News-Star Ad Writing Prize List Announced
The News-Star ad writing contest awarded first prize of five dollars to Mrs. W. R. Gates of West Monroe, second prize to Mrs. R. A. Lee, and third prize to Mrs. Fred Speakman of Monroe. Ten other contestants won two theatre tickets each. prize checks and tickets are at the News-Star office for pickup.
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News-Star
W. R. Gates
South First Street
West Monroe
R. A. Lee
North Fourth Street
Fred Speakman
South Fifth Street
Monroe
W. A. Gates
Oak Street
L. Ry. Co. Jena
Edna Sourea
North Second Street
Allen Pomroy
Fairbanks
Leo Flemming
Flemming
Police Department
Milner Show Details Ford Manufacturing Demonstration
Milner Motor company audiences saw moving pictures of Ford production last night. Mechanics, salesmen, and visitors watched seed sowing and corn cultivation before the Ford show. The Detroit plants at Highland Park and the near city foundry, plus coal mines and lumber camps supplying raw materials, were depicted. The climax showed parts making and final assembly of the Ford.
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Ford
Milner Motor Company
Detroit
Highland Park
Loeb and Leopold Hospitalized at Stateville
Chicago May 26. Doctors at Stateville prison hospital prepared to operate on Nathan Leopold for appendicitis while Richard Loeb, his accomplice in the Franks murder, lay there as a measles patient. Both youths are serving life terms.
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Chicago
A. P
Illinois Penitentiary
Stateville
Nathanny
Leopold
Richard Loeb
Robert Franks
Seth
Zbyszko Meets Stecher in St Louis Saturday
St Louis promoter Tom Packs predicts a record crowd for the heavy weight bout between Stanislaus Zbyszko and Joe Stecher in St Louis on Saturday with a $75 000 gate forecast.
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Zbyszko
Stecher
St. Louis
A. P
Stanislaus Zbyszko
Joe Stecher
Tom Packs
Packs
Bastrop Paper Mill Firm Buys Vast Arkansas Land Tract
Bastrop Paper Mill Co acquires 38,000 acres from Boyle-Farrel Land Co and 9,799 acres from Gustin Matthews as part of a plan to developtruck farms and timber reserves. The Louisiana Pulp and Paper Co builds a Bastrop Kraft mill with 110 ton daily capacity. lands near Woodson road and lakes become reserves for future timber use.
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Little Rock
Ark
Boyle-Farrel Land Company
Pine Bluff
Bastrop
Atiic
Farrer Land Company
Louisiana Iuy and Paper Company
Barrop Lo
Duper Cmpany
Gustin Matthews
Spring Lake
Tershing
Mr. Matthews
Track Farm
Lake 3'Ée Club
Sprink Lake Club
Pine Inte Club
Land Company
Farrell
Louisiana Company
Louisiana Pulp and Paper Company
Kraft Paper
United States
Clarke
Pike
Howard Counties
Boyle-Farrell
Bastrop Notes Update On Local Visits And Weddings
Bastrop La May 26 Special to News Star Mr and Mrs J C Johnson and daughter Miss Sara Claire Courtney left for Shreveport for several days Edythe Burrow and Abbie Lester Lewis left for Terrell Texas for the Burrow Lewis wedding on June 15 Mr and Mrs W T Eldridge and son Charles motored to Bonita Ellen Mae and Nellie Collins and James Collins visited Monroe Tuesday Mrs Boysie Spear and children and Ruth Todd left for Shreveport accompanied by Marguerite Todd and Ada White Tina Collins and Ford Wolff visited Monroe Sunday
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News-Star
Bastrop
J. C. Johnson
Sara Claire Courtney
Shreveport
Edythe Burrow
Abbie Lester Lewis
Terrell
Texas
Burrow-Lewis
W. T. Eldridge
Charles
Bonita
Ellen Mae
Nellie Collins
James Collins
Monroe
Boysie Spear
Ruth Todd
Marguerite Todd
Ada White
Tina Collins
Ford Wolff
August Lehmann Held in Buffalo for Mail Robbery Charge
August Lehmann a Pennsylvania Railroad window washer is held in Buffalo New York as the alleged perpetrator of a $120,000 mail robbery. He is said to have forged an order to board a train and inspect mail pouches containing valuables.
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August Lehmann
Pennsylvania Railroad
Buffalo
N. Y
Lehmann
Ford to buy U S Refrigerator Ships for overseas use
Detroit May 27 William B Mayo chief engineer of Ford plans inspection of seven refrigerator ships owned by the United States Shipping Board to determine seaworthiness and potential purchase for transporting cars to Ford branches in the South Atlantic and South America and returning fruit cargoes if the venture breaks even Mayo notes the steel vessels would be junked if bought and that Ford already operates two similar ships the Oneida and Onondaga in South American and coastwise trade
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Detroit
A. P
William B. Mayo
Ford Motor Company
United States Shipping Board
Henry Ford
Detro Free Press
Ford
Ford Company
South Atlantic
South America
Mayo
Last of British Big Three in golf eliminated
In Westward Ho England May 26 E H Thompson Wearside defeated Cyril Tolley ex champion 3 up 2 to play to end the bid of the last of Britain's Big Three. Holderness and Wethered were eliminated yesterday with American Douglas Grant now the favorite. Marriage licenses issued to J M Hanchey and Lottie Hackney Alvy Bennett and Ouida Bagwell and to John Wallace and Elsie Emerson Millhaven.
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Westward HO
England
A. P
E. H. Thompson
Wearside
Cyril Tolley
Ernest Holderness
George Wethered
Douglas Grant
J. M. Hanchey
Monroe
Lottie Hackney
Jonesville
Alvy Bennett
Eros
Ouida Bagwell
Standard
John Wallace
Elsie Emerson
Millhaven
Course at Long Beach Triggers Open Qualifying Jitters
The Lido course at Long Beach with winds and deep sands unsettles star golfers ahead of eastern qualifying for the national open. Pros predicted to struggle. Bobby Jones posted 76, causing concern that he may not win the title again by more than a stroke.
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New York
A. P
Long Beach
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Moer
New York Grocers Buy Overholt Distillery and Whiskey
The Overholt Distillery founded in 1810 by Abraham Overholt, grandfather of Henry Clay Frick, was sold to Park and Tilford grocers of New York. The deal includes 1,800,000 gallons of whiskey, land near Pittsburgh, and stock. announced price implies substantial value.
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New York
A. P
Overholt
Abraham Overholt
Henry Clay Frick
Park and Tilford
Union Trust Company of
Pittsburgh
Delco-Light Promises Low Cost Farm Power Across America
A historic Delco-Light advertisement touts an affordable complete electric plant for farms. It details a $248 total including freight with $53 for five lights and full installation, wiring, and fixtures, plus easy payment terms and dealer support for home electrification.
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America
Dayton
Delco-Light
Mississippi
Delico-Light
elco-Light
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