Harold Woods Drill Test Signals Oil Discovery
Harold Woods' Munholland No 1 near Richland Parish received a drilling permit. A 3,276 to 3,287 foot test yielded 2000 feet of 37.8 gravity oil with the bit open 11 minutes before the well advanced into shale. City reports note Delhi bank deposits and a Holt discovery prompting expected drilling, with officials planning capacity expansions. A pistol stolen from Maj B H Hartzell in Kayville prompted a police inquiry and serial-number follow up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Woods
Munholland No
Nene
C. H. Murphy and Sun Oil Co
J. E
Holt
Richland Parish
Woods
Monroe Oil
Crescent Drilling Company
Oil Discovery
Delhi
Rayville
Delhi Bank
W. H. Farmer
Farmer
B. H. Hartzell
Bay Vista
Tampa
Fla
Kayville
Monroe
Joe
Hartzell
Boyd Gasque Brings Artful Window Displays to The Palace
Boyd Gasque new advertising and display manager at The Palace earns praise for ornate shop windows and interior decor. He credits wife and assistant Betty Sarbrough for helping craft the festive displays. Gasque’s background spans Blumberg's Portsmouth and several New York stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace
Boyd Gasque
Gasque
Portsmouth
Blumberg
New York
Gesque
Washington and Yee University
Art Students’ League
Jal Kemp's Banc
Stern’s
Macy's
Tne Palace
Plan Memorial for Lt. Harmon Hudson
A memorial service will be held at First Baptist Church West Monroe for Lt Harmon Hudson navy pilot killed in the Pacific in October. Rev C E Autrey will deliver the memorial sermon. His parents Mr and Mrs Joe Hudson received a letter from his commanding officer noting he died aboard a warship during a Jap bombing attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
West Monroe
Harmon Hudson
Pacific
C. E. Autrey
Joe Hudson
Fire destroys Mrs Kerry home and two others in Monroe
The residence of Mrs E Kerry at 201 Phillips Street burned to the ground with undetermined cause reported at 10 45 a m Saturday. A duplex at 1810 Grammont Street owned by Mrs George Zagone burned Friday at 3 p m, with occupants Fanny Reid and LeRoy Lloyd and cause undetermined. A separate grass fire at Crescent Bend was reported at 7 p m Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Kerry
Phillips Street
Grammont Street
George Zagone
West Monroe
Fanny Reid
LeRoy Lloyd
Monroe
Crescent Bend
Monroe Doctor Named Base Hospital Commander
Dr. John G. Snelling, Monroe physician and surgeon, has been chosen by the U S Surgeon General to command a 1000 bed base hospital including enlisted men, nurses, dieticians, therapy aides and Red Cross workers. He is a Navy veteran who studied at Wofford College and Tulane Medical School and is active in local medical and civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John G. Snelling
Monroe
United States
Red Cross
New Orleans
Bunkie
Wofford College
Spartansburg
N. C
U. S. Navy
Wofford
Tulane Medical School
Charity Hospital
James Q. Craves
Graves-Snelling Clinic
Norma Verlaque
Snelling
Ouachita Parish Medical Society
Fifth District Medical Society
State Medical Society
American Medical Association
American College of Surgeons
Southern Surgical Association
Grace Episcopal Church
Rotary Club
Chamber of Commerce
la Garde Hospital
Nichols General Hospital
Louisville
Fort Lewis
Wash
Camp Barkley
Abilene
Tex
Singing Meet Scheduled Today at Booster Hall
The Missouri Pacific first Sunday of the month singing convention will meet at Booster Hall on Quaenite avenue Sunday at 1:30 PM. The public is invited and it is expected there will be a modest turnout of musicians from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific
Booster Hall
Quaenite Avenue
Dr John G Snelling Named To Command 1000 Bed U.S. Hospital
Dr John G Snelling was selected to command a 1000 bed U.S. hospital. The appointment marks a major leadership posting in military medical care with Snelling taking charge of the facility and overseeing its operations and personnel.
Sixth District Doctors Meet in Louisiana
Elaborate preparations are under way for the Fifth Congressional District Medical Society of Louisiana meeting at the Frances Hotel on Tuesday December 12. About two hundred doctors from the district and associated area serving roughly two hundred thousand people will participate in the program fellowship and discussions led by notable medical figures. Dr John Mussur Tulane University Dr King Tulane University and Dr B E Barlow Barlow Clinic Dermott Ark will present and lead the discussions on evolving medical topics.
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Fifth Congressional District Medical Society of Louisiana
Frances Hotel
Louisiana
Fifth Congressional District
John Mussur
Tulane University
School of Medicine
New Orleans
Doctor King
B. E. Barlow
Arkansas
Barlow Clinic
Dermott
Arik
Pvt Gibbs Given New Assignment
Pvt Lawrence Gibbs who joined the fleet service months ago and served with an anti aircraft unit in California has been on furlough with his wife and parents. He left Saturday for Camp Livingston where he will be transferred. While home he assisted in the KMLB broadcast for the Sixth War Bond Drive and had been with the local radio station before departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Gibbs
Fieet
California
Camp Livingston
KMLB
Wat Bond
Eredies
Free Christian Science lecture at Quachita High School
Will B. Davis of Chicago lectured on Christian Science at the Quachita Parish High School Auditorium. The talk outlined Jesus healing through divine power and cited biblical examples, noting modern healings through Christian Science practice and study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Davis
Quachita Parish High School
Will B. Davis
Chicago
Boston
Mass
Emma Louise Biedenharn
First Church of Christ, Scientist
City
Atlanta
Georgia
First Church of Christ
Scientist
Will B Davis
Jesus
God
Apostle Paul
Mars
Captain McGee Receives Navy Citation for Aerial Missions
Captain Donald W. McGee of the United States Marine Corps Reserve earned a Navy Commander citation for meritorious aerial flight during cargo drops in the Solomon Islands from August 23 to 25, 1943. The report notes repeated low altitude runs delivering ammunition to ground troops on New Georgia Island, aiding their advance against Japanese forces. McGee, a Neville High School and Northeast Junior College alumnus, trained in the Naval Air Corps at Corpus Christi and was commissioned November 30, 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald W. McGee
United States Marine Corps Reserve
South Pacific
Headquarters of the Navy
Solomon Islands
New Georgia Island
McGee
United States Naval Service
J. W. Newton
U. S. Navy
Neville High School
Northeast Junior College
J. D. McGee
Continental
Naval Air Corps
Corpus Christi University of the Air
L. B. Faulk Post Meets Monday
The first meeting of L. B. Faulk Post No. 12 American Legion for December will be held at the Sevier Home Monday evening December 4 at 8:00 o'clock. Routine business will be disposed of and new members will be initiated and permitted to membership. Membership wards will be drawn and plans made for the annual toy night and Christmas party December 18 meeting. Comdr Jones requests large attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Faulk Post No
Sevier Hore
EFP. Jones
Teresa Wright Becomes Mother to Baby Boy
Actress Teresa Wright, Oscar winner for Mrs. Miniver, welcomed her first child, a baby boy weighing seven pounds four ounces, born to her husband, novelist and screenwriter Nycek Busch, in Hollywood on December 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teresa Wright
Hollywood
Christmas Savings Drives Push Bank Deposits in 1945
Ouachita National Bank and Central Savings Bank announce a strong year with high deposits and rising Christmas savings accounts for 1945. Officials urge participation in the Sixth War Bond Drive and note Series E bonds offer substantial returns. J A Coulson will be in New Orleans on Tuesday to discuss priority information at the Chamber of Commerce. Loch Lomond is the largest of Scottish lakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita National Bank
Central Savings Bank
Thomas C. Standifer
Ouachita Bank
Joseph W. Washburn
J. A. Coulson
War Production Board
New Orleans
Chamber of Commerce
Lester Scharff
Chamter
Mr. Coulson
Youre Not Too Old To Feel Young Tresecum Pill Ad
Fragmentary ad copy promotes a medical formula Tresecum claiming to rejuvenate mood and vitality for men. It mentions vitamins boron and amino acids, with vague language about aging and attitude shifts. Sanitary sourcing cited as a pharmacy and druggist story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandeman
Sunrise Review Held At Selma
A full dress sunrise parade at the Selma navigation school grounds celebrated Col George B Dany taking command arriving from Hondo Field Texas. He inspected troops as Maj Raymond Y Merenda led a 15 minute parade with the 607th A A F band playing suitable tunes in cold 32 degree morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Dany
Selman
Navigation School
Hondo Field
Tex
Troo
Raymond Y. Merenda
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Harold Woods
Holt No
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Mounrue, LA
LT. Hudson
Mrs. Kerry
Canada
Oves
Acle
Health and Accident Association
F. O. Box Nz
DR. Snelling
U.S
Hotel Frances
Brighten
North Second Street
D. W. M’gee
L. B. Faulk Post
Yuletide
Loch Lomond
Selma
Cash
Walnut St
Qur
North
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