Expansion Start For Louisiana Chamber Of Commerce
Alexandria Jan 28 1931 the executive committee of the Louisiana Chamber of Commerce adopted a year long program including expansion of the organization John E Thorsell vice president of the Alexandria district was elected chairman and empowered to implement the plan Other committee members listed with towns Ruston Baton Rouge Monroe Lake Charles Shreveport and Denham Springs also attended the meeting Afterwards Lewis Brickey and Caredessus departed for Natchitoches to speak at the annual chamber meeting there
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Lousiana Chamber of Commerce
John E. Thorsell
A. H. Henderson
Ruston
John W Lewis
Garland Brickey
Eugene Caredessus
Baton Rouge
Capt
G. B. Cooley
Monroe
George B. Morgan
Lake Charles
William Steen
Shreveport
O. E. Hodge
J. C. Morris
Denham Springs
Lewis
Brickey
Caredessus
Natchitoches
Manufacturer Visiting Local Plant Manager Visits Russon
D W C Yarborough president of the eerless Ice Cream Company of Birmingham arrived in Ruston this morning and will be the guest this week of Thomas P Hogan manager of North Louisiana Dairy Products Company. They plan to inspect the milk plant for potential large customer arrangements and will duck hunt near Lake Charles tonight with friends before negotiating further later in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. C. Yarborough
Eerless Ice Cream Company
Birmingham
Rus
Thomas P. Hogan
North Louisiana Dairy Proucts Company
Mr. Yarborough
Ruston
Mr. Hogan
Mr. Yarrough
Lake Charles
Ruson
Yarough
Alabama
Youthful Florida Grandfather Is 32 Married At 15
Jacksonville Florida today reported the country s youngest grandfather. James L Irwin director of the city employment clearing house met him and learned his age is 32 with one grandchild. The man said he was married at 15, a detail he offered as part of his life story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Jacksonville
Fla
Lorida
Ames L. Irwin
Fandpa
Reporter Gets GE Fortune From Rights Allas
A newspaper letter details Ed Bateman who built a fortune after selling an oil test venture in East Texas for over a million dollars. Former Dallas Times-Herald staffer recounted his career across Dallas, Houston, Paris, and Port Worth papers and his early ideas about work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allas
Ed Bateman
East Ixas
Arable Oil Company
Bateman
Dallas
Houston
Paris
Port Worth
Shreveport Police Capture Negro Wanted by Sheriff
Kim Harris, a young negro who escaped from a Lincoln parish road crew, was arrested in Shreveport on Thursday after Sheriff A J Thigpen requested aid. Deputy Clyde Frasier to return Harris to Ruston to finish a twelve month sentence, having served only three days. Also noted, Britain protests U S deportation practices especially at Seattle centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kim Harris
Lincoln Parish
Shreveport
A. J. Thigpen
Clyde Frasier
Harris
Ruston
James Grigsby Dies at Farm Home Near Elmore
James Grigsby Jr aged farmer and community figure died Tuesday morning at his farm home three miles west of Elmore Jackson Parish after a illness of short duration. He was born in Jackson Parish a Baptist member and upright citizen. Funeral at his home today at three with Rev W T Strain officiating. Interment Cooktown Cemetery by B F McLure Co. Survived by wife father two sons Pervis and Herman and daughter Mrs Hick Durham of Shreveport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Grigsby, Jr
James Grigsby
Elmore
Jackson Parish
Grigsby
Baptist Church
W. T. Strain
Simsboro Baptist Church
Cooktown
B. F. McLure and
Eighth Annual Rally to Be Greatest Ever in North Louisiana
The eighth North Louisiana Basketball Rally will run February 21–22 at Louisiana Tech with an expected 40 plus teams. Major J. P. Cole leads preparations, eight officials named for two days, Lombard system replaced by straight elimination, games indoors, eligibility across districts, and winners advancing to the state meet in Baton Rouge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MAC
North Louisiana
Louisiana Tech
J. P. Cole
North Louisiana Rally Association
Major Cole
Curtis Parker
Centenary
Gladden Harrison
Shreveport ¥. M. Co. A
R. S. Wynn
R. F. Clark
L. J. Fox
Reggie McFarland
E. M. Shirley
R. L. Reese
Tech
Winn
Grant
LaSalle
Baton Rouge
Tech Agriculture Dept to Sponsor 2nd Annual Short Course
Farmers and home makers from eight North Louisiana parishes will attend a two day short course at Louisiana Tech Feb 27 28. The event sponsored by LSU agricultural extension and Tech cooperative program will feature sessions on farming, poultry, hogs, cotton, dairy, and pasture improvement with leaders from LSU and industry.
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Extension Division of University
North Louisiana Parishes
Louisiana
Louisiana Tech
R. L. Reese
Tech Agricultural Department
Tech
Agricultural Extension Division
Louisiana State University
North Louisiana
Lincoln
Blenville
Jackson
Union
Winn
Claiborne
Ouachita
Webster
F. W. Spencer
Clyde Ingram
M. M. LaCroix
Tech Barn
H. C. Sanders
R. A. Wasson
First Louisiana Home and Farm Economic Conference Ends
A two day Lincoln Parish meeting adopted eleven sets of resolutions guiding farm and home operations for 1931. Statements promote cash income, dairy herds of four or more cows, 2,000 sows, standard poultry, health, church programs, dress, daily meat, garden plots, and pasture allocations. Over twenty farm specialists and county agents attended from Baton Rouge and neighboring parishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
Louisiana
G. A. Colvin
Unionville
Extension Service
Baton, Rouge
U. S. Dept. of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Hore
Claiborne
And
20 000 In Mexico Fail Engineers Acout Henderson Victim
Mexico report estimates 20760 people in Oaxaca and Chiapas struck by a malady causing blindness with foreign reports from Africa Ghikpas. Sanitary brigades deployed to the two states to combat the outbreak as high school rivals remark on tech floor activity. In a separate note, W K Henderson claims radio interference hurts KWEH reception. FCC engineers find no basis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Acout Henderson
Clivy
Health ‘ Department
Oaxaca
Chiapas
Africa
Washington
W. K. Henderson
KWEH
Shreveport
Federal Radio Commission
Henderson
Canvass to Begin for Parish Licenses Monday
Sheriff A J Thigpen announced Deputy Guy Braswell will start a parish canvass next Monday to collect state and parish licenses due by March 1. He said much work is involved and aims to keep Lincoln Parish on top in this process. Businesses must have books ready. licenses are based on 1930 business activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A.J. Thigpen
Guy Braswell Wold
Local Boy Appointed to Interne Post in New Orleans Hospital
News arrived Thursday that William Harrell Jr., son of Dr and Mrs W S Harrell, has been appointed an interne at Hotel Dieu in New Orleans. A Tulane medical student in his final year, he will graduate with the M D degree in June and will begin his internship immediately. He will later take a post at New Orleans Charity Hospital following graduation. The Hotel Dieu, a historic private hospital recently rebuilt with modern equipment, will provide his first hospital experience.
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Newa
W. S. Harrell
William 8
Hotel Dieu
New Orleans
Harrell
Tulane University Medical School
New Orleans Charity Hospital
Woman Dies by Own Hand at Columbia
Mrs Louise Ferrand 59, prominent local wife, killed herself in her Columbia La home by placing a double barreled shotgun to her body. Despondent over ill health, she and neighbors say the act was a suicide. Funeral plans pending. Survived by husband and several siblings. Police report death by own action after coroners inquest not held.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Louise Ferrand
Ferrand
Ouachita River
D. OG. Sherman
Rod. Simms
Arcadia
BFP
Simms
Slaughter
Mattie Phillips
S.misbury
Applications Received for Drouth Help
Thompson Lincoln parish drouth loan committee reports a limited supply of loan application blanks at First National Bank. Landowners must complete a detailed questionnaire with precise property descriptions before approval by local, Memphis, and headquarters committees. Loans cover feed, fertilizer and seed for spring planting amid health updates noting two diphtheria cases in Lincoln parish.
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Priday
Daily
Add Thompson
Lincoln Parish
Drouth Loan Committee
First National Bank
Memphis
Golf Course Under Development Near Ruston
The Ruston Golf Club has cleared the Jonesboro highway site for a new course south of town. Nine greens are built, grading finished, fairs cleared, and grassing to begin. Club president Major Perry Cole says sand will be added after growth and members may practice. A formal July Fourth opening tournament is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruston Golf Club
Jonesboro
Perry Cole
Harold Lloyd Jr Weighs 2 Pounds 14 Ounces
Los Angeles report notes Harold Lloyd Jr son of Harold Lloyd and Mildred Davis Lloyd weighed two pounds 14 ounces at birth six days prior. Doctors say infant has gained since birth in a standard incubator-baby scenario. Windsor England mentions choir boys at St Cleeves Chapel still receive small stipend for praying for the soul of King Henry V.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Lloyd, Jr
Los Angeles
Aim
Mildred Davis Lloyd
Windsor
England
St. Clegree’s Chapel
Windsor Castle
Henry Viel
Chatham High School Gets $35000 Building Program
Jackson Parish school board outlines improvement plans including a new 35000 high school building to replace the destroyed structure and a full renovation of the Gramme School. Local architect Charle Lomax presented designs while Ruston plumber Ban Blutehild oversaw steam heating installation. completion expected soon.
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Jackson Parioh School Board
Wierhidie
Blah
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State Chamber
Eporter
State Department
Seattle
Wash
FARM
G. W. Bond
William 8. Harrell, Jr
Chicago
St. Hedwig’s
Drouth
State Board of Health
Chatham High School
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