Baton Rouge to Host Eastern Star 26th Convention
The twenty sixth annual Grand Lodge of the Order of Eastern Star adjourned in Monroe with Baton Rouge chosen as the next convention site. Officers elected include Jessie Milliken as Worthy Grand Matron and W. D. Goff as Worthy Grand Patron with numerous appointments announced. The order reported $10,000 to the Masonic orphans home at Alaria and $83,500 in educational aid, plus a 1,534-member year increase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Order
Jessie Milliken
Crowley
W. D. Goff
Arcadia
Jessie B. Milliken
Nora Armstrong
Welch
Marshall
Ida Wenk
Shreveport
Alma R. Cousins
N. O
Adah
Neva Liner
Monroe
Ruth
Isabel Finley
Esther
Nora Buchana
Lake Arthur
Martha
Ossie Lee
Elizabeth
Josie Mashburn
Hammond
Penelope
Guardia
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
al- Aria
Order of Eastern Star of Louisiana
Milliken
Fannie B. Nelken
Forestry Inspectors Map Urania Plots For Reforestation Study
A mixed team from LSU, Yale Forestry, and state and federal conservation agencies conducts a field inspection of longleaf pine plots at Urania for reforestation research. Participants include Maj. J. G. Lee, Professors H. H. Chapman and W. Bryant, W. H. Humble, W. H. Thompson, and USFS staff, with LSU and Yale students observing. Afterwards the group visits the Yale camp as guests of the students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
News-Star
Uurania
Bat
Trajor J. G. Lee
Louisiana State University of Eton Rouge
H. H. Chapman
R. C. Bryant
Yale School
Maj
J. G. Lee
Chapman and Bryant
W. H. Humble
W. H. Thompson
State Conservation Department
W. R. Hines
United States Department of Forestry
Louisiana State University
Yale School of Forestry
Yaleniversity
Urania
State University At
Baton Rouge
Yale
Big Hydro Electric Dam Planned in Mississippi
A $22,000,000 hydro electric and navigation dam will be built on the Tennessee River below Bear Creek in northeast Mississippi by the Mississippi Power Company. It will generate 240,060 horsepower for distribution through Mississippi west Tennessee and southeast Louisiana, per plans announced by K. E. Eaton, company president.
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Gulfport
Miss
Tennessee River
Bear Creek
Mississippi
Mississippi Power Company
Tennessee
Louisiana
K. E. Eaton
May 1 Crop Conditions Reported by USDA Statistician
Baton Rouge report cites 1925 May 1 progress in plowing and planting reaching 90 percent, crop conditions above ten-year averages, and lower livestock mortality. Oats yield down from April, pastures and hay affected by drought, Irish potatoes planted area rising, farm labor demand near normal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
A. P
Lionel L. James
United States Department of Agriculture
New Orleans
Youth Charged With Girl Attack On Boat Trip
Donnie Cash, about 21, was arrested on a warrant for assaulting a 12 year old girl during a boat ride on the Ouachita river near Monroe. Bond was set at 2000 by Judge Percy Sandel. The alleged crime dates to last September but was revealed recently by juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donnie Cash
Good Samaritan
Percy Sandel
Gir
E. L. Wright
Cash
Sheriff’s Department
Coverdale
Ouachita River
Monroe
River Stage Readings by Location
Mississippi river levels show Memphis 18.08 with a fall of 0.3, Vicksburg 21.1 and a fall of 0.2, New Orleans 3.6 with a fall of 0.1. Red river reports Shreveport 15.4 rise 2.0, Alexandria 10.2 fall 0.3, Ouachita with Camden 7.5 fall 0.1 and Monroe 13.8 rise 0.2.
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Mississippi
Memphis
Vicksburg
New Orleans
RED
Shreveport
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
French War in Morocco Brings Toll and Renewed Outlook
Associated Press reports intensified fighting as Riffian invaders clash with Marshal Lyautey in French Morocco. French forces relieve sieged outposts, retake Amrez trenches, and victual Bibane while aviators hunt enemy concentrations. Riffian troops reportedly number 3,500 with large reinforcements before the French right wing. Spanish officers contend to curb Moor concentrations in their zone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Marshal Lyautey
French Morocco
Amrez
Colombat
Big hydro power plans proposed in three states
Birmingham Alabama May 16 Proposed vast expansion of hydro electric projects in Alabama Tennessee Mississippi and other southern areas outlined by Tomas W Y Martin president of the Alabama Power company affiliated with the Mississippi Power Company and the Muscle Shoals Hydro electric Company The plan includes a large power plant near River ton Alabama or near Bear Creek Mississippi to supply power to Mississippi and west Tennessee with lines to serve the region and meet rising demand The Mississippi Power Company and Alabama Power Company say they will acquire power and build transmission lines to meet public needs and extend output from Muscle Shoals.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Tennessee
Mississippi
Tomas WY. Martin
Alabama Power Company
Mississippi Power Company
Muscle Shoals
Bear Ereek Mississip
West Tennessee
Mr. Martin
Uscle Shoals
Addi
Memphis
Wilson Dam
South
Romo
Two More Bodies Found From Norman Wreck
Memphis. Tenn. May 16. Bodies of two victims of the capsizing of the U S steamer at Coahoma Landing Miss eightys ago were taken from the Mississippi river several miles below the disaster site, a wireless message reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
A. P
U. S
Coahoma Landing
Miss
Mississippi River
Pastor Exonerated in Court at Shreveport
Rev. F. E. Osborne of Oil City was cleared in district court yesterday on a charge of disturbing the peace by using vile language. He voiced confidence that a separate case against him, alleging delinquency of a minor, would also end in his favor, calling it a frame-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
F. E. Osborne
Oil City
Osborne
Miss Monroe Pageant Winner Represented at Galveston
Miss Jessie Rogers of 820 Jackson Street wore a bathing costume at the Monroe theatre event on Wednesday night and won the right to represent Monroe at the Galveston Bathing Girl Revue and Beauty Pageant. The event includes parades, a bathing girls revue, and a final judging in Galveston Auditorium with evening gowns. First prize is $500, followed by $250, $100, $75, $50, and ten prizes of $25.
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Jessie Rogers
Jackson Street
Aeager Theatre
Monroe
Galveston
Gulf Coast Beach
Rogers
Atlantic City
Love Brothers Test Casing Set For Southwest Urania Oil Area
Love Brothers drilled on the Harper lease in section 28-10-1E and set six inch casing. A promising sand core suggests a potential producer. Multiple rigs at Urania work toward tests in sections 10-10-28 24-10-1 and 29-11-2E with others nearby moving toward spudding in the coming week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urania
Love Brothers
Gould Et al
Harper
Urania No. 6
Imperial Oil and Gis Company
Imperial
Smackover
Meredith Et al
Russell
Olla
Zeigin
Urania Petroleum Company
Derangement Cited in North Carolina Tragedy
New Orleans May 16 Mrs George Peckham of Milwaukee who rushed to New Orleans after a call from her son's wife found her son his wife and two children shot to death in the Packham home. Mental derangement described as the motive by Mrs Peckham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
George Peckham
Milwaukee
Peckham
George W. Packham
Newcomb College
Marten Ten Hoor
Tulane University
George Jerman
Dn. Peckham
Sveral
Packham
Emily 4
Watson
White Plains
New York
Manhattan
Mary Rufus Watson Foster
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Taylor Watson
Columbus
Miss
Frances Watson Carothers
Temple
Texas
Salvage Test Drilling Move for Urania No 6 Planned
The company is salvaging the Urania No 6 casing and will abandon it after the casing is pulled. The next drill test location is not officially announced but is expected to be in section 17-10-2E.
Debtors urged to settle war debts promptly by Washington
Washington advised nine nations France Italy Belgium Romania Greece Czecho Slovakia Yugoslavia Estonia Latvia to settle war debt promptly while not pressing payments impossible. Paris diplomats expect debate over political versus commercial debts with France seeking audit of accounts and payment terms under Briard Caillaux leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
A. P
France
Italy
Belgium
Rumania
Creece
Czecho-Slovakia
Jugoslavia
Esthenia
Latvia
Russia
Paris
United States
America
Briard
Caillaux
Finance
Foreign
Germany
Liere Nouvelle
Negro Shot in Both Feet in Arkansas Accident
C J Williams a 16 year old Negro of Dermott Arkansas was accidentally shot in both feet by a companion Columbus Monroe also a Negro at Wilmot Arkansas shortly after noon yesterday. Williams says he was sitting on a wagon when a shotgun Monroe handled discharged the buckshot mangling both feet. He was taken by train to Monroe and then to St Francis Sanitarium arriving there at 10 last night.
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C. J. Williams
Dermott
Arkansas
Columbus Monroe
Wilmot
Ark
Williams
Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
T and P Seek to Discontinue Trains
The Texas and Pacific railroad asks the Louisiana Public Service Commission for authority to discontinue double service passenger trains between Bunkie Eunice, Bunkie Melville, and Melville Crowley and replace with mixed trains. They cite declining passenger traffic due to parallel hard surface road construction.
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Baton Rouge
Bunkie
Eunice
Melville
Crowley
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Onvision Public Service Commission
Famous Players-Lasky Buys 38 Olympia Theatres
The Famous Players-Lasky Corporation announced purchase of thirty eight Olympia Theatre Inc. venues in New England. Control will pass to the buyers on July 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
A. P
New England
Olympia Theatre Inc
Famous Players-Lasky Corporation
Chicago lawyers offer help in evolution case
Carence Darrow of Chicago and Dudley Field Malone of New York telegrammed Judge Neal at Knoxville Tenn offering defense help for Professor Scopes. They stated willingness to assist without fees should the defense need them, noting Bryans volunteering for the prosecution and scientists’ pursuit of knowledge.
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Ty. York
A. P
Carence Darrow
Chicago
Dudley Field Malone
New York
John Randolph Neal
Knorville
Tenn
Scopes
Tennessee
Malone
Wm. Jenningson
Professor Scopes
William Z. Bryan
Florida
Professor Scope
Southern Baptists pick Houston as 1926 meeting site
The Southern Baptist Convention voted to meet in 1926 at Houston Texas with Rev. Fred Brown to preach the convention sermon and Rev. George W Clark as his alternate. The time is the Wednesday after the second Sunday in May. The session also noted reports from denominational boards and pressed ahead on key committees.
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Memphis
A. P
Southern Baptist Convention
Houston
Texas
Fred Brown
Knoxville
Tenn
George W. Clark
Lake Charles
National Baptist Memorial
Washington
E. Y. Mullins
Louisville
George W. Truett
Home and Foreign Missions Board
Norris Brothers Store Robbed In West Monroe
Robbers gained access by breaking a rear window at Norris Brothers mercantile in West Monroe Friday night and stole haberdashery valued about 100 dollars. Shoes trousers handbags hats and two straw hats were taken. Sheriff Coverdale reported no clues and cooperates with local authorities as speculation centers on a staged false alarm by suspected "jelly beans" thieves.
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Norris Brothers
West Monroe
Coverdale
Record 21 Best 3 Year Olds Enter Kentucky Derby Field
Churchill Downs in Louisville expects a crowd over 80,000 for the 51st Kentucky Derby of 50,000 prize. Twenty one of the nation’s finest three year olds remain after withdrawals including Chantey, Remind er, Reputation and Elsass, with Chantey once a Preakness aficionado entry from Mrs. Payne Whitney.
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Churchill Downs
Louisville
A. P
America
Jure
Chantey
Reminder
Reputation
Elsass
Payne Whitney
New York
Derby Day Preview at Churchill Downs
Louisville crowds gather for the fifty first Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs with 24 entries. Quatrain the favorite at 5 to 2 faces Captain Hal Kentucky Cardinal Lee O Coner Chantey and Amadel as top contenders. Jockey Benny Breuning rides Quatrain while Earle Sande takes Flying Ebory and Mack Garner handles Kentucky Cardinal. Track conditions fair after light showers.
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Louisville, Ky
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Quatrain
Captain Hal
Chanter
Whitney
Kentucky Cardinal
Lee O. Coner
Chantey
Almadel
Princef Bourbon
Benny Breuning
Earle Sande
Breuning
Sande
America
Mack Garner
Shreveport Woman Seeks 25000 In Alienation Action
Florence Leblanc of Shreveport sues Essie Meyers and John E. Meyers for 25000 claiming alienation of her husband Paul Leblanc and loss of companionship. She had already obtained a separation from bed and board due to his estrangement blamed on other women.
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Shreveport
Paul Leblanc
Florence Fh. Leblanc
Essie Meyers
John E. Meyers
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eastern Star
Official Group
Morocco
BIG
Griffin
J. B. King
N. C
Newcomb
N. Y
T. and
BIG Theatre
Norris Bros. CO
Kentucky
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