New Orleans Bids Farewell to Dorothy Dell Goff
The city welcomed Dorothy Dell Goff back in '29 as Miss Universe and Miss New Orleans. Her funeral train arrived from Pasadena after a fatal auto crash. A bronze casket bore the actress to Napoleon Avenue church services and burial plans in Metairie cemetery.
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Dorothy ‘Dell Goff
New Orleans
Dorothy Dell Goff
Pasadena
Calif
American Legion
Napoleon Avenue Methodist Church
Metairie
Hattiesburg
Broadway
Dorothy
Galveston
Hollywood
Helen
Mississippi
Davis Davis
Don’t Give Up Tonic Claim For Restored Strength
A medical ad notes疲aro fatigue from colds or overwork and claims weakened red blood cells and hemoglobin. It pitches S.S.S. as a proven tonic to restore body strength and improve appetite color and energy with continued use.
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S.S
Tragic Crashes Claims Local Figures In Mississippi
Dorothy, speeding home after a party, perishes when the car plunges off a highway. Dr. Carl Richard Wagner, a Pasadena physician, dies from injuries. Survivors include Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Scrivner of Hattiesburg and Gulfport residents Mrs. A. M. Cobb and Elizabeth Davis. The Thomass family from Gautier are noted as relatives.
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Ocean Springs
C. B. Scrivner
Hattiesburg
A. M. Cobb
Gulfport
Elizabeth Davis
Lee Thomas
Gautier
Dorothy
Carl Richard Wagner
Batchelor
Pasadena
Filling Station Man Injured In Monroe Accident
J. T. Molliere suffered serious injuries Friday night at a filling station near De Siard Road and Sterlington Highway. Doctors report a mangled foot with a compound heel fracture and tissue damage. he may be wheelchair-bound for months. Molliere, a Vicksburg resident, had been working in Monroe for six months.
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J. T. Molliere
DeSiard Road
Sterlington Highway
Molliere
Vicksburg
Monroe
I U J Contest Ends as Trilby Welch Wins Membership Drive
Trilby Welch, president of the A I U J club of Zion Traveler Baptist church, a negro organization, was declared winner of the membership campaign which closed Wednesday night with 11 new members. She will be crowned queen at the first anniversary meeting at 7 30 o'clock Friday night.
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Trilby Welch
A. I. U. J. Club of Zion Traveler Baptist Church
Qualified life savers listed in Ouachita parish Red Cross
Parker McComb announces public list of active life savers and examiners for the Ouachita parish American Red Cross. The notice details annual reexamination, 200 hours of service proof, badge issuance, and posting of names at the municipal natatorium and Camp Ki-Ro-Li.
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Parker McComb
First Aid
Ouachita Parish
American Red Cross
American National Red Cross
Washington, D. C
Camp Ki-Ro-Li
Barney Oakland
J. A. Norris
John L. Schnider
Hulon Durwood Kirk
S. Logan McConnell
Eilleen McKinnon
L. G. Bean
George Jackson, Jr
M. H. Kemp
Frank Dill
Jack Anders
Isaac Atkinson
Clifford Anthony
George Aubert
Jim Baynham
Inez Blunt
George Breard
George Bubb
George Buckner
Elise Collier
Bowman Cudd
J. W. Cunningham
Jimmie Cunningham
John Devereaux
John Eby
Fred Fudikar
Russell Harding
Helena Hayward
Mable Hunt
Raymond John
M. J. John
Maurice Kessler
Walter McGee
Annie Frances Martin
Paul Martin
Regina Moffett
Sara Elizabeth Moffett
Irene
Ferriday and Winnsboro Weddings Tie Wide Circle Together
Miss Amelia Goldberg of Waterproof wed Theodore Friedman of Chicago at her parents home with Rabbi Saul Habbas officiating. The couple plans to reside in Ferriday after two weeks in Chicago. Also, Miss Sarah Kitchens of Tensas parish and Firman Buckles of Winnsboro wed in Winnsboro and will honeymoon in Monroe.
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Amelia Goldberg
Waterproof
Theodore Friedman
Chicago
Illinois
Saul Habbas
Natchez
Temple B'Nai Israel
Sadie Schwartz
Memphis
Tenn
Morris Goldberg
Y's Men's Club Baseball Clash Beats Opponents 8 to 5
Ouachita junior college led by Coach Paul Kemerer defeated a team coached by Doc Bennett 8 to 5 in an intra club game. Umpire W. L. Wene officiated the twilight league matchup. An informal supper at Hemp's cafe followed as Wene spoke on umpiring, replacing the regular weekly meeting.
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Paul Kemerer
Ouachita Junior College
Doc” Bennett
W. L. Wene
Hemp
Wene
Tea drinking spreads as Russia boils water for all
In Russia drinking water is so poor that boiling is required. tea consumption has become nearly universal. Rail stations provide boiling water taps for passengers to make their own tea.
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Russia
White Man and Five Negroes Arrested by Sheriff
A white man and five black individuals were arrested by sheriff's deputies on Tuesday and Wednesday. Roy Hunter was jailed Wednesday for carrying a concealed weapon a butcher knife. Jeremiah Gulledge and Arthur Plummer face larceny and possession charges tied to stolen cigarettes and goods. The five others Tugwell Elmore and Page were jailed Tuesday on charges ranging from assault and attempted assault to forging orders and stealing scrap iron. All suspects held in parish jail.
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Sheriff's Department
Roy Hunter
Jeremiah Gulledge
Arthur Plummer
Gulledge
City Drug Company
West Monroe
Plummer
Marshall Tugwell
John Elmore
Jerry Page
Tugwell
William Kendle
Lizzie Kendle
Elmore
G. W. Bell
Joe Renwick
Page
Bell
Hunter
Public Hearing Slated On Pay Slash Measures
Baton Rouge officials announce a public hearing set for June 20 on constitutional amendments that would blanket reduce salaries of all state employees. Representative R P Kennedy, chair of the committee, indicated the enabling act is before the house judiciary committee.
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Baton Rouge
House
Judiciary “C
R. P. Kennedy
East Carroll
Lawmakers push 10 percent pay cut plan for officials
Representatives Cunningham Fried man and Pegues lead a plan to cut salaries of state employees earning 1200 or more by ten percent. Pegues seeks an amendment to include parish and city workers. A House committee approved the measure despite dissent from Gilmore and Pavy.
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W. Peyton Cunningham
Leon Friedman
Natchitoches
William Pegues
DeSoto
Pegues
House
William T. Gilmore
St. Mary
F. O. Pavy
Contract Let For New City Hall In New Iberia
Plans and specifications are completed and contracts signed for a new 20000 dollar city hall to be built on the former site in New Iberia La The project will start July 1 and finish January 1 1935 A unclaimed dollar rests in the South Carolina state treasurer’s office for four years.
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New City Hall
New Iberia
South Carolina
Reo Shifting Makes Traffic Easy for Women Drivers
In dense city traffic women avoid long trips by taxi or streetcar and use curb parking to finish their commutes. J N Knowles of Knowles Motor notes many still fear gear shifts but praise Reo self shifters that shift gears automatically, removing the strain of starts and stops.
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J. N. Knowles
Knowles Motor Company
Reo
Oyster reproduction and potential population growth
The passage notes that if one percent of oyster eggs reach maturity, the resulting population could grow significantly, implying a strong potential for oyster abundance under favorable survival rates. It presents a theoretical rate to illustrate how small increases in maturation could impact overall numbers.
Prophecy of Floods Could Drown Seas and Nations
A claim from a historical source warned that within 50 years seas would fill due to a global flood, flooding all nations. The statement framed an imminent universal water overflow affecting countries worldwide.
Doan's Pills advertised for kidney relief in 1924
Medical claim promotes Doan's Pills as safe relief for kidney trouble and washing 18 miles of kidney tubes. Warns against other cures and urges buying from a local druggist, listing Foster Milburn Co as the maker in 1924.
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DCAN
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
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