Knott Enters Race For Congress In Fifth District
Senator R B Knott of Ruston announces plans to run for Congress this fall against incumbent Riley J Wilson in Louisiana s Fifth District. Knott, a long time state senator and former Ruston mayor, cites district requests and his record on key committees. Wilson, already a veteran of the House and a prominent figure on flood control, faces the first substantial challenge in years.
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R. B. Knott
Congress
Riley J. Wilson
Yamera
Louisiana
Riley
Wilson
Senator Knott
Knott
Lincoln
Union
Morehouse
West Carroll
Howard B. Warren
Huey P. Long
State Senate
Natchitoches Parish
Ruston
Arkansas Southern Railway
Rock Island Lines
Lincoln Parish
Tooke
Reynolds
Judge Wilson
House of Representatives
House
Mississippi
TWO DAYS MEET OF PRESBYTERY ENDS THURSDAY AT ALABAMA CHURCH
The Red Giver Presbytery held sessions Wednesday and Thursday at the Alabama Presbyterian church with good attendance and profitable reports from district churches. Pastor 8 Z McFadden and layman John P Graham were elected to represent the Presbytery at the Southern Presbyterian Church assembly in Charlottesville, Virginia on May 22. Moscow reports a new Soviet order placing private vessels above 50 tons and other craft under state ownership.
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Alabama Presbyterian Church
Z. McFadden
First Presbyterian Church of
Ruston
John P. Graham
Southern Presbyterian Church
McFadden
Graham
Charlotteville
Virginia
Moscow
Central Executive Committee
Soviet Union
Start Planned On Intracoastal Canal In Louisiana
New Orleans officials join with state and city administrations to seek a 60000 appropriation to secure remaining rights of way in Terrebonne Parish for the Intracoastal Canal project. About 1900 men to be employed at start with 2000000 available. plan to make 960000 accessible within days for legislative ratification in May.
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New Orleans
Terrebonne Parish
Terrebonne
Kiwanis Club Plans Vocational Guidance Goals
At Ruston Kiwanis weekly meeting guests Dallas Goss of Louisiana Tech performed vocal selections with pianist Mrs E B Kidd, and Bernadine McKnight delivered readings. A lengthy business session followed with a vocational guidance proposal as a club objective for the year and other matters discussed. Visitors noted: Mrs Bernadine McKnight, Mrs Kidd, Dallas Goss, and Rage Gress.
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Ruston Kiwanis Club
Dallas Goss
Louisiana Tech
EB. 8. Kidd
Bernadine McKnight
Kidd
Dellas Gots
Rage Gress
Mr R H Coombs Dies At Home In Paralysis Illness
Mr R H Coombs died at his home east of the city after a week of paralysis following months of diabetes. Funeral services will be at the home at 10 o'clock Friday morning with burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
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R. H. Coombs
Greenwood Cemetery
Move Railroad From Rockefeller Estate
Five hundred workers for John D. Rockefeller Jr. are laying spare track to reroute the New York Central Railroad around Mt. Rockefeller’s Pocantico Hills estate. The removal is expected to cost $5,000,000 and ends a long family dispute started by his father 25 years ago.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York Central Railroad
Mt. Rockefeller
Pocantico Hills
Funeral for BR. H. Coombe Near Ruston
Rev E McFadden officiated the funeral for Mr BR H Coombe at the family residence a mile and a half southeast of town this morning at ten o clock. A large number of sympathetic friends attended and the floral offerings were many and very beautiful. The procession then went to Greenwood Cemetery where the body was laid to rest.
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E. McFadden
BR. H. Coombe
Greenwood Cemetery
Complete Collection Of Louisiana Tech Presidents Portraits In Library
Louisiana Tech has completed a display of portraits of its former presidents in the library lecture room. The series begins with Colonel A. T. Prescott, first president in 1895, and traces through subsequent leaders including W. C. Robinson, J. B. Aswell, W. E. Taylor, C. E. Byrd, J. E. Keeny, John R. Conniff, and G. W. Bond, noting their terms and later positions.
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la. Tech
C. E. Byrd
Louisiana Tech
A. T. Prescott
Louisiana Industrial Institute
Prescott
Louisiana State University
W. C. Robinson
J. B. Aswell
Aswell
W. E. Taylor
Caddo Parish
Byrd High
Shreveport
J. E. Keeny
Baptist Hospital
Alexandria
Conniff
New Orleans
G. W. Bond
Tick Eradication Bill Backed By Louisiana Manufacturers
Louisiana manufacturers and legislators endorsed a state wide tick eradication bill and opposed any tax increase. A 12 member sub committee was formed with Geo Long and A B Freeman as ex officio members. The group urged concerted action by industries to protect existing investment and preserve the Workmen’s Compensation Act as is.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Manufacturers’ Association
Jung Hotel
Louisiana
Geo. Long
C. ©. Sheppard
Clarks
Freeman
Long
UT professor named head of Louisiana Tech social science
Dr. R. L. Biesele, UT adjunct history professor, was named head of Louisiana Tech social science department by president G. W. Bond. He will start in September, succeeding Dr. L. D. Wey. Biesele, 44, holds BA MA and PhD from Texas, with a long teaching record in Corsicana Waco UT and Alabama.
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R. L. Biesele
University of Texas
Louisiana Tech
G. W. Bond
Biesele
L. D. Weyand
Southwest Texas State Teachers College
Seguin
Texas
C. W. Hackett
Leland Stanford University
C. W. Ramsdell
E. C. Barker
University of Texas History Department
T. P. Abernethy
A.B. Moore
University of Alabama
First Lincoln Parish calf club meet set for May 18
Extension dairyman and American Cattle Club official announce Lincoln parish will host the first monthly calf club meeting on May 18, with county agents outlining objectives, requirements, and financing for 4-H dairy projects. Emphasis on dairy-mindedness, record keeping, calf care, and long term planning.
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Extension Dairyman
Lincoln Parish
W. Neasham
Louisiana State University
Bill Keegan
American Cattle Club Association
Keegan
County
Louisiana
Lincoln group returns from Louisiana tick eradication convention
A Lincoln parish delegation led by T H Mills and H L McKnight returned from the Louisiana Police Jury association convention in Lake Charles. They report strong support for a tick eradication bill, with 35 parishes voting for and 12 against. The group noted rising public favor since two years ago and urged gubernatorial endorsement.
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Lincoln Parish
T. H. Mills
H. L. McKnight
Ruston
State Association
North Louisiana
Municipal Band Planned For N. O. Debut This Summer
New Orleans officials announce a 200 piece Municipal Band will debut in summer events and civic celebrations under professor Harry Mendalaon. The ensemble will participate in parades and city celebrations across the season.
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N. G
New Orleans
Municipal Hand
Harry Mendalaon
Mitchell opposes prosecutions amid prison congestion
Washington April 16 Attorney General Mitchell told the senate judiciary committee that further prosecutions would worsen enforcement due to prison crowding. He cited a 6 277 rise in federal prisoners over nine months, including 1 611 of 1 998 new inmates as prohibition violators, and cited the Dyer act and Mann act as principal congestion causes.
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Washington
Mitchell
Senate Judiciary Committee
New Orleans Times-Picayune circulation tops 101000
Daily circulation of the Times-Picayune reached 101,153 for the six months ending March 31 with an average Sunday figure of 141,254. The paper, founded January 25, 1837, is published each morning. Through sensitive fingers, children in the Oklahoma School for the Blind are learning to “see” birds and animals.
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New Orleans
Times-Picayune
Oklahoma School For the Blind
State fair to feature calf club exhibits this fall
Louisiana State Fair Association announces calf club exhibits at Shreveport. County Agent J A Shealy notes strong interest from Lincoln Parish youth in heifer calves and many plan to buy calves to join the club. A car load is expected, with state dairy staff visiting monthly to instruct in calf care. May 1 event scheduled.
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J. A. Shealy
Louisiana State Fair Association
W. R. Hirsch
Shreveport
Shealy
E. W. Neasham
Bill Keegan
American Jersey Cattle Club Association
Cub Realves
Sina
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Long Forces
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Kiwanis Club
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Rockefeller Estate
Mr. Coomb
Sir Thomas Lipton
United States
Hoo
Worksaien
Gosport
England
L. 8
California
U. OF Tex
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Dubach
Pives
Lincoln Group
State Police Jury Association
Gen. Mitchell
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