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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 19, 1927

Page

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El Dorado to Get Gas from Field and Camden Link

Announcement from the Louisiana Arkansas Pipe Line company details a nearly 1.5 million dollar contract to build a 16 inch gas line 55 miles from Sterlington to El Dorado Arkansas. National Supply company of Texas to construct the line with a 60 day estimate. pipeline capacity 75 to 80 million cubic feet daily feeding El Dorado and Camden from the Monroe field.

Louisiana-Arkansas Pipe Line Company Sterlington el Dorado Ark D. Hunter National Supply Company of Texas Ouachita Natural Gas Company Monroe Richland Parish Hunter S. LD. Hunter Louisiana-Arkansas Pipeline Company el Dorado Gas Company Union County Camden South Arkansas Louisiana Central States Gas and Electric Company Smackover Monroe Field

Jena Shooting Ties Two Local Youths and Sheriff’s Pursuit

Willie Yule 21 was shot near Jena by Johnson Bradford 22 during an automobile outing. Yule, fatally wounded, is under care in Jena while Bradford fled and is being sought by the sheriff. Bradford is son of Tullos town marshal J D Bradford who was killed a month earlier by George Frizzell, now jailed awaiting trial.

News-Star Jena Willie Yule Johnson Bradford Ward 5 Yule Bradford Sheriff’s Office Catahoula Lake J. D. Bradford Tullos George Frizzell

Rev Culpepper Dies at Home in West Monroe

The Rev Dr Marvin M Culpepper age 60 died this morning at 4 o clock at his West Monroe home after a long illness. A respected Methodist preacher, he held various charges including Trinity Methodist Church in San Antonio before retirement. Surviving are his wife, son Rev Ross Culpepper, and daughters Sue Louise and Melvina May. Funeral plans awaiting relatives.

Marvin M. Culpepper West Monroe Culpepper Trinity Methodist Church San Antonio Twin Cities Kansas City Stuttgart Ark Olathe Kans Ross Culpepper Texas Sue Louise Melvina May

Hindenburg Denies German War Guilt

Berlin reports President von Hindenburg repudiated Germany’s war guilt and pledged to prove the case before impartial judges. The speech coincides with American veterans in Europe and rising Franco American ties, signaling a renewed moral campaign for Reich rehabilitation and possible international controversy.

von Hindenburg Berlin Germany Tannenberg Reich

Believe Maddoo Trying to Head Off Al's Rally

In New York McAdoo and Edwin Meredith visited to curb the movement backing Governor Smith. Frank O. Lowden’s New York visit was seen as a counter to Hughes and Hoover booms, amid talk of a Hughes Hoover ticket in the Republican camp.

New York William Gibbs McAdoo Edwin T. Meredith Wilson Smith Frank O. Lowden Chas. E. Hughes Herbert Hoover Hamilton Fish, Jr Hughes Hoover

Toronto Woman Takes Lead in National Golf Championship

Ada McKenzie of Toronto led the qualifying round with 77 in the women's national championship at Garden City New York. Maureen Orcutt and Miriam Burns Horn tied for second at 78 while Mrs O F Hill of Kansas City led early with 85 after breaking 90.

Associated Press Garden City N. Y Ada McKenzie Toronto Canada Maureen Orcutt Miriam Burns Horn O. F. Hill Kansas City Stetson W. G. Frazer Alexa Stirling Marion Turpie New Orleans

Four Derby Planes Missing After Cross Country Start

Twenty five light commercial planes began the Roosevelt Field cross country derby with four still unaccounted for hours after, while others reported in. Fog and rain forced several to land and engine trouble troubled some crews. Unreported craft include two Waco 10s piloted by Tex LaGrone and R E Dake and two Eagle Rocks piloted by G Smith and L F Hughes.

Associated Press Bellefonte Roosevelt Field Tex LaGrone Kansas City G. Smith Tacoma L. F. Hughes Wheeling W. Va R. E. Dake Pittsburgh

Meyers Reaches Cleveland in National Air Derby

C W Meyers of Detroit became the first to depart Bellefonte Pennsylvania in the national air derby and landed at Cleveland Ohio at approximately 12 19 pm He is listed as entry 36 piloting a Waco 10 in the event.

Blood tests fail to prove maternity in Cleveland case

Cleveland physicians and blood specialists at a conference with Judge Carl V. Weygandt said medical science cannot conclusively prove if Mrs. Sam Smith is the mother of the baby she nurses at Fairview Park hospital. She claims a hospital mix up gave her a different baby after birth on August 22.

Cleveland Common Pleas Carl V. Weygandt Sam Smith Fairview Park Hospital

Washington Star editor Rudolph Kauffman dies at 74

Rudolph Kauffman longtime managing editor of the Washington Star died suddenly at his daughter Mrs. Lewis Murray home on West Lake Road near Dunkirk New York. He was 74 and death was attributed to heart trouble. He had come to stay with his daughter about three weeks ago.

Dunkirk N. Y Rudolph Kauffman Washington, D. C Star Lewis N. Murray Weat Lake Road

Foggy Start Delays Cross-Country Flight From Roosevelt Field

Twenty five light commercial planes began a cross country flight to Spokane at 6 01 am from Roosevelt Field New York with clock like precision despite early fog. Weather cleared briefly as 23 led the line and two formed a second line amid spectators cavalry and photo planes.

Roosevelt Field N. Y Spokane Wash

Meditations by J. P. Alle and hustling car crowd

A fragment from a 1920s style humorous column describes J. P. Alle’s meditations and folks riding in a big fine auto while no one notices and hooslers mingle, creating a vivid street scene.

Paris Rally Opens Legion Convention Led by Howard Savage

American Legion Commander Howard P. Savage heads the convention opening in Paris as the organization gathers for a major meeting. Paris hosts the event withSavage serving as chief envoy.

Howard P. Savage American Legion

Great French Marshals Review American Legion Parade

Marshals Foch and Joffre reviewed the American marching unit at the Palace de la Concorde. The parade moved past the Arc de Triomphe in a display of Allied unity.

France Foch Joffre Palace de la Concorde Legion Arc de Triomphe

Curfew Lockdown for Teachers and Janitors in North Salem

In North Salem New York a 10 oclock curfew is in force for teachers and school janitors to keep them in best condition for instruction. By rule of the board of education they must limit their evenings out on days school is in session.

Assocated Press North Salem N. Y Board of Education

Big Fightfest At Sythe Ball Park Promises Loud Coverage

The News-Star reports electric amplifiers will broadcast Dempsey Tunney fight announcements from home plate to the grandstand and surrounding areas at Sythe Ball Park. Chicago reporters and AP writers will cover the Thursday night fracas, with cartoonist Quill and Menke filing firsthand dope.

Forsythe Ball Park News- Star Mag Baseball Chicago Menke News-Star Quill Associated Press

Legion Parade in Paris Honors Unknown Soldier

Fourteen thousand American Legion veterans and their families paraded under the Arc de Triomphe and past the unknown soldier’s tomb in Paris. Marshals Foch and Joffre and General Pershing reviewed the march, while Louisiana veterans drew the strongest cheers from crowds. The Legion’s ninth convention opened at the Trocadero Palace with President Doumergue and Marshal Foch among the dignitaries amid bands, flags, and a moment of silence for war dead.

Palais DU Trocadero Paris American Legion France Place d’Iena Arc de Triomphe Champs Elyses Place de la Concorde Louisiana Florida Legionnaires American Legion Auxiliary Trocadero Doumergue Marshal Foch General Pershing Howard P. Savage The Trocadero Palace Marshal Fosh Savage America

France and U S leaders open American Legion convention

President Doumergue of France and General Pershing of the United States stood together on the Trocadero Palace platform in Paris as the American Legion overseas convention formally opened this morning.

Doumergue France General Pershing United States Trocadero Palace Paris American Legion Overseas Convention

Cotton Prices Decline on New Orleans Market

New Orleans on September 19 reports cotton prices broke 100 points after an early advance. Decline driven by weak stocks, freer offerings, and a demoralized speculative element after last week's sharp declines. Dec futures slipped to 20.60 from 21.60 earlier, with a late rally but overall weak undertone.

New Orleans

Young Oklahoma killer to face death penalty in Beggs bank robbery

Matthew Kimes, a youthful Oklahoma outlaw, was sentenced to death by an Okmulgee county jury for murder in the Beggs double robbery in which Police Chief W. J. McAnally was killed. Jurors initially deadlocked 21 to 1 on punishment before verdict followed.

Okmulgee Okla Matthew Kimes Oklahoma Okmulgee County Beggs W. J. McAnally Kimes James Hayes Hays Roy Brandon Brandon McAnally Creek County A. N. Boatman State Penitentiary Perry Chucalate Sequoyah County

Rock Field Pressures Fall 2.8 Percent in Six Months

William F. Chisholm reports Monroe field rock pressure averaged 554 pounds, down 16 pounds or 2.8 percent from six months earlier as 460 wells were gauged in January February, with 23 new wells in the interval. The report notes most pressures unchanged, some slight increases, and highlights Richland parish field eight wells with much higher pressures.

William F. Chisholm Shreveport Minerals Division State Department of Conservation Monroe New Richland Monroe Field Richland Gulf Refining Company Marshfield No S. D. Hunter McCoy Palmer Corporation Colvin No Colvin Ruston Drilling Company

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