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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1925
Page
1
Governor John H. Trumbull granted a reprieve for Gerald Chapman from June 25 to December 3. Chapman was convicted of murdering Policeman Skelly in New Britain and sentenced to hang. his appeal to the state supreme court will go to the October term.
Missouri Pacific president L W Baldwin will address the Monroe Chamber of Commerce at the noon meeting on June 12. The event attracts three dinner clubs and many local business people. Dinner planned at the Louisiana Training Institute.
Sheriff Milton Coverdale brought back Tom Upchurch from El Dorado Arkansas on a liquor charge and for skipping a 750 bond. Upchurch, arrested in El Dorado, was held until return papers were secured for Louisiana. records show 28 gallons and 23 pints of moonshine were found during a Jackson street raid, breaking a major bootlegging ring. John Upchurch was jailed and fined, while Tom fled and was later arrested.
Capt. R. P. Webb announced the Monroe gas field regauging is 35 percent complete two weeks after starting. Inspectors A. F. Parker and J. Ransom lead the effort, aiming for completion by July 1. Webb said the field is in excellent condition with no new violations reported.
New Orleans reports show a motor truck with no lights crashed into a car killing Hobson Rolle a 29 year old clerk. Police said five people were injured in the collision and in related crashes during the early hours.
The City High School auditorium hosted the class of 1925 diploma ceremony with a floral display of sweet peas gladiolas and hydrangeas. Miss Elizabeth Frankel and Miss Harriet Fuller were honored for four years of work as the top pupils and spoke on topics ranging from ancient temples to learning.
A 10 month old girl died when the Star automobile driven by Steve Koesff of Norphlet Arkansas left the highway near Drew Lake and rolled over a steep embankment. Mrs Koesff suffered a broken collar bone and Mr Koesff was seriously bruised. Clyde and Mrs Bass were only slightly injured.
New York June 4 The New York Stock Exchange halted Maxwell Motor shares after a natural corner disrupted the market. Lila Lee, film actress, reportedly profited about $83 000 as Maxwell assets and liabilities passed to Christler Corporation. Deposited Maxwell stock remains unaffected.
Police in Tokyo book Jisabura Kawamoto foreman of a railway camp who absconded with the payroll leaving fifty Korean laborers moneyless. The desperate workers lay along the tracks with heads on rails waiting for a train before officers intervened.
Frank W. Smith of New Orleans, acting secretary of the Louisiana Trawlers Association, arrives in Monroe for the state convention opening tomorrow. An estimated four hundred delegates are expected from across the state, with Alexandria as the meeting hub. Attendees and local traveling men should register at Hotel Monroe by 9 a.m. tomorrow. Mayor Behrman is expected to attend the sessions.
In Minneapolis the parents of Arthur Frazier contest a federal jury verdict declaring the man who sought benefits is an imposter. They insist the claimant Arthur Lopez Frazier is their son and plan to return to Santee Nebraska with him. The family vows to care for the soldier buried as Arthur Frazier in Niobrara Nebraska.
Pat Devereux, formerly manager of the Winchester club, arrives in Laurel to take over the Lumberjack team in the Cotton States League. He succeeds Jake Propst who retired due to an eye infection. The lineup includes Navin on third, Johns at short and Statham on the mound as Laurel seeks to end its recent losing spell.
Harry A. Kirby admits strangling Miss Aida Hayward and shooting her aunt Mrs Emma Towns in a Winthrop Maine cottage fire. He says he was drunk during the May 19 crime and describes taking Hayward to his home before returning to burn the cottage. He dictates a life story for newspapers with proceeds for his wife and child.
Miss Isabel Rockefeller daughter of Mr and Mrs Percy A Rockefeller and niece of John D Rockefeller will wed Frederic W Lincoln Jr The couple grew up on Greenwich Conn estates This links the Rockefellers and Lincolns as William Rockefeller married Florence Lincoln in 1917 Lincoln works with Peabody and Company while Isabel teaches biology at Columbia and resumed charity work abroad after six months abroad
Strausss and Son struggle to secure Red Triumph potatoes for St Louis and Kansas City as farmers忙 harvest delays delay shipments. North Louisiana crops are ready this week with Arkansas Oklahoma and Missouri following. A local shipper sent 600 bushels of top quality Red Triumphs this week. A meeting at 3 30 p m tomorrow at the Chamber of Commerce will form a marketing group with 41 farmers and university extension speakers to plan production and marketing.
Secretary of War John Weeks shows his best night since the weekend as doctors Jones and Brigham report slight improvement after gallstone surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital.
Willie MacFarlane built on a 141 first two rounds with a 72 on the third day to 218 for 54 holes in Worcester. He moved one stroke ahead of Johnny Farrell who is now two back. Leo Diegel led early play.
Traffic Officer Mitchell and Deputy Sheriff Meredith found Nat Adkins and Louis Jackson sprawling on hot sand near Jonesboro road twelve miles from Monroe with a jug of corn. A pistol was found with Jackson. They were charged with possession of whiskey disturbing the peace and Jackson faced an added charge of carrying a concealed weapon. Neighbors had sworn out a warrant after reports of gunfire and yelling all afternoon.
E F Thompson in West Monroe mayor’s office oversees refunding deposits on electric light meters from the city’s previous ownership. Louisiana Power and Light Company now owns the system and requires new deposits. About 850 customers had deposits and are seeking refunds or signing new contracts as offices move from Town Hall to permanent quarters.
W. J. Milkey aged 25, a bricklayer, fell 45 feet from the digester building roof of Louisiana Pulp and Paper at Bastrop. He suffered a fractured shoulder and bruises as the asbestos roof gave way and his shoulder struck an iron pipe. He was taken by ambulance to St Francis sanitarium. authorities say injuries are not serious.
Shanghai quiets as 3060 marines sail for Shanghai aboard the U S 8 Jason and gunboat Sacramento heads to Shanghai with other vessels to guard essential power and light supplies. London papers fear a Boxer uprising reprise amid Bolshevist claims as chaos in China and Pacific treaty issues prompt calls for united action and international conference.
River stage data lists Ohio sites Cairo at 13.4 feet with a 0.1 drop, Mississippi locations Memphis 7.7 with 0.3 fall, Vicksburg 15.5 with 1.4 rise, New Orleans 3.8 with 0.2 fall, Red River at Shreveport 10.4 with 0.4 fall, Alexandria 7.3 with 0.3 fall, Ouachita sites Camden 5.0 with 0.1 fall, and Monroe 13.5 with a 0.1 rise.
Lloyd Russel, 43, became violently insane and gunned down eight relatives in Hamilton Ohio, including five children and his brother's wife and mother. He shot himself in the lung and is confined in a county jail padded cell. Dorothy Russel, 10, hid in bed and survived.
In Urania Louisiana the Rowe-Wallace Oil Co drilled Urania No 1A to 960 feet using a rope packer but the packer failed and cementing may follow. Concurrent Tremont No 1 spudding and Gould et al Harper No 1 oil shows spur nearby activity as Gulf Refining abandons Urania No A deep test after months of drilling and rock formations hinder progress.
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