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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1929
Page
8
Deep crater spasms near Naples caused fear in Lase and Terzigno as lava pools rose and rocks flew from the cone. Residents set up tabernacles for Saint Gennaro, while 50 houses were destroyed and 125 acres of land, including 90 acres of vines, were covered by lava.
Cherbourg France June 7 obhn Chehardy a passenger on the Viner Majestic and resident of Independence Louisiana died suddenly aboard the vessel yesterday. The body was disembarked and will be shipped to the United States on the steamer Aquitania due to sail tomorrow evening. John Cuehardy of Independence aged 45 owner of a general merchandise establishment died aboard the liner Majestic on a visit to his mother in Syria. He is survived by his mother widow and six children.
Police arrested M. S. Trall and Hazel Davison on fighting with out a lawful cause charges. Officer E F Brown placed them under $25 bonds. Davison resides at 624 DeSiard Street. Witnesses Lillie Renfro and Joe Renfro live at the same address. The incident occurred the night of January 3.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and his wife Anne Morrow cruised the Maine coast aboard the Mouette heading east toward North Haven and the Lindberghs summer home. The yacht stopped at York Harbor for supplies and anchored off Cape Porpoise after a brief rest. The move followed an invitation from Joseph W. Simpson to spend the night at York Harbor.
Game Warden George W. Clayton spotted two large dogs chasing a young doe for about forty feet from shore on Mousam Lake. He paddled his canoe to overtake the hounds and let the frightened deer reach safety, unharmed, in a dramatic rescue.
Equipment will arrive in Monroe in the coming days to start the West Monroe Calhoun paving project. Nelson Brothers of Memphis are the contractors with J A Temple of the state highway department supervising. Road work will begin at the end of the paving in West Monroe and proceed westward after grading crews establish stakes. The project contract time has started this week and full paving should begin in two to three weeks once grading is underway. The detour old Arkansas road is ready for traffic as East bound Calhoun traffic will jog north at Farmerville Road to West Monroe.
Seven staff members at the Cleveland clinic, including two doctors and a dentist, faced a losing fight against poisonous gases released by nitro cellulose x ray film ignition in the basement after an explosion. Seven others remained seriously ill, with hopes of recovery, as the death toll stood at 122 from the incident.
Attorney for Joe Vanderford, recently convicted of hijacking, filed a motion for a new trial this morning. A related case, State vs Julius Johnson, convicted of attempting to obtain money via a bogus check, also saw a motion in arrest of judgment filed for a possible trial tomorrow.
J D Wilkins a 25 year postal veteran in Monroe tells how Dreco root and herb tonic relieved indigestion constipation and neu ralgia. He says the product gave him a longer life restored sleep and steadier nerves and urges others to try it aided by Ouachita Drug Co window display and Dreco man bearing testimonials.
The local Elks lodge names a committee led by W H Anders to organize a reception for Elks en route to Los Angeles for the national convention. The party will arrive by auto and may stop in Monroe June 13 for a banquet if time allows. Arrival and departure times are to be confirmed in the coming days.
Charles G. Dawes departs New York for England to assume duty as the new American ambassador to Great Britain confronting two knotty problems in the diplomatic field as he sails.
The new British prime minister signals pushing arms reduction and settlement of inter allied WWI debts as top Labor priorities. Ambassador Dawes will start duties in a period deemed crucial for U S Britain relations. In Charlotte veterans mark reunion as Confederate era memories fade with deaths of General Kitchen and Major Hancock. Sons of Confederate Veterans elect John Ashley Jones as commander in chief.
The adjutant general appointed by the commander will succeed automatically if a commander dies in the year. General Sneed named Harry Rene Lee of Tennessee as adjutant general. Their business proceeded and a memorial service honored the past year’s dead as veterans recalled youth at a grand ball, with ballroom access restricted after ten.
Charles T. Norman of A mond Va A C Anderson Rip Miss and J Edward Jones Chama City aided by veterans to raise 1892 dollars to pay debts at Manassas battlefield. The Confederated Southern Memorial association in its business session raised 1118 dollars to apply to the Stone Mountain mortal. The association did not elect new officers.
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