Planter dies of stabbing by enslaved woman at Mississippi plantation
Ernest Wilson of Madison parish La. died in a Vicksburg hospital from stab wounds allegedly inflicted by Julia Williams a Negro woman employed on his plantation after an argument over her son's impertinence. She fled as bloodhounds tracked her. her son was detained. A blood transfusion was attempted but failed.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Ernest Wilson
Madison Parish
Julia Williams
Wilson
Woodrow Wilson
Monroe
Thelma
Lake Providence
Rice Producers Alter Program In South Wide Agreement
Charles G. Miller announced that Louisiana Texas and Arkansas rice producers representing 83 percent of US output joined an amended crop and price control plan for 1934 35. The deal aims to cut marketed rice and lift producer returns by 4 to 6 cents per bushel via grade differential readjustments.
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New Orleans
Charles G. Miller
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Louisiana
Texas
Arkansas
United States
Lake Charles
California
Miller
Secretary of Agriculture
Pricing Details For Rice Contract Noted
The text outlines payment terms for rice including base price, fixed conversion figure, freight allowances, container costs, and contract administration by the secretary. It emphasizes charges beyond the base price and the allocation of related expenses.
Parish Plans Connecting Road Near Claiborne School
Parish road crews will start building a two and a half mile connecting road linking the old Arkansas road with the Dixie Overland highway near the bayou west of Claiborne school. Graveling is deferred due to budget cuts, but soil suggests a well graded surface.
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Claiborne School
Fred M. Hill
Parish Highway Department
Nachitoches
Highway Department
Natchitoches
Pine Crest
Natchitoches Road
West Monroe
Birth Announced for F P Brown's Son at Monroe General
Mr and Mrs F P Brown of Haile announce the birth of a son Thursday at Monroe General hospital.
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F. P. Brown
Haile
Monroe General Hospital
School Board to Pay 2 Old Bonds in Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Parish School Board votes to retire the last two bonds of a 20 year issue in West Monroe District No 9. Each bond 500 dollars maturing Sept 1 1934 and Sept 1 1935. Board also imposes three mill elementary high school tax and one mill junior college tax while awaiting legislative action.
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West Monroe
Ouachita Parish
T. O. Brown
T. H. Harris
Harris
Felix Terzia
Baton Rouge
Brown
Three Year Sentence for Local Burglary Case
Jacob Young alias W T Johnson a black man pled guilty to burglary in district court and received three years in the state penitentiary. Police found numerous stolen items at his possession including shoes a belt scissors and hair clippers from Emerson Joe store. Two other defendants Matthew Hendrix and Lonnie Jackson both pleaded guilty to speeding and were fined five dollars plus costs or ten days in jail.
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Jacob Young
W. T. Johnson
J. T. Shell
State Penitentiary
Emerson Joe
Matthew Hendrix
Lonnie Jackson
Obituary of Nathan Kronenburg Smooley 55 in Shreveport
Nathan Smooley Kronenburg 55 died after a brief illness at a Shreveport hospital on Thursday morning. A former Monroe resident, he was longtime concession keeper at the municipal natatorium here. Funeral services were held in Shreveport Friday with interment in the Jewish cemetery. Surviving are several brothers and relatives including Mrs. Mike John of Monroe.
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Nathan “Smooley” Kronenburg
Shreveport
Kronenburg
Monroe
Mike John
Fine Prizes In Color Contest
Sally Myles offers fifty grand in prizes for coloring Sally pictures from News-Star or Morning World. Read rules, color the chef visit image, and mail before July 6 with the completed set. weekly prizes include microscope sets and vanity items.
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Sally Myles
Ranger
Philco
Sally
News-Star
Morning World
News-Star—World Office
Tiny Pyrenees enclave holds ancient republic title
An dorra, a 175 square mile territory between France and Spain, hosts a population around 6 000. The world’s oldest republic, its Alpine setting in the Pyrenees defines its unique status and borders.
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Andorra
Pyrenees
France
Spain
Prize-drenched sweepstakes offers dozens of gifts
Readers can win prizes ranging from a Duesenberg Racer to bicycles and radios. The promotion lists top prizes including a Duesenberg with a 300 dollar value, outdoor gym equipment, Ranger bicycles, Philco radios, movie machines, dolls, trains, and more. Every participant who colors ten Sally Myles pictures per rules wins a prize.
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Dad
Ranger
Philco
American Flyer
Color the picture for News-Star prizes and gifts
Readers are invited to color a picture before July 6 for wards and prizes. First prizes include a complete Microscope Set for boys or Bathinette Set or vanity items for girls, plus two Capitol Theater tickets for a runner up. The ad promotes Myles Salt-it as a saving choice for families.
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News-Star
Capitol Theater
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Wnife
Capitol
PN Lew Ayres
Patricia Ellis
Safeguard Health
Clorox
Dixie-Overland
Old Arkansas
Slater Is
Laelevaton
Guvevest Priciny Lae
Fureka
Rocery
Borden's Tall
Chase & Sanborn’s Coffee
Ghe
Weiners
Nathan Kronenburg
Charles Weatherman
Linville Falls
N. C
Breard
Nice
Slater Fq
Silevato
Fencer
Cera
Pieace
Bainty Biscuits
Red Cloud
Floer
Dainty
Ham
News-Star—World
Pierre
Myles
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