Judge Odom Warns Grand Jury on Liquor Laws and Moonshine
Judge Odom in the sixth judicial district charged the newly empaneled grand jury to enforce liquor laws, emphasizing penalties for possession and manufacture of liquor and for doctors prescribing liquor without proper necessity. The panel, led by foreman L H Peevy, was selected to serve six months and tasked with rigorously upholding statutes habitually violated.
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Odom
Sixth Judicial Court
Grand Jury
L. H. Peevy
Foreman
D. H. Larche
Sanford Camp
W. W. Curtis
W. W. McDonald, Jr
Fred A. Coon
Roy 0. Hale
I. D. Wallace
B. O. Avant
I. A. Faulk
Reese Camp
I. P. Ray
Fight for fair flood funds in Tensas Basin district
The Tensas Basin Levee Board renews its push for a more equal share of Third Mississippi River District flood funds. President Summerlin and Assistant State Engineer Schoenberger cite unfair distribution to Louisiana and Arkansas shores and urge congressional influence with the Mississippi River Commission. The letter to the Commission details population and parish values to justify needs for improved levee grades and continued flood protection.
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Tensas Basin
Mississippi River Commission
Summerlin
Rayville
Arkansas
Louisiana
Catahoula
Franklin
Richland
West Carroll
Ouachita
Morehouse
Caldwell
la Salle
Mississippi
Arkansas City
Louisiana Senate Debates Two-Week Session Recess Amid Flood Crisis
Louisiana lawmakers debate a two week recess as floods threaten the river and levees. Governor Parker and Lieutenant Governor Bouanchaud push for the adjournment while some members fear missing flood relief efforts. The conference signals a possible compact recess but the final plan remains uncertain.
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A. G. Cook
Baton Rouge
Parker
Bouanchaud
Louisiana
House
Senate
T. J. Gilbert
Drowned man at Lenwil Lake reported
Bernie Jackson 25 a colored man employed by Lenwil saw mill drowned while swimming in Cheniere lake yesterday morning with companions. Body recovered after long search at Lenwil Lake.
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Bernie Jackson
Lenwil Saw Mill Company
Cheniere Lake
Three Men Sentenced by Judge Odom for Manslaughter
Judge Odom on Monday sentenced Tom McDonald Robert Bell and Albert Madison colored to not less than ten years in the state penitentiary after they pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges.
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State Penitentiary
Odom
Tom McDonald
Robert Bell
Albert Madison
Bids Sought for Monroe-Jonesboro Highway Construction
The Ouachita police jury seeks bids for nine mile section No 1 of the Monroe Jonesboro highway and the Columbia extension. Bids due 10 am June 7, bids must specify gravel or Moore invisible track surface and vitrified clay pipe drainage. Louisiana Highway Commission specs govern the project.
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Monroe-Jonesboro
Bids
Louisiana Highway Commission
Natchitoches
West
Monroe
Lower Cheneire
Public Works Push Promises Jobs In Ouachita Parish
Monroe and Ouachita parish officials cite optimistic employment outlook based on United States Unemployment Service data. Parish police jury president John M. Breard Jr notes road projects and weather holdbacks, with a million dollar program ready to expand hiring as conditions improve.
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Monroe
John M. Breard, Jr
United States Unemployment Service
Breard
Ouachita Parish
Hirsch Dies After Eros Stabbing Affray En Route to Monroe
John Hirsch a Tremont Lumber yardman at Eros died while being taken to Monroe after Saturday night stabbing in a street affray with Edward Chadwick a Tremont shipping clerk. Chadwick wounded seriously was hospitalized in Shreveport. motive given as an old grudge.
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Hirsch
Eros
John Hirsch
Tremont Lumber Company
Edward Chadwick
Monroe
Chadwick
Shreveport
W. Ss. Jones
Jackson Parish
Jones
Calhoun
Head
Jesse L. Adams
St. Francis Sanitarium
Basil Knocked Out By Foul Ball in Monroe Loss
Steve Basil Monroe catcher was knocked unconscious by a foul ball to the throat in the ninth inning against the Hudson-Essex of Shreveport. He was taken to St Sanitarium for X rays showing no bones broken and was reported improving. Monroe lost 56 to 1 as Wilkinson shut down their offense and the game featured erratic defense and baserunning miscues by Monroe.
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Steve Basil
Monroe
Hudson-Essex
Shreveport
Jackson
Basil
Francis
St Sanitarium
Waterloo
Neal
Wilkinson
Qo Atter
Boyd
Wise
Eig¢ Boyd
Brady
Miller
Bord
Daughtry
Montville
Flannigan
Lowe
Keller Stricken with Apoplexy in Memphis
J M Keller of Alexandria and manager of Rapides Grocery Company was struck with apoplexy in Memphis while traveling to St Louis for a wholesale grocers convention. He planned to visit his daughter Mrs Le Seur in Memphis. his brother in law Charles Bynum rushed to Memphis upon hearing of his critical condition.
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Alexandria
Rapides Grocery Company
Monroe
Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis
Southern Wholesale Grocers
le Seur
Keller
Charles Bynum
Maier to Lecture on Adamson Law in Monroe
C W Maier will lecture at the city school auditorium in Monroe on Saturday May 20 at 2 PM. He will discuss the Adamson law in detail and present its various aspects to the public. All invited, no admission charge.
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Grand Lodge
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers
Maier
C. W. Maier
Purse Snatcher Captured Here
Cornell Henderson is under arrest at Monroe on a charge of highway robbery for snatching a purse from R. B. Cox. The $89 in the purse was recovered by Detective L. V. Tarver within thirty minutes. Henderson will be tried in criminal court before Judge Fred M. Odom.
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Cornell Henderson
Monroe
R. B. Cox
L. V. Tarver
Henderson
Fred M. Odom
Crossett Downs Bastrop in season opener baseball
The first Louisiana Arkansas season game saw Crossett defeat Bastrop 6 to 5 at Crossett. Crossett pitchers Moore and Melton and Herring starred while Bastrop’s Norsworth and Foreman pitched. Norsworth hit a home run. Catcher Pry injured ankle and Wiggers was fouled in the foot during play.
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Crossett
Bastrop
Melton
Moore
Herring
Norsworth
Foreman
Pry
Payment Deadlines Prompt Ten Percent Savings
Pay bills by the 10th to save ten percent. Bills unpaid by the 20th will have service discontinued without further notice.
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Sno Ene
Catehowla
LaSalle
Sunda
Ba | Rouge
Butler
W. 3. Preck
Sicily Island
Catahoula Parish
Preck
Ballanchaud
Lenwil Lake
Petersndertaking Company
Memphis, Tenn
Weaks Supply Co
Genasco Roaring
Riveria Pavilion
Leon Hammonds
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