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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1921
Page
1
Governor Morgan orders enrollment of all liable for military duty and drafts 130 men for sixty days to enforce martial law in Mingo county. He cites ongoing war insurrection and rioting with local officials unable to restore order and warns of imminent danger.
S M Collins Monroe civil engineer was elected temporary secretary of the Monroe Chamber of Commerce to replace G T Cross who resigned effective July 1. The unanimous choice reflects his gas field and regional development knowledge, with the board noting his geology and civil engineering prominence in North Louisiana.
Washington. By a 250 to 98 vote the House approved the Willis Campbell measure to bar beer sales to the sick and sent it to the Senate. The debate ran four hours with outbursts as supporters and opponents clashed over Wheeler and the Volstead issue.
The Twin City B Y P U formed by six unions from First Church Monroe and West Monroe met to reorganize. Clyde Henderson was elected temporary chairman and Alpha Averette temporary secretary. They set a new meeting time for the second Monday each month and planned a banner contest based on a points system.
Representative Ansorge of New York said the new Republican members plan a conference with about 100 colleagues to discuss progress at the current special session. The move signals dissatisfaction with congressional pace and aims to align actions among new solons.
Twenty five to thirty business and professional men plan to ride a Pullman sleeper from Monroe on train No 1 to Haynesville to witness the Florsheim well of Sid Simmons Drilling Co in Claiborne parish come in as a gusher. The well at 27 23 8 drilled by the Monroe based company may extend the oil field 1.5 miles southwest if successful.
H. W. Scott, farm loan board examiner, tours Ouachita Valley National Farm Loan Association in the city. He reviews the secretary J. H. Watkins books and aims to educate for farmer welfare through annual countrywide inspections.
Herbert Edmondton charged with robbing the Union Saw Mill Company commissary at Huttig Ark has been arrested at Alexandria and brought through Monroe by Deputy Sheriff E L Howard. The theft occurred a few nights ago yielding jewelry valued at thousands including watches rings and necklaces.
Independent operators push oil prospects as real estate and lease transfers surge in the parish. Samuel E. Moore sells forty acres in 10-17N-3E to T A Grant for 1000 dollars. Miles G Tolbird transfers 120 acres in 10-16N-8E to Texas Oil Company for 30 dollars. W M Ellis sells twenty acres in 24-16N-2E to M Richardson for 70 dollars. Robert M Breard Jr sells to Calvin White a portion of Filhiol Fourth addition for 600 dollars.
William Eugin escaped Ouachita parish jail in Monroe to help his family in Shreveport. He surrendered to Shreveport authorities after funds sent his wife and two boys out of the city. Police and sheriff reports indicate he stole an automobile but he claims it was borrowed and seeks to clear the false pretense charge.
Robert Watson of the International Reform Bureau and five Jersey City clergymen appeared in chancery court to seek an injunction against the Carpentier Dempsey bout scheduled for Saturday. The article also notes Clean-Up week efforts and civic emphasis on enforcing ordinances for cleaner premises in Monroe with cooperation from property owners and housewives.
The Monroe Rotary Club cancels its regular Thursday luncheon and hosts college boys and girls at 8 15 p m Thursday evening at the Elks Club. The entertainment committee plans a program with student participants and light refreshments with dancing included.
Miss Mary Pope, guest of her mother Mrs Stella Ross of the West Side, leaves tomorrow for the coast to sail for Korea as a Presbyterian missionary. She is sent by the First Presbyterian church of Shreveport after completing training at Columbus Mississippi and entering the mission field.
The Interstate Commerce Commission authorized the Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri railway to acquire and operate a line from Peakeen Louisiana to Crossett Arkansas. Striking paper mill workers in the United States and Canada voted to submit wage disputes to arbitration. Charles J. Bonaparte died at his country home near Baltimore at seventy. Charles G. Dawes outlined plans to implement a budget system across executive departments.
The Monroe Chamber of Commerce junior board agendas a survey of Northeastern Louisiana natural resources to lure new factories to Monroe. Isador Liebreich heads the industrial committee with M. S. Biedenharn Sam Smith A K Kilpatrick and E G Sugar as members. The group will coordinate with a senior board committee and print a U S Bureau of Mines report summary for local business leaders. Dublin forces raid New Ireland offices linked to Sinn Fein founder Arthur Griffith.
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