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Newspaper
Monroe Morning World
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1938
Page
5
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Johns Hopkins scientists Dr. S O Mast and Dr. D M Pace study Chilomonad, a one one hundredth millimeter animal that can live on inorganic chemicals in dark water. They believe it could be the first and possibly last living being, since it needs neither plants nor other animals for food and thrives without light.
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Local pharmacy offers a money back guaranteed doctor's prescription with 25 years of use and a strong relief record for bronchial asthma in over 15 thousand cases. Letters from Lexington Kentucky and Kansas recount long asthma battles and relief after trying the remedy. Contact PAT FORA’s Pharmacy at 501 DeSiard St for full details.
Researcher reveals Chilomonad secretes a growth promoting substance at low concentration and growth inhibiting toxin at high levels. Tiny organisms self-destruct after time despite ample food, hindering commercial food production prospects. Current work seeks insight into life origins and potential food synthesis methods.
Franco’s insurgents push along the Mediterranean coast to Buriana 32 miles north of Valencia, claiming 16,600 square miles of gains since January 1. They seize roads and a riverfront position near the Mijares, while air raids continue on Valencia Sagunto and Gandia with civilian casualties reported.
G. S. Holmes of near the Brown Paper mill reported to Monroe police that fishing tackle and a .22 caliber automatic pistol with holster were stolen from his automobile within the past four or five days. The stolen items include a fishing tackle box with tackle.
A dense OCR style radio grid lists programs and station groups by time, region, and network. It names NBC WEAF WABC WJZ lines, morning to late night shows, musicals, news, and orchestras across East Midwest South and Pacific regions with many station codes and program titles.
In Jonesboro Dekle clinic welcomed a daughter born June 16 to Mr. and Mrs. J F Raney. A son was born June 16 at St Francis Sanitarium to Mr. and Mrs J C Purdy of West Monroe. In Tallulah Mr and Mrs Maxwell Yerger welcomed a son born June 9 in Vicksburg named Maxwell Yerger. Mr and Mrs Hugh Montgomery welcomed a son born June 1 in Vicksburg infirmary named Thomas Hugh Montgomery III.
Shreveport June 18 The grand jury returned a no bill in the case of R Downs Poindexter related to the death of Miss Lois Lewis who was shot at her home on October 10 1937 Poindexter who was wounded in the incident said Miss Lewis shot him and then killed herself The coroner classified the death as death by firearms and possible homicide Poindexter then a University of Oklahoma student was in Shreveport visiting family
E A Conway secretary of state asks Caddo parish district court to appoint a receiver for Southern General Life Insurance Company of Shreveport in a suit filed through special assistant attorney general G F Purvis Jr. The action seeks to place the company under receivership.
A petition asks for a stop to further company proceedings after an examination showed failure to meet state regulations and insolvency. It urges naming a receiver to preserve assets for interested parties. Judge J. H. Stevens set a hearing for 2 PM on June 22.
Nashville June 18 A well planned abortive prison break aimed to kidnap Warden Joe Pope and his 12 year old grandchild Edgar Allen Lee of Pikeville was disclosed by Deputy Warden C C Woods. Twelve inmates including convicted killers admitted the scheme after being caught red handed. Throttling of the plan occurred days ago and the prisoners are now kept in cells under close guard. In China today there are 115 Catholic periodicals published in 43 cities and towns chiefly in Peiping and Shanghai in eight languages.
Mrs Dorothea Jones Simon formerly of Monroe and Baton Rouge joins Monroe Furniture Company Ltd as interior decorator and saleslady in charge of the stores interior decoration department and the Emblem special order living room furniture division. She brings training from Texas State University and St Marys of Raleigh and aims to serve her friends in the new role.
Washington June 18 The first signals of a coming congressional struggle for uniform freight rates emerged as Representative Ramspeck of Georgia warned he would mobilize a large House bloc to press for legislation if the Interstate Commerce Commission does not act. He cited the southeastern governors petition for correcting the inequitable rate system and said the administration wage hour bill gives the South and West a new lever in seeking equality. Eastern and New England members, he said, can no longer oppose the demand.
A hard wind this afternoon toppled several trees and unroofed part of a house under construction near Fairfield Avenue Public School in Cedar Grove. A truck was blown across the street and Cedar Grove’s business district lost light for about thirty minutes. No injuries or further damage reported.
Sealed proposals for the Cheniere Calhoun Highway project in Ouachita Parish will be accepted until 9 45 AM on June 29 1938 and opened publicly at the State Capitol chamber of the Court of Appeals. Plans and specs are available in Baton Rouge with detailed wage provisions and licensing requirements.
Kansas City June 18 Navy Pilot Robert Sive landed a scout bomber with one passenger after a four hour marooning due to a jammed landing gear. The craft skid on the grass at Fairfax airport, then rose slightly on its nose and stopped without serious damage. Slye had previously disconnected and dropped an auxiliary gasoline tank to avoid a hazard during a pancake landing.
Two Ovage Indian brothers from Oklahoma rode in an airplane at Kansas June 18. A forced landing injured one brother while the other, unhurt, then flew solo for the first time and crashed the plane into a tree. Neither brother was seriously hurt.
Agriculture department scientists test cotton for 40 states on 142 new use projects including canals, runways, roads, houses, and beehives. 1,325,000 square yards of cotton fabric covered 16,000 bales of 1937 cotton. Materials cost 120,000 dollars. results mixed but show promising bale covering and structural uses.
Advertisement from W. S. Rice, Inc., 499 S Main St Adams, N Let readers learn about a new rupture control method claiming comfort and freedom after years of truss use Send for measurements and trial offer to be mailed details and pricing to adopt the appliance for work suitability.
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