Back Yard Beauty And Community Notices In Monroe
A column mixes gardening musings on back yard beauty with local society notes from Monroe Louisiana. Readers learn how pink and red verbena brighten spaces, plus a view of back yards as outdoor living rooms, while townsfolk attend memorial services, banquets, and church activities with guests from Texarkana Prescott and Shreveport.
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Civig Ore “Ganiza
Godl
Walter Briggs and Tittle
Monroe
Southern Baptists Begin Convention in Oklahoma City
Delegates from Southern Baptists, over one third of the world’s 12 million believers, convened in Oklahoma City to reaffirm independence and celebrate record gains last year. They marked the seven anniversary of the split with Northern Baptists and rejected unification proposals, citing potential compromises to New Testament principles and church self-government. The group remains the world's largest evangelical denomination with historic membership and contributions.
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Oklahoma City
Southern Baptists
Texas Bank Robbed by Twin Robbers in Chico
Two tall, similar men robbed the First Bank of Chico around 11:30 a.m. taking about 2000 dollars from the vault and fleeing west in a coupe with yellow wheels. Customers describe the bandits as slender, unshaven, in work pants and brown suits, speaking softly as they demanded money.
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Chico
Texas
Mark Marshall
W. H. Tallant
Tallant
Evie Blackmon
Bulding
Nora
Convention Opens After Preceding Union Meetings
The convention begins Wednesday afternoon following Tuesday meetings of the Womans Missionary Union the pastor's organization and layman's groups.
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Womans Missionary Union
Bank Robbery Report Tied to Texas String of Thefts
A Fort Worth bank supply salesman, Ralph Nelson, described a quiet siting when a man ordered him to raise his hands. He testified he noticed a gun and complied. The incident follows two other Texas bank robberies that week, including Maypearl and Santa Anna, where a bank president was fatally wounded.
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Slack
Ralph Nelson
Fort Worth
Marshall
Maypearl
City Considers Fuel Contract with Firm for Plant Use
The city weighed a ten year fuel supply deal with a company after earlier agreeing to a one year contract to furnish fuel for plants at reduced cost. Estimated city outlay was about $75,000, with discussions continuing on final terms.
Fast Broil for Steaks Masterpiece in Quick Time
A modern gas range burner enables fast broiling of steaks with a 500 degree preheat. Wipe and trim a 1.5 inch sirloin, broil 2 inches from flame, turning for even browning. Cook times vary by doneness, rest briefly, then serve on a hot platter with horseradish garnish.
Hollywood welcomes Margot Stevenson in Music School
Paul Harrison notes Margot Stevenson, Broadway lead in You Can’t Take It With You, hesitated for the right film. Samuel Goldwyn cast her in Music School, but the lead role proved minor and underwhelming despite Hollywood courting her for two years.
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Hollywoogd
Margot Stevenson
Hollywood
Manhattan
Samuel Goldwyn
Heifelz
Miss Stevenson
Hollywood Women Rise From Behind the Camera
The piece profiles Louise Platt and Helen Gilbert as actors who moved from testing and backstage roles to screen stardom. Platt, once the first screen tester for Scarlett O Hara, gains prominence with Walter Wanger and Metro amid a busy career, while Gilbert shifts from cello to acting after a test director noticed her talent.
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Frante Borzage
Annapolis
Love
Hollywood
Louise Platt
Scarlett O'Hara
Walter’ Wanger
Miss Platt
Metro
Fred
Witcox
Columbia
Har
Guarnerius
Gilbert
This Thief Was Happy Except for One Thing
Memphis Tennessee reports a humorous incident where a thief recovered a car after a misunderstanding. A man and his companion claimed to have found the vehicle parked across the street and thanked the owner, then admitted spending money on whisky and groceries.
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Memphis
Tenn
H. B
Kisler
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Duncan
Hooks
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Texarkana
Martin Guthrie
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Gene Hall
E. Presley
DeQunce
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20Th Fox
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Sonja Henie
Irving Ber- UN
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Lew Ayres
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