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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 13, 1928

Page

13

Football Stars Seek Olympic Limelight

A prolonged illness left a football star in hospital shadows for eight months but he has recovered enough to return to life and seek Olympic glory. The piece notes labor shortages in April and imports in Washington amid climate debates. Canada received the most American garters and armbands with Argentina and Cuba following.

King Features Syndicate, Inc Hold Tropics Arctic Associated Press Washington Laborador Jamacia Canada Argentina Cuba

City orders brake inspections and parking rules overhaul

The ordinance authorizes brake inspectors and assistants to issue three month certificates evidencing inspection with a 56 cent fee per vehicle. Twenty minute and one hour street parking limits are set on multiple streets with 7 am to 7 pm limits, 10 pm on Saturdays. Speed limits vary by district and tail lights and spotlights rules are tightened. Right of way and stop rules define priority at intersections, with penalties up to $250 or imprisonment for violations.

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Eleven Homers Pounded By Major League Hit Parade

Major league batters blasted 183 hits and 108 runs in eight games led by National Leaguers. Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 15 to 4 as Kremer allowed five safeties while Benton's mound work backed a 19 to 1 Giants win over Reds. Carlton Cards, Bottomley and Hornsby homered for St Louis.

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Laurel Beats Alexandria Reds 6-3 Behind Strong Pitching

Laurel batted Joe Ogden out of the box to defeat the Alexandria Reds 6 to 3. Snyder held the Reds to two hits until the seventh inning as Laurel piled up a dozen hits and base speed. Every Laurel player except the pitcher had a hit.

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Baseball Results From Yesterday and Today

Yesterday's results include Chattanooga 4 New Orleans 2 in 10 innings and Atlanta 6 Little Rock 5 in 11. Other scores: New York 10 Cincinnati 1 Brooklyn 13 Chicago 1 St Louis 9 Boston 6 Pittsburg 13 Philadelphia 4 Washington 3 Cleveland 2 New York 15 Chicago 7 Philadelphia 3 Detroit 2 Boston 5 St Louis 2. Today Chattanooga at New Orleans Nashville at Mobile Little Rock at Birmingham Memphis at Atlanta.

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Quicksand Ends Short Burial Stint At Monroe Natatorium

Robert Steeley began his underground attempt at 5 PM yesterday, but quicksand breached the box and forced an early rescue at 8:30 PM. The grave will be braced for a safer second try on Thursday afternoon, with Steeley noting heightened danger this time.

Robert Steeley Monroe Salt Water Natatorium Steeley

Former Barber of Monroe Here to Visit

Former Monroe barber E. R. Crowson returns for a brief visit with local friends after five months away in Daytonia and Florida. He plans to depart tonight for southeast Georgia where he will resume work.

Monroe E. R. Crowson Daytonia Florida Georgia

Ban Johnson Plans Baseball Return Despite Ill Health

Ban Johnson, former American League president and founder, has faced years of illness since resigning. After hospitalizations in St Louis and California, he says he aims to return to baseball as a patron of two minor leagues, planning to go to Chicago in June and then the East.

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Ban Johnson Leads Quiet Campaign Across Leagues

The speaker describes an invitation from the Blue Ridge and the Eastern Shore leagues and notes past pennant contributions. They plan a flag raising in Parksley Virginia before traveling to Washington and New York, illustrating a solitary determined push by Ban Johnson in the broader baseball scene.

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