Work to Start on New Paving near Brown Paper Mill Road
One Meyer Greenwald Construction company to begin paving from Brown Paper Mill Road to Natchitoches Street after a Baton Rouge work order. Louisiana Highway Commission bids due July 3 for an 18 foot wide 5407 mile surface road linking West Monroe to Jonesboro, creating two routes to Winnfield via Ruston and Eros.
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Meyer Greenwald Construction Company
Brown Paper Mill
Baton Rouge
Paper Mill Ball Park
Natchitoches Street
Louisiana Highway Commission
Sander Berry Farm
West Monroe
Jonesboro
Winnfield
Ruston
Eros
Employment Director Praises Monroe Branch Achievements
Joe J. Ferguson state director of the Louisiana employment service returned to New Orleans after a two day visit to the Monroe district office at 105 North Fourth street He praised the branch for its accomplishments and its prospects for greater service to the unemployed in the near future
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Joe J. Ferguson
Louisiana State Employment Service
New Orleans
Monroe
North Fourth Street
Ferguson
Oua chita Dairy Dealers Cooperative Association Formed
Articles of incorporation for the Oua chita Dairy Dealers Cooperative Association Inc were filed yesterday with the parish clerk. Capital stock totals 2 7 shares including 100 shares of preferred at 10 each 2 500 shares at 10 each and 10 shares of common stock with no par value. Robert G. Harmon serves as president and FE Eby as secretary. About 30 dairymen in the parish are members.
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Ouachita Dairy Dealers Cooperative Association, Inc
Parish
Robert G. Harmon
Eby
Famous Cowboy to Appear Here at Louisiana Rodeo
Joe Goodwin of Chugwater Wyoming renowned cowboy and rider will perform with jumping horse Tip at the four day Louisiana championship rodeo July 4 7. West Monroe Rodeo Association manager P O Clark announced accompanying cowboys will join after appearances in Chicago New York Boston and other eastern cities.
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Joe Goodwin
Chugwater
Wyo
Tip
Louisiana
West Monroe Rodeo Association
McGuire Park
West Monroe
P. O. Clark
Goodwin
Clark
Soldiers’ Field
Chicago
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Boston
Mass
Enduring Experiments and Daring Rescue Tales
A column recounts Dr Carrel and Colonel Lindbergh's glandular secretion work and Haldane’s old idea of growing fetuses outside mothers. A California sheriff uses a ghostly ruse to force a confession. A boy saves a friend from a gunshot by staying calm. An aerial rescue ends with a Mexican man choosing life over suicide.
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Carrel
Colonel Lindbergh
Haldane
Wall Street Sees Turbulent Trading Amid Tax Announcement
In heavy trading yesterday stocks rose broadly with many hitting new yearly highs. A volatile crowd gathered on Wall Street as investors reacted to the upcoming tax announcement and speculative activity intensified.
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Wall Street
Obituary of David H Parker of Lake Providence
David Henderson Parker died at his Bonnie Doone plantation home from acute indigestion. Born January 19 1868 in Sharon Mississippi he married Helen Dunn in 1891 and had three children two daughters survive with the widow. Surviving siblings include William Parker Denver Robert Parker Gulfport Sallie Carterwell Chicago and Ellis Parker Birmingham. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 3 PM conducted by Rev George Nelson.
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Lake Providence
George Nelson
David Henderson Parker
Bonnie Doone Plantation
Parker
Sharon
Miss
Helen Dunn
Carroll Parish
Hartwell Parker
Shelby Byrne
Winterville
Harry Mauldin
Memphis
Birdie McIntyre
Sallie Cartwell
Chicago
William Parker
Denver
Colo
Robert Parker
Gulfport
Ellis Parker
Birmingham
Ala
New Center to Open at 124 1 2 De Siard Street
An informal opening at 7 30 p m Thursday invites the public to inspect the new municipal recreation center at 124 1 2 De Siard street. The recreation board Monroe city officials and staff organize the event with Butcher's band providing music. The center will host a gym for men and women, ping-pong, shuffleboard, volleyball and indoor baseball and serve as a meeting place for various clubs this summer and into fall and winter.
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Municipal Recreation Center
DeSiard Street
Municipal Recreation Board
Monroe City
Butcher's
Coroner slow to rule on two deaths after street crash
Coroner C L Mengis reports inquest findings on a collision at North Sixth and Pine where Marie Lott, a Black woman, was fatally struck by Stanley E Wasson s car. He notes excessive speed but questions avoidability. contributory negligence by Lott alleged for darting from behind a parked car. He also cites a felonious homicide finding in the death of Charles Davis at 1307 Ouachita Avenue shortly after midnight last week.
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Marie Lott
North Sixth
Pine Streets
Stanley E. Wasson
C. L. Mengis
Stanley Wasson
Ouachita Avenue
Harrison Davis
Slaying in Parish Jail Linked to Jealousy Killing
Charles Davis died from three pistol wounds to chest and abdomen. The alleged slayer was held in the parish jail as the suspect in the fatal act reportedly motivated by jealousy of the slain man and of the woman with whom he lived.
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Charles Davis
Baptist Church Hosts Record Fifty Baptisms In West Monroe
Commencement exercises marked the daily vacation Bible school at the First Baptist church. Fifty baptisms set a record for a single time as 67 new members joined after revival, with 50 admitted on profession of faith. Port Arthur and Beaumont visitors noted.
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First Baptist Church of
West Monroe
Bible School
The
First Baptist Church
Boy Scouts Begin Final Ki-Ro-Li Encampment Milestone
The third and final period of Camp Ki-Ro-Li for the Boy Scouts of America begins this afternoon with 35 to 40 boys from Troops 25 Lake Providence and 28 Monroe First Presbyterian Church. After a court of honor last night, previous campers from Troops 1 St. Matthew’s Church, 29 First Baptist, 33 Louisiana Training Institute, 16 Farmerville, and 38 Oak Grove return home.
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Boy Scouts of America
Camp
Ki-Ro-Li
Lake Providence
First Presbyterian Church
Monroe
Ki-Ro- Li
St. Matthew's Church
First Baptist Church
Louisiana Training Institute
Farmerville
Oak Grove
West Monroe Police Order on Unvaccinated Dogs
West Monroe police chief J. C. Cobb announces a policy to shoot dogs found on streets without vaccination. He urges owners to vaccinate pets and bring vaccination tags to city hall to obtain a permit.
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West Monroe
J. C. Cobb
Stocks Slide After Tax Announcement Sparks Market Selloff
The text notes investors reacted to new taxes with a stock market drop and whispers from Washington about possible actions, signaling uncertainty about future movements.
Rabies Vaccine Plan Drives Dog Culling Policy
A plan to register dogs with their owners and prove vaccination aims to curb hydrophobia in West Monroe. Officials argue vaccination prevents outbreaks and authorize killing unvaccinated dogs. The report notes historical variance in U.S. railroad time systems prior to 1883.
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