Dance School Babies Bring Good Crowds at Astor Theatre
A Regina Moffett School of the Dance Christmas program at Astor Theatre charmed audiences with Doll Land and infantile stage figures. Performers Jane Beard Mary McKee Elaine Milam J. Conger Betty Ruth Barnes Agatha Morgan Loraine Epps Martha Hunt Doris Coyne Eleanor Mitchell Evelyn Ponder impressed as dolls and performers in a festive revue. Miss Moffett’s interpretive dance and a bright Christmas tree added charm.
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Regina Moffett School
Astor Theatre
Doll Land
Astor
Little Sister
Jane Beard
Mary McKee
Monroe
Mary
Elaine Milam
Jee ‘J. Conger
Betty Ruth Barnes
Andie
Dorothy Williams
Harriet Mays
Joe Ellen
Andalusia
Raggedy Ann
Agatha Morgan
Loraine Epps
Martha Hunt
Doris Coyne
Santa
New Veterans Hospital Transfers Patients to Alexandria
Veterans hospital moves patients in small groups to the new Louisiana facility in Alexandria as the transfer progresses. The new hospital will hold 422 patients and replaces the Algiers Naval station buildings, with dedicatory ceremonies planned and staff integrated from the old unit.
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Veterans’ Hospital
Louisiana
Alexandria
Lubricant Firm Takes Up Option On Factory Site And Buys Annex
A lubricant company exercises an option to acquire adjacent factory land and purchases an annex, expanding its operations. The move signals growth strategy and potential employment impact for the local area as the firm consolidates production facilities and plans likely upgrades to equipment and processes.
Hanged Negro Reported at Earliest Date
Fragmentary OCR mentions a planned hanging of a Black person with references to a judge and governor. Details are unclear. no clear names, dates, or locations are determined from readable text.
Waterworks System Advertisement Sealed bids invited
Dubach La mayor and Board of Aldermen seek proposals for a complete waterworks system including pumps building foundations reservoir and fittings. Bids due January 6 1930 at 1 00 pm with a 5 percent bid bond minimum 5000. Proposals on provided forms. Plans at mayor s office and engineer s Glenmora La. Copies 12 50 nonrefundable. Authority may reject any or all bids.
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Dubach
Dubach, Motor Company
Jat
Glenmora
F. P. Joseph
Idenmora
C. C. Barham
End Of Sixth Decade For New Orleans Cotton Exchange
New Orleans December 11 Colonel Henry Hester reelected secretary and superintendent of the New Orleans Cotton Exchange at the inaugural meeting of the new board marking his sixtieth time in the post. He is now 83 and long renowned for cotton trading knowledge and future forecasting. viewed as a leading U.S. authority on cotton. Maestri plans to cut wardens in Louisiana by about 20 percent and reduce operating costs of the department by roughly 30 percent under a new enforcement plan that divides the state into districts and seeks shared police cooperation.
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New Orleans
Henry
Hester
United States
Maestri
Baton Rouge
Mavster
Louisiana
Mlapshood
Feria
Mieswid Shans Faenkin
Pbur
Gee Wierdens
Confederate Veterans Pay Last Honors
Fragmentary text notes Confederate veterans and last honors at a service. Mentions names, locations, and dates in unclear OCR, with references to a center and ceremony. Details are garbled but indicate a funeral or commemorative event for veterans.
Oxford Debaters Win Debate Over Tech Saturday
Oxford College defeated Tech in a Saturday evening debate on the resolution that the jury system is unnecessary for administering justice. Judge Albert M. Fulton of Lonsiana State Normal College announced the decision after evaluating seven criteria including knowledge, analysis, evidence, refutation, organization, delivery, and persuasiveness.
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Albert M. Fulton
Lonsiana State Normal College
Oxford
Tech
Henry Moss
Ruston
William Holloway
Hodge
Rankin Sims
Blanchard Reynolds
Grove
Richard Thomas
Duke Acland
Balliol College
Bernard Joseph Maxim
Mackenna
New College
William John Kenneth Diplock
University College
America
Columbia University
New York City
Louisiana
Vivian
Turner
Fulton
Campbell Announces Lincoln Schools Christmas Holidays
Superintendent H L Campbell of the Lincoln parish schools says Christmas holidays start after Friday December 20 and run until the opening of school on Tuesday December 3. The plan allows teachers living far from Ruston to depart Monday and reach their schools on time to resume work.
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H. L. Campbell
Lincoln Parish
Ruston
New Orleans Building Totals for Eleven Months in 1929
New Orleans reports building operations for the first eleven months of this year reached 11,352,797 dollars, about 18 thousand dollars more than the same period in 1928. More permits were issued than last year, with large projects including the new municipal auditorium.
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New Orleans
No Pep Sluggish Tracy City Resident Endorses Black-Draught
Tracy City Tennessee resident Mr Lee Nunley, a well known coal miner, says Black-Draught gives quick relief from constipation and indigestion. He has used the vegetable laxative for forty years, making a tea after meals, noting improved energy and color. He warns against imitations and urges a yellow package bearing Thedford's name.
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Tracy City
Tenn
Lee Nunley
Thedford
Chedford’s
New courthouse jail and modern incinerators planned
The report notes permits issued in October and November 1929 totaling 136 and 100 for a near 1 million dollar value. November saw three church buildings valued at 96000 and residential and renovation work exceed 50000. General construction dominated the totals.
Aged Pauper Dies On Way To Feed 4 Dogs
Chicago reports 71-year-old John Taylor collapsed while carrying 15 pounds of meat to feed four shelter dogs at 6121 Wentworth Avenue. He had often relied on the butcher for meals but died shortly after stumbling on Saturday night and striking his head on the curb.
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Chicago
Wentworth Avenue
John Taylor
Taylor
Rum Case Deliberations End In Mistrial At Bend
In Bend Oregon Judge T E J Duffy declared a mistrial in the Lulu Cline prohibition case after jurors reportedly consumed part of the evidence. District Attorney Ross Farham was ordered to prepare a contempt citation for an unnamed juror. A gallon jug of evidence was said to be full when deliberations began and half full when the jury returned.
Sonny-Must I Sleep in the Dark Prayer Moment
A Detroit News item shows a child asking for more sleep in the dark and requesting to say prayers again with his mother answering yes. The exchange reads as a quiet household moment reflecting parental care and routine.
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Sonny
Detroit News
Wrong Direction Sympathizer Storyline Shocks Roy Al
A compact bulletin item notes a jilted suitor and a conflicting dynamic as a sympathizer’s stance clues at interpersonal tension. The brief mentions a parent’s possible role in the dispute, hinting at social motives behind the estrangement.
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Royal Arcanum Bulletin
Local Druggist Perfects Line Of Beauty Aids
Local chemist and pharmacist J. B Milam Jr. has perfected a line of toilet preparations named Mi-La Toiletries after three years of research and hundreds of experiments. Produced in Ruston by the Mi-La Company, Milam promotes sales through North Louisiana drug stores and plans southern expansion.
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J. B Milam Jr
Milam
Mi-La
Ruston
Mi-La Company
Louisiana
Bar Without Bail Is Merely A Counter
In Brooklyn federal court John Rossi faced a claim his establishment was a speakeasy because it had a bar. The defense argued there was no bar, only a counter. Judge Byers asked if a brass rail existed. none. Rossi was fined $150 for liquor possession and the matter labeled a counter.
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New York
John Rossi
Brooklyn
Byers
Rossi
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