Expect 50 Boats Entered in July 4 River Races
Plans under Captain G B Cooley and W C Flowers call for no less than 50 boats in morning races from Cooley's private wharf to a two and a half mile point and back. Classes B A D race five miles, with a ten mile free-for-all, judges named, cups awarded. afternoon aquaplane event for five girls includes ten finalists and a wrist watch prize. Entries via Ouachita Boat company.
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G. B. Cooley
W. C. Flowers
Columbia
Vidalia
Bastrop
Shreveport
Lake Charles
Captain Cooley
Texas Avenue
Dr. B. M. McKain
Travis Oliver
T. J. Sandridge
R. Downs, Jr
Alan Sugar
Lucyle Godwin
Monroe City
New England Cafeteria
Collins Top and Body Shop
Standard Oil Company
Ouachita National Bank
Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Slagle-Johnson Swaber Company
R. and A. Jewelry Company
Ouachita Boat Company
600
South Grand Street
Bill Provides Fish Hatchery and Wildlife Preserve
Senate passes House Bill 149 by Bennett of Ouachita to create a fish hatchery on Bayou DeSiard near Monroe using conservation funds and to establish a wildlife preserve west of West Monroe in Cherубreake, facing title hurdles but expected to advance.
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Baton Rouge
Bennett
Ouachita
Monroe
Senate
Bayou DeSiard
Conservation Department
West Monroe
Cheerebrake
Sober Son Seeks 1. nine Million Legacy From Father
Vincent Kerens in Dallas Texas seeks release of a 1 900 000 legacy held in trust since his father Richard C Kerens a railroad capitalist and former ambassador to Austria Hungary died. The trust requires five years of sobriety and good behavior before payment. Testimony opened in St Louis with sister opponents and trusteeship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
ST. Louis
Vincent Kerens
Richard C. Kerens
Austria-Hungary
Vincent
St. Louis Union Trust Company
Gladys Colker
Philadelphia
Madeline Kenna
New York
London
Dallas
Texas
Will Speed Air Mail
A new system of airways lighting will allow the New Orleans to New York air mail to depart later, advancing the posting deadline by four hours, a letter from Clarence Young secretary of commerce for aeronautics to the association of commerce indicates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Detective Recalls Langdon Courtship Ahead of Divorce
A private detective testified in Los Angeles that Harry Langdon courted Mrs. Thomas O'Brien while she was still married, and that Langdon and Mrs. O'Brien later wed. The witness described meetings with Mrs. O'Brien and Langdon, and the O'Briens’ suit seeks 11500 heart balm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Los Angeles
Harry Langdon
Thomas O’brien
O’brien
O’briens
Langdons
Auditors Cite Arkansas Officials Over Highway Funds
Three private accountants faulted highway audit methods and state practices in Little Rock. They urged Gov. Parnell to ensure proper handling of highway funds, questioned Treasurer Koonce on law adherence for interest and personal checks, and cited $500,000 in interest moved to general revenue.
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Little Rock
Ark
Dwight Blackwood
The
Highway Commission
Ralph Koonce
W. W. Findley
A. V. McDuffie
J. W. Stewart
Parnell
Koonce
Highway Department
Ite
General Revenue
Johnnie S. Elbert Annual Clearance Sale Opens Fast
The Johnnie S. Elbert store begins its annual July clearance with a morning rush as women wait to shop. Clerks handle a steady flow of customers all day while sharp price reductions prompt bulk purchases to stock up for future use. The sale, aimed at making room for new stock, is expected to run eight business days through next Saturday if stock lasts.
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Johnnie S. Elbert
Tom Mix to Stop Daughter's $250 Allowance
Mrs. Douglas Gilmore, 16 year old daughter of film star Tom Mix, was cited to show cause why her $250 monthly allowance should not be stopped after she eloped. Mix has paid the funds since his 1917 divorce and now argues her husband should support her. The Gilmores wed in Yuma, Arizona, where California requires parental consent for underage marriages.
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Associated Press
Los Angeles
Douglas Gilmore
Tom Mix
Mix
Gilmores
Yuma
Ariz
California
Abandon Search for Bodies of Two Victims
Hopes to recover the bodies of J. Ray Cooper and I. H. Bradford were abandoned after they drowned in the Mississippi river near Osceola Arkansas yesterday. Cooper was 22 from Jefferson City Missouri and son of J W Cooper a Jefferson City police desk sergeant. Bradford was 33 from Ogden Utah.
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Osceola
Ark
Mississippi River
J. Ray Cooper
Jefferson City
I. H. Bradford
Ogden
Utah
Cooper
J. W. Cooper
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Texan
Father
United Press
Arkansas
Hoover
Borden’s
Brunswick
Banquet
Libby
Gancy
Brand
All I
Alameda
Skinner
Nucoa, Ib
Gilster
Brer Rabbit
Bacon, Star, Carton
NCKLE
F. Strauss & Son, Inc
Monroe, la
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