May West Monroe building permits total $23660
In May, West Monroe issued sixteen building permits totaling 23660 dollars. Projects include J F Heard eight and five room houses on North Seventh street, A E Montgomery five and six room houses on Vernon and North Third streets, and brick veneer and frame structures along Morris Cypress Natchitoches and others.
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West Monroe
W. L. Morris
Natchitoches Street
A. E. Montgomery
Vernon Street
Fourth
Fifth
Bryant Construction Company
Hodge Street
Morris and
Drago
J. F. Heard
North Seventh
Natchitoches
Pine Streets
North Seventh Street
Vernon
Crosley
Z. Barefoot
Morris
Cypress
Third
E. B. Johnson
North Third Street
J. W. Wheeler
Natchi
Travis Street
Trenton
Woodrow
E. M. Lewis
North Third
Stella
Vernon Streets
Graves of 50 Vets of Civil War Decorated
Ruston chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy decorated 59 graves in Greenwood cemetery on Memorial Day and Confederate birthday. The ceremony honored five World War dead and marked the graves of Captain Milton B. Kidd John R. Heard and T L Nelson. Miss Mamie Graham led the program.
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News-Star
Ruston
Jefferson Davis
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Greenwood Cemetery
Milton B. Kidd
John R. Heard
T. L. Nelson
Mamie Graham
Blind economist Furniss gains new peerage honor
By Associated Press London. Henry Sanderson Furniss, blind from birth, becomes a new peer. A scholar, humanitarian and economist, he formerly led Ruskin College Oxford and is named in the king's birthday list.
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Associated Press
London
Henry Sanderson Furniss
New Peer
Asa
Ruskin College
Oxford
Group Advocates Higher State Support for Louisiana Tech
Ruston citizens travel to Baton Rouge to join delegations from Natchitoches Lafayette Hammond and Southeastern Louisiana college in urging legislature to raise appropriations for Louisiana Tech and partner schools. They warn state schools fund would be cut sharply if tax commission figures prevail, with the board of education estimating 525000 for Louisiana Tech versus the tax commission 190000.
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Ruston
Baton Rouge
Natchitoches
Louisiana State Normal
Lafayette
Southwestern Institute
Hammond
Southeastern Louisiana College
Louisiana Tax Commission
Louisiana Tech
Tax Commission
State Board of Education
Best Known Way To Heal Toe Itch
The ad states toe skin problems stem from a germ fungus and promises relief within 24 to 72 hours using Tetterine ointment by Shoptrine Co. Savannah Ga. Sold in drug stores for 60c with a money back guarantee.
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Shoptrine Co
Savannah
Doubts Surround Missing Mail Pilot Claim
A Elk City Oklahoma man claims to be Maury Graham the missing Western Air Express mail pilot. Western Air Express in Los Angeles doubts his identity and Maury Graham's wife also questions the claim. The man says he parachuted to safety near the Utah Las Vegas line last January 9 and was cared for by American Indians near St George Utah before returning to Los Angeles.
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Elk City
Okla
Maury Graham
Western Air Express Air Mail
Las Vegas
Nev
Western Air Express
Los Angeles
Utah Line
St. George
Utah
Morning train connections outline for Gulf Coast cities
Schedule lists morning connection times 7 00 a m and 9 30 a m linking Baton Rouge Lake Charles Beaumont and Houston. Travel details indicate intercity connections across Louisiana and Texas.
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Baton Rouge
Lake Charles
Beaumont
Houston
Texas
Mother-in-law killed as reunion tragedy erupts
In Bunkie on June 4, Dallas T. Brown shot his wife and her mother Mrs. Docie Sheets after opposing a reconciliation. Mrs Brown, wounded in arm and breast, was taken to a Lecompte sanitarium. Brown then killed himself. A coroner's jury returned murder and self-inflicted death verdicts.
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Bunkie
Dallas T. Brown
Brown
Docie Sheets
Arrest of Robert C Nelson Ties Jewel Ring Loot to Heist
Robert C Nelson a New York broker was seized in Gem Ring arrest leading to recovery of $1,000,000 in jewels tied to a large theft ring police classify as loot.
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Robert C. Nelson
New York
Garroting Adopted by Chicago Gangsters
Detectives link the death of Thomas Somnerio to a gangland move to garrote enemies in a West Side alley. Police note the absence of gun play, a first in Chicago gang murders, as the latest wave of violence claims Somnerio and seven others since last Saturday.
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Chicago
Thomas Somnerio
Capone
West Side
Somnerio
Debates Extend as Committees Weigh Bills
The tariff debate continues as lawmakers press questions on Bishop Cannon. Agriculture panel examines further charges against the department's drug unit. House advances measures to ease court congestion while Banking and Currency resumes branch and chain banking hearings.
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Lobby
Bishop Cannon
Agriculture Committee
Drug Unit
Agriculture Department
HOUSE
Banking and Currency Committee
Rev Dewey Rackett Preaches at Baptist Church
Downsville notes a Sunday schedule with Rev. Dewey Rackett leading both morning and evening services. Visitors include Omer Williams and J L Patterson from Baton Rouge and Mr. and Mrs Walter Golden of West Monroe. The community also mentions Miss Ethel Williams and Elizabeth Hinton visiting relatives and others from Monroe and West Monroe family gatherings.
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News-Star
Downsville
Dewey Rackett
The
Baptist Church
Omer Williams
J. L. Patterson
Baton Rouge
Walter Golden
West Monroe
E. A. Williams
Ethel Williams
Ruston
Clarence Raley
Christine
Monroe
J. B. Hester
T. C. Clark
Leron
J. T. Roye
McLaughlin
Antioch
S. A. Jones
Elizabeth Hinton
Paul Richardson
White House dog Pat serves as guard at Hoover kennels
Pat the police dog joins the Hoover kennels and patrols the White House grounds. He reports for meals at set times and then resumes duty, visiting all nearby areas without a special post.
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Washington
Pat
White House
Hoover Kennels
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