Bardy Hammonds Fatally Shot During Swamp Hunt
Bardy Hammonds thirty year old resident of Arkansas road seven miles west of West Monroe was accidentally shot in the back of the head while hunting in Choudrant swamp He was accompanied by I C Brown and Esau Lowery Hammonds died within twenty minutes at the scene Sheriff Milton Coverdale and Dr M B Pearce described the accident as accidental and noted Hammonds left for the swamp with his in laws and a friend to set decoys for ducks Funeral plans were not yet set at noon
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Choudrant Swamp
Bardy Hammonds
Arkansas Road
West Monroe
Hammonds
Milton Coverdale
M. B. Pearce
I. C. Brown
Esau Lowery
Lowery
Brown
Shreveport Journal Reports North Louisiana School Plight
The Shreveport Journal cites north Louisiana officials saying many public schools will not finish spring terms without early state funds. Parishes like Bossier, Claiborne, Bienville and Caddo face unpaid November allotments and potential term disruptions.
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Shreveport
Shreveport Journal Today
North Louisiana
Northwest
Louisiana
Bossier
Claiborne
Bienville
South Louisiana
A. H. Horton
Red River Parish
Red River
Caddo Parish
E. Weldon Jones
Caddo
Caddo Board
Sun
Caddo Schools
Jones
E. A. Lee
Natchitoches Parish
Natchitoches
Lee
Webster Parish
E. §. Richardson
Judge Jones Ordered to Serve in Seventh District
The Louisiana supreme court directs Judge F E Jones of the eighth judicial district to serve in the seventh district until a successor to Judge R M Taliaferro is installed. The seventh district includes Shreveport Catahoula and Concordia parishes. the eighth comprises Caldwell Grant LaSalle and Winn parishes.
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New Orleans
F. E. Jones
Eighth Judicial District
Louisiana Supreme Court
Seventh Judicial District
R. M. Taliaferro
Court of Appeal
Second Circuit
Shreveport
Catahoula
Concordia
Caldwell
Grant
LaSalle
Winn
Informal Reception for Rev Carley at Parish House
An informal reception will be held at 8 o clock tonight at the First Methodist parsonage for Rev H T Carley and Mrs Carley the new presiding elder of the district arriving from Shreveport last month Rev W C Scott invites church members and the public to attend
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First Methodist Church
H. T. Carley
Shreveport
W. C. Scott
Better Business Urges Caution in Chain Pen Sales
Edward L. Greene of the National Better Business Bureau warns readers about chain selling schemes for pens and related items. The plan promises large profits from initial purchases and multiple commissions, but officials say the scheme is deceptive, difficult to explain, and has entered several cities including New York.
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The
News-Star
Edward L. Greene
National Better Business Bureau, Inc
New Orleans
Greene
New York
Levee Rights Way Plans Filed in Ouachita Parish
The Ouachita Parish Clerk records rights of way for levee construction adopted December 28, 1932 with numerous plats. J. W. Summerlin says bid advertisements will start soon through the U S engineer department. Levee sections run from South Grand Street to Buckhorn Bend and north toward Sterlington, with surveys ongoing.
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J. W. Summerlin
Summerlin
Rayville
United States Engineer Department
DeSiard Street
C. E. Slagle
South Grand Street
Buckhorn Bend
Tensas Basin
Sterlington
Monroe
Wood alcohol deaths drop to twelve for year
Washington report attributes 12 fatalities to wood alcohol poisoning this year, far below 75 last year and 250 in 1980. Dr. J M Doran cites denaturing formula changes and other factors reducing harm as key reasons for the decline.
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Washington
U.P
J. M. Doran
Chicago mother sets record with fourth birth in a year
Mrs. Marie Colson, 25, of Chicago, welcomed twin boy and girl yesterday, becoming a mother for the fourth time in a year. The first twins arrived January 10, a boy and a girl. The latest twins weighed 3 pounds 14 1/2 ounces and 4 pounds 1 1/2 ounces. Mother and babies are reported to be doing well.
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Chicago
U.P
Marie Colson
Bridge contracts signed and praised as peace offering
Senator Long sought review of contracts as the Re construction Finance corporation neared bond deadlines. Governors Allen, Long, Mayor Walmsley and Mr Cunningham spoke at the gathering, calling the bridge a peace offering to Louisiana and a step toward unified highway and port development.
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Long
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Allen
Walmsley
Cunningham
Louisiana
New Orleans
Negro House Damaged in Early Morning Fire at West Monroe
Fire damaged the home of Rachael Guldge a black resident at 109 Grape Street West Monroe causing about 400 in damage on a 500 building. The fire at 5 39 this morning had an undetermined cause and some insurance coverage was noted.
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Rachael Gulledge
Grape Street
West
Monroe
Jobless go native Adelaide tribes draw whites
An Adelaide report notes unemployed white men in Australia who have joined roving Aboriginal tribes. Explorer L. A. Wells returning from remote treks observes that some tribes include one or two white men, who are naked and nearly black in appearance.
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Adelaide
Australia
L. A. Wells
Miss Mary Benoit First Licensed Woman Pilot in Louisiana
Miss Mary Benoit aged 22 daughter of Mr and Mrs H H Benoit 525 Jackson Street has become the first and only licensed woman airplane pilot in Louisiana She passed her final exam with above average marks after training began September 7 and her first solo flight October 30 Several solo flights followed before the pilot certificate was issued December 7 marking three months of aviation study.
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Mary Benoit
H. H. Benoit
Jackson Street
Louisiana
Benoit
Tribal Knowledge Aids Survival Of Native Tribes
The tribes improved on hunting and trapping methods and learned food conservation and vegetable cultivation. These advances made tribal food more plentiful and certain, which may spare the tribes from decay and extinction.
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