Futile Idea of Luring South's Farmers
Governor Castells plan to colonize the Argentine Chaco with American cotton farmers is dismissed as fantastic by Stanley Andrews editor of the American Cotton Grower. Andrews notes low cotton prices tempt Southern farmers to stay and warns of funding and labor challenges for 120 acre parcels, recalling Alfalfa Bill Murray's failed expedition.
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Orleans
Castells
Chaco
Stanley Andrews
American Cotton Grower
Associated Press
Buenos Aires
United States
Castell
Andrews
South America
Alfalfa
Committee Finds Bureau Clean and Shelters Well Run
A committee assessing the Bureau of Transients praised its sanitary conditions and order. Shelter No. 5, occupied by John Franklin, was named best among the shelters visited, with all facilities well kept. The committee members included A. V. Miller, Jack Scheib, Lloyd Frost, G. B. Cooley, Miss Rebecca Cassell, and H. M. Krause.
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Bureau of
John Franklin
A. V. Miller
FERA
Jack Scheib
Lloyd Frost
New Bag Plant Nears Completion in Ban croft
The Ban croft Bag factory moves toward completion as H A Dickard reports three weeks more to finish the large plant on Coleman Avenue near West Monroe. The 80 by 80 foot building will quadruple floor space and shift all machinery from the old plant to the new. Local labor dominates construction with one supervisor from outside the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bancroft Bag Factory
H. A. Dickard
Louisiana
Relief Trappers Score In Texas Predatory Catch
In one month 756 predatory animals were trapped in Texas by relief trappers. The tally includes 476 coyotes and 155 wolves as reports from the state predatory animal control association note rising numbers in areas with ample game. This increase alarms livestock men.
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Austin
Texas
State
Predatory Animal Control Association
Off-Size Companions Tie Longevity in Elk Park
Dan Ellis a 400 pound former railroad worker and Elbert Phillipes a 60 pound midget shoemaker are described as boon companions lasting for years in Elk Park North Carolina.
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Elk Park
N. C
Dan Ellis
Elbert Phillipes
Monte Cristo Myth Brings Real Cash to French Purses
In Marseille on June 28, reports note the fictional Count of Monte Cristo increases real revenue as tourism grows. The chateau dunes lease rose from 2700 to 7500 dollars yearly with 12 cents weekday and 3 cents Sunday admissions. Visitors flock to the imagined cell and cliff where the hero is said to have escaped.
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Monte Cristo
Marseille
France
Count of
Chateau d’If
Alexander Dumas
Monkeys and Apes Show Some Swimming Ability
Some species of monkeys and apes can swim, though most of these primates avoid water. Their aquatic behavior varies by species and individual.
Tate hired witness to dynamite Marksville gin
John Quincy Davis testified that Albert Tate offered him 500 dollars per gin to dynamite five Louisiana gins including Mansura Alexandria Boyce and Marks ville. Davis described meetings seven miles west of Basile and a payment of 1100 to 1200 dollars in a paper bag on August 11.
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Marksville
Albert Tate
Mansura
John Quincy Davis
Basile
Tate
Davis
Louisiana
Wall Street
Alexandria
Boyce
Krotz Springs
Lake Charles
Mayfair Penthouse At Marble Arch Sets Local Standard
London June 28. Mayfair's wealthy are moving from old brownstones to luxury apartments and penthouses. The top two floors of a new Marble Arch building are leased by Lord and Lady Louis Mountbatten for about 20000 dollars yearly. It features five reception rooms 18 bedrooms seven baths and a children's wing with a school room. A private elevator serves the unit and access is tightly controlled by a butler in the lobby.
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Marble Arch
Lord
Lady Louis Mountbatten
Mountbatten
Mountbattens
Obituary Nancy Harris 74 Funeral at Delhi Cemetery
Funeral service for Mrs. Nancy Harris 74 was held at Masonic cemetery Delhi with the Methodist pastor officiating. She died at her daughter Mrs. A S Fikes home in West Monroe and is survived by seven children including F M Harris R E Harris H S Harris and Mrs W L Taylor. The cortege traveled from West Monroe to Delhi where she formerly resided.
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Masonic Cemetery
Delhi
Nancy Harris
Methodist Church
H. S. Harris
W L. Taylor
Georgetown
J. L. Bishop
McGehee
Miss
C. M. Bird
A.S. Fikes
West Monroe
Young Negro Hanged in Tensas Parish Jail
In St. Joseph Louisiana on June 28 special report says Car Lee Dotson alias Car Lee Forest 21 was hanged at noon in the Tensas parish jail for the murder of Henry Jefferson last Christmas Day. It was the parish's first public execution in a decade.
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ST. Joseph
Lee Dotson
Car Lee Forest
Negro
Tensas Parish
Dotson
Henry Jefferson
Beeson Named Delegate to State Barbers Examiners Meet
W. W. Beeson, local barber, chosen by Monroe barbers union as delegate to Baton Rouge for sessions of the state board of barbers examiners on Monday and Tuesday. Examinations occur quarterly with unions entitled to send representatives.
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W. W. Beeson
Barbers’ Union of
Monroe
Baton Rouge
State Board of Barbers’ Examiners
Old West Treasured Union Heirloom Listed in S C Home
A prized family heirloom from P. C. Whisenant is described as a hand sewn item created about 86 years ago by two elderly aunts using home grown flax and cotton.
State Emergency Council Formed in Louisiana
New Orleans June 28 The Louisiana division of the national emergency council was organized at a luncheon meeting Edward J. Gay named division chairman Judge J. M. Thomas elected vice chairman and Mrs A P Walker selected as secretary Frank H Peterman FERA administrator discussed WPA and said more than 14 000 000 had been requested for Louisiana
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New Orleans
Louisiana
National Emergency Council
Edward J. Gay
J. M. Thomas
Farm Credit Administration
A. P. Walker
Frank H. Peterman
FERA
Works Progress Administration
London Firm Bought Tusks for Billiard Balls for Years
A London firm purchased ten thousand elephant tusks annually for many years to produce billiard balls. The ongoing trade involved steady procurement and had implications for elephant populations and conservation debates.
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London
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