Germans Drive Polish Rebels Back in Disputed Frontiers
London dispatch reports Germans pushed Polish insurgents in Silesia back toward Grossstrelitz by five miles while the Allied high commission seeks to halt military preparations. The British government plans to send troops to Silesia soon, and Paris notes an intervention delegation from the commission.
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Hich Commission OF Allies
Associated Press
London
Silesia
Paris
Allied High Commission
Upper Silesia
Grossstrehlitz
London Times
Five Europeans Killed in Rioting in Alexandria Egypt
Alexandria Egypt May 23 five Europeans were killed and seventy two wounded in rioting here Sunday night and this morning Police casualties have not been given out The outbreak followed the killing of a native by a Greek sparking attacks by natives and students on Greeks and other Europeans Ambulances were busy all night taking wounded to hospitals Mobs smashed windows hours this morning All business houses were closed
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Associated Press
Alexandria
Egypt
Robber in Sooner State escapes with jewels valued at $125000
Oklahoma City May 23 a statewide search is under way for the robber who Saturday escaped with 125000 in jewels by posing as the owner of a suitcase at a local hotel. The jewels belonged to a St. Louis firm and were taken from a traveling salesman.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma City
St. Louis
Five Balloons Drift Over Central Ohio Today
Birmingham reports five or nine balloons began late Saturday in the national elimination contests and are sailing over central Ohio. Four starters are already reported down.
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Buckeye State
Birmingham
Ohio
Sanrday
Aero Club of America
Tentative Plans For Catholic Men Council In Monroe
Plans were made for a district council of the National Council of Catholic Men including Monroe and several nearby towns after a conference between Rev. F. N. Vandagaer and Daniel E. Doran. The council, active in 22 states, aims to promote civic education, immigrant care, Boy Scouts, and rural development while cooperating with the Immigration Bureau in New York to improve Americanism and citizenship. A meeting is slated for Monroe next Monday with Bishop Cornelius Van de Ven invited, and further assemblies planned in Shreveport and Alexandria.
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National Council of Catholic Men
Monroe
Lake Providence
Bastrop
Rayville
Vidalia
Winnsboro
F. N. Vandagaer
St. Mathews Church
Daniel E. Doran
Washington
National Catholic Welfare Council
Boy Scout Movement
New York
National Council
Selwyn
Ince
Cornelius van de Ven
Alexandria
Shreveport
Important Act Monroe Wins Over Winnfield in Convention
Baton Rouge May 21 The Committee on Taxation unanimously adopts a report to rewrite the severance tax ordinance. A proposal to raise the severance tax on oil and gas to three per cent, with parishes retaining one third for roads and permanent improvements, wins quick approval. The sub‑committee draft states severance taxes apply to natural resources severed from soil or water and paid by owners at severance. no local parish levies allowed. Continued on page six. Tom Staples and Covington hooked up in clever pitching duel here.
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Baton Rouge
Committee On Taxation
H. Flood Madison
Morehouse
Pleasant
Caddo
Haas
Rapides
Best pitched Monroe win over Winnfield in duel
Monroe defeated Winnfield two to one in a pitching duel between Tom Staples and Covington. Staples allowed three hits and one run, while Covington yielded eight hits and two runs. Staples contributed the second inning RBI and Mashaw scored Monroe’s first, with Mashaw catching Halstead’s foul in a standout play.
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Monroe
Winnfield
Tom Staples
Covington
Staples
Daughtry
Hamilton
Waller
Mashaw
Basil
Halstead
Joe Miller
C. DeLoach
McDade
Higginbotham
Gladney
Inspection of Milk Directed by Boards and Local Dairies
Plans for a city milk inspection department are under way with Monroe dairies in cooperation with the city board of health. Inspectors have been appointed and begin work to improve sanitation. A state health official will assist for two months. Dairies must obtain city permits to sell milk, with parish involvement in enforcement. Meat inspection may follow.
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City Board of Health
Monroe Dairies
State Board of Health
Monroe
Parish Board of Wealth
Weather forecast notes fair night and warm Tuesday
The forecast calls for a fair night and a warm Tuesday with partly cloudy skies throughout.
Dynamite Vats Target Cattle Dipping in West Carroll
Vats at Milikin south of Pioneer Dillard west of Pioneer Shivers north of Pioneer and Motley in ward one were blown up within days amid a crackdown on cattle dipping violations. West Carroll grand jury probes the issue as threats and suspected organized attacks surface in northeastern Louisiana parishes. Police pursue clues to arrest violators amid rising tensions over dipping enforcement.
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West Carroll Parish
Morehouse Parish
Louisiana
Caldwell
Pioneer
Religion Defined By Messages From God And Man
A Ouachita Parish high school baccalaureate speaker Rev. FE. K. Means of First Methodist presents religion as the exchange of messages between God and man. He cites memory reverence and biblical scenes as divine messengers shaping conscience and guidance through life’s milestones.
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FE. K. Means
First
Methodist Church
Ouachita Parish
Means
Moses
Peninsula
Pajama-clad victim robbed by three highwaymen near West Monroe
Foster Summers was held up near Gravel Pit Junction on the Natchitoches road by two gunmen and a third who took his clothes and six dollars while leaving him in his pajamas. Sheriff Arthur Grant arrived quickly but found no trace of the trio as locals watched.
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Man
Foster Summers
West Monroe
Summers
John Ransom
Arthur Grant
Natchitoches Road
Saenger theater changes manager as Hardin departs
Arthur Hardin popular manager of the Saenger interests left yesterday for his Texarkana home. He served as temporary manager for three months and made many friends in the city. T. W. Williams of Pensacola has arrived and assumed the Saenger interests managerial duties.
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Arthur Hardin
Saenger
Texarkana
Tex
Hardin
T. W. Williams
Pensacola
Fla
Mediator Proposals Rejected by Marines Local Groups
Proposals of federal mediators for a nationwide marine strike settlement, in effect since May 1, were unanimously rejected at meetings of Marines Local 33 and Local 80, Marine Engineers' Association, on Sunday.
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New York
Marine Engineers’ Association
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Atlanta
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Grady
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West Arroll Parish
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E. K. Means
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Genasco
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