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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1929
Page
13
A Black man named Carmack, held in a Houston jail, is suspected of attacking a woman on June 8 near the city outskirts. Officers compared his appearance to police bulletins, noting a sunken cheekbone and overall resemblance while authorities pursue confirmation from state officials.
Special to The News-Star reports groundwork for the Morehouse Parish Fair catalogue and premium list as George Walter Doyle and J E Clayton arrive to organize. A site is under review with a likely selection soon, and parish officials foresee a very successful event in October with strong local interest.
At Roosevelt Field Long Island a three plane endurance attempt ends after Viola Gentry is badly injured in a crash. Crew members Martin Jensen Marguerite Jensen and William Ulrich with Miss Gentry hospitalized and a suspected impropriety among crew members surfaced in the aftermath.
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Stockwell of Shreveport hosted guests Sunday as they traveled to Hot Springs for a vacation. Oswall Martin of Bastrop visited relatives in Columbia. Mrs. Ida Lea Wilberts of Plaquemine stayed with her parents, Sheriff and Mrs. J. W. King, this week.
The film notes praise Buddy Rogers in Close Harmony as a versatile orchestra leader with Nancy Carroll and Jack Oakie providing strong support. The piece also highlights Milton Sills in Love and the Devil with Maria Corda, directed by Alexander Korda and featuring Vitaphone Music Masters synchronization.
Lieut Hez McClellan flew a fleet trainer from Buffalo to St Louis, averaging 20 miles per gallon. He covered 130 miles in 8 hours 45 minutes without refueling, at an average 85 mph, consuming only 87 gallons of gas and one quart of oil.
Mrs. Berthe Couch Koch of Columbus earned a Doctor of Philosophy in landscape painting from Ohio State University, the first such degree in the United States. Her unconventional thesis consists of original landscape paintings plus a brief outline, blending psychology with art.
A health notice urges against using calomel for an inactive liver. It promotes Bond’s Pills as a safer prescription for malarial disorders, claiming they cleanse bile and poisonous waste and cost 25 cents at drug stores.
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The four small town brothers learned to fly after John Hunter bought a 1923 ticket to St. Louis. Maj. Robertson helped him, and John returned home to train his brothers. Now John and Walter fly the mail while Kenneth and Albert run a local service, with no serious crashes in five years.
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