Dipping vats expand in Ouachita Parish as operations rise
Dipping inspector R H Rogers reports 105 vats in Ouachita Parish with 56 now active, the highest usage since 1923. New vats near Riser dairy ward five and in Hamburg and Blakely ward nine boost capacity, while others are repaired. Vats are charged on request and demand for rat control grows at police jury meetings.
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Ouachita Parish
R. H. Rogers
Ward Five
Natchitoches Road
West Monroe
Hamburg
Blakely
Fuller Place
Calhoun
Dr. Catlett
Rogers
Ball Game Fight Leaves Three Men Injured
Andrew Lee Benjamin Henry Irvin and Melvin Napier were taken to St. Francis sanitarium after a baseball game with knife wounds. Sheriff Milton Coverdale said Irvin and Napier, intoxicated, started the fight with Benjamin. Irvin suffered a slashed throat Napier a deep back stab Benjamin cuts and a head blow.
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Andrew Lee Benjamin
Henry Irvin
Melvin Napier
St. Francis Sanitarium
Milton Coverdale
Irvin
Napier
Benjamin
California Fish Industry Valued At 25 Million In 1931
California's fish industry was valued at more than 25 million dollars in 1931. The work was carried out through volunteer labor.
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California
New Orleans Crops Off to Late Start Amid Dry Weather
Louisiana farmers report a late season with dry conditions hampering growth in some areas. Rice 90 percent sown by June 1, oats 47 percent of normal, apples 26 percent, peaches 23 percent, with a 56,000 bushel forecast. Sugar cane and assorted forage crops show varied recovery from winter freezes.
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New Orleans
Lionel L. Jones
United States Department of Agriculture Statistician
Janes
Funeral for Drowned 13-Year-Old Margaret Payne
Funeral services will be held in Crowville for Margaret Payne 13 daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Payne of Winnsboro after she drowned in Bayou Macon yesterday afternoon Selma Payne 25 and Hazel Collier 17 were with her when she stepped into a hole in the swift current Residents recovered the body in about an hour and a quarter an American Legion emergency truck was summoned from Monroe but arrived after the body was found Borabora island noted as 2000 feet above sea level
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Winnsboro
Crowville
Margaret Payne
J. C. Payne
Bayou Macon
Selma Payne
Hazel Collier
Monroe
American Legion
Officers Elected to Serve Leonidas Barkdull Faulk Post
Sam Newsom was elected commander of Leonidas Barkdull Faulk post of the American Legion at an annual officers election. Other officers chosen include J. Morton Myatt and Jason H. Johnson as first and second vice commanders, P A Mellgren adjutant, J S Garelick finance officer, Rev Ernest Duncan Holloway chaplain, Charles M Mitchell historian, Harry Stein service officer, and Dr R L Wood sergeant at arms. Delegates to the state convention were named and a Fourth of July dance plan was outlined with committees assigned. A rededication to the Legion preamble was passed, asserting reforms come through lawful franchise.
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Sam Newsom
Leonidas Barkdull Faulk
American Legion
Legion
J. Morton Myatt
Jason H. Johnson
P. A. Mellgren
J. S. Garelick
Ernest Duncan Holloway
Charles M. Mitchell
Harry Stein
R. L. Wood
Holloway
Mellgren
Sam Humphries
F. F. Millsaps
Alexandria
C. E. McKenzie
C. M. Mitchell
Sam Orchard
C. L. Mengis
J. B. Swanson
J. B. Bailey
F. E. Hammonds
Ocie Lowery
Alf Reid
Joe Isaacman
J. A. McClain
L. B. McCarthy
Ivy Smith
P. M. Gayle
C. Q. Rodriguez
Bernard Levi
Harry Collins
O. W. Davenport
Hotel Frances
Salvation Army Seeks Vegetables For Winter Relief
Capt. W. L. Workman of the Salvation Army post issues another appeal for donated vegetables to stock the post’s relief program for next winter.
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W. L. Workman
Salvation Army
City engineers plan pump station replacement on Calypso street
City engineer W I Neel said plans are drawn to replace the pump station on Calypso street and the river bank after a cave-in weeks ago. The collapse damaged a sewer line and threatened Monroe Steam laundry and other property as flood waters undermined the street pavement. Steel piling reportedly averted further cave-in spread.
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City Engineering
Calypso Street
W. I. Neel
Monroe
Oil Meet in Meeting by Pennzoil Representatives
A conference with local oil salesmen and filling station operators was held last night by E. V. Clarke and W. R. Bruce of Pennzoil Motor Oil Company Oil City Pennsylvania.
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E. V. Clarke
W. R. Bruce
Pennzoil Motor Oil Company
Oil City
Penn
Crawford Ellis Named New United Fruit Boat at New Orleans
The Crawford Ellis, named for a United Fruit vice president, sails to Central American ports. Replacing the Ellis, the 30,000-banana-bunch capacity vessel carries 25 to 35 passengers and lists 14 to 15 knots speed as its top performance in New Orleans service.
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New Orleans
Crawford Ellis
United Fruit Company
Ellis
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