No Action Taken In Setting Rules On Truck Traffic
Thirty representatives from five states met to discuss reciprocal treatment for private trucking operations across state lines. No action was taken on public or common carrier rules, but delegates favored exploring permissive legislation to allow private carrier agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
BK. P. Roy
Louisiana Highway Police Department
Texas
Arkansas
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida
Louiisiana
Joe S. Price
Jackson
Harvey G. Fields
Louisiana Public Service Commission
Payne Breazeale
Baton Rouge
L. G. Phares
Texas State Highway Patrol
Phares
W. H. L. Woodyard
Department of
Department
Ben T. Hines
Atlanta
Virginia
E. A. Conway
James A. Noe
K. Allen
Instant Relief From Itching
Advertises D D D Prescription by Italian Balm owners for eczema and dermatitis. Claims quick relief from itching with a greaseless, clear solution that dries instantly and is offered with a 35 cent trial bottle guaranteed to prove its effectiveness or money back.
365 Nights in Hollywood at Paramount and Now and Forever at Capitol
Opening at the Paramount, 365 Nights in Hollywood offers fast delight with James Dunn and Alice Faye, supported by Frank Mitchell and Jack Durant as ice-men, plus songs by Richard Whiting and Sidney Clare. Now at the Capitol, Now and Forever stars Gary Cooper, Carole Lombard, and Shirley Temple in a romantic adventure about a reckless international crook and a child who changes a life, with a key scene to sing The Grasshopper and the Frog. Approximately 60 percent of Yellowstone visitors are women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Cooper
Shirley Temple
Paramount
Capitol Theater
Shirley
Hollywood
Jimmy Starr
James Dunn
Alice Faye
Peoria
Illinois
Frank Mitchell
Jack Durant
Alice
Grant Mitchell
Richard Whiting
Sidney Clare
Sammy Lee
Jimmy Dunn
The
Capitol
Carole Lombard
Miss Marker
Sir Guy Standing
Charlotte Granville
Cooper
Paris
Vote opposition to price fixing shakes hardwood institute
Memphis workers report opposition to price fixing and approve abolition of cost protection prices at the hardwood manufacturers' institute directors meeting. Ben Johnson becomes president after Lee Robinson resigns. districts gain directorial autonomy with three delegates at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Hardwood Manufacturers’ Institute
Lee Robinson
Mount Vernon
Ala
Ben Johnson
Shreveport
Johnson
George McSweyn
J. H. Townshend
Parish Fuller
Oakdale
Institute
Appalachian Mills
Appalachian
Arkansas
Arkansas River
Missouri
Oklahoma
Tennessee
Cumberland Mountains
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi River
Texas
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
Florida
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Maryland
Delaware
Lumber Code Authority
Washington
NRA
Lions Sponsor Midnight Theater Party for Charity
The Monroe Lions club hosts a midnight community theater party at Capitol theater on December 15 at 10 45 p m to benefit the Lions club Christmas fund for Monroe's underprivileged children. Tickets are sold by members, profits go to the fund, and Capitol theater donates the venue as a 1 200 seat house shows a feature with Guy Kibbee Aline McMahon Patricia Ellis and Philip Reed. The club also plans attendance at a Louisiana district meeting in Winnsboro and joins a Kiwanis led safety campaign with other civic groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe Lions Club
Capitol Theater
Lions Club Christmas Fund
Monroe
Hotel Frances
Joe Petagna
Tom McCoy
Jake Humble
Rev
T. F. Jett
Guy Kibbee
Aline McMahon
Patricia Ellis
Philip Reed
Lions
Louisiana
Winnsboro
Legion Home
Lions Club
Kiwanis Club
Housing program canvass starts in Bastrop and Morehouse parish
Four workers from the emergency relief administration begin a house to house survey in Bastrop to gauge interest in federal housing loans for home improvements. Dell Humphrey leads the Morehouse campaign office in Bastrop with plans for a busy period ahead as demand outpaces local carpenters and painters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
Morehouse Parish
Emergency Relief Administration
Chamber of Commerce
Tiny ring-watch Diamonds Worth $9000 Stuns
A ring-watch filled with diamonds, valued at $9,000, is described as perhaps the smallest timepiece in existence, not larger than a human eye.
Bastrop Kiwanis Plans Auction for Good Fellows Fund
Bastrop Kiwanis will hold a Tuesday noon auction during its regular luncheon at the Louisiana hotel to raise funds for the Good Fellows fund aiding Christmas cheer for the needy. S. Alvin Leopold leads the sale with Isaac Chapman James Madison W B Limerick and S G Lucky assisting. Rev. W H Giles addressed the club and officers will be installed later between Christmas and New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bastrop
Good Fellows’ Fund
Kiwanis Club
Louisiana Hotel
Good Fellows
S. Alvin Leopold
Isaac Chapman
James Madison
W. B. Limerick
S. G. Lucky
W. H. Giles
First Methodist Church
Special committee named to oversee fund
A special committee composed of Isaac Chapman as chairman, W. B. Limerick, and Dr. C. L. Johnston was appointed to have charge of the fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Chapman
W. B. Limerick
C. L. Johnston
City Court Tuesday Local Offenses and Fines
Several defendants appear for traffic and disorderly conduct in city court. Stovall fined $5 for running red light. Morris $25 for red light and collision. Roberson $1 for double parking. Monroe and Lizzie Jones $100 each for fighting and disturbing the peace. Nixon and Slaughter $7.50 each for drunkenness and disorderliness. Poe $7.50 for same. vagrancy 30 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Stovall
G. B. Johnson
John Roberson
E. C. Morris
Sam Monroe
Lizzie Jones
W. S. Nixon
Fire in Frances Hotel drug store confined to waste paper
Monroe firemen extinguished a fire at the rear of Collens and Thompson's drug store in the Frances hotel before serious damage. The blaze was confined to burning waste paper in the prescription room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collens and Thompson's
Frances Hotel
Monroe
Klutch Comfort Cushion Promises Secure Denture Fit
Klutch forms a comfort cushion that holds the denture plate snugly so it cannot rock or chafe. Advertised as letting you eat and speak normally, the product is offered at 25c and 50c a box in drug stores.
Sisson Becomes Acting Desk Sergeant at Police HQ
Beginning last night, Police Officer Charles H. Sisson took the 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. shift as acting desk sergeant at police headquarters. Sergeant F. K. Ham remains in the office to help the transition until Sisson is familiar with duties. The change follows Sisson’s long term leg injury from a traffic accident three and a half years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles H. Sisson
Police
F. K. Ham
Sisson
Also Mentioned on This Page
E. A. Schurman
Florida Road Department
Alice Faye Mitchell
Durant
Irvin S. Cobb
Popeye the Sailor
Maxine Doyle
Frank McHugh
Paradise
ST. John Electric CO
Hal LeRoy
Rochelle Hudson
Adolph
Paramount Theater
Fox Film
George Marshall
Sol M. Wurtzel
Yellowstone National Park
West Monroe
Natural Gas Company, Inc
Schenley
Cream of
Kentucky Distillers
F. Strauss & Son, Inc
Monroe, LA
Hardwood Institute
Bastrop Kiwanis
Grove
Scooters
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