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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1928
Page
2
W M Harper completes first month as city judge with zero appeals from May 23 trials. Four hundred thirty three charges handled with acquittals or convictions, fines totaling 3376.51 paid, few jailed due to policy of moderate penalties. Clerks, Banister and Thurmond report witness oaths and procedure changes.
Moscow reports fashion magazines with Paris models appear at news stands. Despite material shortages, clever dressmakers craft spring frocks once unthinkable. Silk stockings scarce, sparking whispers of bourgeois Amerikanka. Communist girls cling to simple summer wear while officials wives buy European clothes abroad.
In Sobolevo village hospital near Moscow a doctor and nurse were jailed for six and three months for negligence in medicine. The court found the nurse and physician responsible for the death of a patient after Lysol was mistaken for cough medicine.
Miss Amelia Earhart under growing strain in London as days fill with engagements and rest becomes scarce. She skips events except a private luncheon at the American embassy hosted by Mrs. Alonson B. Houghton while her backers and entourage look on. Meanwhile aviators Stultz and Gordon wreath Sir John Alcock’s grave in Manchester after traveling from Cardiff, with plans to sail home on June 28 aboard the Roosevelt.
International News Service reports threats by die-hards in Beirut against women who drop the veil. Proclamations call for forcibly stopping unveiled women on streets. The agitation follows Zein Eddin’s book praising Western dress and echoes Afghan queen Souriya’s unveiled example.
London marks the Prince of Wales thirty fourth birthday with no public celebration. He spends a quiet weekend at Sunningdale and ends his year with a short speech to students at the London School of Economics on a chilly rooftop before attending a dance indoors.
A teacher received a carved oaken model of the school crest from girl students as a birthday gift. He reportedly declined a valuable present saying he is too old for birthday gifts, and accepted only this modest tribute.
Paris police believe Marion Talley the Kansas City born singer was robbed in Paris after a shopping trip. She reported $100 cash a $500 check and a $3,000 letter of credit missing from her handbag at the hotel.
Cologne announces free maps for drivers entering the city. At the outskirts visitors receive a small map showing the best route to the city center and the location of hotels, garages and public buildings. Ten main entrance streets have their own maps with a city-wide reverse map focusing on main streets.
Sydney dispatch reports Lieut. Harry W. Lyons navigator and James Warner radio operator leaving on the S S Sonoma for America. They take two kangaroos as gifts for President Coolidge, symbolizing Australian esteem.
A district court suit filed by H. G. Sims seeks 1900 dollars in damages from S. B. Hunt over a January collision on the Monroe Jonesboro highway near Jonesboro. The complaint alleges negligence by Holloway driving for Hunt. Sims states he was ejected from the vehicle sustaining injuries and seeks 1500 dollars for damages plus 100 dollars for the car.
The Naumburg cherry festival closes June 25 to 29 tracing Hussite sieges and the Thirty Years War. Origin tied to Prokop lifting a siege after Naumburg youths begged mercy, a legend the festival preserves as local history.
The News-Star prepares daily wire reports on the Democratic convention with Heflin and other candidates shaping the race. O Mc Intyre will provide side-light coverage and the Associated Press will cover facts thoroughly. Subscribe now for fast doorstep delivery.
Naumberg Germany celebrates its 900th anniversary this month highlighted by a Cherry Festival. The city known for its cathedral began the celebration on June 19 with a street parade and continues with events through June.
Macon Missouri June 23. An expedition forms to hunt a reported 38-foot snake sighted near a town by Congressman Hunt. The publicized pursuit involves local authorities and investigators to confirm the unusual reptile sighting.
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