No Fence Law Referendum Plan Passes Senate
Associated Press reports in Ton Rouge on June 20 that Senator Charlies A. Holcombe's local option bill, amended to exclude towns and cities with populations above 2,000, won Senate approval 25 to 1. The zoned referendum would allow voters in each zone to decide a no fence law, while parish votes remain unaffected. Governor may call elections in zones upon initiative or petition.
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Continental Bag Company to Build Plant in Camden
A new Continental Bag company facility worth 1.6 million dollars is planned for Camden Arkansas. The plant will use material from the nearby International Paper mill, boosting the city payroll and enriching regional commerce. The Camden chamber of commerce aided in securing the plant.
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International Paper Company
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Shreveport Man Wins National Oratory Prize
A Shreveport Louisiana contestant, B D Dorman, won first prize in the national speaking contest at the American Institute of Banking annual convention in Philadelphia. Clarence B Anderton of Omaha and W M Mantey of Detroit shared second place, with Lloyd E Arabdel from Oakland taking the fourth prize of 1999, as the Detroit team argued the negative on the federal reserve act amendment.
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Shrevesert la
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Omaha
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Oakland
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Lost Calusa remains found on Florida islands
Archaeologists led by H. B. Collins report 75 skeletons found in sand and conch shell mounds on Captive and Sanibel Islands near Fort Myers. They believe the remains belong to the lost Calusa tribe, connected by skull shapes and broken pottery to old coastal raids and the Caloosahatchie river name. Several hundred skeletons may still be buried in the mounds.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Smithsonian Institution
Gulf
Here
H. B. Collins
Institution
Sanibel
Gaspari
Florida
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Caloosahatchie
Hatchie
Rotary International names Sutton as head president
In Minneapolis Mississippi on June 20 T B Sutton of Tampico Mexico third vice president was elected president by acclamation as Rotary International abandoned its usual ballot process. Irene Simms Shields notary public News Star office.
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T. B. Sutton
Tampico
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Irene Simms Shields
Summer Solstice Marks Official Start of Summer
Tomorrow begins summer with the solstice, marking the longest day of the year. The sun rises at 4 59 AM and sets after 7 PM, near June 21, the northern sun reaches its farthest point, and days will shorten toward December 21.
McClanahan and Blanche Almost Clash at Meet
Baton Rouge June 20 A heated committee meeting on the tick appropriation ended with Representative J E McClanahan Caldwell and Representative Fred A Blanche East Baton Rouge blocked from further confrontation as tensions rose during the session.
Great results from Lydia E. Pinkham's compound
Mrs. Jima Saiu of Brainerd Minnesota testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound improved her health after a year of nerve and fatigue. She now manages housework and outdoor chores and recommends the tonic to other women.
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Lydia FE
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Brainerd
Minnesota
Clash Over Livestock Dipping Dues Political Row
Amid a heated legislative scene Representative McClanahan vowed to shed the last drop of blood rather than dip cattle while Dabova and Blanche voiced similar resolve. A tick appropriation bill for 175000 dollars from G J Ginsberg was reported favorable and Caboval’s bid to reconsider for amendments failed.
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Dan Dabova
Acadia
McClanahan
Blanche
G. J. Ginsberg
Rapides
Caboval
Cotton crop weather report notes rain harming fields
Washington reports weekly crop conditions show generally seasonable cotton temperatures but excessive rain in northern east gulf states and Mississippi valley areas, including northern Arkansas and Oklahoma. Atlantic coast rains were lighter, with grassy fields a concern due to wet soil. overall progress listed as fair to good.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Cotton Belt
East Gulf States
Mississippi Valley
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Atlantic Coast
Weather Report Notes Mixed Rainfall Across States
In Alabama Mississippi and Louisiana rainfall interfered with cultivation with progress mostly poor to only fair as conditions varied in Tennessee. Southern Arkansas reported favorable conditions while central areas showed mixed results.
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