Tax inspection under way in parish over delinquent licenses
Elliott, J W N McFarland supervisor, conducts occupational tax inspections. Tax is based on business type and volume, with penalties up to two percent monthly. Some dealers face 5.6 percent penalties for three years of nonpayment. collection through attorneys at 10 percent. Inspection began a week ago and will continue about thirty days.
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Elliott
J.W. N. McFarland
Licicense Inspection
Population of France Shows Marked Increase in 1927
Paris reports 1927 population at 40 960 000 the highest since the war. Deaths fell to 676 666 from 713 458 in 1926 and 731 441 in 1914. Marriages dropped from 622 724 in 1920 to 337 864 in 1927. Infant mortality rate declined from 1926 levels.
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International News Service
Paris
France
Justice of Peace
Hospital Plan Advance For Bastrop City
At a Tuesday meeting Bastrop business leaders backed building a modern hospital this year. International Paper of Bastrop supports the project to create a larger, more complete medical facility, supplementing the town’s existing hospital.
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News-Star
Bastrop
International Paper Company
Flying Fraulein and Crew Escape in Field Mishap
Miss Hea Rasche, German flier aiming for a Berlin non stop, and crew escaped uninjured when their North Star monoplane crashed through bushes during a test takeoff at Cap de Madeleine Que. Pilot Ulrich Koenemann and mechanic Zebora were aboard. 400 gallons of fuel were dumped to prevent fire as the plane stalled near the field edge.
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Associated Press
Cap DE Madeleine
Que
Hea Kasene
Berlin
North Star
Ulrich Koenemann
Zebora
Rasche
Koenemann
Dresses at Fashion Shop One Day Sale
A limited lot of favored dress styles priced at 10.00 for early customers. Sale begins tomorrow at Fashion Shop located at 108 St. John St near Quachita Bank. Come early for best selections.
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St. John St
Quachita Bank
High School Girl Sets U S Typing Record
Rockland Me June 28 Miss Eleanor Young of the local high school graduating class set a U S typing record by typing 108 words a minute without a mistake. Competent judges witnessed her flawless test as her fingers moved across the keys.
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U. S
International News Service
Rockland
Eleanor Young
United States
Miss Young
Sue Keys
Mother’s Friend promise to ease childbirth
An advertisement touts Mother’s Friend as a prep for easier labor. It claims a physician developed the remedy and cites a Scranton, Pennsylvania user who had short labor with only a nurse present. The notice urges readers to obtain a free booklet from Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta.
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C. J. Hartman
Scranton
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Nobile Plans Return to Italia Crash Scene
General Umberto Nobile will fly back to the icebound Italia crash scene when weather allows to direct the search. Authorities had delayed the mission due to his exposure and injuries but medical officials say his mental and physical condition are satisfactory for the mission.
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Nobile
Virgo Bay
Major Maddalena
Major Penzo
Associated Press
Rome
Umberto Nobile
Italia
Lavoro D’iitalia
Railroad Held Responsible For Train Equipment Violations
The Fifth Circuit ruled interstate railroads are liable under the federal safety appliances act for trains on their lines even if the train is owned or operated by others. The Lake Charles case involved the New Orleans Texas and Mexico and the Kansas City Southern railway, with United States Attorney Mecom seeking penalties for the government.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Fifth United States District Court of Appeals
Lake Charles
Texas and Mexico
Kansas City Southern Railway
Court ruling over lumber company brakes case on railroad line
The lower court found Peavy-Byrnes Lumber liable for failure to provide adequate brakes on trains over its line from Kinder to Cupples via C.8 Junction La. The higher court reversed, rejecting the lower court's view and returning the suit to proceed against the railroad.
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Peavy-Byrnes Lumber Company
Kinder
Cupples
C. 8. Junction
Lumber Company
Arliss Sees Americans Keen on Shakespeare
International News Service reports from London that actor George Arliss praises American audiences for Shakespeare. He notes packed New York theatres during his tour and admires the stage mechanics, mentioning a wait of at most fifty two seconds. He traveled with his parrot Inkybit.
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London
George Arliss
Shylock
States
New York
Baby Born in River Rescue Amid Swift Danube Current
In Budapest on June 28 a baby was born in the Danube near the city after its mother fell into the river while gathering firewood. Fishermen struggled against a strong current to reach her and assist. The mother nearly drowned but was saved with help from rescuers.
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Budapest
Jane
Danube
Tragic Birth Scene Ends in Mother's Critical Condition
An injured mother was rushed to the hospital after delivering a newborn baby who lived only a few minutes. The article notes the mother’s condition as critical and describes the immediate aftermath of the birth.
See them tomorrow and Saturday fashion shop event
See them tomorrow and Saturday at 108 St. John St around the corner from Quachi.
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St. John St
Quachi Bank
Adv
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Morehouse Parish
Alfred E. Smith
Albany
Royal Cleaners
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Wood St
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Monroe
Mecom
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American Tobacco Co
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