Death of H. J. Hammett in Ruston at 53
Harry J. Hammett 53, traveling salesman for Monroe Automobile Supply, died at his Ruston home after weeks of illness. Survived by wife Jessie Lewis and three children, plus a large extended family. Funeral set for Thursday at First Methodist Church with Ruston Masonic lodge likely officiating at Greenwood Cemetery.
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Harry J. Hammett
Monroe Automobile Supply Company
Louisiana
Ruston
Hammett
First Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Jessie Lewis
W. A. J. Lewis
Old Trenton
West Monroe
R. L. Brusenhan
Sonora
Tex
Lillian Hammett
W. J. Lewis
W. D. Hammett
Davenport
N. T
B. J. Ham
Southern Cross Lands After Westward Atlantic Crossing
The Southern Cross landed safely on the coast after a 32 hour night flight over foggy weather and compass trouble. Kingsford Smith credited wireless radio for the landing and said the plan was to refuel at daybreak and continue to New York, then San Francisco to complete the world flight.
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Lance
Bremen
Atlantic
Kingsford-Smith
New York
San Francisco
Galway
Valentia
Southern Cross
Irish
Costelloe
Mackay Radio
Sayville
L. I
Mackay
Baldonnel
London Evening Star
Coventry
England
America
Cane Race
N. F
Chatham
Mass
Great Banks
Newfoundland
Cape Race
Cape
North American
Cape Elizabeth
Radio Corporation
Nova Scoa
Lawmakers Seek to Sell Highway Equipment
Baton Rouge June 25 Associated Press reports sensational charges linking Louisiana legislators to purchases by the highway commission. Testimony names Senators Dore Knott Anderson Fisher Oser and Representatives Hebert Fruge as involved with selling equipment and material. The committee extends to July 5 to complete its inquiry amid disputed shell deals and questioned payments.
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Associated Press
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Louisiana Highway Commission
Senate Highway Investigating Committee
Frank D’autremont
R. S. Leavy
Dunbar-Dukate Canning Company
J. B. Dunbar
Leavy
Canning Company
D’autremont
Hugo Dore
Evangeline
Robert B. Knott
Lincoln
James L. Anderson
Grant
Jules Fisher
Jefferson
Fred Oser
Orleans
Julius Hebert
St. Mary
J. Cleveland Fruge
Senate
Wingate
Fisher
Schwing
Iberville
Norwood
West Feliciana
Foucher
Senate Highway Committee
Highway Commission
Hughes
Highway Committee
Morgan State
Whitney Bank and Trust Company
Dunbar
Joe Fisher
D'Autremont
Dore
Fruge
Hoffpaulr
Commission
Anderson
Knott
Arkansas
Hebert
Bates
Contractors to Bid on New Annex to Parish School
Bids will be received at Ouachita Parish High School on July 5 at 12 o'clock for the construction of a new annex. Contractors listed include Werner Construction Shreveport J W and R T Burkes New Orleans Lee Ellis Monroe and others. The Parish School Board will open bids at its annual meeting and let the contract if figures are satisfactory.
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Werner Construction Company
Shreveport
William Peterson
Little Rock
Ark
J. W
R. T. Burkes
New Orleans
Lee Ellis
Monroe
W. C. Salley
George J. Glover, Inc
Tudor & Ratcliff
Alexandria
O. M. Gwin Construction Company
Frank Masling
Ashton Glassell & Company
Caldwell Bros
Gordon Walker
W. H. Blane
Knapp & East
Lake Charles
D. E. Chapman
Baton Rouge
Ouachita Parish
Parish
Craven 73 Dies at Athens Home
H W Craven aged 73 died at his Athens residence at 5 am He was a retired sawmill operator who once ran plants at Tremont Waldo and Smackover Ark Surviving are his wife and children Mrs James Cleaton of Ruston and Deputy Sheriff Frank Craven of Caddo Parish A short funeral will be held at the Athens home then burial in Greenwood Cemetery Ruston with Rev S E McFadden officiating
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News-Star
Ruston
H. W. Craven
Athens
Tremont
Waldo
Smackover
Ark
Presbyterian Church
James Cleaton
Frank Craven
Caddo Parish
Senate Takes Up A Banking Bill In The Dorf Session
The senate debated a banking bill proposed by Dorf to place clearing house supervision with the state bank examiner. Johnson of Washington argued it would push state banks into the federal system. Others criticized the measure as anti outside bank fairness and unnecessary. The bill may be amended to remove the examiner's supervisory authority, and Dore's motion to return the bill to the calendar for amendments passed 32 to 5.
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Johnson
Washington
Schwing
Hall
Williamson
East Carroll
Caffery
St. Mary
Woods
St. James
Dore
Ellender
House
Fournet
Governor Long
Highway Commission
State Supreme Court
Prentice Gray Back From Tulane Medical School
Prentice Gray son of Dr and Mrs C P Gray returned from New Orleans where he attended Tulane University medical school. He was a sophomore last year and distinguished himself with excellent scholarship.
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Prentice Gray
C. P. Gray
New Orleans
Tulane University Medical School
Revival to close Sunday at Assembly of God West Monroe
The Assembly of God revival in West Monroe will end Sunday night. Rev. Kullman preaches Thursday 9:30 and Sunday 11 on Cain's Wife. Mrs. Kullman speaks Thursday 7:30 and farewell service Sunday night. baptism Sunday afternoon. They depart for Shreveport in July. Public invited.
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Assembly of God
West Monroe
Kullman
Kingdom of God
Hearing on Jake Jamaica ginger sales in U S Court here
A court hearing reviewed Jamaica ginger sold as beverage use and substandard quality. A government chemist testified genuine Jamaica ginger is typically fatal in two ounces and imitations are usually harmless. He noted darker color and high alcohol content in real product and said clerks should gauge sales volume to detect beverage use. Miss Eunice Carter testified about purchasing two bottles at Clark's pharmacy and consuming them with coca cola. Clark denied knowledge of beverage use and said the clerk did not inquire about intended use.
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Jamaica
Land Drug Company
Clark
Eunice Carter
Clark’s
Jake
Clark's
Miss Carter
Tick Bill Referred To Governor After House Passage
The Louisiana House sent the tick eradication program bill to the governor after suspending rules. Sponsor Ginsberg urged brief debate while opponents pressed funding concerns and questioned source money for the program. Several members including Fruge and Rownd spoke against it, with a list of those voting against and absent noted.
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House
Ard
Lafayette
Ginsberg
Fruge
Evangeline
House Appropriations Committee
Rownd
Livingston
McClannahan
Caldwell
Hart
Grant
Law
Sabine
Pratt
Morehouse
Pegues
DeSoto
Drouin
Avoyelles
Mahoney
Orleans
Rapides
Ables
Alford
Bacon
Bonin
Calhoun
Cole
Cutter
Edwards
Hawkins
Hughes
M. Jones
McClanahan
McDonald
Sylvest
A. C. Williams
Chasez
McClung
Stich
Weber
Drowning Follows Gulf Coast Youth Outing
A 16 year old named Charles Cam Ora drowned during an outing for 80 youths on the Mississippi coast. The tragedy marred the excursion organized by Rev. George Cates of Louisville Kentucky who runs coastal outings for youths.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Mississippi
Charles Camora
George Cates
Louisville
Gulfport
Louisiana highway bonds loom as craft of Convention plan looms
Lawmakers debate a 15 day January convention of 128 members to authorize 68 million highway bonds with a simple majority. Ellender argues bonds would fall to voters this fall while opponents warn of misused funds and broad powers.
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Ellender
Ransdell
United States Senate
Drouin of
Drouin
Highway Commission
Shattuck
Calcasieu
Louisiana
Long
Sayes
Avoyelles
Governor Long
Missing Scout Returns After Five Days in San Jacinto
Harold Johnson a 12 year old Boy Scout returned to Snow Creek fish hatchery after five days lost in the San Jacinto mountains. He said he was not scared though hungry and cold and vowed to brush up on woodlore and fire making without matches. Doctors reported he was exhausted but fine.
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United Press
Banning
Cal
Harold Johnson
Harold
Rangers
Snow Creek
San Jacinto Mountains
San Jacinto Range
Measure for Newspaper Tax Withdrawn in Louisiana
Baton Rouge June 25 The house ways and means committee reported unanimously unfavorably on the Leuissier bill for a special occupational license tax on newspapers. The author asked to withdraw the measure from the legislature. The bill originally called for a 15 percent ad tax in daily papers, later cut to 5 percent with proceeds to public schools.
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Baton Rouge
House Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Murder Charge Filed in Auto Fatality Case
Lake Charles Louisiana June 25 District Attorney John J Robba today filed an affidavit against Cecil Bickerstaff an oil field worker of Grange county Texas charging him with killing and murder while driving an automobile in an intoxicated condition The accused is held in the parish jail in Lake Charles The charges follow the drowning of a two year old son of Bickerstaff Tuesday afternoon in a trestle canal along the Louisiana side of the Sabine river when the car which the accused was driving tore through a guard rail and plunged into four feet of water Four other children and Mrs Bickerstaff were rescued by travelers along the old Spanish trail.
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Lake Charles
John J. Robba
Cecil Bickerstaff
Grange County
Texas
Bickerstaff
Louisiana
Sabine River
Lawmaker Says Public Minds Poisoned to Block Bond Convention
A legislator argues the highway bond issue lacks a two-thirds house majority and warns that if a road bond amendment passes this session he will use influence to cancel the convention call. The remark reflects pressure to push or thwart a constitutional convention.
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Port Marnock
Irish Free State
Athlone
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Greenwood Cemetery
Dorf
U.S
Jake’ Sales
Gulf Coast
Aviation
Associated Press Photo
Curtiss Field
Maitland B. Bleeker
Ases
State House
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St. Landry
Perrault
Ginsberg of
St Ginsberg
Bennett
East Feliciana
Cost Hamiter
Caddo
Morgan
Wilds
Concordia
Terrebonne
Morgan of
Board of Liquid Action
Lan
Amendment
Monroe Tent & Awning Co
South Grand
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