Monroe to Build Modern Natatorium With Federal Funds
The Works Progress Administration allocates 120000 for a new natatorium in Forsythe Park Monroe funded entirely by federal money. It will aid flood protection from the Ouachita river and provide a modern, well filtered swimming facility for residents and visitors.
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Monroe
Public Works Administration
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City Commission
Ouachita
Army Engineer Corps
Youth mood notes show genius has no age limit
E B De Groot gathers examples of young achievers from history to urge Cant youth to persevere despite low mood. The piece argues youth is fertile for learning and courage can turn setbacks into opportunity while warning about early success temptations.
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E. B. de Groot
California
William Pitt
George Washington
Braddock
Robert Louis Stevenson
Treasure Island
Galois
Alexander of Macedon
Sir Isaac Newton
Napoleon
Thomas Edison
Lindbergh
Atlantic
de Groot
Uncommon Sense by John Blake on building with blocks
The article extols giving children block sets of varied sizes and shapes to foster creativity. It urges letting kids plan and build freely, noting how such play can prevent mischief and cultivate lasting interest in construction and design.
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The Glee Club By GEORGE ELLISTON
A lyrical piece urging youth to savor beauty and kindness. It contrasts promised joys for a child with later life pains while urging attention to nature, wind, stars, birds, and blossoms during daily tasks. It blends comforting fairy tale themes with nudges to notice small wonders.
Christmas fund gains 25 percent at local banks
Central Savings Bank and Trust reports its Christmas savings fund for 1935 is 25 percent larger than 1934 with 1 960 checks totaling $50 000 issued this week. Ouachita National Bank also notes a strong fund. Depositors may save from one cent to twenty dollars weekly, earning normal interest and paying off in 50 weeks. The 1936 fund is already underway with over 500 participants at Central Savings Bank.
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Central Savings Bank and Trust Company
Ouachita National Bank
Here Comes the Band at Paramount captures Ted Lewis musical romance
Ted Lewis stars in Here Comes the Band at the Paramount mixing romance with a band reunion plot. Virginia Bruce and Harry Stockwell lead a strong cast in a picture featuring hit songs and comedy including Amatuer Night scenes and several notable supporting players.
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Paramount
Ted Lewis
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Paramount Theater
Harry Stockwell
Virginia Bruce
Spanky McFarland
Our Gang
Lewis
Stockwell
Prairie Moon
Paul Sloane
Nat Pendleton
Ted Healy
Donald Cook
Addison Richards
Robert Gleckler
May Beatty
Ferdinand Gottschalk
Robert McWade
Henry Kolker
Charles Lane
Quiet Monroe Wedding Unites Charlie Harrison and Miss Fannie Rogers
Charlie Harrison of Monroe and Miss Fannie Rogers were quietly married at the Baptist parsonage in West Monroe with Rev. H. L. Driskell officiating. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Rogers of West Monroe.
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Charlie Harrison
Monroe
Fannie Rogers
The
Baptist Parsonage
West Monroe
H. L. Driskell
B. F. Rogers
Kiwanis Hear Double Program in Monroe Meeting
At a Monroe Kiwanis gathering held Wednesday noon at Hotel Virginia the Northeast Center L S A glee club debuted with a program directed by Roger C Frisbie. W E Reardon delivered an address on the Romantic Story of Petroleum detailing oil history and drilling methods. Leaders from north Louisiana Kiwanis clubs attended as school of instruction.
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Monroe Kiwanis Club
Virginia
Northeast Center
Northeast Center Glee Club
Roger C. Frisbie
Glee Club
Reardon
High
Master of the Art of Disguising the Truth Quip
A sharp exchange features a man accusing another of deceit while the reply reframes the claim as mastery in disguising truth. The dialogue epitomizes wit and detective-like rhetoric characteristic of period newspaper exchanges.
Murderous exchange over fortune ends in death defying plea
A distressed suspect accuses another of running down Archibald Van Millyans, a multi billionaire, while a proposal to wed the widow is offered in exchange for a fifty fifty split of the fortune. The confrontation centers on a fatal hit and run.
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Archibald van Millyans
van Speederly
Misunderstanding Over Table Water Sparks Banter
A dinner party exchange features a quip about table water and finger bowls. One guest complains the water is not needed while another replies it serves as a good table aid, highlighting a humorous miscommunication.
Tramps and Calls for Food Echo Domestic Scene
A brief dialogue depicts a woman planning to go tramp while a man suggests no need since someone will inevitably come calling for a meal. The exchange hints at everyday household routines and social expectations of hospitality.
Quotes on opium, peace, taxes and memory in a satirical patchwork
A 1935 Bell Syndicate collection of quips touches on opium dreams versus poverty, college views on peace and freedom, tax satire, self improving memory notes, and a cheeky disarmament idea. It mocks stoic suffering and calls groaning unmanly.
Flying delegate from Louisiana Tech returns after Atlanta trip
Clare Mayor Clark regent of Delta chapter at Louisiana Tech returned to Ruston after attending the Samba Tau national convention in Atlanta Georgia. He flew there with Delta Air Lines and heard President Franklin D Roosevelt speak in Atlanta Friday. He also attended the Georgia Tech versus University of Georgia football game Saturday.
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Clare Mayor Clark
Louisiana Tech
Ruston
Samba Tau
Atlanta
Clark
Delta Chapter
Tech
E. M. Clark
Met Rouge
Delta Air Corporation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
University of Georgia- Georgia Tech
Buenos Aires Group Plans Visit to Brazilian Expo
A Buenos Aires commission in Brazil prepares for the visit of 3,000 Argentine tourists to the Brazilian industrial exposition.
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Buenos Aires
Brazil
Real Estate Transfers in Ouachita Parish
Recording clerk lists transfers including G F Holloway to Monroe Packing in section 29 18 3 east for 1825 43 dollars Walter N Morris to D M Boyd in section 21 18 1 east totaling 40 acres at 650 dollars W C Perryman to Kirby Petroleum leases in sections 2 4 12 18 20 28 township 16 1 east and 17 2 east for 10 dollars and other value J R Moss to G G Grant leased undivided 1 18 of south half of southeast quarter section 15 17 1 east for 10 dollars
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Ouachita Parish
G. F. Holloway
Monroe Packing Corporation
Walter N. Morris
D. M. Boyd
W. C. Perryman
Kirby Petroleum Company
J. R. Moss
G. G. Grant
Two of 650 Sing Sing prisoners released in 1934 served full terms
Only two of the 650 inmates freed from Sing Sing in 1934 completed their full terms. The rest were either paroled or released for other reasons, highlighting a large rate of shortened sentences among the cohort.
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Sing Sing
Radio Programming Schedule Across Time Zones
The listing details NBC and CBS network basic programs for East Midwest and West regions on Thursday December 5, including women’s reviews, dramas, music shows, news reads, and orchestras with time blocks and station coverage across multiple markets. It notes coast to coast designation and possible changes.
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F. M. le Wea
Women’s Radio Review
Tintype
Willie Bryant
Louise Florea
Clara, Lu
G. Duffy
Press
Connie Gates
Centralto
Billy
Betty
Weaf
Amos
Andy
Popeye the Sailor
Tom Powers
Rudy Vallee Jr
Lanny Ross
Crosby & Whiteman
John B. Kennedy
Amos 'N
Andy—west
Leonard Keller
M. Willson
Bert Block & Orchestra
Kay Kayser
Orchestra
Cbs-Wabc
Press-Radio News
Basic
Jack Armstrong
Midwest
George Hall
Seth Grainer
West
Music Box
Wade
Myrt
Marge — East
Melody
Rogers
Midw
Rube Goldberg
Kate Smith
Boake Carter
Teddy Bergman
Orchestra—Dixie
Musicale
Three Brown Bears
Disle
Walter O'Keefe
Heidt
Gogo de Lys
Aaronson Orch
East
Marge—west
Dick Gardiner
Hbasic
Herbie Kay
George Olsen
Phil Scott
NBC Radio Guild
A. Lang
John Tunis
Muriel Wilson
Lowell Thomas
Annie
Phil Regan
Lum
Abner
el Uniko Nevus
Howard Lally
Shandor
Ranny Weeks
Leo Zollo
Chic Sale Tells of Craft and Lincoln Portrayal in New York
In New York Chic Sale, arriving from Hollywood to visit daughter Cherry and promote his Lincoln portrayal in The Perfect Tribute, discusses character acting. He demonstrates impersonations from Rockefeller to Mae West, stresses concentration, and notes plans for future Broadway work and more history roles.
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Chic Sale
Hollywood
Cherry
Julliard School of Music
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
General Lee
Chie
Middle West
John D. Rockefeller
Sale
Mae West
Mussolini
Chic
Broadway
Jeeter Lester
Tobaco Road
Hollywood Close-Ups: Kruger Ponders Roles and Realistic Sets
Otto Kruger, a philosophic actor, explains resisting studio typecasting as he moved from romantic youths to mature roles. He notes scripts often reduce characters to names, and discusses how lighting and long shots can reveal or hide realism, including stagey ballroom scenes and clumsy socks to mute shuffles.
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