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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1928

Page

29

Scientists To Get Petroleum From Soft Coal

Dr. Thomas S. Baker of Carnegie Tech calls the planned joint Standard Oil New Jersey and German Dye Trust station to produce synthetic petroleum from coal mystifying yet suggests it signals readiness for future needs. He notes natural petroleum supply remains ample, with Bergius hydrogenation pivotal to early efforts and Krauch leading current development.

Pittsburgh Standard OH Company New Jersey German Dye Trust I. G.arden Industrie Thomas S. Baker Carnegie Institute of Tlechnology Toay Baker Institute Europe Carnegie Tech Standard Oil Friedrich Bergius Baker LA LC Bergius Carl Krauch Dye Trust Krauch United States

Local visitors and guests noted in Columbia list

STANDARD special report lists Mr. and Mrs. Henry Adams and family visiting in Columbia. Doris Smith and Anna Winkler visited Miss Frances Adams. Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and Louie were in Columbia. J. C. Thompson of Rochelle visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hammock, with Sadie York of Louisiana Tech as guest of C. T. Woods. Dorothy Minard spent the weekend with her parents H. P. Minard. Irene Hixson returned from a week in Hutton with her aunt. Hazel Patterson of Clarks visited Mrs. Mildred Boyd and Miss Helen Boyd. Archie Davis and Ada Wood and Sadie York were in Columbia. Mrs. A. Raywinkle of Winnfield also visited Mildred Boyd.

News-Star Standard Henry Adams Columbia Doris Smith Anna Winkler Frances Adams John Smith Louie J. C. Thompson Rochelle Tom Hammock Sadie York Louisiana Tech C. T

Ben Lieber Returns Home Improved After New York Treatment

Ben Lieber, a well known city resident, has returned from New York where he underwent treatment for a throat ailment. He is much improved and plans to return for further treatment in a few weeks, aiming to regain full health. Sidewalk tax irks Paris cafes protest sidewalk seating taxes affecting 35 000 city and suburban cafes.

Ben Lieber City New York Paris

Dorothy Bundy wants to defend 12U Southern California title

Dorothy Bundy, 11, daughter of May Sutton Bundy, faces stiff challenge in the girls under 12 tournament. Last year she won the title and now aims to retain her honors, with many tennis experts unsure if she will triumph again.

Dorothy Bundy May Sutton Bundy California

Realty transfers filed at district clerk yesterday

Real estate changes recorded include Plorence S. Fletcher and Walter E. Fletcher transferring the south half of lot 5 in square 6 of Hurt's addition to Nannie Wilkinson and Lawrence Wilkinson for 85.59. Suburban Realty Company to Clyde DeLough conveys east half of Bleek 2 in Crescant Bend addition. Bell Bell Bell and T E Flourney to Jesse Heard trade lot 5 of Bell Chirke and Montgomery's addition to West Monroe for 400 dollars.

Plorence S. Fletcher Walter E. Fletcher Nannie Wilkinson Lawrence Wilkinson Hurt Cc. Bell T. EF. Flourney Jesse Heard Chirke Montgomery West Monroe

Paris Judges Take Summer Ten Day Break for Sheep Shearing

A quirky tradition grants Paris judges a ten day summer recess to shear their sheep. Rooted in historical days when judges were landowners, the custom reflects early rural duties and self reliance as noble landowners tended flocks during the off season.

Paris

Fowl Scarcity Drives Atlanta Divorce Case

Winnie Spruell, 50, seeks divorce from her 81-year-old Confederate veteran husband after three years of marriage during which she says she managed to eat chicken only twice. She notes both meals were spoiled as the chickens were run over by autos.

Atlanta Winnie Spruell

Caldwell men arrested after fracas in Louisiana

In Columbia on June 20, Bishop Nelson and Marving Hogg were involved in a shooting incident on Nelsons premises. Both men were wounded slightly. Sheriff J W King found five pints of buried whisky and charged Hogg with trespassing and Nelson with possessing whisky for beverage purposes. A stash of small bottles and large containers was also found. both men are out on bond.

News-Star Columbia Bishop Nelson Marving Hogg Nelson Hogg J. W. King Sheriff's Department

Police Court Breezes Through Minor Offenses

Mrs. J. H. Deumas received a $5 fine for reckless driving. George Washington, referred to as a negro, was fined $5 for driving a car without a muffler. Sam Davis, described as a negro, faced a $10 fine plus two days in jail for trespassing and fighting. Frank Goff and Charlie Perkins were jailed 80 hours for trespassing.

J. H. Deumas George Washington Sam Davis Frank Goff Charlie Perkins

New York Street Cars Still Run Open Type Service

Street cars in New York, once common elsewhere, persist on Broadway with open type cars. Conductors swing from seat row to seat row along a narrow six inch platform, a method now rare but still in use in the city.

New York Broadway

New Cleansing Cream MELLO GLO Adv Promises Youthful Skin

An advertisement touts MELLO GLO cleansing cream with cocoa butter for dry skin, claiming it nourishes and cleanses pores without sagging the skin. It promotes MELLO GLO as a companion to MELLO GLO Face Powder from Chase Amman Drug Co and Collens Drug Stores.

Chase-Amman Drug Co the Palace Collens

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