Coal as Motor Fuel Feared Boost for Industry
Dr. nas S. Baker of Carnegie Tech urged liquid coal as a petroleum substitute amid tight supplies. He warned price rises prompt study of coal liquefaction and predicted coal could power cars. Arno Fieldner urged delaying gasoline from coal for conservation, noting current methods wasteful and costly versus petroleum.
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Pittsburgh
Nas’s. Baker
Arnegie Institute of Technology
United States
Coal Arch Laboratory
Aleady
Arno Fieldner
Coal Mining Institute of America
Fieldner
Downsville Lodge Elects Officers for Next Year
Downsville Masonic lodge in Farmerville announces officers elected for the ensuing year: Worshipful master W. D. Wallace, senior warden W. L. Roach, junior warden Cecil Al. The report lists the new leadership as of December 10, with the election held by the lodge.
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Farmerville
Downsville
Masonic Lodge
W. D. Wallace
W. L. Roach
Waren
Cecil al
Missing link fossil found on Java by Dutch scientist
The Carnegie Institution reports Dutch paleontologist G H van Koenigswald has unearthed skull fragments teeth and jaw of a new primitive human ape species on Java near the Solo river. The specimen suggests humans stood upright and used hands and brain about a million years ago, well before Pithecanthropus Erectus.
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Stephen J. McDonough
Associated Press
W Shington
Java
Carnegie Institution of Washington
G. H. RB. van Koenigswald
Bandoeng
Solo
John C. Merriam
Louisiana State hosts international university debate
The third annual debate at Louisiana State University features LSU's Russell Long and Joseph Trum opposing two British debaters Harold Munro and David Sealand-Jones Gower. The teams argue that American and British interests demand Japan have a free hand in China. The event, arranged by the National Student Federation of America, is under the university speech department and student council and will be broadcast on WJBO at 8 p.m.
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Specianli
Louisiana State University
Russell Long
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Joseph Trum
New Orleans
Harold Munro
Glasgow University
David Sealand-Jones Gower
University of Wales
Japan
China
National Student Federation of America
University Department of Speech
Student Council
WJBO
Local church officers listed with roles
Britton as secretary A T McCoy treasurer J G Hammons chaplain F D Bachman senior deacon C D Wallace junior deacon G C Roberts master of ceremonies P Albritton Tiler H O Roy stewards J E Smith and S A Jones named. Saxophone invented by Adolphe Sax around 1840 and adopted by French army bands in 1845.
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Adolphe Sax
Valuable fur coat and jewels stolen from car at night club
Mrs. R. H. Millsap and cousin Clarence Bolinger of California reported Thursday night that a fur coat valued at 350 dollars and a traveling bag with jewelry clothes and dishes were taken from a car in front of the Little Casino on Sterlington road. The theft also involved a white gold wrist watch amethyst brooch gold pin and chain cross and a Camp Fire emblem pin with initials B P W C.
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Sheriff's Department
Little Casino
Sterlington Road
R. H. Millsap
California
Clarence Winston Bolinger
M. A. Johnson
Bastrop
Petition Against War Endorsed by Monroe Police
Monroe police signed a Veterans of Foreign Wars backed resolution urging Congress and the president to keep the United States out of war while supporting a strong national defense. Chief Frank W. Reitzell will send the document to VFW national headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Police OF
Monroe
Monroe Police Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Congress
United States of America
America
Frank W. Reitzell
National
Kansas City
Officers To Split Reward For Arrest
Three Monroe police officers A L Cornett J R Butler and W H Soureal will share a $25 state reward for the capture of J Carlin also known as J Darrell and Frank Rives Carlin was arrested at police HQ on drunkenness disorderly conduct and vagrancy charges He fingerprinted evidence showed he was an escaped convict from a Texas penitentiary serving 10 years for burglary under the name J Darrell He waived extradition Friday and Texas authorities expect to take him within a day or two He is held in the Ouachita parish jail.
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Monroe
A. L. Cornett
J. R. Butler
W. H. Soureal
State of Texas
J. Carlin
J. Darrell
Frank Rives
Carlin
Texas Penitentiary
Darrell
Texas
Quachita Parish
Large Monroe district Methodist meeting draws 151
The Monroe district Young Methodists held a meeting and banquet at Monroe First Methodist Church with 151 members present, the largest turnout in months. Bastren First Baptist sent 44 youths, others from Oak Ridge Bonita Fairbanks Monroe and West Monroe. Next month’s meeting is planned for Columbia First Methodist. Otis J Thompson led the music and Miss Persis Johns played piano. Elizabeth Benton presided.
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Monroe
Monroe First Methodist Church
Bastren First Baptist Church
Assembly
Oak Ridge
Bonita
Fairbanks
West Monroe
First Methodist
Columbia
Otis J. Thompson
Persis Johns
Elizabeth Benton
Winnsboro to Build New High School for $150000
Winnsboro Louisiana announces a modern high school to be completed next fall after awarding a foundation contract to local builder C. H. Treadwell. The project, estimated at 150000 dollars, features plans by Shreveport architect Edward F. Neild.
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Winnsboro
C. H. Treadwell
Edward F. Neild
Shreveport
Blow Torch Sparks Home Fire In Monroe Area
Firemen say a blow torch used to thaw frozen pipes caused a blaze at H W Johnson's home on Richmond street. It follows a similar incident at R P Day's residence on Moore Avenue. A separate chimney spark ignited a fire at Emma Hartnecro's house on Eleventh Street. all were controlled quickly.
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H. W. Johnson
Richmond Street
Monroe
R. P. Day
Moore Avenue
Emma Hartnecro
Eleventh Street
Public forum on dairy policy and southern dairying
EDWARD MAKOFSKY urges Louisiana and southern farmers to expand dairying and dairy product manufacture. He argues against Wisconsin congressman Boileau’s stance on subsidies, cites southern grazing advantages, and condemns long imports of dairy from northern states. He calls for debate and greater local efforts to export southern dairy products.
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Associated Press
Washington
Congress
Boileau
Wisconsin
South
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Animal Industry
Congressman Boileau
Louisiana
United States
Great Lakes
Edward Makofsky
Skains and Tatum Wed in Village Ceremony
Special ceremony saw Miss Lois Tatum and Bill Skains wed on Saturday December 4 at the bridegroom home in Downsville Louisiana. The private rites joined two locals in a quiet early December milestone.
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Skains-Tatum
Downsville
Dec. Il
Lois Tatum
Bill Skains
Seagram's Five Crown and Seven Crown Blended Whiskeys
Product descriptions list Seagram's Five Crown blended whiskey with 8 years or more old straight whiskies and a mix of 25 percent sirsiont whiskey with 70 percent neutral spirits distilled from American grains. Seagram's Seven Crown blended whiskey is described with similar straight whiskey content and malted notes, distilled from American grains.
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Seagram
Seagram-Dientiere Corp
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