Louisiana Christian Endeavor Union names officers at Monroe
Officers elected for the Louisiana Christian Endeavor Union at the twenty eighth annual Monroe convention include Lewis Wakeman of New Orleans as president and Gerald Harris Shreveport as vice president. A race for the 1922 convention city between Shreveport and Lake Charles looms as Baton Rouge retires. Recreational events at Forsythe park feature baseball tennis and swimming with 120 delegates present and 120 tickets sold for the Fellowship banquet tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
New Orleans
Shreveport
Forsythe
Louisiana Christian Endeavor Union
First Presbyterian Church
Lewis Wakeman
Gerald Harris
Lawrence Little
Chattanooga
Edna Drews
Baton Rouve
Thomas Wemple
Mary Seago
Mary Pirie
Baton Rouge
Mattie Mae Tarver
Monroe
Tenth Legion
F. H. Sheppard
Chester Miller
Lake Charles
Preston Boyle
George D. Leahy
Bogalusa
Louisiana Christian Endeavor
Shreveport Christian Endeavorers
Forsythe Park
Little
William Matthew Dolderby
Chicago
Louisiana Man Cleared in Dermott Renfrow Killing Case
John R. Reeves once living in Drew Mississippi is held as a suspect in the Clarence Renfrow murder near Dermott Arkansas on June 6. Homer Peterkin of Monroe Louisiana is exonerated after Haynesville affidavits show he was there. Peterkin aided Dermott police in locating Reeves, who was found in El Dorado and arrested. Rumors linked Peterkin to the crime due to a post office receipt near Renfrow’s body. authorities deem those unfounded. Renfrow was found shot on Bayou Macon bank with robbery suspected as motive. Reeves is accused of assisting Renfrow’s automobile trip through Arkansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Reeves
Drew, Miss
Clarence Renfrow
Thomasville
Dermott
Ark
Homer Peterkin
Monroe
Louisiana
Renfrew
Peterkin
Renfrow
Ab Parish
Reeves
el Dorado
Jeeves
Drew
Alan
Lake Village
Tenfrow
Bayou Macon
Thompesville
Shreveport
el Dorado and
Ireland Sees Quiet Week Amid Ongoing Attacks and Trials
Dublin reports a quiet week at Dublin Castle yet with five policemen killed and thirty-four wounded and two soldiers killed with one wounded. Bombing outrages persist in crowded streets, injuring civilians more than security forces. Seventy mail raids and sixty arrests noted. Court martials yield forty-four convictions and five acquittals from forty-nine trials. Penalties include sentences of fifteen years for arms possession. Internments total 3 186.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Dublin Castle
Dublin
North Louisiana Boll Weevil Infestation Reaches Record Levels
An expert survey led by B R Coad reports boll weevil infestation in North Louisiana this season as the heaviest since records began except for 1916, with 2 000 plants examined per year across 12 Madison parish plantations. Weather in July and August will largely determine cotton yields and profit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
B. R. Coad
Bureau of Entomology
Department of Agriculture
Delta Laboratory
Tallulah
T. J. Watson
Madison Parish
Coud
Cotton Belt
South
Rayville Prepares Biggest July Celebration in Richland Parish
Rayville centers the Fourth of July with a grand barbecue on Court House Square and a packed afternoon of baseball wrestling and boxing. A street carnival offers Roulet Wheels fortune telling and hot dogs while Tommie Cook Post members coordinate events. A Legion hall dance features Triggs Jazz Band of Mississippi for a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rayville
Richland
Parish
Court House Square
Tommie Cook Post
Legion Hall
Triggs Jazz Band
Mississippi
Convention Adjourned Until Three P M In Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge June 18 The constitutional convention met at 10 this morning and immediately recessed until 3 o'clock this afternoon when the new constitution will be signed and final adjournment will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Cala Confession Ties Memphis Mob to Murder Plot
Cleveland reports say Salvatore Cala signed a complete confession linking a murder for cash to Mrs Eva Catherine Kater and Mrs Fimina Colavito. The statement matched earlier claims by Mrs Colavito as authorities prepare grand jury presentations. In Mississippi a sheriff’s posse searches for Sherman Richmond after a threatened assault, with police reserves posted at the jail amid mob rumors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Stanton
Buffalo
Salvatore Cala
Daniel F. Kaber
Cala
Kaber
Ala
Eva Catherine Kater
Fiminia Colavito
Marion McCardle
Memphis
Sherman Richmond
Richmond
Mrs Cornett Dies at St Francis Sanitarium
Gustina Cornett aged 29 died yesterday afternoon at St Francis Sanitarium at 5 30 o clock. She is survived by husband A A Cornett four children Thelma William Cleve land and Macel Louise her parents Mr and Mrs Barbara two sisters Mrs F D MacLauren of Covington Okla and Miss Mary Barbara of Monroe four brothers Stephen Joe Barbara Louis and John The funeral from 411 Ouachita avenue at 3 o'clock Sunday will be in the Catholic church with interment in Catholic Cemetery. Also the body of twelve year old Gladys Reid of Baskin La was taken to Baskin for interment after dying at St Francis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustina Cornett
St. Francis Sanitarium
A. A. Cornett
Thelma
William
Cleveland
Macel Louise
Barbara
This City
F. D. MacLauren
Covington Okla
Mary Barbara
Monroe
Stephen
Joe Barbara
Phildelphia
Louis
Burburnett
John
New York
Gladys Reid
Baskin
J. W. Reid
Tonight and Sunday Partly Cloudy Forecast
The forecast calls for partly cloudy skies tonight and Sunday with little temperature change. No precipitation expected and conditions remain mild. Winds light to moderate with no significant weather events anticipated.
Labor Federation Backs Workers in Packing Houses
The American Federation of Labor pledged support to packing house workers against wage cuts. It condemned the Big Five packers for threatening poverty and urged the executive council to assist workers while warning of deceptive company unions. Resolutions were sent to President Harding and key officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Federation OF Labor
Denver
Harding
Labor
Davis
Commerce
Hoover
Secretary of Agriculture
Wallace
Kenyon
Incendiary Fires Plague New Jersey Academic Center
A special guard of soldiers and police was on duty at a New Jersey academic center to prevent further fires after a series of incidents caused about $20,000 damage yesterday. The fires were reported in six locations, prompting drastic security moves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Jersey
Princeton
Britain Rejects Alliance With Japan Over American Interests
London reports Austen Chamberlain stating in the House of Commons that Britain will not join any alliance that jeopardizes American interests. He urged balancing mutual understanding with the United States and alliance diplomacy in the Pacific. Paris commentary by Poincaré warns any Britain France tie could invite future U S Japan entanglements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Austen Chamberlain
House of Commons
America
Chamberlain
United States
Japan
England
Mikado
Pacific
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Christian Endeavor Union
All- South Christian Endeavor
Christian Endeavorsers
Christian Endeavor Society
Louise Kemp
Ethel Jones
E. B. Quick
Atlanta, Ga
The
Christian Church
Presby
Terian Church
Mary Seage
E. L. Way
Arkansas
Papures
Bureau of Entomolgy
Monroe News-Star
Legion
P. Hall
Ross
Memphis Posse
MOB
Raber
Lady
Associated Press
Petesville
Miss
Ouachita Avenue
Great Britain
Mr. Chamberlain
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