Annual Boy Scouts Banquet Set for February Eleventh
The Ouachita Valley Council plans its seventh annual meeting and banquet at Hotel Virginia at 7 p.m. on February 11 with Leon Hammonds as the chair. Delegates from 15 parishes including Ouachita Lincoln Morehouse Richland East Carroll Madison Franklin Catahoula Concordia Tensas Union Jackson Caldwell Winn are invited. A 75 cent banquet fee applies and officials and volunteers are urged to attend.
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Boy Scouts
Ouachita Valley Council
Leon Hammonds
Hotel Virginia
Leon
Mr. Hammonds
J. Lester White
Borhood
Louisiana
Ouachita Valley
Ouachita
Lincoln
Morehouse
Richland
East Carroll
Madison
Franklin
Catahoula
Concordia
Tensas
Union
Jackson
Caldwell
Winn
Pettit
W. M. Harper
Japs Drive Back Chinese Forces Near Panshanhsien
Japanese forces attacked near Tatienchiayen advancing along the railway from Hsuantsi River to Palitze and Tatienchiwen. They dispersed 1000 Chinese guerrillas, engaged heavy fighting at Tatienchiwen, and reported Chinese regulars massing at Panshanhsien with a troop train seen there. Air scouts returned to Tashihchiao with updates and three planes bombed Panshanhsien area.
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Umn
Tatienchiayen
Panshanhsien
Hsuantsi River
A. m
Palitze
Tatienchiwen
Tashihchiao
Tashihchiso
Finns Ballot on Day Law Repeal
A Finnish ballot on repealing the day law unfolds amid snow and blizzard conditions. Prohibition supporters rely on farmers and workers to sustain dry laws while anti prohibition leaders in the south and coastal areas anticipate victory.
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Prohibition
Finland
New Substances And Experiments Highlighted In Digest
The report covers a range of scientific notes including a new stimulant hormone increasing resistance to heat and cold and its deficiency symptoms in humans. It describes growth cones in nerve development observed by Prof. Carl Speidel, hurricane dynamics with water surge and wind directions, Ramie fiber properties and purification efforts, parasite immunization research by Dr. Harry M. Miller Jr, and long distance weather forecasting correlations by Charles Reed, with patterns across regions and seasons.
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Carl Caskey Speidel
University of Virginia Medical School
Prof
Spiedel
Iseac M. Cline
U. S. Weather Bureau
New Orleans
Louisiana State University
Gipson Carter
Harry M. Miller, Jr
Washington University
St. Louis
Charles D. Reed
Des Moines
Towa
Reeding
Army pilot feared dead in wreck reported near Keyser
Army officials at Bolling Field requested Keyser West Virginia and Uniontown Pennsylvania authorities investigate a report that Lieut. E. H. Bobbitt, missing Army pilot, had crashed between Keyser and Redhouse Maryland. A motorist said he saw aircraft wreckage but bad weather prevented five observation planes from flying to confirm.
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Washington
Bolling Field
Keyser
West Virginia
Uniontown
Pennsylvania
Lieut. E. H. Bobbitt
Redhouse
Maryland
Bollingfield
Bolling
Families Flee from Lowlands on West Side
Weather report notes December 1927 rainfall 14.11 inches the highest for that month since records began. December temperatures show a low of 35 degrees, 15 degrees above prior 14 year low marks, and a high of 73 with 49 as the morning minimum. A trace of rain was recorded.
Fear New Break in Glendora Dyke
The Glendora levee system shows renewed breaks and guards along Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad tracks. Convicts at Parchman penitentiary deployed to critical points while tired workers are replaced by negro farm hands. The Jones Frederick Levee protecting Planter’s plantation near Glendora is pronounced safe from the flood.
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Quitman
Panola
Tallahatchie
J. W. Williamson
Parchman Penitentiary
Glendora Levee
Jones Frederick
Glendora
Mrs Faulkner Blanks Takes Pauper Case Duties
Mrs Faulkner Blanks assumed duties as assistant to Mrs W C Holstein secretary of Ouachita Parish Red Cross Chapter. She will study pauper cases for three days to review circumstances and revise the paupers list for the parish police jury.
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W. C. Holstein
Ouachita Parish
Red Cross Chapter
Faulkner Blanks
Weather rules may predict another drouth in farming regions
In Maryland and Delaware a summer of severe drouth is likely to be followed by a second summer of drouth. The new rules apply only where weather history proves them correct and only to applicable sections.
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Maryland
Delaware
Rate Increase Hearing Promises Broad Freight Hike
The Interstate Commerce Commission plans a broad rate rise with increases of one cent per hundred pounds for general shipments and twelve cent per ton for posts lumber and building materials. Crude petroleum products and many farm goods gain the same top rate, while gasoline and refined oils are exempt from increases. Most switching charges rise ten percent and all other commodities move up two cents per hundred pounds.
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Louisiana
Interstate Commerce Commission
Notable Deaths Highlight Medical, Philanthropic Figures
Last night several prominent figures died across U S cities. Dr Samuel Woody 56 superintendent and bacteriologist at Philadelphia Hospital. James J Sexton 65 known for philanthropy in monuments. Robert F Weit bree 83 pioneer in railroads and highways. Frederick W Nagle 73 marine engineer. Leon Du Bois 76 former consul from Venezuela and Brazil. Samson Lachman 77 pioneer in American jurisprudence and municipal judge. Annie L Lyman Warren 63 mother of Constance Warren founder of Sarah Lawrence College.
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Samuel Woody
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Hospital
James J. Sexton
Bridgeport
Conn
Robert F. Weitbree
Denver
Colo
Frederick W. Nagle
Richmond
Samson Lachman
New York
Annie L. Lyman Warren
Constance Warren
Sarah Lawrence College
Colored Mission In Report For Past Year
The Joint Mission annual report shows $263.37 collected for relief work, 802 pounds of groceries distributed, 337 garments given, 381 visits to sick rooms, and 37 conversions to religious faiths. Mary Lopez and Lena Webb released the report and a January 12 meeting is planned.
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Joint Mission
Mary Lopez
Lena Webb
Democratic Leaders Seek Harmony On Prohibition and Nomination
Democratic congressional leaders anticipate a harmony session at the national committee meeting to address the prohibition plank. If Raskob pushes the referendum, they may refer the issue to the national convention. Discussion also centers on Alfred E. Smith as a potential nominee alongside Roosevelt Baker and Ritchie.
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Washington
Raskob
National Committee
Alfred E. Smith
Roosevelt
New York
Smith
Newton D. Baker
Ohio
Ritchie
Maryland
Bandits Kill Shoe Salesman in Chicago Robbery
Joseph Rose aged 40 was shot and killed in his small shoe store after two robbers demanded money. They entered during a woman customer fitting, declared Your money or your life, and shot when Rose said he had none. The crime occurred last night in Chicago.
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Chicago
Joseph Rose
Rose
Lions Clubs to Attend All Louisiana Banquet in February
A. B. Clarkson district governor says most Lions clubs in the state back an All Louisiana banquet in this city early next month. The event will feature state produced foods and booths displaying rice salt seafoods meats vegetables and fruits with talks music and other numbers. About 400 attendees are expected making it as significant as a convention.
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Lions Clubs
A. B. Clarkson
Lions
Clarkson
Ancient magical beliefs rule in everyday life
A. O. Bowden reports in New Orleans that educated Americans cling to magic in daily life. He compares beliefs among citizens, teachers, and occupations, noting high faith in virtue from beauty, brain function from fish, and public moral certainty, with prayers influencing rain cited among prevalent ideas.
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New Orleans
American Association For the Advancement of Science
A. O. Bowden
New Mexico State Teachers College
Bowden
Louisiana fawn joins 700 at Monroe park zoo expansion
A Louisiana fawn gifted by the Coleman family of Waterproof joins the Monroe 700 park zoological collection. Harry McLeod and Will Blanks brought it from six miles south of Waterproof as officials plan more animals, including snakes and bobcats, for the city zoo. The collection’s keeper notes welcome citizen contributions of reptiles and animals. The fawn charms local children with its gentle appearance and playful demeanor.
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Monroe Municipal
Louisiana
Elliott Coleman
Waterproof
Monroe
Harry McLeod
Will Blanks
Coleman
R. D. Swayze
McLeod
Australian honey bear draws crowds on D'Stard Street
A small Australian honey bear, leashed and shown as a sideshow attraction, attracted downtown attention yesterday afternoon. The shaggy dark brown animal with a long tail was described as fur thick enough to resist bee stings and capable of handling honey from hives. It fed on candy near a cigar store while its keeper valued the fur at over $100 before the sideshow departed.
Fighter tops knockdown record in Atlantic City bout
Harry Bluma knocked Hal Murray down 23 times in a Harrisburg Pa. lightweight bout in Atlantic City. Murray protested the referee’s decision saying he was still in good shape.
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Atlantic
Harry Bluma
Hal Murray
Harrisburg
Murray
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