Monroe-Alexandria Road Opens After Floods
The Columbia road from Monroe to Alexandria is open to light traffic with rough surfaces from flood repairs. The Winnsboro road and the Rhymes road to Starts and Clear Lake are also open, though roads remain uneven. Heavier cars are advised to wait as repairs continue and traffic will improve soon.
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Columbia
Monroe
Alexandria
Donald F. Walker
Winnsboro
Archibald
Starts
Rayville
Delhi
Twin Cities
Louisiana City
Winnfield
Georgetown
Monroe-Alexandria
Traffic Flows Freely On DeSiard Street Without Officers
The city tests self directing traffic on DeSiard Street with no police directing and notes lighter than usual volumes. Mayor Arnold Bernstein says the experiment aims to see if traffic can manage itself and could be extended two weeks or made permanent if successful.
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DeSiard Street
Arnold Bernstein
Natural Gas Has New Producer In La Salle Area
Urania report notes Natural Gas & Fuel Inc completed M-9 Urania lease in 4 feet of sand at 1,580 feet depth with 600 feet fluid. pump planned today and a power plant installed on the M lease. M-9 said easiest in the field with little water. Catalina Oil No. 1 and 2 Urania 8-10-20e near depot now producing about 200 barrels daily on air after initial doubts.
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Urania
The
Natural Gas & Fuel Company, Inc
Urania Lumber Company
M-9
Natural Gas & Fuel Company
Catalina Oil Company
Street Collision Involving Rice Graves On Grand Street
A two vehicle crash occurred yesterday around 10 50 a m at Grand street when J W Rice of West Monroe and Dr Q Graves of 320 North Third street collided. Both cars sustained damage to fenders and radiators as they traveled north and south on Grand. Nearby residents reported minor injuries and said Haddad and Petty were involved in a separate incident around 6 45 p m at Sixth and DeSiard streets.
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J. W. Rice
West Monroe
Q. Graves
North Third Street
Grand Street
Yesteray
Rice
Goeth
Doctor
Doctor Graves
DeSiard Street
Petty
Adame Street
Sixth
DeSiard Streets
Sth
Cet
Haddad
Stet
1927 cotton crop faces uncertain prospects and Sea Island comeback
Federal officials note record 1926 output and flood effects on the 1927 crop. Experts foresee 1911–12 patterns, with prices possibly near 1925 levels if production is light. Sea Island cotton revival eyed in the South, with long staple seeds improved in Arizona and sought for the Nile valley.
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United States
Texas
Oklahoma
Mississippi
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Sea Island
Pima
Nile
Arizona
Egypt
Nile Valley
Popular Young Monroe Woman Dies Suddenl y
Grace Helen Benson 20 died after emergency appendicitis operation at a local hospital. A 1926 city high school graduate, she worked as a stenographer for Trousdale and Wright and was active in First Methodist Church and Epworth League. Survived by parents J T and Mrs Benson, sister Leta May, brothers Fred and Wayne, and sister in Breckenridge, Texas. Funeral at First Methodist Church this afternoon at 4. Burial in Riverview Park.
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Grace Helen Benson
Miss Benson
City High School
Trousdale and Wright
First Methodist Church
Epworth League
J. T. Benson
Peach Street
City
Lawrence Castle
Breckenridge
Texas
Leta May
Fred
Wayne Benson
Monroe
M. &. Monk
Riverview Burial Park
Rain Brightens Trade Prospects in Dallas Area
In the Dallas region the June federal reserve report notes rain easing drought and lifting crop prospects yet reports mixed signals for finance. Bank deposits fell, credit demand rose, and business failures stayed low. Cotton conditions vary by district with some improvement and others hurt by drought.
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Dallas
Associated Press
Texas
Federal Reserve District
Federal Reserve Bank of Dailag
Drouth
Eouth
New Womeo
Oklahoma
Poor Progress Amidst Weevil Infestations and Fertilizer Drop
Report notes poor progress as boll weevil infestations surge across all territory and fertilizer usage falls by 40 percent, signaling potential crop and yield concerns for farmers.
Parish Convicts To Work On Road Repair
The parish police jury orders prisoners from the parish jail to labor on road construction at Grayling Bend. Under A E Culpepper they will form a hard labor camp, fed and housed, with mixed white and Black inmates, to reinforce levee and other road works.
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Grayling Bend
A. E. Culpepper
Wor Cp
Major League Leaders and Standings Snapshot
A fragmented summary of leading players across teams with mentions of batting, pitching and team leaders. References include the Giants, Pirates, Cubs, Yankees and Browns with various stat leaders and some partial scores.
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Yankees
Runa
Futu
Yanzeees
Potsi
Gehrig
Dbovbi
Gebst
Manush
Pigers
Hurners
Futh
Stoten
Ge Sister
Browns
Hkuether
Yanks
Igs
Henators
Ouachita Parish School Board Sets Budget Meeting
The Ouachita parish school board will meet Friday at 10 in the focal parish school to approve this year’s budget and pass the year’s program. It will consider a proposed 50 percent tax reduction on overflowed farm lands and may act on the plan. A new high school at Calhoun and a large addition to West Monroe are under construction as part of a summer building program.
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Ouachita Parish
Focal Parish
Schoor Board
Calhaun
West Monroe
Augusta Woman Credits Cardus For Relief From Side Pain
Mrs. Etta M. Robertson of Augusta Georgia reports severe side pain and toothache like distress after an illness. She says after reading a pamphlet she tried Cardus and soon felt stronger with her side pain disappearing and overall health improving.
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Augusta
Cardus
Gardoseptic Detergent Ad Targeted to Women
An advertisement promotes Gardoseptic as a hygienic mild detergent for women priced at 50 cents. The copy emphasizes safety and gentle cleaning for personal care uses.
Destroyers Up for Discussion at Arms Meet
Geneva reports the naval limitation talks show progress on destroyer limits with a stated "considerable side of agreement" among three delegations. After noon sessions, delegations plan to outline gains to their teams and reconvene to discuss cruiser limits. Britain tacitly accepts Washington treaty revision depends on U.S. consent, while seeking a plenary to press views on battleship size.
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Associated Press
Geneva
Great Britain
United States
Washington
US Delegation May Oppose Capital Ship Talks Ahead Of 1931 Meet
Hugh S. Gibson, head of the American delegation, may issue a statement outlining U S objections to reopening Washington decisions on capital ships before the second Washington conference in 1931. The United States remains firmly opposed to discussing the issue now.
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Washington
Hugh S. Gibson
United States
Hand Injury In Construction Stretch Cables At Sterlington
Elvy Broussard 39 once of Alexandria hurt his left hand while a Sterlington construction crew pulled a cable through a hole on a pile driving job. A mis-signal by the engineer tightened the cable, breaking one finger and crushing three other fingers. He was rushed to St Francis sanitarium after the 2 29 pm accident.
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Elvy Broussard
Alexandria
Sterlington
Broussard
St. Francis Sanitarium
Sorority Elects Leaders at Cornell Convention
Alpha Epsilon Psi holding its convention at Cornell University today elects Gertrude Friedelander of Pittsburgh and Bertha Wolbrette Feitel, a New Orleans historian, to leadership positions.
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Associated Press
Ithaca
N. Y
Alpha Epsilon Psi
Cornell University
Gertrude Friedelander
Pittsburgh
Padean
Bertha Wolbrette Feitel
New Orleans
Pleasing Flowers Add to Beauty at Revival Service
The West Monroe Methodist Episcopal church South featured lilies and other flowers arranged by three Woman's Missionary Society members for a revival service. Rev. Albert S. Lutz preached on The Fullness of the Blessing of the Gospel of Christ, urging believers to seek the Spirit and its fruits as the congregation sang old time hymns. Tonight the service focuses on The Power of Testimony with testimonies from Sunday School members planned.
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West Monroe
St. Paul
Riverside to Host Its First Commencement
Riverside sanitarium will graduate its first class of nurses on Friday night July 1. Five young women trained at the nurses school linked to the local hospital will receive diplomas. The ceremony starts at 8 p m in Barkdull Lang school auditorium with programs featuring talks, musical numbers, and addresses by local clergy and Dr A D Tisdale.
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Riverside Sanitarium
Nurses’ Training School
Gracd James
Louise Hosey
May
Breithaupt
Lena May
Harvey
Beatrice Young
Barkdull Lang School
A. D. Tisdale
J. GC
Marsh
L. T. Hastings
Flood Control Discussion Draws Atchafalaya Basin Leaders
In Baton Rouge a conference opened at 11 am in the state capitol to discuss flood control for the Atchafalaya basin. Citizens from St Mary parish led by L K Williams of Patterson push for broader local representation on flood committees and access to government engineers.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
St. Mary
Atchafalaya Basin
State Capitol
St. Mary Parish
L. K. Williams
Patterson
Atchafalaya
Louisiana
Chicago
New Oreleans
Carbon Worker Crushed Foot in Steel Fall at Plant
R. a Headdox, 54, United Carbon employee, sustained a badly crushed left foot when a 1000 pound steel piece fell at the Monroe gas field plant. He was rushed to Riverside sanitarium in the city and is reported improving.
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R. A Headdox
United Carbon Company
Monroe
Riverside Sanitarium
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