
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Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
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M. E. Orphanage
Harper
Tullos Field
U.S
Southampton
Jonesboro Road
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Caldwell
P.S. Head
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