Bowe to Stop at Airport Here Late Today on Cotton Flight
Texas Air Transport pilot C. Bowe and Corpus Christi reporter Fern Helscher expected to stop in Shreveport tonight on return trip from New York. The first bale of cotton sold on the New York cotton exchange for 1211 dollars, with funds split between United Hospital Fund and the Salvation Army. The auction marks a new quicker transport era for the crop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ER. C. Bowe
Texas Air Transport of
Fort Worth
Selman Field
New York
Shreveport
Fern Helscher
Corpus Christi
Texas
New York Cotton Exchange
United Hospital Fund
Salvation Army
G. H. Miller
Exchange
Guardians of Camp Fire Hold Meeting On Tuesday Night
The Camp Fire Guardians association held their monthly meeting at 8 o clock with Miss Lucyle Godwin presiding. Members discussed progress, reports from groups, a training trip to Sherman Texas, plans for the girls camp after the Boy Scout camp, a Ki Ro Li trip fund plan via a doughnut sale on July 29, and distributed camping bulletins to north Louisiana groups.
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Camp Fire Guardians’ Association
Camp Fire Room
Lucyle Godwin
F. B. Neelley
J. G. Cobb
S. A. Orchard
J. N. Swanson
L. R. Millar
Sherman
Texas
Guardians’ Association
Ki-Ro-Li
Louisiana
Declines Invitation to Negro's Musicale
Representative Shaffer of Virginia declines a June 21 musicale and reception invitation for Rep. De Priest of Illinois. He says De Priest’s pursuit of social equality threatens race relations and will not be tolerated by white people or desired by the Negro race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
de Priest
Illinois
Shaffer
Virginia
South
Four Parish Cow Census Success in North Louisiana
Special to The News-Star reports a four parish cow census in Lincoln Bienville Union and Jackson parishes showing near Total participation. Secretary H L McKnight notes complete canvasses in Lincoln parish wards one through eight and high farmer enthusiasm for dairy market development with potential milk plant impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North la
News-Star
Ruston
Chamber of Commerce
H. L. McKnight
Lincoln Parish
J. Colvin
Ward Five
Mr. Colvin
Louisiana
Calvin
Scott Dowling
Ward Three
Carl Durrett
Bienville
Geo. Mackay
Jackson Parish
Fd Evérett, Sr
Union Parish
Mackay
Durrett
Als
Everett
Planes Make Daily Trips To Selman With Passengers
Airplanes from Dallas and Jackson met here for scheduled passenger service to Selman field. The Dallas ship arrived at 11 55 a m despite head wind and late start from Shreveport terminal. On board were Jackson Miss men who were entertained yesterday by locals and returned enthused by the trip. The Jackson plane was on time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selman
Dallas
Jackson
Selman Field
Shoeveport
Miss
Louisiana Bid Tabulations for Highway Work
Louisiana highway commission posted bid tabulations with low bids for shell and gravel levee road work across multiple parishes. Notable bids include St John Parish Lucy-Goldmine $14,762.71, Rapides Parish Leesville Alexandria $62,189.70, Bossier Parish Bossier City Arkansas $56,009.04, East Feliciana Clinton Bluff Creek $31,310.50, St James Convent Levee Road $18,305.95, Ascension Point Hamas Levee Board $33,685.45, Iberville Bayou Goula Road $22,962.75, Ascension Belle Helene Levee Road $16,297.26, Sabine Zwolle Converse Drainage $11,255.95.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
St. John Parish
Lucy-Goldmine
Tircuit and Co
Plaquemine
Rapides Parish
Leesville-Alexandria
J. D. Burnett
Houma
Bossier Parish
Bossier City
Arkana
Sam H. Boyd
Columbia
Miss
East Feliciana Parish
Clinton- Bluff Creek
J. H. Newton
Amite
St. James Parish
Hoffman and Jones
Madisonville
Ascension Parish
Iberville Parish
Bayou Goula
Belle Helene Levee
Picard Construction Company
New Orleans
Sabine Parish
Zwolle-Converse Highway
A. C. Campbell
Winnfield
Societal Leaders Back Prohibition Drive In Philadelphia
Mrs. George H. Strawbridge has launched a movement among Philadelphia society leaders urging strict observance of prohibition laws with aims to broaden into a national effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
George H. Strawbridge
Senate Tariff Debate Nearly Fails A Democratic Margin
Congress in a tight Senate vote. Senator Borah proposed restricting tariff revision to agricultural products, rejecting general revision. The plan was defeated by one vote, signaling another close clash when the tariff measure reaches the Senate.
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Senate
Borah
House
Western Union Opens Branch at Selman Airport
Western Union Telegraph Co opens a branch at Selman field providing service since the start of daily east and west passenger trains with the new facility proving useful to travelers and local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Union
Selman Airport
Western Union Telegraph Company
Selman Field
Federal Day Law Official Resigns California Post
E R Bohner federal prohibition administrator for northern California resigned by telegraph to Washington. He has held the post since March 1 1927 and cited the indictment of six subordinates for withholding seized goods from the government as his reason for stepping down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
E. R. Bohner
California
Treasury Department
Washington
Bohner
Political figure rejects link to prohibition department
The official said he had no wish to be identified again with the prohibition department and called it a position of grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition Department
Bohner
Heslin Wins Match in Heavyweight Defense
Australian heavyweight Jim Heslin defeated Paul Harper of Houston in two falls to one after fifty six minutes of action in Alexandria Louisiana. Heslin won the last two falls to clinch the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Jim Heslin
Paul Harper
Houston
Heslin
Four Candidates Share Similar Views in Campaign Debates
Report notes minimal difference among four candidates on issues including flood control and tariffs. Campaign rallies were fewer than normal as tabulators expect a final vote count to fall short of seven.
Gubernatorial Vote Totals by Parish Precincts in 1928 District
Reported results show around a thousand votes recorded for Democratic candidates led by supporters of Governor Long across parishes including Assumption Iberia Lafourche St Martin St Mary Terrebonne and Vermillion. Totals indicate Humphreys Montet Felix Muton and Fernand Muton led in multiple precincts with 92 of 132 precincts counted.
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Long
Governor Long
Assumption
Humphreys
Montet
Felix Mouton
Fernand Mouton
Iberia
Lafayette
Felix Muton
Fernand Muton
LaFourche
St. Martin
St. Mary
Terrebonne
Vermillion
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Guardians OF Camp Fire
Shell Road Construction
Congress
Carters
Deauville Sandals
Palais Royal
DeSiard St
Chie
Ly Associated Press
Sp Nee
Frenter Bn
Gibson
Milady
Monroe Furniture Co
Tre
United Furniture Stores Inc
D Bond Polk
Viking
Monroe Furniture Cotte Ltd
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