Louisiana Gets Her PWA Share
The 1938 Public Works Administration program reports more than 2000 contracts worth 84 million dollars awarded across Arkansas Colorado Kansas Louisiana New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas. About 1000 contracts remain to be let for equipment and materials, with total unawarded work estimated at 13.5 million dollars. Regional Director George M. Bull says mid July marks the halfway point in completed projects and 348 projects already finished. Louisiana shows 42 completed projects followed by Texas 138, Oklahoma 43, Kansas 60, Arkansas 2, Colorado 24, New Mexico 7. Peak employment occurred in late April and will decline through summer as the program sustains commerce and regional industry. City Court reports Anines Hill charged with carrying a concealed weapon and disturbing the peace fined 19 or 100 days on the first charge and 10 days on the second with a 50 dollar suspension. Will Slater jailed 15 days for trespass. nine traffic offenders fined 25 dollars total.
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Public Works Administration
Arkansas
Colorado
Kansas
Louisiana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
PWA
George M. Bull
Ickes
Bull
Congress
Publ Works Administration
Southwest
Anines Hill
Negro
Will Slater
Dave
Milinoixs Central Railroad
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Promises Malaria Relief
Advertising copy touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as the remedy for malaria. It claims fast relief from chills and fever, contains quinidine and iron, is pleasant to take, and available at all drugstores in large sizes for better value.
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Grove
Baby sees no humor in cameraman’s setup
Mrs Lisetta smiles for the camera while the baby shows no amusement. A sepia enlargement will be given free to Mrs Lisetta if she calls at the News Star World offices.
Dean Lee urges faster soil conservation funding
Dean J G Lee Jr of the Louisiana state college urged Congress to increase soil conservation funding at Louisiana Tech saying every farmer should act. He cited soil loss and the need to feed a growing population, noting over 11 000 000 acres in Louisiana are in soil conservation areas. He added a follow up talk by officials from the soil conservation office at Minden.
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Ruston
Dean J. G. Lee, Jr
L. S. A. College of Agriculture
Louisiana Tech
Congress
Louisiana
Dean Lee
H. B. Martin
A. A. Breeden
Soil Conservation Office
Minden
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Union Parish Singing Convention
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New State College
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