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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 14, 1930

Page

2

Chevy and Airplane Crash In Border Patrol Reach

Detroit June 14 A Chevrolet six used by immigration officers in border patrol work is believed to be the first auto airplane head on collision. Inspector Stanley Zerambo driving the patrol car intercepted a plane flying aliens from Canada to the United States. The plane landed in a field near the Detroit river front and the car struck the aircraft. The crash left a damaged car and a disabled plane with prisoners, while Zerambo was bruised but drove the car back to Detroit headquarters with the prisoners aboard.

Detroit Mich Canada Zerambo Detroit River Detroit City Chevrolet Inspector Zerambo

Realty Transfers Report from Monroe Clerk Office

Real estate transfers recorded yesterday include George G Weeks and Stephen Lemmon to Goldie H Copes and LeRoy N Copes for Lot 9, Square 99, McEnerys partition, Lee Avenue Addition, Monroe at 750 dollars. Travis Lake to J T Bryant for Lot 7, Square 7, Bryant’s South Highland Subdivision, Monroe at 350 dollars. Cobb Jackson Insurance Agency to

Clerk of Court George G. Weeks Stephen Lemmon Goldie H. Copes LeRoy N. Copes McEnery Lee Avenue Monroe Travis Lake J. T. Bryant Bryant South Highland Cobb-Jackson Insurance Agency

Representative of U C T addresses business men here

J. E. Homer Kerr of the United Commercial Travelers spoke on Team Work in Business at City High school auditorium last night. About 60 local businessmen attended, including manufacturers, wholesalers, retailers, jobbers, salesmen and shipping clerks. He urged greater focus on distribution and emphasized advertising as a means to enlarge distribution.

J. E. Homer Kerr United Commercial Travelers’ Association Columbus Ohio

Repair of flood damaged Dixie Overland highway nearly complete

Traffic rules specify a 15 mile per hour limit along the damaged Dixie Overland route between Hollywood Inn and Hemler's, with trucks and buses confined to the north, right of way for heavy traffic on that side, and red flags required on all trucks and moving vehicles to guide passing and work zones near Bayou Dorcheat.

Shreveport Minden Bayou Dorcheat Highway Department Hollywood Inn Hemler’s

Montgomery company buys East 54 feet of west Monroe lots

A. E. Montgomery company acquires the east fifty four feet of lots one and two in block ten of T. E. Flournoy's third addition to West Monroe for consideration expressed as zero dollars.

A. E. Montgomery Company T. E. Flournoy West Monroe

Ford Town Sedan Promises Lavish Interior Comfort

The Ford car offers luxurious trimming and interior appointments with brown mohair or tan Bedford cord upholstery. It features a wide front seat, a three passenger rear seat with arm rests, scroll interior hardware, curtains for rear windows, and a folding arm rest in the center.

Right of Way Guidance for Heavy Traffic Routes

The excerpt directs passenger cars to yield to trucks and buses on the north side and to pass on the south side where the right of way is provided. It emphasizes that passenger vehicles must turn out to allow heavy traffic to pass and comply with the indicated roadway arrangement.

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Miss Collins Plans Ten Day Parish Ward Registration Tour

Miss Lillian Collins, parish registrar of voters, will spend about ten days visiting wards to aid registration. Her Monroe office will close during the tour with stops at Fairbanks, Sterlington, Swartz, Columbia road, West Monroe, Calhoun, Cadeville, Ouachita Highway garage, and Hendricks stores.

Lillian Collins Monroe Inabnet’s Fairbanks D. Y. Smith's Sterlington Swartz Filhiol's Columbia Road City Hall West Monroe J. E. Bryan Calhoun Cadeville Ouachita Parish Hendricks Ward Miss Collins

Rev Riley Preaches at Swartz Revival Meeting

Rev G W Riley led the Swartz revival from the text The master is come and is calling for thee. Tonight prayer meeting at 7 song service at 7 45 and preaching at 8. Sunday schedule includes Sunday school at Lock Arbor and Swartz at 10 joint preaching at 11 baptism at 3, B Y P A at 7 and 8 o'clock service tomorrow night. Public is invited.

G. W. Riley Swartz Lock Arbor

Teenager dies in Shelby crash. eight hurt

R C May Jr 16 of Mohawk Tennessee was killed in an automobile accident in Shelby Mississippi yesterday. eight other young magazine salesmen were bruised and hurt slightly as the car left the road.

Shelby, Miss R. C. May, Jr Mohawk Tenn Young Magazine

Appointment of Farm Board Men May Raise a Row

The Senate faces renewed opposition as Alexander H. Legge is nominated for a second term as Farm Board chairman amid criticism of the boards grain market policies and its $500 million revolving fund. C. C. Teague of California is named for a second term, with W. Cameron Forbes slated as ambassador to Japan.

Washington Federal Farm Board Senate Alexander H. Legge United States Chamber of Commerce Legge White House C. C. Teague California W. Cameron Forbes Boston Japan Teague Northwest Forbes William Castle Tokyo London

U S Extension Officials Inspect Georgia Orchard

Three United States Department of Agriculture extension officials stationed at Fort Valley Ga inspected the peach orchard of R J Strozier on the Arkansas road yesterday. They reported the local orchard had fewer insect pests than any other in the state and the visit aimed to study diseases affecting young orchards. A new disease has attacked trees in Georgia and is serious, though not yet found in Louisiana peach orchards.

United States Department of Agriculture Extension Fort Valley R. J. Strozier Arkansas Road Georgia Louisiana

Visitors and Relatives Share Marion Area in June

Marion June notes list numerous visitors and relatives in town. O M Thompson of Baton Rouge stayed with kin earlier in the week, while Mittie Man Webb of Waelder and others visited Monroe, Bastrop, Bernice, Strong Ark, and Natchitoches. Several residents left for nearby cities to visit kin or attend school events.

Marion O. M. Thompson Baton Rouge Mittie Man Webb Waelder Texas K. S. Thompson B. K. Watson Mary Hopkins Norma Stewart Monroe Nina Carmichael Bernice

Regimental Band to Play Tomorrow at Camp Opening

The 156th Infantry band of the Louisiana National Guard will perform at Alexandria for the opening of the Citizens' Military Training camp near the city. Bandmaster Larry Jefferson leads 29 musicians, a leading North Louisiana unit, with Missouri Pacific donating a coach to transport the band from Monroe departing at 9 tonight and returning later.

156Th Infantry Band Louisiana National Guard Alexandria Citizens Larry Jefferson North Louisiana Missouri Pacific Railroad Monroe

Local visitors and summer work plans noted

While there Mesdames Landers Hodnett and Linsey will visit their sister Mrs C T Carruthers of Memphis Tennessee Miss Florence Landers left Friday for Natchitoches where she will do summer work in the State Normal College Miss Mattie Lou Oliver of Monroe spent Sunday with relatives here.

Minnie Nabors Strong, Ark O. H. Thompson Fay Holloway Yaevarine Tugwell Bastrop J. Wayland Smith Elton J. W. Thompson Baton Rouge Marion Florie Stancil Elliott Natchitoches State Normal College Mesdames Landers Hodnett Linsey C. T. Carruthers Memphis Tenn Florence Landers

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