Bonds mistakenly sent crown Ford brothers' sweepstakes windfall
Laurel Mississippi June 27 Roy Ford a rural Smith county farmer was thrilled over a bag containing 142 625 in army end navy government bonds from British Columbia believed to be his but delivery records showed the bonds were meant for his neighbor Roy W Ford the Mize druggist The mix up caused village excitement as Miss Kendall Eaton Belhaven college student said the bonds were transferred to the second Ford and townspeople prayed the fortune was rightful If confirmed the bonds would fund two brick churches in Mize to aid worship and the case highlights the common sweepstakes practice of paying prizes in bonds.
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Laurel
Miss
Roy Ford
Smith County
British Columbia
Ford
Roy W. Ford
Mize
Kendall Eaton
Belhaven College
Harvey Eaton
Taylorsville
Sullivan’s Hollow
Two pastors to exchange pulpits in Louisiana
Revs. J. A. McCormick of Met Rouge First Methodist and W. H. Giles of Bastrop First Baptist will exchange pulpits Sunday at 11 AM. The Monroe district practice follows summer precedent. Women’s Missionary Society zone meeting set for 2:30 PM at Met Rouge First Methodist.
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Bastrop
J. A. McCormick
First Methodist Church
Met Rouge
W. H. Giles
First Baptist Church
Monroe
Women’s Missionary Society
First Methodist
Columbia
West Monroe
Oak Ridge
Sterlington
Bomita
Certificate of Identity Replaces Passport for North America Travel
An American citizen can travel directly to Mexico or Canada without a passport using a certificate of identity instead. The document serves as an acceptable travel credential for entry or exit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Canada
Bouncer Slays One and Wounds Seven in Downtown Shooting
The incident occurred after an argument among Fizer and another man in the downtown garden. DeBoard, intervening, was attacked and then fired, wounding seven and killing one. Police and investigators traced the chaos to a quick altercation as bystanders fled.
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Fizer
Garden
W. A. Tully
Opal Clark
Tully
DeBoard
St. Albans
Charleston
Mountaineer
Trusty Tallman
Huntington
Germany May Seek to Take Free City Danzi g
Germany plans further steps soon to reabsorb the Free City of Danzig as Nazi leaders claim independence declaration by Albert Forster, denouncing the League of Nations high commissioner Sean Lester as superfluous. Foreign observers predict actions will follow with Hitler’s approval amid official uproar.
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Danzig
Germany
Reich
Albert Forster
League of Nations
Sean Lester
Medicine Men of Navajos Seek Rain in Ancient Ritual
Navajo medicine men launch a four direction rite at dawn to invoke their rain god for parched lands. Leaders and clans gather after a Toegash night, sending carriers to sacred mountains across Arizona New Mexico and Colorado to fetch blessed water for the ceremony.
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Alneeng
Ariz
Beninie
Dookoslid
Flagstat
Tsodzil
Mounta Taylor
Grants
N. M
Sisnajini
Pelado Peak
Taos
Debensa
Piute Peak
Colorado
San Juan Range
Monroe Day Is Near as Checks Arrive for Veterans
Senator Noe and Postmaster Ferguson coordinate to rush Monroe veteran bonus checks to the Monroe post office by 9 AM Monday. J. R. Wooten notes 150 checks arrived from New Orleans with most remaining checks due Sunday or Monday. Merchants expect a large Monroe Day shopping crowd as veterans prepare to receive funds and celebrate.
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Senator Noe
New Orleans
Monroe
Ferguson
Legion Committee
J. R. Wooten
Candidates and platforms summaries across major parties
The piece reviews platforms of the Republican, Union, Socialist, Prohibition, and Communist parties. It notes calls for state-led solutions, monetary reform and central banking, Marxist goals for a cooperative commonwealth, expanded prohibition leadership, and broad changes to federal power and industry control. It also cites a statistic: over half of diphtheria cases occur in children aged one to four.
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Union Party
William Lemke
North Dakota
Thomas Charles O'Brien
Boston
Lemke
Father Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Socialist Party
Norman Thomas
George A. Nelson
Wisconsin
Cooperative Commonwealth
Prohibition Party
D. Leigh Colvin
New York
Ciry
Claude A. Watson
Los Angeles
Communist Party
Earl Browder
James W. Ford
Perryville native Mr. Perry dies after long illness
A Perryville resident and community leader, born in Keatchie Louisiana in 1861, died after illness following an operation. Survived by his widow, three daughters Mrs G E McKenzie, Mrs H A Monk of Monroe, Miss Rupert Perry of Perryville, and three sons Mose Wesley and J W Perry, all of Perryville. He was a member of Monroe First Methodist Church.
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Perry
Keatchie
Perryville
Monroe
Rupert Perry
Mose, Wesley
J. W. Perry
Funeral Services For Three Relatives Held At Home
Two sisters Mrs L B Hayden Sr of Shreveport and Mrs Ella Sample of Arkansas, and brother Oliver A Perry of Los Angeles, Calif, are remembered as the survivors. The funeral is set for this afternoon at 4 at the family home with ministers Rev D C Barr, Rev D L O Neal and Rev W C Scott officiating.
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L. B Hayden
Shreveport
Ella Sample
Arkansas
Oliver A. Perry
Los Angeles
Calif
D. C. Barr
Oak Ridge
D. L. O'Neal
Bastrop Presbyterian Church
W. C. Scott
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Linderman
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Gale Powell
Ed Shuck
Ceria
Children's Department
Sawyer Suits
Mander William Perhamus and
Sam Rubin
Jamaica
John C. Calhoun
United States
John Quincy Adams
Latter & Blum, Inc
Alfred M. Landen
Kansas
Frank Knox
Chicago
Ferera
Lepso
E. Wright St
Milwaukee, Wis
C. C. Fryant
Ouachita National Bank
DeSiard Street
Pargoud Subdivision
Fairview Addition
Maine Place
Northeast Center
Jackson Street
Gordon Avenue
West
Sandman’s Pharmacy, Inc
Desiard WE Deliver
Louis Philippe Angelus
He Hind
Ste Philip's
Jergens
Kotex
Lifebuoy
Thompson's
Whittemore
William's
Forhan
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Vicus
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