Thomas Gilbert dies suddenly at Wisner home
Thomas Benjamin Gilbert 43 prominent Franklin parish citizen died at his Wisner home from acute dilation of the heart. A maid found him at 1 pm after his afternoon rest. He was a financier and farmer, president of the TB Gilbert Co and VP of Franklin State Bank. Funeral at his Wisner home with Masons at the grave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Gilbert
T. B. Gilbert Co
Franklin State Bank and Trust Company
Louisiana
Dan Gilbert
Delegates Back Ouachita Junior College Plan In Legislature
A Monroe and West Monroe delegates group voiced strong support for Ouachita parish junior college joining LSU as a unit. The release defends a 1928 law creating junior colleges and argues the program lowers costs, feeds four year schools, and does not raise state taxes. It cites cost per student comparisons and names local officials backing the measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
West Monroe
Louisiana
Ouachita Junior College
Louisiana State University
Supt. Harris
Baton Rouge
A. R. Yates
Normal-Southwestern- Tech Association
Ouachita Parish
Dispatches
Yates
Southwestern College
State Normal College
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
State Department of Education
Ouachita Parish Junior College
Southwestern
Normal and Tech
Ouachita
State University
T. H. Harris
Louisiana Tech
State Normal
Quachita
Quachita Parish
Senate
L. P. Abernathy
Louisiana District Lions Association
Jack Hayes
Bug Battle Upset Manhattan Farmers Blame Weather
A stretch of cool spring weather hindered ladybugs from preying on green bugs, leading Kansas State College experts to blame conditions for serious damage to wheat and corn crops this year in Manhattan Kas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Kas
Kansas
State College
Extensive Canning Centers Planned in Morehouse Parish
Bonita Louisiana June 22 Special Canning centers are being set up in Morehouse parish this week under the canning program sponsored by the parish ERA and LSU extension. The police jury allocated $250 for equipment and Louisiana Power and Light will supply power and gas. Bonita center opened Friday in a building donated by J F Harp with equipment installed by the town. Mrs G C Harp is manager of the local center. Other centers to be started nearby will be run by Mrs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonita
Morehouse Parish
Parish Era
Extension Department
Louisiana State University
Louisiana Power and Light Company
J. F. Harp
G. C. Harp
Blue Star Ointment Claims Cure for Foot Itch
An advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment as a remedy for foot itch and stubborn skin troubles including eczema rash tetter ringworm pimples and more. It promises the ointment melts and soaks in without burning and claims it kills germs.
Parish Canning Project Under ERA Plan
W H Carpenter Mrs W B Ferris and Herbert Sisson oversee a parish project with the ERA supplying cans and workers. In return the ERA will receive five percent of canned goods for distribution to the needy. Canning centers operate under Miss Irene Lord Morehouse parish home demonstration agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Carpenter
W. BE. Ferris
Herbert Sisson
Miss Irene Lord
Morehouse Parish
Black-Draught Laxative Highlights Patient Testimonial
Mr J T Stinson of Barren Spring Virginia writes that he has used Thedford s Black-Draught as a laxative for twelve to fifteen years. He says it relieves biliousness fatigue dull aches and headaches quickly and keeps headaches from returning when taken at onset. The ad notes the product is old reliable and purely vegetable with millions of packages sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Stinson
Barren Spring
Thedford
Also Mentioned on This Page
Thomas Gilbert
Wisner
DeSiard
Fred Mitchell
Guy Campbell
Monroe Kiwanis Club
L. P. Landry
Monroe Lions Club
H. L. Rosenhein
Monroe Rotary Club
Sig Masur
A. E. Montgomery
AV. Miller
G. B. Cooley
Ouachita Tuberculosis and Public Health Assn
J. H. Trousdale
Ouachita Parish Insurance Exchange
T. O. Brown
E. D. Cason
West Monroe State Bank
Paramount Theater
DeSiard St
Renfrow
Griffon
Genuine Stiffel
the Town
Buster
Buster Brown
SILK
Bayon F
Broadb
Sentrow & Son
O An
DeSiard Street
Marshal Fields
Jim Dandy
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!