Forty Year Romance Culminates in Deserted Courtship Marriage
In Rouge Louisiana, Dr Robert Lee Riley a 64 year old New Orleans physician and Miss Lizze Cheatham 62 wed at the Cheatam plantation eight miles from the city. Their romance dated back forty years when Riley was a LSU student and Cheatham was first loved, later marrying another and burying her. Riley has a daughter in New Orleans married to a throat specialist. The Cheatham family is noted for its aristocratic standing, and the couple plan to live in New Orleans after a brief honeymoon.
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Rouge
Obert Lee Riley
Lizze Cheatham
Cheatam
Riley
Louisiana State University
Dr. Riley
New Orleans
Cheatham
Patterson meets Bogalusa in big game at Capital
Baton Rouge December 3 Supporters of Patterson and Bogalusa high schools will fill LSU facilities for a South Louisiana championship clash. Bogalusa sends about a thousand fans with arious officials expected to attend while Patterson plans a large turnout. The U S A cadet band will play impartially with players split between sides.
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Patterson
Bogalusa
Capital
Baton Rouge
Bogalusa High
South Louisiana
Louisiana State University Athletic Association
Bogalasa High Schoo
W. H. Sullivan
University
Bogslusa
Tiger Stadium
Frank T. Guilbeau
Bastrop
North Louisiana
Missouri Eleven Plays in New York Next Year
New York university and Columbia released their 1928 football schedules with two inter sectional clashes and four new opponents. Columbia drops Co yote for Dartmouth while Georgetown Oregon Aggies and Missouri replace Penn State Nebraska and Allegheny on the Violet’s slate. Missouri will open a three year home and home series in New York.
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Associated Press
New York
New York University
Columbia
Dartmouth
Coyote
Penn State
Nebraska
Allegheny
Georgetown
Oregon Aggies
Missouri
Three Women Prepare Radio Broadcasts This Week
Three women artists are featured on radio during December 4 week. Sophie Braslau will guest in the Maxwell hour from WJZ at 9 p.m. EST on December 4. Astrid Fjelde sings Agathe in Der Freischutz at 10:50 p.m. EST December 7 on WEAF network. Irene Scarrer performs at Aeolian recital 8:30 p.m. EST on a 17 station WEAF network.
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Sophie Braslau
Metropolitan Opera Company
Maxwell
WJZ
Fastern
Astrid Fjelde
Agathe
der Freischutz
WEAF
Irene Scarrer
Kelly Triumphs Over Clarks In Cage Game
In Clarks on December 3 Kelly high school defeated Clarks 22 to 20 in a close contest. Deleore was top scorer with McNeely close behind as Clarks suffered a second loss of the season.
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Kelly
Clarks
News-Star
Deleore
McNeely
Bastrop Sidewalk Lowered for Uniform Square Alignment
The block of East Jefferson avenue sidewalk between South Franklin and South Washington streets near the court square has been torn up for excavation to lower the walk by about three feet. Completion will make all walks around the square level with each other.
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Bastrop
East Jefferson Avenue
South Franklin
South Washington Streets
Court Square
Ruston Man Shows Cotton Stalk With 54 Matured Bolls
J F Ambrose a Ruston progressive farmer brought a Wanamaker cotton stalk to the chamber of commerce showing 51 matured second crop bolls. He notes a heavy first crop and an average yield of about 1006 pounds per acre from his farm.
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Ruston
J. FE. Ambrose
Douglass-Sibley
Chamber of Commerce
Ambrose
Masons Host Triple Chapter Meeting in Clarks
In Clarks on Monday at the Masonic hall White Lily chapter No 129 O E 8 hosted Ruby chapter No 72 Jena La and Columbia chapter No 147 Columbia La Ninety members attended Degrees were conferred on Mrs Lallie Buffington Mrs Minnie Gerlach Mrs Ira Clapman and Mrs Goldie Taylor District deputy grand matron Mrs Mary Noble attended and gave an address noted as memorable with further remarks by Mrs Mae Box
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Clarks
White Lily
O. E
Ruby
Jena
Columbia
Masonic Hall
Lallie Buffington
Minnie Gerlach
Ira Clapman
Goldie Taylor
Mary Noble
Mae Box
Local Masonic Sessions and Area Visits Note Births and Visits
The Golden Rule No 78 Oakdale and Ruby chapters hosted a session with matron Mrs Onie Hum phries and past officers enjoying a colorful program. Miss Fannie Colquette and Mrs Inez Pierce visited Bastrop Tuesday. Wm Bryant from Bastrop visits his parents. Mr and Mrs Gibbs announce a daughter born last Tuesday. The Gibbs are formerly Velorie Albritton. Several families visited the J O Richman home Sunday.
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Golden Rule
Oakdale
Onie Humphries
Ruby
R. ©. Cantrell
Fannie Colquette
Inez Pierce
Bastrop
Wm. Bryant
James Bryant
Wesley Gibbs
Rayville
Gibbs
Velorie Albritton
R. I. Aston
Ed Aston
Ettie Lee
J. 0. Richman
Marion pastor attends Louisiana Methodist conference in Baton Rouge
Rev. F P Moss of Marion Methodist church is at the Louisiana annual conference in session at Baton Rouge. Mrs Mittie Mae Webb and children of Waelder Texas visited her parents Dr and Mrs Thompson last week. Mesdames Sadie Reaves Vernessa Calloway and Minnie Watson shopped in Monroe Friday. Messrs K S Thompson and J T ...
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Marion
F. P. Moss
Marion Methodist Church
Louisiana
The
Methodist Church
Baton Rouge
Mittie Mae Webb
Waelder
Texas
Mrs. Thompson
Sadie Reaves
Vernessa Calloway
Minnie Watson
Monroe
K. S. Thompson
J. T
North Louisiana visitors and Thanksgiving family visits noted
Hollis business visitors in New Orleans last week. Mr and Mrs B E Hopkins left Sunday for Toledo after visiting their mother Mrs Alice Hopkins. Miss Hazel Edwards attended the L S A future Football game in Baton Rouge at Thanksgiving. Dr and Mrs C H Gulley and family visited relatives in Shreveport. Mrs Eula O Bannon and children of Bernice visited Mr and Mrs BE J Gulley last week. Miss Edith Early of Bastrop spent Thanksgiving with sister Mrs Margaret Thompson. Floyd Kilpatrick of Oklahoma visits J E Roark. Edwards brothers at Ruston spent Thanksgiving at home. Northern Louisiana dairy farm profit discussed as Henry Hinton milks 176.8 pounds in one day from eight Jerseys at 5.9 percent butter fat worth 40 cents per pound. He also grows cotton and corn alongside the cows.
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Edith Early
Bastrop
Margaret Thompson
Floyd Kilpatrick
Oklahoma
J. E. Roark
Laura Powell
Katherine
Monroe
Arthur Edwards
Brice Holloway
John Miller Edwards
Ruston
North Louisiana
Henry Hinton
Wesley's Chapel
Ruston Creamery
Ruston Man Produces 176.8 Pounds Milk From 8 Jerseys
A Ruston man produced 176.8 pounds of milk in a single day from his eight Jersey cows. The report highlights high yield from the dairy herd and notes the farmer’s efficient milking routine.
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Ruston
Louisiana Probate Notice for Beulah Cashion Estate
R W Germany petitions for letters of administration for the estate of the late Beulah Conally Cashion in the Fourth Judicial District Court Parish of Ouachita No 2589 Probate Docket. Cause to be shown within ten days by all interested persons. By order of the Court. Pat Hamil ton Clerk of the Fourth Judicial District.
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D. N. Gashion
Beulah
R. W. Germany
Velveteens Offered in Shades at Special Price
All the wanted light and dark shades are here in this selected group of velveteens. Special two dollars nineteen cents per yard.
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Gene Austin
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