Feazel Granted West Monroe Bus Service Approval
The Louisiana Public Service Commission approved Charles E. Feazel West Monroe to operate a passenger bus line from the traffic bridge to Brownville Cypress Street and Splain addition, with a six month period from the order. Missouri Pacific Transportation Co schedule readjustment approved. Elzie Crain case continued.
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Louisiana Public Service Commission
Monroe
West Monroe
Harvey G. Fields
Farmerville
Charles E. Feazel
Missouri Pacific Transportation Company
Veg
Montgomery
Berns
Feazel
Operan
West Mon
Browne
West
Ap- Feaze
Montoe
Ouachita Parish
Elzie FE. Crain, Sikes
Ex Parte
Columbia
Natchitoches
River Stage Flood Report From Vicksburg Summary
Flood stage readings show river levels with changes over 24 hours. Vicksburg reports a rise of 0.2 feet to 56.0 feet, while other gauges indicate varying movements.
Outlook Brightens for Mayor Thompson Recovery
Chicago reports Mayor William Hale Thompson recovering at Passavant hospital after appendicitis surgery. He urged doctors to ensure an absentee ballot for tomorrow's election. Four physicians said he slept well after night, with no new complications and a favorable outlook.
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William Hale Thompson
Chicago
Associated Press
Passavant Hospital
Stanley Aims to Reform Louisiana Criminal Code
New Orleans Nov 4 Insanity pleas multiply in local courts and create paradoxical situations. District Attorney Eugene Stanley says only a code change can fix the anomalies and has prepared a bill for the next Legislature to introduce.
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New Orleans
Eugene Stanley
Louisiana
Stanley
Full Membership of House Will be Elected Tuesday
The 1930 campaign nears its end as voters go to the polls to elect the entire House, one third of the Senate, state governors in 32 states, and numerous local officials. Hoover is the main issue with tariff, farm relief, and prohibition shaping state contests. Democrats claim gains as Republicans face a likely tide decline.
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House of Representatives
Senate
Hoover
Congress
Conviction Upheld in Wife Poisoning Case in Bastrop
The Louisiana Supreme Court in New Orleans affirmed Ellis Hayden of Morehouse Parish life imprisonment for murdering his wife by poisoning at their Bastrop home on April 2. Hayden admitted giving coffee laced with quinine and had purchased poison. The case drew wide local attention in Monroe.
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State Supreme Court
New Orleans
Ellis Hayden
Morehouse Parish
Monroe
Hayden
Bastrop
Legion Leaders Plan Big Event Here for Nov 9
Officials of the L. Barkdull Faulk post of the American Legion announced plans for a monster gathering of Legionnaires from the fifth district in Monroe on November 9. Sam Jones, state department commander, will attend a luncheon at Edgewater Country Club following the program. Maurice F. Connor of Jonesboro will preside, with several top Legion officials from across the state expected to attend. round table discussions will feature at luncheon.
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L. Barkdull Faulk
American Legion
Fifth District
North Louisiana
Monroe
Sam Jones
State Department
Edgewater Country Club
Sam Orchard
Lagrippe
Jenkens Explains Church Financial Plan in Abilene Talk
Dr. M. A. Jenkens, pastor of First Baptist Abilene, spoke at Monroe noon meeting on church financing. He described his church’s plan that built an educational complex with 150 classrooms, 19 assembly halls, offices and committee rooms despite years of adversity.
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M. A. Jenkens
First Baptist Church of
Abilene
Texas
Monroe
Jenkens
Scouting Work Reviewed at Sunday Meet Across Ouachita Districts
More than 100 men from 17 districts of the Ouachita Valley Boy Scout council met in the parish courthouse district courtroom to review the past year and plan the coming year. C. E. Faulk, council president, called the meeting to order.
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Ouachita Valley
Hambone's Meditations Highlights Pay and Hard Times
J P Alley writes about wages and poverty noting a woman gaining pay status while a man faces hardship. The piece uses dialect to recount daily struggles and fluctuating employment conditions. It reflects social commentary on labor and survival in a regional context.
Ouachita Parish Leader Urges Yes on Eight Amendments
John M. Breard, Ouachita parish police jury president, urges voters to approve eight constitutional amendments in tomorrow's general election. He highlights a state program totaling about 133 million dollars for public projects, including road building and two bridges over the Ouachita River at Monroe and Sterlington. He calls for a strong turnout and Expresses support for all measures within the amendments.
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Ouachita Parish
Louisiana
Arnold Bernstein
D. A. Breard
Will Atkinson
Quachita Parish
John M. Breard
Ouachita River
Monroe
Sterlington
Breard
Outlaw Gusher at Morgan Petroleum Field Conquered
Oklahoma City relieves as the No. 1 C. E. Stout gusher, Morgan Petroleum, halted its 300 foot blast of gas and oil after restraining connections failed, with daily output around 75 000 barrels and gas volume near 100 million cubic feet. The flood threatened the Horseshoe Lake plant and river bridges along the North Canadian.
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Oklahoma City
C. L. Stout
North Canadian River
Harrah
Spencer
Horseshoe Lake
Oklahoma Gas and Electric Company
C. E. Stout
Morgan Petroleum Company
Three U S Consuls and Woman Die in Matanzas Bay
In Havana a drowning tragedy at Matanzas Bay leaves John Tillotson Wainwright and a second vice consul missing while Sydney Gest survives after his wife pulls him from the sea. Mrs. William Jackson of Englewood N J died after being swept from a cliff during a fierce Sunday storm.
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Havana
William Jackson
Englewood
N. J
Matanzas Bay
John Tillotson Wainwright
York
Matanzas
Jackson
Sydney Gest
Wainwright
Gest
Sinking Seiyo Maru Off Aleutians With 40 Aboard
Japanese freighter Seiyo Maru listed and sinking in the north Pacific after signals at 5 a m yesterday. The steamer California, tracking the scene, battled heavy seas to reach the vessel and rescue the 40 men aboard, but no word on progress by early today.
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San Francisco
North Pacific
California
Aleutian Islands
Gasoline Tank Explodes at Kansas City Plant
A gasoline storage tank exploded at the White Eagle Oil plant in Kansas City, sending flames over a nearby business block, garages, and a Missouri-Kansas-Texas train. Firefighters restrained spread to five additional tanks. About 50 passengers were on the train. no serious injuries, though dock hand Joe Myers was seriously burned. Witnesses cited a spark from a truck backing to the tank as the cause.
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Kansas City
White Eagle Oil Corporation
Texas
Sooner
Southwest
Joe Myers
32Nd
33Rd
Roanoke Road
W. P. McConnell
Fort Worth
Slain Roadhouse Proprietor Details Surviving Kin Identified
Earl Hoffman of Alexandria fired a .38 at Lester Worden at the Bun galow Inn near DeSiard and Sterlington roads. Worden died at St Francis sanitarium after the 1:40 a m shot. Hoffman was arrested at Pineville about 10 a m. authorities say Hoffman and others were drinking. Worden had lived in the area over a year and partnered with Wilcox in operating the roadhouse with ties to Dallas and Texas.
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Bungalow Inn
DeSiard
Sterlington Roads
Earl Hoffman
Alexandria
Lester L. Worden
Worden
St. Francis Sanitarium
Hoffman
Pineville
Milton Coverdale
Monroe
Pace
Sheriff's Department
Alvis Hotel
Sherman
Wilcox
Dallas
Tex
Eugene Worden
Farmerville
Texas
Tom Mix Hospitalized For Unexplained Illness
Los Angeles reports film cowboy Tom Mix is under hospital treatment for an unexplained illness. Doctors will release an official announcement after completing their diagnosis.
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Los Angeles
Tom Mix
First Kiddie Matinee For Poor At Paramount
A morning canned goods drive at the Paramount theater Saturday at 9 to stock Monroe pantries. Admission is food, no tickets. drop items at the doorman for distribution by the Monroe Welfare Association. Feature film Those Three French Girls stars Fifi Dorsay Reginald Denny and Cliff Edwards.
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Paramount Theater
Morning World News Star
Monroe
Monroe Welfare Association
Harry Rice
Para
Mount
Rice
Fifi Dorsay
Reginald Denny
Cliff Edwards
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W. M
Brownville
Missouri Pacific Transportation Co
Vicksburg
Uchangeae
Uchang
Thompson
Ballot
By Byron Price
Bernstein
Legion
Hambone’s Meditations
J.P. Alley
Den
Jes
ENNY
Bell Syndicate
Ing
Parish
U. S
Stormy Bay
Pacific
Slayer
Morning World News Star and
Paramount
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