River Decline Continues At Ouachita Near Monroe
The Ouachita River at Monroe is dropping slowly with a 0.1 foot fall in 24 hours to 488 as of 7 am, Kate Key reports. Engineers note a wide decline along the river while clear skies persist though a falling barometer hints at possible weather change. The river sits nine tenths of a foot below flood peak and six tenths above the 1927 flood level.
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Ouschita
Monroe
Kate Key
Government
Ouachita
Theft of gas line part and tire in Beaumont
J H Knight of Beaumont Texas reported to police this morning that a part of the gas line was stolen from a Pontiac and the spare tire was taken from the car last night. The car was parked on Harrison Street near Hotel Frances when the theft occurred.
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J. H. Knight
Beaumont
Tex
Knight
Harrison Street
Hotel Frances
Eight year constipation relief via Argotane praised
Mrs. Georga Kelly of Monroe reports eight years of constipation and indigestion eased after using Argotane. She credits the remedy with improving her health after trying many products and notes it is sold by Collens Pharmacy and Five Point Pharmacy under a local agent.
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Georga Kelly
North Fifth
Monroe
Collens Pharmacy
D St
Five Point Pharmacy
Hotel Men Push Prohi Question to States
J E Doughtie president of the Louisiana Hotel Men's Association releases resolutions from the American Hotel Association urging states to decide liquor laws. The statement notes hotel industry size and losses since the eighteenth amendment and calls for state restoration of liquor law rights or prohibition as desired, within federal protections.
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J. E. Doughtie
Louisiana Hotel Men’s Association
American Hotel Association
United States
Canada
Chicago
United States of America
America
American Hotel Association of
California Passengers Estimation Highlights Women Share
A study estimates that about one third of California airplane passengers are women, indicating a significant female presence in air travel across the state.
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California
Former employee sues Koss Construction for injuries
R S Andrews of Bradley County Arkansas files suit in Ouachita Parish District Court seeking 1517.44 total weekly compensation for 400 weeks plus 250 medical expenses from Koss Construction Company and Union Indemnity Company. He says a sledge hammer mishap during bridge work fractured his fourth lumbar vertebra and ended his employment.
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Ouachita Parish
R. S. Andrews
Bradley County
Arkansas
Koss Construction Company
Union Indemnity Company
Andrews
Ouachita River
Sterlington
Monroe
Short Sales Curb Opposed In Cotton Market Debate
A congressional debate argues that federal power to curb short sales would curb bankers confidence and depress cotton collateral values. Critics call the delegation autocratic and point to a hedging market needing broad speculation. The committee is urged to consider the lack of current trade demand for changes in cotton trading methods.
Twenty Two Die From Accidents Over Week End
A series of motor vehicle incidents leaves multiple fatalities across the southeast with victims including John Henry Collier in Enigma Georgia Homer Patrick in Valdosta and Miss Eva Moore in St Petersburg. Other deaths include Mrs. Weeks near Edgefield S C Allen Gilmore Birmingham and Natalis Foxworth in Florida among the injured were Mario Gonzalez and Eva Moore.
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John Henry Collier
Enigma
Homer Patrick
Valdosta
Edgefield
S. C
W. B. Weeks
Augusta
Columbia
Allen Watson Gilmore
Birmingham
Ala
Elmer Southards
Franklin
N. C
Alice Nash
Lexington
Charlie Morford
Brooksville
Mario Gonzalez
Tampa
Fla
Eva Moore
St. Petersburg
London
Natalis Foxworth
Hilliard
Buffalo Gnats Seen As Increasing Menace
Agricultural agent E. R. Strahan warns warm weather may prompt another buffalo gnat invasion and urges farmers with livestock to prepare to spray. The suggested solution mixes oil of tar with used motor oil at one to eight, to be applied twice daily, though cautions about hair loss if misapplied.
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E. R. Strahan
Front Line Battles and Peace Talks Amid Shanghai Bombardment
Chinese retreat under heavy shellfire as Japanese air raids hammer positions near Woosung and Shanghai. Allied and Chinese leaders consider a truce while a League commission investigates Manchuria.
Cousin Shot on Leon Marx Farm Figures Charged
Willie Jackson, Negro, was arrested by Deputy Sheriff D. L. Roper for shooting his cousin Ivy Jackson, also a Negro, who was placed in jail as a material witness. The incident occurred about 2 PM on Ward Eight farm. Ivy sustained a shotgun wound to the head, narrowly missing the eye but likely to be saved.
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Willie Jackson
D. L. Roper
Ivy Jackson
Leon Marx
Cupid’s Arrows Waver as Records Reveal Marriage Ages
The report details marriage ages across races noting the oldest couple a 63-year-old man and 46-year-old woman, the youngest partner a 14-year-old girl and 20-year-old man, and a peak of 13 marriages at age 21. White men averaged 28, white women 24, Black men 25, and Black women 20.
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Sro
Levee Gaps at New Orleans Could Be Cut to Divert Floodwaters
Army engineers warn gaps in the levee along the floodway may be cut to divert river traffic from Yazoo and Illinois Central lines, with rail routes shifting to Hattysburg and Texas Pacific if the government opens the levee. The decision hinges on the treasury paying potential damages and whether the 20 foot flood stage justifies breaking the levee.
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Yazoo
Illinois Central
Hattiesburg
Arkansas
Texas Pacific
Treasury
General Brown
Mississippi
Jadwin
Brown
Velma Moore Rescued After Poison Attempt At Home
Velma Moore an 18 year old negro girl at 112 Woods Avenue attempted suicide by ingesting a bottle of rat poison yesterday afternoon. She is recovering at St Francis Sanitarium in a despondent mood following job loss and a quarrel with her sweetheart.
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Woods Avenue
Velma Moore
St. Francis Sanitarium
Shot Bandit Dies From His Wounds
Ward died last night after being shot. he refused to talk, wanting his companion to have the money. Sheriff will notify Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Jefferson City officials to locate relatives. Hugh Dickson held in custody as possemen recover $2,200 loot from his abandoned bandit automobile. Dickson is brother of N A Dickson, theater owner on trial for bank robbery in Columbia Mississippi.
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Ward
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Tex
Jefferson City
Hugh Dickson
Dickson
N. A. Dickson
Kilgore, Tex
Columbia
Miss
Fund Aids Purchase Of Grade A Milk For Children
Fifty dollars is allocated by the St. Vincent DePaul Society of Monroe to provide 714 quarts of Grade A milk for babies and preschoolers whose families cannot afford it. Parents can obtain milk by calling at the former Knights of Columbus building at Wood and Hart Streets on Wednesdays from 10 to 11, where milk tickets are issued.
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St. Vincent DePaul Society of
Monroe
Knights of Columbus
Lodge
Wood and
Hart Streets
Stanback Headache Powders Ad Campaign
An old advertisement promotes Stanback Headache Powders claiming relief from headaches and various pains including menstrual cramps and neuralgia. It emphasizes no opiates and no habit formation, urging buyers to insist on the Stanback brand.
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Tady
Home Decorating Courses Begin at Sanitarium
Miss Helen Graham of Louisiana Tech Ruston will teach an interior decorating course for homes. The first class is at St Francis Sanitarium next Saturday at 1:30 PM. The class was organized at the sanitarium last Saturday.
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Helen. Graham
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
St. Francis Sanitarium
Sanitarium
Local Social Notes From Bastrop and Surrounding Areas
Bastrop families share news of travel and attendance as Mr. and Mrs. B B Eubanks travel to St Petersburg Florida after a death in the family. Erline and Lorraine Eubanks stay with friends during the absence. Several residents host and visit including Ruth White Boone visiting Monroe and the Pickett and Parker circles. A. M. Woods is re elected magistrate over Dennis P. Carter. Woods has served as justice of peace for over twenty years in ward three. Melton Pickett is away for a few months at Many Louisiana.
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B.B. Eubanks
St. Petersburg
Fla
Little Erline
Lorraine Eubanks
Florida
F. L. Boone
Shreveport
Ruth White
Monroe
Byrona
Bertha Pickett
Eddie Quinn
Eddie Jean
Bastrop
Florenne Edwards
Ruby Rabon
Large Frogs to Be Sent To President Hoover
Baton Rouge reports a Louisianan project to send the state's largest frogs and irises to President Hoover. One hundred frogs and enough irises for outdoor beautification will be shipped to his Rapidan summer home in Virginia after a request from the president. Percy Viesca Jr., director of the Louisiana Iris Society, announced the plan. Mining companies in Idaho's Coeur d'Alene district paid dividends totaling $1,123,346 in 1931.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
President Hoover
Hoover
Rapidan
Virginia
Percy Viesca, Jr
Louisiana Iris Society
Coeur d'Alene
Idaho
Five People Rescued From Fire After Narrow Escape
Firefighters saved five occupants from a blaze as smoke and flames blocked their only stairway. Rescuers reached them just before flames spread to the roof area and caused burns to several heads.
Why Look Your Age Says Star At Ninety Nine
A famous star declares I really am 99 and argues women should stay youthful. She credits Lux Toilet Soap for clear soft skin, noting Hollywood and Broadway rely on the fragrance free soap costing 10 cents.
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Lux
Hollywood
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