Tallulah and Ruston Men Named by Fifth District Convention
James T. McClellan of Tallulah and Joseph B. Barksdale of Ruston were nominated by the Fifth Congressional district convention in Monroe to represent the district at the Baton Rouge constitutional convention in March. The harmonious meeting seated all delegates, with no other candidates receiving nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
Ruston
Monroe
Session
James T. McClellan
Joseph B. Barksdale
Ouachita Court House
Baton Rouge
Fifth
T. L. Hood
J. Martin Hamley
East Carroll
George Spencer
Barksdale
F. L. Kidd
Rusten
Harry H. Russell
McClellan
Senor Williamson
Lake Providence
Cide
San Francisco
Hoover Advises Labor Leaders on Industrial Peace
Washington reports Herbert Hoover met with the executive council of the American Federation of Labor to discuss the industrial and employment situation. He traveled from San Francisco and said he would advise and discuss general conditions with labor leaders amid differing views on his role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Organized Labor
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Executive Council
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
San Francisco
William Green
United Mine Workers
Green
Freezing Weather to Coast and Track Danger Forecast
Advisory storm warnings continue on the gulf coast. New Orleans expects temperatures of 26 to 30 degrees in the sugar and trucking area tonight with 22 to 26 in North Louisiana and advises covering water pipes protecting vegetation and stock. A southern storm moves northward with increasing winds and gales off the mid Atlantic coasts and New England likely bringing rain and possible snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Louisiana
Washington
Middle Atlantic
New England
Telegraph Co Aims Prepaid Tolls In State Dispute
Washington fights spill over telegraph tolls as Western Union cuts service to the state department unless tolls are prepaid. Officials call it retaliation for Miami landing delays and cable connections with the British line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
State Department
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union Company
Miami
Fla
Barbadoes
South America
Local Real Estate Deals Reported In Monroe
Willem ill transfers gold to William Ryan for lot four in the Lee Avenue addition at Monroe for 3700 dollars with 889.72 paid in cash. M S McGuire sells to McGuire Cattle Company Incorporated a lot on the west side of South Grand Street for 2800 dollars.
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Willem
Wiliam Ryan
Lee Avenue
Monroe
M. S McGuire
McGuire Cattle Company, Incorporated
South Grand Street
Breard's Last Chance Well Producing Strong Amounts
Reports from Monroe say the Last Chance No. 11 38-21-15 Pine Island well is flowing over the Gerrick. Charlies Breard, formerly of Monroe, is interested with many local stockholders in a property owned by the Louisiana Gas and Fuel Co. Section 33 lies west of Belcher with multiple nearby wells and undrilled reserves in the old Pine Island field.
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Monroe
Pine Island
Charlies Breard
Belcher
Section 27
Louisiana Gas and Fuel Company
Old Pine Island
Venizelos Stands Firm If Army Votes Favor Majority
Premier Venizelos will not resign if reports of army votes giving him a parliamentary majority prove accurate. Earlier reports said the ministry aimed to yield power to the opposition and form a new cabinet.
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Athens
Venizelos
Red Cross Meets Next Thursday for Officers Election
The Red Cross executive committee will gather at headquarters Thursday afternoon to elect officers for the ensuing year. An appeal was issued urging those who were overlooked in the canvass for memberships to come to headquarters and join the organization.
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The
Red Cross
Monroe woman inherits Norway estate through uncle
Mrs. Gertrude Cornwall of Monroe and her siblings in Minneapolis and North Dakota are named as heirs to Norway property valued at 40000 dollars. The legacy includes stock in a Scandinavian steamship company and other Norwegian assets once left by Matthew Nelson for his brother and his American heirs.
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Monroce
Minneapolis
North Dakota
Gertrude Cornwall
Menroe
Norway
Joan Jordan Nelson
Matthew Nelson
Cornwall
Monroe Visitor Oscar Nelson Heads South
Ogear Nelson of Charleston West Virginia and head of the Ogear Nelson Company of Louisiana is a business visitor in Monroe. He recently returned from an extended trip to Europa.
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Ogear Nelson
Charleston
W. Va
Ogear Nelson Company of
Louisiana
Quechua Parish
Monroe
Nelson
Europa
Mother Seeks Michigan Boy Missing in Parish
Inspector Robert E. Heap received a letter from Mrs. V. A. Walker of St. Johns Michigan asking him to find her 15 year old son Myri or Myrl Walker who disappeared last May. He may be in Monroe or nearby. The reward offered by his parents is $600.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Heap
V. A. Walker
St. Johns
Clinton County
Mich. R. No. 2
Myri Walker
Myrl
Monroe
Weather Forecast Tonight and Wednesday
Tonight fair and colder with temperatures from 22 to 26. Advice to drain water pipes and protect vegetation and livestock. Wednesday will be fair with rising temperatures.
Rioting in Athens Follows After Election Vote
Athens reports describe troops firing from several points to disperse post election troublemakers. Stores banks and theatres are closed as soldiers patrol streets amid fears of martial law. Disorders began when opponents attacked the liberal club and troops fired inside. Paris reports the Greek cabinet of Venizelos resigning. legation says defeat driven by domestic issues not anti allied sentiment.
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Athens
Liberal Club
Paris
Venizelos
Greece
Legation
Special Grand Jury Session Planned for Ouachita Parish
A special Ouachita parish grand jury term will be organized in December to handle cases in Paris, with jurors drawn soon and petit jurors chosen in January. A January term will try homicide and other cases, including preliminary murder case for Charles Collins, held in Bastrop judge Fred M. Odom's court.
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Paris
Ouachita Parish
Fred M. Odom
Bastrop
Charles Collins
William Miller
Pond
Agricultural Extension Schools Set Across Parishes
Agricultural extension schools will be held in northeastern Louisiana parishes this week led by D N Barrow from Baton Rouge. The first session drew 15 to 20 farmers and many pupils at Drew. upcoming talks covered soil, fertilization, organization and club work with other experts expected.
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Louisiana
D. N. Barrow
Lou
Drew
Okalosa
Luna
Legtown
Barrow
B. M. Jackeson
Ouachita
A. J. McQuiller
Caldwell
Lincoln
Webster Parishes
Lincoln Parish
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Mr. Barksdale
Barksdale & Barksdale
Hodge Shipbuilding Company
Catahoula
Concordia
East Carret
Franklin
Jackson
Madison
Morehouse
Rithland
Tennas
Union
West Carroll
BR. L. Prophit Jr
Allan Sholarsa
R. O. Randle
Arnold Bernstein
Pat. S. Hamilton
T. A. Grant
Howard Peevy
George Gunby
Charles Schulze
Gulf Coast
Wes
Chas. Breard
Derrick
Scandinavian Steamship Company
Oscar Nelson
Michigan
Isiana
Calhoun
Agricultural Extension School Service
Monroe Lodge No
Elks
J. M. Cobb
F. B. Surgaine
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