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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1929
Page
2
Police rushed to a burglar alarm and found John Pinto, 26, under a garage truck with burglar tools and a box combination nearby. A bystander alerted the police and Richard Bonner, 20, night watchman at a filling station, reported being held up and robbed of $38 by three hooded bandits.
Farmerville residents record a weekend of travel and guest visits. Clif f Barwick left for Wauhatia Florida after a visit with friends, and Mrs E R Yencey of Man spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs W R Whitaker. Eva Bradford arrived to visit daughter Mrs G B Dama Tettleton, with others traveling to New Orleans for a few weeks.
Rockymount North Carolina June 12 Associated Press reports H Peoples believed from Florida and Harry L Whitman were involved in a wreck. Peoples died and Whitman injured in the accident.
The speaker urged forming a committee with Kiwanis and other civic groups to join public affairs efforts. Mrs. Whitfield and R A Irwin sang as entertainment. Wilson argued farmers lack protection versus manufacturers and noted American investments in Indian cotton sacks and Philippine coconuts benefit dairy competition. He plans a Washington trip to push tariff reform for farmer protection.
Archibald R. Graustein president of the International Paper and Power company says in a June 1 letter to the Federal Trade Commission that his firm rendered no financial assistance to the International Paper company in investments in 13 newspapers across the country. He states all newspaper investments were made by International Paper or affiliated companies and that no financing or interest in them was provided by the Power company.
Three Louisiana graduates joined the Illini alumni after the University of Illinois confers 2300 degrees this year. Harold Adams Beling and Jules Reinauer of Lake Charles and Virginia Burke Shaw of Clinton are named among the Louisiana students graduating.
In Gadsden Alabama on June 12 rivals from the Apostolic church led by Rev O Price and the Seventh Day Church of God led by Rev A B Williams clashed verbally over scripture. Police arrested both ministers after a confrontation that drew a courtroom crowd. each faced a five dollar bail set by the judge.
Representative Florence P. Kahn of California introduces a bill to pay 25000 to dependents of people killed by prohibition officers. Benefits would go to dependents of anyone killed by a prohibition officer unless the officer acted in self defense.
In Essen Germany on June 12 a new silver purification process claims to make water taste better and render tuberculosis infected water harmless. Dr Georg Krause of Munichs South German Serum Institute devised a silver dust purifier that remains fixed and durable. Scientific circles praise the antiseptic advance citing the extreme fineness of silver dust and its large surface contact with water.
Dr. Krause deploys a curved porous framework sprayed with refined silver. The silver acts as a catalyst altering water and organisms on contact, leaving the catalyst unchanged. The Katadyn is said to sterilize large amounts of contaminated water in a few hours, surpassing prior methods.
In Atlantic City New Jersey two people were fatally injured when their car left the highway north of Enfield. The vehicle rolled over twice and another passenger A L Myers of undetermined address was seriously hurt.
An old advertising brief urges immediate relief from eczema and skin infections. It promotes Black and White Ointment and Black and White Skin Soap, claiming quick, safe results when used as directed and sold by all dealers at small cost.
The article notes silver kills highly virulent micro-organisms and increases oxygen in water, contributing to a fresher taste for Katadyn purified water. It mentions the rapid action and benefits of silver in water purification.
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