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Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1933
Page
9
In a tense game the Oakland A's battled the opposing team as Foxx drove in a run across the plate. Aver and Miley contributed key plays while pitchers battled through a tight matchup. The final score reflected a close contest despite base hit rallying moments.
Gene Sarazen solidifies a path to a potential world championship match in Miami, inviting Denny Shute and Johnny Goodman to a special 18 hole event at the Miami Biltmore. The win follows his British and American Open titles, with the field aiming to crown the era's top event winner.
Shreveport remained atop the Dixie League Tuesday by defeating Tyler 2 to 1 on the latter’s end. Tyler’s eight hitters faced Schroeder while Sullivan and Tater fielding miscues aided the winners. Baton Rouge beat El Dorado 7 to 5 behind strong hitting and errors by El Dorado. Henderson crushed Lang 12 to 5 at home. West earned the win with nine hits allowed as Bryan and Loneview contributed.
Rising trap metal prices spell the end for the Grasshopper division of the Detroit Toledo and Ironton railway. The 21 mile stretch between Port William and Jeffersonville, Ohio, was abandoned last year, leaving only a six mile spur from Scalia to Jeffersonville used to move farm products, coal, road materials, and live stock.
An advertisement from The News-Star-World invites readers to contact the ad-taker at phone 4800 for reliable results. The notice emphasizes personal assistance and quick service for placing ads.
Monroe Athletic club boxers host Rayville Athletic club at Roosevelt stadium tonight at 8 30. Feature bout features Sad Sam Jones defending against Herbert Wild Boy Sorey. Other bouts include Mason McEnery versus Frank Cain Mina Feazel vs Ray Rainer Monroe McNaughton vs Bill Whittington and LeRoy Latham makes Monroe debut versus J B Mor
Sam Jones rs 141 a boxer from the reforestation camp near Bastrop and formerly of Fort Benning Ga Latham before coming to Monroe had been fighting at an army camp in Georgia Officials for tonight s card will be Dr W L Bendel Dr Henry Guerriero Dr J P Brown judges Harry Prophit referee and J B Swanson timer.
Sunday's results include Tallulah 2 Farmerville 0 and New Orleans 5 Nashville 4. Texas League standings show Houston and Dallas near top, plus Fort Worth and Oklahoma City with mixed results. International League reports Albany, Rochester, Baltimore, Toronto, Jersey City, Montreal games. Dixie League notes Shreveport Tyler and Baton Rouge El Dorado results. American Association lists Minneapolis 4 Toledo 0.
Miss Lucyle Godwin outlines daily routines at Monroe playgrounds. Georgia Tucker offers a weekly schedule including group games badge tests story hour crafts and special events. Programs run 9 to 9 15 each morning for material distribution and bulletin reading with variations at Atkinson Barkull Faulk.
Legal notices from Ouachita Parish announce sheriff sales on September 9, 16, and 23 1933 with properties in Monroe described in multiple cases including Peyton Park Subdivision and Lot D of Alexander's Second Addition. Also details concerning a September 16 1933 school district special election for a five mill tax with polling locations and official canvass procedures.
The Monroe city council approves a budget and issues 768 six percent certificates of indebtedness for 1933 to fund general indebtedness. The plan includes a detailed general fund budget of 811 555.73 dollars and earmarks for street, waterworks, police, and other departments. Officials Bernstein, Breard, and Swayze vote aye with all standard procedures recorded.
Clayton Toucastane was fined 27.40 or 27.5 days for profane language and fined 12.50 or 12.5 days for being drunk and disorderly. A theft charge involving shoes from Madrid's store was dismissed. Other defendants including W H Burns, W A Bishop, Isaac Williams, Roy Stewart, Abe Johnson, and Mary Jones faced fines for drunk and disorderly, fighting, or trespassing in Judge W M Harper's city court.
In Ouachita Parish Fourth District Court cases No 22328 and 22326 dates list seizure of properties. For No 22328 defendants’ lots in Dooley's Subdivision Monroe area seized August to September 1933. For No 22326 Lot in Lee Avenue Addition Monroe seized in September 1933.
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