Bank executive found slain in Chicago office
John Jacob Visser 35 vice president and treasurer of the Kimbell Trust and Savings Bank was found dead in his third floor office. Police say he killed himself after a possible attempt to kill Antonius van Worden 67 who was seriously wounded and later told police Visser attacked first with a steel pipe before a final shot. The alleged motive involved a trust deed and a monthly stipend to van Worden with the estate of Visser as beneficiary.
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Chicago
John Jacob Visser
Kimbell Trust and Savings Bank
Antonius van Worden
Visser
van Wortien
van Worden
Ruston Social Roundup Sees Guests from Nearby Towns
A flurry of visitors and guests joined Ruston residents this past weekend with Miss Frances Moore from Shreveport and Miss Dorothy Gregg from Monroe among those staying in Ruston. Numerous social calls span Jena, Winnfield, El Dorado, Baton Rouge, and Magnolia with hosts including Mrs. Jettie Timon and Mrs. R. T. Moore. The Gottschalk Music Club gathered at Mrs. E. M. Graham’s home as part of the city’s active social calendar.
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Frances Moore
Shreveport
Etta Jean
Jamie Carroll
Jena
Dorothy Gregg
Monroe
Ruston
Harry Howard
Gottschalk Music Club
E. M. Graham
Robert Stearns
Harry Bell
Minden
Marshall Green
Winnfield
Merrys Brown
J. E. Barnett
el Dorado
Arkansas
W. A. Marbury
Fred Crosby
A. R. Jackson
R. M. McGuire
St. Joseph
Missour
J. M. Kirkland
Grace Armstrong
Magnolia
Ark
R. B. Knott
Baton Rouge
Carrie McDougall
Louella Knotts
Henry McClendon
Loraine Perkins
Mark Price
Dave Pollock
Bernice
Jettie Timon
R. T. Moore
Mary McAdams
Annié Moore
Charlie Woods
Joan Downes
Boles Breed
M. L. Kerlin
B. F. Kerlin Homer
Robert Upchurch
Annie L. Parks
Dell Parks
Dessie Oglesby
Will Dunn
H. R. Hill
Evelyn Andrews - Bernice
George Ferrand
Columbia
J. E. Crowe
Mahsfield
L. E. Goin
Hazel Ford
Junction City
Lottie Moore
Hazel Alexander
Natchitoches
Joe Garr
Jonesboro
Louannie Morrison
Edwin Hale
Chatham
Lena Evans
Joe Warren
Roy Blaine
J. H. Jones
Nan Ballinger
Marion
Etta Lee
Winnie Bush Hendricks
J. H. Robertson
Atlanta
Georgia
Edith and Her Mother A Troubled Mother Daughter Bond
The piece discusses a mother daughter rift with the mother viewing Edith as an intruder and a barrier to freedom while the father is affectionate and supportive. Edith bonds with her father, adopting masculine play and fishing trips, risking an unfeminine path and potential lifelong emotional misalignment with traditional womanhood.
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Edith
Veteran Newspaper Man Dies at Vicksburg Home
James B. Clarke a veteran newspaper and bookman died at his Vicksburg Mississippi home aged 80 He played the first baseball game here as a boy for a federal soldiers team after the siege of Vicksburg Clarke was a New Orleans native and the ninth member of the military team.
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Vicksburg
Miss
James B. Clarke
Clarke
New Orleans
Commodity Markets Suspend Trading Over Christmas Holiday
New York reports that all commodity markets will be suspended from the close of business Thursday through Monday extending the Christmas holiday. NYSE governors to vote on closing Saturday and if approved other exchanges will follow. Banks will close only on Christmas.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Flooded Delta towns face rising rivers and displaced residents
The Ouachita River sits at 39.4 feet with forecasts easing Mississippi flood fears near Hickman. In North Mississippi the Tallahatchie and Coldwater rivers flood areas while hundreds of homeless Black residents seek shelter in the hills awaiting return home.
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Mississippi
Hickman
Kyneweather Bureau
Cairo
Tallahatchie
Tallaha
Cassiday Bayou
Marks
Quitman County
Mimms
Curtis
Public Christmas Program Tonight at Louisiana Training Institute
The Louisiana Training Institute will present a Christmas entertainment at 6 30 tonight in the school auditorium. It promises one of the most elaborate exercises ever held with many friends expected to attend. Supt Charles Schulze extends an invitation to the public to participate.
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Louisiana Training Institute
Publc
Charles Schulze
Elopement Fare Paid by Father Figure
Dialogue notes Rich Lover and taxi scene where the taxi fare is addressed. The driver says the fare is covered, paid by the young lady’s father, highlighting a parental settlement of travel costs in the elopement context.
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Olten
Woman Says Argotane Helped Her Constipation and Pain
Mrs. Mellissa White of Delhi Louisiana reports relief from severe side pain and gas after using Argotane. She describes weight gain and improved complexion, and says she can eat spice foods again. Argotane is sold in Monroe by Collens Pharmacy and Collens Five Point Pharmacy under a special representative.
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Mellissa White
Delhi
Monroe
Collens Pharmacy
DeSiard St
Collens Five Point Pharmacy
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