Clearing House Assn Meets in Monroe Tuesday
A special meeting of the First Regional Clearing House was held in Monroe in the cameo room of the Hotel Virginia. About 60 bankers from 14 parishes attended to hear P. C. Willis of the Louisiana Bankers association and talks by R. Broussard and others.
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Clearing House, Association
Cameo Room
Virginia
P. C. Willis
Louisiana Banker’s Association
R. Broussard
Catahoula
Concordia
Albert Horuff
Central Savings Bank & Trust Company
Ben Johnson
Shreveport
Willis
State Association
Broussard
Louisiana Bankers’ Association
Clearing House
Brock
President of Coal Companies Testifies in Newspaper Probe
Abner Aldridge of Birmingham testifies before the Federal Trade Commission that he loaned $50,000 to Joseph McGowin to aid the establishment of the Mobile Press. He says the loan and his borrowings were repaid, and notes his roles as president of Southeastern Fuel and Union Coal.
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Washington
Abner Aldridge
Birmingham
Ala
Federal Trade Commission
Logan
Martin
Alabama Power Company
Joseph F. McGowin
Mobile Capitalist
Mobile Press
McGowin
Aldridge
Southeastern Fuel Company
Union Coal Company
Artd
Southeastern
Havre De Grace Woman Held for Murder of Son
Mrs Hattie E Stone a 40 year old widow of Havre De Grace Maryland is in custody on a murder charge in the death of her 15 year old son authorities allege she poisoned him in the state case pending further action.
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Hattie E. Stone
Havre de Grace
Camp Lassa to House 145 Campers in Forbing This Year
Many from this city and parish will attend Camp Lassa at Forbing near Shreveport with periods for girls and boys from July to August. The enlarged Hillcress Inn allows simultaneous boys camps, with total activity costs up to 25 dollars and a two dollar application fee. Inquiries go to W. A. Anderson in Caddo Parish or the Sunday School Association office in New Orleans.
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Lassa
Forbing
Shreveport
First Christian
Guiding Spirit
Hillcress Inn
Camp Lassa
The
Sunday School Association
Maison Blanche Building
New Orleans
W. A. Anderson
Caddo Parish
Alleged Vagrant Pleads He is Bootlegger
John Chidester arraigned for vagrancy pleaded he was a bootlegger and was dismissed by Municipal Judge Polk. The judge ruled bootlegging is unlawful only when the bootlegger is caught, freeing Chidester.
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Ly Associated Press
Lincoln, Neb
John Chidester
Polk
Power and Light Company Subisidiary in Alabama
Power and Light company, a subsidiary of the Alabama Power Company, operates as a regional energy supplier detailing its corporate structure and regional reach within the state.
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Power and Light Company
The
Alabama Power Company
Dawes and MacDonald speeches seen as start of disarmament talks
Washington observers view Ambassador Dawes in London and Prime Minister MacDonald at Lossiemouth as signaling the opening of negotiations for naval disarmament. The speeches reflect Hoover's stance on avoiding past 1927 tripartite conference mistakes and suggest no new international machinery will be created, leaving the issue for now.
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Washington
Dawes
London
MacDonald
Lossiemouth
Hoover
Stimson
England
Congress tackles nominations and tariff debates before recess
Congress winds down ahead of a recess as the Senate considers nominations and addresses. The House awaits a postponement of maturity on a 400 million dollar French debt. Senate subcommittees debate tariff bill changes while leaders suspend sessions until August 19 and September 23. Senator Warren of Wyoming is honored for long service. Senate seeks diplomat arrest records and proposes tax changes on stock trades.
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Congress
Senate
House
Warren
Wyoming
Washington
Glass
Brookhart
Geneva proposal on naval strength formulas by Gibson
The League of Nations preparatory commission works on developing formulas to compare naval strength by expert teams from involved nations, as suggested at Geneva by Ambassador Gibson.
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League of Nations Preparatory Commission
Geneva
Gibson
Hoover Seeks Moral Support in War on Crime
President Hoover told the National Loyalty commission of the Presbyterian Church that he needs the country's moral backing in his campaign for obedience to laws. He said this is a matter of morals, not politics or enforcement alone, and stressed obedience to law as the chief goal.
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Associated Press
Washington
Hoover
National Loyalty Commission
Presbyterian Church
United States
White House
Cleland B. Mc
Chicago Moderator Voiced Loyalty To President Amid Moral Crisis
A Chicago figure serving as general assembly moderator asserted visitors’ loyalty to the president, portraying him as a national leader who has sided with the moral issue in a bewildering time.
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Afee
Chicago
General Assembly
Local Residents Visit Relatives in Nearby Towns
Calhoun notes list of residents visiting relatives and friends in West Monroe Monroe and Chapel Hill over the past weekend and Sunday afternoon. The report mentions the Brownlees Chamblins Smith Woodall Petty Archer Heather and Pipes families among others visiting relatives locally and in Monroe.
Visits and family gatherings across Monroe area
Dren of Logtown visited Mr and Mrs A J Johnston Sunday afternoon. Mrs J P Roan is visiting her daughter Mrs Vernie Woodall in Monroe. L B Peevy and children of Monroe spent Sunday here. Harvard Butler of Swartz spent the past weekend with relatives. Ivy and Gertie Harper visit sister Mrs Barney Parker in West Monroe. Lottie Calhoun of Gilbert spent the weekend with daughter Mrs Sidney Stewart. James Johnston of Swartz visited over the weekend. Adeline Spillers returned home after a week with grandmother Mrs N A Spillers in West Monroe.
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Dren
Logtown
A. J. Johnston
J. P. Roan
Vernie Woodall
Monroe
Lottie Calhoun
Gilbert
Sidney Stewart
James Johnston
Swartz
Adeline Spillers
N. A. Spillers
West Monroe
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Als'n
Pres. Willis
Paris
New York
Sally Anne Shop
General Electric
General
Monroe Furniture Co
Tre Mhited Furniture Stores Inc
Louisiana
Monene Furniture Co
Ite
Mery
Mrs. Graveley
Calhoun
News
Star
Houston Brownlee
Lee Chamblins
Chapel Hill
Gene Smith
John Henry Woodall
Sallie Petty
Frank Archer
J. D. Petty
J. L. Heather
Rex Pipes
Chil
St. Joseph's
Annapolis
Academy
Jack
Palais Royal
DeSiard St
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