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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1933
Page
5
A large Christmas tree, lit with many globes and painted to glow, was erected between the Missouri Pacific passenger station and its adjacent building by the Missouri Pacific Booster Club. The display, noted for its scale, stands near the station in a prominent city location.
After a conference involving ERA district director Becca Cassell, relief groups outlined a coordinated system to guide applicants to proper sources. ERA rules limit aid to parish residents. ex Servicemen with dependents may register anytime. Transients bureau handles interstate arrivals and temporary relief. cards will soon aid applicants in accessing meals clothing or lodging.
The piece discusses ditch digging by black laborers in mango swamps for mosquito control in Dade County. It highlights the use of mosquitofish Gambusia to curb larvae, praises Roosevelt era wage increases to forty cents hourly, and notes local officials' efforts and historic lighthouse rescue tied to the effort. Noted mosquitos can travel far with wind, while workers endure harsh conditions.
City officials and club leaders plan a one hour Thanksgiving program open to all public attendees. Mayor Arnold Bernstein presides as Attorney M C Thompson speaks on the Significance of the Presidents Program. D X Ellett solo and a church choir perform.
A Missouri lynching case led to indictments of three men Aaron Levin John Cook and Walker Garton charged with first degree murder and property destruction. The incident involved a 7 000 strong crowd and a sheriff accused of failing to protect the victim as mob leaders dragged a Black man from jail and lynched him.
Grover Kirby a farmer near Escambia County prison was shot dead when he challenged convicts who refused to halt. Leon Parker was wounded and carried away by fellow inmates. About 10 whites and 18 blacks fled during a mass escape believed linked to a Christmas parole controversy. Authorities pursued roughly 80 escapees as the search intensified.
The funeral of Mrs. D. W. Cook, 58, of 103 Mulberry street, will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock at Mount Lebanon cemetery in Gibsland. Surviving are a son Horace Cook of Fort Worth and four daughters including Mrs. DeLoach, Spicer, McLaughlin, and Myers, plus a daughter-in-law Mrs Fritz Henniszh. The funeral of William T. Johnson, 83, of Downsville, was held at chapel cemetery at 2 PM Saturday with Rev. George Berliam presiding. Survivors include sons Roy Mack William and daughters Mrs. Dora Garland, Mrs. Hattie Walker, Mrs. Georgia Whitlock, Mrs. Lizzie Samples, and others.
The Citizens Election Committee released a 12 page pamphlet arguing Sanders’ abolition election was legal while Kemp’s election was illegal under state law. They accompany the pamphlet with Judge Favrot’s ruling enjoining ballot printing for Kemp on grounds actions by the governor and district committee were contrary to the law.
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