Youths await Edison scholarship results in West Orange
Forty nine top youths from across the nation gathered at Thomas A Edison's home for the four year scholarship test. The exam covered chemistry mathematics physics and a desert problem about choosing which people to save. Examples from finalists include Nathaniel Kurtzman John W Alexander and Charles V Larrick.
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United Press
West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
District of Columbia
Edison
Poser
Warns Against Itinerant Tree Experts Spray
August 1 report from LSU extension official M. Hull warns Louisianians about itinerant and unidentified tree experts offering cure-all sprays for flowers fruits and nuts. Act 57 of 1930 requires licenses for entomological pathological and tree surgery work. licensed operators will comply, others should be reported to parish agents or the state entomologist in Baton Rouge.
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Baton Rouge
M. Hull
Louisiana State University Extension Division
Arrival to Melbourne for Mary Powell Marriage
He plans to marry Mary Powell at Melbourne soon after his arrival, noting that traveling by land would be speedier and cheaper than by boat.
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Mary Powell
Melbourne
Veteran mail carrier retires after 41 years in Chicago
John H. Burger, 65, who has walked about 15 460 miles as a Loop district mail carrier, retired today after 41 years of service along with 28 fellow veterans. He plans long walks for exercise during a vacation in California and will live on pension.
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United Press
Chicago
John H. Burger
Loop
Burger
California
State Birth Rate Declines Slightly in 1929
Baton Rouge reports 1929 total births in Louisiana at 41,889 versus 41,944 in 1928, with deaths down to 24,723 from 24,987. Infant mortality improved to 74.5 deaths under one year per 1,000 births, from 78.4 in 1928, while infant deaths totaled 3,120 compared to 3,289. Details include city figures for Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lake Charles, Monroe, New Orleans, and Shreveport.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
U. S. Department of Commerce Division of Vital Statistics
Alexandria
Lake Charles
Monroe
New Orleans
Shreveport
Banker Resigns to Lead Mansfield Bank After Move
Smith Price resigned as vice president of the First National Bank of Longview to become executive vice president of the Bank of Commerce and Trust Company in Mansfield Louisiana. Luke Motley will succeed him as president of the First State Bank of Teneha.
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Longview
Texas
Smith Price
First National Bank of
Bank of Commerce and Trust Company
Mansfield
Luke Motley
First State Bank of
Charges rise over Arkansas campaign bonds
Hardly a political rally passes without new accusations in Arkansas as Hays accuses Justin Matthews and the Parnell administration of bond retirements. He cites Act No. 18 of 1929 allowing early retirement at par and notes state payments totaling $584,000 to retire Matthews bonds, with limited use of unmatured bonds in 30 counties.
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Parnell
Little Rock
North Heights
Pulaski County
Matthews
Pulaski
Aid Sought for Three Children in D Arbonne Houseboat
Mrs Charles Wilhite reports to juvenile officer E L Wright that Dave Wallace and his three children Mae 13 Johnny 9 and Midge 7 living in a houseboat at the D Arbonne mouth have no food and little clothing. Wallace, health poor and unable to work, has had four wives all dead. he abandoned a crop at Eros this year but hopes to place the children in private homes.
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D’arbonne
E. L. Wright
Charles Wilhite
White’s Ferry
Wilhite
Dave Wallace
Wallace
Eros
Mae
Johnny
Midge
Father Sought by 14 Year Old in Monroe
A 14 year old boy Charles Hackworth of Dodson arrived in Monroe seeking his father who left home about a year ago. He learned from a Jonesboro man that his father was in Monroe and went to the No 1 fire station for shelter and meals. Captain Tom Dupree asked locals to report any information to the central fire station to help the boy locate his father.
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Nathaniel Kurtzman
Montana
John W. Alexander
Colorado
Charles V. Larrick
Maryland
Robert H. Smith
New Mexico
Lawrence B. Murdock
Illinois
William C. Loy
Indiana
Robert C. Ladd
Vermont
United States
John H. Steelquist
Oregon
Anderson
Louisiana
Loy
Monroe
Charles Hackworth
Dodson
No. 1
Hackworth
Jonesboro
Tom Dupree
Charles Hackworth, Sr
Central Fire Station
Dr Paul V Winslow Warns of Future Risks
Dr Paul V Winslow discusses fears that distant future possibilities resemble dizzy pinwheels, blind and deaf, highlighting uncertainties in technological progress and societal readiness.
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New York
Paul V. Winslow
Dizzy Pinwheels
Balancing Mechanisms Fail in Cars and Senses of Touch
Text describes balancing mechanisms failing in cars and living beings relying on touch. Notes rains and shocks of lights and noises to which we are subjected and suggests heightened sensory impact in current conditions.
Endurance Flight Update From Two Teams Near Halfway
United Press reports from Roosevelt Field and St. Louis on August 1 show Louis Reichers and Robert Black nearing the halfway of a 553 hour goal with 278 hours logged at 8 34 a m. They are joined by Forest O Brine and Dale Jackson who report smooth progress after 226 hours in the air as former endurance record holders.
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Roosevelt Field
L. L
Louis Reichers
Robert Black
Endurance Fliers
Hunter Brothers
ST. Louis
Forest O’brine
Dale Jackson
S. T
Downey Disaffiliates From Bricklayers and Stonemasons
Notice states John W. Downey is no longer connected with the American Association of Bricklayers and Stonemasons due to prolonged absence from the state and failure to attend meetings. John W. Taylor presides. J. Kr. Earley serves as secretary.
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John W. Downey
American Association of Bricklayers and Stonemasons
John W. Taylor
J. KR. Earley
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England
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Australia
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Galveston
Larra Boeke
Germany
Madeleine Mourgues
France
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Romania
Mile. Gierszegy
Hungary
Micie Matienne
North
Rumania
Feriha Schofik
Turkey
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Russia
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Millinery
Holloway & Thompson
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