Bibles to be given away at Ruston joint church event
Four Ruston churches will distribute 146 large Bibles during a joint Sunday service at the Methodist church from 9:30 to 10:30. Dean C. C. Calvert of Northeast Junior College will speak. distribution targets hotels, rooming houses, tourist camps, hospitals, and a CCC camp, aided by T. L. James.
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Ruston
Methodist
C. C. Calvert
Northeast Junior College
Monroe
First Baptist
Temple Baptist
The
Presbyterian
C. W. Robertson
Bible Committee
Francis Heard
W. O. Ferguson
W. M. Montford
T. L. James
CCC
Better Pain of Ugly Aids by Black and White Ointment
Advertisement touts Black and White Ointment for antiseptic action with over twenty five million packages sold in 23 years. It recommends Black and White Skin Soap to remove grime and oily film.
First Christian church holds annual meeting and debt payoff
The First Christian church held its yearly congregational meeting with large attendance. Officers were elected and reports showed the year surpassed the previous. The mortgage was burned and a $400 building fund remains as plans for a new building proceed. A July barbecue is planned with a post-event program led by M W Montgomery.
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First Christian Church
M. W. Montgomery
S. A. Moss
New Oil Pipelines Planned Across Nation
Petroleum coordinator Harold Ickes studying a plan for 4450 miles of routes to avert transport shortages. A line from Port Arthur to New Jersey would carry 250000 barrels daily, another Illinois to New Jersey would move similar crude ounces, and a Portland Maine to Montreal link would cut 2000 miles of water haul. Gasoline line from Baton Rouge to Greensboro under construction, possibly extending to Norfolk. A Port St. Joe Florida to Chattanooga line is finished except for railroad crossings.
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Harold Ickes
Port Arthur
Texas City
New Jersey
Illinois
Portland
Montreal
Bator Rouge
Greensboro
N. C
Finland Acknowledges War Role in German Shield
In this editors note, DeWith MacKenaie writes from vacation with Fred Vanderschmidt about Finland’s grim wartime plight. He argues Finland fights alongside Germany to defend its soil, after years of thwarted aid from Russia and hesitant Allied action.
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DeWith MacKenaie
Fred Vanderschmidt
Finland
Russia
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Narvik
Artetis
Norway
Amazing results from S.S.S. Tonic for vitality
Weak, run-down people may restore vitality with S.S.S. Tonic. The tonic claims to rebuild stomach digestion, increase red-blood cell vitality, and improve appetite, energy, and resistance, with scientific claims and thousands of user testimonies.
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S.S.S
Clouds Contain Sulphuric Acid in High Clouds
In a Mt Washington study by MIT scientists, clouds above 6000 feet contain sulphuric acid. The acid, present about one part per million, may help form the tiny starting raindrop droplets. Sources include industrial chimneys and possibly decaying vegetation, with winds from Canada not changing acid levels.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Preas
Durham
N. H
Mt. Washington
New Hampshire
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American Association For the Advancement of Science
A. C. Bemis
Mt Washington
Canada
New England
Real Estate Transfers Reported In Local Notices
The People's Homestead and Savings Association transfers to William E. Spillers for block 1 Johnston's addition Brownville for 1115 dollars. Granville Phillips et al transfer to Mrs Martha Coon east half southeast quarter section 12 township 16 north range 1 east for 31 dollars cash. Charles Garvey transfers to E O Smith lots 5 6 7 and re subdivision Parnell and Hodge first and second addition for 1460 dollars cash. Central Company Inc transfers to L Clifford Leake lot 11 square 2 T and Flournoy's third addition for 575 dollars terms.
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the People's Homestead and Savings Association
William E. Spillers
Johnston
Brownville
Granville Phillips
L. Clifford Leake
Square 2
T. &, Flournoy
More Men Enter Aviation As War Mobilizes
Homer Ernest Womack aged 23 of Winnsboro left by train for Jackson Mississippi to enlist in the 430th ordnance company aviation base New Orleans. Robert Asheford Edwards 21 of Alsatia La left by train for Jackson to enlist in the 445th ordnance company aviation air base. Jackson reports vacancies remain in ordnance departments with stations at Jackson New Orleans and for the Hawaiian islands which close June 30. A Paris report notes a new streamline electric car to save gasoline.
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Homer Ernest Womack
Winnsboro
Jackson
Miss
430Th Ordnance Company
Aviation Base
New Orleans
Robert Asheford Edwards
Charles F. Edwards
Alsatia
445Th Ordnance Company
Aviation Air Base
McNemar
Ordnance Departments
Hawaiian Islands
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Promises Bile Flow
An old newspaper ad touts Carter's Little Liver Pills to stimulate two pints of bile flow daily. It claims relief from indigestion, gas, and constipation, urging readers to buy a package at 10¢ or 25¢ and follow directions.
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Carter
City Court Convictions In Traffic And Miscellaneous Offenses
Judge W M Harper presided as several defendants labeled as colored were found guilty in city court. Sentences included fines from 1 to 100 dollars or terms from 1 to 712 days for offenses ranging from operating without license to intoxication and resisting arrest. Additional small fines were imposed for overparking improper parking and other traffic violations.
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Pruitt Calawell
A. W. Cullum
Quincey Jones
James Bradley
General McClary
Trish Reed
Sam Saddler
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