Community Notes and Social Visits Highlight Weekend
Saturday afternoon events include a 3 o clock bridge gathering at Cous ter Creb with Miss Virginia Russell hosting. Sunday features a Junior B Y P U meeting at 4. Reading of local residents’ movements shows visits by HN Brashear, Jack McLeod, Wyatt Jones, Clarence Norsworthy, and others. Dr. John C. Crebbin, New Orleans, visited the area before continuing to Shreveport and New Orleans.
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Turday
Couster Creb
Virginia Russell
John C. Crebbin
New Orleans
E. K. Means
Crebbin
Medical Examining Board
Shreveport
Surprise Shower For Miss Annie Blanks Bride Of The Month
Friends gathered at her home last night for a miscellaneous shower to honor Miss Annie Blanks. The honoree was buried in gifts from many friends. A guessing contest on the trousseau awarded Mary O Kelly a Madeira handkerchief which she presented to the bride. An ice course and light talk ended a pleasant informal evening.
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Annie Blanks
Trousseau
Mary O'Kelly
W. W. Trimble
Lovers’ Lane
Jenellie McKay
Nicholas Pugh
L J. Gimler, Jr
J. J. Jones
F. M. Parker
Joe Evans
R. McFarland
T. W Douglas
W. L. Nelson
L. P. Golson Felkner
J. M. McKabe
Fred Speakman
R. Gibbs
E. Culpepper
F. Zerrie
Bo: Prophit
E. E. Volmer
Birthday Party Entertainment by Mrs E P Cudd
Mrs E P Cudd entertained yesterday with a birthday party. Guests enjoyed light refreshments, and gifts were exchanged in a friendly gathering at her home.
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E. P. Cudd
Gifts and Accessories Sale Highlights
A large variety of fountain pens priced from $2.00 and up plus Wahl Ever pencils in silver and gold plate. Leather pockets and bags offered, with a wide selection of Ever-Ready flash lights and a broad assortment of chocolates in redwood boxes.
Wedding Shower and Elegant Table Setting Recalls Season Charm
A linen shower hosted by Mrs. W. W. Trimble in Lovers Lane featured red candle centerpieces and abundant chrysanthemums. Guests included Miss Jenellie McKay, bride-elect, who received gifts in a miniature carriage while cards and dominoes entertained.
Cheerful People and American Resolve in War Reflection
A column by Thomas B. Gregory extols cheerful, optimistic leadership amid wartime gloom. It lauds Lloyd George and Vice President Marshall for steadfast courage, urges Americans to imitate their cheerfulness, and dismisses agitators as inconsequential to the nation’s fate.
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Thomas B. Gregory
Sime
England
Lloyd George
Victor
Lord George
Washington
Lioy
George
Marshall
Senate
Thomas Marshall
Jeremiahs
America
Curley Foreshadows Meehan Dempsey Heavyweight Title Bout
Manager Jack Curley says the grand finale of Willie Meehan's campaign in the heavyweight division will be a championship bout with Jack Dempsey. The clash is to crown the champion after a San Francisco bout last year.
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Jack Curley
Willie Meehan
Jack Dempsey
San Francisco
Campaign claims about Gov Hall contradictions exposed
The piece analyzes Governor Hall’s role in the 1911-18 reform fight, detailing how the Republican Parker linked campaign sought to push Hall toward the League’s goals. It argues Parker’s shift to a Progressive bid and Hall’s alleged loyalty to reform failed to sustain the state and city campaigns.
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Paror
Gev
Mall
Parker
Czovernor
Dell and
Good Government League
Hall
Rod Government League
Sanders
Col
T. H. Lewis
H. Farrar
John M. Parker
Zach. Spearing
City
Judge Hall
State Senate
Court of Appeal
A. D. Wand
League
Monroe
Supreme Justiceship
Michel
Judge Halli
Jr. Aswell
Adr. Michel
Hail
Bohrmaon
Behrman
Montgomery
Parcer
Mr. Parker
Gov
Col. Roosevelt
Republcan
Republican Convention
Progressive
Louisiana
Gov. Hall
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Caffery
Laiborne
Belda
Orleans Daily States Chronicle Brief Rail Update
Short unreadable item from Orleans Daily States mentioning a transit update and unnamed officials. Lacks clear names, dates, or concrete details in the readable text.
Land Taxation Idea Advocated by Speaker
The speaker argues land should bear taxation not productive effort, condemning taxes on labor and enterprise. He cites vacant city lots in New York, Chicago, and other places as evidence of tax distortions, and cites Canada, New Zealand, and Australia where single tax ideas prevail. He recounts a Seattle man profiting by acreage taxed under land value concepts, illustrating potential outcomes. The talk references a rural-to-urban population shift and urges adoption of Henry George style taxation.
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White
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Henry George
Mr. White
United States
Dakotas
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
Seattle
Calgary
Uae
Rotary speaker discusses taxation and farm economics
The speaker argues land taxation harms farmers by taxing productive power, cites lower labor needs with modern machinery, and notes farm output prices rising beyond reason. He recalls ancestral wealth near Chicago bought cheaply and critiques current taxation as creating economic distortions. President Haas thanks him for the talk.
Kilpatrick Family Notice and Midwestern Sports Roundup
The Kilpatrick family extends thanks for kindness shown during the illness and death of C. O. Kilpatrick, with Mrs. C. O. Kilpatrick and Mrs. Ella Kilpatrick and family expressing gratitude. In sports, the West swept the East in intersectional ball games, winning four to one as Nebraska defeated Syracuse, Notre Dame beat Army, and Detroit trimmed Holy Cross but lost to Trinity.
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Kilpatr
C. O. Kilpatrick
Ella Kilpatrick
Nebraska
Syracuse
N Dame
Army
Det
Holy Cross
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Clarence Norsworthy
Dallas
Union Parish
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Hudson Lane
Mrs. E. K. Means
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