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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1926
Page
6
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Birmingham reports the prosecution pressed claims that Miss Mary Simmons testimony was a frame up as Byron J. Shirley stands trial for the June killing of John D. Jones on the Montgomery highway. Witnesses, hotel registers and disputed alibis feature the courtroom drama.
Nathan Straus urges wealthy donors in good health to follow Rockefeller aid and ease suffering, saying what you give in health is gold. In Atlantic City a bride blesses generosity as 700 hotel workers receive ten dollar gold pieces for Dr and Mrs Daniel J McCarthy wedding day wishes.
Major J L Moose Jr and Cadet William Pointe die when an army observation plane crashes from 800 feet and burns on Cold Stream Golf Course East Meadow Long Island. Identifications confirm Pointe from Washington DC and Moose a West Point graduate once Bayside resident and Arkansas official.
Eighty eight men and twenty two women entered the eleventh annual Mississippi Golf Association tournament at Laurel Country Club for the eighteen hole qualifying round. Practically all 21 clubs are represented. Medals will be awarded to the women and to the men with the lowest scores. Trophies go to the winner and runner up in each flight and a consolation flight prize is planned. The meet runs all week with finals Saturday.
Baton Rouge June 22 The legislature will not change how the severance tax is collected. Richarme and McFarland's measure to tax by quantity was reported unfavorably after lawyers warned of constitutional questions. Court action could delay state revenues, so the bill was killed.
R T McLellan, 55, employed at the Neil McHenry plantation near Columbia Road, was run over by a speeding driver, Marion Davis, 32, and seriously injured. Davis fled but was captured about noon eight miles south. McLellan suffered a broken left leg and bruises. he was taken to Riverside Sanitarium.
Green Cove Springs Florida June 22 The jury was discharged today in the case of Samuel Schweitzer secretary of the Sam Inole Kennel Club charged with keeping a place for gambling in violation of law.
In Atlanta on June 22 the sixth annual parade of Disabled Veterans of the World War featured forty blind veterans led by forty young girls, with other disabled veterans following. Major General Johnson Hagood headed the march, which included Fort MacPherson troops and military bands. Activities included a luncheon at the Ainsley Hotel, a golf tournament at East Lake, and Shrine band concerts and drill exhibitions.
In St Paul Minnesota on June 22 Melvin P Maas a 28 year old candidate won the Republican primary to become the youngest nominee for Congress in state history Maas supports modifying liquor laws to permit light wines and beer but bans saloons He defeated four term congressman Oscar E Keller in the fourth district in a contest also featuring Magnus Johnson and Tom Davis in the Farmer Labor gubernatorial race Democrats ran an unopposed slate.
Safety Director Edwin B. Barry refused the Ku Klux Klan a permit to parade in Cleveland on July 31, officials announced. The decision comes as authorities enforce public safety measures in Cleveland.
Florida action accuses Mizner Development Corporation of using ads to mislead buyers about Boca Raton projects. Guy Reed seeks receivership, alleging $240,000 paid for unrendered services and that the firm’s financial statements masked over $21 million in notes payable. Four directors resigned last year citing mismanagement.
Governor Ralph Brewster leads Major Arthur L. Thayer by 14 430 votes with 506 of 633 precincts reporting in Portland Maine. The race centers on a constitutional amendment to bar public funds for private schools and other institutions.
River stage readings list Memphis 19.8 and rising 6.2 at risa, Vicksburg 18.9 with fall 0.3, New Orleans %.6 and 0.1 fall, with Shreve Al noted in the report.
A clash between three Drakesborn rum runners and three Muhlenberg county officials on Bancroft road near Greenville may prove fatal for two. Deputy Granvill McDonald, 36, was shot in the right lung and is in critical condition. Will Rice, alleged rum leader, is believed dying with wounds to abdomen and arm. Will West is hospitalized in Greenville jail. Shade Beckett escaped and is pursued.
Officials report discovery of the cotton hopper pest in Millsaps, Magenta, Crew Leake and nearby fields. Sulphur spray will be applied twice per site. A Delta Laboratory bulletin explains the insect’s wide range and damage to young squares, urging prompt control steps.
New York report states the Prohibition Party will revive efforts across all states with a state ticket in the fall elections. National chairman D L Colvin says Edgar Dietrich of Syracuse may be the gubernatorial nominee and Wesleyan Methodist leader leads the ticket while attacks on the Volstead Act are noted.
Senator Plauche wins narrow Senate passage for two banking measures setting minimum capital at 50 000, branch limits, and a 10 percent loan cap. Opponents warn rural banks lose business. supporters stress depositor protection. Debate also notes evolution bill advances in House, with kinship to education and church concerns.
Chicago June 22 Women filled Soldiers Field for the second session of the International Eucharistic Congress. A solemn mass was led by Archbishop Joseph Palica. A 15 000 strong women’s chorus included 5000 hooded nuns singing Migia Rosa Mystica. Tens of thousands of attendees filled the stands and crowded the field.
E W Frost aged 78 Texarkana capitalist and father of E A Frost of Shreveport is said to be critically ill at a sanitarium after an operation late last year. He is a well known Monroe figure as chief owner of the A and L M railway linking Monroe with southern Arkansas and owner of the Hotel Virginia.
New York June 22 Tex Rickard informs the New York State Athletic Commission that Gene Tunney will meet Jack Dempsey in September. The announcement sets the stage for a high profile heavyweight title bout with Tunney challenging Dempsey for the championship.
Seven people were injured but not seriously when a suspicious fire swept two floors of an eight family building in Jersey City New Jersey. The fire started in a hallway where a can of gasoline was found and a female occupant reported receiving letters demanding money. A man identified by police as the arrestee in the case held a policy related to the incident.
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