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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 29, 1940

Page

5

Pilot Course Discussed At Kiwanis Meeting

Northeast Junior College in Monroe offers a reduced price pilot training for north Louisiana residents this fall. Instructor F L Severance outlined ground and flight stages, totaling 72 hours ground school and 35 hours flying, with no age limit and a private pilot license upon completion. Last year ten students earned licenses. three will finish by September 15.

Monroe West Monroe Louisiana Northeast Junior College F. L. Severance Kiwanis Club Virginia Hotel Mr. Severance Gulfport J. E. Johnson Anna Nichols Mack Fay Hammonds

Doan's Pills Aid Kidneys In Flushing Waste

An old advertisement explains kidneys remove acids and poisons via 15 miles of tubules. It links kidney misfunction to pains swelling headaches and energy loss. The copy promotes Doan's Pills as a long trusted remedy used successfully for over forty years.

Nature Doan

Firemen Barbecue Draws 200 Guests at Central Fire Station

More than 200 firemen their families and guests attended a barbecue at Central Fire station adjoining city hall. The Monroe Fire Fighters association Local 629 hosted the event with Mayor H. H. Benet state representative D. Ross Banister and city commissioners C. R. Tidwell and W. D. H. Rodriguez as guests of honor.

Central Fire Station City Hall Monroe Fire Fighters Association H. H. Benet D. Ross Banister C. R. Tidwell W. D. H. Rodriguez R. A. Snider Tom Dupre

Wind drives twice failing barn rebuild at Lincoln

An August wind knocked down B. J. Tanning's barn in Lincoln Kansas after it was rebuilt following a previous collapse. A second southwest gust, just as shingles were about to go on, toppled it again within a month, delaying the project.

Lincoln Kans B. J. Tanning

Almazan Mute on Politics Plans U S Vacation

General Juan Andreu Almazan, Mexican presidential hopeful, rests with his family in Baltimore August 29 while avoiding politics and planning a United States trip. He left Mexico July 17 to refrain from discussing politics abroad and has visited Havana and Panama prior to traveling to Mobile, Alabama. He hopes to attend the New York World's Fair and visit Philadelphia and Chicago.

Baltimore Juan Andreu Almazan Mexico United States Manuel Camacho Mexican Congress Almazan Havana Panama Mobile Ala Philadelphia Chicago

William H. Cowell Dies at 52 One of Football Coaching Pioneers

William H. Cowell of Dover New Hampshire dies at 52. He was a founder and president in 1925 of the American Football Coaches Association and chaired the national collegiate rules commission for 15 years, shaping early football governance.

Irene Hervey Allan Jones New York Times Square William V. C. Ruxton Lexington Avenue England Dover N. H William H. Cowell American Football Coaches Association National Collegiate Rules Commission

William J Collins Dies Former Senate Gallery Superintendent

William J. Collins, aged 62, who served thirty two years as superintendent of the Senate press gallery, passed away. He had a long career overseeing reporters and press facilities in the Capitol complex.

Washington William J. Collins Senate

Alfred E Forrest Named in Insurance Circles and Michigan State’s Origin

Alfred E Forrest of Chicago, former president of the North American Accident Insurance Company, is noted in industry circles. Michigan State College, now Michigan State University, traces its founding to 1853 as the first agricultural college in the United States.

Alfred FE. Forrest Chicago Alfred E. Forrest The North American Accident Insurance Company National Association of Casualty Companies United States Michigan State

Fish age told by scale plan

Fish scales described as biographies showing age origin and spawning, enabling detection of overfishing in localities. Researchers Nesbit and Wallace explain growth rings reveal birthplaces and spawning history, with scale scars indicating repeated spawning and conservation implications. Also notes tagging and regional fish movements. Levi Buckner’s nine year milestone and family history closing the item.

Alton L. Blakeslee Solomons R. A. Nesbit United States Fish and Wildlife Service David H. Wallace Chesapeake Biological Laboratory Wallace Hudson River North Carolina Chesapeake Bay Chesapeake Hudson

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Severance Kiwanians SEARS Dime Bank Associated Press U. S Burnsville N. C Levi Buckner Buckner Allstate Allstates Sears Tires DeSiard Sears, Agebuck and CO Peacock Desiars Helcepe Laos Antenne Mois Crosley D .S Peacock’s
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