First French Family names mapped across Louisiana study
Baton Rouge reports six dominant French surnames Blancs Landrys Heberts Broussard Boudreaux Mouton found in 115 directories and field surveys. Meigs III maps a belt across south Louisiana with New Orleans and Baton Rouge excluded, notes Acadian concentration and Natchitoches as a French name island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Blancs
Landrys
Heberts
Broussards
Boudreaux
Moutons
Association of American Geographers
National Council of Teachers
Pevers Meigs III
State
Calif
Meigs
New Orleans
Texas
Natchitoches
Broussard
France
Canada
John S. Kyser
Louisiana Normal College
Court Justice McGowen Dies at 70 in Mississippi
Jackson Mississippi December 27 1971 James G McGowen 70 longtime associate justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court died Thursday He served in the state legislature from 1904 to 1908 and held several legal posts including Water Valley city attorney and chancellor of the third district He was elected to a third eight year term last summer and is survived by his widow Laicia Richmond two sons Hardy R and James G Jr a daughter Mrs J A George and a brother Hardy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
James G. McGowen
State Supreme Court
Galloway Memorial
University of Mississippi
Water Valley
Mississippi
High Court
Justice McGowen
Grenada College
General Methodist Con
Commission On Unification of Methodist Churches
Laicia Lamar Richmond
Hardy R
James G., Jr
Chicago
J. A. George
Oxford
Hardy
Memphis
Kidnapper in San Quentin Attempts Suicide in Cell
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich, serving life for kidnapping 3 year old Marc De Tristan, attempted death by his own action in his San Quentin cell but fainted. Warden Clinton Duffy reported the incident and the convict was treated for minor injuries at the prison hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Quentin Prison
Calif
Wilhelm Jakob Muhlenbroich
Marc de Tristan
Clinton Duffy
Muhrenbroich
L. L. Stanley
Wodehouse Writing Book In Nazi Prison
British author P G Wodehouse writes a new novel in a German civilian internment camp near Silesia joined by 1 100 Britons including truck drivers and Cambridge graduates. He toils on the book titled Money for Jam using a commandant loaned typewriter and remains in a shared room at the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Thuermer
Associated Press
Berlin
Upper
Eiresia
Germany
FP. G. Wodehouse
France
Thuermer
Quincy
Chicago
Angus Thuermer
P. G. Wodehouse
Jeeves
Cambridge
Grest Litovsk
Poland
Kirkenes
Norway
Brenner Pass
Wodehouse
le Touquet
East
Loos
Belgium
White House
England
Baton Rouge Alien Registration Questioned Over Late Entry
Lee Marino a 21 year old Italian native who had lived in Baton Rouge 20 years faced possible penalties for late alien registration after attempting to register before the deadline. Post office staff refused early entry, and Marino said he delayed realizing he must register under the alien act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Lee Marino
Marino
Louise L. Angelini
Italy
Permits Issued For Filling Station And Shed
Building permits issued by Sam H. Awl list Continental Oil Co for a one story steel and brick filling station at North Third street and Louisville avenue costing 7 400. J B McCoy prepares a one story frame lumber shed behind 905 South Grand street costing 75.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam H. Awl
Continental Oil Company
North Third Street
Louisville Avenue
J. B. McCoy
South Grand Street
Elder Atkins Dies While Visiting Sister in Memphis
Edward T. Atkins 73, father of James C. Atkins of Shreveport, died about midnight Thursday at his sister's home in Memphis after a Christmas visit with his wife in Shreveport. He had not seen his sister in 28 years and planned to return for Christmas prior to falling ill. His wife traveled to Memphis but arrived after his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Edward T. Atkins
James C. Atkins
Continental- American National Bank of
E. Fraser
Memphis
Tenn
Atkins
Houston
Tex
Man Killed in Cell In Merid Following Altercation
Merid sheriff reports a youth fired into a jail cell where Wilson was housed with Luther Smith Jr. Both men faced drunkenness charges. The shooter, claiming defense of his father, was allowed to go home for Christmas as investigators pursue juvenile law handling due to the youth's minor status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merid
W. B. Holman Sai
Luther BE. Smith, Jr
Jidge
Wilson
Young Smith
Holman
Attorney’s claim fails. defendant charged with illegal whisky
In Burlington North Carolina a defendant charged with possession of illegal whisky loses a plea that he had never been in court before. Judge H J Rhodes dismisses the error suggesting the man appears to have prior court experience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
N. C
H. J. Rhodes
Also Mentioned on This Page
California
Mississippi High Tribunal
DE Tristan
Style Shop
DeSiard
Gun
Scotland
Britain
United States
Mexico
South America
U.S
Tata Eau
Lion
British Lion
America
United Kingdom
Pjlongines
Gruen
Hamilton bElgin
Bulova
pWallace bKirk pLant
iTowle pGorham pReed & Barton
Elgin
Hamilton
Benrus
Community International
Rogers Bros. _ Wilcox
Kriesler Swank
Seth Thomas
Telechron
pRoyal Doulton Fostoria
Manning & Bowman
Emerson
Eastman Argus Junivex
Rand
pSharemaster Schick
Parker
Sheaffer
Atock
Jewelers
Sterling
Gorham Towle Reed and
Barton Kirk
Alvin
Wallace International Lunt
Rogers Bros
Gorham
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!