Speeders, parking violators listed in city police blotter
H D Roger tightens speeding rules as Weeeed rides city streets. 9 motorists face penalties including D J Godley and R F E Summers with speeds noted. Dr Solomon charged with reckless driving. 51 names on blotter. vagrancy trespass red light and cab parking violations also recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. D. Roger
Webb
Medind
Cbendar
R. J
Rene Alloc
Pee Meer
D. J. Godley
Robert Z. Meredith
Polly the Parrot Is Returned After Abduction
A parrot named Polly was seized from the Elmer Slagle home on Grand Street by an unknown Black person who also stole clothing. Polly was found in a river bank cage and later returned to owners after a buyer refused to pay cash due to Polly’s illness and stiff neck from rough handling. The suspect fled, and Polly’s fate after possible police talks remains unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polly
Ras-Eally Negro
Elmer Slagle
Grand Street
Farmerville Briefs Highlight Visitors and Local Projects
Mrs. Kim Cooper from El Dorado Arkansas visits sister Mrs. M. R. Tugwell while Thomas Lane Dykes from Shreveport spends the weekend with his father J. S. Dykes. Others include Miss Mary Wainwright and Miss Francis Fields with local families. The police jury approves remodeling the old parish jail into an office building for the parish treasurer and the school board. contractor D F Kendricks has begun work, creating a suite of offices for joint use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmerville
Kim Cooper
el Dorado
Ark
M. R. Tugwell
Thomas Lane Dykes
Shreveport
J. S. Dykes
Leon Moore
Little Son
Charlie Russey
Rison
Arkansas
Mary Wainwright
Bernice
D. F. Kendricks
Shas
Parish School Board
Time splashes into eyes at pump station
Arthur Dowd a 23 year old black man was assaulted at a pump station and received police protection before being admitted to St Francis Sanitarium for treatment of his injured eyes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Dowd
St. Francis Sanitarium
Committees to Meet Next in West Monroe
Salvation Army committees gather Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Kiwanis room of Hines cafe West Monroe to review reports and sum donations pledges and subscription lists. Saturday rain- or-shine button day plans resume with donations totaling $86.66 including $55 by Mesdames Griffin and Hardcastle Harriet Houston a four year old girl raised $6. Total cash plus pledges reach about $3856 with reports due to finish maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
West Monroe
Kiwanis
Hines Cafe
Army
Mesdames Griffin
Hardcastle
Harriet Houston
Garner to Sponsor Plan to Abolish Tariff Provision
Rep Garner of Texas announces a plan to abolish the tariff act’s flexible duties provision. He suggests the House Speaker appoint the tariff commission, replacing presidential assignment, to reduce politics and allow regular reporting to the House on tariff findings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garner
Washington
House
Ways and Means
Texas
Tariff Commission
Commission
Gipsy Smith to Lead Spring Revival in Monroe
Preparations for a March 24 to April 7 revival at the First Presbyterian church in Monroe are underway with evangelist Gipsy Smith Jr in charge. The event aims to deepen spiritual life and is expected to attract wide attention due to Smith's renowned pulpit oratory and noted personality praised by Fred Sullens of the Jackson Daily News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Churea
Aneil
Gipsy Smith
Monroe
Fred Sullens
Jackson Daily News
Woman Calls off Wedding Because of Love for Sea
London reports Mer cedes Gleitze the famed channel swimmer ends her engagement to Private William Farrance after realizing her life is devoted to ocean swimming. She says marriage would hinder her career and dreams of crossing channels like the Trish, the Wash, and the Hellespont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sionate
Mercedes Gleitze
William Farrance
Miss Gleitze
India
Farrance
Westminster Cathedral
Trish Channel
Wash
Hellespont
SMU Student Dies After Dallas Car Crash
Clarence E. Bankston, 28, SMU student, died in a Dallas hospital from injuries after his car skidded and struck a street car last night. His parents live in Dawson Texas. Brother W H Bankston of Shreveport and Max Hanna of Shreveport were injured. W H Bankston manages a drug store in Shreveport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Texas
Clarence Ec. Bankston
Southern Methodist University
C. B. Bankston
Dawson
W.H. Bankston
Shreveport
Max Hanna
W. H. Bankston
Medical Arts
Cystex 48 Hour Test Ad Claims Quick Bladder Help
An advertisement promotes Cystex as a quick remedy for bladder weakness and related symptoms. It urges a 48 hour trial at drug stores with a money back guarantee if relief is not felt, promising renewed energy and better sleep for 60 cents.
Man Injured by Cement Splash at Guthrie Pump Station
Dowd, working on the Guthrie pump station, was splashed by cement and lime causing inflammation. He had nearly recovered from the exposure this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowd
Guthrie
First Bottle Helped Her in Philadelphia
Mrs Anna Louderback of 1607 S Front St Philadelphia credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with improving her health after childbirth. She says she felt run down nervous dizzy and weak before taking the tonic and noticed improvement after the first bottle. She recommends the medicine to friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Talways
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Loouderback
S. Front Street
Phila, Pa
Soothe and Heal Inflamed Membranes With Creosote Remedy
The text describes a preparation where soothing agents calm inflamed membranes and relieve irritation while creosote passes to the stomach to be absorbed, attacks the trouble, and checks germ growth, promising guaranteed satisfaction.
Stanford Head May Join Hoover Cabinet
The Examiner reports Ray Lyman Wilbur president of Stanford University may take a temporary role as secretary of the interior and later head a new department for education and public welfare. The plan envisions a two year setup with control over public health, education, labor bureaus for women and children, veterans care and hospitalization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Examiner
Ray Lyman Wilbur
Stanford University
Hoover
Interior
Public Health Service
Bureau of Education
Women's and Children’s
Department of Labor
Tampa Welcomes Pirate Invasion in Carnival Revue
Tampa capitulated to the annual pirate invasion as a pirate sloop, bearing the Jolly Roger and cannon, sailed into the harbor. Thousands cheered Governor Carlton and city officials as floats followed for a long parade to the fair grounds. Mayor D B McKay received the city keys and a public ball capped the first day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Flia
Rene of
Gasparilia
Carlton
Tanlac advertised as remedy for weak, nervous people
Mrs. Davis of Jackson Mississippi endorses Tanlac claiming three years of use since weight rose from about 100 to 136 pounds. The ad touts Tanlac for indigestion constipation and lack of appetite noting it is made from roots and herbs with no mineral drugs and costs under two cents a dose with a money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert M. Davis
West Pearl St
Jackson
Miss
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Aids Constipation Relief
The article extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild safe laxative based on senna and herbs. It emphasizes simple vegetable laxatives as the basis of treatment since 1875, suitable for children and the elderly, and available in generous bottles at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caldwell
Medicial College
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News
Star
Ruth McConnell
New York
Pacific Coast
Kenneth B. Coulter
Clifton Springs
N. Y
Indianapolis
Coulter
Army Button
Associated Press
London
Pas
Ascnriated Press
Yan. Ge
Lambert Pharmacal Co
St. Louis
Stanford
Tanlac
GROVE
Chase Drug Store
Doctor Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Ell
DeSiard Street
Penibrook
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