Yesterday's News

U.S. officers arrest man as one of big rum gang

J.W. Scott, Jennings steamboat man, has been released on bond in the federal court following his arrest, along with many others, in sensational charges of rum running along the Louisiana Gulf coast. Federal inspectors spent several days in Jennings last week and are known to have been closeted with several persons here who could throw light on the alleged whisky ring. Although several others were slated to be arrested, no such action has as yet been taken although sources close to the federal authorities aver that several persons in this vicinity are under investigation.

Jeff Davis Parish

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Courthouse,

Live Oak Hotel

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The Live Oak Hotel at Lake Arthur was built by the L.A. Town Lot and Land Co. before 1890, and stood on the corner of Arthur Avenue and Lake Street until it was dismantled in the mid 1930s. For years, the magnificent three-story hotel was the mecca for people who went to Lake Arthur to enjoy boating, fishing, until and the annual camp meeting.

Dam was Blown Up

Blown Out — Was Expected As Had Been Threatened

WELSH RAIL STATION

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is pictured here in 1947.

Sawmill owner looks for increased business

A local sawmill owner says the limits the Jaenke Bridge have placed on his business will be eliminated when a replacement bridge is built.

Women Named New Parishes Just Formed

There is a strong likelihood that the state of Louisiana will have a Beauregard and a Jefferson Davis parish as well as a Grant and Lincoln parish, for such will be the case if the people of Calcasieu vote to divide their parish into four parts, and it is really believed here that they will.

Civil Defense hospital rate plan outlined

Mayor John L. Conner today outlined proposed rates of contributions from parish municipalities and the police jury for financing the storage building for the 200-bed emergency Civil Defense hospital.

BRYAN IS TOWN'S FIRST, ONLY LADY MORTICIAN

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First impressions are oftentimes wide of the mark, but they are absolute duds if you're trying to decide a person's occupation in this manner. Especially if you are meeting Dorothy Miguez Bryan for the first time. The lady is a licensed mortician.

Fire Prevention and Clean-Up Day set for Oct. 5

Mayor Gamble and Fire Chief Taber have issued the following letter to all residents of Jennings: All residents of Jennings are requested to assist in a general cleanup on Tuesday, October 5, to make a thorough inspection of fireplaces, flues, etc., take every precaution possible against a disastrous fire, see that the limbs of the trees in front of your residence clear the sidewalk by eight feet.