Storm repairs underway in Ferriday after destructive week
Ferriday Louisiana reports all telephone lines fixed by Southern Bell crews after last week's storm. Rebuilding concentrates on St Thomas Catholic church and the American Legion hall. The church will be funded by public subscription and a Reconstruction Finance Corporation loan. Catholic women lead fund drive with help from other churches and community members.
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Ferriday
Southern Bell Telephone Company
St. Thomas Catholic Church
American Legion
Joseph Pasternack
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
John Schachs
M. L. Sebastian
E. W. Vogt
St Paul Man Promotes Udga for Ulcers and Indigestion
St Paul resident Wm H Fraser claims a breakthrough stomach treatment named Udga helps stomach ulcers excess acidity and indigestion. He offers free samples from Suite 72 Foot Schulze Building St Paul Minnesota and advertises a seven day trial box with a money back guarantee via Sandman’s Pharmacy 227 DeStard St Phone 159.
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St. Paul
Minn
Wm. H. Fraser
Fraser
Foot-Schulze Bldg
Lew Cody Estate to Go to Half Sister Cecile Cote
The estate of motion picture star Lew Cody valued at over 100000 will pass to his half sister Cecile Cote aged 15 who lives in Hollywood with her mother Lena T. Cote.
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Lew Cody
Cecile Cote
Hollywood
Lena T. Cote
Two Girls Drown In Creek Near DeRidder
In DeRidder Louisiana this morning Pressa Dees fourteen and Lena Stracener twelve both of DeRidder drowned in Whiskey Chitta Creek near Sugartown during a family reunion picnic. Both bodies recovered and attempts at resuscitation failed. The Dees girl was the daughter of Mrs Clarence Dees and the Stracener girl the daughter of Mrs W E Stracener a widow.
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Deridder
Pressa Dees
Lena Stracener
Whiskey Chitta
Sugartown
Dees
Clarence Dees
Stracener
W. E. Stracener
Louisiana Appropriation Bill Faces Tight Scrutiny in Legislature
Legislature debates a 111.56 million general appropriation bill for the biennium and a separate 15.75 million property tax relief fund. Administration allies push retrenchment while independents demand cuts. Key fights include the Tugwell motor license bill and a tax commission curbs proposal amid talks of salary reductions for state and parish officers.
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Long-Allen
Baton Rouge
House
Lash
House Committee
Allen
Louisiana Tax Commission
Alien
Ellender
Washington
Senate
Tax Reform Commission
Lorris Wimberly
Bienville
Joe B. Hamiter
Caddo
Tugwell
Langers Cabinet Members Revolt Over Governor Conviction
A group of Langer’s cabinet officers and state board members object to the governor’s tenure claiming his conviction may bar him from office. They, led by Olson Husby Byrne Dale Olsness Harding and McDonnell, state they will not participate in his executive acts until courts clarify his right to hold office.
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Langer
Olson
John Husby
Agriculture and Labor
Robert Byrne
Alfred Dale
S. A. Olsness
Fay Harding
C. W. McDonnell
State Railroad Commission
Paris police pursue theory of political extremists in bomb case
Inspector Desjobert said a phantom author may be a radical gang rather than a lone madman. Ten explosive packages mailed last week and two more this week show deliberate, glove-wearing devices, sent from scattered Paris sub-stations with no clear postmarks.
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Paris
France
Hell
Jean Desjobert
Desjobert
Surprise Shower Honors Mr and Mrs W O Ferguson
A misc shower at the Carroll home honored Mr and Mrs W O Ferguson on June 19 with about 35 guests. Neighbors arranged the secrecy and a tire delay allowed the surprise to unfold with gifts and refreshments. Misses Fay Henderson Eunice Cole and Mary Elizabeth Carroll helped serve. Also noted are upcoming ten day trips of Misses Opal Holloway Mary Elizabeth Carroll and Lou Mae Odom to the Century of Progress and a Bahamas sea diving anecdote about the Earl and Countess of Athlone.
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Carroll
Fay Henderson
Eunice Cole
Mary Elizabeth Carroll
Opal Holloway
Lou Mae Odom
Century of Progress
Marietta Nelson
Iowa City
Delegation Returns From Memphis Credit Meeting
Representatives from local firms and the Monroe Credit Men’s Association returned to town after a four day National Credit Men’s Association convention in Memphis Tennessee. Attendees included Edgar Majur H B Ryland Reece Major J L Adams J R Petty Herbert Fink and Miss Nannette Selig. General Hugh Johnson NRA administrator spoke noting the south shows the fastest economic recovery of any region.
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Monroe Credit Men's Association
National Credit Men's Association
Memphis
Tenn
Edgar Majur
H. B. Ryland
Reece Major
J. L. Adams
J. R. Petty
Herbert Fink
Nannette Selig
Hugh Johnson
NRA
Fidanque Kidnapping Case Affects Family in Cooler Climate Move
In a tense report, Sibyl Fidanque's son asserts she did not run away, noting she withdrew $30 the morning she disappeared. Authorities confirm her identity through scars, while Mrs. Fidanque describes being abducted by a gunman and a woman named Girlie or Maizie, with accomplice details emerging.
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Maizie
Rivers Daily Stages Flood Present 24 Hour Stage
Flood conditions show varied river stage changes with several markers rising and falling. Data indicates multiple stations reporting falls and rises in the 0.3 to 6.5 range with one noted rise of 0.8 and 0.7 shifts at different times.
Probe Ends In Unusual Case At Vienna
Bruno Barber, head of the international police organization, confirms completion of the investigation into Captain Poderjay. A trunk sent to Ljubjana, Yugoslavia, is described as sheet iron covered and about 40 inches long. Hans Spring, police counsel, regrets ending the inquiry while noting urgent duties elsewhere. The police agency values its cross border work and compares its reputation to Scotland Yard.
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Bruno Barber
International Police Organization
Ljubljana
Yugoslavia
Hans Spring
Poderjay
Europe
Scotland Yard
Thousands slain in Bolivian attack on fort in Chaco feud
The article reports massive casualties in the Chaco conflict with Bolivian forces attacking a fort. Estimates suggest losses may exceed a thousand on one side, while both governments minimize own figures amid six days of prior fighting.
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Chaco
Condado
Disinterested observers note limits of South American warfare
Observers say artillery and machine gun carnage in South American conflict has been immense, yet both belligerents lack the resources to unleash wholesale death.
Elizabeth Lupe Weds Spencer Callaway in San Antonio
Miss Elizabeth Lupe, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William B. Lupe, became the bride of Spencer Callaway, lieutenant in the United States Army Air Corps, at Christ Episcopal church with Rev. Samuel Capers officiating. Attendants included Mrs. W. E. Hall and India Stubbs. groomsmen and best man named from Falfurrias Maxwell Field and others. England and Wales influenza deaths surged in early 1934 compared with 1933.
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San Antonio
Texas
Elizabeth Lupe
William B. Lupe
Spencer Callaway
United States Army Air Corps
Samuel Capers
Christ Episcopal Church
Garland Lasater
Falfurrias
W. E. Hall
John Egan
George Munds
John Bennett, Jr
Life Protection Certificate Advertisement Offer
A sales pitch offers a $3 000 life policy payable for death from any cause with no medical exam. It promises free 10 day inspection and a low daily cost after an initial $1, urging readers to mail name age address and beneficiary to Interstate Life Association in Hollywood California.
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Sife
Interstate Life Association
Hollywood
California
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