Civil Engineers urged to assist Jadwin flood plan review
Civil Engineer experts proposed to form a three man advisory board to work with Army engineers revising the Jadwin flood control plan for the Mississippi valley. General Brown supported reservoirs and spillways and urged diversions only after further study of Boeuf basin lands.
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Warior
Lytle Brown
House
Washington
Congress
Army Engineers
Jadwin
Mississippi Valley
Boeuf
Louisiana
Brown
Boeuf Basin
General Brown
Atchafalaya
New Orleans
Hugo N Frye Honored by Cornell Students in Fake Tribute
A college prank at Cornell had students honor Hugo N. Frye as founder of the New York Republican Party. V P Curtis and Secretary Davis sent praise via telegrams, while university officials and students revealed the tribute was a joke. The mock hero, used as a euphemism by the paper, exposed politicians’ hazy history and performative commendations.
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Washington
Hugo N. Frye
Republican Party
New York State
Cornell University
Curtis
Davis
Cornell
Dupes
Camp Beauregard Prepares First Citizens Military Camp
The C M T C at Beauregard prepares Louisiana youth encampment at Camp Beauregard near Alexandria. A detachment of regular officers plus 100 men build tents and lay out athletic fields while contracts for food are let. Reserve officers arrive June 10 and trainees on June 13 for hikes drills swimming dancing reading and tent life. Uncle Sam pays the expense.
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Louisiana
Camp Beauregard
Alexandria
Uncle Sam
Annex Plan Abandoned in Monroe to Replace Federal Building
Congressman Riley J Wilson announced that post office and treasury engineers will drop the annex plan for the Monroe federal building and seek a new adequate structure. The decision ends the delay and may allow construction of a new building soon. A writer claims a garden ends a man’s mischief and asks what about Adam Pass inleabow London.
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Riley J. Wilson
Monroe
Post Office
Treasury Department
Federal
Adam
London
Hollywood
Listen World Aerial Dream by Elsie Robinson
A vivid 1930 poem contrasts earthly confinement with flight as aeroplanes and airships rise. The speaker notes humanity’s leap from primitive fear to mastery of the skies, naming aircraft and era icons while celebrating conquest of distance and danger.
Random Washington daybook notes on dress shoes and sign language
Washington anecdotes recount Sir Ronald Lindsay arriving at Chevy Chase in tennis shoes to watch Davis Cup matches. A school for the deaf visits Vice President Curtis, who signs greetings. Hoover interest in Lincoln prompts Poland to gift an etching by Enrico Glicenstein titled Lincoln the Prophet.
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United States
Sir Ronald Lindsay
Chevy Chase
Ronald
Lady Lindsay
Charlie Curtis
Senate
School For the
Curtis
Capitol Grounds
Hoover
Abraham Lincoln
Poland
Whangdoodle Case Dominates Baton Rouge Headlines
The Cabin notes that the Whangdoodle grand jury matter eclipsed highway probes and taxation, while Senator Knott criticizes senate coverage of crooks. The piece critiques college funding hearings, praising sentiment over detailed arguments and highlighting the numbers 23-15.
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Baton Rouge
Prince
Durance Vile
Istrouma
Lawdy
Durance
When to Seek Help for Fainting Spells and Head Injury
The article explains fainting causes and cautions that simple fainting can mask serious conditions. It notes that flat positioning with head lower aids recovery, but skull injury, stroke, poisoning, or head trauma require urgent expert care to prevent life-threatening outcomes.
Local visitors and arrivals crowd city scenes
Fifteen years ago A G McBride of Bastrop toured the city on business. Mrs Melville Cohen of Houston arrives to visit her parents the Haas family. Mr and Mrs W L Mitchell on West Side buy a Ford car. Mrs 8 J Richardson of Homer visited city. Mr and Mrs George Tisdale and Joe Ludlum of Bastrop visited yesterday. Miss Louise and Jennie Gilbert of New Orleans visit Mrs J R Tidwell, now in Gilbert. Miss Vera Campbell of Detroit, teaching at Oak Grove, is a guest of Mrs Ernest Fudickar. The steamer Monroe is due up to
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A. G. McBride
Bastrop
Melville Cohen
Houston
Texas
Rudolph Haas
W. L. Mitchell
West Side
J. Richardson
Homer
George Tisdale
Joe Ludlum
Louise
Jennie Gilbert
New Orleans
J. R. Tidwell
Gilbert
Vera Campbell
Detroit
Oak Grove
Ernest Fudickar
Monroe
Mystic senate math tests Governor over road bill
The piece analyzes the Governor's challenge to push the road bill through the senate requiring 26 votes. It notes he must gain three votes from a 15 member bloc while keeping past supporters, and questions whether shifting 28 to 24 to 25 votes is feasible, calling the path a hard row to hoe.
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Senate
Hollywood Trends Signal Balance After Talkie Boom
Hollywood observers see studios shifting from chasing a single hit to balanced productions across drama outdoor adventures musicals and comedies. Reports note Anita Page Sally Blane and Doug Fairbanks Jr rehearse as Neil Hamilton nears freelance status and Jim Tully and Jack Gilbert prepare a new screen feud after a prior restaurant spat.
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Anita Page
Sally Blane
Doug Fairbanks, Jr
Neil Hamilton
Marjorie Beebe
Comedienne
Honolulu
Jim Tully
Jack Gilbert
Hollywood
Tully
Parks Opened Earlier By Mild Winter
National parks reopen to visitors up to six weeks early thanks to a mild winter. The Grand Canyon south rim park opened March 27, bears left hibernation early, and Yosemite reports grass and flowers emerging nationwide. Alabama farmers pooled 161444 bales of cotton with the state cooperative association last season.
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Washington — National Parks
Grand Canyon
Yosemite
Alabama
State Cooperative Association
Local Freight Shipment Totals Highlighted by Major Items
A large cargo for local jobbers includes 140000 pounds of bagging 600 sacks of feed 300 cases of packing house products 450 cases of molasses 60000 pounds of sugar and 700 packages of miscellaneous freight. Mr A W Sharp visiting daughter and son in law in Farmerville Miss Ethel Merril of Oak Grove high school faculty returns home for vacation.
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A. W. Sharp
Kea
Farmerville
Ethel Merril
Oak Grove High School
Radio Listings Across Networks and Time Slots
Central standard time schedule detailing WEAF WABC WJZ and many affiliates. Programs include Dance Music Half Hour Symphony Orchestra Ponce Sisters Amos n Andy and more with numerous station links and time blocks through late night.
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WEAF
New York
NBC
New Business World
WGY
WWJ
Wsal Wow
WMC
WSMB
KOA
WOAI
KTHS
KGO
KGW
KHQ
KECA
KSL
WJDX
Wieg
WFJC
WSAL
KYW
KSD
WDAF
WTMJ
KSTP
WEBC
WJA
Ponce Sisters
WIOD
WOW
Don Bigelow
Rudy Vallee
WTAM
WIAX
WFIC
WIBC
WHO
WSB
WJZ
NBC Chain
KDKA
WLW
Wren Kfab
WLI
KFAB
WJR
Wren
WCKY
Godfrey Ludlow
Wcky Kwk
W4jz
Amos
Andy
WMAQ
KWK
WKY
WFAA
KPRC
OAI
KEC
KOMO
WHAS
WSM
Wiidx
Floyd Gibbons
WIBO
WDAI
WSR
Wren Kwe
Chicago
WJIZ
State
WABC
Orchestra
Water Boys
Cincinnati
Knights
Brooks & Ross
Des Moines
WOWO
Wayne
WCCO
Minneapolis-St. Paul
KMOX
St. Louis
WSB Atlanta
Theater & Motors
Bay State
WIZ & Weaf
WAPI
Birmingham
Fensemble
KRLD
Dallas
Wbap Fort Worth
Hot Springs
WJZZ
Louisville
Jack Turner
WSM Nashville
Music Shop
Humorous Snippets From a Jersey Scene and Salon
A collage of quips and bits on manners money and mischief from New Jersey life. Sharp lines poke at vanity intoxication and old fashions while lighthearted jests about flasks spankings and vaudeville survive in playful tone.
Once Overs by J J Mundy on Marital Differences
An essay on marriage argues that quarrels are common but can clear the air and lead to happiness. It urges allowing storms to some limit, favoring sympathetic understanding and deference over constant anger. Copyright 1930 International Feature Service Inc.
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International Feature Service, Inc
New Orleans Officer Dismissed for Disturbance at Home
Doorman John A. Smith of the seventh precinct was dismissed for conduct unbecoming an officer after a home disturbance at his separated wife's residence. Mrs Smith and relatives testified he went there to pursue a divorce and declared he would settle the matter once and for all, prompting a police call.
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New Orleans
H. B. Myers
John A. Smith
Seventh Precinct
Smith
Cyrena Van Gordon Funds Chicago Blind Girl musical training
Opera star Cyrena Van Gordon finances the training of a blind girl in Chicago for a future stage career.
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Cyrena van Gordon
Chicago
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