Ohioan to plead with Huey Long on river voyage
An 83 year old Ohio man, Jack Whitehead, sails a nine foot boat built from old lumber toward New Orleans to appeal to Huey Long not to run for president He backs Roosevelt and plans to meet friends Heinie Conlon and Billy Miles in Girard Ohio and Newport Kentucky He will bring a Buchanan chair as a memento and travel with a smaller craft beside his boat.
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Warren
Jack Whitehead
New Orleans
Huey Long
Whitehead
Ohio
Mississippi
Louisiana
Huey
Roosevelt
President Roosevelt
Hawks
James Buchanan
Senator Long
Altercation Leaves Man Injured at Ouachita Bank Basement
Louis Savana, an Ouachita Bank building employee, improved at St. Francis sanitarium after a head wound from a Tuesday afternoon attack in the basement. Painter H. P. Byatt faces charges of drawing and displaying a dangerous weapon fighting and drunk and disorderly for the incident. Savana was struck with a pop bottle after asking Byatt to leave him alone. Police arrested Byatt in the basement. Savana received treatment and x rays to check for skull fracture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Savana
Ouachita Bank
St. Francis Sanitarium
H. P. Byatt
Savana
Byatt
D. J. Bedsole
L. G. Parker
Children Story Hour at Monroe Public Library Thursday
The Monroe Public Library hosts a children’s story hour at 9:30 a m Thursday. In warm weather the event moves to the cool garden behind the library. Special stories and features are presented weekly by the leader, sponsored by the American Legion and its auxiliary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Public Library
American Legion
State to Get 4 Work Projects
Washington reports four new soil erosion projects in Louisiana and continuation of an existing one. An allotment of 707130 dollars is set from 27.5 million Works Progress funds. Projects cover Webster Lincoln parishes plus East Feliciana Natchitoches Union DeSoto parishes with various acreage and methods to reduce runoff and promote vegetation and soil conservation.
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Washington
Louisiana
H. H. Bennett
Soil Conservation Service
Works Relief Fund
Webster
Lincoln
East Feliciana Parish
Pretty Creek
Jackson
Natchitoches Parish
Antoine Creek
Natchitoches
Union Parish
Farmerville
DeSoto Parish
Grand Cannes Bayou
Mansfield
Teflis Grotto Dance Set For Thursday Night
The regular monthly dance of Teflis Grotto will be held at Club Plantation Thursday night. Monarch Henry C. Ray Jr. urges a large attendance to help raise funds for grotto band travel to Hot Springs Arkansas for the Southwestern Grotto convention on Labor Day.
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Teflis Grotto
Club Plantation
Henry C. Ray Jr
Monarch
Hot Springs
Ark
Local Social Notes Highlight Weekend Visits and Club Activities
Mangham and Minden residents hosted and visited relatives in recent days. Misses Sara and Janette DeMoss and many families joined in summer school departures and home vacations. A July Methodist W M S gathering at the church featured a patriotic program and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Hixon
J. W. DeMoss
Ruston
Sara E. DeMoss
Louisiana Tech
Urania Lumber founder Hardtner famed for conservation work
James D. Blake of Cedar Rapids and Louisiana figure Senator Hardtner died as a train struck a car. Hardtner, born 1870 in Pineville, led Urania Lumber, owned 70 000 acres, chaired Louisiana forestry and helped create the severance tax on natural resources. He served in the state senate and was known as the father of conservation.
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James D. Blake
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Q. T. Hardtner
Urania
C. F Crockett
E. K. James
Alexandria
Louisiana
Hardtne
LaSalle Parish
Urania Lumber Company
Pineville
Ernest Jacob
Emma (Schrader) Hardtner
Boyhood
Soule College
New Orleans
Great
Senator Hardtner
Hardtner
United States
Department of Conservation
Louisiana Forestry
Harry P. Gamble
Negro Gives Version of Relief Situation
A tall Negro on Wyandotte county courthouse steps explains his take on relief. He says he receives only a wife and two dogs at home while strikers protest a work relief cut, arguing that fast they feed themselves and the dogs leaving nothing for him.
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Kansas City
Kas
Wyandotte County
Dieted to relief Gly-Cas claims cure stomach woes
W. H. Ursey of Calhoun La credits Gly-Cas with ending 24 years of stomach trouble and unrelenting pain. He details gas bloating kidney issues and sleepless nights followed by rapid bowel regulation and restored strength after using the product sold at Phoenix Drug Co Monroe. Price is one dollar per box and six boxes for five dollars with postage paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Ursey
Calhoun
Phoenix Drug Co
DeSiard Street
Monroe
Mr. Ursey
Siam Overthrow Plot Uncovered as Abdictated King Abdicates
Military patrols guard Bangkok as a special court pits revolutionaries against the regime. Former King Prajadhipok resigns March 3 ending absolute rule and designates Prince Ananda as proclaimed king with a regency council to govern until majority.
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Prajadhipok
Siam
Sukhodaya
England
Ananda
Lausanne
Switzerland
Mahidol
Rodney J Hobbs Drum Bugle Corps Parade
The Rodney J Hobbs post drum and bugle corps paraded through downtown in blue and gold uniforms to entertain local audiences. They have earned recognition in state and national encampments and will attend the national encampment in New Orleans September 15 to 19 seeking a high rating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney J. Hobbs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
New Orleans
City Court Disposes Cases Under Judge Harper
City court yesterday under Judge W. M. Harper disposed of cases including M. L. Griffin for reckless driving fined 10 dollars with suspension, Tiny Hebert on vagrancy 30 days, William White for drunk and disorderly fined 7.50, Jessie Warren for fighting fined 10, Edgar Williams for drunk and disorderly fined 7.50, Beatrice Dickerson on vagrancy 60 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Harper
M. L. Griffin
Tiny Hebert
William White
Jessie Warren
Edgar Wiliams
Beatrice Dickerson
Outdoor gym starts Tuesday at Central Grammar school
Monroe Recreation department offers calisthenics for all ages at 6:15 a.m. on campus grounds. Participants should arrive by 6:00 a.m. for a timely start. sessions last 30 minutes and may continue indoors in fall if popular. An instructor donates his time daily.
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Monroe Recreation Department
Central Grammar School
Longshoremen Bar Women From Mobile Picket Lines
In Mobile Alabama on August 7 local officials of the International Longshoremen’s Association agreed to keep women off their wharves picket lines. The decision followed the arrest of a Black woman accused of abusing workers on their way to the ships. U S conciliator John R Steelman had urged the change and then departed for Panama City Florida and Birmingham to study labor troubles.
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Mobile
Ala
John R. Steelman
U. S
Department of Labor
International Longshoremen’'s Association
Steelman
Panama City
Fla
Birmingham
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Dayton McCann
Vick
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Monroe Orreup
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Louisiana State University
Arden O. French
Upper Left
Avoyelles Parish
Preston A. Dean
H. M. Mims
Minden
Teflis
the Peoples Homestead & Savings
Mr. T. L. Tippit
Mr. Jonas, Selig
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Monroe, la
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Catalpa
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Janette Hixon
F. B. Hatch
F. B. Hatch, Jr
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Susanne Ford
Bilox
Linda Pardue
Dow Case
Mrs. Case
Arkansas
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J. B. Perry
Denyville
Texas
Fred Perry
Claude Frey
Deweyville
Mrs. Perry
Alex Watson
Vivian Gregory
Louise Gregory
Castor, la
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Ed Elington
el Dorado, Ark
Tom Armitage
Mildred McConnell
Nelvin Dennis
Shreveport
Kate Talbert
Faculty Bridge Club
Miss Talbert
E. T. Lee
Mable Nash
E. D. Baker
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R. V. Jones
Fable
Willie Brown
Ada Preston
Ethel Watson
Burl Tillman
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