Baptist Group Meets Monday in Monroe Church
The Morehouse-Ouachita association of Baptist preachers and workers meets at Central Baptist Church in Monroe Monday. Rev. Oger M. Baxter announces a full program with devotions, sermons, and a study on missions led by several pastors from West Monroe Delhi Forrest Winnfield and Ruston. The event includes lunch and afternoon sessions ending with talks on worship and missions. The Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles displays the world’s largest imitation moon, 38 feet in diameter.
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Morehouse-Ouachita Association
Aptist
Monroe
Central Ptist
Oger M. Baxter
A. H. On
West Monroe
C. F. Almand
Delhi
W. J. In
Ruston ‘Oon
Basil Halbert
Forrest
B. F. Wallace
Rev
B. C. Land of
Winnfield
Griffith Observatory
Los Celes
Aerial Photo Placed in Louisiana Tech Cornerstone
A copper box cornerstone at the new main hall includes an aerial view of the Tech campus with the building under construction. The scene shows a future quad fronting the mid way and a planned memorial fountain. The right side marks the site of a new auditorium with proposed landscape changes and engineering building relocation.
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TECH
Louisiana Tech
Tain
School of Engineering
Tech News Bureau
Wallace Kendall
Pair With Stolen Goods Sentenced in Monroe Court
Jesse Powell and Mack Johnson were convicted of vagrancy in Monroe city court after police found two bags of stolen clothing from J. W. Harper of Shreveport. They face 60 days in jail or street labor. The items were recovered at police headquarters after the pair rode a freight train from Shreveport to Monroe.
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Jesse Powell
Mack Johnson
Shreveport
J. W. Harper
Creomulsion Ad Warns Cough Signals Danger
A Three Days Cough Is Your Danger Signal urges readers to treat chest coughs with Creomulsion Beechwood Creosote emulsion said to soothe infected membranes loosen phlegm and relieve bronchial irritation Doctors endorse the product and druggists offer refunds if relief is not achieved.
New Lighting Plan Installed in Brown Paper Mill Band Studio
A four lamp mercury-vapor lighting system was installed in the band studio at the Brown paper mill. The Harmonica band members will particularly benefit from the improved lighting in the workspace.
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Brown Paper Mill
Harmonica
Births and tobacco note from early Louisiana notices
A daughter was born November 30 to Mr and Mrs John T Parnell in Choudrant Louisiana. In Fairbanks Louisiana a son named Cary Jean Presnall arrived November 24 for Mr and Mrs C G Presnall. A stat on tobacco shows US consumption at 85 pounds per person now versus under four pounds before the Civil War.
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Choudrant
John T. Parnell
Fairbanks
C. G. Presnall
Cary Jean Presnall
United States
Steamship line reports new contract with Gulf seamen unions
The Sykes steamship interests announced a new contract with the Gulf Marine Engineers Beneficial Association and Masters, Mates and Pilots, elevating pay by 15 to 20 dollars monthly, adding two weeks paid vacation and 125 dollars per hour overtime. Union members prepare to vote, while striking seamen lament the split. Picketing at docks and related exchanges continues as talks proceed.
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Houston, Tex
Sykes Steamship Interests
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association of
International Seaman's Union
Cotton Exchange
North Dakota Becomes Wet by Voter Mandate
North Dakota voters passed a mandate declaring the state wet for the first time in its history, ending Prohibition era restrictions. The decision marks a historic shift in state alcohol policy and sets new regulatory expectations for licensing and sale.
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North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Preparations Under Way for West Monroe Street Dance
West Monroe Ouachita parish home demonstration clubs prepare a large street dance for Saturday at 7 pm on Trenton and Natchitoches streets. Cake walking prizes range 50 to 75 cakes. Activities include fish pond prize, white elephant sale, turkey reward, old time music, folk dances, and refreshments.
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West Monroe
Trenton
Natchitoches
Ouachita Bar
Monroe
Okaloosa
Drew
Drew Home Demonstration Club
Ouachita Parish
Ouachita Valley Fair Association
C. C. Bell
J. G. Cobb
Fish Pond
C. B. Hammett
Ivy Smith
Frank Eyres
J. M. Kent
G. A. Strozier
Floyd Bennett
Roy Welch
A. I. Albright
Jewel MecQuiller
Quachita Parish
O'Connor as House Rules Candidate in Roosevelt Backing
The article profiles Basil O'Connor as a leading Roosevelt ally for the House Rules chair, noting his past opposition from New Dealers and Tammany forces. It highlights his floor influence, ties to Father Coughlin controversy, and the political bargaining around Sabath and Rayburn. It also mentions rumors on religion used as politics and Roosevelt's aim to align with southern conservatives and northern progressives.
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Roosevelt
Basil O'Connor
al Smith
Father Coughlin
Capitol Steps
Rules Committee
House
O'Connor
H. C. Hopson
Associated Gas & Electric
Senate Lobby Committee
Hopson
New York
Tammany
Sabath
Ilinois
New Yorker
Rayburn
Wall Street
NEA Service, Inc
Bible Scholar to Lecture Tonight
Dr. Frank Crossley Morgan, a renowned Bible scholar, lectures at First Presbyterian church on How Can We Attain the Best in Life. The final talks run Friday morning at 10 o clock and Friday night at 7 30 with Habakkuk discussions and a sermon on Israel and Jehovah. The night topic asks What Should We Say of the Storms of Life.
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Frank Crossley Morgan
First Presbyterian
Israel
Visitors and Relatives Trade News Across Town
Mrs. W J Holder and daughter Dorothy Sue of Cairo Illinois visited here with Mrs. Holder's sister Mrs C M Halley. Jesse Halley of Greenville Mississippi spent a weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs A B Halley. Mrs Henry Thompson of Elizabeth visited her parents here recently. Floyd Gaither Jr and Charlie Bruno of Monroe spent Thanksgiving with C M and Billie Gene Halley. Dee and Aubrey Hinton of Ruston visited home with Dr and Mrs D H Hinton. Mrs H C Cole spent days in Ruston visiting relatives. Mrs Oza Whitten and Ruby Mae visited her mother in Bastrop. A 9 1 2 inch watch at the National Museum in Washington is claimed the largest in the world.
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Henry Thompson
Elizabeth
Floyd Gaither, Jr
Charlie Bruno
Monroe
C. M
Billie Gene Halley
Dee and
Aubrey Hinton
Ruston
Mrs
D. H. Hinton
Oza Whitten
Ruby Mae
Mrs. Whitten
Bastrop
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Pier Rt
Steamship Line
Darrett
Trenton St
Washington
Wesel
Amy Ners
Bosch “Skylark
Skylark
Streamline
Balloon Tire
Weekey
Union Hardware
Roller Skates
Fender
Catalpa ST
Auto-Lee’s Wheel Toys
Scooters
Jesse Halley
Greenville
Miss
A. B. Halley
H. C. Cole
National Museum
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