Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Monroe News Star in Monroe, Louisiana

We have 1,268,751 pages in Louisiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1929

Page

3

Air Derby to award 100000 prizes at Cleveland air races

Auto gyro and glider races along with a cross country women’s derby and a Canada to United States flight will highlight the Cleveland municipal airport event August 24 to September 2. Entrants include Martin Jensen Art Goebel George Haldeman and William Thaw.

Associated Press Cleveland Chioo Canada Cleveland Municipal Martin Jensen Art Goebel Dole George W. Haldeman Cuba William Thaw Lafayette Escradrille Los Angeles San Francisco Portland Ore Jensen Haldeman Bellanca Goebel Butler Cloverfield Santa Monica Cal Mary Heath London Cape Town Bobby Trout Marvel Crossen California Dewey Noyes Air Mail

Detachable trap floor aims to save cabin passengers in mid air

June 10 report from San Antonio notes at Brooks field Jasper A. Gilliam has invented a detachable trap floor for cabin planes. The device would release in emergencies to speed parachute use and prevent passengers from being paralyzed or entangled as planes dive.

San Antonio Tex Brooksfield Jasper A. Gilliam Brooksfield Paint Shop Gilliam

Ocean liner drive may let ships dock and turn unassisted

Pittsburgh engineer Louis B. May reports a new drive with two stern and two amidships screws enabling a vessel to cut water and pivot under it. Tested on models of 1200 foot liners and towboats, it promises faster, cheaper river hauls and greater maneuverability for ocean liners and river craft alike.

Pittsburgh Louis B. May May Allegheny Monongahelia

Lever operated floor detaches to aid emergency egress

Gilliam proposes a device enabling a pilot to detach the ship floor by a lever at the elbow. Wires pull bolts, springs eject flooring to create a safe gap, allowing rapid parachute escape when a plane becomes unmanageable.

Gilliam

Dying 101-Year-Old Smoke Before Death

In Paducah Kentucky on June 11 five minutes before death Mary Jane Watson a 101 year old woman reportedly lit and smoked a cigar according to relatives.

Associated Press Paducah Mary Jane Watson

Burglars Abandon Loot After Car Wreck Near Brewster

State police search for two burglars who stole ten thousand dollars worth of silverware from Thomas W. Lamont's home and fled when their car collided with another near Brewster New York. The car contained a burglar tools kit and rope. Mrs. Lamont reported the break in as Lamont, a J. P. Morgan partner, was returning from Paris.

Brewster N .Y Thomas W. Lamont Here

Harriet Boyd Returns Home From Durant Visit

Miss Harriet Boyd has returned to Durant Mississippi after visiting her aunt Mrs M H Hanna in Delhi. She had spent several weeks as a guest at the Hanna household and attended the Methodist church with Reverend Ralph.

McCaskill The Presbyterian Church Shreveport Mansfield W. E. Lyles Alto Here L. T. O’neal Vicksburg Frank Burdell Monroe Frankie Riverside Sanitarium June Stancil Jack Pace Farmerville C. E. Wiggins Cody May George Pat Hooker Boyce Jackson Kosciusko Otis Spinks Methodist Church Houra Ralph Badlfin George Rundell New York City Niagra Falls Points Canada Verne Martin Philadelphia C. H. Rundell Carrie Rundell D. Gunter Ralph McCaskill R. L. May Mississippi Vossburg Newton Chunkey Minnie Kline Zilla Snider Philip Snyder Earl Patterson Mary Catherine Sturdevant Mary Sturdevant Jonnie Oxford Alfred May Choudrant Miss Oxford Ear Patterson E. E. Hart Calhoun Hart Utica Miss Delhi George Shirling Birmingham Ala Carl Wood Camden Ark W. &. Wood Richard Lee Sims Elton Tweedle B. J. Wood Gene Spiers Ruston Tom Dupree Pattersons Miss DeFrancis Dupree Shelby Cain Johnnie Cerneg Lia New Orleans Mary Coogan F. G. Hulse C. B. Griffis Rayville W. L. Atkins Maggie Bell Prank Hanna Marshall Hanna W. E. Dozier Billie J. R. Golson James Thompson Natchez, Miss W. S. Wyman Harriet Boyd M. H. Hanna Durant Ralph

Norma prescription promises blood pressure relief

A physician endorses Norma as a guaranteed treatment for high blood pressure sold at drug stores. The ad claims relief may occur with a single bottle and offers a money back satisfaction guarantee.

Norma

Red Cross 10 Meet Tomorrow at Kusin Building

The parish Red Cross chapter holds its June meeting tomorrow at 4 PM in Room 5 Kusin Building. Members are urged to attend as several important items are on the agenda and full attendance is hoped for.

RED Cross Kusin Red C Lit

Also Mentioned on This Page

Cleveland Auditorium Hubert Work Republican National Committee Ralph Williams James Francis Burke Arthur B. Donegan International News Service Monroe Marble and Granite DeSiard A&p AGP Kentucky Valencia Cherries Kansas City Kansas Pork Chops Wieners IONA del Monte Libby Pure Santos Atlantic Pacific Wilbur Kline Caraway Eudora, Ark Pat Thompson Alice Redmond C. C. Thompson, Jr Brookhaven John Perkins Iik Smart Bird Kiwaya Bly Holloway & Thompson
Search Courier

Search the Monroe News Star Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Monroe News Star?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication