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Newspaper

Monroe News Star

Location

Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1937

Page

2

Kids Theater Party Planned at Capitol Theater

Children of Monroe and West Monroe organize a toy drive as admission to a Saturday performance at Capitol theater. Repaired toys go to a WPA shop and then to the Good Fellows club via the Council of Social Agencies. Firemen help revive damaged items for a near store finish. The Jones Family in Hot Water will screen as the comedy.

Monroe West Monroe Capitol Theater WPA Council of Social Agencies Good Fellows Club Jones Saenger Theaters Corporation

Charges Against Two Men Quashed in West Monroe Hearing

Judge Jesse Heard discharged J G Hammond and O P Wilhite of Drew after a Friday morning hearing. Peace warrants were quashed as both men faced counterclaims of threats to each other and to Mrs Wilhite.

Jesse Heard West Monroe J. G. Hammond O. P. Wilhite Drew Hammond Wilhite Sheriffs Department

Beating Claim Lacks Bandit Ties After Probe

Sheriff and police say Miss Robbie Richardson was beaten near Bernstein park but found no bandits linked to the incident. She was left unconscious near a telegraph booth and treated for injuries, then released.

Deaths Mrs Roth Sr West Monroe rites held

Last rites for Mrs George Roth Sr 84 died at her West Monroe home were held at Mulhearn funeral home with Rev Ernest Duncan Holloway of Monroe First Presbyterian Church officiating Interment was in Hasley cemetery Services were delayed to await relatives Pallbearers included Dr John Golson B Register Henry Anderson Will Lee B A Gentry and Decker Moore Mrs Roth survived by husband two daughters Mrs Bell Rogers of Monroe and Mrs Kate Ikeman of Georgia a Gulfport Mississippi sister and a brother James Harmon of Tallulah

George Roth West Monroe Mulhearn Ernest Duncan Holloway First Presbyterian Church of Monroe Hasley Cemetery John Golson B. Register Henry Anderson Will Lee

Frederick I. Williams Dies in New Orleans at 65

Frederick I. Williams, 65, longtime city property accountant, died yesterday of a cerebral hemorrhage in New Orleans. He was a native of Greeneville, Tennessee, with funeral services held today.

New Orleans Frederick I. Williams Williams Greeneville Tenn

Nurses Return From Southern Medical Association Convention

Mrs. Aline Rogers Miss Pauline Tarver and Miss Ada Humphries nurses of Ouachita parish health unit are expected to return to Monroe Friday night from New Orleans where they attended the annual convention of the Southern Medical Association.

Aline Rogers Pauline Tarver Ada Humphries Ouachita Parish Health Unit Monroe New Orleans Southern Medical Association

Health inspector visits Monroe schools in Louisiana outreach

Miss Caro Lane, LSU instructor and extension director, visited Monroe on Thursday. She conferred with Miss Lucyle Godwin at Neville High School and with Miss Lucyle Perkins at Ouachita Parish High, then spoke to the Northeast Center Women’s Athletic Association on organizing girls’ athletics. She praised teamwork, individual work, dancing, tournaments and publicity, and noted excellent work in all local schools and the college.

Lucyle Godwin Neville High School Ouachita Parish High School Lucyle Perkins Northeast Center Louisiana State University Women’s Athletic Association Monroe Lane

Keegan to Speak on Europe at First Baptist Church

G. T. Keegan a Shreveport based state Baptist Sunday school secretary will address the First Baptist church at 7 45 p m Friday. He reports European conditions seen during a Zurich Switzerland youth conference last summer. The talk closes a week long teacher training school for Sunday school teachers from Monroe and West Monroe with as many as 132 in attendance.

G. T. Keegan Shreveport State Baptist Sunday School First Baptist Church Zurich Switzerland All Baptist Monroe West Monroe D. C

Cherry Ridge Baptist Church Nears Completion at Bastrop

A new Cherry Ridge Baptist church near Bastrop Louisiana is nearing completion. Rev N T Smith, formerly of Hale, will pastor. The congregation plans a revival after completion with members volunteering labor and the church to be paid for in cash except about 100 dollars.

Bastrop Dee Cherry Ridge

Hold Cycle Found by Monroe Police

The Monroe police report a black Pierce bicycle held at headquarters. It will be released to the owner after identification. the wheel was found on a vacant lot near Plum Street.

Monroe Pierce Plum Street

Shreveport Woman Arrested Here In Robbery Probe

Sadie Goldman a 23 year old Shreveport resident was arrested by Chief Frank Reitzell and Sgt L S Meek at the Wildwood club on Friday in a probe of a Shreveport hotel robbery. The victim reported a diamond ring valued at 3500 a gold cigarette case worth 300 and a 100 dollar bill were taken. Shreveport police had requested her return after learning she came to the city early Friday morning and phoned the detained suspect. The arrested woman was to be sent back to Shreveport once in custody.

Milton Coverdale Frank V. Reitzell Robbie Richardson North Fourth Street Bernstein Park Miss Richardson Thomas and Wilson Streets B. L. Brantley C.Z. Dent St. Francis Sanitarium Sadie Goldman Shreveport L. S. Meek Wildwood Reitzell Goldman

Stubbs Class Holds Open House at First Presbyterian

Members of the Frank P. Stubbs Memorial Bible class will hold open house for all men of the First Presbyterian church tonight at 6:30 in the church Sunday school. Ralph E. Holcombe, president, announced refreshments will be served and an interesting program will be given.

Frank P. Stubbs First Presbyterian Church Ralph E. Holcombe

Dairy Gets Grade A for Roselawn Raw Milk

Ouachita Parish Health unit says Roselawn dairy on Columbia road earned grade A raw milk rating after meeting milk grading law requirements.

Ouachita Parish Roselawn Columbia Road

Recruits Enlisted for Army Service

Sergeant A. Goldfine announced several new enlistments for service in the U S Army including Flemon T. Brumfield Monroe Lennard G Gewin Monroe and W M Archer West Monroe. Additional field artillery and air corps assignments noted for the Hawaiian Islands Barksdale Field and Fort Benning. Openings for 145 infantrymen for Panama Canal zone with a staged movement via Montgomery and New York aboard the U S S Republic January 6. Local office at room 217 in the new post office building.

A. Goldfine United States Army Recruiting Service Flemon T. Brumfield Montgomery Street Monroe Air Corps Barksdale Field Lennard G. Gewin Malvern Street Field Artillery Hawaii Islands W. M. Archer Natchitoches Street West Monroe W. C. Leonard Seventh Street C. W. S. Hawaiian Islands Montgomery Ala New York City U. S. S. Republic Panama Canal Zone New Post Office

Ouachita Parish Medical Society to name officers

Annual election of officers will be held at a banquet on December 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Frances Hotel. Current officers are Dr. C. A. Johnson, president, Dr. J. P. Brown, vice president, and Dr. R. M. Simonton, secretary-treasurer.

Ouachita Parish Medical Society Frances Hotel C. A. Johnson J. P. Brown R. M. Simonton

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