Principal Urges City Playground Support for Monroe Youth
Miss Julia Wossman, principal of Barkdall Faulk School, emphasizes that supervised play is essential as 6,000 children gain more leisure. She praises Monroe's free facilities like pools and tennis courts, warns against retrenchment, and calls for broad community funding to keep youths safely engaged and integrated through daily play leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Wossman
Barkdall ‘Faulk School
Monroe
Cotton Mill
Little Colony
The Eagle and the Hawk at the Paramount opens three days
Wartime aviation drama starring Fredric March and Cary Grant opens at the Paramount with supporting turns by Jack Oakie and Carole Lombard. Director Stuart Walker, from John Monk Saunders, climaxes in a tense, fatal contest between rival pilots amid high risk stunt flying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fredric March
Carole Lombard
Paramount Theater
Jack Oakie
Cary Grant
John Monk Saunders
Paramount
Stuart Walker
March
Grant
Motors Securities Firm Moves to New Location
The Motors Securities company Inc has moved to 500 Walnut Street. The move combines offices and a warehouse to streamline car appraisal refinancing and repossession sales in one operation. Previously it operated from the Bernhardt building with repossessed car warehouses on DeSiard Street. Improved public service is planned at the new site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Motors Securities Company, Inc
Walnut Street
Bernhardt Building
DeSiard Street
English Rulers Host at Party at Windsor Castle
Windsor England June 17. A world economic conference garden party drew two thousand guests from around the civilized world to Windsor Castle. King and Queen appeared after a brief rain, American delegates led by Cordell Hull and James M Cox attended, many arriving by royal train. attire favored formal wear with silk hats and tail coats despite government approval for lounge suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windsor
England
Windsor Castle
Great Castle
Cordell Hull
Key Pittman
Nevada
James M. Cox
Ohio
Cox
Chequers
MacDonald
London
Windsor Station
Castle Gates
George
Today and Below in Bruce's Eye on Currency and Industry
Arthur Brisbane surveys currency value tied to national wealth and urges conservative, honest money. He notes May auto output doubling 1932, long-distance phone news, Ford on industrial recovery and government planning. He questions government attempts to regulate industry, cites ICC on railroads worth 26.091 billion, and compares autos to trains. Roosevelt backs plan for thirty-two new battleships.
Surprise for Capitol Audiences The Working Man at Capitol
Warner Brothers drama The Working Man stars George Arliss in a new, sharp edged role alongside Bette Davis as ingenue. Cast includes Hardie Albright Theodore Newton and J Farrell McDonald. Margy Ann Knapp, nine, appears with Smiling Bob Foster and Imperial Aces orchestra in Sunday performances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
George Arliss
Warner Bros
Mr. Arliss
Hollywood
Arliss
Bette Davis
Hardie Albright
Gordon Westcott
Theodore Newton
J. Farrell MacDonald
Charles Kenyon
Maude T. Howell
Edgar Franklin
John Adolfi
Warner Brothers
Capitol Theater
J. Farrell McDonald
Margy Ann Knapp
RKO
Publix
Bob Foster
Imperial Aces
No costly battleship planned for national defense
The report states that no outdated battleship is planned to be kept as an easy target for airplanes, emphasizing a modernization approach to national defense and readiness against aerial threats.
Public defense and transport policy notes in 1910s piece
The article argues for a strong air force and submarine fleet alongside light ships, urges broader naval options, and highlights rail fare cuts to Chicago. It praises road travel, critiques multiple taxes on tire makers, and laments new taxes on gasoline and cotton fabric used in tires, drawing a historical tax comparison to King George.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Wasp Aids Louisiana Cane Farmers In 1932
A tiny wasp named trichogramma minutum reduces the sugar cane moth borer and saves Louisiana cane growers at least 500000 dollars annually. E R Strahan reports from C O Hopkins of LSU extension. Over 3.5 million parasites were released on more than 1400 acres in 1932 under experiment station and extension supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
E. R. Strahan
C. O. Hopkins
Extension Department
Louisiana State University
Insane Hospital Probe Is Reported Completed
Representative T G McCallum of Laurel and State Senator George R Nobles of Jackson say the investigation of the east Mississippi insane hospital at Meridian is finished. A stenographer is transcribing testimony from staff and officials and the report will be sent to Governor Sennett Conner in writing within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson
Miss
T. G. McCallum
Laurel
George R. Nobles
East Mississippi Insane Hospital
Meridian
Sennett Conner
McCallum
Kentucky Court Rules 3.2 Beer Non-Intoxicating
The Kentucky court of appeals on Friday affirmed Jefferson circuit court judgment in a suit testing the legality of the new 3.2 beer. The court ruled the beer is non intoxicating under state law, upholding the lower court decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort. Evy
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Jefferson Circuit Court
Mrs Ruby Wall Dies Yesterday in Monroe Hospital
Mrs Ruby Hart Wall 19 wife of Stanley A Wall formerly of Lake Providence now of Monroe died in a local hospital shortly after noon Saturday after two emergency operations. She was daughter of Mr and Mrs John Hurt of Collinsville Okla and widow of Jan 15 marriage after Ouachita junior college. Survived by brother John D Hurt and sister Mrs J C Grubbs. Funeral from Davis Lawhead funeral home at 1 30 p m to First Baptist Church for service at 1 45 p m conducted by Rev L T Hastings with burial to follow in Lake Providence vicinity. She was a member of the First Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruby Hart Wall
Stanley A. Wall
Lake Providence
Monroe
Wall
John Hurt
Epps
Collinsville
Oklo
Wright Girls’ School
Mobile
Ala
Ouachita Junior College
John D. Hurt
University of Virginia
J. C. Grubbs
Ohlo
Davis-Lawhead
First Baptist Church
L. T. Hastings
Burial pallbearers named from First Baptist Church group
The honorary and active pallbearers for the funeral are to be members of the Young Business Men's Bible class of the First Baptist Church, of which Mr. Wall is a member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Business Men’s
The
First Baptist Church
Wall
Happiest Picture of 1933 Impresses Audiences
A rousing 1933 screen story draws crowds with lively, cheerful scenes. Critics note its upbeat tone and engaging entertainment value, claiming no recent film matches its sunny mood and charm.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Wossman
Rialto
West Monroe
Sam Goldwyn
Eddie Cantor
Spain
Rialto Theater
Twin Cities
Sailor
Marian Sayers
Mr. Goldwyn
Park Avenue
Paulette Goddard
Nancy Nash
Toby Wing
Blue Bird Barbecue
King of I
Riverside Country Club
Burgess Pool
Imperial Band
Buck
Omen's Shop
DeSiard St
Motor Securities Firm
Arthur Brisbane
King Features Synd
Bank of England
United States
India
Calcutta
Delhi
Henry Ford
Interstate Commerce Commission
Roosevelt
Genasco
Weaks Supply Company, Ltd
North Fourth
Monroe, Louisiana
Trunk Line Association
Chicago
Pullman Company
New York
WASP
Insane Hospital
Hetcha
42Nd Street
Harlem
Virginia
Ouachita Parish High School
United Artists Picturee
West, Jionroe
Ruby Wall
Dept
Baltimore
Disraeli
Prince OF Good Fellows
Betty Boop
Uamowt
the Prince of Good Cheer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!