Night disturbance at Ward Three leads to arrests
A complaint by John Puller reports an incident at a Will McGuire farm tenant house in Ward Three. Puller and his in laws were followed and insulted by visitors from Haynesville who were intoxicated when arrested. A fight ensued with a rock strike on McCoy and a weapon fired by Bob Weaver. Chauncey claims different guests had been drinking blackberry wine while visiting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jon Monday
Dallyy
McBey
Will McGuire
Ward Three
John Puller
Jim McCoy
Weaver
Chauncey
McCoy
Drowns helpless son and kills himself in Florida
In Jacksonville Louis Weis aged 54 shot himself after allegedly drowning his paralytic son Francis, 15, a case Duval county authorities say Weis planned to spare his wife. Neighbors informed, wife discovered both deaths hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Louis Weis
Francis
Duval County
Weis
Dry Law Repeal Sought by New York Republicans
New York June 21 The Republican committee of New York county adopted a resolution calling for repeal of the 18th amendment. About 300 members attended the meeting. The resolution was presented by General James G Harbord, chairman of the Republican advisory committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Republican Committee
New York County
James G. Harbord
Republican Advisory Committee
Marriage Licenses Listed for Several Couples
White Denner Hemans Pankey of San Francisco Calif to Willie Maude Terrill of Ruston. H B Shelby of Simsboro to Loree Bimpson of Ruston. W L White of Farmerville to Freida A Nyegaard of Farmerville. Harry Brown of Choudrant to Isabell Newton of Choudrant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White
Denver Hemans Pankey
San Francisco
Calif
Willie Maude Terrill
Ruston
H. B. Shelby
Simsboro
Loree Bimpson
W.L. White
Farmerville
Freida A. Nyegaard
Harry Brown
Choudrant
Isabell Newton
Child Bitten by Snake Near Tremont
Eight year old C. Bryan, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bryan of Tremont, was taken to a local doctor today after a moccasin bite while wading in a stream near his home Sunday afternoon. The bite worsened during the night, and he was brought in this morning in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Bryan
A. R. Bryan
Tremont
Shealy Leads Lincoln Parish 4-H Camp Group
Fourteen boys and girls from Lincoln parish left Saturday morning with County Agent J A Shealy for a week long 4 H club camp seven miles north of Rayville on the Boeuf River. The northeastern section of Louisiana will be represented with hundreds in attendance. Expert instruction for junior farmers will be provided daily by prominent club workers, with daily recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln Parish
J. A. Shealy
Rayville
Boeuf River
Louisians
Fruge Smells Political Bug In Rocke feller Move
In Baton Rouge during a heated session Representative Fruge of Evangeline declared he smelled a bug under the chip amid debate on the Bauer proposal to depoliticize the board of control for the Rockefeller and Russell Sage Foundation wildlife refuges. The scene highlighted the committee members’ reputations for detecting alleged odors in state departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constitutional League
Senate Penitentiary
Senate Committee
Representative Fruge
Evangeline
Bauer
Board of Control
Rockefeller and
Russell Sage Foundation
Fruge
Wildcat Acquired by Local Resident in Monroe
June 21 John Wooten received a one month old wildcat from a man who captured it near Spencer in Union parish. The animal is adapting from woodland habits to city life and Wooten plans to raise it while friends watch the unusual experiment with interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
John Wooten
Spencer
Union Parish
Wooten
Poisoned Couple Found Unclothed In Florida
In Jacksonville Florida on June 21 the unclothed bodies of Mr Henry Lessman and his wife were found at their home. Authorities think the couple died two or three days earlier likely from poisoning. County detective Fred King opened an investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacksonville
Fla
Henry Lessman
Fred King
School Repairs Planned at New Orleans Area Schools
During the summer vacation term, repairs valued at $229,906 will be made at various local schools in New Orleans. Superintendent Nicholas Bauer announced the work and enlargement of some school buildings is also planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Nicholas Bauer
Dawkins Nominated for Fifth Circuit by New Orleans Bar
The Western District of Louisiana Democrat Dawkins receives endorsement from the New Orleans Bar Association for a circuit court of appeals appointment. The association urges President Hoover to appoint him and has sent letters to U S Attorney General Mitchell and Senators Rans Dell and Broussard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dawkins
Western District of
Louisiana
New Orleans Bar Association
Fifth United States Circuit Court of Appeals
John McCloskey
Hoover
Association
United States
Mitchell
Ransdell and
Broussard
Expansion of Ford Plant in New Orleans
New Orleans officials report Ford Motor Co plans a 500000 expansion at the local plant and a 30000000 nationwide facility expansion. The Port of New Orleans is seen as ideal for a tire factory using raw gum, with the body plant extending to Houston and Brazil-bound exports. The New Orleans site near St Bernard Parish now employs 1500, with an expected addition of about 1000 jobs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ford Motor Co
Detroit
Houston
Biz Ford
Peru
St. Bernard Parish
Tired man attempts suicide in New Orleans home
George Clannon, 31, of 831 Burdette street, was pulled from his gas-filled kitchen in a semi-conscious condition after a maid heard screams. Police and Charity hospital were notified. at the hospital Clannon was pronounced out of danger. His mother resides in Whimtee country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
George Clarion
Burdette Street
Martin Nickloes
Clannon
Charity Hospital
The
Waald
Travelery Protective Association Meet Discusses Tax, Transport Terms
Members from Kittyshine attend the convention of the Travelery Protective Association of Amenda in the Wookevelt. Sessions cover the repeat of municipal, county, state or territorial laws, imposing a highway tax on commercial travelers and securing more favorable transportation terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kittyshine
Travelery Protective Association of
Amenda
Wookevelt
Six year old hunter kills bear in Ontario woods
David Hutchinson, six, a first grade student in Lake Penage, Ont, accompanies his father on a big game hunt. He shoots and kills a bear they encounter in the bush. The boy is learning his ABCs via correspondence courses as no local schools exist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Penage
Ont
David Hutchinson
David
Chamber backs against Long plan for constitutional convention
The Shreveport Chamber of Commerce voted to oppose Governor Huey P. Long's plan to call a state constitutional convention. Directors led by B. Hudson Bolinger approved a resolution, joining New Orleans and Natchitoches groups, and sent copies to the Caddo delegation and other chambers urging similar action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Huey P. Long
Shreveport Chamber of Commerce
B. Hudson Bolinger
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce
Caddo
Champers of Commerce
New Orleans
Baton Rouge
Lake Charles
Alexandria
Monroe
New Orleans Chosen as Permanent Cotton Center HQ
New Orleans was selected as the permanent headquarters of the American Cotton Co-Operative Association with a capital of 30 million dollars. The Cotton Stabilization Corporation, which will invest millions, may also base operations here, centralizing vast cotton activities. The decision followed a thorough survey over several Southern cities and reflects a major national recognition benefiting local capital, employment, and banking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
American Cotton Co-Operative Association
Cotton Stabilization Corporation
New Orleans Association of Commerce
Legislature in Brief Senate Bills Passed and Actions
Senate measures reported with votes including S B 24 on road openings 21 to 16 and S B 143 36 to 0 hog stealing penalty. Others cover cattle hoarse workmen comp and state loans with varied majorities. House actions include inheritance tax reciprocity and land leasing with strong approval tallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Yeas
King
State Board of Liquidation
Peterman
Brooks
Rome
Louisiana Legislature Advances Bills and Sets Open Season Dates
The house passed measures including civil and probate transfer between parishes and codifying all laws, with 78 yeas. Senate approves salary for assistant district attorney in the eighth district, 36 to 5. Open dove season set November 1 to January 31 and quail December 15 to March 31, while police juries and boards may fund two mills of tax for 25 years to service debts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Billy
Meaux
Yeas
Senate
Anderson
Eighth Judicial District
Brooks
Peltier
Senate Group To Act On Treaty Next Monday
Washington reports the Senate foreign relations committee will vote next Monday on its report to the Senate regarding the London naval treaty. The committee decision set for the upcoming week follows earlier discussions on the accord.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Re-election bid by District Attorney William J. Hammons
In a summer adjournment address WM. J. HAMMON urges Democratic voters in the Third Judicial District to endorse his bid for a second term. He cites twenty-two years as a lawyer and seven as DA, noting over twenty four hundred indictments affecting more than three thousand defendants with about ninety percent convictions and a clear docket. He claims impartial duty, courtesy to defendants, and successful public-body litigation, including school boards and police juries. He asks for the party endorsement based on his record and pledges efficient future service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tam
WM. J. Hammon
State-Wide Baptist Encampment Set July 15 24
The 13th annual Encampment opens July 15 under the pre-assembly slogan On to Mandeville as Louisiana Baptists anticipate attendance near 1000. Secretary Joe B Moseley Shreveport and President M Manaugan Lake Charles head the effort with expanded facilities from New Orleans Lake Charles Alexandria Shreveport Morro and Baton Rouge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Sunday School and
Young People's Unions
Louisiana
Baptist of
Joe B. Moseley
Shreveport
Louisiana Baptist
M. Manaugan
Lake Charles
Comedious
New Orleans
Alexandria
Morro
Baton Rouge
Enigmatic Encampment Grounds Draw Visitors for Retreat
A fragment recounts an assembly offering meditation and study in a tranquil setting. It notes the site features mossy trees, lake breezes, and encampment walks with housing facilities, framed by authorities urging restful recreation away from crowded resorts.
First bale of new cotton shipped from Harlingen
New Orleans reported the first bale of the new crop today on the New Orleans cotton exchange. The bale was shipped from Harlingen Texas to Corpus Christi Texas, three days later than last year’s first bale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
New Orleans Cotton Exchange
Harlingen
Texas
Corpus Christi
Black man executed for August murder in Tallulah
In Tallulah on June 21 Leonard Jones, 30, was hanged at Madison Parish Jail for the August 19 murder of Lillian Serfs. He stabbed the Black woman 16 times after also striking her husband, then showed calm composure until the final moment. Sheriff Sevier noted the execution at 1:45 p.m. and asked for prayers for the killer’s mother. the coroner confirmed death shortly after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tallulah
Leonard Jones Negro
Madison Parish
Lillian Serfs
A. J. Sevier
HC. Sevier
Sevier
Jones
Beesting Toll of 12 Executions Reported in Mibaiood
Bhertt Gevier reports that twelve members of a race in Mibaiood faced execution, with all but one dying from beesting after biting another member of their kind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bhertt? Gevier
Mibaiood
Temple Baptist WMA Members Attend Misetrict Meeting
Temple Baptist W M A members from Concord Jackson Winn parish and Bethlehem association attended a district meeting in Bimsboro on Wednesday. All associations were well represented and a fine program was presented. Temple church delegates included Mrs J G Davis and other members. A dinner of ample fare was served at noon, praised for hospitality by Simshberg women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Baptist W. M. A
W. M. A. of Concord
Jackson- Winn Sarish and Bethlehem Association
Bimsboro
Temple Church
Aesdames J. G. Davis
J. A. Edwards
Walter Edwards
C. A. Norris
Janes Hughes
OM Henry Circle In Monthly Meeting at Pughs Pond
The J. M. Henry Circle of Trinity Methodist Church held its monthly meeting under the trees at Pugh's Pond with eighteen members and four visitors present. The devotional led by Mrs. Paul Davis focused on loving one’s enemies, while Mrs. Clyde Rogers discussed schools in Corea. Mrs. Hughes and Mrs. Heldt announced upcoming moves from Ruston. Punch and sandwiches accompanied the social hour as attendees felt refreshed by the outdoor gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
J. M. Henry
Trinity Methodist Church
Pugh’s Pond
Paul Davis
Clyde Rogers
Corea
Helat
Hughes
Heldt
Ruston
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Tremont Sun
Shealy
Florida
Shreveport C. of C. Acts
Yous
Navy
Redmond
Blender and
Ginsberg
Third Judicial District
Headachi
Harna
Carter
Stearns
Kavanaugh Furniture Company
United Furniture Stores, Inc
Mississippi Avenue
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