Concrete Levee Work Begins in Monroe West Monroe
A $270 000 contract starts the first two sections of Ouachita river levee walls in Monroe and West Monroe. S and W Contractors of Memphis unload equipment and remove an old levee on South Grand and Chestnut while C J Wagner guides operations. Sections total about 4500 feet and run from Chestnut Street to Forrest Avenue and from Jack McEnery Street to Standifer Avenue.
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Monroe
West Monroe
Ouachita River
S. and W. Company
Memphis, Tenn
South
Grand Street
Chestnut Street
C. J. Wagner
Plum Street
Forrest Avenue
Jack McEnery
Standifer Avenue
Three Mile Inn To Celebrate Second Anniversary In Monroe
The Three Mile Inn near Bayou DeSiard will mark its second anniversary with music and free beer coupons from 10 00 to 11 00 and 2 00 to 3 00 and 6 00 to 7 00 p m. The event honors proprietor Jack Angell and highlights the inn’s meals drinks curb service and a breezy three sided ballroom with starlight lighting and a famous Forest room dance floor.
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Three Mile Inn
Monroe
Bayou DeSiard
News-Star and World
Vicinity
Jack Angell
Louisiana
Levee Upgrade Aims At South Grand Street Reach
Work begins by removing an old levee and building new walls along the river adjacent to South Grand Street. Interlocking sheet piling will reach 30 to 50 feet with concrete walls 13 to 16 feet high to meet flood protection. Construction from Jack McEnery Street to Standifer Avenue uses concrete and steel forms due to narrow riverbank. Project预计 six months with local labor.
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Wagner
Jack McEnery
Standifer Avenue
Wisner and friends take extended Texas and Mexico trip
Wisner E L Lewis and wife with R W Human of Jena leave Friday for a long vacation through Texas and Mexico City before returning home. Others hosting or visiting include Mrs Russell Mecom and Mrs W A Tucker in Galveston, and J E Freeman of Hammond with E A Pennebaker. Contacts span Monroe Choudrant Ruston and Rayville with multiple appearances by local residents. A note on German vending machines distributing beverages cigarettes records bird seed and flowers.
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E. L. Lewis
R. W. Human
Jena
Texas
Mexico
Mexico City
Germany
Gains Reported In Retail Trade
The commerce department says NRA effects show no pronounced trade impact. Weekly survey of 33 cities notes widespread gains in retail trade despite code abandonments, with wage and hour breakdowns in many areas and mixed wholesale trends. New York saw higher volume across lines. Philadelphia store sales improved but remained 7 percent below last year.
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Washington
Commerce Department
NRA
New York
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
St. Louis
Chicago
Memphis
New Orleans
Denver
Colorado Springs
Colorado
Jacksonville
Social Roundup of Monroe Area Guests and Visits
A list of local visitors and residents' trips includes Gilbert and Holt families hosting in Monroe, Louise Gilbert returning to New Orleans with H B Womble and Nina McCoy, Chevis Sherrouse Jr and others at deep sea fishing plans, and several weekend stays in nearby towns. Also noted are Edleen Gunn hosting Carrie May Wiggers and Marion Lawrence visiting Tallulah, with other short mentions of trips to Jackson and Columbia.
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Louise Gilbert
H. B. Womble
New Orleans
Monroe
Nina McCoy
Laxative Health Bread Advocated by City Bakery
Dr Ownen's Laxative Health Bread is made in compliance with pure food laws and endorsed by physicians. Vita Veg ingredients are listed and the public is informed the bread contains no medicines. The City Bakery promotes the product with the slogan Two slices a day keeps constipation away. Texas high school authorities dispute the 17 year age limit for football players under a new league resolution.
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Dr. Ownen
Monroe
North Fourth Street
United States
Ownen
Morning World
Texas
Plane Crash Victim Is Sanatorium Patient
Frank Edney an Oak Ridge auto repair shop operator was brought to St Francis sanatorium Friday night after a plane crash near the field. He suffered three fractured ribs a broken arm and head cuts while Dr B M McKain owner of the plane had minor injuries and J O Willett a state highway department employee sprained ankle. The crash occurred on takeoff when the plane failed to rise above a fringe of trees and struck two trees.
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St. Francis Sanitarium
Oak Ridge
Frank Edney
B. M. McKain
J. O. Willett
State Highway Department
Edney
McKain
Willett
Dr. McKain
Debate on Bankhead tenant bill in Washington
Washington debate centers on a proposed Bankhead farm tenant bill to form a government backed corporation with 50 million dollars capitalization and up to 1 billion borrowing power to help tenants and sharecroppers buy land. Democratic Leader Robinson cautions against expecting revolutionary results while Senator Gore predicts disappointment.
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Washington
Robinson
Gore
Oklahoma
Bankhead
Alabama
Archduke Otto in Austrian General Uniform Awaits Plebiscite
General notice depicts Archduke Otto of Habsburg wearing an Austrian general’s uniform with government acquiescence as he awaits the plebiscite on restoring the Austrian monarchy.
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Otto of
Hapsburg
Austria
Gore on Self Reliance and Government Duty
Gore argued that generosity without self reliance undermines value. He said government should remove obstructions and preserve conditions for survival and success while stressing virtues of self denial and self respect as foundational to American greatness.
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Gore
America
Construction Starts at Garner State Park North of Uvalde
Construction work has begun on Garner State Park located 25 miles north of Uvalde Texas, the hometown of Vice President Garner.
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Garner State Park
Uvalde
Texas
Garner
Births and health drive in Meade county Kansas
Mr and Mrs Oliver Boyd announce the birth of a daughter Teresa Lynn Boyd June 21 at Riverside sanitarium Mrs Boyd formerly Miss Lynn Patton of West Monroe Mr and Mrs Joe R Fuller announce a daughter Elizabeth Anne born June 21 at Riverside sanitarium The Boyd family also reports another birth same date at Riverside Meade county conducts a soil blowing halt campaign with sisters operated 2% hours daily.
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Oliver Boyd
Teresa Lynn Boyd
Riverside Sanitarium
Boyd
Lynn Patton
West Monroe
Joe R. Fuller
S’ Street
Elizabeth Anne
Oliver W. Boyd, Jr
Teresa Lynn
Meade County
Kansas
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South Grand Street
Palace of Fine Arts
Cardenas
Calles
Wisner
Russell S. Mecom
W. A. Tucker
Galveston
W. B. Mitchell
J. E. Freeman
Hammond
E. A. Pennebaker
R. Lee O'Brien
Houston
M. E. Gilbert
Gilbert
Fannie Gilbert
E. E. Ewing
Choudrant
Ruston
Juanita Jones
McGehee, Ark
Curtis Tucker
W. A. Martin
E. Pool
Arlette
Rayville
Miss Floy Lord of Baskin
Ernest Lee Pennebaker
J. T. Jacobs
Eloise Funderburk
Bill Harris
Shreveport
Methodist Young Folk's Assembly
Illings
W. E. Smith
Woolworth’'s
William Allen Butler
Winnsboro
Chevis Sherrouse, Jr
Eula Turner
Mrs. J. W. Robinson
Waterproof
Mrs
Ben Chase
C. B. Sherrouse
Alymer Montgomery
A. K. Kilpatrick
John Sherrouse
Gulf Coast
R. L. O'Brien
Emma Gilbert
R. L. Cook
Oflo
Olla
W. H. Bates
Jackson, Miss
Hugh Lamar McElveen
Cam Snyder
U. S
Litary Academy
West Point
W. M. Snyder
Carrie May Wiggers
Edleen Gunn
Columbia
Marion Lawrence of
Tallulah
H. B. Rountree
Oaks
Bond
Bond Pharmacy Co
Zaienlimed
Little Rock
Senate
Electrolux
Westinghouse
Candlewick
Camay Soap
Garland
China
Monroe Hardware Co
St. John and Harrison Sts
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