Arkansas star athlete Lee Derry held on Kansas theft charges
Arkansas Razorbacks star backfield man Lee Derry was arrested in Fayetteville and to be extradited to Lawrence, Kansas, to answer a $250 bad check charge and a theft at the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity house worth about $1,000 in watches and valuables. Derry has not yet spoken to police and faces return with sheriff Cummings. He has been a key performer in football and track and field at the University of Arkansas.
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Fayetteville
Ark
A. P
Lee Derry
University of Arkansas
Lawrence
Kansas
Sigma Phi Epsilon
University of Kansas
Cummings
Derry
Jayhawker
Razorbacks
Arkansas
Reserve Officers Training
Fort Snelling
Minn
Paragould High Yall
Ahe
Ona
Schmidt
River Stage Readouts For Mississippi And Ouachita Rivers
River stage data report lists values for Mississippi at Vicksburg 8.5 unchanged and New Orleans 1.4 with a fall of 0.2. Red River at Alexandria 2.1 unchanged. Ouachita readings show Camden 2.8 with a 0.1 fall and Monroe 13.2 with no change.
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Mississippi
Vicksburg
New Orleans
Alexandria
Ouachita
Camden
Monroe
New Pastor Arrives to Lead Monroe First Baptist Church
Reverend L. T. Hastings, newly called pastor of the First Baptist church, arrives in Monroe to begin duties next Sunday. He comes from Coliseum Baptist Church of New Orleans, is a Kentucky native, and trained at Southwestern Theological Seminary Fort Worth. Hastings is described as a spiritual leader with eloquence and executive ability. continued on page nine.
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L. T. Hastings
First Baptist Church
Monroe
Coliseum Baptist Church
New Orleans
Crescent City
Kentucky
Union University
Jackson, Tenn
Southwestern Theological Seminary
Fort Worth
Texas
South
Coliseum Baptist Church of
China Opening Fight to Gain National Liberty
Bishop Logan Roots of Hankow China presented a six headed paper at Johns Hopkins University on Chinese nationalism and foreign policy. He argued nationalism rose from imperial history and Western influence, warning against Russian propaganda and outlining U.S. duties in reshaping China’s relations and supporting its path to freedom.
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China
Hankow
Baltimore
A. P
Logan Herbert Roots
Johns Hopkins University
Bishop Roots
Watcn
Russia
Shanghai
Europe
Conference
Japan
Moscow
Stubbs
Georg
True Bills Not Found in Eros Tar and Feather Case
Jackson parish grand jury found no true bill against nine defendants in the alleged tar and feathering of Mae Nave at Eros. Nave, aged 28, did not appear. a letter said to be from her claimed she fled to Buffalo, New York. Bonds were canceled. district attorney Hammond pledged further investigation and possible resubmission in March.
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Jonesboro
A. P
Jackson Parish
Mae Nave
Eros
W. J. Hammond
Nave
Buffalo
N. Y
Grand Jury
Adah Ward
Alma Smith
Annie May Pribs
Walter Prohn
Charles Prohn
Jack Carner
Pearl Lowery
Jesse Smith
Buddy E. Bennett
Hammond
Montgomery
Grant Permission for Nashville Radio Plant
A new radio broadcasting station WDAD licensed by the commerce department will operate in Nashville Tennessee under Dad's Auto Accessories Inc. The station on 226 meter wavelength marks a grant of permission to begin broadcasting.
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Washington
A. P
Nashville
Tenn
Commerce Department
WDAD
Dad's Auto Accessories, Inc
Alexandria Reds Sign Pierre 1926 Manager
W A Bill Pierre former manager of the Jackson pennant winners in the Cotton States League has been signed to lead the Alexandria Reds for the 1926 season. He is due to arrive soon to meet with club officials and discuss arrangements.
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Alexandria
A. P
W. A
Bill) Pierre
Jackson
Alexandria Reds
Port of Missing Girls Again Under Search
Three missing girls prompt New Orleans police action with one from Jackson Mississippi and two from Baton Rouge. Helen Hodge 17 from Jackson is last seen at a Methodist home yesterday morning. Addie McLean 16 and another Baton Rouge girl left for New Orleans seeking work and were seen at Union Depot before taking a taxi.
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New Orleans
A. P
Jackson
Miss
Beton Rouge
Helen Hodge
Methodist
Vera Verlander
Baton Rouge
Addie McLean
Union Depot
Duhon
Presbyterian Hospital
Ear of corn popped on the stalk in heat
The West Carroll Gazette reports an ear of corn popped on the ear in West Carroll Parish, Oak Grove. Editor notes record heat in September in Northeast Louisiana and claims to have photographic proof from Kilbourne arrival of the ear.
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West Carroll Parish
West Carroll Gazette
Oak Grove
Two Men and Two Girls Caught on Freight in City
Four young travelers Fred Kyle Ralph Egar Margie Harrison and Flossie Adams were found on a Texas and Pacific freight car by city officers this morning. They said they aimed to travel from New Orleans to Monroe but gave no clear reason and are held for investigation.
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Alexandria
A. P
Fred Kyle
Ralph Egar
Margie Harrison
Flossie Adams
Texas and Pacific Railroad
New Orleans
Monroe
Powers Pressing China Too Hard Claims Speaker
Baltimore Maryland September 18 Charles R Crane former United States minister to China presiding at the opening session of the unofficial conference on Chinese American relations likened China to a man who finds a robber digging under his wall Dr Sao Ke Alfred Sze Chinese minister to the United States urged that peaceful development of China is essential to world peace unless foreign powers drive militarism He said China may resist treaties and be driven toward arms unless negotiations hear her pov and support a stable government free from Soviet influence
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Baltimore
Charles R. Crane
United States
China
Crane
Hsu
Europe
Sao-Ke Alfred Sze
Sze
P. W. Kuo
Japan
Depart ment stands firm in communist member exclusion
Washington officials refuse to reconsider Shapurji Saklatvala admission denial. Despite calls from Senator Borah and others, the State Department continues to exclude individuals who publicly support overthrow of government by force and pledges to tighten future rulings on such cases.
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Washington
A. P
United States
Shapurji Saklatvala
State Department
Borah
Idaho
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Saklatavla
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Saklatvala
Schoolboy 15 Faces Murder Charge in Mississippi Principal Death
In Broohaven Mississippi on September 18, the trial of Nola Stubblefield, 15, began with five jurors accepted and two tentatively. He is charged with fatally shooting A. O. Watkins, a high school principal, from a bush in what authorities say was due to a grievance over disciplinary action.
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Broohaven
Miss
A. P
Fivo
Nola Stubblefield
A. O. Watkins
Stubblefield
Bankers Forecast Monroe Ouachita Prosperity Era
Monroe and Ouachita parish edge toward unusual prosperity as crops improve and cash liquidity rises. Local bankers Travis Oliver and C B Morton report high reserves, new capital investment, and plans to expand industry and employment in Monroe. Baton Rouge and statewide outlooks echo broad economic optimism for fall and winter crops and manufacturing growth.
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Monroe
Ouachita Parish
Travis Oliver
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
C. B. Morton
Ouachita National Bank
Baton Rouge
A. P
Louisian
Associated Press
Louisiana
Automobile Registration Department
Secretary of State
French Grip on Northern Front Deepens in Morocco
Fez dispatch reports French forces holding key strategic points on the northern front after Bibane and Mezghaoua captures. Prisoners claim Abd el Krim aimed to push beyond the Ouergha river to seize all of Morocco. Riffian positions at Bibane and Mezghaoua crumple as French advances continue toward Bibane west of the Bibane river corridor.
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Fez
French Morocco
A. P
Marshal Petain
Bibane
Mezghaoua
Missing mother of two feared in Monroe
Mrs. Sam George, mother of two, vanished from 713 Wood Street after planning to attend a local theater on her twenty second birthday. Report indicates she was last seen at 8 30 p m Saturday returning home failed to appear later. Family and neighbors await word as search inquires continue.
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Oklahoma
News-Star
George
Sam George
Monroe
Wood Street
L. L. Walker
Sabine
Cupid's Target Edna G Francis Vows to Local Groom
Edna G. Francis known as Miss Houston did not win the national beauty pageant but impressed Jules T. Tischendorf, a fellow townsman. She has started home as his bride.
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Edna G. Francis
Houston
Jules T. Tischendorf
Republicans Split as Two Run Against LaFollette
In Milwaukee a rift within anti-LaFollette Republicans surfaces as Roy P. Wilcox and Edward F. Dithmar enter the U S Senate race while Arthur Barry is dropped. Other independents include Daniel Woodward awaiting a ticket, with LaFollette set to start final campaign speaking tonight.
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Milwaukee
Wis
A. P
United States
Roy P. Wilcox
Oshkosh
Edward F. Dithmar
Arthur Barry
Wilcox
Robert M. LaFollette
Dithmar
Daniel Woodward
Ku Klux Klan
William George Bruce
John M. Work
George Brennan
LaFollette
Mississippi Governor to Call Reclamation Conference
Governor Whitfield will issue a call for a southwide reclamation conference to be held in Birmingham October 26 29. The meeting aims to discuss federal reclamation policies with southern governors and invited leaders from Alabama North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Arkansas Kentucky Louisiana and others.
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Jackson
Miss
A. P
Whitfield
Birmingham
North Carolina
South Caolina
Georgia
Florida
Arkansas
Alabama
Kentucky
Fuqua
Louisiana
Power Chief Survey Could Lead to City Utilities Sale
An interview between Harvey G. Couch and Monroe city officials led to a general survey of the city power light and street railway plots. Couch engineers will assess physical status and value with a comprehensive study, possibly followed by an offer to purchase or lease city utilities. The mayor and commissioners pledged full cooperation and access to books and data as the survey begins within days.
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Harvey
G. Couch
Couch
City Commission of
Monroe
Arnold Bernstein
Commission
Mra Couch
Breard
Explosion Hits Port Arthur Tanker in Jacksonville
Aboard the Texas Oil company tanker Solitaire an explosion and fire in Jacksonville injures fireman L G Mott and fire chief T W Haney. One radio operator is missing as five of ten gasoline tanks explode while roofing paper cargo is unloaded. The ship had arrived from Port Arthur and caught fire during unloading.
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Jacksonville
Fla
A. P
L. G. Mott
Texas Oil Company
Solitaire
T. W. Haney
Port Arthur
Trainmen killed in tunnel crash in Steubenville area
A Pittsburgh and West Virginia freight train collided head-on with a coal train in the Mingo Tunnel near Steubenville Ohio. One brakeman Edward Mulesky age 24 of Carnegie Pennsylvania died, several injured, tunnel damaged, signals blamed for the wreck.
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Steubenville
A. P
Pittsburgh and
West Virginia
Mingo
Edoward Mulesky
Carnegie
Dry sleuths find testing of booze works hardship
Prohibition agents in Cleveland report periods of partial blindness and stomach disorders after sampling bootleg liquor to gather evidence. Six agents, including J. W. Smith and George Hopewell, suffered health issues. agents say drinking at the sale site is needed to avoid arousing suspicion.
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Cleveland
A. P
Prohibition
J. W. Smith
George Hopewell
Harry Snyder
W. E. MacAdams
F. J. Kennedy
Detroit
Julius Deboskey
Akron
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Monroe Territory
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Mr. Morton
Rotary
Morton
California
Petain
Alhumecas Bay
Morro Nuevo Peninsula
Wee Tots
Eda Francis
Bob
Wisconsin
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