This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Monroe News Star
Location
Monroe, Louisiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1932
Page
7
Dr. J. W. Williams of Ouachita parish public health unit says at least five hundred influenza cases exist. He urges bed rest, no visitors, isolation, and avoidance of schools and public gatherings until safe, noting treatment is complex and complications may appear years later.
The Business and Professional Women's club will hold its annual bazaar in the Bernhardt building ground floor store room formerly Faser's drug store. It starts at 10 am Wednesday and runs through the week with fancy articles clothing cakes and many novelties for Christmas gifts. One booth features Louisiana products as the week’s highlight.
A 730 PM special meeting of Monroe chamber of commerce is called for all principals and athletic coaches from the three high schools, plus Qua Chita Parish junior college President C C Calvert and Coach Paul Kemerer, to align schedules for future games and events. Secretary H McClary hopes for an important spring athletic event and notes amateur cricket leagues have scheduled play in St Louis for two seasons.
Rep Clarence F. Lea of California said he would introduce legislation in Congress to legalize light wines and press for its approval before the Ways and Means Committee. (Associated Press Photo)
Atlanta real estate dealers report six vacant houses disappear each week and urge council to authorize six special police to watch vacant properties. Chicago detective recounts Louis De Witt claiming he cut a wall with a razor blade to retrieve a dime he dropped, and is released by the judge.
In San Francisco Madame Lovie Murray claimed she abandoned her trance and asked authorities to locate five tablecloths that vanished while she was in a trance receiving messages from deceased relatives of five women who sought her services.
Clarence F Heffelfinger longtime inspector of English and economics at Washington and Jefferson College earned a 25 year perfect attendance record across eight years of grade school four years of high school four years of college two and a half years of post graduate work and six and a half years of teaching including time in China He missed the first class Saturday due to a cold ending his flawless run.
In Adams Nebraska a hotel pump produces firewater that burns when touched. For weeks the pump has sent buckets of liquid into the well area while J E Leach at a nearby filling station reports the receptacle is not leaking. Other gasoline tanks are distant and the well runs on a motor for long periods with rising gasoline content in the water.
Constable Herbert Neill raced a goat across Toronto streets during a routine round. The goat charged the officer as street cars and buses passed, and Neill sidestepped to safety behind a filling station. Humane Society workers later removed the goat.
Robert Skipper aged 22 was arrested in Ouachita Parish on charges of assaulting a minor and stealing automobile tires in Caldwell Parish. Mrs F H Lawton and W L Dortch filed complaints. Bond set at 150 dollars.
Teflis Grotto will hold an important meeting at 8 o'clock at the Masonic temple. An informal dance will follow at the same location starting at 8:39 p.m. All members are urged to attend.
The Monroe News-Star and Morning World outline advertising rates at 13 cents per line for three-line runs with a 45 cent minimum. They list classifications alphabetically from Legal Notices to Automobiles, including Announcements lost items employment real estate rentals and real estate services among many subcategories.
J Noble White, parole officer for the U S district, returned from Washington D C where he collected two boys sentenced to the federal training school. He praised the school under Col Claude D Jones for teaching useful vocations and better preparation for life. White also conferred with the Bureau of Prisons about paroles of men held on federal charges amid bitter cold and capital city unrest over hunger hikers.
Two bandits robbed Morris Russell at the middle of the traffic bridge near midnight Saturday. Russell of 307 Cypress Street West Monroe handed over $4.85 and a watch as one thief with a pistol restrained him while another searched his pockets. The pistol man weighed about 200 pounds. the other was described as small.
Police reported 166 arrests in November with 130 cases tried in city court and 100 defendants convicted. Forty one traffic accidents were investigated during the month.
An urban business directory notes the A Keller and Son firm offering specialized professional and business services. It urges readers to trade in old bicycles before Christmas and to compare prices before buying. The listing includes the address 200 N Second St and phone 540.
Notary public Irene Simms Reid is announced by News Star World Office E N Mansberg Jr and Dr Gorsline Osteopath at 213 Bernhardt Building with contact numbers. Monroe Printing Co represented by Jack Boyer offers printing services including letter heads envelopes ruling and binding with phone 4800.
A scanned puzzle page with a long answer grid and a classified ad section follows. The readable portion lists numerous word clues from across and down and includes several small ads for lodging and used cars. The page mixes puzzle entries with car for sale notices and rental offers, typical of a midcentury community newspaper.
Special prices on used cars for weekend sale. Selections include 1929 Ford coupes and sedans, 1931 Ford Coupe, 1928 Chrysler Sedan, and roadsters with prices ranging from 50 to 250 dollars. Milner Ful Washington & Walnut, phone listing.
The News-Star and Morning World announce a free Losers' Service Bureau listing for any advertisement that contains a last article notice. The service helps recover lost articles at no extra cost to advertisers.
An old classified item offers HOLLY WREATHS of any size with delivery and confidentiality, plus wholesale hay in any quantity. Contact Robert Fennel at 3667 M or at 205 N Third St or 1211 for wreaths and hay inquiries.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.