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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1930
Page
6
W. W. Thomas was hospitalized after a pony kicked him in his Springfield summer home near Hammond. The injury shattered a knee, and he was brought to the hospital yesterday. His family holds lumber interests in Livingston and Tangipahoa parishes.
John King, an aged prisoner in Joliet Illinois, claims a revolutionary four blade air propeller with 90 percent efficiency. He refuses monetary offers, seeking release as the price of sharing his invention with navy Ford Guggenheim and others. King dreamt the idea in solitary confinement and spent five years on plans. Major Hill allowed workshop work for a model. King faces 13 more years on sentence. Psychologists label him as having a criminal mind.
Paris reports a Europe watching a duel between Italian Premier Mussolini and French Premier Tardieu. Mussolini’s northern Italy speeches warn Italy will defend its rights with force and declare weapons like guns and ships more beautiful than words. French observers see his rhetoric as aimed at France over naval parity and stalled Tripoli Tunis talks.
Oak Ridge passes along a flurry of visits and beginnings as residents host guests from Monroe Bastrop West Monroe and Winnsboro. Notable events include commencement at Winnsboro High School and farewell parties for teachers.
Farmersville residents share recent travels as Mrs. J. D. Faulkner and her family visit El Dorado Arkansas while Jeff Keebler returns from Rayville. Miss Sara Lucille Whitaker undergoes tonsil surgery in Monroe. several others attend events or visit relatives in nearby towns.
Warner Brothers Vita phone picture Mammy features Al Jolson amid a storied career following a lean Burlesque start in a Pennsylvania Christmas Eve scene. Back Pay stars Corrine Griffith in a vivid adaptation by Faragoh, tracing Hester Bevins from a Virginia town toward escape from her oppressive environment, with wartime episodes and drama.
A drizzle fell over Bombay presidency marking the first of the rainy season with the monsoon arrival. The rain signals the end of raids on India salt works as authorities anticipate calmer days ahead.
At the 142nd General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Cincinnati Ohio debate looms over marriage and divorce policy. The committee report urges pastors to teach youth about marriage and sex and calls for clearer attitudes on family life amid sagging morality.
Major Umberto Maddalena and Lt. Mend, flying from Montecelio, completed a nonstop 67 hours 15 minutes endurance flight. They beat the German record by 1 hour 49 minutes, flying a circuit over Montecelio Ostia Ladispoli and Anzio. The achievement fuels plans for a future transatlantic flight to New York.
Vatican City announces that the Pope will be allowed duty free tobacco for personal use under the salt and tobacco laws promulgated today. The decision clarifies personal needs for the Pontiff and aligns with existing fiscal regulations.
A list from Police Court includes Tony Vici and Johnny Jones for drunk and disorderly with fines of 7.50 and 7.60 dollars. Elvy Jones Estell Young Mary Lee Cole and Eloise Hampton receive fines for fighting or profane language. A H Recoully Charlie Nash also cited for fighting with 10 dollar penalties.
White H. D. Matkins and Mabel Morton of Sterlington. Joe Cascio and Salvador Spatafora of Monroe. Colored G. W. Stewart and Crossie Anos of Collinston. Rev. John Alexander and Mattie M. Jyneys.
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