Shriners Pageant Opens With Magnificent Gift
At the fifty fifth annual convention in Los Angeles, 75000 Shriners convene. Walter Sugden of Wheeling is elected outer guard, nine other officers advance, and Leo Youngworth is named imperial potentate. A 40 float motion picture parade with stars costs 250000 and is a gift from film magnates. City choice narrows to Toronto Minneapolis or Atlantic City with Atlantic City favored.
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Los Angeles
Imperial Council
Walter
Shriners
Leo V. Youngworth
Imperial
Frank C. Jonn
Houston
Texas
James Burger
Denver
Colo
Imperial Recorder
James H. Price
Richmond
Toronto
Canada
Minneapolis
Minn
Atlantic City
N. J
New Jersey Ocean
Manslaughter charge against Joe Brooks dropped
The state dropped the manslaughter count against Joe Brooks after interviews with state witnesses showed their testimony would acquit him and that earlier statements were incorrect. Brooks, son of Maryland Brooks, was accused of shooting Sylvester Parker at a Layton Avenue negro dance on April 24, 1928, claiming self defense. The jury was dismissed until the next morning.
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Joe Vanderford
F. B. Baggett
Joe Brooks
Brooks
Maryland Brooks
Sylvester Parker
Parker
Layton Avenue
Youthful boat captain held after smuggling voyage
A 17 year old commanded the two masted schooner John R Manta which crossed the Atlantic with 11 Cape Verde stowaways. Coast guard officials in Providence Rhode Island detained the boy captain Henry Rose and ordered the stowaways deported after the voyage began May 2 and nearly ended when the vessel grounded near Nantucket.
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Providence
R. I
John R. Manta
Atlantic
Coast Guard
Cape Verde Islands
Nantucket
Henry Rose
Homestead Celebrates 25th Milestone and New Building
The People's Homestead and Savings Association marks its 25th anniversary with a $110000 new home. A formal reception runs 7 30 to 10 pm with a floral interior, a Four Horsemen orchestra, and committees led by Mrs. Henry Montgomery and Mrs. Jonas Selig. inspecting all areas of the model building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People's Homestead and Savings Association
Henry Montgomery
Jonas Selig
Frank Masling
I. T. Davis
Bills
S. J. Rivoire
Fred Amman
W. L. Stevens
Travis Oliver
Four Horsemen Orchestra
Ironized Yeast Promises Quick Weight Gain
Promotes Ironized Yeast as a weight gain remedy for underweight individuals. Claims thousands regaining normal weight and energy with ironized yeast, with guaranteed results or money back. Describes pleasant tasting tablets, safe for all, no stomach upset, and urges readers to visit a druggist for a course treatment.
Neighborhood stabbing at Eighteenth and Flynn ends with arrests
Alice Moss a 24 year old negress is jailed after a fight at 18th and Flynn streets. James Kennedy a 32 year old negro is in St Francis sanitarium with a non serious breast wound and faces charges for drawing and displaying a dangerous weapon and fighting. Kennedy lives at 1815 DeSiard street while Moss resides at 25 Flynn street.
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Alice Moss
James Kennedy
St. Francis Sanitarium
Eighteenth and Flynn Streets
Kennedy
DeSiard Street
Flynn Street
Fine building and loan firm shines in the south
A leading builder and lender in the south is highlighted as one of the finest in its field. Coincidentally the new St. Francis sanitarium annex, opened today, marks the 25th anniversary of the People's Homestead and Savings association, with Reverend Enant as its first president.
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St. Francis Sanitarium
Father L. Enaut
People’s Homestead and Savings Association
Enant
Monroe Boy Wins Coveted Honor at University
Louis M. Kusin of Monroe, graduate of the city high school class of 1928, has earned Phi Eta Sigma membership at the University of Michigan. The honor, akin to Phi Beta Kappa, marks top freshman scholarship and supports creating an honor system in high schools as a foundation for colleges. Kusin is the son of Joseph Kusin of Monroe.
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E. L. Neville
University of Michigan
Louis M. Kusin
Phi Eta Sigma
Phi Beta Kappa
Kusin
Joseph Kusin
Monroe
Neville
College of Literature, Science and Arts
Realty Transfers Reported in District Clerk Office
Realty transfers filed Tuesday and Wednesday include A E Montgomery to Henry Clay for Lot 9 Block 3 Montgomery addition a resubdivision and Weaks and Lennon to Virginia Fontana for Lot T Square 0 Lee avenue addition with prices 1500 and 676 respectively Swayze to Tidwell for Lot 13 Square A Stubbs Railroad addition located near Harrison Street 60 feet east of its intersection.
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A. E. Montgomery & Company, Inc
Henry Clay
Montgomery Addition
Zeizin
J. C. Ransom
West Monroe
George G. Weaks
Steven A. Lennon
Virginia Fontana
Lee Avenue Addition
C. R. Tidwell
Stubbs Railroad
Harrison Street
Property Description and Sale Amount in Rutherford Spatafora Transfer
Hall and Harrison streets describe a parcel bounded by an angle of 76 45 with the east projection of Harrison street and other lines. A sale price is listed as 3,000 dollars. Walter Rutherford transfers to V. C. Spatafora with these boundary references.
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Hall
Harrison Strets
Harrison Street
Ict
Walter Rutherford
V. C. Spatafora
Quick Relief From High Blood Pressure
An advertisement offers Norma a physician prescribed remedy for high blood pressure with a money back guarantee. It claims rapid improvement in symptoms after a few days of use and urges readers to buy at drug stores.
Latim Square Property Description Near Eighth Street
Property description on the east side of Eighth Street near the intersection with Washington Street. It notes measurements along Eighth Street and a back boundary between parallel lines. The quoted amount references $3,200 as a price or value.
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Latim Square
Fithiol
Eighth
Washington Street
Eighth Street
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Shriner Pageant
Gift OF Movie
Ny Associated Press
Miss Houston
Jeanne Lott
Houston, Tex
Galveston
Associated Press
New Building
University
Navy
Millinery Department
Grand Floral Co
South Grand St
The
Chamber of Commerce
PieceGoods
Ireland
DeSiard St
Belle Isle
Oxfords
Chambray
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