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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 30, 1927

Page

6

Jail Terms Handed To Three Lads In District Court

Clarence Arnold 18 received 20 days hard labor for speeding while Albert Adams 19 got 30 days hard labor on a delinquency charge. A third youth faced dismissed charges as a 16 year old girl faced indecent exposure handling. Sheriff encountered them during a chase on Millhaven and Winnsbor roads.

Clarence Arnold Albert Adams Jud Percy Sandel Arnold Adams E. L. Wright Ir David I Garret A. A. Arnold Albert Gregory Sandel Milton Coverdale Tw Boys Millhaven Winnsbor

Big haul in Union Parish tied to liquor and home brew

Officers report a large seizure in Union Parish involving liquor and home brew. A devise suffered rifle wounds in both ankles during a fracas with a neighbor and was not fit for transport to Monroe. He was arrested and ordered to appear before the commissioner when able. Charges include possession selling and transporting liquor and home brew.

Devise Monroe Federal

Real Life Prohibition Raids and Courtroom Drama

Prohibition agents in Monroe seized liquor and vehicles in a wide roundup, arresting Robert Austin and 14 others for possessing and selling liquor and home brew. Large quantities were found, with 70 gallons tied to Dan Lowery. some stills were modern and complete. Separate court scenes depict Miss Mackaye’s guilty verdict for accessory after the fact and related trial of Dr. J W Sullivan.

Prohibition Dan Lowery Said Monroe U. S Gerringer Edwards Kelly Miss Mackaye J. W. Sullivan Miss

Phillips Corp to Drill Test Near Oak Grove

Special to The News-Star Oak Grove June 30 The Phillips Petroleum corporation has set up its derrick on Section 82 Township 20 North Range 9 East and moved in four carloads of drilling outfit. Engineer McCarty of Palmer corporation located the site in NW Southwest Quarter Section 14 Township 20 North Range 10 East. The steel derrick is en route and operations will run under J Le Quigies supervision. Both wells will be drilled simultaneously. The police jury met jointly with the school board today for the pur-

Oak Grove Phillips Petroleum Corporation McCarty Palmer Corporation J. le Quigies

Resolution Passes to Cut Flooded Land Assessment

I. B. Campbell urged reducing the 1927 assessment to thirty-three and one third percent for cultivated lands overflowed by the year’s flood. P. M. Green seconded the motion, all police jury members voted aye, and the resolution was adopted.

I. B. Campbell P. M. Green

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