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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1926
Page
1
Junior board members discussed safer city traffic practices and the need for signals to reduce accidents. BOOST CITY PLANNING members favored abolishing the Forsythe tourist park to cut hazards and streamline traffic flows.
City regulations advise signaling with the arm extended from the vehicle thirty to fifty feet before turning or stopping. Left turns use a horizontal arm, right-angle for stops, and pedestrians are aided by clear visibility. Do not rely on mechanical signals as they may be uncertain.
The Monroe junior board of the chamber of commerce held its monthly session with reports from committees and invited guests including Police Superintendent A. D. Apgar and Dr. Paul R. Neal of the Ouachita Parish Health Unit. Sam Davis urged hiring top planning expertise and noted forthcoming cost figures for city expansion as the group discussed legible street name signs.
Emma Candler testified in city court about an alleged attack by Ivory Jones a 15 year old boy. She described being chased with a stick and threatened with the phrase here she lies there I sits. The judge fined Ivory 30.50 to settle the troubled case.
Washington July 9 The Shipping Board bluntly dismissed Emergency Fleet Corp president Captain Elmer E Crowley successor of Rear Admiral Leigh S Palmer The board named Brigadier General A C Dalton as the new head The action follows a long controversy over the Trans Pacific Admiral Oriental line sale to Dollar interests and a White House dispute with certain commissioners News came from the Adirondacks where President Coolidge is on vacation.
Oil field activity in La Salle and surrounding parishes shows multiple test locations recorded by the Department of Conservation. Entries include Arizola Petroleum Company Tannehill No 10 36-10-1E and Humble Oil Louisiana Central 2 A 22-11-3E among others in Urania and nearby parishes.
Lincoln dispatch reports Leila Ringer, a sixteen year old girl, secured a five day reprieve for her brother Donald Ringer, a 19 year old murderer sentenced to death for the Moore murder. Governor McMillan granted the reprieve at 3 am after defense counsel arguments and new evidence showing Carl Moore alive a day after the murder. Ringer's sentence was altered to life imprisonment and later reprieved to July 13. Leila maintains her brother's innocence.
John Jurko was hanged at the state penitentiary in Boise early this morning for the June 25 murder in Texas. The execution concludes a case linked to a Texas crime and a subsequent Idaho proceeding.
A partial solar eclipse will be visible today along the west of a Montana to Georgia line, weather permitting. In Atlanta the event runs from 6 28 p m to 6 41 p m central time, with Austin reporting a maximum view of 21 eclipse. The term annular describes the sun rings left when the moon does not fully cover the sun.
London reports a war between British and American packers for global meat supply dominance. The Daily Mail says a London victory by U S packers could grant power over high prices and British reliance. Buenos Aires notes ongoing price-cutting and tensions over beef tonnage, with reduced reporting between packers.
Fragmentary report from Columbus Ohio on the National Amateur Golf Championship, with missing lines about venue selection and executive plans. No clear names, dates beyond July 9, or outcomes are provided.
Lieutenant Frederick D. Foster of Nutley New Jersey is named the first identified dead from the U S Submarine S 51 as authorities begin lifting bodies from the battered hull. Four more bodies were soon recovered with others still missing among 25 unaccounted for since the sinking near Block Island last September.
Frau Marguerite Ludendorff obtained a divorce from former quartermaster general of the German Imperial Army. A court statement said both parties were to blame. She accused the general of neglect and cruelty and cited wartime actions as causing irritability and abuse.
A tornado struck an island in the St Joseph river near Benton Harbor Michigan today killing two people and injuring six others. The deceased are Mrs Bernard Powell 50 and Mary English 8 both residents of Mexico Indiana.
A fragmented notice questions Congress's stance on arts and radio communication in the United States. The piece suggests that without legislative clarity, radio operations and arts funding may face ongoing uncertainty and risk.
The White House spokesman at the summer White House in the Adirondacks is to answer questions about President Coolidge s fishing results. He has resumed fishing after years away and fished from a bridge near the camp as he enjoys rest and quiet waters.
The current Congress shows momentum with more bills introduced and more passed in the first session than any two year period. The House saw 18 903 bills introduced and 895 measures passed, far surpassing earlier sessions. The House acted on 1 321 measures, versus 594 previously, with fewer pending bills at the close.
Greenwood Mississippi July 9 A deputy sheriff Frank Smith died from wounds inflicted by Sylvester Mackay a negro after arrest for questioning Mackay was moved to Coahoma county jail Clarkedale for safety a demonstration followed his arrest a special term of court to try Mackay was ordered July 26 by Judge S A Davis.
A Santa Fe Grain Elevator B in the Argentine sector yards of the railroad was destroyed by fire today. Firemen believe lightning started the blaze. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars. The 1889 structure could hold 500000 bushels but last night contained under 100 bushels.
River stage readings list values for MISSISSIPPI and RED basins with city names and levels. Notable entries include Memphis Vicksburg and New Orleans figures with fall values and Shreveport, Alexandria figures, plus garbled OUACHITA Camden data.
In Lexington Kentucky lightning struck the cupola of Ward Nine at Eastern State Hospital causing a blaze. Five hundred women patients evacuated in orderly fashion with ward attendants guiding them after a phone operator on a blown line alerted staff and the gate keeper summoned fire crews.
Aimee Semple McPherson, founder of Angelus Temple, testified for nearly seven hours before the county grand jury on the abduction case. She indicated she would likely be recalled next week as other witnesses and ticket scams draw interest from Arizona and Mexican authorities.
Commerce Department officials seek a method to prevent radio chaos by regulating wavelength assignments until Congress grants authority. The department lacks power to control broadcasting. bills in the last session failed. Over 500 stations hold licenses and wavelengths. 600 more have applications. nearly all wavelengths are used, risking interference if denied applicants start operations.
Robert Kennedy, an elderly tenant on T L Kelly's plantation, was shot and killed yesterday afternoon near Alexandria Louisiana. Kelly a prominent farmer, said the shooting was accidental and notified a physician then the sheriff at Marksville.
Virgil D. Arvington, 29, died instantly when a tree fell on him yesterday near Ball Louisiana. He worked as a fog cutter and was with companions at the time of the accident.
Prospective bidders gathered in Kansas City to bid for the Rockhill Nelson trust property that includes the Kansas City Star and Times. Among early bidders were Luke Lee former U S Senator and Nashville publisher Morton Jordan of St Louis and F B Bonfils Denver Post owner. The sale proceeds fund an art institute in Kansas City under trustees William Volker J Nichols and Herbert V Jones.
A. P. Edward T. Pichard, head of the textile division of the Commerce Department, will depart Sunday for a southern tour to confer with cotton industry members on trade in cotton textiles.
Saratoga Springs report says William Preston Burch, 80, famed thoroughbred trainer, died after a brief illness in a private sanitarium. A South Carolina native, he served as a scout and courier in the Confederate Army. his body will be taken to Washington for burial.
Reporters claim two Interborough detectives assaulted journalists at the accident scene as subway service limped back after the first post strike incident. The union warning looms as power house workers threaten to join motormen at 1 am, risking wider disruption across the system.
President Coolidge already enjoys a Adirondack holiday while many cabinet officers delay vacations. Secretary Mellon plans a late trip to Europe to visit Rome and his daughter, wife of David Bruce, with a motor tour through southern Europe. Undersecretary and Grew will manage duties in Washington during their absence.
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