Farmers' Acreage Reduction Checks Arrive in City
Checks totaling about 50000 dollars from the federal government have reached E. R. Strahan, Ouachita parish agricultural agent, for 362 parish farmers who signed acreage reduction contracts in 1994 and renewed them this year. Additional checks for those with only current year contracts are expected in the coming weeks. Some farmers in town learned of the arrival while in the Twin Cities for business and obtained their checks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. R. Strahan
Ouachita Parish
Twin Cities
One-Year Sentence Given Negro Here for Manslaughter
Judge J Shell in district court yesterday imposed a one year sentence in the state on Ollie Brandon a negro who was convicted at a recent special term of the court for manslaughter in the case heard here.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Shell
Ollie Brandon
Manslaughter verdict in Ivey case follows gun battle
Rivalry over a woman sparked a fatal exchange of shots that left James Ivey dead on South Nineteenth Street. Brandon, earlier tried for murder, was found guilty of manslaughter by the jury. Eddie Moore, who pleaded guilty to forging Parker’s name on a $5 check, drew six months in jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Ivey
Brandon
Ivey
South Nineteenth Street
Eddie Moore
A. S. Parker
Lake Providence Bridge Socials Highlight Local Guests
Lake Providence hosted a Thursday bridge afternoon with forty four invitations issued by Mrs. Frank Voelker. Prizes went to Mrs. Vail Delany first, Mrs. J. C. Bass second, and Mrs. F. X. Ransdell consolation with Courtney Proffitt of El Paso receiving the guest prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Voelker
Vail Delany
J. C. Bass
F. X. Ransdell
Courtney Proffitt
el Paso
Marguerite Bass
W. Y. Bell
J. E. Brown
J. P. Brown
R. A. Rentz
John Rodge
C. A. Rose
E. D. Schneider
F. H. Schneider
F. H. Schneider, Jr
Herman Schwartz
Roland Smith
Herman Stein, Jr
L. P. Thomas, Jr
E. S. Voelker
N. C. Williamson
C. J. Wyly
T. O. Vinton
Jamie Haller
J. Martin Hamley
Lake Providence
Courtney
Jimmie
Texas
Hamley
Anna R. Cox
Bridge Club
Emilie Keene
Mesdames W. Y. Bell
C. R. Evans
J. H. Guenard
J. N. Hill, Jr
R. S. Guenard
Hill
Miss Keene
E. E. Nelson
Sterling Merrill
Bridge
Frank G. Meek
Vicksburg
Merrill
C. M. Bass
C. B. Mitchell
J. L. Johnson
J. C. Surles
A. G. Frost
Leon Harbin
C. E. Newman
Frost
Newman
W. R. Abernethy
G. C. Gayne
W. H. Maben
Courtneys Observe 37th Anniversary at Home
Capt. and Mrs. Eugene B. Courtney of 500 Hall Street will mark their 37th wedding anniversary today with only immediate family present due to the captain’s ill health. Married June 23, 1898, the couple have three children and five grandchildren.
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Eugene B. Courtney
Hall Street
Capt. Courtney
A .L. and G. Railroad
City of
Monroe
Municipal Street Railway
Royal Arch Masons
Royal and Select Masons
Knights Templar
Public thanked by railroad official for parade cooperation
J. T. Stanford, superintendent of the Illinois Central at Vicksburg, expresses appreciation for Monroe cooperation in Railroad Week. He credits Missouri Pacific Arkansas and Louisiana Missouri and Illinois Central crews, Morning World, News-Star, city officials, merchants, and groups for their support and notes Joe Sanders, B. B. Logan, and R. C. St. John for leadership.
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Monroe
J. T. Stanford
Illinois Central Railroad
Vicksburg
Mr. Stanford
Missouri Pacific
Arkansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Ilinois
Joe Sanders
B. B. Logan
R. C. St. John
Four-Legged Chick Thrives on Lexington Farm
A four-legged chick hatched in spring is thriving on Forest Riley’s farm in Lexington Missouri. The unusual chick, born this season, shows strong growth and curiosity as it explores the yard and coop.
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Forest Riley
Lexington
W M Murphy 15 Honored by Tallulah Bar Association
Tallulah La June 22 Special Expression of high esteem for W M Murphy president of the Madison parish school board and noted attorney, led to resolutions by the Tallulah Bar association. The group eulogized him as a respected lawyer public servant and hospitable host with long service to law education and civic life. Resolutions will be entered in the association minutes and sent to the sixth district court and Murphy’s family.
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Tallulah
W. M. Murphy
Madison Parish
Tallulah Bar Association
God
Nestor
Sixth District Judicial Court
Richard K. Boney
Ira Baxter
Jeff B. Snyder
Henry Sevier
L. Mason Spencer
A. L. Sevier
W. S. Holmes
Bridge Party Honors Mrs Higginbotham and Local Book Club
Bastrop society hosts a Thursday bridge party in honor of Mrs Thomas Higginbotham of Genese Illinois with Mrs C J Goodwin and Mrs R H Williams in attendance. Prizes include Lenox vases. tables decorated with English daisies and gallardins. The Pat Pourri Book club met with talks on Idaho Utah Nevada and the parish education system. meetings adjourned until September.
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R. H. Williams
C. J. Goodwin
Thomas Higginbotham
Genese, Ill
Ancel Ard
W'il Ober
Williams
Los Angeles
Mary Ober
Jones
Charles Ratcliff
Little Rock
C. E. Barthel
Lexington
Ada Mott
Oak Ridge
Julia Bowden
Baton Rouge
Edith and
Fannie Hobbs
Pat Pourri
James Madison
W. T. Smith
W. H. Giles
Isaac Chapman
Idaho
Utah
Nevada
Chapman
Mattie Lou Keller
Mesdames H. F. Madison, Sr
Charles Snyder
H. I. Seligman
F. K. Pettiss
Estelle B. Harris
F. L. Billington
A. C Volk
James Tisdale
Lucie Jane Harris
Alfred Herschberg
Nashville
Tenn
Caddo Indian Village To Open In Shreveport Centennial
Caddo Braves from Oklahoma will set up a six day village in Shreveport June 29 during the centennial celebration. Led by Charles Adams the group will live in tents near the exhibition hall wearing traditional outfits and recreating primitive life for spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Oklahoma
Southwest
Charles Adams
Sam
Indian Office
Tarshar
Uncle Sam
Red River
Louisiana
Shreveport Auditorium
Currituck County Vaccinates All Pigs Against Cholera
In Currituck County North Carolina famous for its hog industry every hog has been vaccinated against cholera. The move aims to protect swine health and support local farmers.
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Currituck County
North Carolina
Caddo Delegation Plans Long Oklahoma to Shreveport Bus Trip
The Caddo delegation will travel by bus from Anadarko Oklahoma to Shreveport, taking an entire day. They will camp near the exhibition hall and follow traditional routines including cooking, eating, and smoking the long pipe at the site. Attorney C Ross Hume, expert on Caddo history, will accompany them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ross Hume
Hume
Shreveport
Anadarko
Oklo
Share the Wealth call at Roosevelt inauguration reference
The letter urges national adoption of Share the Wealth, endorsing Huey Long and Roosevelt ideas while criticizing hoarding by the rich. It argues money as a medium of exchange, promotes a rotating dollar, and urges readers to vote a Share the Wealth ticket. Endorsed by J. G. Bell signature.
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Roosevelt
Huey Long
South Seas
Vater
Greenland
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