Noe and Ford Radio Station Permits: Hearing Recessed
Federal FCC hearing on applications by former Governor James A Noe and Frank H Ford for Shreveport radio permits was recessed for engineering testimony. Witnesses described WNOE programs and surveys while plans for 1000 watt and 250 watt stations were outlined, with hearings to resume in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Federal Communications Commission
James A. Noe
Frank H. Ford
Examiner J. Fred Johnson
Frank H. Ford, Jr
Clark Salmon, Jr
New Orleans
James FE. Gordon
WNOE
KNOKE
Examiner
Johnson
Washington
Ford
Noe
Gordon
Monroe
Frank Ford, Jr
Social Welfare Meet Held Here in Ouachita Parish
Region II Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare met at Ouachita parish health unit on June 4. Rev Ulric Landolt appointed Charles Mitchell as membership chair and Miss Bess Sharp as publicity chair. Officers named were Rev Ulric Landolt as chairman Miss Mary Holt Barnes as vice chairman and Miss Gladys Montgomery as secretary-treasurer. Plans for October regional meeting in Ruston were discussed and membership publicity urged. A budget discussion and adoption suggestions were also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Conference of Social Welfare
Ouachita Parish
Ulric F. Landolt
Charles Mitchell
Bess Sharp
Region II
Ulric Landolt
Bastrop
Mary Holt Barnes
Red Cross
Ruston
Gladys Montgomery
Louisiana
Orleans Negro Prison Return of Robbery Pair
Cornelius Barren, 26, a New Orleans Negro, was sentenced to 12 years in the state penitentiary after pleading guilty to armed robbery of a Wilmot Negro near Bonita. Jafus Benson, 17, of Dumas Ark, is in juvenile court. The pair robbed Frank Mosley near Wilmot May 25, forced him to Bonita, then fled toward Monroe where Matthew Balsamo captured them. car abandoned near Sterlington. Possible federal kidnapping charges loom. A pumpkin note adds a water usage fact: 834 pounds per pound of dry matter.
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Bastrop
Cornelius Barren
New Orleans
Fourth District
Wilmot, Ark
Bonita
Jafus Benson
Dumas
Ark
Frank Mosley
Wilmot
Mosley
Monroe
Matthew Balsamo
Sterlington
Barren
Benson
Certification of Vets Program Ends in New Orleans
Joe Darwin director of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs announced that certification for veterans to receive passenger cars station wagons and typewriters has been discontinued by the War Assets Administration regional office in New Orleans. The action cited an inadequate supply of these items and that existing certificates on hand outnumber the available cars.
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Joe Darwin
Louisiana Department of Veterans’ Affairs
War Assets Administration
New Orleans
War Assets Administration Infomed
Lightning odds for temperate zone residents
An estimate states that a person living in the temperate zone faces odds of 1,200,000 to 1 against being struck by lightning. The figure reflects rare risk exposure and illustrates how unlikely lightning strikes are for individuals in typical climates.
Peterson's Ointment promises quick relief for piles
A historic advertisement touts Peterson's Ointment as a fast remedy for piles with a cooling astringent formula. It claims itching relief for thousands over 40 years and offers a 35 cent box or 60 cent tube with applicator, money back if not delighted.
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Peterson
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Knox Manning
Knoe
Guy — Ender
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City Black
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Mae
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Ity
Casablanca
Carlisle
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