M Knight Defends Ruston Attitude on College Here
The speaker argues against adding state funded colleges now, warning of increased educational taxes. He notes local protests in Monroe and surrounding parishes and questions the wisdom of new institutions while financial burdens rise. He cites Louisiana Tech Natchitoches Normal and Southwestern as already underfunded.
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M Knight
Ruston
Louisiana Tech
Natchitoches Normal
Southwestern
Morehouse Parish
Monroe
Ruston Citizens Express Neighborly Spirit Toward Monroe
A Ruston resident asserts Ruston will maintain its long standing friendly neighborly spirit with Monroe. The letter emphasizes unity among Ruston citizens and reflects pride in their shared over years of cordial relations. Signed by SEMENIGHT.
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Ruston
Natchitoches
Lafayette
Monroe
New Air Liner Promises Fast Singapore to Australia Run
A four engine passenger plane claimed to be the fastest yet built will serve the Singapore to Australia route. It is designed to cross the Timor sea of 400 miles in about three hours and can climb 1,200 feet within a minute after takeoff.
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Timor Sea
Australia
Feazel Attacks Tax Proposals and Homestead Trap
Feazel charges the Louisiana tax reform commission with a trap to raise ten million dollars from new taxes before any homestead exemption would take effect. He says the program is technical and incomprehensible to the public and critics its labeling as tax reform or tax relief. He argues the legislature should study the acts, not be blindsided by last minute submissions.
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Louisiana Tax Reform Commission
Tax Reform Commission
Jonesboro Art Club Hosts Womanly Social and High Leaguers Charity Events
Mrs. H M Henley hosted the Art Club with a social hour and business session followed by refreshments for several members. The High Leaguers met on the church lawn with 30 youths for games and contests. A tacky party is planned to fund the Mansfield conference trip for Elaine Walsworth. The Methodist missionary society met at the church for a business session led by Mrs. J A Thurman.
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H. M. Henley
G. T. Littlefield
Howard Hearne
Paul Stimson
Wilfred Scroggins
Mattie Jefress
Wayne Stovall
Stanley Lewis
H. W. Ayers
Henley
Mansfield
Elaine Walsworth
Missionary Society of the Methodist Church
J. A. Thurman
Boulevard Bridge Approach to East Oakland Planned Toll Houses
A boulevard with a rock foundation rests on 13 feet of sand pumped by a dredger to form the eastern approach to the San Francisco Oakland bridge. Plans call for building 14 toll houses along the boulevard.
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Boulevard
Oakland
Cal
San Francisco-Oakland Bridge
Sara Dean Loses New Trial Move
Li Dean was in court as Judge Davis announced a ruling on a potential new trial. The judge warned the dying declaration's competency could end the case, while observers including Mrs. W. H. Cook and relatives stood nearby.
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Supreme Court
Ons McErning
Dr. Dean
West Carroll Folk School Slated for July in Oak Grove
West Carroll parish prepares for its second annual folk school to be held July 11 to 13 in Oak Grove. Miss Mary Mims, state extension sociologist, spurred the move, with D W McBride as chairman and a board including Wm S Pollard O E Huey A H Sinsley and L A Masterson. The program targets all ages and focuses on information and recreation.
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Oak Grove
West Carroll Parish
Mary Mims
West Carroll
Folk School
D. W. McBride
Oak Grove High School
Wm. S. Pollard
Chas. H. Catron
American Legion
Cochairman
Alexina Disch
O. E. Huey
A. H. Sinsletary
L. A. Masterson
Floating Hospital Sought by Spanish Fishing Fleet
The Society of Fishermen in Madrid asks the Ministry of Marine to deploy a hospital ship to Irish waters for the 3000 Spaniards who fish there each summer. They cite language barriers at Irish coast hospitals and high deaths from neglect on 240 boats sailing from Coruna Gijon Bilbao Pasajes and Santander. A Spanish physician crew aboard a hospital ship could lower the death toll.
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Madrid
Ministry of Marine
Society of Fishermen
Coruna
Gijon
Bilbao
Pasajes
Santander
California highway patrol chief backs governors on cars
E Raymond Cato, head of the California Highway Patrol, urges a new law to place governors on all automobiles to cap speed at 60 miles per hour. This proposal aims to standardize safe driving speeds and reduce high speed incidents.
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E. Raymond Cato
California Highway Patrol
Local residents attend LSU graduation and summer plans
Gilbert H B Rountree and Mrs Nina McCoy plus guests attended LSU graduation where H B Rountree Jr and Carey McCoy earned diplomas. Several locals returned from Baton Rouge and Ruston for summer study.
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H. B. Rountree
Nina McCoy
Nina Mae Lee
Cecille Townsend
Corinth Sherrouse
Baton Rouge
H. B. Rountree, Jr
Carey McCoy
Elizabeth Gill
Mary Virginia Griffing
D. D. Gill
Rayville
Odeyne
University of Kentucky
Annie Ward
Winnsboro
R. L. Cook
Monroe
W. H. Bates
United States Engineers’ Corps
Natchez
Eula Turner
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Gladys Huggins
J. B. Chase, Jr
Waterproof
Nelson Chennault
Welding bells Minnesota co eds forge ahead in smith shop
In Minneapolis on June 9 University of Minnesota reports three female students in the mechanical engineering forge shop. Alice Crose Lucile Shaffer and Lillian Brown handle shop work including electrical and acetylene welding.
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Minnesota
Smith
Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Alice Crose
Lucile Shaffer
Lillian Brown
Actress Dorothy Dell to be buried in Hattiesburg
Funeral arrangements announced for Dorothy Dell after a fatal car crash in Pasadena. Ruth Etting will sing at a memorial service while family members and Dorothy's sister Helen Dell travel with the body to Hattiesburg Mississippi for interment near her birthplace.
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Dell
Ruth Etting
Dorothy Dell
Dorothy
Galveston
New York
Follies
Miss Etting
Hollywood
Hattiesburg
Miss
Lillian Goff
Helen Dell
Elbert Goff
Dr. Wagner
Pasadena
Louise Wagner
Los Angeles
Obituary for Albert G Andrews and Margaret Shows
Albert G. Andrews, 74, died at his Walker high school community home. Funeral services were held at Midway church. Margaret Anne Shows, 3, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sherwood Shows, died after a short illness. Funeral services were at Hebron church with Rev. John L. Dodge officiating.
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Albert G. Andrews
Jonesboro
Walker High
Margaret Anne Shows
Sherwood Shows
Hebron
Hebron Church
John L. Dodge
Discovery of iodine as goiter cure in 1850
Ancient use of seaweed and burnt sponge for goiter predated modern understanding. The crucial realization that iodine was the curative agent emerged in 1850, marking a turning point in treatment.
Monroe Plans Large Delegation to Baton Rouge
A Monroe assembly plans to send a sizable delegation to Baton Rouge amid protests against new taxes. Organizers say many groups oppose any measure that raises overall taxation and urge lawmakers to offset increases with cuts elsewhere. Supply firms lumber companies bottling ventures and hardware concerns are among those expected to back the motorcade.
Army weighs Brian Boru era uniforms for parade
Dublin June 9 The Irish Free State government may have the army march in Brian Boru era dress recalling the battle of Clontarf. A proposal is under consideration as current uniforms are described.
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Brian Boru
Dublin
Uniforms with kilts and shawls proposed for troops
The idea imagines green uniforms resembling American troops with kilts and shawls to cut fabric cost cited as uneconomical since kilts use far more material. Opponents quip about bows and arrows. Mrs. Fred Wyatt of Mayfield, Kentucky, had surgery to remove a needle embedded in her hand from three years ago.
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Fred Wyatt
Mayfield, Ky
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