Local men to join England Scout Jamboree
The city will send Hesse Cahn and Jack Knowles as assistant and associate scoutmasters to the Berkinhead jamboree in England. They depart Monroe on July 12 after a stop in Washington and New York, sailing from Cherbourg September 4 aboard the S S Majestic. The jamboree gathers about 50 000 boys from 42 nations with U S participation by 1 600 scouts led by James F West and others. The group will visit several European countries before returning home.
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Berkinhead
England
Hesse Cahn
Jack Knowles
Monroe
Washington
New York
Cedric
United States
James F. West
Daniel C. Beerd
L. L. McDonald
Field Deent
William C. Wessel
B.S. Martin
Judson P. Freeman
G. Berg
Department of Education
Norman B. Cole
Baltimore
Belgium
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Tealy
France
Cherbourg
Governor Long appoints four new parish officials
Baton Rouge June 21. Governor Huey P. Long issued four commissions. Walter Head of Oak Grove becomes West Carroll parish police jury member in place of J Strand who resigned. H C Monroe of Oak Grove joins the Tensas Basin Levee board after failing to qualify. Thomas H. Vining of Oak Grove named constable for West Carroll parish replacing Walter Thorpe who resigned and moved. Anne Myers Parkerson of New Orleans appointed notary public for Orleans parish.
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Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
Walter Head
Oak Grove
West Carroll Parish
Jery
Second Ward
J. ©. Strand
H. C. Monroe
Tensas Basin
Thomas H. Vining
West Caryell Parish
Walter Thorpe
Anne Myers Parkerson
New Orleans
Orleans Parish
Divorce Granted To Mrs Lincoln Steffens
Mrs. Lincoln Steffens, author of a magazine piece on marriage to an older man, won a divorce in Salinas superior court. She charged Joseph Lincoln Steffens, 63, Carmel writer and lecturer, with harshness and abuse and said he refused to speak to her and objected to her socializing. Testimony was heard behind closed doors.
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Associated Press
Salinas
Cal
Lincoln Steffens
Everett held on grand larceny charge in Tom Mix theft
Russell Everett a 22 year old porter from Peru Indiana was held on 10000 bail after police say he confessed to stealing a bag containing 75000 in cash and securities from Tom Mix's private car. The bag lost 4000 in contents and later found under a circus car. Everett allegedly kept all but 200 of the 4000 missing.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Russell Everett
Peru
Ind
Tom Mix
Everett
Campaign reform eyed by Brookhart panel
The proposal to bar federal office holders from contributing to political funds is being considered by Chairman Brookhart and the senate patronage committee after an investigation into the disposal of federal appointments in southern states.
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Brookhart
Senate
Tulane Student Injury Crash In New Orleans
Miss Maggie Simms of McComb Mississippi and Miss Harriet McGee of Monticello Mississippi, summer students at Tulane, were seriously injured when struck by a car driven by Mrs Ellen Oliver in New Orleans. McGee suffered a broken collar bone and six broken ribs while Simms endured serious bruises and brush burns after being dragged twenty five feet near Freret street and Palmer avenue. Oliver faced charges of reckless driving causing serious injury.
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New Orleans
Maggie Simms
McComb
Harriet McGee
Monticello
Tulane University
Ellen Liver
McGee
Miss Simms
Freret Street
Palmer Avenue
Oliver
New Orleans Man Severely Burned in Acid Explosion
Alex Sanders a 31 year old man was severely burned when a drum of sulfuric acid on a Grasselli Chemical truck exploded at Camp and St Joseph streets in New Orleans. Sanders was in a nearby car and suffered burns to face and body as firefighters contained the blaze.
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New Orleans
Alex Sanders
Grasselli Chemical Company
Camp
St. Joseph Street
Sanders
Interest Manifest in Plans for Large Church-Wide Meet
Biloxi Mississippi June 21 The Seashore Campground Divinity School is energizing plans for a major church wide assembly at the camp grounds. Younger men intend to form the Seashore Campground Alumni Association to aid in advertising the school. Dr J French of Bristol Tennessee preached and spoken on lawlessness seen as a pall over the land noting liquor cases were under eight percent of courts trials in 1928.
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Biloxi
Miss
Seashore Campground Divinity School
Methodist Church
Seashore Carp Ground
French
Bristol
Tenn
Delta
B. Weiss
Louisiana Legislature Approves State House Insurance Bonding
Baton Rouge June 21. Members of the Louisiana legislature have approved borrowing by the state board of liquidation of funds to insure the Capitol and to operate the state house. The action aims to secure funds for insurance and ongoing operations of government facilities.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
State Board of Liquidation
State House
Oper
The Child Who Doesn’t Care for Games
Many aloof children may have sluggish bowels as the cause of withdrawal from play. A mother can detect symptoms like foul breath listlessness fever poor appetite or irritability. A safe remedy is California Fig Syrup a pure vegetable laxative adults should not dose children with harsh cathartics.
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California
Public Service Loans Backed by Ballot Approval
Ballots mailed for two loans have been returned with overwhelming support. The Louisiana Public Service Commission loan totals 5000 dollars and the insurance fund loan totals 4500 dollars. State Auditor L B Baynard is negotiating both loans.
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Louisiana Public Service Commission
Public Service Commission
L. B. Baynard
Recall Election Date Set for Breedlove by Longi
Baton Rouge June 21 The recall election date for R. H. Breedlove town marshal Tullos La has been set for August 20 by Gov Huey P Long.
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Breedlove
Longi
Baton Rouge
Huey P. Long
R. H. Breedlove
Tullos
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Governor Long
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Wisconsin
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Vegro
Legisla
Milner Motor Co
Heinberg Jewelry & Optical CO
A J
Tulane
Quaker State
Quaker State Knowles Motor Co., Inc
West Monroe
DeSiard St
Marshall Field & Co
Kersearge
Elaine
Desiard Street
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