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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1929
Page
1
Reports from Mexico City and Washington describe moves toward a settlement of the Mexican religious controversy. Portes Gil met church prelates, signaling a broad interpretation of religious laws and mutual concessions. Vatican action was anticipated as prompt and satisfactory.
Long search ends as Jim Flynn is recovered at the Horseshoe location. Funeral planned for five o'clock this afternoon with services to follow.
An American radio operator perished in a Pan American Airways crash after takeoff from Santiago Cuba. General Taylor was severely burned. Miss Taylor and two Havana passengers Lyman Johnson and Earl Graham were slightly hurt. The plane struck wires and trees, burst into flames, and Graham described a sequence of air pockets and a failed climb.
Washington report on June 13 notes Representative Robert H. Clancy of Michigan found the fatal shooting of Archibald Eugster on the Detroit riverbank justified after a companion said they were attempting to run 35 cases of liquor and did not halt when ordered. Customs inspector Jonah Cox was absolved of blame. congressionally the stance on agents using firearms for prohibition enforcement softened slightly. The piece also mentions a Detroit Free Press claim of a Great Lakes rum runner combine and ongoing Treasury investigation.
London dispatch reports Charles G. Dawes will be rushed to Windsor Castle within 24 hours of arrival at Southampton to present credentials to King George. The trip aims to enable talks with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald in Lossiemouth, with possible golf, and to set the tone for future US British relations. Dawes may then attend a Pilgrims Club dinner and signal policy directions for Hoover and MacDonald governments.
Fort Smith Arkansas June 13 8 A 50 year old mother who pleaded guilty to a prohibition law violation that her husband might be freed to care for their 12 children faced 18 months at Alderson federal prison and a 100 dollar fine. Judge Youmans lamented that Theodore Roosevelt is no longer living noting the late president’s fondness for large families. Mrs Post mother of 16 children, four dead, saw the sentence after her husband’s charges were dropped.
A lively Sunday service at a Black church drew attention as a guest preacher delivered a fiery sermon about motherhood and respect. The event, noted for its strong crowd and spirited reaction, included casual mentions of social habits and personal conduct.
W. B. Kinne, Idaho lieutenant governor, was seized by four bandits after leaving Lewiston. Kinne escaped uninjured after being tied to a tree. Aiding bystander Paul Kille was shot in the leg and beaten. Tribbey was also wounded. The gang stole Kinne’s car and fled toward Greer before returning and abandoning their captive. Police search thousands of men, motives appear robbery and car theft.
Mrs. A. R. E. Frazier aged 85, resident of Jefferson Davis Soldiers' Home at Beauvoir, married E. P. Mullen also 85, marking his third marriage. All of her husbands were Confederate veterans.
New York June 13 Calvin Coolidge in an interview told the New York World writing as a career holds no appeal to him. He noted that writing about things he knows well such as his own life is easy but he stopped short of endorsing a lifetime of authorship. He wore a black silk handkerchief over a sprained left hand from a fishing mishap and said he still landed the big trout he was after.
In Richmond Virginia on June 12 state prohibition officer R R Durrett and county officers 3B Gregory and George Johnson were wounded by gunfire while approaching a still near Richmond. They reported two ambushes from opposing directions as they returned fire. Officers said the assault may have been a frame up tied to information surfacing from a member of the firing party.
A recall petition with over 1,000 signatures was filed today in Ruston, Louisiana, targeting Representative Chas. Roberts. Long appointee Clyde B. Rogers and vice-chairman Eugene Liner led the filing, with attorney J. W. Elder to study signatures against the poll tax list. parish turnout is typically about 2,700 ballots.
A U S aircraft experiences a ground loop and crash with no injuries reported. The incident prompted emergency response and a military investigation into the cause and safety procedures.
Bar Harbor Me June 13 The Egg Rock light station reported a plane was heard at 11 30 a m traveling eastward in heavy fog and could not be seen.
Senate rift over President Hoover's farm relief widens amid tariff tensions. Idaho's Borah calls for agriculture-only revision while Indiana's Watson advocates broader reform. Hoover faces pressure between independents and Democrats as the issue extends to export debentures. CONTINUED ON PAGE EIGHT.
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