Bloodstained auto found near Bungalow Inn after chase
Police investigated a blood stained stolen car found abandoned near the Bungalow Inn on DeSiard road after a collision at Stuckey's station. C. F. Brown reported his car stolen from Hotel Alvis area while Ch. Thompson and Paul Cook alerted authorities to the damaged vehicle. Brown is a traveling salesman living on Gordon avenue. The collision occurred shortly before 11:30 last night and the vehicle was ditched soon after.
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Bungalow Inn
DeSiard Road
D. T. Flanagan
C. L. Thompson
Pine Street
Stuckey
Stuckey’s Filling Station On DeSiard Street
Paul Cook
Hunt and Whitaker’s
C. F. Brown
Gordon Avenue
Brown
Alvis Jo
Routine Business Slated For West Monroe Council Meeting
West Monroe city council will hold a routine business session Monday night with councilman W. S. Heard noting the agenda emphasizes standard municipal matters and no major items are expected.
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West Monroe
W. S. Heard
Fraudulent Exterminator Arrest In Philadelphia Case
In Philadelphia on March 30, George Klenk 44 alleged president of the American Bob Weevil Eliminating company was held on $5,000 bail for fraud charges involving $7,315.98. Investigators said he sold a water based exterminant claimed 100 percent effective to southern cotton growers. A warehouse fire in Charleston destroyed 70 barrels of the product after the case emerged.
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Philadelphia
George Klenk
Bob Weevil Eliminating Company
William J. Ziegler
Klenk
Charleston
S. C
Tarzan Travels With Tail-Tailed Allies Toward Untamed Land
Tarzan journeys with two tailed creatures who seek his company as they guide him toward an unfamiliar region. They settle in a cave along a brook where the cave becomes a primitive hotel and Tarzan studies wall inscriptions revealed by the evolving language of these man-apes.
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Tarzan
Head Shrinking Rites Described From Jungle Ceremony
The article recounts a jungle rite lasting six days of dancing and heavy drinking of masato and chica. Men and women’s heads were displayed in the center, tied to bark and a chief's grave, as warriors with lances and guns danced, firing and jabbing amid Congo‑like music until the medicine man Wishinu signaled expected victory. It claims to be a first eyewitness account of this custom.
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Congo
Wishinu
Hillman College Glee Club to perform in Tallulah
The Hillman College Glee club will present a program at the Tallulah high school auditorium on Friday April 1.
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Tallulah
Hillman College Glee Club
Knights of Columbus Drive to Vicksburg Jubilee Meeting
A Monroe Knights of Columbus group with 15 to 20 candidates will motor to Vicksburg next Sunday for a joint council meeting. The event marks the golden jubilee of the Knights of Columbus, with initiations scheduled during the gathering.
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Knights of Columbus
Vicksburg
Monroe Knights of Columbus
Mena Students Set for Kentucky Trip
The Commonwealth school run by students and teachers plans a labor movement mission with Koch and Grubow leading a delegation including Sam Sanburg and Isaac Greenberg. They stop in Little Rock, Memphis, and other cities, aiming to recruit and train leaders for global outreach.
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Commonwealth
Koch
Grubow
Sam Sanburg
Isaac Greenberg
Little Rock
Memphis
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Oe Dseianiust
Nasland
Lacatiig Tih
Rail loans condemned over Missouri Pacific deal
Senator Couzens of the interstate commerce committee condemned Reconstruction Finance Corp railroad loans. He cited the $12.8 million Missouri Pacific loan with securities worth only $12.45 million and noted the corporation sought Commerce Commission review before formal approval.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Senate
Couzens
Interstate Commerce Committee
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Reconstruction Corporation
Interstate Commerce Commission
Monroe Seeks Teacher Convention In Monroe
Monroe delegation urges that current hotel and auditorium facilities suffice for the big meeting. No convention city decision is promised today by the executive council, but invitations will be considered. Council members include Bres Hayes Perry Pugh Rabin Peters Campbell Harris. Ouachita delegates: Renwick Moore Brown Hayes. The convention lasts three days.
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Monroe
J. H. Bres
Port Allen
Jack Hayes
Ruby V. Perry
New Orleans
T. B. Pugh, Jr
Independence
L. J. Rabin
Donaldson
Mayor vows continued fight over ring levee flood control
Monroe officials oppose a ring levee plan that includes the Boeuf floodway, warning it would divert floodwaters from the Mississippi River toward the Ouachita basin. The mayor says steps have begun to obtain a cost estimate for protective works against future Ouachita floods.
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Louisiana
Monroe
Army Engineers
Ouachita River
Mississippi River
Boeuf
Quachita
Jas
Roosevelt Forges Toward Selection Amid Party Strife
Roosevelt faces a hostile plan that could disfranchise party members and move the nomination to leadership trade. Johns J. Raskob may back Shouse, risking a fight as Roosevelt seeks votes in the east where Smith supporters campaign intensely. Gov. Cross proposes splitting Connecticut votes to ease strife, while Massachusetts looms over a hard 36 vote delegation. An aborted withdrawal of Smith by Roosevelt allies fails, shaping a tense national contest. Approximately 4,000,000 pounds of wool will be sheared in Indiana this year.
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Roosevelt
Arrangements Committee
John J. Raskob
Shouse
Alfred 5. Smith
Wilbur L. Cross
Connecticut
Smith
Massachusetts
Expert to Demonstrate Punching Bag Innovation
Leo Bergman of Benton Harbor Michigan holder of the world record for over 18 hours continuous punching bag operation and designer of a new six way punching bag platform and bag is in Monroe today. From 4 to 6 pm he will show a demonstration at Monroe Hardware company store at St John and Harrison streets. Bergman claims exercises with his bag and platform help restore many minor ailments. The platform includes springs to enhance the bag’s beneficial effects for users.
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Leo Bergman
Benton Harbor
Mich
Monroe
Monroe Hardware Company
St. John and
Harrison Streets
Bergman
Far East fighting resumes as peace talks lag
Chinese official agency accuses Japan of resisting real withdrawal from Chinese territory while peace talks stall. Shanghai reports heavy shelling and civilian toll with 61 killed and 216 wounded in the international settlement. Motor trucks hit mines injuring five Japanese soldiers near Kating as industrial shutdowns affect around 486,000 residents.
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Kuo-Min
Shanghai
Kating
Municipal Police
Head of Girls State Institute Visits Ouachita Parish
Mrs J L Averitte head of the State Training Institute for girls at Alexandria visited Ouachita parish homes to observe conditions. Girls at the Alexandria school attend public schools. one pupil finished grade school mid term and will continue to high school locally. Another pupil is set to graduate grade school in spring and enroll in high school in the fall. A third girl was paroled this week to her parents in Ouachita parish.
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J. L. Averitte
State Training Institute For Girls
Alexandria
E. L. Wright
Quacnita Parish
Fractionating Oil to Gasoline Aids Petroleum Industry
Dr Fenske of Pennsylvania State college reports a new fractionating method to separate gasoline, oils, and gases. The process treats the liquid like a rod to saw out the required section. The reading lists a cast of characters from a play about a detective and neighborhood figures with proceeds supporting the local Boy Scout camp fund.
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Japan
M. Fesnke
Pennsylvania State College
Paterson Pair Tell Different Kidnap Stories
Two robbers took 685 dollars from Jeffs and her handbag, then forced them into a car and beat her escort before returning her home unharmed. Jeffs and Miss Baker were questioned to reconcile conflicting statements in the morning.
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Jeffs
Miss Baker
Local Dramatic Club Presents Play of Merit
A local dramatic club stages a mystery play about a murdered man with a party of guests all under suspicion. An amateur detective, aided by a comical fingerprint-obsessed school detective, uncovers the clue leading to Mrs. Dore, owner and mistress of the house Miss Lucyle Godwin. Cast includes Catherine Belmont, Mrs Ernest Guy, Carl Thomas, and Andalusia Anderson.
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Hick
Dore
Lucyle Godwin
Catherine Belmont
Ernest Guy
Carl Thomas
H. A. Thigpen
Andalusia Anderson
Large Increase in Cotton Consumption Reported
The report notes a broad rise in cotton use with Europe declining for American cotton while Japan, India, and the United States show gains. Egyptian cotton consumption reached 1,317,000 bales, up 133,000 mainly in Europe, India, and Japan, while the U.S. saw a drop. Indian cotton consumption fell 348,000 bales to total 4,123,000, and other cotton usage stood at 1,555,000 bales with little change.
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Europe
Japan
India
United States
Carter and Hawks Land in Birmingham En Route to New York
Amon G. Carter publisher of the Fort Worth Star Telegram and Capt. Frank Hawks speed flier landed in Birmingham at noon today while en route to New York. After refueling they continued their flight eastward.
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Birmingham
Ala
Amon G. Carter
The
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Frank Hawks
New York
Kill the Cause Of Skin Trouble
An advertisement for Tetterine ointment claims to cure skin eruptions including pimples itch eczema and ringworm. It describes cooling antiseptic relief and parasite destruction and notes price 60 cents per box with postpaid mail order from Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga.
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Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Why Black-Draught Is So Effective
An advertisement describing Thedford's Black Draught as a leading laxative plant used worldwide in various forms such as extracts syrups and powders. It promotes dried ground leaves for easy natural digestion and urges families to keep the product on hand for constipation indigestion and biliousness.
Argotane Relieves Chronic Stomach Trouble in Monroe
Miss L R Thomas of Monroe Louisiana reports year long stomach pains souring food and constipation. After trying Argotane she improved within weeks and says she feels healthier and gains weight. Genuine Argotane is sold exclusively by Collens Pharmacy and Collens Five Point Pharmacy under a special representative.
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L. R. Thomas
Ludwig
Monroe
Collens Pharmacy
DeSiard St
Collens Five Point Pharmacy
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