Compress Head Barriers Prompt Cotton Trade Drive
New Orleans June 25 C A Bertel elected president of the National Compress and Cotton Warehouse Association says the group will promote the cotton industry and seek removal of trade barriers. Officers include N C Blackburn first vice president Gordon Kenna second vice president J B Roberts treasurer C E Stapp secretary and a slate of directors from eight districts across Louisiana Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Missouri Arkansas Texas Oklahoma and South Carolina.
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New Orleans
C. A. Bertel
National
Compress and Cotton Warehouse Association
Coun
N. C. Blackburn
Memphis
Gordon Kenna
Columb S. C
J. B. Roberts
C. E. Stapp
Missouri-Arkansas
W. J. White
Little Rock
Fred Mathes
Jonesboro
Ark
H. L. Boeving
Carruthersville
Texas Coastal
R. D. Ernst
Houston
Texas-Oklahoma
B. L. Anderson
Dallas
H. P. Smith
South Carolina
D. K. Durst
Columbia
W.S. Glenn
Spartanburg
Bond's Pill Advertisement Claims Gentle Bowel Cleanse
An old ad touts Bond's Pill as more than a laxative for cleansing the bowels and relieving headaches and biliousness. It promises the pills start the bile and remove poisonous waste in a mild, efficient way. Available at all druggists for 25 cents.
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Bond
Funeral for Gold Star Mother in Natchez and Ferriday links
Funeral services were held in Natchez for Mrs. Juliette Brevard McCearley of Shaw Louisiana the parish’s only living gold star mother. Interment followed in Natchez city cemetery. Her son Andrew J. McCearley was killed in World War I and the Gray McCearley post No 148 of the American Legion was named in her honor. Married to the late Andrew J. McCearley she is survived by daughter Mrs C L Buck Jr of Houma and son Griff McCearley of Shaw. Active pallbearers and honorary pallbearers are listed.
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Ferriday
Natchez
Miss
Juliette Brevard McCearley
Shaw
Natchez City
McCearley
Gray-McCearley
American Legion
Andrew J. McCearley
C. L. Buck, Jr
Houma
Griff McCearley
Shaw, la
John D. Dicks
Phil Hough
W. A. Cauthen
Alex Peale
Walter Babbitt
Shelton Cunningham
Abner Maxwell
Edward A. Richardson
J. L. Spencer, Jr
B. F. Snead
James A. Clinton
C. L. Ratcliffe
John E. Verruchi
Louisiana Relief Quota Set at 24 300 for Coming Year
James H. Crutcher, state works progress administrator, announced Louisiana’s new relief quota for the coming year at 24 300 persons. The figure assumes congressional approval of a 1.5 billion relief appropriation. Earlier plans cut the 32 500 quota to 27 500 by June 15 and 24 300 by July 15. The retrenchment phase continues. Ten hours of sleep are required for youths aged 14 to 16.
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New Orleans
James H. Crutcher
Works Progress
Louisiana
Congress
Crutcher
Militia Bolster Picket Lines as Warren Strike Faces Tense Moment
Union leaders expect 20 000 to 30 000 marchers around the Cambria works while Governor Davey issues militia orders. Dynamite blasts hit near Republic Steel in Warren Ohio as guardsmen exchange fire with a bomb throwing car. Disarmed pickets and cached weapons raise fears over the strike’s fate and the back to work push.
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Cambria
Davey
Warren
Republic Steel
Republic
FBI mails 50000 circulars on missing heiress Parsons
The FBI, blocked for clues on the disappearance of Long Island heiress Mrs. Alice McDowell Parsons, sent out 50,000 circulars. The large mailers, about 16 by 10 inches, include a full description and five photographs.
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Stony Brook
N. Y
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Alice McDowell Parsons
Long Island Society
Teeflis Grotto Plays Tonight at Central Grammar
The Teflis Grotto band directed by J C Ray performs a 12 piece program at 7 30 tonight on the Central grammar school campus. Selections include Washington Post National Emblem Dynami Overture El Capitan Crown of Jewels Salutation Them Basses Iron Count Overture Baggy Trombone and Our Director plus the Star Spangled Banner.
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Central Grammar School
Teflis Grotto Band
J. C. Ray
Ouachita Parish
Walter Minniear
Washington Post
Eliza
el Capitan
Our Director
Convicted Slayer Moved to Madison County Jail
William C. Mitchell, convicted of first degree murder in the torch slaying of two black men, was ordered transferred from LeFlore County to Madison County jail by Circuit Judge John Kuykendall. No reason given. His execution date at Coffeeville was halted by a writ claiming he was insane at trial. The case involved the slayings of Coot Bryant and his father Lewis Bryant. A hearing on the writ is expected at the fall term in Yalobusha County.
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Canton
Miss
William C. Mitchell
Madison County
LeFore County
John Kuykendall
Kuykendall
Mitchell
Coffeeville
Coot” Bryant
Lewis Bryant
Yalobusha County
Spider anatomy contrasts with insects on antennae and legs
Spiders lack antennae unlike insects and have four pairs of legs whereas insects have three pairs.
Way Cleared for Buying Approaches to Mississippi Bridge
Baton Rouge June 25 The Louisiana Highway Commission cleared the way to acquire property for the Mississippi River bridge approaches. An expropriation suit against Joseph Gebelin and others ended with the commission agreeing to pay 36000 dollars plus litigation costs, after previously offering 25000 dollars.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Mississippi River
Commission
Joseph Gebelin
Two Collum Brothers Die In Highway Crash Near Leland
Clifton Collum age 29 and his brother Lloyd 26 were killed when their car collided with a vehicle driven by Mrs. Lottie Rippee two miles north of Leland Mississippi on US 61. Hitchhiker Richard Merchant 21 year old from Winstead Minnesota was severely injured with a broken leg and other body injuries.
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Greenville
Miss
Clifton Collum
Lloyd
Richard Merchant
Winstead
Minn
Leland
Callum
J. J. Cauley
Merchant
Collum
Lottie Rippee
Elizabeth Station
Brothers Die in Unavoidable Accident After Car Collision
A coroner's jury ruled the Collum brothers were killed in an unavoidable accident after a machine struck the Rippee car near Merchant’s home. Witnesses described the crash and motorists had to cut into the wreck to free Merchant who escaped injury. Lloyd Collum, of Tibbett Mississippi, worked at a local mercantile firm.
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Collum
Collum Brothers
Lloyd Collum
Tibbett
Miss
Methodist Mission Circle In Session
Misses Allie Glynn and Geraldine Thomas, seven and ten, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Byde Thomas of Jonesboro, celebrated their June 21 birthdays with a lawn party. See-saws and swings provided fun, as cake cream and punch were served. Attendees included Virginia Black, Doris Marie Edwards, Jerry Stovall, Dorothy Jean Hammons, Betty Lou Walsworth, Margaret Carr, Alice Dunn, Ramona Wiggley, Judith Thompson, Lucy Amelia Green, Ruth Pruett, Jean Acklen, Ocie Edwards, Wayne Murphy, Alma Jean Jordan.
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Jonesboro
Allie Glynn
Geraldine Thomas
Byde Thomas
Virginia Black
Doris Marie Edwards
Jerry Stovall
Dorothy Jean Hammons
Betty Lou Walsworth
Margaret Carr
Alice Dunn
Ramona Wiggley
Judith Thompson
Lucy Amelia Green
Ruth Pruett
Jean Acklen
Ocie Edwards
Wayne Murphy
Alma Jean Jordan
Local names listed in OCR fragment
Jamie Stovall Geraldine Murphy Ila Murphy Billie Jean Walsworth Bob by Jack Fallon Betty Dunn Okelyn Starks Janice Irwin Joan Bailey Jan ice Corley Herndon Corley Conrad Edwards Richard Black Charles Dunn Pete Starks and Loreta Rus sian.
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Jamie Stovall
Geraldine Murphy
Ila Murphy
Billie Jean Walsworth
Bobby Jack Fallon
Betty Dunn
Okelyn Starks
Janice Irwin
Joan Bailey
Janice Corley
Herndon Corley
Conrad Edwards
Richard Black
Charles Dunn
Pete Starks
Loreta Russian
Fraction of US farmland used for human food remains small
A historical note states that only about ten percent of all U S farmland is devoted to producing crops for human consumption, implying most land serves other uses. The statement highlights agricultural land allocation and food supply considerations.
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United States
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