Graduate to Head Louisiana College Chemistry Dept
John Henry Colvin of Alexandria, a Louisiana College alumnus with a PhD from Pennsylvania State College, will succeed Dr. Paul T. Jones as head of Louisiana College chemistry. Colvin has held roles at LSU and PSU and plans to begin duties at the start of the summer session.
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John Henry Colvin
Alexandria
Louisiana College
Louisiana State University
Pennsylvania State College
Paul T. Jones
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jones
Claybrook Cottingham
Louisiana College At
Pineville
Colvin
Colgin
Cottingham
Lincoln Parish
State credit plan to be worked out in Louisiana
Louisiana Retail Merchants association approved a plan to extend credit faster by forming town level credit correspondents. Each credit association will appoint correspondents in their towns to share pay habits data with any association or merchant in the state, enabling broader credit access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana Retail Merchants Association
Baden Rouge
Monroe to Host to Plane Squadron at Selman Field
The American Legion post and the Monroe West Monroe Chamber plan entertainment for twelve officers and twelve enlisted men of a U S Air Squadron stopping overnight at Selman field on June second during a westward return from east maneuvers.
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American Legion Post
Chamber of Commerce
Monroe
West Monroe
United States Air Squadron
Selman Field
San Antonio
Photographing New Barksdale Field Progress
Army photographers arrived in Shreveport to capture aerial pictures of Barksdale field as construction progresses. An aerial site map was made months earlier, and regular interval photos will document completion of the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shreveport
Barksdale Field
Man Dies Drowning In Ouachita River At Monroe
Everett Bisher a government workman aged about 0 years drowned while attempting to work near the locks at Riverton below Monroe on Wednesday. He lost balance and fell from the wall into the Ouachita River while attempting to secure a piece of equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett Bisher
Rivertoh
Monroe
Dr Allen Opens Clinics for Typhoid Immunity
Dr Allen conducts clinics in Unionville to immunize against typhoid after public schools end. Report notes 125 neighbors turned out Wednesday and Friday events are planned for Pagloes at Atom Hal Evolution of the Mule Who die of Coetiey cnt thas site bi tu day tre Guopibane terete es Ua thas fobs with utuesbmantiane the teehee Waipu s Eo Coliputdiun.
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Roh
Allen
Aelie
Union Ville
Tor
Atom
Untold Fragments Blur Ancient Scottish Tale
A garbled OCR fragment hints at a weird scene in Scotland’s Hopidand region. It mentions a person named King Buloniwonu and a cryptic exchange about gold, silver, spears, and apes, but the text is too corrupted to derive a clear event or date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toavier
Scotland
Buloniwonu
R. T. Smith Laid to Rest at Vienna
Funeral services for BR. T. Smith, a former Ruston boy who died Thursday in Monroe, were held in Vienna cemetery with Rev. Carroll officiating. Burial beside his father Sim R. Smith. He died after a prolonged illness and is survived by his wife two young children his mother Mrs. Mattle Smith of Shreveport and several brothers and sisters.
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BR. T. Smith
Ruston
Monroe
Vienna
7. Carroll
Temple Baptist Church
Sim R. Smith
Young Smith
Mattle Smith
Shreveport
Fraternity Hosts Sunday Luncheon and Home Walkover
The Omega Kappa Fraternity honored seniors F C Maley C F Blank C L Parker James Cheen Wayman Register and Dick Baskerville at a noon luncheon at Manhattan Cafe. After talks and cigars the group visited their new home at Louisiana Avenue and Minden Street near Tech campus, with active members and pledges listed.
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Omega Kappa Fraternity
Manhattan
F.C. Maley
C. F. Blank
C. L. Parker
James Cheen
Wayman Register
Dick Biskerville
L. G. Brewton
Louisiana Avenue
Minden Street
Tech
L. L. Brewton
F.C. Haley
C. F. Blanks
James Green
B. K. Andrews
L. E. Pirkle
B. F
Overton Names Mary Donlin as Secretary in D C
Representative John H. Overton arrived in Washington to assume duties for the Eighth District and announced the appointment of Miss Mary Donlin as his secretary. Donlin previously served as secretary to the late Representative James B. Aswell in Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Overton
Washington
Eighth Congressional District
Mary Donlin
Miss Donlin
James B. Aswell
Negro Jailed Here Over Shooting Fray
Jim Boles, a Black man, lies in serious condition at Ruston Lincoln sanitarium after a shooting at a Saturday night party. Al Minnifield is jailed by Sheriff A J Thigpen in connection with the incident at Sam Bray’s Ward 4 home where attendees resided.
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Jim Boles
Ruston-Lincoln
al Minnifield
A. J. Thigpen
Sam Bray
Norton Ends Spring Training for Gents
Coach Homer Norton finishes the Centenary Gentlemen spring drills as baseball ends. Several regulars switch to football for a strenuous schedule ahead. Norton says a full spring schedule was needed with the hardest slate in years in prospect.
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Norton
Homer Norton
Centenary
Louisiana Soldier Honored in Cornell War Memorial
A Louisiana soldier who died in World War I is listed on Cornell University’s War Memorial honor roll. Crowley’s Tews Hoypolite Martin, former LSU student, served in naval aviation and is among the honored dead. The memorial dedication goes to President Hoover, with messages from the camp at Riverside, Virginia.
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Louisiana
Wittern Cornell
Martin of
Crowley
Cornell
Louisiana State University
Artin
Naval Aviation Corps
Gohaca
Hoover
Riapidian
Middletown Robbers Target Henry Jubuisen Store
A damaged page describes robbers breaking into Henry Jubuisen's store in Middietown, stealing money and goods, returning to threaten staff. The report mentions police response and the appearance of a suspect, with unclear details due to OCR issues.
Parents Seek End to School Home Work Movement Starts in Summer
Across the nation parents groups plan a summer campaign against homework to end home study for children in the early grades. They cite a White House Conference report urging elimination in the first six grades and favor supervised in-school study with longer days and varied programs. Experts and opponents clash, arguing for more in-school opportunities but no homework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman's Home Companion
Hoover
White House
Three Hundred Year Old Tree Memorialized by D A R
A 300 year old tulip poplar in Falls Church Virginia church burying ground at FPalis Church is named a second living memorial by the Daughters of the American Revolution. The plan funds preservation by tree surgeons donated by former Congressman Martin Ll. Davey. The tree witnessed Washington era events, served as a Civil War site, and stands as a rare living link to pre revolutionary America. The church area near Falls Church attracts visitors from across the region.
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Fpalis Church
Virginia
Daughters of the American Revolution
America
National Society of the D. A. R
Martin Ll. Davey
Davey Tristitute of Tree Surgery
Walls
Falls Church
Washington
Charles Broadwater
George Washington
Henry Fairfax
Key Betrise
Ghee Tipttat
Theoe Sisters Push for Capital Punishment Advocates
A fragmented report describes two sisters defending capital punishment as the maximum penalty. The text mentions their stance amid a broader public debate.
Fragmented OCR reads like garbled notices and names
A jumble of broken phrases and misspelled terms mentions Mecca Medina pilgrims bowls baseball teams and various garbled names. The text lacks coherent events or clear facts, yielding an unreadable mix of fragments rather than a reportable item.
Beating Odds Cast Doubt on Major Wager Event
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions heavy betting and large stakes totaling about 800,000 in a fotal seat context. Names and clear actions are unclear, but the drift points to a high profile wager or gambling dispute with substantial sums involved.
Marriage Licenses And Odd Utterances From a Fragment
A garbled OCR fragment mentions marriage licenses between Colored Paul Mayfield and Dalsy Bolton and references a woman who has shaped fashion tastes. It also cites Mrs M Wilcox aged 80 and a mix of nonsensical phrases about public yolk, polls, and February. The text includes stray names and unclear events with no coherent narrative.
Poppy Day Raises Funds For Disabled Veterans
Monroe American Legion Auxiliary reports over 250 raised during annual poppy sale held Saturday. A school sale in Monroe and West Monroe today to boost the total for World War I veterans and their families. Ruston Auxiliary plans poppy sale next Saturday May 30 under Mrs J H Barnes.
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America Legion Auxiliary
Monroe
West Monroe
National American Legion
Ruston American Legion Autillary
J. H. Barnes
Schools Asked to Instruct in Money Matters
L C Harbison of the Household Finance Corporation urges educators nationwide to teach personal and family finances. He cites Brookline Massachusetts as a model where high school courses on money management link earnings, savings, sharing with the less fortunate, and living standards to future financial stability.
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L. C. Harbison
Houselioted Finance Corporation
Willis A. Sutton
National Education Association
Harbison
Brookline
Massachusetts
Medical District Meeting Announced in Monroe
The praetor bar and associated medical society of three Mississippi counties announce a district meeting in Monroe on July 15 at Le Brands Sanitation. Secretary Frazau Monroe will preside with both scientific and practical talks planned, focusing on trade, hygiene, and medical practice.
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Praetor
Mississippi
Monroe
Dau
le Brands Sapilatinn
Seientie
Prberta
Le Blanc to Make His Announcement at Abbeville
Fragmentary report notes Le Blanc will announce something at Abbeville on a date not clearly specified. The text references Prades La Hbane and a chamber of the Amcri eu Repidn with service, plus World War era context.
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LE Blanc
Amcrieu Repidn
Diario
Tech Commencement Marks Senior Class in Ruston
Commencement exercises at Louisiana Tech Training School Ruston concluded with ten seniors receiving diplomas and medals before about 450 in the Tech Auditorium. Speakers included Congressman Riley J. Wilson urging the vital role of public education.
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Louisiana Tech Training School
Ruston
Tech
Riley J. Wilson
United States
A. E. Phillips
Billy Phillips
Forrest Bolin
Vince Hilton
Foster Sims Price
Esther Mays
Pauline Benefield
Dell Barksdale
Sarah Emily Bennett
Margaret Moffett
Mattie Lou Tucker
American Legion
G. W. Bond
Centenary College group studies psychology at event
A Centenary College gathering in Piceville, Louisiana, featured Drs Bier Clint Statford and Behl from the Intuit Institute for the Mentally Aged and the Louisiana Colony Brain lead lectures on mental health. Special specimens and cases illustrating mental illness were presented to Centenary students.
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Piceville
Bier- Clint Statford
Lou- Intuit Institute
Behl
Standardized Hotel Food Mutus and Electrical Fixtures
A garbled press note notes attempts to standardize hotel food mutus and electrical fixtures akin to standardized light sockets and hardware. It references Waunin's Home Companion as a contextual source phrase, though specifics are unclear.
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Mutus
Tavation
Beenuke
Waunin
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St. Louis
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iTilly
M Wilcox
New York
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High School AT Tech
Congressman Wilson
Harris
Washburn
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Cunningham
Rodgers and Crousdile
High Idoal
Centenary College
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