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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 19, 1927

Page

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Mississippi Cities and Mobile to Get Gas

Plans for a 427 mile gas pipeline system from northeast Louisiana to Mobile involve a $20 million investment. Ack Collins of Houston lead promoters with J C Mack and R E Collins. The line will connect Monroe and Richland fields to Vicksburg and extend through Jackson to multiple Mississippi towns and eventually to Mobile Alabama.

Louisina Ichland Monroe Mobile Ala Ack & Collins J. C. Mack

Rube Delivers Cow at Desiard Store in Caper

A farmer posing as Doc King the famed Calhoun fair rube tried to deliver a cow to a Desiard street merchant claiming the mother ordered it and a payment of 57.50. The merchant and crowd watched as the ruse unraveled and King pressed the sale before admitting the stunt.

Desiard Mr. Brown DeSiard Street Brown Calhoun Fair

Storm forces Stinson down in hay field landing

Eddie Stinson and six aboard escaped unharmed after a forced landing in a hay field near Sherbourne Massachusetts as a northeaster battered the monoplane and its passengers. Stinson wife Baron Ravene Barnekow German aviator Philip Ashby and mechanics J T Whitaker and Fred Koehler were unhurt and taken to Framingham for travel to Boston.

Associated Press Sherbourn Mass Eddie Stinson Stinson Baron Ravenee Barnekow Philip Ashby J. T. Whitaker Fred Koehler

Yost Starts Weekly Sports Series for Michigan

Fielding H. Yost, Michigan coach, debuts a Wednesday sports series in the paper. He promises weekly installments through the year detailing the game and its history.

Fielding H. Yost Michigan

Twin siblings to attend Westfield wedding of Miss Stein

Westfield bride Miss Julia Stein will marry Franklin Savoye tonight with her twin sister as bridesmaid and his twin brother as best man. The ceremony unfolds in Westfield, tying two families through a pair of twins sharing the wedding party.

Westfield N. Y Julia Stein Franklin Savoye

Readers propose Legion Air Field and Flanders Field as airport names

The News-Star opened a naming contest for the airfield at the Robert Fenwick site in Ouachita Parish Monroe. Only two suggestions were received Legion Air Field and Flanders Field both broad in scope honoring World War veterans as a whole. The police jury authorized publication to spur public input and a final choice will be made with input from readers. CONTINUED ON PAGE FIVE

News-Star T DeSiard Robert Fen- NW Ouachita Par Monroe

Students Return to Classes After VMI Hazing Walkout

Virginia Military Institute cadets resumed formation and classes after a two hour meeting and a two day strike aimed at pressuring the Board of Visitors to hear the hazing case of senior W. R. Griffith. Alumni and honor court representatives led the meeting at Jackson Hall. The senior class president said the protest achieved its aim as the hearing proceeded.

Lexington Cadet Corps of Virginia Military Institute W. R. Griffith Board of Visitors Jackson Hall Jack West Suffolk Sim

Virginia Military Institute Faces Student Strike Over Suspended Cadet

Lexington reports the VMI student body nearly all cadets stage an orderly strike over the suspension of senior W F Griffith. The board of visitors debates the issue overnight with no action, while football drills continue for Saturday's game against Maryland in Richmond.

Lexington Virginia Military Institute Board of Visitors W. H Cocke W. F. Griffith Griffith Cocke Board of Directors University of Maryland Richmond

Aswell Urges Jardine to Recall Cotton Carryover Report

Representative James B. Aswell of Louisiana calls on Secretary Jardine to withdraw the department’s report estimating the world cotton carryover at August 1 at about 7,800,000 bales. He cites misuse of private reports and the harm to cotton producers.

Washington James B. Aswell Louisiana Jardine Department Mr. Aswell

Tetlaw Named Loyola Freshmen Captain

Joe Tetlaw of Baton Rouge, last year’s all state halfback, was elected captain of the Loyola freshmen football team in New Orleans.

Associated Press New Orleans Joe Tetlaw Baton Rouge Loyola

Long moustache proves undoing of Chicago man

Wallenty Noga, 46, noted for a ten inch moustache, faced a U S commissioner on prohibition violation charges. He claimed agents misidentified liquor at his home, but the mustache prompted skepticism. Noga bound over to grand jury under $1 500 bond. his wife urged him to shave.

Chicago Wallenty Noga United States Noga Naga Righ

Remus Admits Pet Names for Wife in Atlanta Prison Visit

In a deposition the warden testified George Remus called his wife honey bunch and bunch of sugar during a last visit before his release. The hearing set for November 7 will determine if Remus was insane when he killed his wife Mrs. Imogene Holmes Remus, with testimony noting their affectionate exchange and a diamond ring.

Atlanta George Remus John W. Snook Charles Elston Remus Carl Basler Cincinnati Continued Page Six

Reporters Need Solid Qualities Says See

Chicago October 19 Married men are preferred as reporters for their solid education and appearance. Robert M Lee city editor of the Chicago Tribune told Inland Daily Press association members that reporters should be solid, with courtesy, ability to make friends and accuracy. The two day meeting ends today.

Associated Press Chicago Robert M. Lee Chicago Tribune Inland Daily Press, Association Lee

Lawd Hep Me Meditations on Debiting Debts

J P Alley delivers a humorous monologue in dialect about a person trying to sort out what is owed. The piece plays on financial mix ups and religious phrasing with a folksy cadence.

Teapot Dome trial details Harvey Sinclair Fall in 1921 visit

In Washington on October 19, counsel Martin W. Littleton told jurors that Harry F. Sinclair first pressed Albert B. Fall about leasing Teapot Dome during a Christmas 1921 visit to Fall’s New Mexico ranch. He alleged Sinclair sought oil swaps and payments linked to the lease while Navy officials described the exchange plan as legal after Denby approved it.

Washington Harry F. Sinclair Albert B. Fall Teapot Dome Naval] Oil Reserve New Mexico Martin W. Littleton Mr. Littleton Sinclair Fall Naval Reserve No. 3 Teapot Dome Oklahoma Littleton John K. Robison Navy New York Harding Pacific Atlantic California Denby

Despondent Mother Hangs Self in Florida Home

Mrs. Sarah Harder 80, driven by grief over her son's death in Adrian Michigan, hanged herself at her daughter’s home in St. Petersburg. She had traveled from Adrian to Florida three weeks earlier.

ST. Petersburg Fla Adrian, Mich Sarah Harder Adrian

Edison Portraits Show Right Face More Distinct

New York reporters note that 1,600 photographs of Thomas A. Edison taken over 80 years all reveal the right side of his face. Photographer John F. Garabant explains the inventor resembles Commander Byrd with a more expressive right profile and a relatively less defined left side.

New York Thomas A. Edison John F. Garabant Commander Byrd

Heinkel hydro airplane makes river landing in Lisbon

The Heinkel hydro-airplane C-1220 flying from Warenmuende Germany to the United States via Amores landed on the Lisbon river at 9 a.m. Piloted by Horst Merz, the craft completed a 250 mile hop from Vigo Spain.

Lisbon Portugal Heinkel Warenmuende Germany United States Amores Horst Merz Vigo Spain

Marconi Foresees Radio Age and Praises U S Progress

Guglielmo Marconi, 53, says radio advances continue worldwide. He notes laboratories in Italy England and cooperation with RCA in the United States and his yacht Electra equipped for research. He stresses lifelong study and recent breakthroughs in short wave beam transmission.

Washington Guglielmo Marconi Marconi Italy England Radio Corporation of America Electra

Great Fish Migration Attracts Monroe Bridge Viewers

Early light draws pedestrians to the Monroe West Monroe bridge to watch thousands of bar and Buffalo fish move northward in a rapid, looping procession. Dr. K L Wood suspects paper mill pollution as a possible cause, though others offer no firm explanation as the fish vanish upstream.

Monroe West Monroe K. L. Wood

Maine Keeps Direct Primary After Referendum Vote

In Portland Maine a special election resulted in Maine rejecting a move back to the caucus and convention nominating system by about two to one. The direct primary is retained for public office nominations.

Portland Maine

Rogers Emphasizes Quick Parachute Exit in Flight

Will Rogers plans a swift parachute deployment on his New York flight saying he wants no time keeper around as the count will be short when he pulls the ripcord.

Los Angeles Will Rogers New York

Will and Wife Tragedy at Milwaukee Temple

Fred Schultze 31 bought a rifle and, after making a will for his “beloved children,” shot his wife Emma Schultze 31 at Temple Bethel in Milwaukee. Gordon Goetzinger 16 was wounded while shielding her. Schultze then shot himself as worshippers fled. The couple’s children are John 12 Mary 10 and Jeanne 7.

Milwaukee Fred Schultze Temple Bethel Gordon Goetzinger Emma Schultze Goetzinger John Mary Jeanne Schultze

Divorced Vanderbilt Wife Chooses New Name

Virginia Fair, daughter of James Graham Fair, will be known socially as Mrs. Graham Fair Van derbilt. The former wife of W K Vanderbilt now appears in society sections under that name.

New York W. K. Vanderbilt Graham Fair Vanderbilt Virginia James Graham Fair

Marines Battle Bandits in Nicaragua Search for Missing Fliers

A 40 member American patrol escaped a 300 strong irregular force in Nueva Segovia Nicaragua after fierce fighting that left 67 irregulars killed or wounded and four constabulary dead. The unit sought two missing Marine aviators, Second Lieutenant F E A Thomas and Sergeant Frank E Dowdell, near Quilali.

Managua Nicaragua Nueva Sergovia Marine Corp F E. A. Thomas Frank E. Dowdell Quilali Jacon Treen George J. J. O'Shea Jicato J. B. O'Neil Guardia National Kenneth Struck O’shea PAGE

Mallory liner sails to New York after port fire

The Mallory Line steamship San Jacinto arrived with cargo afire and left for New York. Seventy eight bales of damaged cotton and a warload of flour eggs and feed were ruined. Fire extinguished by the crew under Captain F G Avery with no injuries or panic among forty passengers.

Key West Fla Mallory Line San Jacinto New York F. G. Avery

Earl Carroll Nears Release from Jail After Parole Approval

Earl Carroll prepared to complete a name change as he nears release from Atlanta federal prison. Parole, approved by Attorney General Sargent, follows a four month sentence for perjury tied to a sensational New York theater bath tub party. Countess Cathcart attended the event with guests including Thaw, Irvin S Cobb and Al Jolson.

Earl Carroll Atlanta Uncle Sam Sargent Washington Carroll New York Joyce Hawley Countess Cathcart Herbert Adams Ney

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