V. F. W. Session Tonight in Rodney Hobbs Post
The Rodney J. Hobbs Post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars meets at 2 p m Thursday in the club room at 6th and Oak streets. Commander H M James says plans to cooperate with the Ladies Auxiliary on Christmas stockings for needy children will be discussed. Refreshments will follow the business conference.
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Ladies Auxiliary
Rodney J. Hobbs
Veterans of Foreign Wars
6Th and
Oak Streets
H. M. James
James
Retail food cost declines again in U S
Washington December report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows food costs in large cities fell for the sixth straight month from mid October to mid November by 63 percent. Seasonal drops in meats fruits and vegetables lowered the index to 95.9 percent of the 1935 39 average, with butter eggs and flour diverging by rise. The year over year was 8 percent lower than November last year.
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Washington
Dec
Heen
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Ouachita Medical Society to Honor Dr Faulk at Banquet
Dr Robert W Faulk a longtime Ouachita Parish physician will be honored at the Ouachita Parish Medical Society annual banquet at the Virginia Hotel at 7 pm The event draws Fifth District physicians Principal speaker will be Dr James T Nix LSU School of Medicine New Orleans The plaque cites Dr Faulk for devoted humanitarian service since 1887 and he will receive a commemorative award
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Robert W. Faulk
Ouachita Parish
Medical Society
Dr. Faulk
J. E. Walsworth
Dedi
James Thomas Nix
L. S. A. School of Medicine
New Orleans
R. W. Faulk
Virginia Hotel
Prescription C-2223 Promises Fast Rheumatic Pain Relief
The notice pitches Prescription C-2223 as a guaranteed remedy for rheumatic pains and muscular aches. It urges readers to ask their druggist for the drug, claims satisfaction or money back, and notes a price of 60c or $1 with availability everywhere.
Banquet Honors Dr Faulk as Esteemed Southland Physician
SPEAKER praised Dr Faulk at the annual banquet for his esteem and love as a scientist scholar friend and gentleman of the old and new Southland. Despite turning 80 he remains active as city physician and runs a home office with regular hours.
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Dr. Faulk
Southland
Louisiana State Normal enters Millsaps speech tourney
Melba Halbert and 13 other members of the LSU Normal College forensic squad left for Jackson Mississippi to compete in the third annual Millsaps College speech tournament framed for Friday and Saturday.
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Waterproof
Melba Halbert
Louisiana State Normal College Forensic Squad
Jackson
Miss
Millsaps College
Benefit Dance Planned for Ferriday High Band
Ferriday High School to host a benefit dance in the auditorium on December 20 to aid the band. A prize will be awarded for suggesting the most suitable name for the new orchestra.
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Ferriday
Ferriday High School
Cautions Public Against Haste
Attorney General Jackson warned against assuming sabotage in every industrial fire or explosion. He cited rapid production pace and accidents as likely causes and urged awaiting thorough investigation while noting no organized sabotage found by FBI. Attributing recent plant incidents to saboteurs could mislead public judgment.
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Washington
Jackson
Justice Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
FBI
British Air Minister Praises RAF Eagles Aboard Luncheon
London dispatch reports Captain H H Balfour, parliamentary under secretary for air, praising the volunteer American eagles of the Royal Air Force. He urged forming more squadrons driven by the same ideals and called fliers ambassadors who will share Britain’s war effort with the United States. He warned of intensified night attacks on factories and munitions, but pledged that industrial bombing will be countered as frontline defense shifts to the factory.
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London
H. H. Balfour
Air
Royal Air Force
United States
Britain
Germany
Balfour
Madison Parish Garden Club hears Amacker on Christmas observance
Mrs. A K Amacker of Lake Providence was guest speaker at the Madison Parish Garden Club meeting at Mrs. W M Murphy's home. She spoke on the history and influence of Christmas observance. Mrs. W L Rountree and Mrs. M A Phillips sang Ave Maria. The gathering joined in Christmas carols while Mrs. F D Naylor presided and Miss Annette Beers served as program chairman.
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Ee Club
Tallulah
A. K. Amacker
Lake Providence
Madison Parish
Garden Club
W. M. Murphy
W. L. Rountree
M. A. Phillips
F. D. Naylor
Annette Beers
Traffic safety campaign launched in Ferriday
Mayor A B Crothers of Ferriday announces a joint railroad safety drive with the Missouri Pacific Lines to curb highway railroad crossing crashes. He cites Interstate Commerce Commission figures showing 1,113 deaths and 2,667 injuries in eight months of 1940, the worst period since 1937.
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Ferriday
A. B. Crothers
Missouri Pa
Cific Lines
Interstate Commerce Commission
Crothers
Fiesta participants thanked by Silverstein in Twin City review
Silverstein, chairman of a northeast Louisiana chamber division, expressed deep gratitude to about 1,000 students and 1,700 band members plus 250 locals who took part in last Saturday’s fiesta. He thanked News-Star-World for publicity and high school officials for the football game.
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Silverstein
Twin City
Carter's Little Liver Pills Advertises Constipation Relief
An old ad promotes Carter's Little Liver Pills as a simple two-vegetable medicine to ease constipation and related complaints. It claims the product boosts the natural laxative flow and promises relief, urging readers to ask their druggist for the 10¢ and 25¢ varieties.
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Carter
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