Beauty contest winners fail to answer charges in Miami pageant
Miss Janet Eastment of Fort Worth Texas the titleholder Miss America and Miss Albert McKellop of San Diego California face ineligibility charges after publisher R B Brossier alleged marriage and state selection disputes. If unresolved first and second place titles may be vacated with Miss Margarete Ekdahl of Tampa named Miss America. Also a centennial note from Lemington Ireland recalls early telegraph courier days.
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Associated Press
Miami
Fla
Janet Eastment
Fort Worth
Texas
Albert McKellop
San Diego
Cal
Miss Eastment
Miss McKellop
California
G. A. Trice
Pageant Association
R. B. Brossier
Orlando
Trice
Pageant
Brossier
Canada Imposes Countervailing Tariff on U S Goods
Ottawa reports automatic countervailing duties on a dozen imports from the United States under the May budget. Potatoes face a 75 cents per cwt barrier both ways, with other affected commodities including flour grain cattle meats eggs and butter.
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Associated Press
Ottawa
United States
Canada
Exclusive Masonic Body Picks Its New Officers
Alvin V. Laws of Dallas Texas was elected grand sovereign of the Red Cross of Constantine at the national convention closing. Other officers chosen include Herbert A. Graham grand high prelate Arthur E. Hopkins grand almoner and Joseph C. Keiper grand chamberlain.
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Associated Press
Omaha
Alvin V. Laws
Dallas
Texas
The
Red Cross of Constantine
Herbert A. Graham
Indianapolis
Arthur E. Hopkins
Louisville
Joseph C. Keiper
Washington, D. C
Sailor Testifies During Fairfax Pinthis Collision Inquiry
Oscar Jones a 19 year old sailor from Norfolk Virginia testified at the resumption of the federal inquiry into the Fairfax Pinthis disaster saying after the collision he saw net boats lowered to search the water. Forty seven lives were lost when the Fairfax rammed and sank the oil tanker Pinthis off Scituate Massachusetts Bay. Witnesses said some victims jumped from Fairfax into a sea burning with oil. Jones was warned by inspectors that he was under oath. He said he was in his bunk on the starboard side when the crash occurred.
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Associated Press
Boston
Oscar Jones
Norfolk
Fairfax
Massachusetts Bay
Scituate
Jones
United States Marine
Army chief submits Salt River project report to Congress
In Washington June 19 Major General Lytle Brown chief of army engineers filed an adverse report on a Salt River improvement project in Kentucky with Congress. The document details problems and potential or negative findings regarding the plan.
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Washington
Salt River
Kentucky
Congress
Lytle Brown
Army Engineers
Three Hundred Men at Work on Miss Levee Project
In Rosedale Mississippi on June 19 a government project has begun with three hundred workers building the War field Loop levee south of Greenville. The plan covers more than six miles connecting south of Greenville to the Warfield ferry landing. This contract, part of several between Vicksburg and Helena, will employ about 3,500 laborers this year.
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Rosedale
Miss
Warfield Loop Levee
Greenville
Warfield Levee Ferry Landing
Vicksburg
Helena
Rochelle Social Roundup From Local Visits
Miss Marjorie Thompson returned from Urania to Rochelle where she was hosted by Miss Mary Lena Myone. Miss Margaret Negrotto and L. G. Negrotto Jr. arrived from New Orleans after completing a two year course at the city normal. W. B. Letson and C. H. Lindsay visited in Winnfield Joyce and Monroe. Mrs. N. J. Collins and J. P. Davidson returned to Montgomery after visiting Keefer Tarver family. Miss Myrtle Leflin visited with the Tarvers and Meltons of Winnfield. Howard Lindsay of Louisiana College Pineville spent the weekend.
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News-Star
Rochelle
Marjorie Thompson
Urania
Mary Lena Myone
Margaret Negrotto
L. G. Negrotto, Jr
New Orleans
Negrotto
City Normal of
W. B. Letson
C. H. Lindsay
Winnfield
Joyce
Monroe
Montgomery
Keefer Tarver
Myrtle Leflin
J. M. Tarver
M. M. Melton
Howard Lindsay
Louisiana College
Pineville
Local Families Visit In Winnfield And Surrounding Areas
A series of social visits unfolds as families from Beaumont Alexandria Colfax Urania Winnfield Eros and London plan gatherings and extended visits. Guests include Mr. and Mrs. Fort Mr. and Mrs. Denning Miss Tannehill and Rev. J. T. Harris among others with robbing details of mother and daughter travel and longer stays noted. London plans a club for lonely people expanding social outreach.
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C. H. Lindsay
W. L. Fort
E. F. Fort
Beaumont
Texas
R. L. Adams
H. Denning
Alexandria
Marietta Tannehill
Urania
Norphleet Tannehill
Dee Tannehill
Winnfield
Frances Moore
W. L. Boone
J. M. Tarver
Capudine Promises Quick Headache Relief Ad
An advertisement touts Capudine as fast acting relief for headaches back pains and neuralgia with two teaspoonfuls in water. It claims no opiates and stomach safety. Available in drug stores in single doses and 10 6 30c and 60¢ bottles. (Ady.)
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Florida
Lemington
Ireland
Harry Lister
Barbers
Indiana State Board of Health
Franco Ine
Acorn Texas College Yearbook
Julia Ball
Vivian Vieweger
Vanity Fair
Longhorn
Texas A. & M. College
Miss. Levee
Wallace
Crosleys
Crosley
Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra
American Tobacco
Mrs. W. A Tarver
J. W. Scott
Mildred Scott
Eros
R. H. Grant
Marie Tousley
London
Cnivna
Tony
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
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