Red Cross Raises $500 for Flood Relief Drive
The local Red Cross chapter dispatched $500 to headquarters, half of Monroe's flood relief quota for Winn, Grant, Natchitoches, DeSoto and Red River parishes. By yesterday $563 had been raised, with Rayville and Smackover surpassing their targets. Sam Goldman notes national urgency and a push to reach the top.
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The
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Washington
Monroe
Winn
Grant
Natchitoches
DeSoto
Red River
Sam Goldman
J. C. Sadler
J. F. Doughtie
W. C. Holstein
Jena Jena Notes and Visitors Share Summer Plans
Local notes from Jena and nearby areas list visits to Alexandria and Jonesville, summer enrollments at L. P. I Ruston, arrivals of a newborn girl to the Terrel family, and relatives gathering at homes and manifest with kin. Names include Bradford, Nash, Roark, Brewton, Watson, Jones, Scott, Honeycutt, Russell, Sheppard, Medica, Roberts, Carter, and Girling.
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Jena
J. H. Bradford
Gussie Bradford
Faye Roark
Mattie Bradford
Alexandria
Miss Delaney Brewton
Walter Brewton
Camile Nash
Ruston
Joe Young
Nellye Wright
John Kate
Dallas
Texas
Monroe Stevens
L. M. Kinner
W. E. Watson
Jonesville
Lloyd Jones
FE. Scott
Louisiana Tech
Lucille Honeycutt
Clyde Russell
York Sheppard
Nick Medica
Dudley Roberts
Alton Carter
J. W. Carter
J. B. Terrel
O. J. Evans
E. E. Richardson
Annie Ruth Henspent
P. C. Girlinghouse
Manifest
Drix
Miss Hudnall and Ira Castles Win Contest at Store
The R and A Jewelry Co Cap itol Theatre building announced prize winners from Ouachita Parish city and parish high schools. Ira Columbus Castles, valedictorian, received an Ambassador Bulova watch. Mildred Hudnall, Miss America model Bulova, won for her school. A clock dial listed 1920 graduates and stopped at 10 20 this morning pointing to the two names.
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The
R & A, Jewelry Company
Capitol Theatre Building
City
Ira Columbus Castles
Mildred Hudnall
Bulova
Parish
Ouachita Parish
City High
St. Matthew’s High
Ira Castles
White River project to form large dam complex in Arkansas
Four stages will create one of the nation’s largest hydro electric dams on the White River in Arkansas. Construction will begin after the commission approves the applications. Harvey Couch, Pine Bluff millionaire and utility head, heads the White River company. The dams aim to spur Arkansas industrial expansion.
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Harvey Couch
Pine Bluff
White River Company
Couch
Sermons to be preached at Union church Brownville
Three sermons announced by Rev. R. H. Owens at the Union church Brownville will be delivered at 8 PM tonight 11 AM tomorrow and 8 PM tomorrow night. A cordial invitation to attend is extended to everyone.
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Union Church
Brownville
R. H. Owens
Kipling Says Farewell Message to Canadian Authors
Associated Press reports Rudyard Kipling called his writing life an awful trade in a farewell message to Canadian authors as he departed for England, describing the profession as a tough job.
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Associated Press
Montreal
Rudyard Kipling
Authors of
Canada
England
Three Men Hurt In Fatal Collision Near Monroe
Ed Fuller 46 and his son Connie 23 were two of three men hurt when a truck and trailer struck an old Ford coupe on the Jonesboro highway about 15 miles from Monroe. Ed Fuller and Connie Fuller rested well at St Francis Sanitarium. T W Green 28 remained in doubt at the Clinic. Johnnie Dunn 17 was killed when iron pipes from the overturned trailer struck him.
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Ed Fuller
Connie Fuller
Jonesboro
Monroe
St. Francis Sanitarium
T. W. Green
Johnnie Dunn
Sterlington Road
W. H. Fuller
Mark
Marion
Green
Fullers
Eros
Brownville
Winnsboro Social News Highlights Local Guests and Visits
Mrs. Frank Purvis of Rayville and Mrs. Everett Thomas with her mother, Mrs. J D Simonton of Delhi, visit Winnsboro. Faculty changes noted as Miss Jennie Ford Crawford leaves for Centerville. teachers Elby, Edna Nolan, Thelma Parker attend events. Numerous local families host relatives and friends during the week including residents from Shreveport, Collinston, Plaquemine, and Ruston.
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Winnsboro
Frank Purvis
Rayville
J. W. Womble
C. T. Turner
Everett Thomas
J.D. Simonton
Delhi
M. Bradley
Mackey
Crystal Springs
J. B. Adams
LeCompte
J. D. Rogers
Ella
Dalton Pipes
Collinston
Zelma Snyder
R. E. King
Thos. A. Wilbert
Plaquemine
Mary King
Columbia
F. A. Coon
Sara Hair
W. L. Hair
A. H. Hanna
Kerrville
Texas
Irving Wells
Winnsboro High School
Jennie Ford Crawford
Centerville
Miss Crawford
Elby
Edna
Dorothy Nolan
Oak Ridge
Thelma Parker
J. D. Peyton
Ethel Martin
Estelle Ferguson
Ruston
Roy F. Minton
Erma Matthews
Enid
Okla
Lela Matthews
Winnsboro Sanitarium
War Follows Tariff Approval Says Former Governor
Mrs. Nellie Taylor Ross former Wyoming governor told a regional democratic women conference in Covington that war would follow approval and passage of the Smoot Hawley tariff bill. She warned that economic considerations increasingly precipitate war.
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Associated Press
Covington
Nellie Taylor Ross
Wyoming
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
Ross
Two Youths Die in Texas Plane Crash
Bodies of Cratus Douthitt age 22 of Henrietta and Warren Fannin age 24 of Catlettsburg Kentucky were recovered after a biplane crash near the municipal golf course in Wichita Falls Texas. Douthitt died at the scene Fannin died later in a hospital as officials investigated the cause.
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Wichita Falls
Tex
Henrietta
Texas
Catlettsburg
Cratus Douthitt
Warren Fannin
Georgia State Woman's College Fences Grounds From Men
Valdosta Ga students dislike male motorists waving at them. President Powell told city council and the council adopted an ordinance barring men from entering college grounds except on business. Two million irrigated acres in California rely on pumps.
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Valdosta
Georgia State Woman's College
R. H. Powell
Bills Die in Committees Amid Political Controversy
Several Louisiana measures are withdrawn or killed in committee. McDonald seeks full time state official status but is opposed. Latissier fails to require weekly pay for laborers. Heintz budget bill on verdicts is dropped. Pratt auto tax revision withdrawn. Ginsberg dry cleaning status revision canceled. Minor corrections withdrawn due to conflicts or consolidation.
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Anderson
McDonald
Winn
House Judiciary Committee
Latissier
Catahoula
Louisiana
Heintz
St. Tammany
Pratt
Morehouse
Ginsberg
Rapides
Flood flood control progress and river inspection in Shreveport
Rail service on Shreveport lines has resumed with trains back on schedule and flood-affected routes restored. The Shreveport to Minden highway will reopen tomorrow after temporary one way traffic and bridge repairs on Dorcheat bayou. The U S engineering corps boat Control docked for inspection trips on Red river, awaiting Congressman Frank Reid for field briefing on flood control plans.
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Shreveport
Shreveport- Minden
Dorcheat Bayou
B. Bernstein
U. S. Engineering Corps
Red River
Frank Reid
House Flood Control Committee
Reid
Control
Ouachita Parish Summer School Enrollment Deadline June 9
Ouachita parish urges all pupils to enroll in the summer school by Monday June 9. Classes are set for West Monroe grades four to seven and Monroe grades two to seven with other sections forming as needed. The program, authorized by T H Harris and led by T O Brown, aims to help students retake failed subjects and offer new courses.
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Ouachita Parish
T. O. Brown
West Monroe School
Monroe School
T. H. Harris
Boy Counts Profits of Potato Demonstration
Wilbur Lee Hogan of the Calhoun 4-H club reports profits from an Irish potato demonstration. He planted one quarter acre and harvested about 128 bushels per acre, a yield likely halved by drought. Nine other boys also pursued the contest with reports pending on their results.
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Wilbur Lee Hogan
Calhoun 4-H Club
Young Hogan
E. R. Strahan
Confederate veteran Gilliam leaves hospital for home
Brigadier General Robert Gilliam, Confederate veteran of Petersburg Virginia, who was treated here yesterday after a fall, improved enough today to depart for his home in Biloxi Mississippi.
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Biloxi
Miss
Robert Gilliam
Petersburg
Shreveport Faces Insolvency From 1929 Spending
Auditor A L Tillotson outlines a cash deficit of 454 186 83 in the general fund as of December 31 1929. The report accuses city officials of exceeding appropriations and violating law, urging curtailment of operating expenses and abolition of sinecure posts to restore solvency. Governor Long cites findings from Supervisor Conway as he promotes a highway bonding program.
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A. L. Tillotson
Mr. Conway
Long
Shreveport
General Fund
Conway
Dartmouth students push dress code to shorts in spring
In Hanover New Hampshire at Dartmouth College the student government posted placards urging bathing suits in swimming due to a vogue for no suits at all.
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Associated Press
Hanover
N. H
Dartmouth
Architecture of Churches to Be Discussed at State Convention
At a three day convention of the Christian churches in the state starting June 10, architect A S Wicks will speak on church construction. Other on program include Rev D W Miller editor of Louisiana Christian, Dr E L Thompson, C Hawley, Roy G Ross, J B Hunter and W B Clemmer. Between 100 and 150 persons are expected.
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Christian Churches of
A. S. Wicks
Wicks
D. W. Miller
New Orleans
Louisiana Christian
St. Charles Avenue
E. L. Thompson
Shreveport Central Christian Church
C. ©. Hawley
Indianapolis
United Christian Missionary Society
Roy G. Ross
United States
The
Christian Church
J. B. Hunter
Japan
W. B. Clemmer
Cloths salesman fatally struck in Knoxville incident
Charles R. Connor a 50 year old clothing salesman was fatally injured when he stepped from a Knoxville curb into a car driven by Dr. John W. Bowyer professor at Southern Methodist University Dallas.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Charles R. Connor
John W. Bowyer
Southern Methodist University
Dallas
Rev D W Miller Notes
Rev D W Miller of New Orleans serves as pastor at St Charles Avenue Christian church and edits the denominational Louisiana Christian publication.
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D. W. Miller
New Orleans
St. Charles Avenue
The
Louisiana Christian
Walter Fox Dies in Houston Tex Funeral Set
Walter Fox 59 former Monroe resident and gro cer businessman died in Houston Texas. He moved to Texas ten years ago and is survived by his wife and one child with Louis Fox his brother. Funeral will be in Houston with Elks Lodge B P C E No 454ing the services. He served 15 years as secretary for the local fraternal organization.
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Houston
Tex
Walter Fox
Fox
Monroe
Texas City
Louis Fox
Lodge of Elks
Two Woman Bandits Hit Nesbit Bank in Noon Robbery
Two armed bandits led by women robbed the Bank of Nesbit at noon and escaped with 3500 dollars. cashier E F North and his wife were held at gunpoint while cash was taken from drawers and vault. an accomplice waited in a car with Arkansas plates as they fled toward Memphis.
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Miss
Memphis
Arkansas
Associated Press
Newark
N. J
Clinton Avenue
South Side National Bank
Myron Goggina
Joseph Knaster
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