Hester Heads Louisiana Tech Alumni Association
E R Hester class of 1919 and longtime Arcadia high school principal was unanimously elected president of the Louisiana Tech alumni association. He succeeds Mayor Ge Goyne of Ruston and aims to raise membership to 1,000 and secure stronger financial support for the college. A. B. Preyer of Shreveport spoke on alumni relations. a special executive meeting will map the year’s program.
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Louisiana Tech
Arcadia High
Hester
Ge Goyne
Ruston
Gavin
DD. G. Armstrote
HT Campbell
Tancoln Parish
Aveveral
Lawsiana
Campbell
A. B. Preyer
Shreveport
Coyne
Large share of Philadelphia mothers work to support families
A U S Department of Labor study of 12 000 Philadelphia mothers in 11 districts finds more than half of mothers with at least one child under 16 were employed in the year before the survey. About 200 had worked all year and 700 for at least six months. The report notes economic need and varying racial and national backgrounds among families, shaping future reports on mothers employment and child welfare.
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Philadelphia
U. S
Department of Tabor
Phandelphoe
al Foe
Orien
Iras of Negro and White Mothers in Monroe Study
The report compares work patterns of mothers across racial lines in Monroe, noting more Negro wives at home when husbands present and higher working rates when husbands away. It highlights that 88 percent of Negro widows worked, cites factory and domestic service as main roles, and discusses limited home-based work opportunities over the past decade.
Delhi Project Heads Engineer Departure Note
An engineer leaves to lead a Delhi project as formal notices show a transition of responsibilities. The report references unnamed officials and mentions planning and administrative changes affecting ongoing work and future milestones.
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Delhi
Baptist Budget Plan At Dodd College
A muddled text notes Baptist groups proposing a budget for Dodd College. It mentions trustees, potential funding steps, and community expectations. The fragment hints at financial decisions, dates, and possible leadership actions without clear details or outcomes.
Prominent Monroe Banker Dies Suddenly at 66
Thomas B. Flournoy longtime Monroe financier and president of Ouachita National Bank dies at his home at eleven this morning after a long illness. He served as treasurer of Monroe Building and Loan and held substantial business interests in Monroe. Survived by wife Genie McLain and four children B. E. Flournoy Algernon Flournoy Mrs. Hamilton Cade and Mrs. Hubert Anclesby Funeral plans pending awaiting arrival of his son from Washington.
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Thomas BE. Flournoy
Monroe
Ivy
Algernon Flournoy
Winshington
D. C
Hamilton Cade
Alexandria
Hubert Anclesby
Beaton Rote
J. L. Langford
Flournoy
Shreveport Approves Monthly Aid for Disabled Veterans Officers
Shreveport City Council voted 160 per month to support four veterans service officers in Caddo parish. Commander Overton Brooks of Lowe-MacFarlane post urged the need, noting 16,000 government benefit claims handled. The parish police jury had refused a similar request weeks earlier.
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Shreveport
Overton Brooks
Lowe-MacFarlane Post
American Legion
Caddo Parish
Shreveport Post
Sheriff's Sale Notice in Lincoln Parish Louisiana
Writ of seizure issued by Third Judicial District Court Lincoln Parish Louisiana directs sale of property described as section 6, township 8, range 0 meres, held by AW Madden. Sale to occur at the principal front door of the courthouse in Austin on May 27, 19th century.
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Third District Court
Lincoln
State of
Louis
Nolice
Third Judicial District Court
Austurn
Lincoln Parish
Madden
Saad Weil
Sheil
Vhs
AL J
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Constable's Sale Notice Scribbled in Dust
A garbled OCR style notice discusses a constable sale with scattered names and phrases. It mentions a peace cart, fees, and a list of unclear parties and dates, suggesting a public sale action and related procedural notes without readable specifics.
Balloon Flight Will Reach Stratosphere Ascent Near Ten Miles
An alumni balloon attaché to a high altitude voyage aims for 50 000 feet above earth in a dramatic ascent. The frame shows the balloon and ball beneath with safety noted as movements improve. A doctor warned a man of little life left, William I Jones of Holborn England, took his own life.
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Ivan
Germany
William I. Jones
Holborn
England
Capital City Plans Gala Dedication Day Aerial Pageant
Baton Rouge will host a $200000 airport dedication on June 20 21 with a record aerial pageant. Notables Ernest Lee Jahnecke Gen Charles H Danford and aviation stars Dale Jackson Janes Doolittle Eddie Stinson Harry Williams are expected. More than 100 planes will race for $3000 total prizes and special rail rates are offered.
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Central South
Baton Rouge
Lewis Sevier
Ernest Lee Jahnecke
Charles H. Danford
Dale
Red) Jackson
Janes Doollittle
Eddie Stinson
Stinson Aircraft Corporation
Harry Williams
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Texas
Desires that Bend a Football Hero to Crime
A quip from American Magazine notes misdirected youth can turn heroic kin into a criminal. Paris circuses and skating rinks drew about 1.5 million in admissions last year, up 110000 from 1929. Danube air traffic firms will join Vienna’s centennial celebration of the Danube Steamship Company next year.
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Paris
Danube
Vienna
Austria
Danube Steamship Company
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Mickson
Sheriff's Sale
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Constable’s Sale
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Drussell
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Ilinois Central System
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Illinois Central System
United States
Chicago
Illinois Central
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