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Newspaper

Monroe Morning World

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 08, 1941

Page

5

Sigma Phi Omega 37th National Convention Planned

Sigma Phi Omega will hold its 37th annual national convention at Hotel Frances June 12 to 14 with about 125 delegates expected. The program includes registrations, luncheons, business sessions, guest speakers Dr. C. C. Calvert and Mr. Ed Apperson, dances, a barbecue, a convention picture, and awards culminating in a 9 p.m. convention dance.

Sigma Phi Omega Hotel Frances Hubert Kuhn C. C Monroe Lloyd Lenard Cherokee Terrace C. C. Calvert Creed Ed Apperson SPO

Gordon Pace Rites Held After Fatal Electrocution

The funeral for Gordon E. Pace 29 an employee of Louisiana Power and Light was held Saturday. Services occurred at Ridge Avenue Baptist Church and Chapel Hill church with interment nearby. Pace survived by wife Beth, daughter Norm Jean, and brothers Glennace and R B Pace.

Gordon E. Pace Louisiana Power and Light Company Choudrant Warren Drive West Monroe Ridge Avenue Baptist Church A. T. Mitchell Tom Ratcliff Oll Chapel Hill Church Calhoun- Farmerville Road Dixie Funeral Home Otis Kirke Han W. E. Maulden Troy Stark Otis Ates Henry G. Scholars William Bates Pace Beth Butler Pace Norm Jean Pace Glennace United States Army Augusta R. B. Pace Rocky Branch

Bastrop Officials Declared Elected in Parish Manifest

Bastrop Louisiana officials are declared elected after no independent candidates qualified. The Morehouse Parish board automatically elected Mayor A. B. Andrews and five aldermen from the Democratic primary: Dr. J. N. Jones, J. H. Nunnally, John C. McDonald, W. E. Turpin, and D. N. Smith. The parish board members are W. T. Smith, Robert H. Hope, and W. F E. Aden. April 17 death of G. W. Hiatt affected the mayoral race.

Bastrop Board of Supervisors of Elections For Morehouse Parish A. B. Andrews Andrews G. W. Hiatt Board of Supervisors of Elections Parish J. N. Jones J. H. Nunnally John C. McDonald W. E. Tu

WPA to Offer Colored Children Summer Classes in Monroe

A WPA supervised recreational program for negro children in Monroe will run with NYA cooperation providing the center and welfare clerks. Eligible youths under employment age receive a free lunch, with a daily schedule including devotions, patriotism, crafts, sewing, games, and outdoor drills.

Monroe Courtland F. Landreaux Work Projects Administration National Youth Administration

Fire and fog mires in a tense dinner scene

Deborah endures an uneasy dinner as Bridgie overcompensates with gossip about German ships. Stephan tries to ease the mood by building a fire and sharing a metaphor about love and heat, while fog and signals from the coast guard heighten tension and hint at wartime stakes.

Deborah Lovett Stephan Colleen Bridgie England Agin Thim Murtherin Angie Hans Boston Coast Guard

Eros High Names Valedictorian Miss La Van Barnes

Miss La Van Barnes daughter of Mr and Mrs C R Barnes of Eros was named valedictorian of the senior class. She maintained an A average through four years, earned honor medals yearly and received a scholarship at Louisiana State University.

la van Barnes C. R. Barnes Eros Eros High School

Doctors Seek Poison Label on All Liquor

Three Boston physicians urged the American Medical Association to back a labeling plan for liquor warning against habitual use. They argued prohibition fails and proposed labels advising moderation and health cautions, including risks of intoxication neuralgia paralysis mental derangement and liver damage.

Cleveland Boston American Medical Association Merrill Moore Leo Alexander Abraham Myerson

Captain Receives News Amid Tense Living Room Exchange

In a guarded moment Wilhelm salutes and pleads for forgiveness as he delivers news to Herr Kapitan. Deborah watches the exchange with wary calm before the scene shifts toward a cliffhanger, leaving the room tense and the fate uncertain.

Herr Kapitan Deborah Wilhelm

West Monroe Man Key to Canal Defenses

West Monroe native Major General Sanderford Jarman leads the United States effort to fortify the Panama Canal zone with jungle anti aircraft batteries and 30 fortified jungle cities. His career spans West Point graduation, the 29th Division service, and the Distinguished Service Medal.

Quachita Parish T. O. Brown Sanderford Jarman Panama Canal Jarman West Monroe Ouachita Parish High School Jarmen Monroe Trenton Street J. S. Jarman Ouachita Parish E. L. Neville Father Enaut State University United States Army Academy West Point France Uncle Sam General Jarman Canal Zone United States 64Th Coast Artillery Hawaii Panama Air Corps Canal United States Army Coast Artillery Mobile Bay Ala Louisiana Twin Cities

Contest invites letters on the kind of home to own

The News-Star World home-building page and editor announce a contest to write on The Kind of Home I Would Like to Own. A $5 first prize and five $1 prizes will go to top letters judged for practicality and imagination. Entries must be postmarked by Friday, June 13 to Home Building Editor, News-Star World, Monroe, La.

Louisiana News-Star World News-Star —World Monroe

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