Faulk Family Reunion Weaves Louisiana Ties at Ebenezer
Members of the Faulk family from across Louisiana and several states gathered at Ebenezer church and schoolhouse near Crowley on Friday for a reunion. Speakers recalled lineage from North and South Louisiana branches and noted Civil War era loyalties, with plans announced for annual gatherings.
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Crowley
Faulk
Louisiana
Ebenezer Church
America
Roland Faulk
Shreveport
Rhoda Faulk
Mr. Faulk
Monroe
John Tilman Faulk
Abbeville
George Faulk
Spring Hill
Joseph
Benjamin Faulk
Benjamin
Acadia
Joseph Faulk
George
Pierre
Alcide
Aristode
Sam
Walter
Edward
Haughton
John Wesley
Harrison
Walter Faulk
William Shepperd
Faulks
John W. Haughton
Acadia Parish
Sixty Three New Claims at State Pension Board Meeting
The state pension board in Baton Rouge considered 63 new claims at its quarterly meeting. Thirty eight applicants were added, 25 rejected. Nineteen widows on the roll who had died were added, plus 15 new claims of which two were veterans and 13 widows. one veteran and three widows were reinstated. The roll rose from 3,181 on April 1 to 3,135 currently, with 700 veterans and 2,435 widows. W M Stirling reported a quarterly decrease in the roll.
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Baton Rouge
State Pension Board
Vetl
W. M. Stirling
Boy on bicycle struck by car in DeSiard Street crash
Johnnie Warren, 14, was slightly injured when his bicycle was struck by a car driven by Russell Bennett and E. J. Enery of Fort Worth, Texas. The collision at North Fourth and DeSiard Streets left him with minor bruises and he was treated at St. Francis sanitarium. Investigators found the boy cut in front of the vehicle. drivers were released.
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Johnnie Warren
Russell Bennett
E. J. Enery
Fort Worth
Texas
North Fourth
DeSiard
St. Francis Sanitarium
Louisiana Names Edison Contest Alternate
Baton Rouge June 17 Harry Haas Jr of New Orleans and Warren Easton high school class of 1929 is named alternate for the Thomas A Edison scholarship contest. Maxwell Barnett Baton Rouge high school 1929 graduate remains the primary Louisiana representative. Haas will replace him if he does not compete. The winner will face rivals from other states and the District of Columbia in the first Edison scholarship contest.
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Baton Rouge
Harry Haas, Jr
New Orleans
Warren Easton High School
State Department of Education
Louisiana
Thomas A. Edison
East Orange
N. J
Maxwell Barnett
Haas
District of Columbia
Edison
Bonita Road Crash Paralyzes Rider
Nick Young, 42, of Bonita, was severely injured when a Ford flipped into a ditch on Bonita road. He sustained a head blow that left his legs paralyzed and was taken to St. Francis sanitarium. The driver Elmo Casson, also of Bonita, escaped injury. The accident occurred about 3 PM.
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Nick Oung
Bonita
Young
St. Francis Sanitarium
Elmo Casson
Negro
Citizens to Meet in Interests of Library
A Natchitoches meeting Saturday will organize a movement to establish a parish library. Miss Essae M. Culver, executive secretary of the Louisiana Library commission, will attend and then visit Webster parish Monday to discuss plans for opening the new parish library in September.
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Natchitoches
Essae M. Culver
Louisiana Library Commission
Auto Tire and Rim Stolen From Brown Home
Herman Brown reported his tire and rim stolen from 615 Catalpa Street between 7 p m and 3 30 a m. Police received the report at 4 10 this morning.
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Herman Brown
Catalpa Street
Brown
Car hits pole on Flynn Street topples utility support
At 12 15 this morning a Pontiac driven by R O Pierce Cleveland negro from 623 DeSiard Street ran onto the curb on the 180 block of Flynn Street and knocked a light pole over. Pierce said loss of control made the crash unavoidable. The report also notes names and counts of veterans and widows listed for April May and this month through June.
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Flynn Street
R. O. Pierce
DeSiard Street
Pierce
Sunset Pass and Show Boat shine in Universal film notes
Movie notes praise Jack Holt and Nora Lane in Sunset Pass with dramatic cattle stampede scenes filmed near Tuba City Arizona. It also lauds Laura La Plante in Show Boat as Magnolia Hawks with Joseph Schildkraut as Gaylord Ravenal in a faithful screen adaptation praised for beauty, music, and romance.
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Jack Holt
Nora Lane
Sunset Pass
Universal
Edna Ferber
Mississippi
Ohio
Magnolia Hawks
Laura le Plante
Zane Grey
Paramount
Parthy Ann Hawks
Emily Fitzroy
Magnolia
Gaylord Ravenal
Joseph Schildkraut
Schildkraut
Capitol
Arizona
Tuba City
Tetterine Stops Itch and Eczema
Tetterine Ointment and Soap promise quick relief from itch, rash, and eczema with germ destroying action. The ad claims deep cleansing and permanent end to infection, with a money back guarantee and prices 60c ointment and 25c soap from Shoptrine Co., Savannah, Ga.
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Shoptrine Co
Savannah
Photographer Narrowly Missed As Steer Charges In Cattle Rustling Romance
A photographer was brushed aside by a steer but escaped serious harm. His camera fell but survived, and the . And the thrilling shots Clark recorded were saved. Holt is supported by Nora Lane the hazel eyed lead from Marquis Preferred with Adolphe Menjou Chester Conklin John Loder and others in Otto Brower’s direction.
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Clark
Holt
Nora Lane
Marquis
Adolphe Menjou
Chester Conklin
John Loder
Otto Brower
Rhodes Scholars to Hold First Reunion in England
A group of 100 former Rhodes scholars depart New York for Quebec then sail to England on the Empress for the first Rhodes reunion at Oxford University. The Rhodes House opening on July 4 will mark 25 years since the first American Rhodes scholars. Accompanying will be three college presidents Frank Aydelotte Frank P Day and Or Carmichael and Helen Taft Manning dean of Bryn Mawr College.
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New York
Rhodes
Quebec
England
Oxford University
Rhodes House
Oxford
Frank Aydelotte
Swarthmore
Frank P. Day
Union College
Or. C. Carmichael
Alabama College
Helen Taft Manning
Bryn Mawr College
LSU Student Wins Pi Sigma Alpha Scholarship Trip
Charles William Wilson Jr of Walls Louisiana won the Pi Sigma Alpha scholarship granting a summer trip to Geneva Switzerland seat of the League of Nations. He is a government student at Louisiana State University.
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Baton Rouge
Charles William Wilson, Jr
Walls
Louisiana State University
Pi Sigma Alpha
Geneva
League of Nations
Crop outlook brightens for late season Louisiana crops
New Orleans reports indicate despite a delayed start in Louisiana farming has improved. June 1 conditions show oats wild hay pasture alfalfa hay and peas below ten year average while rice is 91 percent sown and sugar crops look strong with higher acreage. Farm supply at 112 percent of demand. Early Irish potatoes at 70 percent of normal. Overall crop growth steady with potential for full yields.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
United States Department of Agriculture
Louisiana Special Exhibit Train to Tour Next Month
A joint meeting of the Louisiana Chamber of Commerce board of directors and the Louisiana Association of Commerce Executives will discuss the industrial and agricultural exhibit train planned for a tour next month. The session occurs in Crowley on Wednesday June 19.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisia Chamber of Commerce
Louiana Association of Commere
Crowley
Wednday
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Gortlla
Dora
Rod Ruckett
State
J. W. Faulk
Lafayette Parish
J. D. Hunter
Rayne
J. C. Faulk
W. B. Nelken
Ebenezer
Denie T. Canan, Jr
C. W. Faulk
Henry Faulk
William Faulk
Arthur Faulk
Charles E. Faulk
Houston
Otis Faulk
Goose Creek
Lawrence Kearn
Pension Board
Associated Press
N. O. Boy
Betts City Pass
New Virginia
Missouri Pacific Lines
Roy Clark
SCT Anu
Lydia E. Pinkham
Raney E. Pinkham
Tetterine
State Banking Department
Inman
North Second St. Monroe, Louisiana
The
Ajax Rubber Company
AJAX
ASAX
Monroe Automobile & Supply C
Monroe, LA
Trenton Street
Lincoln Gas & Oil Company
Ruston, la
Gatlin McDonald Motor Co
Jonesboro, la
Bastrop, la
Bastrop Motor Company
Bastrop
Wainwright’s
Pineville, la
Ethridge Atkins Motor Co
Alexandria, la
Walker Brothers
Homer
Burgess
Europe
Laura LA Plante
Alma Rubens
Jane Laverne Ziegfeld
Otis Harlan
Helen Morgan
Jules Bledsoe
Aunt Jemima
Saenger
Rod
Cowie
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Great Britain
Clouatre Barber Shop
North Third Street
North Second
Monroe News-Star Pub. Co
Clovatre Barber Shop
Ackolt
Capitol News
Reginald Denny
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