Auxiliary Auxiliary Session Highlights Regional Legion Event
The excerpt details an extensive Louisiana American Legion auxiliary session with Invocations by Rev Placide Dobyns and welcomes from C B Braun and P J LeDoux. It covers child welfare goals, rehabilitation and veteran employment talks, and Americanism programs under many leaders. Charters will be granted to new units in multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Placide Dobyns
C. B. Braun
L. B
Charles Mitchell
Department
C. L. Mengis
New Iberia Post
Agreements to End Two Strikes Reached
The CIO United Auto Workers and Allis-Chalmers reached a wartime strike settlement after talks with Knudsen and Hillman. Milwaukee plant employees must vote on the accord before resuming work. An additional deal ended a steel shipment stoppage for British shells at Youngstown Sheet and Tube Brier Hill plant, lifting 1109 idle workers. Threats of wider strikes at Midwest International Harvester plants loomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
United Automobile Workers
Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company
William S. Knudsen
Sidney Hillman
Office of Production Management
Milwaukee
United States
Youngstown (Ohio
International Harvester Company
Midwest
Doctor from Oakland Dies After Stroke Aboard Train
Dr. H. Koford of Oakland California died in Lake Charles after a stroke aboard a train. He, his wife, and daughter were returning from a cruise to the east coast of South America. The body will be sent to Oakland for burial or further arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
H. Koford
Oakland
Calif
Koford
South America
Legion Meet Highlights Defense and Nonaggressiveness Message
Three speakers at the American Legion and Auxiliary banquet in Louisiana stressed nonaggressiveness of the United States and the need for national defense. Chester Derveley and Ed Apperson led remarks on democracy and vigilance, with Mrs. Louis J. Lemstra emphasizing inner unity and Christian principles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Auxiliary
United States
American Legion
Department of Louisiana
Hotel Frances
L. B
Department of
Ilinois
Europe
Kingdom of God
Frank E. Samuels
National Department
Indianapolis
Legionnaires
Legion
Louis J. Lemstra
Bethlehem
Christ
Heart of America
Lemstra
Ben Hart
E. A. Campbell
Louisiana
Legion and Auxiliary
E. L. Gladney
J. B. Snee
Joe Partridge
Jim Casserly
C. E. McKenzie
Arden Smith
Steve Alford
Roland Coerehan
Charles M. Mitchell
National Child Welfare Department
Mai Monaghan
R. W. Faulk
Leonidas Barkdull Faulk
C. B. Braun
Samuels
Derveley
Apperson
Campbell
Hart
CCC Procurement to be Held Here in Monroe
A supplemental civilian conservation corps procurement will be held in Monroe on February 25. M. B. Bowman of the state welfare department announced that applications will be taken until enrollment, urging interested youths to apply at the local office. Accepted enrollees will be stationed in Louisiana camps. Bowman said he had been advised by Welfare Commissioner W. S. Terry Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Conservation Corps
Monroe
M. B. Bowman
State Welfare Department
Bowman
Louisiana
Brown
W. S. Terry, Jr
Highway 165 Group to Meet This Week
The U S Highway 165 Improvement association will meet Wednesday night in C C Sheppard's office to plan hard surfacing of Highway 165 between Grayson and Alexandria. The James Construction Co of Ruston holds the contract, but work has not started yet. The group aims to push state highway improvements in north Louisiana before the highway commission this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarks
Highway Department
North Louisiana
State Highway Commission
Association
Ivy Faulk
Monroe
Joe Pitts
Alexandria
Q. T. Hardtner
Urania
W. T. Murray
Rochelle
Rufus
District Scouting Group Reorganized in Northwest District
The northwest district of the Quachita Valley Boy Scout council has been reorganized with A. W. Ford as district chairman and Harold Demanade Fred Gray and O. B. Kroll named district commissioners in Ruston. New operating committees include Advancement and Health and Safety among others. TWO DIE IN FIRE AT PITTSBURGH OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR DR FRANK C JORDAN AND WIFE Harriet DIE IN NORTH SIDE HOME FIRE.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quachita Valley
Pittsburgh
Frank C. Jordan
Allegheny Observatory
University of Pittsburgh
Harriet
North Side
Ouachita Farmers Back Shipping Shed and Canning Plant
In West Monroe, over 60 residents representing 25 percent of Ouachita parish farms backed a plan to build a shipping shed and canning factory for local produce. Leaders urged crop diversification and establishing a sweet potato curing plant while noting railroad and bank support to secure tonnage and financing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ouachita Parish
West Monroe City Hall
Carey Holmes
Bairman
George A. Lively
Illinois Central System
Louisiana
T. C. Grew
West Monroe
Central Savings Bank
Percy McDonald
George Holland
Chamber of Commerce
R. L. Hawthorne
Cahewy
Explosion at Lake Charles alkali plant kills welder
A tankerNickeliner explosion at Mathieson Alkali works in Lake Charles left one man dead Mitchel Jones 33 of Sulphur and four injured. Francis Murray Weslake and others suffered severe burns with at least one missing as crews searched the Calcasieu River. An inquest was set for 10 a.m. tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Charles
Mathieson Alkali Works
Nickeliner
Mathieson
Norfolk
Mitchel Jones
Sulphur
Calcasieu River
Francis Murray
Westlake
J. E. Turney
A. Hamblet
R. O. Duncan
J. F. Cobb
E. L. Clement
Calcasieu Parish
Jones
Murray
Mighty British Air Raid Staged Across Channel Fronts
British raids hit Boulogne and Ostend while German forces bombed Dutch and Ruhr areas. Reports describe fires, explosions, searchlights, and rail/port targets as RAF bombers relayed attacks. In England Spitfires and anti aircraft defenses held at Dover and Kent as two American pilot Edwin Orbison died in action.
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Boulogne
Brillant
Cours
Boa
Drungene
Norway
Germany
Ostend
Belgium
Calais
France
den Helder
Holland
Rhine
Duisburg-Ruhrort
Gelsenkirchen
German Ruhr
Dunsburg-Ruhr
Ruhr
England
Sky Frontiers
Kent
Strait of Dover
Edwin E. Orbison
Enz
R. A. Fito
Orbison
Altus
Okla
Garsan
Allen to press deportation bill in Congress
Representative Allen a Democrat from Louisiana expresses delight over arrest of Harry Bridges and says he will push for deportation measures. He criticizes delays and indicates new legislation may move soon despite party ties and investigations surrounding Bridges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Washington
Louisiana
Atlornes
Jickser
Harry Bridges
Landifg
Fieldr
Sweet Car Marine
Beager
Rouse
SMBS
Posal
Aden Os Rhachiaert
Bruiges
Ope
Ex President of Canal Bank and Trust dies in New Orleans
James P Butler Sr civic and social leader and former Canal Bank and Trust president died of a heart attack at his daughter’s home in New Orleans. He retired years earlier due to ill health and lived at Ormonde near Natchez. Survived by widow Laura Finlay Butler a daughter and a son. Funeral details to be announced Monday.
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New Orleans
James P Butler
The
Canal Bank and Trust Company
Philip J. Bayon
Butler
Ormonde
Natchez Miss
Laura Finlay Butler
Qemonde Butler
James P. Butler
Tulane University Law School
Oun
Heratk
Ito
Secured Boerne
Silent Relef
Ae Ao
Tri-States
Mississppi
Fragmentary OCR Hints at Local Event Notes
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names and dates in a local event context. Core items and specifics are unclear, but it hints at a group or association with ties to a date and attendees.
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J. L. Dudding
M. J. Fruge
National Rehabilitation Committee
John J. Maxwell
H. B. May
Will F. Candler
Boys’ State
J. Perry Cole
Hemisphere
H. B. Barrett
Leo Barbier
Napoleonville
T. W. Adair
Lowe-McFarlane
Shreveport
Chester Raynolds
Adjutant
Crescent City Post
New Grand Ray Renton
Mataire Post
Thomas F. Porter
Ed Apperson
William A. Porteous
Partridge
Norman L. Dupuy
Baton Rouge
M. J. Acosta
Legendre
Monaghan
Smith
1. T Temes
National Auxiliary
Legion Memorial
Selman Field
G. S. Knox
T. M. Adger
Lamont Seals
W. W. Thayer
T. C. Mahr
Mae Kelly
J. P. Jones
Beatrice L. Hart
Major Ferry Cole
LeRoy Allein
Sam Hosea
Alice Maraist
Brodie Pugh
Grace van Valkenbort
W. B. Root
Vernon Jemison
Carmen Breazeale
Mansfield
Springhill
Breaux Bridge
Baton Rouge No. 219
Bogalusa
Houma
A. C. Ford
Sam H. Jones
Frank E. Samuel
National Adjutant
Alcee Legendre Nat'l
Chester P. Derveloy
Arden B. Smith
Carlyle
Susan Shane
Doris Dodson aGlassy
Jean
Matt Monaghan
Legion Meet Stress National Defense
Louisiana Department and Auxiliary
CCC
Highway 165
J. A. Partridge Natl Exec
London
Britain
Liverpool
Orleans Bank
Rte
Ted Matl
Pate
Piatea
St. John, Monroe
Trenton
Ace
Darrett Hardware & Furniture Company
Monroe, LA
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