Revival at Gordon Avenue Methodist Church Draws Crowd
An appreciative audience attended Sunday night revival services led by Rev. Otis Spinks at Gordon Avenue Methodist Church. Daily sessions through next Sunday, with themes based on The Lost Christ from Luke 2 43. The program features an augmented choir and music directed by the evangelist.
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Gordon Avenue Methodist Church
Otis Spinks
Jesus
Mary
Joseph
Temple
Christ
Abraham
Jacob
God
John Knox
Scotland
Martha
Spinks
Heat Wave Hits Region With Record 96 Degrees
The 24 hour period ending at 7 am Sunday saw a 96 degree high and 72 degree low as heat persisted. Sunday peaked at 95 degrees and Monday looks hot but not worse, locals sought relief via drives and parks while river and beaches offered substitutes for swimming.
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Katie Key
Zeigin's Beach
LaZarre Point
Robin Hood of El Dorado at Paramount Tuesday
Ann Loring and Warner Baxter star in a big outdoor romance at the Paramount theater Tuesday and Wednesday. Bruce Cabot Margo Eric Linden and J Carroll Naish head the fine supporting cast in the story of the bandit who fought a nation.
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Ann Loring
Warner Baxter
Robin Hood
el Dorado
Paramount Theater
Bruce Cabot
Margo
Eric Linden
J. Carroll Naish
Columbiana Claims Unique Dial Telephone Status
Columbiana Alabama with a population around 1500 is claimed to be the only city of its size in the United States that has dial telephones. The Huey P Long memorial bridge spanning the Mississippi at New Orleans was dedicated two months after the senator s death.
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Columbiana
Ala
United States
Huey P. Long
Mississippi
New Orleans
G. L. Higgs
Electro Motor Company
Ford
Lincoln Motor Company
Illinois Central
Phi Kappa Phi Kappa Meet In City Convention At Hotel Frances
The Phi Kappa fraternity Eta chapter prepares for the annual convention opening Monday at Hotel Frances with delegates from Memphis Jackson Miss Hattiesburg Laurel Meridian Gulfport Miss Minden Alexandria La and El Paso Texas. The Eta chapter, ten years old with its own house, hosted the national meet in 1930 and plans for the 1936 gathering are under way.
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Phi Kappa Fraternity
Hotel Frances
Memphis
Jackson
Tenn
Hattiesburg
Laurel
Meridian
Gulfport
Miss
Minden
Alexandria
el Paso
Texas
Eta
Cole Addition
Formu
Westinghouse refrigerators boost summer meals and fresh produce
An industrial and business review extols Westinghouse Refrigerators for keeping hot and cold foods at ideal temperatures. It emphasizes crisp vegetables, weekly market visits for freshness, and proper washing before chilling, citing a severe Tupelo, Mississippi tornado test on a Westinghouse unit that survived a home fire.
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Westinghouse
Torfiado St Tupelo
Miss
Westinghouse Refrigerator Survives Storm Durability Test
An extreme post storm situation showcased a Westinghouse all steel cabinet refrigerator that remained functional after strong winds scattered a home appliance 167 feet from its original location. The unit sustained only a blown top and demonstrated remarkable ruggedness through the ordeal.
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Westinghouse
Convention Schedule Promises Social Outings And Banquets
A posted schedule outlines three dances a boat ride a barbecue and an elaborate banquet. Meetings will be brief to allow outings and social functions. The zhh chapter will have one or more feminine sponsors honored during the convention period.
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Zhh Chapter
White Blackberries Found in Jackson Parish
Thom as E. Breard reported a bush of snowy white blackberries growing among normal blackberries at the Cold Downs homestead in Eros near the Ouachita parish line in Jackson parish. He brought a branch showing a cluster of white fruit to the News-Star office to prove the discovery.
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Thomas E. Breard
Cold Downs
Eros
Ouachita Parish
Jackson Parish
Mystery Berry Plant Emerges in Jackson Parish Tale
A report notes a berry with a flavor like the usual berry and a mystery origin in Jackson parish. It mentions Luther Burbank's white blackberry claim and recounts a cyclone in 1875 causing damage at Gov. Thomas Bibb's home and births among the Bibb family including twins to the cook and the cow.
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Gov
Thomas Bibb
Tala Birell Speaks Six Languages Including Romanian and Polish
Actress Tala Birell communicates in six languages with Romanian and Polish among her repertoire.
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Tala Birell
Neville High Summer School Underway At Central Grammar
Summer school is in progress for Neville high school students at Central grammar school. D W Griffith leads sessions in English mathematics and history starting Monday at 9 am. Ouachita parish high school offers grades five through seven and high school subjects. The program helps students make up subjects failed during the regular term.
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Neville High School
Central Grammar School
D. W. Griffith
Neville
Ouachita Parish High School
Searchers Fail to Find Missing Girl in Peoria Area
Baffled by the mass scale search for Dorothy Blumenshine, officials in Peoria area study the theory she fled eight days ago to avoid parental reprimand. Sheriff Ralph Goar of Tazewell County heads the inquiry as investigators comb rural areas and patrols.
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Pekin, Ill
Dorothy Blumenshine
Ralph Goar
Tazewell
Dorothy disappearance investigation spurs county seeks counsel
A large posse searched for Dorothy after she fell ill from liquor with five youths and a girlfriend near Mackinaw on May 30. Investigators believe she may have run away. notes at school support this. Trans Pacific airplanes are inspected in California to guard against malaria mosquitoes.
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States
Nathan Eliff
Dorothy
Mackinaw
Washington
California
Oldfield Promotes Safety Arithmetic For Drivers
Detroit reports Barney Oldfield, famed race driver, advocates a simple arithmetic of safety based on the speedometer. He asks motorists to read needle figures as stopping distances, turning speedometer readings into reaction distances to learn safe limits.
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Detroit
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Plymouth
Chrysler Corporation
Johnson Brothers Barbershop Interior and Safety Ad
View of Johnson Brothers Barbershop at 103 Catalpa Street describes a cool comfortable shop with four experienced barbers and top products. It includes a driving safety section teaching reaction distance, noting safe stopping distance of 165 feet at 50 mph and urging speed reduction when the road ahead is unclear.
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Johnson Brothers
Catalpa Street
Margin of safety for slower city driving speeds
The text notes that beyond 36 miles per hour the formula fails, while at 30 or 20 mph a safety margin is needed in city driving ranges, emphasizing cautious speeds where the driver needs it most.
Rebel Yell Roars At Shreveport Civil War Reunion
Shreveport hosts a four day reunion with 1200 veterans expected among 5275 living survivors. Major Edmond R. Wiles leads events including parades and meetings with Sons of Confederate Veterans Forrest’s Cavalry and Confederate Memorial Association involved. An optometric society meeting is set for 8 pm with topics on safety in ocular examination and economics. Evelyn Venable previously paid a Cincinnati fine for a bar ordinance related incident.
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Shreveport
Edmond R. Wiles
Sons of Confederate Veterans
Forrest's Cavalry
The
Confederate Memorial Association
Louisiana Optometric Society
Frances
Pam
T. A. Bruke
Monroe
Evelyn Venable
Cincinnati
Fragmentary note hints at political dispute and threats
A garbled OCR fragment references a party or individuals and a tense confrontation. Names and specifics are unreadable, but the text suggests a dispute or confrontation with potential repercussions. The readable content is too fragmented to identify persons or places accurately.
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Twin City Tire Store, Inc
Desjard St
Shaw-Walker
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Watnut
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Desiard
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Twin City Motor Co
Oldsmobile
Johnson Bros
Catalpa St
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Jsarael
Machine Works
INS
Second St
Sutton’s Service
Texaco
Goodrich Batteries
Goodrich
Silvertown Tires
Leon Sutton
United Electric Service
United Motors Distributors
Louisiana
Monroe Tire Exchange
Albright
Royal Feed and Seed Store
Gordon Cummings
Real Estate — Insurance
Gregg and McKenzie
Harrison
Jersey
Co-Operative Dairies
Lee-Rogers
Chevrolet CO
Walnut St
St. John Electric Co., Inc
Allbritton Electric CO
Kilie
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Elto
Griffin Outboard Motor Co
Monroe Auto & Supply Co., Inc
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Harry Stough
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