Five Cedar Grove Deacons Admit Guilty to Flogging Case
Five Atkins Avenue Baptist deacons from Cedar Grove pleaded guilty in Shreveport district court to assault and battery and conspiracy in the January flogging of Hubert Rampley. Sentenced by Judge Stephens to seven months in parish jail with labor on the parish farm. Oliver received an additional concurrent seven months for a related Barker case. All expressed remorse and said they acted to benefit the neighborhood and church work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Atkins Avenue Baptist Church
Cedar Grove
Hubert Rampley
Rampley
Mary Elizabeth Skidmore
1621
Park Avenue
J. E. Stephens
W. Conrad Oliver
John Barker
A. H. Nettles
M. A. Boatright
N. W. Nugent
Forrest Lee
Lightning Kills Boy at Work Near Bosco Field
Othal Salsberry age 12 was struck by lightning while aiding his father in spring field work near Bosco. He died instantly at 2 30 pm with neck and collar bone injuries but no burn. Funeral at Walnut Grove cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Othal Salsberry
W. A. Salisberry
Bosco
Walnut Grove Cemetery
Plan contract for water to irrigate in Louisiana
Representatives of twelve canal companies meeting with Wellman Bradford, president of Louisiana Gravity Canal Company, near Kinder, plan 20 year water contracts to irrigate about 350000 acres of rice fields in south Louisiana. A Lake Charles caucus tonight aims to finalize terms, with a project cost around 10000000 dollars and potential hydroelectric power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aleandria
South
Louisiana
Wellman Bradford
Louisiana Gravity Canal Company
Kinder
Lake Charles
Bradford
Cole's Bluff
Bundick Creeks
Bond and Investment Houses
Alexandria
Film Star and Wife Agree to Break Family
New York May 14 Richard Barthelmess and actress wife Mary Hay Caldwell have agreed to separate due to work in different cities. Miss Hay will go to England to perform in music halls with Clifton Webb while Barthelmess stays in New York to make pictures. They will not seek a divorce and their two year old daughter will alternate time with each parent after her mother’s abroad tenure. Additional notes mention Olive Wyndham marrying Andrew White and Bert Lytell and Claire Windsor planning marriage in Jaurez with prior divorces and name changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Barthelmess
Mary Hay
Miss Hay
Mary Hay Caldwell
Col
Frank Merrill Caldwell
England
Clifton Webb
Marthelmess
Barthelmess
Olive Wyndham
Janet Bereher
Andrew White
Hollywood
Bert Lytell
Claire Windsor
Jaurez
Mr. Lytell
Evelyn Vaughn
Miss Windsor
Ola Kronk
William Boles
French Restore Posts in Moroccan Clash Driven Riffians Back
French forces under General Colombat repelled Riffian incursions in Morocco, capturing Ardour and relieving Gibane and Darremich. The operation involved three columns, heavy artillery and aviation, with Lyautey directing efforts to thwart Abd El-Krim’s bid for sultanate while reporting large enemy losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Morocco
Abd-El-Krim
Ardour
Oued Anecour
Harmouda
Gibane
Darremich
Colombat
Marshal Lyautey
French Morocco
Abd- El-Krim
Sultan
Caliph Atez
Count de Chambrain
Lyautey
Algeria
India
Monroe Traffic Bureau Approves Barge System and Rail Merger
The Monroe Traffic Bureau meeting endorsed a Ouachita river barge service and the merger of V. S. & P. railroad with Illinois Central via Yazoo Valley lease. Leaders and other shippers signed resolutions praising the plans and seeking interstate commerce commission approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Traffic Bureau
Ouachita River Service
V. S. & P. Railroad
Illinois Central System
Twin Cities
Monroe
Illinois Central
Yazoo Valley Road
Interstate Commerce Commission
Jessie Rogers Crowned Miss Monroe in Local Beauty Contest
Miss Jessie Rogers was named Miss Monroe at the Saenger theatre after the Wednesday and Thursday preliminaries. She will represent Monroe at the Galveston Bathing Girl Revue on the Gulf Coast for three days starting Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Rogers
Monroe
Saenger Theatre
Galveston
Gulf Coast
Wilma Patrick
Lillie White
Les Nixon
Jane Smith
Greenbatt
Miss Rovers
Monroe Chamber of Commerce
Mss
Truip
Griffin
Miss Rogers
Beach
Monroe Automobile and Supply Company
Jackson Street
Manchurian Chief Moves On Peking Report Says
Peking reports indicate General Chang Tso Lin leading Manchurian troops toward the Chinese capital. Feng Yu Hsiang, the so called Christian General, may allow Chang to occupy Peking without fighting amid shifting loyalties and a neutral stance among Feng's supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
China
Chang Tso-Lin
Feng Yu Hsiang
Mukden
Chang
Feng
Manchuria
Tsio-Kun
Wu Pei Fu
Feng-Yu- Hsiang
Greek arrested in Meridian linked to 1923 Tuscaloosa officer murder
Greek suspect Angelo Glico, 30, held in Meridian on the 1923 murder of Kenneth Thompson, a motorcycle traffic officer from Tuscaloosa Alabama. The case involved a brutal struggle as the officer tried to arrest two men. his pistol was wrested, his hand torn, and he was fatally shot. Deputy W S Huff sought extradition, but Glico resisted leaving Mississippi without a formal requisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meridian
Miss
Angelo Glico
Kenneth Thompson
Tuscaloosa
Ala
W. S. Huff
Alabama
Mississippi
Carson Carbon Co to Face State Charges Over Gas Violations
Charges will be filed today against the Carson Carbon company for failing to curtail natural gas production in violation of the conservation law. Capt. R. P. Webb of the local department of conservation cited a May 5 plant inspection showing a meter under-registering gas by ten percent, risking nearly a million cubic feet per day, with past April violations cited. Officials from Ouachita Natural Gas and Oil Co said they had no statement yet on the injunction seeking to restrain the Smith No 1 well from blowing wild.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carson Carbon Company
Capt
R. P. Webb
Department of Conservation
Cap. Webb
Ouachita Natural Gas and Oil Company
Auay
Smith No. 1
Webb
Tresevant
Cole
T “Oath
Leiber
Ouachita Naturs Gas and Oil Company
Caps
Web
Ouacho, Natural Gas and Oil Company
Cas
Whb
Enid
Haggard Passes Away in England Romance Writer Dies
London May 14 Sir H Rider Haggard the romance and adventure writer with African backgrounds died today. Born at Bradenham Norfolk June 22 1856 he served in government work in South Africa and published a novel nearly every year from 1882 to 1924 providing a prolific literary career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
A. P
H. Rider Haggard
Sir Henry Haggard
Bradenham
Norfolk
South Africa
Socialite Laura Curtis Reels From Paris Divorce to New Match
Washington society figure Mrs Laura M Curtis once linked to ex husband James F Curtis has surprised friends by marrying new partner Harrison Williams a New York banker. Curtis previously wed after a Paris divorce and had broken an engagement with Missouri Congressman Theron Catlin in 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura M. Curtis
Washington
Weathy Harrison Williams
New York
James F. Curtis
Boston
Paris
Curtis
William R. Merriam
Minnesota
Theron E. Catlin
Missouri
Ballots Circulated for COC Senior and Junior Board Elections
The official ballots for the Chamber of Commerce elections are circulated. Fifteen senior directors to be chosen five from the current board and ten from nominations. junior directors thirty to be elected from six names. Ballots due by noon May 22. results announced through the press. A typographical error on the junior manufacturers ballot is corrected to vote for four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Committee
P. M. Atkins
J. M. Breard
J. M. Cobb
G. B. Cooley
R. Downes, Jr
Paul Fudickar
J. J. Herring
Albert Horuff
C. M. Henry
F. F. Millsaps
Travis Oliver
T. F. Terzia
W. M. Washburn
G. G. Weaks
Abe Arent
J. A. Biedenharn
John Collins
S. M. Collins
C. E. Faut
Faulk
J. BG
Foster
Chamber of Commerce
Wharton Brown
Robert Burns
W. B. Gladney
Louis Gimler
F. C. Hutden
C. E E. McKenzie
C. Melenbeck
Sam Newsom
Clarence Oaktey
W. C. Oliver
P. A. Poag
Jather Reed
C. R. Russell
Elmer Richards, Jr
W. H. B. Rodriguez
W. C. Stevenson
Leon Sugar
Arthur Talaferro
J. B. Tisdale
Joe Washturn
A. Easterling
L. M. King
E. C. McGee
Leo Vandegaer
Kenneth Allen
R. E. Allen
Sam Davis
Morris Haas
R. O. Haile
G. L. Holloway
J. G. Joseph
J. N. Knowles
Isaac Lemle
Lernard Levi
J. B. Lindsay
Prohibition Crackdown Planned for Mississippi Coast
East Coast dispatch reports a planned intensification of anti smuggling efforts along the Mississippi gulf coast. FBI chief E C Yellowley and Mississippi Prohibition Director M H Daily head toward Memphis for talks as coastal watercraft blockade measures move forward and the dry administration pledges full use of available resources.
Rum Row Sails to Halifax as Prohibition Enforcements Bite
Twelve of sixteen rum vessels anchored off Rum Row sailed toward Halifax while two steamships and two schooners remained. California saw liquor prices fall as many ships left New York due to the blockade. whisky profits shift with San Diego loads valued at over 290000 dollars in 45 hours. Coast guard reports include a small-boat chase at New York harbor entrance amid widespread prohibition enforcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rum Row
Coast Guard
Halifax
Staten Island
California
Pacific Coast
San Diego
Los Angeles
Marine Police
R. W. Germany Named Secretary at Meeting
Alexandria Louisiana May 14 Conditions brought about by improver highways in connection with the business were discussed yesterday by members of the Louisiana Wholesale Grocers Association in conference here J M Sherrill of Alexandria was elected president Other officers chosen were M J Nettles Abbeville first vice president A J Escude Mansura second vice president R W Germany Monroe secretary
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Louisiana Wholesale Grocers’ Association
J. M. Sherrill
M. J. Nettles
Abbeville
A. J. Escude
Mansura
R. W. Germany
Monroe
River Stages Report For Ohio and Mississippi Basins
River stage readings show Cairo at 20.8 feet and fall of 0.2. Memphis 14.4 with 0.4 drop, Vicksburg 21.6 down 0.3, New Orleans 3.8 steady. Shreveport 15.8 down 0.2, Alexandria 10.9 down 0.6. Ouachita Camden 7.8 rising 2.0, Monroe 13.8 down 6.8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Cairo
Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
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Lad
Othal Salisberry
B. Ryland
Red River
Here
Baton Rouge
Standard Oil Company
John B Davenport
John B. Davenport
Northwestern
Milwaukee
Traffic Bureau
Order OF Eastern Star
Grotto Band
Henry Whitfield
W. B. Ennis
Noria Short
A. W. Skardon
Monroe Grotto Band
Messrs. F Prophit
Wright
Mesdames Hallum
George
Arnold Bernstein
J. C. Stewart
H. B. Conner
Grand Lodge of Masons
Conner
Masons
Neva Liner
Louise L. McGuire
Professor Ennis
Edwin W. Booth
W. VD. Goff
Esther R. Dennekamp
Tinnie P. Toups
Connecticut
Booth
U. D
Ella N. de Saussure
LL. D
Camilla L. Barrow
McQuire No
Palais Royal
Fora Levi Stationery Company
Wise Shoe Company
Selig Ltooks
Vanity
A. Jewelry Company
the Saenger
Harry Prophit
Donald F. Walker
Carson Carbon CO
Laura RO Curt
C. OF C
East Coast
Prohi Craft
WEST
Jackson
Mississippi Gulf Coast
E. C. Yellowley
Federal Prohibition
Yellowley
M. H. Daily
Atlanta
Daily
Mississippi River
Mississippi Federal
Prohibition Department
Prohibition
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