New Lakefront Amusement Park Under Construction
In Jefferson parish near West End New Orleans a new Lake Pontchartrain park is under way with a 1000 foot beach frontage and a 650 foot board walk. A lagoon 4000 by 800 feet will resemble a Japanese sunken garden with electric fountains and canoe lanes. The project is led by local realtor T J Arculeer and the park is due to open later in summer or early fall.
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New Orleans
Lake Pontchartrain
Jefferson Parish
West End
T. J. Arculeer
Arculeer
Katydids Chirp For Frost In New York
STONY POINT N Y July 28 Folks hereabouts expect frost soon after Labor Day with an early fall The katydids are chirping in hot weather Their appearance old timers say means frost in six weeks TAKEN UP three head of cattle two Jerseys and other black cow with white forehead patch Broke into potato patch Owner can recover by proving ownership paying costs of this notice and keeperage LAMMIE LEWIS Ruston La 6-2 Ltd
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Stony Point
N. Y
Lammie Lewis
Ruston
Seven Die From Heat In South News Brief
Seven people died from the heat across Kentucky Tennessee and Memphis as record temperatures and a long drought persisted. Mississippi River traffic faced limits with the river at four and a half feet and inland streams drying up as Little Rock and other cities reported extreme heat.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mmidsouth
Central
South
Kentucky
Tennessee
Little Rock
Mississipi
Mississippi
Louisville
Myrtle
Miss
McCookeville
Bowling Green
Weather stops across region hit record highs
Northward and southern centers posted extreme temperatures with Kansas City and Little Rock near 105, Nashville hitting a 106 alltime mark, Birmingham 103, Memphis at 105.6 close to the record, Louisville 106.9 and Hopkinsville 109.4 as the heat persisted across several states.
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Kansas City
Little Rock
Nashville
Card of Thanks for Antoinette Toigpen and Hogan Family
Our darling Antoinette has gone to a happier home on high. We express deep appreciation to friends for comforting words letters telegrams and floral offerings and to ministers at the graveside. Thanks to doctors and nurses for tireless service and devotion. May God bless you all. A J Toigpen and family Os Hogan husband
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Antoinette
Earth
Tim
Prise
A. J. Toigpen
Couple Mistake Police Station Here For Hotel
A well dressed older couple approached the desk at police headquarters seeking a room. The sergeant explained no rooms were available but directed them to sleep in the courtroom. The woman asked if this was the Monroe hotel, and the sergeant clarified it was not, noting the place looked different from years ago.
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Police Headquarters
Burt Thurmond
Monroe Hotel
Morning Post
Women Arrested In Baby's Kerosene Death In El Paso
Josefina Avuarre aged 24 and Rosilla Roja aged 23 were arrested over the kerosene soaked quilt fire that burned to death Mrs Roja's 18 month old child in a South El Paso tenement. Both women refused to discuss the case.
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EL Paso
Tex
Josefina Avuarre
Rosilisa Roja
Per Capita Meat Consumption Shows Increase In 1930
The US meat consumption rose in the first five months of 1930, with total meat intake reaching 5.083 billion pounds versus 5.057 billion for 1923–29. Factors include higher market supply, population growth, and evolving nutrition trends. Chicago officials note higher production of cattle, sheep, and hogs. Prices have dropped to multi year lows.
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Chicago
United States
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Charles D. Carey
National Live Stock and Meat Board
Federal Farm Board Washington July 31 Civil Service Commission
Federal Farm Board report from Washington notes the United States Civil Service Commission activity on July 31. Details remain brief, listing routine agency actions and potential vacancies under review.
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Washington
United States Civil Service Commission
Special exam for Federal Farm Board positions announced
A special examination will be given for the Economic Division of the Federal Farm Board with salaries from $2.00 to $5,600 a year. Applications must be filed with the United States Civil Service Commission in Washington, D. C., by August 26, 1930. Copies of the announcement and forms are available from the Commission in Washington or district secretaries in major cities.
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Federal Farm Board
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D
Washington, D. C
Civil Service Commission
Maryland Legislature Sets Record For Brevity
Annapolis Md July 31 in one of the shortest legislative sessions on record the Maryland general assembly met yesterday passed a measure changing registration dates for Baltimore and another to defray costs of the session and adjourned in one hour and a half In that time the house and Senate met in brief sessions heard a message from Governor Albert C G Ritchie took nearly a score of roll calls in each branch and the bills were considered in committee Every vote was unanimous The registration dates were changed to prevent conflict with orthodox and reform Jewish holidays.
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Annapolis
Maryland General Assembly
Baltimore
Sion
House of Delegates
Senate
Albert GC. Ritchie
Black-Draught Offers Quick Relief for Biliousness
In Valdosta Georgia A A Aldrich touts Thedford s Black-Draught as a good medicine that relieves bilious tastes dizziness and head fog after a few doses cleansing the system and restoring clarity. The ad notes it is prepared from medicinal roots and herbs and is easy to take with no after effects priced at 25 cents for a box.
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Valdosta
Thedford
A. Aldrich
Wees Lm
Woman loses 19 pounds in four weeks with Kruschen Salts
A 1929 letter from Mrs. Fred Barringer of Lewis Town Montana claims Kruschen Salts helped her drop from 246 to 299 pounds in four weeks boosting energy and appetite control. She recommends the product to overweight readers and notes a four week supply costs 85 cents at Milam Drug Co. Also mentions Laura the Jersey cow noted as a benefactor of mankind with 21 offspring and 50 descendants.
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Fred Barringer
Lewistown
Montana
America
Crentlemen
Billings
Kruschen Salls
Milam Drug Co
Towanda
Laura
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