Gravel road program eyed in Louisiana two parishes
Baton Rouge announces the first installment of a proposed 500000 for rural road work to aid unemployment. Twenty one projects cover 110 miles of highways across multiple parishes with bids to be received Oct 25. Towns include Union Jackson Evangeline St. Landry Vernon Rapides Lincoln Sabine DeSoto Vermilion Madison Red River Catahoula and more.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Highway Commission
Sheyweekend
Union Parish
Farmerville-Spearaville
Jackson Parish
Womack Winn Parish
Evangeline
St. Lindry Parishes
Vernon Parish
Caney-Poro
Rapides Parish
Lincoln Parish
Dabach
Coldwell Parish
Sabine Parish
DeSoto Parish
Logansport-Hunter
Vermilun Parish
Gueydon-Florence
Madison Parish
Organize Local Credit Bank to Help Sufferers
A fragmented report describes an effort to organize a local credit bank to assist disaster victims. It references federal oversight, treasury involvement, and a 1920 origin, with scattered details on supervision, rates, and subscription plans amid period text errors.
Pertinent Questions From Indiana Taxpayers Association
The Indiana Taxpayers Association sent candidates a long list of tax related questions including candidates knowledge of their local tax rate and budgets. The appeal urged accountability for waste and urged a shift toward efficiency in government. The piece criticizes political leadership and calls for reform across states.
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Tndiana Taxpayers’ Association
Aden
Cafe Erynotie Bn Sovernment
Indiana
Ehale
Admiral Byrd to Visit Shreveport in 1931 Event
Rear Admiral Richard Byrd, famed aviator and explorer, will appear at the Municipal Auditorium in Shreveport on March 2, 1931, in an illustrated lecture. Mrs. P. L. B. Mosier, president of the Women’s Department Club, announced a public seating arrangement with scaled pricing.
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Shreveport
Richard Bo Byrd
Richard Ny
Chives
A. Lindbe
Lon
Colonel Landberh
Alving
Paris
Admiral Byrd
Becomne
Dagen
Dandberghie
Atlantic
France
Feuer Adina
South Pole
Hail and Farewell to Civil War Veteran Manley Sreedum
The article honors Charles Manley Sreedum of North Carolina, a Civil War veteran, noting his death and family background. It references wartime service and a ceremonial farewell. Details are limited due to OCR fragments, but the piece preserves the memorial tone and local connections.
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Charles Manley Sreedum
North Carolin
Euler
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Meyer
Fragmented text note from unclear source
A garbled excerpt presents unreadable phrases and missing context about people places and events, lacking coherent facts, dates, or identifiable entities. The fragment offers no verifiable details to summarize into a full news item.
Bullpups Get Live Mascot for Tech Freshmen
Louisiana Tech freshmen athletics gain a live Bullpup mascot donated by Mr. Mathews of Bossier City. The canine figure will head the first year squads, replacing the old mascot after trials and aims to spur pep for football, basketball, baseball, and track as L. J. Fox leads the freshman program.
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MAC
Louisiana Tech
Tech
Cale
Mathews
Bossier City
Rons
Aspirauls
Lualldow Tiyt
Suies
Futuure
Raster
Cos
L. J. Fox
A-Instanta
Nate” Henderson
Quit
Fox
Baker
Mangham
Moffett
Maroney
Lorimee
Hannay Apell
Pops
Thel Tudous
Mississippi College
Little Choes
Vecho
Mississippi Inne
Nopranl Dimps
Cbnnel
Pineville
Old Tech Student Record From 19th Century Notes
A fragmented OCR item notes a tech student born April 16, 1819, with scattered references to names, dates, and activities. The text mixes biographical hints with inconsistent details about Penns, dates, and events, reflecting an imperfect historical record.
Registrar notes on enrollment card answers
A registrar reports amusing yet problematic responses to birth place and other forms on enrollment cards. One student wrote front room and another U S A while another listed Adult. False information prompts notices to students to correct details in person at the registrar's office.
Scouts Election Plans Spark Community Campaigns
Eastland and Hillcrest Parent-Teacher Leagues have formed campaign committees to sponsor municipal candidates for the Scout Rule For A Day election. Eastland backs Thigpen Brown Marbury Baker. Hillcrest backs Lewis Dukes Walters Brown. Voting is Saturday October 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the city. A public speeches night will be held at the city park next week with date to be announced. The Scouts will rule the city on October 18.
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Eastland
Hillcrest Grammar Schools
T. E. Raley
Boy Scout
Parent- Teacher League
J. T. Polk
H. L. Campbell
Glen Shadow
Victor Harris
Alfred Brown
John Powell to Appear in Shreveport
Shreveport reports John Powell, famed American pianist, will perform at the Municipal Diamorial Auditorium on Monday evening, October 13, at 8 15 p.m. Powell, celebrated for Rhapsodie Negro and a career with top orchestras, has earned wide praise in Europe and the United States for tone, phrasing, and dramatic delivery.
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Shreveport
John Powell
New York
California
Powell
Europe
America
Edward MacDowell
Eye Fatigue Indicator From Lighting Changes
A fragmented report notes that eye fatigue can be observed by blinking rate. It suggests blinking increases under dim candlelight and decreases to a steadier rate under electric light, indicating fatigue levels may rise with poor illumination.
No Home for Him When Ruler Al Atmour Ruled Moors
Fragmentary clipping notes a ruler named Al Atmour during Moor history and a plan to build the Al hatibra by workers worldwide, unfinished for a century. It mentions Brussels Brussels nighttime loudspeakers phonographs ban after 11pm and hints at living costs or rents.
State firemen hold meeting in Alexandria for college bid
Chief John M. Evans of New Orleans calls for an inter city firemen's college to be funded at 11788.50 with bids from Alexandria Monroe Shreveport and New Orleans. The convention proceeds with registrations tours receptions and a Friday night dance. Lon Chaney leaves a 550000 estate with most to his wife and one dollar to a former wife.
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Alexandria
John M. Evans
New Orleans
R. A. Bogan
Baton Rouge
Monroe
Shreveport
Lamkin
City Park
Louisiana College
University of Mexico
Lon Chaney
Maidenhair Tree Exhibit At Field Museum Chicago
The ginko or maidenhair tree from Japan, a sole modern representative of a once diverse family, is shown in the Field Museum hall of plant life in Chicago with a branch in flower, seeds, fruits and wood.
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Japan
Hall of
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Measuring the Job in a Woman's Home Companion excerpt
A concise reflection notes that a job appeals differently to people based on traits like quiet versus excitement, routine versus adventure, fame or anonymity, incentive or forgetfulness, and diversion versus life-work. The passage explores varied personal meanings of work.
Former convict notes ham and eggs scent in ward garden
In a current interview a former convict explains his songs about freedom. He recalls working in the ward garden and smelling ham and eggs drifting through the window, a memory that shapes his music.
Alphabets in Languages Exceed Evelish Script Count
The text notes that languages such as Russian have more letters than the Evelish alphabet, with 35 characters in Russian. It mentions that other Slavic languages allied to Russian also have more characters, while Chinese exceeds the others by far in character count.
Diets for Convalescents and Light Nourishment
The text lists prescribed menus for recovery and light nourishment, detailing a condensed regimen of milk, bruths, beef tea, albumen drinks, gruels, eggnog, cream soups, and beverages. It also covers light diet items like soft eggs, milk toast, cereals, custards, and gelatin, plus convalescent options such as soups, tender meats, baked custard, and light desserts.
Swamp Lands and Marble Quarries Highlight U S Regions
The article notes vast swamp lands from 60 to 8 million acres across the United States led by the lower Mississippi valley and Florida Everglades with Atlantic coast tide lands. It also mentions Vermilion marble quarries as the deepest in the world and comments on architectural progress in Detroit.
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United States
Mississippi Valley
Everglades
Florida
Atlantic Coast
Creat Lakes
Vermuibt
Detroit News
Small Boy’s Health Quote Reveals Doctor’s Callout
Fragmentary OCR notes show a quip about a small boy and illness, recalling an elderly saying about sending for a doctor if the devil were a dytn. The text blends mis-spellings with a humorous line on medical help and youth.
No Evidence Now Evidentca of Wollau's Presence
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate missing references and unclear details about Atkauans Gaceitg in Ala Soy. No identifiable events, dates, or organizations are readable. Further text would be needed to establish a proper news item or context.
Flowers as soul of beauty and human care
A 1940 Western Newspaper Union piece argues flowers possess a soul in spirit through self preservation and response to care. It reflects on flowers teaching lessons about beauty, gratitude, and humanity’s role in making the world beautiful, citing how tending a garden connects to the Infinite Creative Power.
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Gatla
Gray
Western Newspaper Union
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