Be Goodfellows and Santa Visit Urges Local Support
A front page appeal urges readers to donate to the Goodfellows fund to aid poor families and ensure Santa visits every child this Christmas. Letters to the News-Star describe hardship from unemployment and beg for clothing and toys before December holiday rush. Enclose a contribution to Goodfellows fund care of News-Star Monroe La.
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Jolly St. Nick
News-Star
Famfor
Goodfellows
Santa
Genta Claus
Goodfellows’ Fund
News- Star
Monroe
Local Matinee Ready as Toy Repair Center Opens
Monroe Welfare association sets up a toy repair and distribution point at Wesks building on North Second Street near Montgomery Ward, announced by R. J. Simpson. Also notes Gold Rush Days and the Dawid Belasco film Girl of the Golden West with praised outdoor settings and a tale of love, greed, and redemption featuring James Rennie.
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Ing
Dick Johnson
Ramirrez
Reed
Rennie
Harry Bannister
Jack Rance
Ben Hendricks, Jr
J. Farrell MacDonald
George Cooper
John Walker
Arthur Stome
Arthur Housigan
Joe Girard
John Francis Dillon
Waldemer Young
Goden West
Monroe Welfare Association
Wesks
North Second Street
Montgomery Ward
R. J. Simpson
Dawid Belasco
James Rennie
Medical Society Names Officers Here Last Night
The Ouachita Parish Medical Society installed officers at a meeting led by retiring president Dr. E. R. Yancey. Dr. R. W. Faulk gave an address on longevity, cautioning against tobacco and alcohol and praising healthful living. The program featured remarks from Dr. Faulk and a long list of attending physicians.
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Medical Society
R. W. Foulk
Ouachita Parish Medical Society
BE. R Yancey
W. M. Bendel
Joseph P. Brown
R. W. Faulk
A. E. Fisher
C. P. Gray
A. B. Gregory
H. Guerriero
C. H. Hill
D. L Hirsch
M W. Hunter
C. A. Johnson
Irman S. Jones
W. E. Jones
A. G. McHenry
B. M. McKain
C. H. Mosely
J. W. Murphy
R. W. O'Donnell
J. H. Pankey
P. L. Perot
A. L. Peters
John Pracher
Frank P. Rizzo
G. M. Snellings
A. D. Tisdale
J. B. Vaughan
I J. Wolff
George Wright
E. R. Yancey
E. J. Young
L. L. Shrenker
George Stovall
John G. Snellings
Dr. Faulk
Ouachita River
Treatment for Rabies Bites in West Monroe Families
Nine Morningside residents face medical care after dog attacks as the cow that bit them was alive but ill. Two local families delayed milk use after suspected rabies, while Otto Williams and Mrs. W. D. Combs with daughter Marie began treatments following bites from rabid dogs.
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West Monroe
Otto Williams
South First Street
W. D. Combs
Marie
Dreyfus Play Gains Berlin Notice and Power
The Osswald produced Dreyfus in Berlin draws audiences with a nerve racking stage portrayal of the famous case. The documentary basis and exhaustive treatment prompt questions of legend versus rhetoric and the danger of repetition. Leading German actors appear in key roles.
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Dreyfus
Richard Osswald
Berlin
Germany
Osswald
Fields Praised as Invaluable Friend to West Monroe Club
Commissioner Fields is hailed as an invaluable ally to West Monroe and the Kiwanis club for city service. The Louisiana Public Service commission is credited for endorsing relief measures in railroad transportation. Fields prepared letters to railroad executives urging immediate rail fare reductions, targeting Missouri Pacific, Kansas City Southern, Chicago Rock Island and Pacific, and related lines.
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Fields
West Monroe
Kiwanis Club
Drew
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Mr. Fields
North
Louisiana
L. W. Baldwin
Missouri Pacific
E. R. Ceramus
Kansas City Southern
A. R. McDougald
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
E. R. Bern
Larger Farm Loan Funds Sought as Drought Ravages Grow
Lawmakers debate ample federal aid for farmers with testimony from Hill and Green on drought impacts in the South. Virginia Senator Swanson urges $60 million and Governor Byrd’s relief notes, while McNary pushes quick passage to aid next year’s planting. The act aims to release sequestered dollars to stimulate circulation.
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Senate
Robinson
House Agriculture Committee
Representative Hill
Alabama
Woodrum
Virginia
Harry Byrd
State Relief Commission
Representative McClintic
Oklahoma
Florida
Georgia
Green
Lankford
Swanson
McNary
Public Service Approves Texas & Pacific Rate Reduction
The Public Service Commission approved the Texas and Pacific reduced rate at their meeting this week. The utility may operate at two cents per mile until March 1, affecting service between Stein Louisville and Nashville and AlMoss Central, as noted with E R Perry.
Buy Now Campaign Boosts Dollar Power in Stores
A Merchants' Association of New York survey shows the dollar buys more today across food, meat, dairy, and apparel categories, with typical values rising from 1.09 to 1.28. Monroe committee head Sig Masur urges shoppers to spend to stimulate good times nationwide.
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Merchants’ Association of New York
Sig Masur
Monroe
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Him
HoRmBy
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Jame
Jane
Ford Levi Stationery Company
DeSiard Hone
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Byrd
Bernhardt
KMLB
Bella Scherck Davidson
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