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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 29, 1937

Page

8

Unanimous Opposes Eudora spillway plan at Clayton meeting

At a mass meeting in Clayton Concordia parish officials and landowners voted unanimously against the Eudora spillway. Captain J S Seybold of the Vicksburg US engineers outlined the plan noting location uncertainty. A five member Clayton committee formed to oppose the project urged residents not to sign options and to scrutinize federal statements.

Ferriday Eudora J. S. Seybold Vicksburg, Miss United States Engineers Clayton Concordia Parish Engineers Office Seybold Tensas River Army J. P. Murphy Wager Vestal Lumber Corporation Deaitieam J. Rust Davide D. A. Williams W.W. C. Ferguson Howard Davis Lake Providence Engineers

City Court Fines Total 23.50 for 18 Violators

Eighteen violators of municipal traffic ordinances were fined a total of 23.50 in city court on Monday. Fines included stop sign, speeding, parking violations, and overparking. Other cases involved drunk and disorderly conduct, vagrancy, profane language, and drawing a dangerous weapon with various penalties.

W. J. Love Dan Lewis C. D. Allstock Elizabeth Thomas Nola Lee Jones Eloise Johnson Willie Wash

First rigid airship by Schwarz collapses during inflation

The inventor Schwarz saw his first rigid airship collapse while inflating and then built a second. He refused to pilot it himself and hired another to test it, achieving a four mile flight before hydrogen leaks forced a descent.

Schwarz

Across Cross Word Puzzle Clue Grid

Puzzle fills include various clues across and down with multiple numbers and partial entries. The list features topics from anatomy to geography and misc terms such as division of a military front incision and denoting maiden name. The jumble suggests a feature across and down crossword with many entries to solve.

Thomas Hardy

Local Court Logs Describe Mixed Sentences

The record lists defendants including George Williams and Ed Jones charged with larceny under $20, each awarded six months in jail. R F Richardson faced fighting charges with a $25 penalty and display of a dangerous weapon. Discharges were issued for drunk and disorderly.

George Williams Ed Jones R. F. Richardson

City Buys Two Ton Electrical Dept Truck

Monroe city electrical department adds a two ton capacity truck with an overall cab and lineman friendly compartments and racks. The vehicle is now in service. The article notes Guglielmo Marconi as the inventor of wireless telegraphy, born to an Italian father and Irish mother.

Monroe City Guglielmo Marconi

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