Cotton bag testing eyed to replace jute in sugar shipping
Washington officials report a cotton bag prototype may replace jute in packing Hawaii to California raw sugar. Tests compare durability and cost, showing cotton bags survive far more drops and could cut import needs by boosting reuse to three trips. If adopted, 10,000 bags will be tested and cotton use could rise by about 30,000 bales annually.
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Washington, D. C
Bureau of Agricultural Ecoles
North Carolina State College
Hawaii
California
India
Bureau
Hawaiian Sugar Association
Exemptions Sought Rise in Claiborne Parish Applications
Seventeen hundred thirty nine homestead exemption applications were filed with the assessor of Claiborne parish for 1936, up from 1558 in 1935. The article notes a salmon can swim ten yards in one second.
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Homer
Claiborne Parish
North woods romance sparks at hotel steak roast
Ann and Bill Ware share a moonlit lakeside moment during a hotel party. Bill, once city bound, sheds his office self as he tends the fire and expresses hurt over Ann's bond salesman companion, while Ann weighs her feelings and chooses loyalty to the gathering.
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Ann
Bill
Aimee
North Woods
William Ware
Lefty
Mountain Escape Sparks City Romance
Bill Ware confesses love to Ann during a mountain trip plan. He wants to climb and get fit while Ann hesitates, torn between a sailing engagement with Jaime Laird and the budding confession. The scene hints at a continuing romance as plans for tomorrow unfold.
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Ware
Bill
Ralph Spring
Ann
St. Regis Lake
Lefty
Jaime Laird
Playboy
Bill Ware
Parish Roads Seek State Control At Police Jury Meeting
Claiborne parish police jury approved resolutions urging the state to take over many parish roads or to initiate improvements soon.
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Homer, la
Claiborne Parish
Deputy Named In Interim Clerk Appointment In Parish Court
Saturday night W F Thurman was named interim clerk of the parish court to fill the vacancy caused by Pat S Hamilton's death. He pledged to continue Hamilton era practices, sworn in Mrs Pat S Hamilton as deputy clerk and said she will receive his entire salary until an election called by Governor Leche.
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W. F. Thurman
Pat 5 S. Hamilton
Leche
Hamilton
Fourth Judicial Court
Pat S. Hamilton
Pat
Court Orders Continued Case Until Election
An honorable court extends proceedings and maintains status quo until an election is held, ensuring no actions disrupt the electoral process. The document indicates ongoing judicial supervision and a delay of further steps pending voter decision.
Five Mexican travelers injured in Night Valley crash near Tallulah
Five persons en route from Mexico to Kings Mountain North Carolina were hurt when their car slid into a ditch four miles west of Tallulah Louisiana on Thursday. The driver lost control. Victims W. P. Herndon L. L. M. Archer B. P. Dickerson F. F. Herndon and W. A. Williamson received treatment at a local clinic.
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Tallulah
Mexico
Kings Mountain
N. C
Here
W. P. Herndon
L. L. M. Archer
B. P. Dickerson
F. F. Herndon
W. A. Williamson
First bale of 1986 cotton ginned in East Carroll Parish
Frank James, a Ward Six farmer, produced the first bale in East Carroll Parish weighing 569 pounds and selling at 13 cents per pound. James farms 100 acres and expects to yield a bale per acre. The article also notes ideas about reducing air resistance in planes with motor placement inside wings.
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East Carroll
Lake
Providence
East Carroll Parish
Frank James
Ward Six
James
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