Cub Director to Visit City for Scout Conference
William C. Wessel national director of cubbing Boy Scouts of America will visit Mon roe next Wednesday for conferences with local leaders on developing the cub program. He will attend a noon service club luncheon then meet mothers and close with a session at Quachita parish courthouse with leaders and parents of cub age boys in attendance.
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William C. Wessel
New York City
Boy Scouts of America
Monroe
Olan H. Black
Ohuachita Valley
Wessel
Springfield
Mass
Casper
Wyo
Denmark
Birkenhead
England
Mr. Black
County Unit Plan Faces Legal Rebuff in Tennessee
In Nashville December 1 a law substituting a county unit plan for direct vote in statewide primaries was blocked by Chancellor R. B. C. Howell. He ruled six representatives who backed the unit system were ineligible, voiding their votes and pending appeal to the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Tennessee
R. B. C. Howell
Democratic State Executive Committee
Supreme Court
Howell
Texas Crude Oil Output Rises 9 Percent in 1936
Production of crude oil in Texas increased by nine percent in 1936 compared with 1935, reflecting gains in the state’s oil industry as markets recovered and drilling activity expanded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Prescription C-2223 for Rheumatic Pain
A physician created Prescription C-2223 to drain poisons and ease rheumatic misery. Consumers are urged to ask their druggist for C-2223 with a money back guarantee on both 60c and $1.00 bottles.
Good Fellows Fund Helps Monroe Children This Christmas
The Good Fellows Fund, started by the News-Star, gathers cash merchandise and food to aid underprivileged children in Monroe and West Monroe. Contributions support clothing, toys, and baskets coordinated with the Council of Social Agencies and the WPA.
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Twin Cities
Good Fellows Fund
The
News-Star
Jolly Old St. Nicholas
Monroe
West Monroe
Santa Claus
Council of Social Agencies
WPA
Good Fellows
World and News-Star
North Second Street
the World and News-Star
Spain's Sea War Turns Fishermen Into Frontline Vessels
Insurgent and government forces arm small fishing boats to serve as improvised warships along Spain's coast. Naval power favors Franco with cruisers Baleares and Canarias, while Barcelona's side relies on yachts and fast boats. Sea wasps and mixed crews test new tactics amid ongoing conflict.
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Hendaye
Associated Press
Spain
Salamanca
Barcelona
Francisco Franco
Baleares
Canarias
Barcelona-Madrid
Franco
Bay of Biscay
France
Malaga
Evangelists Open Nazarene Revival in Texarkana
Rev H C Johnson and Mrs Johnson of Texarkana Texas opened a Nazarene church revival with music and a short sermon on Christ the Savior of the World. The theme highlighted Christ's love sufferings and power to save. Revival continues through the week at 7 30 nightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. C. Johnson
Boosters Meeting Postponed to Friday at 7 30 PM
Missouri Pacific Booster club meeting at the clubhouse on Ouachita avenue postponed from Thursday night to Friday at 7 30 p.m. due to the downtown Monroe Christmas program running 7 to 10 p.m. L A Moss chief booster announced the change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri Pacific Booster Club
Ouachita Avenue
A. Moss
Monroe
Mrs Page Recovering After Major Clinic Operation
Mrs. W. M. Page of Ruston was reported at the Vaughan Wright Bendel clinic to be recovering following a major operation performed Tuesday night.
Dr Goodpasture to Receive High Award
Dr. Ernest W. Goodpasture, Vanderbilt University pathology professor, will receive the Southern Medical Association's research medal for his work on sub microscopic viruses linked to influenza cold measles and infantile paralysis. The award will be presented by Dr. Frank K. Boland at the annual meeting in New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Ernest W. Goodpasture
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Tenn
Southern Medical Association
Frank K. Boland
Atlanta
Goodpasture
Salvation Army officials to visit for luncheon and meetings
The local Salvation Army advisory board hosts a Thursday noon luncheon at Hotel Virginia for Colonel Richard Bretton chief secretary of the southern division based in Atlanta and his wife and W Herbert Bartlett divisional commander from New Orleans with Mrs Bartlett. They arrive for a 24 hour stay to inspect the local unit and attend street and indoor meetings at DeSiard and Jackson streets and Army headquarters on Wood street.
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The
Salvation Army
Hotel Virginia
Richard Bretton
Southern Division of the Army
Atlanta
W. Herbert Bartlett
New Orleans
DeSiard and
Jackson Streets
Army
Wood Street
Five Die as Factions Clash in Vera Cruz Meet
Dispatches from Altotonga Vera Cruz report five men killed and 29 wounded in a clash between two political factions over a change in municipal administration.
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Jalapa
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Altotonga
Philippine Planes To Rout Outlaws In Mindanao
Bomb laden army planes were sent from Manila to Lanao to attack Moro outlaws in the southern Philippines. Three bombers, each with five 25 pound bombs, tried to reach besieged fortresses but were driven back by weather. One soldier was wounded and one hundred twenty troops faced the jungle operation while General Santos cautioned air bombs would be used only in extreme necessity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Philippines
Lanao Province
Paulino Santos
Tate
Kidnapped Palestinian Policeman Escapes in Haifa
One of three policemen kidnapped by terrorists escaped to Haifa and said his two Christian comrades were killed. Troops and police moved to the terrorists’ hideout as planes aided the search near Haifa's outskirts. The surviving officer was a Moslem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haifa
Palestine
Mrs Hahn to Death Row as Appeal Denied
Cincinnati court of appeals refused a motion to keep Anna Marie Hahn in jail pending appeal against her death sentence for the poison slaying of Jacob Wagner. Preparations for transfer to death row at Columbus Ohio penitentiary began immediately.
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Cincinnati
Court of Appeals
Anna Marie Hahn
Jacob Wagner
Ohio
Columbus
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Patricia Moody
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Duart
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Doris Hilton Arnold
Hazel Buie Mary Jane Elmo
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Taffeta
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