11 May 1927
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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1927
Page
1
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A. E Hudson trustee No 3 Urania drilled with bailing test near top of casing and potential 150 barrel daily capacity. No 2 Urania test to start soon. Tunica Oil Co set casing for No 3 White Sulphur Springs in Jackson formation around 760 feet seeking oil. Areas around Little River Castor Bayou flooded with road closures near Zenoba and Lone Star highway traffic affected.
The Ouachita parish Red Cross flood relief drive tops six thousand dollars as donations continue from Monroe West Monroe and nearby communities. The list shows ongoing contributions totaling $8039.59 including a $5,000 gift from R. L. Higgenbotham and smaller amounts from individuals and local organizations.
Secretary of Commerce Hoover approved the creation of five man parish committees in each flooded Louisiana parish to handle rehabilitation funding and seed and supply distribution to refugee farmers. The move follows talks with Red Cross officials and state leaders as the flood threat looms and levee breaks are feared. A state committee will appoint the members, including Wilson, Dodson, Perkins, McCarthy, and Warburton.
C. A. Barnes was bitten seriously by a maddened hog while retrieving a hoya in Bristle Ridge yesterday. A nearby doctor dressed the wound promptly and no serious consequences were expected. The notice also states a crested coat of arms is restricted to royalty.
S M McReynolds informed that Mrs. O S Borden died at 2 30 AM in Washington DC. Survived by daughter Lane Borden and another daughter Shirley Buckingham, four Monroe grandchildren, and nephew T L Borden. Interment likely in Monroe. funeral plans pending further advices. McReynolds is her son in law and local insurance man.
Architect drawings reveal an eight story Bernhardt building at DeSiard and North Third in Shreveport. Ground cleared to begin construction costing 350000 to 375000 dollars, with stone and terra cotta exterior and a large lobby on North Second Street. Tenants move out in spring. demolition to start around June. building aims for completion by January 1.
A starving timber wolf found by Joe Bres and his two sons near Bristle Ridge was captured and taken to Monroe, then jailed until it can be sent to Forsythe Park zoo. The incident marks the first inmate at the old parish jail in months.
The Red Cross seeks available trucks for rapid transport of supplies to trains and boats bound for refugees. Owners should report to City Hall with W. KE. Wilson. operations directed by W. I. Lawson. Drivers receive overtime pay.
Reports received by the Chamber of Commerce indicate a swift restart of building in the Ouachita valley led by Sterlington and West Monroe. West Monroe expects fast industrial growth, Louisiana Power and Light units to proceed, and road levee and reconstruction work to surge, needing many laborers for weeks to months. Bankers foresee no bad times and industry to be fully active in 30 to 60 days. Directors election moved to June.
The article chronicles the vast wartime levee defense effort along the Mississippi in May. About 12,000 laborers labored daily for weeks, moving hundreds of thousands of cubic yards of dirt. Labor costs exceed $750,000 with millions spent on sacks, lumber, tools, and supplies. A fleet of boats, barges, and machines supported the operation.
Ed Bol den was stabbed in Guthrie about 15 miles northeast of Monroe. Wesley Stewart fled to nearby woods armed with a Winchester rifle as deputies D L Roper and Clyde Mitchell investigated. A large search continued Monday for Stewart on charges of cutting with intent to kill.
Bolden suffered neck and body wounds in a forest stabbing incident but is recovering at home. He is described as a tenant farmer at Guthrie and the suspect, Stewart, as a carbon plant worker. Officers cited an argument over women as the motive for the fracas.
A carload of Red Cross supplies intended for Columbia was dispatched via Monroe to Ruston, Alexandria, and then along the Missouri Pacific to Caldwell Parish, due to access problems yesterday afternoon.
Rayville reports a slow water recession with about six inches drop since overflow peak. Mayor George Wesley Smith cites continued but gradual fall, with Eu dora northward noting roughly six inches daily. Colored Rayville section evacuated. water plant operating, sewage works to resume soon, no sickness, mail service restored out of Monroe, flood spreading in southern Richland.
John Charles Thomas, the American baritone at Theatre de la Monnaie, says American opera cannot yet compete with European output though progress has been rapid. He notes lack of Puccini level talent and spark, praises Brussels opera, and recounts his own career including a Brussels season opening in Pagliacci and a tour of thirty one American concerts.
A group of French war veteran sculptors proposes a monument to the mute martyrs of the war. It would honor artillery and cavalry horses, mules, machine gun dogs, carrier pigeons, and regimental mascots. The statue aims to be cast in time for the Armistice tenth anniversary in 1928.
British Foreign Secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain told the house of commons that penalties for the anti foreign outrages at Nanking and the Chinese nationalists failure to observe the Hankow agreement were inexpedient though justified.
Reports from eleven parish agricultural agents to state officials show 800000 acres of rich lowlands under water in northeastern and east central Louisiana. Concordia Tensas Madison parishes were entirely flooded, with thousands of farms and tens of thousands of acres submerged.
Washington May 11 Infantry men in 39 doughboy regiments show 9L per cent qualification in rifle target practice for 1926. Of 22,260 infantrymen, 20,270 qualified. Several regiments posted perfect records, including the 5th at Fort McQuirtie and the 22nd at Fort McPherson. Industry-wide 96.2 per cent overall qualification for machine gunners, with bonuses pushing as many as 10,610 into extra pay for excellence with rifles, machine guns, and trench mortars.
Meridian N May 11 Monroe defeated Meridian 4 to 0 as Drillers hit Durham for 11 safeties. The visitors scored in every inning after two errors in the fifth plated the first run. Monroe pitchers held with sting to seal the win. Emery Holman and Graham contributed early offense. Umpire Ragan officiated a 1:18 game.
Reports from New York state describe flashing lights along the St Lawrence River and Lake Ontario used to coordinate rum running with Canadian smugglers. Customs and state troopers investigate the signals and monitor boats crossing at night for hidden liquor shipments bound toward upstate cities.
The fearless Helen of California, Miss Wills, plans a midnight departure on Friday the thirteenth to chase tennis laurels abroad amid superstition and bold play against strong international opponents.
The American Petroleum Institute reports weekly US oil output rose to 2,506,400 barrels daily for the week ended May 7, up 6,450 from the prior period. North Louisiana output fell 1,450 to 45,050 barrels daily, while other regions showed mixed gains and losses across states and coastal areas.
Parish demonstration agent F. R. Strahan reported telegraphs from Harry D. Wilson seeking two figures: cultivable acreage under water and number of farmers needing feed stuffs after floodwaters retreat. About 20,000 of 30,5385 cultivated acres on the east side are flooded. the west side remains largely dry hill country.
Precautions to preserve health are in effect for the Macon Ridge camps from Oak Grove to Sicily Island. Some seventeen thousand refugees have begun inoculations for typhoid and smallpox. The Delhi base hospital, under C. C. Thompson, reports ten patients with no contagions. Five mumps and five whooping cough cases are noted among children but not epidemic.
Mrs. Sallie Ashley died from injuries after being struck by a truck in front of her 601 Jackson street home. Her funeral was held at 9 o clock this morning, with many attending, and her body was transported by local undertaker to Ruston for interment in the family plot.
Yesterday results show Laurel defying Vicksburg 8 to 2 Hattiesburg beat Alexandria 5 to 3 Gulfport won 10 to 1 over Jackson and Monroe routed Meridian 4 to 0 In other games Atlanta defeated New Orleans 6 to 4 Chattanooga beat Memphis 5 to 6 Nashville fell to 2 at Little Rock 6 to 2 Mobile beat Birmingham 16 to 2 Shreveport led over none mentioned Mobile to Birmingham and Nashville to Little Rock matches listed today include Alexandria at Hattiesburg Vicksburg at Laurel Monroe at Meridian Gulfport at Jackson and more games in the Texas and southwest region with Beaumont Dallas Wichita Falls Houston San Antonio Fort Worth Waco Shreveport.
Basketball and baseball scores from multiple cities show mixed results as rain and cold affect games. Notable scores include New York 7 St. Louis and Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3 with several matchups postponed due to wet grounds and poor weather.
Bill Pierre resigned as manager of the Alexandria Reds of the Cotton States league effective May 16. His message to club president A Wettermark cites bad luck and effort to win. he is with the team in Hattiesburg during the process.
Paris reports a tax policy in which automobiles intervened nine years are taxed at half the usual rate in France.
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