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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1928
Page
9
Fragmentary text shows a legal setting with an attorney and possible reference to filing a judgment as a defense. Mentions Ouachita and state issues, but content is fragmented and lacks clear events or outcomes.
The Sandringham estate in England offers workers a weekly or yearly subscription for a full wellness package. For about one English penny per week or one dollar per year, families gain access to a club with a bowling green reading and games rooms and reduced beer. Pension details noted for retiring estate workers.
In Boston on June 1, the Colonial Daries placed a tablet at Old North Church Yard honoring John Childs for allegedly making the United States first glider flight from the church steeple on September 13 1817. Otis Rice argues recent parchments show Childs descended with rope and pulley, not a glider, challenging the historical memory.
Sheriff Coverdale departed for Oklahoma City to obtain a governor signature and, with Frank Darby and Walter Foster, will proceed to McAlestar, Oklahoma, where the men are detained. They are wanted for the Ouachita Baking Company robbery.
The Rice Millers association will spend about 1.72 million dollars over the next five years to advertise across the United States. Simon, president of the association, announced the plan at New Orleans on June 1.
Swiss authorities report Switzerland as the leading continental user of electric power with rapid hydro electric development. The Alps nation benefits from vast water power and high per capita use, supplying about 95 percent of Swiss villages with electrical current and about 900 kilowatt hours per person annually.
The federal Bureau of Education reports that in 1926 seventeen percent of the one million teachers were men, up three points from 1920. It notes lower male shares from 1860 to 1920 due to salaries and women entering teaching, with 1880 at 43 percent male, 1890 34.5, 1900 30, 1910 21, and 1920 14 percent.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh departed Long Beach Airport at 5 10 a m in a Ryan monoplane. He evaded reporters and likely headed for San Francisco, continuing his habit of shunning prior schedules.
Mrs. Edna E. Christoffen of Portland, Oregon, a top Northwest shot, tied Captain Frank Campbell of Denver police at 92 bullseyes in a 100-shot pistol duel. She tours the country showing police women can handle six guns, arguing a pistol becomes as necessary as lipstick for women.
W J Gill supervisor of public accounts says a recent News Star item misclassified a $18000 disbursement of the S T I as insurance. The institute's superintendent states the amount was actually interest owed for last year.
Chickasaw and Choctaw tribes in Ardmore Oklahoma rally to defend treaty rights over coal and asphalt lands. Several hundred members consider testing the Dawes commission treaty before the U S Supreme Court. They seek to sell tracts to the United States government for twelve million dollars, arguing years of delay diminished value.
The Shreveport chamber of commerce board unanimously opposes reducing severance tax benefits by shifting from a percentage tax to a flat rate and raising the tax. They argue Louisiana oil and gas burdens are among the highest and urge Governor Long and state leaders to maintain the current tax structure. Copies were sent to Governor Long, Philip Gilbert, John B. Fournet, and all Caddo representatives.
With the dismissal of the venire the spring term of criminal court ended yesterday afternoon. Continued were State versus J. R. Thibodeaux and Curley Lee King charged with arson and Gilbert Boughton charged with robbery. Thibodeaux ran a Monroe store and Boughton is a Morehouse Parish farmer.
Charges filed against R F Different C H Mallard J F Fike F P Nesbit and W A Thompson for speeding between 30 and 40 mph on DeSiard street. F H Gillery cited for overtime parking. Judge Harper notes new penalty scale with two day servitude for repeat offenses and drunken driving policy.
Reported transmission from the Southern Cross claimed bearings were obtained from the U S S and that Richmond Honolulu plans are underway. A message said land sighting near Toeporeca was expected and the craft was 350 miles out at 6 A M Pacific time as announced by radio station 6 KW in San Francisco.
A thrift message compares saving $1.00 weekly at J C Penney to 16 working days of labor for a $1,200 yearly income. It argues the $52 annual saving equates to over two weeks’ pay, urging readers to value money saved through thrifty buying.
The monoplane Southern Cross flying from Oakland to Honolulu faced misleading clouds and battery failure. Pilot Kingsford Smith led a crew of Ulm Warner and Lyon as they struggled to maintain bearings for a 7,788 mile Australia flight.
A short item notes a bus waiting room issue involving Cawth Grand VU and Whee Telephone 772 2. Details are sparse but indicate a transit facility matter affecting riders or operations.
Pete Latzo and challenger Loughran met at the New York Athletic Commission offices for a pre bout weigh in before their championship bout at Ebbets Field. Latzo weighed 168 pounds while Loughran scaled 173 and 3 4 pounds.
This advice covers stopping thumb sucking in young children with sleeves or cuffs to prevent hand bending. It warns about bowel irregularities causing constipation and promotes Fletcher's Castoria for regulating bowels and relieving colic, with a note on its vegetable formula and a motherhood guide included.
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