Noted Speakers Named for Folk School in Jonesboro
The folk school committee in Jonesboro Louisiana announces two major speakers Dr Janet Miller an international figure and Spencer Phillips executive secretary of the Louisiana Teachers association. Dr Miller speaks July 20 and Mr Phillips July 22 with an amateur local talent program on the 21st. Jackson parish expects a top state program with more prominent names to come.
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Janet Miller
Spencer Phillips
Jackson School
Jonesboro
Folk School Committee
Louisiana Teachers’ Association
Orient
Baghdad
Miller
Phillips
Pelican High School
DeSoto Parish
G. O. Houston
Teachers’ Association
Jackson Parish
Tallieu Keyboarded as Compromise State House Figure
State's House nominee Tallieu served in the famous Louisiana lottery era and is believed to be the oldest living member of the official legislative family in service. Survived by widow Odine Hebert and four stepchildren, plus two brothers. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 8:30 a.m. with interment in Labadieville, Louisiana.
Parks Warden Survives After Weeks Unseen
The park warden, who had warned headquarters he would not send word, crawled toward a water source and then his cabin over three days. He then gathered boxes to reach the phone. rescuers found him still conscious that night on Tuesday.
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Omaha
Council Bluffs
Cooling Winds Bring Relief Across Midcontinent Heat
The midcontinent faced scorching heat with Concordia Kansas at 106 degrees and Chicago at 97. Fourteen heat deaths were attributed to the heat, with dozens prostrations reported. Cooling winds eased temperatures from the prior upper nineties to hundreds.
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Chicago
Gulf
Great Lakes
Weather Bureau
Concordia
Kas
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Winnsboro Teen Named Louisiana Junior Game Warden
Quinten McLemore, 16, son of Mr and Mrs J W McLemore of Winnsboro, has been appointed as the first junior game warden for the Louisiana Game Protective association in Franklin parish. The educational program aims to instill character and sportsmanship while teaching youths about outdoor life and conservation. A state-wide ceremony will soon honor McLemore with his badge and commission.
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Winnsboro
Ernest G. Albright
Louisiana Game Protective Association, Inc
Quinten McLemore
J. W. McLemore
Louisiana Game Protective Association
Franklin Parish
Albert
McLemore
Monroe Pianist to Receive M B Degree
Florence Keturah Ziegler a Monroe pianist will earn a bachelor of music degree from Chicago Musical College on June 25 The event caps a three day festival honoring the school's 70th anniversary founded by Dr Florenz Ziegfeld Sr father of the Follies originator
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Florence Keturah Ziegler
Monroe
Chicago Musical College
Florenz Ziegfeld
French government honors Dr Rickey in Jena ceremony likely this fall
Rev H W Rickey of Nolley Memorial Methodist Church reports his son Dr H W Rickey professor at Mississippi State has received the Officer de la Legion D'Honneur de l Academie from France. Presentation planned this fall at Mississippi State by Consul Jean de la Greze and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jena
H. W. Rickey
Nolley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Mississippi State University
l'Academie
Jean de la Greze
New Orleans
Goats Defy Buyout Amid Castle Mystery
In 1929 the castle was sold for taxes and later drew attention in 1932 when Jane Sarget Merrill, neighbor of Dick and Miss Dockery, was murdered. The couple were suspects then freed, a lynching claimed the killer, and they tried charging admission to fund the home. They refused a Milwaukee buyer who demanded no goats.
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Zerkowsky
Jane Sarget Merrill
Miss Dockery
Pine Bluff
Ark
Milwaukee
J. H. Hanson
Baptist Women of Jonesboro Meet in Royal Service Program
Jonesboro La June 25 special The Royal Service program of the Jonesboro Baptist church met with Bible study on The Glory of Ancient Rome and talks on Italian life Catholic religion and American Italian A short business session followed with prayers concluding the gathering Attending were numerous church women led by Mrs J E McDonald and others named in the report.
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Jonesboro
Jonesboro Baptist Church
O. E. Corbett
Rome
George Bethea
C. McLauren
J. D. Puckett
W. T. Godfrey
Henry Carson
J. O. Tarbalet
John L. Dodge
J. E. McDonald
D. D. McDonald
J. L. Dodge
J. D Puckett
W. H. McLauren
W. L. Coughlin
Marion Rockhold
E. R. Hall
E. E. Ramsay
A. Wilson
Jimmie Watts
P. H. Key
T. C. Burkes
J. L. Howard
L. E. Poole
Arkansas Power and Light Wins TVA Contract for State
Arkansas will receive TVA energy under a five year deal with the Arkansas Power and Light Co. AP&L serves 250 communities in 55 of the state's 75 counties and supplies about 5000 farmers. The system has 500 miles of rural lines and hydro plants on the Ouachita River near Hot Springs plus a major steam plant at Sterlington, Louisiana.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas
Tennessee Valley Authority
Washington
Arkansas Power and Light Company
TVA
Arkansas Company
Ouachita River
Hot Springs
Sterlington
Thornhill Fire Incident In Youth Shooting Trial
A war veteran testifies that Thornhill ordered the boy to cross the highway before firing. Witnesses Chapman Yarborough Harrell Roberts and White corroborate the shooting. The father, W W Wilkinson, was nearby but unaware his son was dead. Thornhill has three days to appeal for a new trial.
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Thornhill
Chapman
Wilkinson
Champ Yarborough
Grover Harrell
Roy Roberts
Clyde White
W. W. Wilkinson
Baptists to Meet at Olla Tuesday in Eight Day Encampment
Several hundred Baptists from northeast Louisiana will gather at Olla for an eight day encampment starting Tuesday. Guest speakers include Dr. E. D. Head Dr. J. D. Grey Dr. T. W. Gayer and Ira C. Prosser. Frost exposure may increase potato sugar content but could cause damage elsewhere.
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Jena
Louisiana
Olla
Northeast
Felton Girl Witnessed Trial Fallout and Brockelhurst Confession
In court Brockelhurst collapsed after declaring he would be all right while the Felton girl remained silent and impassive. A state ranger reported Brockelhurst fainting several times in his jail cell as the jury heard he killed multiple men during a two month hitchhiking spree. The state presented arrest details and a claim he financed robberies to fund the trip, with testimonies from Trooper Joseph Hunt and Sheriff Troy Carroll.
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Felton
Brockelhurst
Bernice
Lester
Clay Young
Galesburg
New York State
Joseph Hunt
Troy Carroll
Lonoke
Hunt
Brewster
N. Y
Gates
Jack Griffith
Fort Worth
Tex
Albin Theander
Rockford
Ill
Salt Lake City
Utah
Melton
Carroll
Lonoke County
Little Rock
New Mail Route Planned Through Jena Area
Local residents in Jena Louisiana discuss a proposed overland mail route linking Many in Sabine parish to Vidalia in Concordia parish. The plan would serve the Many Coushatta Natchitoches Tullos Trout Good Pine Jena Jonesville Ferriday Vidalia post offices and smaller offices. Congressman A Leonard Allen reports working with the post office department on the proposal.
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Jena
Sabine Parish
Vidalia
Concordia Parish
Coushatta
Netchitoches
Tullos
Trout
Good Pine
Jena Jonesville
Ferriday
A. Leonard Allen
Postoffice Department
First Annual Folk School Planned in LaSalle Parish
Plans are perfected for LaSalle parish annual folk school in Jena from July 12 to 23. Miss Cora Westbrook and county agent J. W. Hinton announce four divisions in agriculture home management business and civic and fine arts with a juvenile department. State college and industry speakers will assist.
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Jena
LaSalle Parish
Cora Westbrook
J. W. Hinton
Wyatt Shows Couple Wed in Jonesboro Home
Miss Donnie Mae Wyatt daughter of Mr and Mrs J F Wyatt Sr and Archie Lee Shows son of Mr and Mrs J P Shows of Jonesboro were married June 12 at the home of relatives in Jonesboro confirming a small town wedding announcement.
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Jonesboro
Donnie Mae Wyatt
J. F. Wyatt
Archie Lee Shows
J. P. Shows
Bride and Groom Tie The Knot In Simple Ceremony
A wedding was held with many relatives and friends from both families in attendance. Justice of the peace Alton H. Shaws officiated the ceremony. Coffee was introduced into Europe by Venetian traders in 1615.
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Alton H. Shaws
Europe
Belah Citizens Plan for Homecoming
Belah community residents six miles southwest of Jena will hold their annual homecoming on Sunday July 4 with an old fashioned dinner and entertainment drawing several hundred attendees.
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Jena
Belah
Man Finds 650 In Old Cabinet Drawer
Malta Montana E McFarland bought an old kitchen cabinet at auction for 3 dollars. The drawer popped open exposing 650 dollars in currency hidden by James Wilson, a recluse who died last spring. He turned the money over to the administrators.
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Malta
Mont
E. McFarland
Cole
McFarland
James Wilson
Vacate Camp Ordered for Urania Forest Camp
Officials at Urania Forest camp company 1492 camp B-56 near Olla have been notified to vacate by Friday June 25 as the government moves to shut down several camps in Louisiana.
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Jena
Urania Forest
Company 1492
Louisiana
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