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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1929

Page

9

Cardinals Top Braves to Regain First in Rainy Game

The Red Birds beat Boston's Braves 3 to 2 at Deleias Park, led by veteran Harry Selden and Sherdel’s relief for a shift to first place by half a game. The league’s other results included Brooklyn beating Cincinnati in 11 innings and strong performances by the Yankees and Athletics.

Cardinals Fitch Deleias’s Park Billy Southrth Harry Sel Id Braves Willie Sherdel Ylvester Johnson Sherdel Jim Bottomly

Boll Weevil Damage Focuses on Ouachita Parish West Side

Judge Charles Schulze notes boll weevil attack concentrated on the western Ouachita Parish side across the river. He reports several plantations near homes at risk and a friend’s Island Desiard property recently endangered. Farm agent B R Strahan says the menace is well under hand.

Chita Parish Ouachita Charles Schulze Hom B. R. Strahan

Alaskan Pilot Plans 900 Mile Sea Sled Voyage

H L Haines of Juneau intends to pilot a sea sled powered by an outboard motor from Kodiak to Seattle covering 5 3 nautical miles. He has applied to the American Power Boat Association for official sanction of the voyage planned this summer.

Associated Press Seattle H. L. Haines Juneau Alaska Meau

Expropriation Suits Filed Over Pipeline Right of Way

Arkansas Louisiana Pipe Line Company filed two expropriation suits in district court to obtain a 35 foot right of way along Bayou DeSiard for its pipeline from gas fields to beyond Shreveport. One landowner is Mrs. Sarah Jones, the other Charlie Nolan. Mrs. Jones is in Europe, and the company asks the court to appoint I. E. Lucas curator for her. The suits seek a jury to assess damages and to declare the company owner of the right of way on payment of damages.

Arkansas-Louisiana Shreveport Europe Sarah Jones Charlie Nolan Bayou DeSiard Arkansas-Louisiana Pipe Line Company Jones Ireland I. E. Lucas Nolan

Billies Beat Laurel Cards For Second Win

Vicksburg Mississippi June 15 Billies continued hot batting and defeated the Laurel Cards 8 to 5 for their second straight win. Hicks walked 11 and threw two wild pitches but Laurel failed to cash in with runners on base as Stout was knocked out in the third.

Vicksburg Miss Laurel Cards Bills Stout Harsaney Hicks Laurel H. O. A. Sanders Distel Bed Quassie Kindermann Ford Bee Bredas Froley MecCall Norris Froley Shaw Quassius Quassings Roach Wilder Irby Lundell McCall Kinderman McDonald

Women golfers challenge gender limits in sport debate

Joyce Wethered defeated Glenna Collett to win the British Women's Golf championship ending the claim that women never return to elite competition. Collett noted Wethered would win, while experts debate whether men or women hold greater potential, citing golf and swimming as domains where women excel.

Joyce Wethered Glenna Collett Miss Wethere Miss Collett England Miss Wethered Glenna Hagen Jones Joyce

Lions Nosed Out by Baton Rouge in Eighth

El Dorado Ark June 15 Wis rocks interference on short flies let four eighth inning runs score for Baton Rouge Esses to beat El Dorado Lions 7 to 6. Stumpf homered with two on to provide the margin as Woods led Baton Rouge with four hits. Rex Adkins outpitched Jackie Reid. Campbell extended his 17 game hitting streak while Adair raised his stolen base total to 22 for the season.

EL Dorado Ark Wisrock Baton Rouge Esses el Dorado Lions Stumpf Baton Rouge Woods

Baseball league backs lively ball trend.

National League owners led by Heydler argue the lively ball explains rising home runs with no need for action. They blame new cover roughening and pitching changes, noting hitters like Klein and O'Doul increase swings. German envoy Stahmer, age 72, stays on in St Louis, favored by King George.

New York John Angold Heyd‘ler Cincinnati Heydler Hydler Phillies Klein O’doul Hurst Whitney Berlin Friedrich Stahmer St. Louis George

4-H Camp Planned in Richland to Start June 24

On Monday June 24 a five day 4-H camp will be held on the Boeuf river seven miles north of Rayville in Richland parish. Five parishes Oua chita Morehouse Caldwell Richland and West Carroll will participate. About 40 to 50 from the parish are to be supervised by FE R Strahan and Mrs Jewell MecQuiller. The camp expects about 200 attendees with Co W Davis as director and Miss Julia Bowden as assistant director.

Boeuf River Rayville Richland Parish Ouachita Morehouse Caldwell Richland West Carroll Lake Bruin Co. W. Davis Northeast Louisiana Julia Bowden G. D. Cain Bertha Spinks FE. R. Strahan Jewell MecQuiller

Bastrop Real Estate Man Injured In Auto Crash

C. C. Blanchard of Bastrop, a real estate agent, was severely bruised and cut after his Dodge sedan overturned in a ditch on the De Siard road near Sterlington. He was alone in the car and taken to St. Francis sanitarium. cause of the crash is unknown, condition not serious.

Siard Sterlington Blanchard St. Francis Sanitarium

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