Terry clarifies city complaint in Ouachita welfare matters
Terry explains he will investigate any citizen complaint about public welfare in Ouachita parish and outlines an appeal process to the state for denied or unfair assistance. He notes the police jury lacks jurisdiction and directs all inquiries to the parish unit or Baton Rouge.
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Ouachita Parish
Ropersons
Department of Public Welfare
Pipes
Ouachita
Baton Rouge
Bergdoll Says He Still Wishes to Serve in Draft Era
Bergdoll wife reports husband Grover Bergdoll, jailed seven years for dodging the 1917 draft, would gladly serve under the current selective service act. He expressed willingness during a Fort Leavenworth confinement visit.
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Philadelphia
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Bergdoll
Quadruplets graduate college in Baylor study highlight
Four sisters Roberta Mona Mary and Leota Keys from Hollis Oklahoma become the first quadruplets to graduate college Their identical looks and distinct personalities offered a ideal setup for heredity versus environment research Their fingerprints and palm prints are strikingly similar and their grades stayed consistently high across school and college.
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Roberta
Mona
Mary
Leota Keys
Hollis
Okla
Iva C. Gardner
Baylor University
Waco
Tex
H. H. Newman
University of Chicago
Journal of Heredity
Baylor
Gardner
Leota
Bsen
Orson Welles Finishes Citizen Kane With New Film Craft
Hollywood notes report Orson Welles has completed his first film Citizen Kane after four months of shooting. The 25 year old star director and writer leads The Mercury Theatre as producer, with camera work praised for speed and depth. Toland is lauded for his cinematography, and officials predict strong public reaction, either love or hate, to the innovative project. Welles also notes film limits and anticipates greater efficiency in the future.
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Der
Welles
Mercury Theater
RKO
George Schaefer
Herb Drake
Mercury
Gregg Toland
Cotton Shippers propose Washington meeting on vital issues
The American Cotton Shippers association urged an early Washington meeting to discuss vital issues affecting the cotton industry and the South. Garner H. Tullis declined to detail the issues, a four member sub committee was named to meet with the agriculture department, growers, manufacturers and others to seek a solution.
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New Orleans
American Cotton Shippers Association
Washington
South
Garner H. Tullis
Association
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Four North Louisiana youths enlist in Navy at Shreveport
Four North Louisiana youths were enlisted in the United States Navy through the Shreveport recruiting station on October 39, totaling 27 enlistments for October. The recruits are Gordon Fred Oakes Shreveport Edward Mills Vivian Fred Armington Graham Belcher and Aubria Edgar Simpson Many. All were assigned to the Norfolk Training Station.
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Shreveport
North Louisiana
United States Navy
Gordon Fred Oakes
Edward Mills
Vivian
Fred Armington Graham
Belcher
Aubria Edgar Simpson
Norfolk
P T A Council Meeting Set For Thursday
The Twin City P T A Council will meet at 4 p m Thursday at the court house. Parliamentary drill will be conducted by Miss Myrtle Rodgers Geor gia Tucker School principal and parliamentary chairman Mrs Paul Keller president announced. Members and magazine chairmen should be ready to report.
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Twin City
P.T. A
Myrtle Rodgers
Georgia Tucker School
Paul Keller
Keller
Pythians to Elect Officers Thursday
Stonewall Lodge No. 8 Knights of Pythias will meet in regular session Thursday at 7 30 p m The rank of page will be conferred on a class of candidates Officers of the lodge will be elected for the ensuing term and full attendance is urged
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Stonewall Lodge No. 8
Knights of Pythias
Heard County Farmer Becomes Fourth Corps Area Top Draftee
Clyde Odell Brown a 25 year old Heard County Georgia farmer rose from breakfast in bed as the corps area's number one draftee amid a high level reception in Atlanta. Gov E D Rivers and General John B Smith met him and he dined at the governor's mansion after sightseeing and dancing at an American Legion party. He will train in the army for a year, chosen for leading local volunteer induction.
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Atlanta
Fourth Corps
Clyde Odell Brown
Heard County
Brown
E. D. Rivers
John B. Smith
American Legion
Army
Vigilante legion forming in unoccupied France seen at Marseille
Civilians in armbands who aided police during the Marseille reception for Marshal Petain were reported as members of a vigilante legion being formed in France. Legion committees called protection groups were said to be organized in towns of the unoccupied zone, Marseille marking their first public appearance.
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Vichy
Marseille
Henri Petain
France
Black Cat Causes Car Trouble and TB Death Rate Drop
In Tupelo Mississippi on December 4 a black cat under a doctor’s car hood halted the engine after its head was severed by the fan. The collision damaged the cylinder head and radiator. In a separate note the text cites a tuberculosis death rate decline in the United States from 250 to 50 per 100 000 since 1910.
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Tupelo
Miss
A. N. Wilson
United States
Britain Faces U-Boat Threat But Shipping Not Doomed
DeWitt MacKenzie assesses Britain's sea endurance amid heavy U-boat losses. He notes daily sinkings, but argues Britain can absorb freight losses while replenishing ships, increasing convoy protection, and leveraging American shipbuilding and Italian-front pressure to relieve submarine pressure.
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Hitler
Britain
British Isles
Mediterranean
Germany
America
Cross
Mayor Ingalls Found Dead in Fort Meadow Lake
Mayor Louis F. Ingalls aged 55 of Marlboro was found drowned in Fort Meadow Lake after leaving a note to his wife saying he would sleep tonight. Police and medical examiner ruled death by his own action amid ongoing bribery case issues and a secret indictment.
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Marlboro
Mass
Louis F. Ingalls
Fort Meadow Lake
Superior Court
Fort Meadow
William D. Roche
Ingalls
Ingalls Reelected Chief Among Survivors with Daughter
An axe and a knife were found near the scene as Ingalls, reelected last month for a second term, is survived by his wife and a daughter. The incoherent fragment suggests a death notice or obituary context with local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingalls
Steamship Oscar TI sails for Europe with 83 peace ambassadors
On December 4 1915 the steamer Oscar TI chartered by Henry Ford carries 83 peace ambassadors toward Europe to press for an end to the war.
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Associatess
Oscar TI
Henry Ford
Eusrope
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