Churches to use radio to spread religious teachings nationwide
Chicago December 26 The Associated Press reports radio broadcasting will widely disseminate church messages. Vatican plans a world wide broadcast from Rome via Marconi technology. Protestant and other denominations in the United States consider national schemes to deliver sermons Biblical lessons and public appeals. Meetings and conferences across Episcopal Roman Catholic Greek Orthodox Baptist Methodist and Lutheran groups weigh radio as a tool for spiritual outreach.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Radio Digest
Vatican
Guglielmo
Marconi
Rome
Holy Father
United States
Federation Council of Churches In America
Methodist Episcopal Church
Committee On Conservation and Advance
R. J. Wade
Episcopal Church
George Craig Stewart
Evanston
Ilinois
League of Nations
International Conference
Fletcher Places Faith in Sand After Rough Start
In New York on December 26, Art Fletcher, manager of the Philadelphia Nationals, backs Henry Sand the team’s shortstop signee from Salt Lake City. Sand improved after a midseason return and showed steady fielding and batting, earning Fletcher’s confidence for 1924.
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New York
Henry Sand
Philadelphia Nationals
Salt Lake City
Art Fletcher
Phillies
Fletcher
Sand
Gellar
McGraw
Giants
Mac
See What Irvin Norwood Saw In Rat Srap Ad
A CHASE AMMAN DRUG CO advertisement touts Rat Srap with a claim of dead rats after use. It cites a customer report of a large package yielding PORTY-EIGHT dead rats and warns rats breed fast causing property loss. The ad lists price 4.25 and promotes sale and guarantee.
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Chase-Amman Drug CO
Oil Exploration Held Up in Ouachita Parish
Oil exploration in Ouachita Parish is paused as floods force the Haynes Oil & Gas Company to abandon its Chenijere test near West Monroe. Secretary treasurer J H Henderson says operations cannot resume until mid summer due to high water.
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Ouachita Parish
Haynes Oil & Gas Company
Monroe
Chenijere
West Monroe
J. HE. Henderson
Succession Sale in Ouachita Parish Louisiana
Court order directs sale in Monroe Louisiana on January 19 1924 of a house and lot on Breard Street with 118 feet front and 156 feet depth along with five shares West Virginia Oil and Gas five shares Monroe Investment. Real estate and personal property valued and sold for two thirds of appraised value with cash or mortgage option to purchase. Grace F Potts administratrix. Monroe Louisiana December 17 1923. Dec 18 25 Jan 8 15.
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Sixth District Court
Ouachita
State of Louisiana
Hugh S. Potts
Sixth Judicial District Court
Monroe
Louisiana
Breard
Fifth Street
West Virginia Oil & Gas Company
Grace F. Potts
A Woman Wrote The Candy News Minn December 10
A reader praises Rat Snap as the best rat exterminator after two days of use. She reports rats ruining eggs oats and corn in the cellar and says the pests have cleared out completely. Also notes new Mah Jongg game at Phoenix Drug Store.
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Candy News
Minn
Chase-Amman Drug CO
Phoenix Drug Store
Poll Tax Rush Expected as Payments Climb Before Deadline
Local poll tax payments surge toward December 31 as over 2,000 payments are anticipated before midnight. The tax collector warns of a record rush in the final two days, urging tardy payers to settle in the next four days to avoid crowding and delays.
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Court House
Cotton Oil Properties at Gretna Sold for 500 000
Purchase of the American Cotton Oil Company and affiliated Gretna works by local and Atlanta investors was announced in New Orleans. The deal valued at about 500000 includes plants of the American Cotton Oil Company N. K. Fairbanks Company and the Union Fertilizer Works with 4500 feet of river frontage and wharf facilities.
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New Orleans
American Cotton Oil Company
Gretna
Mississippi River
Atlanta
N. K. Fairbanks Company
Union Fertilizer Works
Heavy Seas Ravage Washington Coast as Ships Suffer
A Christmas storm along the Pacific coast near Washington and British Columbia left five dead and two ships lost with others damaged. The Canadian tug Tree wrecked near Pedder Bay claimed four lives, while Gus Quarnstrom of Aberdeen died from a fallen power line. The Dawn wrecked at Lake Washington, and the Author with 45 aboard struggled after Monday night damage. The Thistle reached Port Angeles harbor after being towed and battered.
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Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Pacific
British Columbia
Washington
Tree
Pedder Bay
Victoria
B. C
Gus
Thistle
Port Angeles
River begins falling near Lake Charles
The Calcasie River at Lake Charles started falling last night. Traffic on the Old Spanish Trail will be delayed due to the swift current at Mormenteau river until Thursday. The Pelican highway between Lake Charles and Alexandria remains open. Moss Bluff ferry on state highway 42 is closed. Bridges on Houston river between DeQuincy Sulphur and DeQuincy Edgerly floated away. The Lake Charles and Northern railroad runs a train to DeRidder from Lake Charles this morning.
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Preas Lake Charles
Calcasie
Lake Charles
Mormenteau River
Alexandria
Moss Bluff
DeRidder
Houston River
DeQuincy
Edgerly
Navy Chief Warns of Personnel Shortfall Hampering Fleet
Admiral R E Coontz, chief of naval operations, in his annual report says the U S fleet was seriously hampered in the last fiscal year by insufficiency of personnel allowed.
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Washington
R. E. Coontz
Naval Operations
United States
Precaution Taken By Argentina In Gold Shipments
A steamship carrying 5 million dollars in bullion from Buenos Aires arrives in New York under heavy guard. The gold, shipped by the Argentina National Bank, will be exchanged for pounds and stored until minted or routed into global bullion flows.
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Argentina
Associated Press
New York
American Legion
Buenos Aires
Munson Line
Argentina National Bank
London
United States
International Mercantile Marine
Nee
France Submits Budget With 568 Million Francs Surplus
Paris December 26 France's budget for next year submitted to the senate by the finance committee shows a surplus of 568 million francs. Receipts total 23 970000000 francs against expenses of 23 082000000 with a favorable balance aided by tax gains from business and higher exports amid a depreciating franc. The budget includes about 300 million francs for higher government employee allowances to cope with the cost of living and M Berenger urges stabilization of the franc while calling government employees to show sacrifice as salary increases are pledged for the year.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
Senate
Finance Committee
M. Berenger
The
Finance Commission
See us about rose bushes Phoenix Drug Store
A brief note advertises rose bush inquiries at Phoenix Drug Store with contact being the store for customers seeking plants and related gardening advice.
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Rose Bushes
Phoenix Drug Store
Mrs Joe Tinker’s Wife Dies By Own Hand In Orlando
In Orlando on December 26 Mrs. Joe Tinker 41 wife of the former Chicago Cubs star killed herself while seriously troubled by nervous strain. Family said she had been under physicians care after a shock from a Tampa special wreck near Altamonte Springs and accompanying her husband to Chicago for a baseball meeting. Coroner’s inquest not yet held.
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Fla
Joe Tinker
Chicago
Tinker
Tampa
Altamonte Springs
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