17 Feb 1940
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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1940
Page
1
The ceremony honors 63 Rav Se feb operons and Troop members for advancing through Life Scout and Star ranks. Recipients include Neville Hogi and Jenny Heroel, with awards in merit badges such as first aid health, carpentry, and woodwork.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions several personal names and places such as West Monroe Jeb Pease and George Ballas Siero. The content is jagged with incomplete phrases and unclear context, providing no coherent event or outcome to summarize.
Fire caused by paraffin solution explosion at a Crescent Bend home injured Mrs. J. E. Newsom. She received second degree burns to feet ankles and right shoulder. another resident suffered hand burns. House heavily damaged before local firemen extinguished the blaze.
A trash fire near 100 North Grand street spread to a nearby one story frame building behind the rear wall, fully destroying it. The blaze occurred about 8 30 p m Thursday, caused by no wiring defect, and damaged a car on South Grand street owned by Mature Securities Company.
Tonight the Monroe Rotary Club meets at Monroe Hall with WOOR Lounh of Pattie Ploek Arie as speaker. The program includes piano solos by Anne Gonducn and a talk on Rotary movement history and observance week, with refreshments and dancing to follow.
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