Annual Fete to Seniors Held at Tech President's Home
President and Mrs G W Bond hosted the annual senior breakfast for Louisiana Tech at their home this morning beginning at eight o'clock. Twenty four tables served fruit chicken French fried potato crisps toasted cheese canapes buttered rolls coffee and jelly rounds. Toasts included greetings from Mrs Bond a response by Dr Gustaf Freden and remarks by Milton Posey Eugenia Sentell and President Bond. The program featured Tech Alma Mater words and music by John P Graham. Faculty and graduates attended, with senior officers named and a luncheon for 1930 graduates held later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Bond
Louisiana Tech
Milton Posey
Jena
Eugenia Sentell
Bond
Tech
John P. Graham
Ruston
Tech Printing Department
Margaret Rainwater
Bernice Hemler
Downsville
F. C. Haley
Jonesboro
Tulane and Southern Teams Sweep Tennis Honors
Tulane University and the Southern Conference champions swept the Southern Tennis Tournament, with Clifford Sutter winning the singles for the second straight year and Sutter with Maurice Bayou claiming the doubles title for the third consecutive year. Tulane also excelled in track and field, basketball, and boxing this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Tulane University
Clifford Sutter
Tulane
Sutter
Maurice
Bayou
Four Conventions Attract 1400 To New Orleans
In New Orleans last week four conventions drew about 1400 visitors. The Louisiana State Pharmaceutical Association opened its three day meeting with 150 attendees. The National Association of Public School Business Officials had 300 delegates from across the U S and Canada at the Roosevelt Hotel Tip Top Inn. Also 300 delegates attended the American Social Hygiene Association Southern Regional Conference. The Co operative Club International began a five day session at the Roosevelt with an estimated 760 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Louisiana State Pharmaceutical Association
United States
Canada
National Association of
Public School Business
Tip Top
Roosevelt Hotel
South
American Social Hygiene Association
Co-Operative Club International
Roosevelt
Veteran Bonus Time Extended By Senate Action
Washington May 27 The Senate passed and sent to the President a House bill extending the period for World War veterans to file for adjusted compensation from January 2 1930 to January 2 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Child Aid Bill Adopted by House in 81 to 5 Vote
In Baton Rouge the House passed the American Legion mothers pension Child Aid bill by 81 to 5. St Landry split with Perrault leading proponent against Dupre, Bayes amendment rejected amid a high point of debate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman B. Deutsch
State House
Baton Rouge
House of Representatives
American Legion
St. Landry
Perrault
Representative Dupre
Bayes
Avoyelles Parish
Lawmaker withdraws bill amid broad salary amendment push
Representative Pratt sought to review the Morehouse parish semester salary of 2600 to 4600 annually as about 40 amendments surfaced from across the state. He paused to assess the bill’s trajectory, then withdrew his measure from the House files amid pressure for large raises for many supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morehouse Parish
Pratt
House
Divorce suit over late night cowbell pranks in Palm Beach
Mary Elizabeth Brooks of Palm Beach filed for divorce against Reginald Brooks, a prominent Palm Beach and New York clubman. She claims his late night cowbell and alarm clock noises disturbed her sleep, forcing a month of hospital treatment for a near nervous breakdown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Palm Beach
Fla
Mary Elizabeth Brooks
Palm Beach
Reginald Brooks
New York
Murder Slaying Hinted By Vanishing Body In Chicago
In Edgewater a gang gun attack killed a man as three youths saw men leap from a purple striped car and fire. The body vanished after the assailants dumped it into the vehicle andsped off, pursued by a special policeman who stopped one fleeing rider. Arrests followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Edgewater
Reducing Freight Rates Open Western to New Orleans Trade
The reduced joint rate for freight from the Middle West to the West Coast applies via rail to the barge terminal at Cairo then down the Mississippi to New Orleans and across the Pacific. Gulf Pacific Line plans through rates with Illinois Central for all rail to New Orleans on same commodities, expanding traffic to the port of New Orleans.
City Purchases 200 Film Units For Public Schools
New Orleans School Board announces completion of a public school moving picture library to aid teachers. More than 200 film units will be used in class work from kindergarten through seventh grade covering European and American history health planting and other subjects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Moving Picture Library
British Girl Flies To Australia And Crashes On Fence
Miss Amy Johnson, 23, arrived in Australia safely after a long flight from England to Port Darwin. En route to Sydney, high cross winds caused her plane to hit a fence at Eagle Farm aerodrome and overturn. She was thrown clear and uninjured as the propeller snapped and wings crumpled. the undercarriage remained intact and will be repaired for her continued voyage. A crowd broke police lines to greet her but then cheered when she stood unharmed.
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Brisbane
Quensland
Amy Johnson
England
Australia
Eagle Farm Aerodrome
Port Darwin
North Australia
Sydney
John
Miss Johnson
Commerce Assn Against 60 Million Bond Issue
Nebraska veterans push Perishing for Senate as ex servicemen back a Nebraska bid. petitions to back John J Perishing and file him as candidate once 1 000 signatures are reached. Commerce association committee in Louisiana rejects the 60 million bond plan amid executive committee deliberations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Legislative Committee
the Association of Commerce
Louisiana
H.P. Long
Association
Missouri-Pacific
Baton Rouge
Lincoln
Neb
John J. Perishing
United States
Nebraska
A. A. Misegadis
Perishing
Louisiana lawmakers seek extra pensions for World War veterans
Baton Rouge May 29 Representative J. E. McClanahan introduced a resolution urging the Louisiana delegation in Congress to press for additional pensions for World War veterans. The measure, vetoed by the president yesterday, was adopted unanimously after McClanahan moved to suspend the rules for its consideration. Representative H. S. Bogan endorsed the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
J. E. McClanehan
House
Louisiana
National Congress
Ex pickle packer earns $150 a day as psychologist
Chicago dated May 24. Dr John Galandak, a former pickle packer, is under state investigation for practicing medicine without a license after his $35,000 office was bombed. Neighbors describe wealthy patients. his wife says he rose to $150 daily and trained under a psychologist in 1921. The bombing is blamed on a disappointed patient.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
John Galandak
State Department of Registration and Education
Susan Galandak
Galandak
Sho
Gulandak
Committee Kills Memorial Asking Day Law Repeal
In Baton Rouge on May 28 the Senate committee on federal relations unanimously reported the memorial favoring repeal of the eighteenth amendment unfavorably. No debate occurred as Hall of Caddo moved for an unfavorable report. Dr A W Turner of Shreveport, superintendent of the Louisiana Legislative Prohibition league, attended but did not speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baton Rouge
Schwine
Congress
Senate Committee On Federal Relations
Hall
Caddo
Senate
A. W. Turner
Shreveport
Louisiana Legislative Prohibition League
Freight Rates Spread Westward From New Orleans
New Orleans reports that freight from the Middle West to the West Coast is expected to rise after the Illinois Central Mississippi Warrior Barge Line and Redwood Steamship Line rate extension. The Lillaeis Central Railroad joint rate across rail river and intercoastal services will be extended to additional shipping companies operating between New Orleans and the Pacific. This means higher volume and coordinated pricing across the route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Middle West
Lillaeis Central Railroad
Illnois Central
Mississippi Warrior
Redwood Steamship
Pacific Coast
Flood Common in East Point Louisiana May 28
Flood waters cover roughly forty square miles around East Point Louisiana with only about fifty acres of high ground remaining dry. Few stores plus the L A station and post office stand above water while multiple Negro families seek shelter, housing seven or eight under one roof.
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East Point
Flood Strikes White Community with Widespread Loss
The whites wade through water to obtain meals while gas supplies fail due to outages. Oil stores open to the needy cushion hardship as locals assist. Water surpasses levels seen since 1927 with officials predicting record heights. Hay crop ruined. replanting cotton depends on rapid recession of floodwaters, losses in the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Levee Plan to Develop 11 500 Acres in Orleans Parish
New Orleans officials announce a $200000 Donner levee and drainage canal project to open about 17 590 acres for development in Orleans parish. The line runs from Southern Fleet tracks near the Jefferson Orleans boundary to Point Beacon near Plaquemines. A Magellan canal at Algiers naval station will drain high water, with a large pumping station and pumps in the Jefferson Plaquemines district to aid Algiers drainage. Completion is expected in 18 months. canal length about 10.5 miles, width 80 feet, depth 16 feet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Alters
Orleans Parish
Jefferson-Orleans Parish
Point Beacon
Plaquemines-Orleans Parish
Algiers Naval Station
Sewerage and Water Board
Algiers
Jefferson-Piaquemines
Donner
Rail Extensions Are To Open New Louisiana Territory
Southern Pacific Lines will file with the Interstate Commerce Commission to build a line from Raceland Junction to Lockport Louisiana. The extension along Bayou Lafourche to Valentine Sugar Company area aims to boost sugar and trucking crops. A six mile Houma branch extension to Ashland Plantation is under construction and both proposed southern extensions, totaling about 11 miles with one bridge, are due for completion this year at an estimated cost of 200000 dollars.
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New Orleans
Raceland Junction
Lockport
Louisiana
Southern Pacific Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bayou Lafourche
Valentine Sugar Company
Houma
Ashland Plantation
Joseph Lallande
Chicago Company Builds New Orleans Branch Plant
Squire-Dingee Company of Chicago is constructing a new pickle and condiment plant in Southport New Orleans. The facility will initially produce pickles from Louisiana cucumbers with local farmers supplying cucumbers. The plant is expected to be completed and operational by the end of June.
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New Orleans
Squire-Dingee Company
Chicago
Industrial Bureau
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Southport
Herbert B. Mowers
Louisiana
Squire-Dingee
Edward J. Mackaben
Mrs G W Roy Dies in Bossier City
Mrs. G W Roy of Bossier City Louisiana, formerly of Lincoln Parish, died last Monday at her home. Interment was held at 2:30 PM in Forest Park Cemetery. She is survived by her husband two daughters and one son. Son Mar WH Rey of Ruston attended the funeral.
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G. W. Roy
Bossier City
Lat
Lincoln Parish
Forust Park
Flay
Mar. WH. Rey
Ruston
Gold Star Mothers Homeward Bound in France
Gold Star Mothers depart for Cherbourg to join burial services in France. The ceremony honors fallen servicemen as mothers prepare to return home. The report notes a visit by Armenian women and references President Harding, reflecting wartime memorial rituals and postwar travel.
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Paris
Boulliwees
France
Cherbourg
Hardig
Notice To Contractors Sealed Proposals Received
Notice to contractors that sealed proposals will be received at the undersigned’s office for a public works project. Bids must conform to specifications and be delivered by the stated deadline to be considered.
Lincoln Parish invites bids for brick school building
The Parish Superintendent of Schools in Lincoln Parish Ruston Louisiana invites sealed bids for a brick school building with an auditorium on the district property site of the former fire wreck. Plans available at Hunter and Boyd El Dorado Arkansas with a $15 deposit. Bids to A L Campbell Superintendent by June 16 1930 with 3 percent certified check or bidder bond. Separate bids for Building Plumbing and Gas Fitting and Electric Wiring. The board may reject any or all bids.
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Court Hotel
Lincoln Parish
Loujatans
Hunter & Boyd
Armstrong Building
el Dorado
Arkansas
A. L. Campbell
Ruston
Louisiana
Bone
School Board
H. L. Campbell
Lincoln Parish Tick Eradication Ordinance Seizures and Sales Rules
Ordinance No 148 imposes seizure, dipping and impoundment of cattle horses and mules entering Lincoln Parish from quarantined areas. A ten dollar seizure fee funds tick eradication. kept animals may be sold at public auctions after set notice. Commissioners receive 10 percent of gross proceeds. redemption available before sale with costs due. Secures penalties for interference with inspectors.
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Lincoln
Louisiana State Live Stock Sanitary Board
United States Bureau of Animal Industry
Thck
Lincoln Parish Ordinance Repeals Provisions and Defines Penalties
The parish police jury adopts section by section as read and votes 8 to 0 to approve with penalties set from ten to fifty dollars and possible jail time up to thirty days for misdemeanor offenses. Repeals all inconsistent ordinances of Lincoln Parish and names T H Mill as president and R Rinehart as secretary-treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Thompson
Henry
Tatum
Sanderson
Donald
Colvin
Poster
Larance
T. H. Mill
Police Jury
R. Rinehart
Secty-Treas
Notice of Filing of Final Account in Cole Estate
Succession of Joseph Shelton Cole deceased in Lincoln Parish Louisiana. Creditors and interested parties are informed to show cause within ten days why the final account by Ada Hood Cole Administratrix should not be approved and homologated and funds distributed accordingly by order of the court May 20 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Shelton Cole
Third District Court
Lincoln Parish
Louisiana
Ada Hood Cole
Sheriff Sale In Third District Court Lincoln Parish La
Notice of a writ of fieri facias placing J B Pilgreen's 160 acre tract in Lincoln Parish under sale at Ruston court house on June 7 1930. Sheriff Thigpen will auction cash with appraisement terms after seizure by the Third Judicial District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Third District Court
Parish of Lincon
State of
Louisiana
Third Judicial District Court
Ruston
Lincoln Parish
J. B. Pilgreen
A. J. Thigpen
Bhertif
Ordinance Levy on Gasoline in Lincoln Parish Louisiana
Lincoln Parish Police Jury adopts a one cent per gallon tax on gasoline and motor fuels for one year to fund parish roads and bridges. Wholesale dealers must collect and remit monthly. violations carry up to $100 fine or 30 days imprisonment. Read and approved by vote with one nay.
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Lincoln Parish
Louisiana
Lousiana
Ruston
Parbh
Thompson
Henry
Tatum
Sanderson
Donwid
Calvin
Poster
Larence
Nour
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Louisiana Solons
Pickle Packer
West Coast
Louisiana Territory
Chicago Company
Groton Ffl
Atles
Willi
Sheriff's Sale
Lerris
Seely-Treas
P. J
T. H. Mills
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