Thatcher Attends Louisiana School Boards Meeting
Fred G. Thatcher assistant registrar at Northeast Junior College attends the Louisiana School Boards Association administrative council meeting in Baton Rouge where plans for a full time executive secretary are discussed. Also on the council are Ronald Lee Davis and B. S. Landis. Thatcher proceeds to New Orleans for the Louisiana College Conference sessions at Loyola Tulane and Newcomb.
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Fred G. Thatcher
Northeast Junior College
The
Louisiana School Boards Association
Baton Rouge
State School Board
Ronald Lee Davis
Monroe City
B. S. Landis
Winnsboro
Thatcher
New Orleans
Louisiana College Conference
Loyola
Tulane
Newcomb College
Reparations and Balkan treaty talks progress in New York
The Big Four reached tentative accords on reparations to Greece and Yugoslavia, compensation for Italian property, Danube navigation guarantees, and a common denial of treaty benefits for non signers. Molotov yielded on Trieste port terms and motor torpedo boats while Byrnes pressed for uniform treatment. diplomats anticipate further signings and a six month conference for river navigation. A kerosene versus gasoline energy note ends the dispatch.
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Slavia
Greece
Yugoslavia
Byrnes
Italy
Big Four
Balkan
Molotov
Paris
Trieste
Romania
Russia
United Nations
Balkan States
New York
Europe
London
Girl Freed in Cripple’s Drowning Murder Hearing
Blonde Frances Katherine Wanstreet, 17, was cleared of a first degree murder charge in the drowning of eight year old Ross Key Jr. whose body was found in the Blaie River on November 4. Spectators cheered as the judge dismissed the charge after police testified she signed a statement admitting to pushing the boy into the river. The defense argued the confession was involuntary.
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Kansas City
Frances Katherine Wanstreet
Blaie River
Justice of the Peace
Samuel C. Hayden
Charles Welch
Coal Crisis Prompts Dimout Plan Across States
Utilities prepare a multi phase coal conservation program as stocks sink to a 10 day supply. Measures curb non essential electricity use in commercial and industrial sectors and restrict coal burning in public and private amusements. Rail embargo bites rail workers and parcel post limits hit holiday spending nationwide.
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Washington
Association of American Railroads
Falck
Mississippi River
District of Columbia
Cotton Exchange considers trading rules reforms in tense meeting
New Orleans Cotton Exchange leaders discussed proposed changes amid sharp differences on credits and margins. President Charles Wells framed the session as preventing market instability, while Knell denied any push to railroad proposals without member approval. The October exchange closures were cited as beyond control.
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New Orleans
Wells
New Orleans Exchange
Thomas L. Jordan
Vote Locations debated for world fair across nations
The discussion lists nations backing various U S cities for a world fair site with Philadelphia drawing support from several countries while Boston lacks delegation support. A sub committee reviewed Belmont Roxborough North Philadelphia Flushing and suburban Westchester land options. A slang term from the California gold rush era is noted.
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Philadelphia
Poland
South Africa
New Zealand
Cuba
San Francisco
Dominican Republic
Egypt
Iraq
Boston
Britain
New York
Yugoslavia
East Coast
Ukraine
Netherlands
China
Philippines
India
Saudi Arabia
Australia
Belmont-Roxborough
Flushing World's Fairgrounds
Westchester County
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Law School Board Association
West Monroe
Bastrop
Catsup
Frazier
Miaxi Armour’s
Brice’s Super Markets
Gold Coast
Mixed Fruits
OLEQ
Cudahy
Puritan
Brice's Super Markets
California
Yeni
Dixie Imargarine
Dasherks
Lud Gare
Crepes Suzette
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