Campaign to raise five million for life-prolonging research
The Gorgas Memorial Institute will launch a nationwide drive on January 1 led by medical leaders and figures such as President Coolidge. The goal is to endow research to extend the average human lifespan from about 68 to 70 years, with a $5,000,000 endowment and a $59,960 government-backed laboratory in Panama for tropical disease study.
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Hicago
Gorgas Memorial Institute
Franklin Martin
Calvin Coolidge
Charles G. Dawes
Geo. M. Reynolds
Fred Upham
Adolph &. Ochs
Bernard Baruch
Clifford W. Ireland
United States Army
Cummings
United States Public Health Service
Edgar R. Stott
United States Navy
Pan
Richard P
Harvard University
Ste
New Orleans Cotton Futures Open Steady Despite Weaker Weather
Cotton futures closed steady with modest declines from opening bids as March and May contracts dipped after an unsettled weather forecast. Prices hovered around the day’s near 24.60 to 25.40 range amid firmer dry mood markets and limited news.
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New York
New York Cotton Futures Close With Mixed Signals
Daily cotton trading in New York showed a tepid session as March contracts edged higher while some futures held steady. Traders noted weather risks and unsettled demand after periods of heat rains, with limited impact on early prices and ongoing shifts in demand signals.
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Prey
Horh
Lew Clere Crowe
New York
Rat Prisiag
Aleie
Notcien
Ertonat
Bales
Apnt
Agaimat
Untitled grocery price list fragment
A fragmented OCR item catalog lists various poultry and dairy prices with scattered figures and garbled headings. The readable terms include poultry and butter references with prices like 42c and 49t, alongside partial product labels and measurement cues.
Liverpool Cotton Market Report and Prices
Liverpool Des i Corten tet prices steady with good middling and mid points noted. American bale values include $5200 and futures closed with December 03.85 January 19.36 March 1.61 May 25.57. October line shows 18.06 with daily lines.
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Liverpool
Des. i
Corten
Bos Gord Bales
Sethe
Fatures
Aulet and
Stes i
Marcon
Daly Lynes
Hog Receipts Weakened as Market Opens in Chicago
Chicago market notes show hog receipts mixed with weighted averages from 19.86 to 30.99 per hundredweight. Packers paid mostly around 13.00 for lower weights while heavier hogs ranged to 15.00. Cattle quotes remained subdued and sheep listings included a single 77.00 good fat ewe and 80 pound feeder lambs at 16.00.
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Chicago
Famous store gives Harrison woman gold prize
Mrs H D Harrison of 108 Harrison St wins in a Famous store Christmas contest. She receives $50 in gold as the prize, with the event hailed as one of the success stories of the store’s holiday sale and the proprietors expressing happiness over the results.
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H. D. Harrison
B.S. Harrison
Harrison St
Kill Gunman of New Orleans Drops Dead on Wharf
The gunman collapsed on a New Orleans wharf and died. Pistole was wounded in the right side and Ferrer in the left arm. A confession notebook bearing the name W. E. Wright was found with the body, along with dynamite caps pistols and large ammo stash. A leather bag strapped to the corpse contained 2083 in twenty dollar bills. The slain man was about 28 to 30, 5 feet 7 inches, athletic, with black hair gray eyes and semi dark complexion.
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Pistole
Ferrer
New Orleans
W. E. Wright
Monroe Scouts Receive New Honors At Local Court
A local Court of Honor for the Monroe Boy Scout Council awarded first class badges to Edward Hayward John Bishop Johnson Henry Colbert King Stubbs L N Collier Pierce Forgy Leon Titche Edwin Mefiones and others. Many merit badges were conferred including carpentry printing craftsman ship first aid swimming public health firemanship and safety related tasks under Chief Scout Executive James F E West.
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Boy Scout Council
J. H. Trousdale
J. T. Bryant
R. M. Breard
C. S. Wise
Mary Y Monroe
James FE. West
Edward Hayward
John Bishop Johnson
Henry Colbert
King Stubbs
L. N. Collier
Pierce Forgy
Leon Titche
Edwin Mefiones
Cine Shaughnessy
FE. Aneiey
Jack Adcox
L. ON. Coller
Con Tereityy
Public
Des Gray
Cabin Key
Cabin Boy
Msronry
Charlie Kervation
Ward Hayward
Seivies
Lewes Story Ston Camp Visit and Local Notices
News brief notes relatives visiting in Ruston and Shreveport areas after holidays. Among items, Jeb from Shreveport family visit, Miss Heard from Arch Parish leaves Sunday, Miss Heard to visit two weeks, Mrs Heard’s sister to visit in Daty KW. Students arrive back after holidays. Mrs Verson Cupp and children return from Junction City Arkansas.
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Lewes
Ston
Cuny
Jeb Tee
Athol
Daindes
Arch
Motley
Joparer
Hisache
Sanday
Miss O
Ardis
Daty
Dedsor
Minden Ruston
L. PL Oy
Ous
Iate
Verson Cupp
Junction City
Ark
New Priest to Come to Monroe January 1
Rev. Herr leaves St. Matthew's Church after years as assistant to Rev. N. F. Vandegear. Rev. Marsh of Alexandria succeeds him in Monroe on January 1, with plans for broader Baton Rouge work. Herr is Alexandria born and well regarded locally.
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N. F. Vandegear
St. Matthew's Church
Herr
Marsh
Alexandria
Monroe
Baton Rouge
Mother of Mrs. J. H. Mann Injured by Cow
Florence Lambert mother in law of J H Mann was injured at El Dorado yesterday while milking a cow that kicked her causing hip injuries. She was brought to Monroa and is receiving treatment at St Francis sanitarium.
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J. H. Mann
St. Francis
Florence Lambert
el Dorado
Monroa
St. Francis Sanitarium
Pat O'Malley trains baby Mary Kathleen for film roles
Actor Pat O'Malley and his eight month old daughter Mary Kathleen pose during a playful training moment in Los Angeles. The caption notes the child being prepared to register for future films as the family enjoys a candid family scene.
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Pat O'Malley
Mary Kathleen
O'Malleys
Los Angeles
Dr Alonzo Scott Evening Entertainment Draws Mixed Reactions
Dr Alonzo Scott staged an evening of music and speech claiming racial harmony while critics described his remarks as inflammatory and discriminatory. The event featured lengthy heckler and audience exchanges with accusations of segregation and insults toward Black and white attendees.
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Alonzo Scott
Local Assessments Underway As Officials Plan Next Year
Assessor Joe Hanna said Gilocals have been received and work to prepare ais for next year has begun. He noted deputies will be in the field conducting the 125 assessment by February 1. Two marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Dock Warley of Fairbank and Velma Hicks of Akron, with Miss Rachel Warley of Monroe.
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Scott
Collegeset
Germany
Othe Globe
Joe Hanna
Dock Warley
Fairbank
Real Estate Transfers Compiled From December 27 and 28
A list of real estate transfers shows multiple deeds with buyers, sellers, and parcel details. Transactions include Sparkman to Peoples Homestead on Granmont Street, Gresham to Arent Investment Corp in Stubbs Home Place, Nash to Cent Savings Bank in Section 18, and several other property sales with prices ranging from 80 to 9,000 dollars, involving additions, blocks, and subdivisions.
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PW. Sparkman
Peoples Homestead
Granmont Street
L. W. Gresham
Arent Investment Corp
Hepie
Stubbs Home Place
O. R. A. Nash To Cent Savings Bark and Trust Co. Ae
Township
N. R
Ouachita Homestead & Realy Co
Lena Keller
Cole
E. G. Luger Adms
Masur Exle
N. EF
Ankests
Mra. Bell Tawrence
Jets
Wilson Walines Addigon
Monroe
Collier Alurprey
C. Hy
Murphey
Nen
Townshin
NJRL
Fast N. W. l
Staples
J.T. Avant
Calhoun
Mr. Karlun
Johnson loses advisory board seat in Baseball League shakeup
Byron Bancroft Johnson, president of the American League, is ousted from the Advisory Board in a Chicago meeting with the National League. Johnson remains league president only on condition of good behavior while Kenesaw Mountain Landis is reaffirmed as Baseball Commissioner and Phil Beil replaces him on the advisory board.
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Byron Bancroft Johnson
American League of Baseball Clubs
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Elnct
Johnson
Phil Beil
St Louis
Chicago
Civie Service Exans Slated for January Seventeenth
Local notice outlines civil service exams set for January seventeenth. The first examination has been conducted and results indicate an ongoing process to fill clerk and similar positions.
Rainbow Special timetabled through Monroe from Kansas City to New Orleans
The Missouri Pacific announces the Rainbow Special timetable with initial departure from Kansas City at 10 p m January 4. The southbound sleeper ride reaches Monroe by 9 p m January 5 and returns to New Orleans by 4 20 a m. Northbound runs to Little Rock and Kansas City follow, highlighting enhanced comfort with top grade coaches dining cars and Pullmans. Monroe residents plan to send a delegation to New Orleans for the inaugural trip on January 4.
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Missouri Pacific Railroad Co
Kansas City
Monroe
New
New Orleans
Crescent City
Little Rock
Missouri Pacific
New Year Baby Gift Sought for Loving Home
A notice describes a healthy newborn boy weighing pounds born within the last day and seeks a couple to provide a home. Details are obtainable from the matron at the Home of the Goal of In Rouall by phone for those wishing to adopt or care for the child.
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Maritas Baba
Monroe
Sea Hawk to Play at Saenger in Monroe
Saenger theatre to feature Sea Hawk with a musical prologue and Sea Hawk quartet murders as part of the program. The New Orleans office reports Strand Theatre saw record crowds and promises big entertainment value despite bad weather and heavy holiday shopping.
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Monroe
Saenger Theatre
Green- Slatt
New Orleans
Sea Hawk
Strand Theatr
Saenger Amusement CQ
Masonic Banquet Planned at Temple Tonight
The annual Masonic banquet will be held at the Masonic temple this evening with open attendance for members and visiting brethren. Committee members Won Ricks and J. D. Oakley head invitations as organizers expect a record crowd and a significant turnout.
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Masonic Temple
Masonic Organization
Ricks
J. D. Oakley
First Woman Dean of Boston University Draws Attention
Mrs Lucy Jenkins Franklin, appointed as the first woman dean of Boston University Boston Mass outlines the role of young women in confronting global issues. Parish of Ouachita Louisiana calls for a bond issuance meeting to fund canal work with $25 000 bonds bearing 6 percent interest maturing from 1925 to 1930 and state tax considerations discussed October 1925.
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Lucy Jenkins Franklin
Boston University
Boston
Mass
Breard
Ougach
Louisiana
Palles
Ouachita
Ora Hart
Oquachta
Victor Artists Broadcast Long Program
World famed Victor artists present a long program broadcast Thursday at 9 p.m. Eastern time on networks including WEAF New York and WJAR Providence. Miss Bori and Mr. McCormack join Edwin Schneider on piano with Kennedy on violin as the Shannon Main Quartet and Victor Salon Orchestra directed by Nat Shilgren. The News Star advertises a balanced program of varied compositions designed to appeal to all tastes.
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Victor Arts
Montoccima
WEAF
New York City
WJAR
Providence
R. F
WEE
Boston
WFI
Philadelphia
WCAE
Pittsburg
WCAP
Washington
Victorina Co
Waorht
Miss Bori
McCormack
Edwin Schneider
Kennedy
Shannon
Vietor Salon
Nat Shilgren
News-Star
Local Police Jury Publishes Notice of Intent
The Ouachita Parish Police Jury directs publication of notice of intent in Monroe News-Star and The Ouachita Journal. The resolution, approved by vote 12 yes 0 no, orders weekly listings beginning at least 15 days before January. The president Theo Terzi a and clerk A O Kelly endorsed the action.
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Louisiana
Ouachita
Monroe
Leas
Mona Adgent
Theo
FL Terzia
A. Okelly
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